This is my own creation, any similarities to any other tutorial on the Internet are
unintentional.
You may not copy this tutorial but are welcome to link to it from your
own group or site. Thank you
This tutorial was written using PSP9
JINGLE BELLS
All you need for this tutorial is a tube.
If you want to use mine it is here
Mask you will find here copy in to your masks directory
File New : 500 x 500,
Choose 2 colours from your tube go to gradient and choose
Sunburst Angle: 0, Repeat: 1,
Gaussian Blur Radius : 15,
Effects, Texture Effects Weave , Choose light colours for your
gap and weave colours Gap Width: 2 Weave Width: 9, Opacity : 20,
Then go to FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss and then repeat Blend
Emboss again.
New Raster Layer
Fill with your gradient again.
Mask Load from Disk - find the one we downloaded earlier - or
use any one you wish, DeleteLayer, Layers, MergeGroup
Effects, Texture Effects, Fine Leather, Angle: 30, Blur: 61,
Transparancy 250n No of Furrows 40, Furrow Length of Furrows 4
FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss
Paste your tube as a new layer
Drop Shadow 2, 2, 75 25
Add border of 5 and fill with a gradient or colour of your
choice, add an Inner Bevel that you like.
Add some Text and again add any bevels and shadows that you
like. Add your watermark now.
Duplicate your layer three times.
Add some sparkles to each layer then save as an Animation Shop
Graphic. Open up Animation Shop open your graphic and adjust any speeds you wish. Then save as
a gif.
