Holding The Future

I used the scrapkit Gold Christmas Joy 

from Pspgirl available from Scrappetizing

I also used the beautiful artwork of Unholy Vault

You need a license to use this tube available from MPT 

Font used is Mr Lackboughs

Mask is Artmama Mask 08 available HERE

Open a new image 600x600, flood fill white
Open Pspgirl_GoldChristmasJoy_Paper12
duplicate and resize to 75%, paste as a new layer
 
Layers new mask layer from image making sure invert is checked.
Merge group then merge visible.
 
Open Pspgirl_GoldChristmasJoy_Element21 and position
at the top of the tag, duplicate, flip, merge down.
Duplicate and rotate 90 degrees, merge down 
and add a drop shadow.
 
Pspgirl_GoldChristmasJoy_Element51, paste as a new layer.
Add a small drop shadow.
 
Pspgirl_GoldChristmasJoy_Element36 
resize 50% twice and sharpen.
Pspgirl_GoldChristmasJoy_Element35 
resize 50% twice and sharpen and flip.
Add drop shadows and position using my tag as a guide.
 
Paste your tube and add a drop shadow.
Add any copyright information and your watermark.
Add text and position as desired.
 
Locate the layer for Pspgirl_GoldChristmasJoy_Element51
Mine was layer 3 and duplicate twice
Select the top one of these layers Add noise Gaussian, Monochrome, 30%
Next layer repeat noise at 40%
New layer repeat noise at 50%
 
Close off 2 of these duplicated layers leaving the top one open
copy merged and paste into AS as a new animation
Close that layer, open the next and copy merged, pasting after current frame
Repeat for the bottom noise layer.
 
Check your animation and if you are happy save your tag!

Lets Get This Party Started

For this tut I used the absolutely beautiful kit

Happy New Year from Heaven Dreams

available at SCRAPPETIZING

 

I also used the lovely artwork of Keith Gravey

You need a license to use this tube available from MPT 

Font used is Alex Brush 

 

Open a new image of 700 x 700.

I like starting big to aid with the placement

and then resize later lol.

Open paper HD_Happy_New_Year_paper08_tgs

and paste as a new layer.

Now this tut is so simple and you can use any elements

you like to get it how you want but I used these ones.

All were resized and sharpened using the unsharp mask

Radius 1, Strength 75 and Clipping 1

HD_Happy_New_Year_element_26_tgs rotated 40 degrees left

HD_Happy_New_Year_element_17_tgs

HD_Happy_New_Year_element_21_tgs

HD_Happy_New_Year_element_42_tgs

HD_Happy_New_Year_element_49_tgs

HD_Happy_New_Year_element_79_tgs

HD_Happy_New_Year_element_45_tgs

HD_Happy_New_Year_element_64_tgs

Also of course add your tube and position as desired

you can use my example as a guide.

Add drop shadows to all your elements and the tube.

I used various settings to give the tag a bit of depth.

Once you have all your elements placed as you want them

crop the additional space from around the tag but leave 
a bit of room for the frame so that it wont 
cut into your elements.

I used Edge Design 01 which is built into psp 9.

If you find it does cut into the elements undo it and undo the 
crop until you get it where you need it.

Merge visible and Resize the tag if it is still 
too big for your tastes.

Add your copyright information and watermark.

For the text I used Alex Brush 60pt and added a drop shadow

using these settings H1, V1, Opacity 40 and Blur 2

Then add Eye candy 4000 Gradient glow using these settings

along with a gold color tone from the paper I used #e7e088

Export your tag as a jpg and you are done.

Chillin'

For this tut I used the gorgeous kit Let it Snow

from Crazed's Creations. You can get it at SCRAPPETIZING

Template #18 from Ali available HERE

I also used the gorgeous artwork of Elias Chatzoudis

You need a license to use this tube which is available from MPT

Open the template, copy and close the original.
Delete layers DBA, Rantangle1 and Rectangle 2
we won't be needing those.
 
With your magic wand click on the large circle layer
Open paper Crazeds_papers10_LIST resize 65% and paste as a 

new layer. Invert selection, delete. 

Select none and delete the large circle layer.
 
With your magic wand again, Mode Add(shift), 
select each of the photo layers.  
The selections will join up but thats ok.

Open Crazeds_papers6_LIST, resize 75% paste as a new layer. 

Position the paper so the whole selection is covered. 
Invert, delete.
Delete the 3 photo layers and then drag the paper layer 
below all the frame layers.
 
Clicking each frame layer in turn adjust - color balance - manual color correction. Put black as the source color and change the target box to a light color from the paper. I used #ccdef2. Add a drop shadow to each frame layer. I used 1, 1, 30, 20.
 

Increase your canvas size to give you room to work

and add a new layer, flood fill white and drag to the bottom.

Copy and paste your tube resizing as needed. Add the same drop shadow as before.
Now add your elements, I used: Crazeds_sign1_LIST, Crazeds_tree3_LIST, Crazeds_bird2_LIST, Crazeds_bells2_LIST. Resize as needed and add your shadows.
I also used Crazeds_snowflakes1_LIST and resized to fit in the small frame on the right and duplicated for the center frame.
 
Once you are happy with the positioning, click on the circle layer. I moved mine a little as well. Selections - select all - float - defloat so that just the circle is selected.
Add 3 new layers above the circle layer.
Select the top one of these 3 new layers.
VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes. Settings I used were
55, 0 20, 37, 38, basic snow and a random seed of 1.
Close off that layer, highlight the next one down and 
go to your plugin again changing only the random seed.

Repeat for the 3rd new layer.
 
Add your text and copyright info and watermark.

Crop off the excess space and resize if desired.

Now you are ready to copy over into AS.

Close off 2 of the snow layers, leaving the top one open.

Copy merged and paste in AS as a new animation.

Close the snow layer and open the next one down,

copy merged again and paste after current frame.

Repeat for the last snow layer.

Change your frame speeds if desired. I set mine on 20

Save your tag and you're done.