NEW TUT- NEW YEARS by me

Supplies needed: New Years freebie from my blog HERE

Maks's used were from Weescottlass WSL MASK144 & WSL MASK 53

get them free from her blog HERE

gohikka font its free HERE

Alien skin Xenofex 2 FREE TRIAL HERE

for this tutorial we will be adding animation so floodfill your canvas with

grey or white whichever is your preference...

(when working with animation its very difficult to save it

as a gif without a background, as it tends to end up

with an ugly white smudges aroud the edges if you try

to save with a transparent background)

OPEN UP A NEW CANVAS 600 X 600

floodfill with Grey or white

Copy and paste paper2 from kit , the black one with snowflakes on it.

apply mask - WSL_MASK144

WITH THESE SETTINGS

Layers- merge group

R0TATE - free rotate BY 90%

now copy and paste paper9 from the kit apply mask53

go to layers - merge group

Copy and paste the NY-clock frame from the kit as a

new layer resize using smartsize by 80%

add a shadow

copy and paste wordart1 from the kit slide this layer to the bottom layer

copy and paste the NY-glitter rays and arrange to the bottom of the canvas

slide this layer to the bottom layer

add one red and one silver firework from the kit

resize both using smartsize by 60% Then merge those

two fireworks so they are on the same layer....by going to merge down.

these should be arranged on top of the frame layer

copy and paste the NY foliage resize by 80% and arrange on the canvas

add the red bow from the kit, resize by 80%

add a tube of choice i used a free one but you need

permission, MASUMI MAX HERE

I am a member of creative misfits PSP Taggers forum which has permission and

the tubes group is HERE if you would like to join this awsome group

now slide your tube beneath the frame layer,  you will

see that the hat is beneather the frame , i didnt

want that so duplicate the tube and slide the

duplicate to the top layer and erase with your eraser

tool on an 80% opacity setting the lower body so that she appears to be behind

the foliage but her upper body head and hat is in front of the frame.

add your copyright

now make your fireworks the active layer simply by

clicking on them in your layers pallette.

go to Effects – Plugins - Alienskin xenofex 2 – constellation

With the settings below:

then go to Image - copy merged- and paste into Animation shop as a new animation

back to PSP and click undo,

again go to Effects – Plugins - Alienskin xenofex 2– constellation,

and click the random button,

go to Image - copy merged - and paste into Animation after current frame

back to PSP and click undo,

Repeat this process one more time so that you have 3 frames in your animation.

save as a gif and your done