Christmas Card

sweetwhisper · **Joined:** Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:36 pm **Posts:** 87

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Supplies Needed

You will need psp I'm using Version X2 and Animation shop

Tube i have used is from Keddy Davis it was a part of the Xmas pack from MPT you need a licence to use and can get it Here!

Font of choice or the one's I used the one on the Card is ryp_xmascaps1 and can be downloaded from Here!

And the second one is called Saffron Too download from Here!

Scrap Kit used is Called BD-Traditional Xmas it is a freebie please visit her blog to Download Here!

Mask I used is Gabee Christmas mask 7 you can find it Here!

This Tutorial was written by Janene any resembalance to other tutorials are purely coincidental and unintended

Ok lets begin

Open new transparent image size 550 x 550

Flood fill with white

New raster layer

Grab your Selection tool on rectangle feather set on 0

Draw out a rectangle selection

Copy & paste paper8 from scrap kit into selection

Select none

Duplicate

In the layer pallet click On the bottom one

Grab your Pick tool & while holding down the shift key move the top righthand corner up a bit

Then do the same with the bottom right corner

Do this until it looks like an open card and your happy with it

Add a dropshadow to both

In the Layer pallet click on the top card

Copy and Paste the xmas folded back paper red from scrap kit

Image mirror

Resize it till it is matching up with the front of the card

Add a dropshadow and then merge down

Click on the bottom card in layer pallet

Copy & paste your tube resize and mirror move it so it is stilling out of the middle of the card

Add a dropshadow

Click back on the front of the card in layer pallet

Using your magic wand click on the card above the folded part

Resize your tube and copy and paste as a new layer

Invert make sure you are on the tube layer and hit delete

Select none

Copy and paste xmas tree2 resize and add dropshadow

Place it so it looks like she is peeking out from behind

Click on front of card again inlayer pallet

Copy and paste xmas decoration resize place in corner

Merge this layer down

Copy and paste Xmas bow 4 resize and place where mine is

Click on the white backgound in layer pallet

Copy and paste paper2

Apply your mask Gabee Christmas7

Merge group

Using font ryp_xmascaps1 at size 36 wrtie out merry christmas on the front of card you might need to angle it abit

Effects/Eye candy 5/Impact/gradient glowwith settings below

Apply your Copyright and water mark

Ok we need to duplicate the front card and the bow x2 so you have 3 layers of each

We will work on the card first with the magic wand click on all the green ribbon parts and the ball in the top corner

On the bottom layer Adjust/Add noise have uniform checked and set it to 40% click ok

Then the middle layer Adjust/add noise again but change to 45% click ok

On the top layer Adjust/add noise changing the % to 50 click ok

Selevt none

Now move on to the Bottom Bow with the magic wand click on all parts of the bow

And use the same noise percents 40% on the bottom one 45% on the middle and %0% on the top bow

Select none

Pick two colours i have used F.G:#cb2422 B.G: #0e632c

Add your name i used Saffron Too size 72

Add a dropshadow

Crop and resize to your liking

Now to animate

Hide the top and middle layers of the card front and bow

Copy merged as a new animation in Animation shop

Back in psp hide bottom card front and bow and unhide middle card front and bow

Copy merged back to A.S paste after current frame

Again back to psp hide middle card front and bow unhide top card front and bow

Copy merged back to A.S paste after Current frame

In Animation shop click on the first frame

Edit/Select all

Animation/animation properties with these setting

View if happy you can optimise and save

Thank you for trying my tut hope you enjoyed, it would love to see your results

Tutorial was written on the 18/11/08

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