Santa's Chick

This tutorial was written by Chasunicorn

On November 16, 2010

Supplies Needed:

PSP 9 (any version will do)

 I am using the wonderful art by Elias Chatzoudis, 

The Scrap kit I am using is called Sweet Christmas by Scrap and Tube 

No filters are used but if you want to use them feel free.

I will go ahead and state that i used this Drop Shadow

1/1/100/5 Black

You can change this up to suit your taste.

Let's Get Started Shall we!

First off let's pull out the elements you will be using in this Tutorial

Your choice of tube

Elements:

Frame

Paper 5

Christmas Balls

Stocking

nm-star

Bear Gift Box

Gift Box

Candy Cane

Christmas Tree

Here We Go:

1. Open a new image

600x600

2. Copy & paste the frame as a new layer and Re-size 75%

Magic Wand~ Click inside your frame layer

Select/Modify/Expand/4

3. Copy & Paste the paper as a new layer

Select/Invert/Delete

Slide under the Frame Layer

With Selection still active...

4. Copy & Paste the Christmas Balls Element as a new layer

Re-size 75%

Move slightly up and hit Delete

With Selection still active...

5. Copy & Paste your tube as a new layer

(depending on your tube you may have to re-size, do so and continue with the tutorial)

Duplicate and then hide your copy

return to you Original tube layer and hit delete

Slide this layer under the frame layer

Select none (Ctrl-D)

Un-hide your copy of your original tube layer

Take the eraser and erase the bottom of that layer so that it now looks as thou she is popping out of the frame.

6. Copy & Paste the Christmas tree

Re-size 75% twice

Image/Mirror

Place in the lower right hand corner

7. Bear Gift Box and Gift Box are the same

Copy and Paste as a new layer

Re-size 60% twice

place in front of the Christmas tree

8. Copy & Paste the Stocking as a new layer

Re-size 75% three times

Image/Rotate/Free Rotate/15.00 to the right

Place on the left side

(See my tag)

9. Copy & Paste nm-star

Re-size 50% and then again at 60%

Place on top of the stocking at the loop

10. Copy & Paste the Candy Cane

Re-size 35%

Image/Rotate/Free Rotate/ 45.00 to the right

Duplicate

Image/Mirror

Image/Rotate/90.00 to the right

Stack on top of the original Candy Cane

Merge copy and Original

Place under the stocking

(See my tag for placement)

Last Add all Copyrights, License Numbers and add a name with font of choice.

And voila you have a new tag!

I hope you enjoyed doing this Tutorial!