Love is the True Gift  written by Sherry

December 16, 2007 

This tutorial was written in PSP 9

 

 Material supplied here

The images supplied are my own please only use for this tutorial

Thank you

 

Xero filters Radiance & Super smooth 

 


1. Open new transparent layer
800x600


2. Fill layer  #000000

3. Selection - select all

4. Open envelope.pspimage
Shift D close original
5. Edit copy - Edit paste into selection
6. Selection - select none

7. Open  inside.pspimage
 Shift D close original
8. Edit copy - edit paste as a new layer
9. Move all the way over to the left (or right)
link the bottom with the and side with the border.
see image


10. Layer - duplicate
11. Move to the other side and line the outer and bottom border
see image




12.Open tree background right
Shift D close original
13. Edit copy - Edit paste as a new layer
14. Line the tree with the inside image


opacity 46%


15. Open tree background left.pspimage
Shift D close original
16. Edit copy - Edit paste as a new layer
17. Move it to cover the edge of the white space


opacity 46%

18. Open little girl.pspimage
Shift D - close original
19. Edit copy - edit paste as a new layer
20. Place her in the middle of the border
21. Duplicate her  image 3 times or until the
little squirrel in the top is clearer

22. Open love is the gift banner.pspimage
Shift D close original
23. Edit copy - edit paste as a new layer
24. Move to the top over the other banner
but don't cover the squirrel at the top

25. Layers - merge all - flatten


26. Image - add border 5 - #412510
27. Image - add border 5 #000000

28. Effects - Xero - Radiance
Strangeness 253
Charm 240
Truth 177
Beauty 122

29. Effects - Xero - super smooth  3- 20


30. Add watermark

31. Resized to desire size

32. Save as .jpg

I hope you have enjoyed this simple
Christmas Card tutorial


 

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