Beary - Santa Christmas

Notes:
This tut was done in PSP 10 but should work as well in other versions.
Some knowledge of, and experience with, PSP is required.

A trial version of PSP can be downloaded from here.
You are welcome to use my images, or use your own

If any filters are used, please note that if you don't already have them installed that you will have to close PSP, Install, then start PSP again.

Supplies:
Santa & bears
Trees Sleeping In The Snow_461901
12-08 totd r of p Girl On Reindeer 2
VDL Adrenaline -Snowflakes
Filters Unlimited
 

Preparation:
Take the background
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as a new Image
Close the original
Image/Resize to 500 on the longest side
 
Take the Santa tube
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as a new Image
Close the original
Re-size to 30% or what looks good to you
 
Pick 2 colors from any of the images... 1 dark and 1 med/light
 
Step 1:
Santa image
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as a new Layer on the background
Close the copy
Move Santa to the left side (or the right or middle this is your choice)
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
   

Step 2:
Take the girl
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as a new Layer
Close the copy
Image/Re-Size to 50% - or what looks good to you
Put this image in the back, so that it looks like it is far away
Image/Mirror
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
   
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
 
Step 3:
Effects/Plugins/VDL Adrenaline/Snowflakes

Image/Add Borders/1 px/Black
Image/Add Borders/1 px/Dark Color
Image/Add Borders/1 px/Light Color
Image/Add Borders/1 px/Black
Selections/Modify/Contract

Selections/Invert
Edit/Copy
Selections/Select None
 
Step 4:
Image/Add Borders/20 px/White
Highlight this border
Edit/Paste Into Selection
Selections/Select None
Highlight the white border
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited/Lens Effects/Broken Glass/Default
Effects/3D Effects/Buttonize

Selections/Select None
 
Step 5:
Layers/New Raster Layers
Add a caption - Optional
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
 
Layers/New Raster Layer
Add your name
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
 
Layers/New raster layer
Add watermark
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
 
 
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