This tutorial was written on November 8, 2013
Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

**IL = In layer palette



New canvas 550x550 Transparent
Open Paper1
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Apply mask
Merge Group
Open BowtieFrame
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Using magic wand hold down SHIFT and click in both frames
Expand Selection 3
Open Paper7
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Select None
IL arrange Raster 3 below Raster 2
IL select Raster 2
Add dropshadow
Open Baubles
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Resize 60%
Position top left of frame
Add dropshadow
Open SantasSleigh
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Resize 45%
Position bottom right corner of frame
Add dropshadow
Open Holly
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Resize 30%
Duplicate 3 times and arrange each as desired around canvas
Add dropshadows to each holly
Open tube
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Resize 80%
Add dropshadow
Open wordart
Resize 45%
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Position bottom of canvas
Add dropshadow
Open CandyCanes
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Resize 45%
Position left side of wordart (I dropped this layer below the wordart)
Add dropshadow
Open Sign
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Resize 45%
Add dropshadow
Position right side of wordart (overlapping just a bit) - (I dropped this layer below the word art)
Merge Visible
Add Copyright and Lic #
Merge Visible
Add name desired
Save as .png

This tutorial was written on November 7, 2013
Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

**IL = In layer palette


Open template
Delete credits layer and BACKGROUND layer
IL select 1 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp5
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Invert selection - Delete - Invert selection
Expand Selection 3
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with #FFFFFF
Adjust - Add Noise (82% | Gaussian | Monochrome)
Select None
IL arrange Raster 2 below Raster 1
Delete original template layer
IL select 2 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Expand selection 3
Flood fill #FFFFFF
Adjust - Add Noise (same settings used previously)
Select None
IL arrange Raster 4 below Raster 3
Delete original template layer
IL select 3 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp3
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert selection
Expand selection 3
New Raster layer
Flood fill #FFFFFF
Adjust - Add Noise (same settings used previously)
Select None
IL arrange Raster 6 below Raster 5
Delete original template layer
IL select 4 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Paste as new layer
Invert selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Expand selection 3
New Raster Layer
Flood fill #FFFFFF
Adjust - Add Noise (same settings used previously)
Select None
IL arrange Raster 8 below Raster 7
Delete original template layer
IL select 5 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp2
Copy - Close
Paste as new layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert selection
Expand selection 3
Flood fill #FFFFFF
Adjust - Add Noise (same settings used previously)
Select None
IL arrange Raster 10 below Raster 9
Delete original template layer
IL select 6 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Paste as new layer
Invert selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Expand Selection 3
New Raster layer
Flood fill #FFFFFF
Adjust - Add Noise (same settings used previously)
Select None
IL arrange Raster 12 below Raster 11
Delete original template layer
IL select 7 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp8
Copy - Close
Paste as new layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert selection
Expand selection 3
New Raster layer
Flood Fill #FFFFFF
Adjust - Add Noise (same settings used previously)
Select None
IL arrange Raster 14 below Raster 13
Delete original template layer
IL select 8 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp10
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Expand Selection 3
New Raster layer
Flood fill #FFFFFF
Select None
IL arrange Raster 16 below Raster 15
Delete original template layer
IL select 9 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill #FFFFFF
Adjust - Add Noise (same settings used previously)
Select None
IL delete original template layer
IL select 10 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp11
Copy - Close
Paste as new layer
Invert selection - Delete - Invert selection
Expand selection 3
New Raster Layer
Flood fill #9dc9ed
Adjust - Add Noise (same settings used previously)
Select none
IL Arrange Raster 19 below Raster 18
Delete original template layer
IL select Raster 18
Open tube
Copy - Close
Paste as new layer
Add dropshadow of choice
Close Visiblity on tube
IL select Raster 18
Add the following elements (resize, add dropshadow and position as desired)

Ribbon
Glass
Lightening


Open visibility of tube layer
IL select tube layer
Add the following elements (Resize, add dropshadow and position as desired)

Bat
Candles
Candle 2
Skull 3
Goblet

Merge Visible
Resize 550x481
Add copyright and lic #
Merge Visible
Add name desired
Save as .png

This tutorial was written on November 7, 2013
Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

**IL = In layer palette


New Image 550x550 Transparent
Open P2
Copy - Close
Paste as new layer
Apply mask
Merge group
Open 14
Copy - Close
Paste as new layer
Resize 60%
Using magic wand click in center of frame
Modify selection - Expand 3
Open P1
Copy - Close
Paste as new layer
Invert selection - Delete - Select None
IL arrange Raster 3 below Raster 2
IL select Raster 2
Open tube
Copy - Close
Paste as new layer
Resize 45%
Add dropshadow
Add the following elements (resize, add dropshadow and position where desired)

11
8
40
2
31
Ho Ho Ho and Away (bottle)
22

Merge Visible
Add Copyright and Lic #
Merge Visible
Add Name
save as .png

This tutorial was written on November 6, 2013
Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental,

**IL = In layer palette




New canvas 550x550 Transparent
Open Paper15
Copy and close
Paste as new layer
Apply mask
merge group
Open Element19
Copy - Close
Paste as new layer
Resize 70%
Position left side of canvas
Duplicate
Flip Horizontal
Position right side of canvas
Merge down
Add dropshadow
Open Element59
Copy and close
Paste as new layer
Resize 60%
Using magic wand click in center of frame
expand selection 3
Open paper12
Copy and close
Paste as new layer
Invert selection - Delete - Select None
IL arrange Raster 4 below Raster 3
IL select Raster 3
Open tube
Copy and Close
Paste as new layer
Resize 45%
Position slightly to left side of canvas
Add shadow
Close layer visibility
IL select Raster 3
Open Element65
Copy and close
Paste as new layer
Resize 35%
Position top left corner
Duplicate
Flip Horizontal
Flip Vertical
Position bottom right corner
Merge down
Add dropshadow
IL select tube layer (Raster 5)
Open visiblility
Open the following elements (resize, position as desired, add dropshadow to each)

Element27
Element37
Element1
Element6

Merge Visible
Add copyright and lic #
Merge visible
Add name desired
Save as .png

This tutorial was written on October 31, 2013
Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental


PSPX5 (but any version should work)
Tube by Ty Wilson at Artistic Dreams Imaging
FTU kit "Christmas Tweet" by Gimptastic Tuts
This Gradient HERE (place in your gradient folder)


**IL = In layer palette




New Image 600x250
Open Paper7
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Open tube
Copy and minimize
Paste as new Layer on canvas
Add dropshadow
Open branch
Resize 45%
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Mirror
Position top right corner of canvas
Add dropshadow
Crop Merged Opaque
Select All
Set Foreground cg-xmas-3 gradient
Change angle to 45
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill
Contract selection 5
Delete
Merge Visible
Add Copyright and Lic #
Merge Visible
Add name desired and save as .png


AVATAR:
Duplicate banner
Using crop tool set at 150x150
position selection in desired spot
Crop
Select all
Flood fill gradient
Contract selection 3
Delete
Add Copyright and Lic #
Merge Visible
Add name desired
Save as .png