Merry Christmas

Here's another tutorial I wrote. We used this template for one of our challenges and I
loved the way it turned out....
Any similarities to another tutorial is purely coincidental.All my tutorial are register
with My Free Copyright. Please do not claim as your own.This tutorial writer assumes you
have a working knowledge of using Paint Shop Pro. This tutorial was done in Paint Shop Pro9,
but can be adapted to use in other Paint Shop Pro versions.


SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tube of Choice: I am using the awesome artwork of Elias Chatzoudis..or you can use tubes of your choice...
You can purchase her tubes HERE. Please do not use without a license to do so

Scrap kit of Choice: Christmas by Bluedreams Designs...You can get it HERE...Thank you for the share

Template of Choice: I'm using Template#97 from Designz by Ali..She has some awesome items on her blog.
you can check her out HERE... Thanks so much for the share

Mask of Choice: I am using Vix Christmas mask #4...you can get it HERE..Thanks Vix for the share

Font for name is Santa's Sleigh Full and copy write is always done in Pixelette ... Get them HERE

Drop shadow use through out H-2/V-2/O-50/B-5


     LET'S BEGIN

Open up Template and ShiftD and close original...delete copyright layer
close all layers except the background layer...the one we'll be working on

Layers/new raster layer/ok...flood fill layer with a color from your tube.
Go to layers/Load/save mask/load mask from disk/ and find your mask of choice...with these setting

create mask from source luminance..../orientation: fit to layer.../Options: Hide all masks/load
Layers/merge/merge group...go to the circle layer and activate it...using magic wand click inside
the circle and copy and paste a paper of choice...give it a drop shadow..give each one of the
shape layers a paper of choice..using magic wand click on frame and flood fill will one of the colors
you just used.place your tube where you think will look best...duplicate the tube and and close it
for now...go to the frame layer/selection/select all/float/defloat...now invert this layer and go
to the tube layer and click delete....now go to the copy layer and cut the bottom over hang of the tube.
Put a drop shadow on the main tube layer....

Now add any elements you want to add and give them a drop shadow...resize  your tag and add copyright
and your watermark...Give to a friend and your done!!!!

 Thank you for using my tutorial
and don't forget to let me see what you done so I can showcase it