Sunday, December 20, 2009

Berry Merry Christmas


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Berry Merry Christmas
This tutorial was written by Eve using my own imagination. You may use my tutorials for group challenges. Please provide a link back to this site.

Supplies Needed 
Beautiful kit called Candy Cane by Coquettas Designs which you can purchase over at

Mask of Choice

Tube of choice or the one I used by the Artist Barbara Jensen which was given as a gift to
all her customers. You can purchase her Tubes Here  

Font Nathan


Ready? Let's begin by opening a new  650 x 350 Canvas and Flood Filling it White.

1- Open Paper 10 - Copy and Paste it over - Go to Layers - Load/Save Mask -
Find your Mask of choice - Load it up - Delete the Mask Merged Layer - Merge Group -
See mine - Close this Layer out for now. 

2- Open Berries - Resize them a little - Copy and Paste it over - Image - Flip - Add a Drop Shadow -
Duplicate two times so that you have 3 Berry Layers - Click on one of the Duplicate Layers -  Image  Mirror - Arrange - See mine - Close this Layer for now.

3- Open Frame 4 - Resize it a little - Copy and Paste it over - Add a Drop Shadow - With your Magic Wand click Inside the Frame - Selections - Modify - Expand by 4 - See mine.

4- Open Paper 5 - Copy and Paste it over - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select None - Move
this Layer below the Frame Layer -See mine. Open the other two Layers and See mine again.
(Open Up The Other Layers)

5- Open Deco - Resize it a little - Copy and Paste it over - Add a Drop Shadow - Duplicate this Layer Image - Mirror - See mine.

6- Open your Tube - Resize it a little - Copy and Paste it over - Add A Drop Shadow -If you use the same Tube - with yourFreehand Selection Tool and these Settings Point to Point - Feather 4 - Smoothing 0 - Trace around the Knee part of the Tube and Delete - See mine - Selections - Select None - Add a Drop Shadow - Duplicate this Layer and move the Duplicate Layer below the Frame Layer - Click on the Original Tube Layer and move this Layer all the way to the top - Click on your Duplicate Layer again and Erase the Excess - Now go back to your Original Tube Layer once more and Erase the Excess - She should look like she is in the Frame but Popping out of it - See mine.

7- Click on your White Background Layer and Delete it if you want to save as a PNG or
if you prefer it with the White Background just Merge Visible.

8- Add the Artist Credits/©

9- Add your Name.

And Phew! You're Done! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you have any comments or questions please feel free. If you would like to show me your results and have it on my Gallery please send them to SweetTartDesigns@rocketmail.com.
Until Next Time! xoxoxoxo

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