Tutorial "New Years Lullaby"

This tutorial was written by me on 28th December 2010. It was done with PSP9 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "New Years Lullaby" Scrapkit by Designs by Stina which you can purchase at ScrappinWarehouse and mask AR315_mask070.jpg by Aqua

1. Open mask in PSP, open a new transparent canvas 650x650px, select all, open DBS_Paper17.jpg, copy and paste into selection, select none, layers, new masklayer, from image, load AR315_mask070.jpg, source luminance checked, merge group, image mirror, open DBS_Confetti01.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right (Position x 270/Position y 46), duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/1 #000000

2. Open DBS_Moon.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, open DBS_Clock02.png, resize 90%, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/1 #000000, open DBS_Frame03.png, resize 77%, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow

3. Highlight clock layer, selection tool, custom selection, Left 150/Top 150/Right 500/Bottom 500, open DBS_Paper07.jpg, resize 60%, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, don't deselect, open DBS_ChristmasTree.png, resize 60%, image flip, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the right as you can see on my preview, press delete, select noneDuplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow

4. Highlight top layer, open DBS_Streamer04.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 90 degrees left, image flip, move it up, draw a selection from the middle of the streamer to the right, remove this part of the streamer, select none, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, move this part up again, put both parts together, merge both parts of the streamer, add Dropshadow

5. Open DBS_NewYearsEveBall.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, move it a little up, add Dropshadow, open DBS_Ornament03.png, with free hand selection select only the bow, edit, copy, paste as new layer, resize 50% (resize all layers not checked), move it up, add Dropshadow

6. Open DBS_Piano.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow, open DBS_Violin.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow

7. Open DBS_medi_goldenderry3.png, resize 70%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it to the right and a little down, remove copyright, add Dropshadow, open DBS_MetallicFlute02.png, resize 15%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 10 degrees left, sharpen, add Dropshadow, move it to the left hand (when you look at it left) of the girl, you have to remove a small part of the glass on the place where the girl's thumb is so it looks like the girl is holding it

8. Open DBS_Mask02.png, resize 20%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, free rotate 15 degrees left, sharpen, move it to the right, to the other hand of the girl, add Dropshadow

Add your name and/or text and copyright information now and save your tag as .png or .jpg! Hope you like it! Happy New Year ♥