Welcome Santa ♥

My Tutorials are strictly my own creations,

if they resemble another it is purely coincidence.

This was written with the use of PSP X2.

You may create it any version of PSP.

Supplies Needed.

Scrap Welcome Santa by Kesha - KnC Scrapz .
You can purchase it at Lollipops N Gumdrops..

Art work ©Kirsche . Remember to purchase a license to use this art work.
You can purchase tube from PFD

Font:Of Choice

Mask by Bevie - HorsePlays Pastures HPP_27 Here.

Image is better to have larger to work with then we can crop and resize when completed.

Open 700 X 700transparent Image.

Open frame copy paste as new layer. click inside with Magic wand.
Selections Modify Expand by 4.

Open pp10 copy paste as new layer Selections Invert hit delete move below frame layer
Add drop shadow to frame.

Open Pearl frame copy paste as new layer arrange on frame.Add drop shadow.

Open Element1 copy paste as new layer resize 105% arrange on frame add drop shadow.

Open frame 2 copy paste as new layer arrange over Click inside frame2 with magic wand.
New layer copy and paste into selection your closeup tube.Lower the Opacity to 65.

Open element6 copy paste as new layer resize65% arrange on layer add drop shadow.

Open bowribbon1 copy paste as new layer resize 85% arrange on top right of layer.
Add dropshadow.

Open birdhouse copy paste as new layer resize 55% arrange on right add drop shadow.

Open wssign copy paste as new layer resize 45% arrange on layer add drop shadow.

Open bear copy paste as new layer resize 42% arrange on layer add drop shadow.

With Selection tool draw out rectangle shape on bear arm. see diagram.

Hit Delete you should now be able to see pole.

Add your main tube arrange on left of layer resize if needed than add drop shadow.

Open stars copy paste as new layer resiz e85% duplicate Image Mirror

New layer FG:#ece8da BG#a4321a then find the forground Gradient floodfill
then apply mask merge merge group.

Add your Artist © and your name then crop.

This is only a guide and feel free to use any other element you wish.

Most of all have fun creating.

Written and copyrighted to Maree (aka Falcon) December 2011.