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Jingle Bells

This tutorial was written by me on November 12,2015, using my own ideas. Any resemblance to others is coincidental and accidental. This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of psp and is written in PSPX6.

Supplies:

“ty-joysanta” tube by Ty Wilson – tube/license currently available at ADI

“To The North Pole” FTU scrap kit by Designs by Vaybs

Filters:

Willy_Takinami Bamboo Web

Mura’s Meister_Copies

Eye Candy 4000_Gradient Glow

Fonts:

Devo

Abbreviations:

EC = Eye Candy

GG = Gradient Glow

DS = Drop Shadow

C/P = Copy and Paste

FF = Flood Fill

ANL = Add New Layer

AS = Animation Shop

Open blank 850x320 canvas

Make a gradient using #ee3b34 and #008f48_Radial_0_6

Willy_Takinami Bamboo Web_150_55

Effects_Edge Effects_Enhance

C/P element 17

Place on right side

Blend Mode_Burn

Duplicate_Mirror

Text Tool_type out your saying

Mura’s Meister_Copies_Tiling (angle)_change Tile Gap to 5

Blend Mode_Soft Light

Opacity_50

C/P element 33

Re-size 85%  7 times

Mura’s Meister_Copies_Encircle:

Position in center of tag

Selection Tool_Select around thru the middle of the wreath

ANL below wreath

C/P paper 1 into selection

Select none

C/P various elements of choice, re-sizing and placing where you like

C/P element 13 to top center of wreath

C/P element 11 placing as shown

C/P tube placing as shown

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_White

DS Santa, wreath, element 13, element 11 wreath elements_0_0_75_15_Black

ANL to top

FF Black

Select All_Contract 4_Delete_Select none

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_#ee3b34

Repeat GG changing color to #008f48

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

Repeat DS

Add all correct copyright/license information

Save!!

SIGNATURE TAG

Duplicate header

Re-size_600x250

Sharpen each layer if needed

Make sure copyright/license information is legible

Name_DEVO_48_Black

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_#008f48

Save!!!

AVATAR

Open blank 150x150 canvas

C/P element 11

Re-size so it fits nicely on small canvas

Sharpen

DS_0_0_75_15_Black

Type initial

Repeat same GG as for the name on the signature

Save!!!