Friday, November 20, 2009

All I Want For Christmas Is You


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All I Want For Christmas Is You
this tutorial was written by Eve using my own imagination. You may use my
tutorials for group challenges. Please provide a link back to thise site.

Supplies Needed:
Gorgeous Scrap Kit by Seven Called Winter Angel which you can purchase Here
Beautiful Mask by Vix 404 which you can download Here
Font: Santa's Sleigh
Christmas Word Art by Me which you can download Here
Tube of choice or the one I used by the Artistis Elias Chatzoudis which you can purchase over at MPT
Image of choice or the one I used by the Artist Jon Rattenbury which you can purchase over at MPT


Ready? Let's Begin by Opening a 500 x 500 canvas and Flood Filling it White

1- Open Frame 15 - Resize it - Go to Image - Free Rotate - Right - Copy and Paste it over -
Add a Drop Shadow - See mine

2- Click inside the Frame with your Magic Wand - Selections - Modify - Expand to 3 

3- Open your Image of Choice - Resize it if needed - Copy and Paste it over - See mine - Selections -
Invert - Delete - Selections - Select None

4- Close the White Background and Merge Visible - Copy and Paste this Layer and Open it in
as A New Image - Resize it some more - See mine - Copy and Paste it over - See mine again -
Duplicate this Layer - Image - Mirror - See mine again

5- Open Snow Flake 3 - I colorized mine to match the tube - If you wanna do this - Just click
on your Target Tool and Choose a color from the tube you are using and colorize it -
Once your done - Resize it - Copy and Paste it over - Add a Drop Shadow - Duplicate this layer -
See mine

6- Open Bell 1 - Again I colorized the String and the Little hearts to match my tube - If you wanna do this Just clickon your Target Tool and Choose a color from the tube you are using and colorize itfor the heartsyou have to change the size of the Target Brush much smaller - Once done - Resize it - Copy and Paste it over - add a Drop Shadow - See mine

7- Open Curtain 1 - Resize it  if needed - Copy and Past it over - Add a soft Drop Shadow -
Move this layer below the two small frame layers - See mine

8- Open the Christmas Word Art I supplied - Copy and Paste it over - Add a Glow of choice to match
your tube or the kit and a Drop Shadow of the same color as the Glow you chose - See mine

9- Open Bow 3 - Again I colorized it to match the tube I used - If you wanna do this Just click on your Target Tool Brush and Choose a color from the tube you are using and colorize the string
once your done - Resize it - Copy and Paste it over - Add a Drop Shadow - Duplicate this Layer -
See mine again

10- Open Wrap 7 - Again I colorized it to match my tube if you wanna do the same just apply the same Action as in Step 9 - Once done - Resize it - Copy and Paste it over - Add a Drop Shadow -
Go to Image - Mirror - Image - Flip - Move this Layer below the small frame layer - See mine again

11- Open Key 01 - Resize it - Copy and Paste it over - Place on top of the Wrap - Add a Drop Shadow - with your Eraser Tool - Erase some of the Key to make it look like it's tied within the Wrap - See mine again

12- Open Snow 1 - Resize it - Copy and Paste it over - Add a Soft Drop Shadow to it - See mine

13- Open your Tube - Resize it if needed - Copy and Paste it over - Add a Drop Shadow - See mine

14- Close off your White Background Layer - Open a New Raster Layer - Flood Fill it with a Matching Color from your tube or kit - Go to your Masks and Find The Vix Mask 404 - Load it
Merge Group - Duplicate this Layer by 3 so that you have 4 Mask Layers - Move these
down right about the white background layer - Start Decorating your background - See mine

15- If you wanna save as a PNG - Merge Visible and Delete the White Background Layer if not
then Open your White Background Layer and Merge Visible

16- Add the Artist Copyright/Credits

17- Add your Name

18- Merge visible once more and

Animated Version
 
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Phew! You're done! Finally! lol I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Any questions or comments
just drop by my shout box. if you wanna show your results email them to me at
SweetTartDesigns@rocketmail.com
Until Next Time! xoxoxo

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