Ice is Nice

Written by Mindy Mae


Things you will need...

Ice is Nice PTU Scrapkit by Bits n Bobs that you can purchase at Exquisite Scraps or Scrapkit of Choice

** Art by Scott Blair **

You may buy a license to use this work at MPT

Remember tutorials are just a guideline and creativity is always a must when doing PSP, so make it your own!!!

1. Open a new transparent image 500 x 500

2. Open a frame from your scrapkit

3. Copy and paste as a new layer

4. Resize if necessary

5. Using your magic wand, click on the inside of your frame

6. Go to Selections / Modify / Expand / 5

7. Go to Selections / Invert

8. Copy and paste a paper from your scrapkit as a new layer

9. Delete

10. Add your closeup tube

11. Delete

12. Copy and paste the snow element 17 as a new layer

13. Delete

14. Go to Selections / Select None

15. Click on your paper layer

16. Go to Layers / Arrange / Send to Bottom

17. Click on your closeup tube layer

18. Add a drop shadow of your choosing to your tube layer

19. Duplicate

On the duplicated layer, do the following

20. Gaussian blur / 3

21. Change your layer property to Soft Light

On the original layer, do the following

22. Change your layer property to Luminance (L)

23. Copy and paste one of the leaf elements as a new layer
(I used element 45)

24. Resize if necessary

25. Position where you like
(I put mine at the top of the frame and later I'll add a bow...)

26. Duplicate

27. Go to Image / Mirror

28. Merge down

29. Using your eraser tool, erase the part of the leaves that are above your frame layer

30. Add a drop shadow of your choosing

31. Copy and paste one of the flower elements as a new layer
(I used element 59)

32. Resize if necessary

33. Position where you like

34. Add a drop shadow of your choosing

35. Copy and paste one of the bow elements as a new layer
(I used element 54)

36. Resize if necessary

37. Position where you like

38. Using your eraser tool, erase the part of the bow that hangs over your frame layer on the sides

39. Add a drop shadow of your choosing

40. Add your tube

41. Add a drop shadow of your choosing

42. Add your text

43. Add your name

Add your copyright and watermark information

Be sure to crop off any "dead space" around your tag, if necessary.

When you have your tag finished, save and you are done!!!

This tutorial is completely my creation and any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental, unless otherwise stated above.

Any problems or questions, please email the Management

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