This tutorial was written with PSP2019 and translated with PSPX7, but it can also be made using other versions of PSP.
Since version PSP X4, Image>Mirror was replaced with Image>Flip Horizontal,
and Image>Flip with Image>Flip Vertical, there are some variables.
In versions X5 and X6, the functions have been improved by making available the Objects menu.
In the latest version X7 command Image>Mirror and Image>Flip returned, but with new differences.
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For this tutorial, you will need:



Thanks for the tube Maryse; the other tubes are not signed.
Misted, decos and wordarte are by Moi-Même.
(The links of material creators here).





consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
&<Bkg Designer sf10I> - Center Mirror, Cruncher, Convergence (da importare in Unlimited) here
VanDerLee - Snowflakes here
Mura's Meister - Cloud here
Xero - Porcelain here






You can change Blend Modes according to your colors.



Set your foreground color to #7d7e8a,
and your background color to #ffffff.



1. Open a new transparent image 900 x 600 pixels.

Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Cloud.



Remember that this filter works with the colors of your material palette,
but it keeps in memory the first setting used after the the opening of Psp.
So, if you have already used the plugin, press Reset to be sure to have your colors.
The result of this effects is random, so it won't be the same as mine.
If you want to change the appearance of the clouds, click on the preview window,
until you'll see the result you like better

2. Selections>Select All.
Layers>New Raster Layer.

Open maisonnoel2_mist_byMM

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.



Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Flip.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10I> - Center mirror.



Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10I> - Cruncher.



Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10I> - Convergence.



Layers>Arrange>Move Down.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light.
Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

3. Activate your top layer.

Effects>Geometric Effects>Circle.



4. Edit>Paste as a new layer (the tube maisonnoel2_mist_byMM is still in memory).

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, side by side.



Objets>Align>Top.



5. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes.



6. Edit>Paste as new layer (the tube maisonnoel2_mist_byMM is always in memory).

Image>Mirror.
Don't move the tube.

7. Open the tube santa_claus

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.

K key on the keyboard to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: -73,00 and Position Y: 1,00.



M key to deselect the Tool

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay and reduce the opacity to 80%.



8. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

Selections>Select All.
Edit>Copy

Selections>Modify>Contract - 50 pixels.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Edit>Paste into Selection.

Selections>Modify>Contract - 5 pixels.
Selections>Invert.

Effects>Texture Effects>Weave.
weave color: black - gap color: white.



Selections>Select None.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



9. Activate the layer below, Merged.

Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur, same settings.



Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10I> - Center Mirror, same settings.



Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 5 pixels.

Selections>Invert.

Effects>Texture Effects>Weave, same settings.

Selections>Invert.

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

10. Activate your top layer.

Open the tube MR_Merveilleux Noël

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 50%, resize all layers not checked.

Objects>Align>Bottom.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.

11. Open the tube sapinneigeMM

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube at the bottom right.
(Objects>Align>Right and Objects>Align>Bottom)
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

12. Open boitelettres

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 50%, resize all layers not checked.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 0,00 and Position Y: 357,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

Effects>Plugins>Xero - Porcelain, default settings.



Effects>Effects 3D>Sfalsa ombra, same settings.

13. Open bordurenoel

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Objects>Align>Top.

14. Open guirlandenoel

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube at the upper right.
(Objects>Align>Top and Objects>Align>Right).

15. Open WAsanta2_MM

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube to the left side, see my example.

16. Open décosapin

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube at the bottom right.
(Objects>Align>Bottom and Objects>Align>Right)

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.

17. Sign your work on a new layer.
Add, if you want, the author and translator watermarks.

Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.




If you have problems or doubts, or you find a not worked link,
or only for tell me that you enjoyed this tutorial, write to me.

24 November 2022