MERRY HOOTMAS



This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
November 6th, 2013
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
I am using a tube by Concetta Kilmer.
This tube is available at
CDO

I am also using the PTU Inspired by scrap
Concetta Kilmer 13-1 by Ladyhawwk
Designs. The scrap is also available at
CDO.

Mask
MC_Mask14 by Melissaz Creationz
here

Plugins
Muras Meister Copies
Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Open a 700x700 new image.
Open up your tube of choice
& scrap supplies.

Copy and paste your tube
as a new layer.
Apply a drop shadow as well.
2,2,50,5 Black.
Open a 3 leaf element.
Resize 60%.
Paste as a new layer.

Move this layer underneth
your tube on the bottom left side.
I positioned mine under the
branch part.
Duplicate the layer.
Mirror & flip.
Position the 2nd one so it
comes out from the top
behind your tube.

Open a horizontal rope element.
Resize 88%. Paste as a new layer.
Position this layer underneth
part of your tube
& the leaf layers.

Open a gingerbread man element.
I am using one which comes on its
own layer of the tube.
Resize 35% or as needed.
Paste on the left side of your tube.
I positioned mine at the branch end.

Open a peppermint element.
Resize 40%. Mirror.
Copy and paste as a new layer.
Tuck in on the right side of
your gingerbread man.

Open a white glow circle or moon
element. Resize 85%.
Paste as a new layer. Position below
the previous layers on the upper
left side of the tag.

Paste a paper of choice as a new layer.
You want this layer below the previous
layers.

Select your font tool.
Choose a font of choice. Size 11
or one of choice. Color white.
Type out text of choice. I am using
"MERRY HOOTMAS".
Convert to raster.
Move this layer to above the paper layer.

Plugin Muras Meister Copies
Tiling - change tile gap to 2.00
In your layer palette,
Lower the opacity on this layer to
about 45.
Merge the text & paper layers together.

Apply the mask MC_Mask14 to
the merged layer.
Merge group.
Resize the mask 95%.

Merge layers visible.
Choose your font tool again.
Type out the text again for the
tag. I did mine on the bottom half
of the tag.
Convert to raster.

Apply the plugin
Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow
Setting Fat glow width 3.00
Apply again this time choose diffuse.
Same glow width.
Apply a drop shadow as well.
2,2,50,5 Black.

Merge layers visible.
Crop to desired size.
Add artist copyright information
& name.
Save as png.