I wrote this Tutorial on Nov.23rd, 2008.

Any resemblence to other tutorials online is purely coincidence.

"Supplies Needed"

My Template... http://donnasdesignzs.blogspot.com/

Snow Animation of choice.

A Christmas scrap kit of choice. Tube of choice.

My Christmas Template 4.

I am using the artwork of Keith Garvey. To purchase his artwork

Go Here

http://MyPspTubes.Com

Please Do Not use the same tube without a license.

And you will need a font of choice.

"Ok, Let's Start"

Open my template, shift D to duplicate and close the original.

On the grey circle layer go to

Sel. all, float, defloat, copy and paste a paper of choice. sel. invert, hit delete, sel. none.

Add a drop shadow, sharpen if needed. delete the grey circle layer.

On the white circle frame layer, sel. all, float, defloat, copy and paste paper of choice,

sel. invert, hit delete. sel. none. add a drop shadow, sharpen if needed. delete the white frame layer.

On the deco layer, sel. all, float, defloat, copy and paste a paper of choice.

sel. invert, hit delete. sel. none. add a drop shadow. sharpen if needed. delete the deco layer.

On the holly layer, sel. all, float, defloat, copy and paste paper of choice, sel. invert, hit delete. sel. none.

add a drop shadow, sharpen if needed. delete the holly layer.

On the grey image 1 layer, sel. all, float, defloat, copy and paste paper of choice, sel. invert

hit delete. sel. none. add a drop shadow, sharpen if needed. delete the grey image 1 layer.

move the tube above the image paper layer.

repeat rhe steps above for the other 2 image layers.

Back on the image 1 layer, sel. all, float, defloat, copy and paste tube of choice,

sel. invert, hit delete. sel. none. add a drop shadow to the tube.

repeat this step for the other 2 image layers.

Copy and paste a round frame from your kit if there is one. and move this layer

above the white background layer. add a drop shadow, sharpen if needed. use my

tag as a reference. add your main tube on top of all other layers. and add a drop shadow.

Add your name in font of choice. add a drop shadow and add your watermark.

add all artist copyright info.

"Animation"

Hide all layers except for the circle layer, deco layer, frame layer, white background,

and make sure the frame layer is under the deco layer, but above the circle layer. merge visible.

edit, copy/merged and paste into AS. duplicate this merged layer as many layers as

you need for the snow animation.

Open the snow animation, edit sel. all, copy and paste the snow animation on your merged circle layer.

then go to view animation.

Back into Psp, hide your merged layer, edit, copy/merged and paste into AS.

duplicate your tag as many frames as your snow animation. edit, copy and paste onto the snow animation.

view animation. save as a .gif file.

Thanks For Trying My Tutorial.

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