Sugarplum Christmas

 

 

This tut was written for those with a basic knowledge of psp.

I am using the awesome artwork of  Alicia Mujica.

The tube is called Sugarplum Maria.

You need a license to use this art work. Please do not use without a license.
 

 You can find this art at her Store  HERE

 

Supplies Needed

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.
 Scrap Sassy Christmas by Sassy Dede HERE
Check out the rest of the blog HERE
WSL_Mask 105 HERE
 Toxic Desirez Mask, 1st one down HERE
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Filters
EyeCandy 4000-Gradient Glow
Xero-Soft Vignette

 

Font of Choice, I used Authentic Hilton 

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 black
Use whatever drop shadow you prefer
 

 *Remember to add your drop shadow as you go along*

Open a new image 800 x 800 or one you prefer.
Resize paper 13 to 23%, apply mask 105 first, delete and merge group.
Paste the paper again resized like before, apply the other mask, delete, merge group.

Resize the corner element to 50%, place on one side, duplicate, mirror, merge down.

Paste element WOA at the bottom, resize to 80%, apply EyeCandy 4000-Gradient glow on the fat setting and color white, width at 3.

Paste your tube on the mask layer how you like, then take your free hand tool, draw around the frame part, invert, delete.
Duplicate the close up tube, go to Adjust, Blur, Gaussian blur at 5, change the blend mode to hard light, merge down, then apply xero filter
Soft Vignette with these settingsElliptical
Foreground color
Diagonal dots
1, 0, 0, 255
Paste your tube again, resize to 30%, paste on the right below the wordart layer.

Paste Balls 5 element below the tube layer on one side, duplicate, mirror.

Resize the elf to 25%, mirror, place on the right side above the wordart.
Resize dog 2 to 30%, place in front of the wordart where you like.
Resize element Balls 16 to 30%, place by the dog, duplicate and move over by the elf.
Resize food 6 to 50%, place on the left side.
Resize the elf hat to 25%, place below the food layer and over just a bit.
Resize ribbon 3 to 25%, place at the top on the frame.

Resize tag 2 element to 25%, place on the left below the wordart, duplicate, mirror, move below the tube and down some.

Add any other elements you would like, make it your own.

Crop your tag to be sure no stray shadows are on the edges of your tag.

Once happy with it all, close off any backgrounds, merge visible.
Resize first, then add your copyrights and name.
 

That's it

Hope you enjoyed doing my tut.