For this tutorial i used the art of Suzanne Woolcott.
You can purchase her tubes here
Ftu Merry Christmas kit is from Scrap It Studio,a Facebook freebie grab it here
Mask is from Rebel Dezigns,8th from the top here
Font Wintered Debts here
Open a new image 650x650 and flood fill with white-You can resize later-
Add a new layer-selections>select all and paste a paper of choice into selection.
I used paper 1.
Layers>new mask layer>from image>find your mask and hit ok.Merge group.
Paste frame2 as a new layer,and move slightly to the right hand side of the canvas.
Add a drop shadow,i use 2, 2 50 5.
Add paper 8 as a new layer,and drag under the frame.Resize and use your deform tool
so the paper fits inside the window frame.
Paste branch as a new layer-make sure it`s under the frame-resize by 90%,and use
your lasso tool to remove any parts of the branch hanging over the frame.
Open the snowflakes,resize by 60% and paste over the branch.
OPen one of the birds,resize by 30% and place on one of the branches of the tree.
Snowbank2,resize by 40%,place at the bottom of the branches.
Paste in your tube and place to the left of the frame.
Add a new layer.
Use your preset shapes tool to create a rounded rectangle.It doesn`t matter what colour,
as long as retain style is unchecked.Convert to raster layer,
Selections>select all>float>defloat add a new layer and paste a paper of choice into selection.
I used paper 12.
Deselect and delete the original shape.
Add a small drop shadow,1, 1 45 3.
Position where you like it,depending on your tube.
Open pinecone,resize by 85%,place on top of the new frame,on the right and add a drop shadow.
Tag1,resize by 85%,place on the right hand side of the window frame.
Flower resize by 60%,place to the left of the pinecone.Duplicate and mirror,
colourize with a colour from your tube.Add a drop shadow to each flower.
Bow3,resize by 40%,place on top of the coloured flower.Use your deform tool to point it more left.
Bird1,resize by 35%,place on top of the pine cones.
Open tree1,and use your lasso tool to take part of the trunk.
Place under your windowframe,so it looks like its holding the frame up.
Duplicate and place on the right of the frame.
Duplicate again,place on the left of the frame.
Now add some wordart,or use the one supplied and place on the rounded rectangle shape
you made earlier.
Add your name and place on top of the window frame.
I used Wintered Debts Font,size 120,colour #FCD6E2,and applied Superblade Pro,Coconut ice.
Delete the white backgrouns and merge all layers.
Resize to your liking,add your credits and that`s it you are done!
I hope you enjoyed my tutorial :)