Christmas Fun Forum Set PTU

This tutorial was written January 14, 2011 Shani aka Wicked Princess. The concept of the tag is mine and mine alone. Any resemblance to any other tag/tut is pure coincidence. This was written for those with working knowledge of PSP.

Supplies Needed:

++Paint Shop Pro ( I used 10 but any version should work)

++Scrap kit By Carmin’s Creative Chaos called Santa’s Goodies and it can be found http://www.carminschaoticcreations.blogspot.com

++3 Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Leigh Young. You can visit her site for more info on where to purchase. www.leighyoung.com
++Eye Candy 4000 Gradient glow
++Font of choice

**NOTES:
-Add Drop shadow of choice as you go
-You can merger layers as you want to make things easier for yourself.

First we’re going to start with the forum Banner. Open a new canvas with a transparent backround with the size of 589 x 248.

Open the paper of choice you like. Flood fill the background with this paper.
Next open your tube of choice. Resize and crop as you like it. Copy and paste as a new layer. Move the one to the right side and set where you like it. Duplicate it and go to image, mirror. Merge down one layer and set the opacity on the layer to 60. Copy and paste your tube again, centering it. Adjust as needed.

Now open the star you like, resize and then copy and paste as a new layer to the upper left of the canvas. Duplicate it then go to image, mirror.

Then click on the layer below the tube in the center. Copy and paste your choice of candy cane, angle as you like. On the layer below that, resize and copy and paste the ornament you like.

Open the circle candy of your choosing. Resize then copy and paste as a new layer. Move to the bottom left corner of the banner. Duplicate it and go to image, mirror.
Next open the Christmas tree you like. Resize then copy and paste as a new layer. Move closer to the candy cane. Duplicate it then go to image, mirror.

Now open the two lights you like, resize then copy and paste as new layers. Arrange and move to the bottom left. Angle them slightly in opposite directions. Merge down one layer. Duplicate then go to image, mirror.

Then open the snowflake ornament you like. Resize then copy and paste as a new layer. Move to the upper left of the canvas. Duplicate then go to image mirror.
Add your copyrights, and text. Merge down. Go to selections, select all then selections defloat. Now go to selections, modify, select selection borders. Set it at 5. Add another layer and flood fill with your choice of color or paper. Go to selections, none.

Now go to adjust add noise. Set it at the setting you like and click ok. Add a thin gradient glow that you like and merge down.
Your banner is done! Great job!

The Avatar:
Open a new transparent canvas. Make it 200x200.

Flood fill with your choice of paper. Then open your tube, copy and paste as a new layer. Adjust and resize as you need to! I mirrored mine to the left side.
Open the tree you like, resize then copy and paste as a new layer to the right of the canvas.

Next open several of the circle candies, resize then copy and paste as a new layer. Group them below the tube layer to the right of the canvas on the bottom.
Then open one of the ornaments. Resize then copy and paste as a new layer. Move it to the upper center of the canvas.

Add a candy cane to the left of the tree and angle as you like it. Duplicate it and mirror it. Move to the left some and place where you like it.
Add your copyrights and initial.

Go to selections, select all then selections defloat. Now go to selections, modify, select selection borders. Set it at 5. Add another layer and flood fill with your choice of color or paper. Go to selections, none.

Now go to adjust add noise. Set it at the setting you like and click ok. Add a thin gradient glow that you like and merge down.

Now your avatar is done! Thank you for trying my tutorial and I hope you enjoyed it!