Winter Is Here Ptu

For this tutorial i used the art of Misticheskaya

You can purchase from  Pics For Design

`Brrrrr` is a gorgeous kit from Devilish Dezines 

You can purchase from Digital Chaos here

Sparkle frame mask from Essex Girl here

Mask 50 from Moonbeams and Spiderwebs here

Fonts for wordart are Kingthings Christmas & Kozunka Gothic

Open a new image 700x700 pixels-you can resize later-& flood fill white.

Add a paper of choice from the kit-i used paper 9-& add your mask.

Layers>new mask layer>from image>scroll to mask & hit ok.

Merge group.

Add a new layer,floodfill red,& add the mask 50,resize by 95%.

Open frame 8 & resize by 55%.Place in the centre of the canvas.

Add a drop shadow & sharpen.

With your magic wand click inside the frame,selections>modify>expand by 2.

Add a paper of choice as a new layer-i used paper 7-

Selections>invert>edit>cut & deselect.Drag the paper under the frame.

I used dsb flux bright noise intensity 30 and sharpened.

Add some of the sparkles from the kit,place inside the frame.

You can use your lasso tool to remove any overhanging parts.

Adda drop shadow & sharpen.

Open element 89-the church & snow-resize by 40% & place inside the frame.

Position to the left & then add your tube.

Now open a new image & make a little cluster.

I find it easier to do this on a new canvas,but it`s up to you which way you do it :)

With your preset shape tool set to rounded rectangle,draw out a small rectangle.

I used the colour red & added a texture effect that comes in psp.

Add your wordart of choice & add some elements from the kit to decorate.

Copy merged and paste onto your canvas with the tube.

Position along the bottom.

Open element 4-the decorations cluster-resize & place under the cluster you made.

Element 7-the penguin-resize & place to the left of your cluster.

Element 99-the wolly hat-resize & place on top of the penguins head.

Element 10-the snowy house-resize & place on the bottom right.

Element 45-the signpost-resize & place to the right of the frame.

Add a new layer & write `Brrrrr` in any font,size 26.

Place on top of the signpost & change the blend mode to overlay.

Duplicate & place the 2nd word on the other part of the sighpost,

use your deform tool to bend the word to the left.

Element 20-the red bird-resize & place on top of the signpost.

Now add anything else you like from the kit,

& then add your name using an alpha or pretty font.

Delete the white background,merge all layers & resize to your liking.

Add your credits,& that`s it you are done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial :)