NEW TUTORIAL: DEAD OF WINTER

DEAD OF WINTER

WE HAD CLEAR BEAUTIFUL SKYS AND SUN FOR TWO WEEKS HERE, AND THEN IN THE LAST 30 HOURS, A SNOW DUMP HAPPENS.  AHH...ALASKA!

SO THIS TAG IS DEDICATED TO THE DEAD OF WINTER

THIS TAG REQUIRES A TEMPLATE BY MILLIE

SHE SHARES HER TEMPLATES HERE:http://milliespspmadness.blogspot.com/

THIS TAG ALSO REQUIRES A FTU SCRAPKIT  BY AMY MARIE, WHOM IS NORMALLY A PTU ARTIST ONLY.  HER FTU SHARES CAN BE FOUND HERE:http://divaamymariefreebies.blogspot.com/

SUPPLIES:4 SHARED

MILLIE TEMPLATE 536MPM

AMY MARIE FTU SCRAPKIT "EMO WINTER"

MIST AH MORNINGFROST 311_07

MASK 0MASK046 L_T_VI

EFFECTS:

NO OUTSIDE FILTERS

THE TUTORIAL

1.  OPEN THE TEMPLATE

CLICK SHIFT-D TO COPY IT...CLOSE THE ORIGINAL AS WE WILL BE WORKING ON THE COPY.  DELETE THE TOP LAYER (THE CREDITS)

2.  OPEN THE KIT

OPEN TO THE PAPERS FOLDER FOR NOW

3.  ON THE TEMPLATE - LAYER 3

SELECTIONS - SELECT ALL / SELECT FLOAT

IN THE KIT GRAB PAPER PP022

EDIT - COPY

BACK TO THE TEMPLATE

PASTE INTO SELECTION

SELECT NONE

4.  APPLY THE FOLLOWING DROP SHADOW (ON THIS AND THE REST OF THE LAYERS AS WE GET TO THEM)

5.  BACK TO PAPER PP022

IMAGE - MIRROR

EDIT -C COPY

6.  BACK TO THE TEMPLATE

ON LAYER 2 SELECT-ALL/SELECT-FLOAT

EDIT - PASTE INTO SELECTION

SELECT - NONE

DROP SHADOW AS BEFORE

7.  FOLLOW THIS ROUTINE THROUGH THE REST OF THE LAYERS AND CORRESPONDING PAPERS:

LAYER 7 - PAPER PP023

LAYER 5 - PAPER 020

LAYER 6 - PAPER PP8

LAYER 4 - PAPER PP025

8.  THIS LAYER IS DIFFERENT:

LAYER 8 - PAPER PP3

DO NOT DESELECT

OPEN AH MORNING FROST 311-07

EDIT COPY

BACK TO THE TEMPLATE

EDIT PASTE INTO SELECTION

DESELECT

9.  ON THE BACKGROUUND LAYER

SELECT ALL

PAPER PP015

EDIT COPY

ON THE TEMPLATE PASTE INTO SELECTION

OPEN AND MINIMIZE MASK 0MASK046 L_T

10.  APPLY THE MASK TO THE BACKGROUND LAYER OF THE TEMPLATE

11.  RESIZE 120% (ALL LAYERS NOT CHECKED)

12.  EDGE EFFECTS - ENHANCE MORE

13.  MERGE GROUP

NOW WE DECORATE WITH THE ELEMENTS

YOU CAN CHOOSE THE ONES YOU WANT

BUT HERE ARE MINE:

SNOWGRASS @70%

D1 PLACE ON TOP OF LAYER 2 PUSH TO THE LEFT

BERRY PLACE ON TOP OF THAT LAYER PUSH RIGHT

TREE 1 @70% ON TOP OF LAYER 6

DEVILBIRD @70%X2 AS THE TOP LAYER AND PUSH TO THE RIGHT

YOU CAN ADD A TEXT WHEN YOU ARE DONE

I USED CLASSICAL DROP CAPS FOR MY FONT

ADD YOUR WATERMARK

AND YOU ARE DONE!!!!!!