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Monday, November 5, 2012

PTU - Peppermint Twist

This tutorial was written by me on November 5th, 2012. Please do not claim as your own.  Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

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Mask Of Choice

Scrap Kit - PTU scrap kit made by Krissys Scraps And Imaging Called Peppermint Twist
You can purchase the kit here

Font Of Choice 

Tube Of Choice - I Used The artwork Of Keith Garvey. Make sure you are using a proper license to use his work.

Program - Gimp 2.6..but any program will do.
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Open New Canvas

Open Mask
Right click on your layers 
Go down to alpha by selection
Edit > fill w/ BG color - Make sure color is #FFFFFF

Open Paper 12
Right click on your layers
Click add layer mask
Then a window will pop up 
then click black (full transparency)
Then click add
Edit > Copy 
Edit > Paste
On Layers > click on floating selection
Then right click on layers
scroll down to anchor layer
Delete first layer!!!

You should have a mask..then a black square next to it on your layers.
Image > Merge Visible Layers 
Box should pop up..click clipped to image > Merge

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Now that the hard part is over..you are ready to add elements and your tube

Open Frame5
Drop Shadow - Filters, Light And Shadows...DropShadow
Offset X - 9
Offset Y - 9
Blur Radius - 15
Opacity - 80
Color - #000000
Allow Resizing

Open Paper 6
Use your ellipse tool and make a circle on paper
Copy
Paste In frame5 as a new layer

Open KSPTWrapped Pine Twigs 2
Drop Shadow - Filters, Light And Shadows...DropShadow
Offset X - 9
Offset Y - 9
Blur Radius - 15
Opacity - 80
Color - #000000
Allow Resizing

Open Tube
Drop Shadow - Filters, Light And Shadows...DropShadow
Offset X - 9
Offset Y - 9
Blur Radius - 15
Opacity - 80
Color - #000000
Allow Resizing

Open KSPTPlayful Polar Bears 2
Drop Shadow - Filters, Light And Shadows...DropShadow
Offset X - 9
Offset Y - 9
Blur Radius - 15
Opacity - 80
Color - #000000
Allow Resizing

Open KSPTFestive Sign Post 3
Drop Shadow - Filters, Light And Shadows...DropShadow
Offset X - 9
Offset Y - 9
Blur Radius - 15
Opacity - 80
Color - #000000
Allow Resizing

Open KSPTRolly Santa 3
Drop Shadow - Filters, Light And Shadows...DropShadow
Offset X - 9
Offset Y - 9
Blur Radius - 15
Opacity - 80
Color - #000000
Allow Resizing

Add Copyright!!

Add Name!!

Merge All Layers!

Save!

Enjoy!!
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