Autumn's Splendor

This tutorial was written by me on August 27 using PSP X4. All my tutorials assume you have some working knowledge of PSP and/or Animation Shop.

Supplies:

Tube of choice - I'm using the beautiful art of Jasmine Becket-Griffith.  You need a license to her art and you can purchase tubes/license at CDO.

Scrap Kit of choice - I'm using an amazing kit from Designs by Sarah called " Fierce Fall ".  You can purchase this great kit at Pimp My Tags w/Scraps.

Font - I'm using Jellika BeesAntique Handwriting

Filters - Eye Candy 4000 gradient glow

To begin open your tube(s) in PSP - minimize - new image - 700 x 700 white background

1.  Copy/paste Frame 2 as new layer - resize if desired - position in center of canvas - with selection tool - free hand - trace around your first frame opening - selections - invert - copy/paste paper of choice - delete - copy/paste tube as new layer - position in frame - delete - selections - select none - repeat for other frame opening - drop shadow tube and frame layers

2.  Copy/paste Flower 1 as new layer - resize - position behind your paper layers (see my tag) - duplicate - image - flip - position - drop shadow both layers

3.  Copy/paste leaf pile as new layer - resize - position on right bottom of first frame opening - duplicate - image - mirror - position - merge down - drop shadow

4.  Copy/paste indian corn as new layer - resize - rotate to left - position over leaf pile - duplicate - image - mirror - position - merge down - drop shadow - repeat for flower 2

5.  Copy/paste leaves and rope as new layer - resize - position - drop shadow

6.  Close out white background - merge visible - duplicate - on original layer - adjust - blur - gaussian blur 15 - effects - texture - blinds 17, 100 color - one from tag - adjust - add/remove noise - uniform - monochrome - 57

7.  Crop/resize tag - add copyright/license info and name - save as .png

That's it!  Thank you for trying my tutorial!!