***This was created using PSP 9***
Supplies needed:
Tube of Choice:
I chose "Christmas" by Keith Garvey find them here
Scrap Kit:
I chose "Waiting for Santa " by K-n-C scraps purchase it Lollipops N Gumdrops
Other:
Animation shop (to animate)
VanDerLee snowflakes plugin; see it here
****FIRST RULE--EVERYTHING GOES ON A NEW LAYER FOR EASY SHUFFLE****
**Note I drop shadow on all images 2 vertical--2 horizontal even if not noted-- blur 24.64**
Open a new canvas 600 x 500 pixels; white background
Add new layer and fill with Paper 2
Load a mask that will show
**Make sure you apply items on new layers**
Add Window
Behind it, arrange the snowbank and snowtrees, dupicating and resizing as you please
Using the rectangle tool, draw a black rectangle around the window
Convert to a raster
Now Add on all items from scrap kit as shown above
**Note:When adding elements some need resizing to fit as needed**
Above the window layer
Add the tree
Candle
Gift 1 and 2; duplicate and mirror to make more
Add on tubes of choice
Add all copywrite info
Add name
Add words "Its beginning to look alot like Christmas" with font of choice
Save it and we are all done! Go on to animate
Select the Rectangle you created behind Window
Apply snowflakes with settings:
Amount - 23
Min size -- 0
Max size -- 5
Hardness -- 100
Transparency -- 0
Choose Basic snow from drop down box
Copy merged and paste into animation shop as a new animation
Back to PSP -- undo snow
Re-apply sliding random
Copy merged and paste into animation shop after current frame
Back to PSP -- undo snow
Re-apply sliding random
Back to PSP -- undo snow
Re-apply sliding random
Copy merged and paste into animation shop after current frame
Once happy with it - save it!
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