All Spruced Up*
This Tutorial was written by Chasunicorn
on November 4, 2014.
Supplies:
Bianca's Christmas w/Tube by AmyMarie Kits HERE
Template #135 by Dangerously Delicious Designz HERE
Mask of Choice
Filters:
NONE
Drop Shadow:
Whatever you prefer
Some Abbreviations I use:
C&P~Copy and Paste
RS~Re-size
DS~Drop Shadow
MW~Magic Wand
Template:
**Open template and Duplicate
Close original and delete Credit layer
**Close out all layers except the background layer
(I tend to work from the bottom to the top)
*Background layer...MW and C&P into selection paper 10
Apply Mask of Choice and Merge Group
*Bottom Red Rectangle layer...MW and C&P into selection paper 2
*Top Red Rectangle layer...MW and C&P into selection paper 2
*Top Gold Strip layer...MW and C&P into selection paper 17
*Bottom Gold Strip layer...MW and C&P into selection paper 17
*Top Creme Square layer...MW and C&P into selection paper 5
*Top Dotted Square layer...Change Blend Mode to Overlay
*Bottom Green Circle layer...MW and C&P into selection paper 15
*Top Green Circle layer...MW and C&P into selection paper 15
*White Rings layer...Change Blend Mode to Overlay
*Left Creme Square layer...MW and C&P into selection paper 5
*Left Dotted Square layer...Change Blend Mode to Overlay
*Red Center Shape layer...MW and C&P into selection paper 2
*Gold Rectangles layer...MW and C&P into selection paper 17
*Gold Circle layer...MW and C&P into selection paper 17
*Dotted Circle layer...Change Blend Mode to Overlay
*Santa! Black, White and DS layers...Merge these layers together
*Spruced Black, White and DS layers...Merge these layers together
*Up For layer...Leave as is
*All layer...Leave as is
*Creme Rectangles layer...MW and C&P into selection paper 5
*Dotted Lines layer...Change Blend Mode to Overlay
*Small White Strips layer...Leave as is
*Mistletoe layer...Delete this layer
*Pixel Words layer...Leave as is
C&P Elements:Â
*Element 30...C&P as a new layer...RS by 85%
Place to the top left corner of the canvas...Duplicate/Flip/Mirror
And Place above the Mask layer
*Element 109...C&P as a new layer...RS by 65%
Place to the top right corner of the canvas...Duplicate/Flip/Mirror
Place above the Red Rectangle layers
*Element 95...C&P as a new layer...Place to the left of the canvas
behind the Red Shape layer
*Element 127...C&P as a new layer...Place in the center of the canvas
*Element 26...C&P as a new layer...Place to the right of the canvas
*Element 84...C&P as a new layer...RS by 65%
Place to the right of the canvas
*Element 97...C&P as a new layer...RS by 65%...
Place to the left of the canvas
*Element 96...C&P as a new layer...RS by 65% 2xs...
Place to the left of the canvas
Add your preferred Tube where you think it looks best
Add your name, Copyright info and Watermark
Re-Size your tag if you want to and you are done