You will need

My zip file HERE

Please respect those who made the contents and do not change file names

Place the gradient in your gradients folder and the mask in your masks folder

1: Set your foreground to the dmsredsatin gradient. Angle and repeats set at zero, style linear. Invert is not checked.

Set your background to ffffff (white)

2: Open a new transparent canvas 625X500 and fill with the gradient.

3: Layers new raster layer. Fill with the background colour.

4: Layers, load/save mask. Load mask from disk. Locate the zuzzanna_winther_mask and load with the following settings.

Layers merge group.

Effects, edge effects enhance.

Apply the following drop shadow

5: Open the DaisyWeb_KGlasnap_WinterOnTheFarm tube. Making sure the tube layer is active click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.  It will be in the correct position.

Image resize 85% making sure all layers is not checked.

6: Open the JRhett_Christmasbanner_jp tube. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.

Position as in main graphic.

Repeat the same drop shadow as in 4.

7: Open the HJR_Mr_MrsSantaClause8 tube. Making sure the tube layer is active click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 85% making sure all layers is not checked.

Position as in the main graphic and apply the same drop shadow as in 4.

Repeat the drop shadow, but change the vertical and horizontal setting to - (minus) 5

8: Add any text you may require.

9: When you are happy how everything looks, merge all, flatten.

10: Image add borders 12 with a colour not in your graphic. Select with the magic wand, feather and tolerance set at zero. Fill with the gradient.

11: Open the dmschristmasframe1. Click on the bar at the top copy. Back to the working canvas. Paste as a new layer.

Merge all flatten.

12: Add your watermark and save as a jpg. You are all done.

This tutorial was written by Diane M. Stanley on November 13, 2009

No copyright infringement is intended as this is purely for the learning experience gained through creating this tag.

This tutorial must not be passed through e-mail, groups or by any other method without written permission from myself.

Thank you to Chris for testing this tutorial.

© D.M.S Creations 2009