Season's Greetings - Jeanne's translated tutorial

This is the non-animated version

Jeanne's original animated Dutch tutorial can be viewed here
Image size is 198kb

This tutorial was done in PSP 9
but can also be done in other versions.

MATERIALS NEEDED:
Download the supplies here.
(File size - 351 kb)

FILTERS NEEDED
Filter: Toadies - Blur

THE COLOR PALETTE
Change the foreground color to #e13d17,
background to a gold pattern.

Open the Christmas background image.
Copy it (Shift +D)
and close the original.

Open all the Xmas - decoration tubes.
Copy and paste them one-by-one onto the canvas
and decorate the top of your image with it.
Lock the background layer in the Layers palette.
Activate one of the other layer and merge
the layers visible.
Apply a drop shadow:
H & V - 6
Opacity - 50
Blur - 9
Color - black.

Activate the Pen Tool with the Linestyle on 'diamonds', width 2.
Change the foreground color to a gold pattern.
Draw line from the top to each decoration.

Copy the 'MD tekst'- tube.
Past onto the canvas.
Apply a drop shadow with the color white.

Layers --> Merge --> Merge All.
Add a new layer.
Layers --> Merge All(again)
Selections --> Select All.
Effects --> 3D Effects --> Cutout:
V & H - 0
Opacity - 100
Blur -15.00
Color - white.

*Image --> Add Border --> 1 pixel white.
Select with the Magic Wand
and fill with gold.
Selections --> Select None ( Deselect).
Image --> Add Borders --> 4 pixels in color #e13d17.
Image --> Add Borders --> 1 pixel white.
Select with the Magic Wand and fill with gold.
Selections --> Select None(Deselect).*

Image --> Add Borders --> 25 pixels : red.
Select with the Magic Wand.
Filter --> Toadies --> Blur.
Effects --> Edge Effects --> Enhance more.

Effects --> 3D Effects --> Inner Bevel:
Width 13
Smoothness 16
Depth 3
Ambiance 0
Shinniness 0
Angle 315
Intensity 44
Elevation 33
Color white
Repeat from * to *
Add your name or watermark.
Save as a *.pspimage.

Copy your image.
Open Animation Shop.
Open the turkey animation
as well as the little star.
Click here for the animation tutorial.

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translated on the 30th December 2006

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