My Gift To You


For this tutorial you will need:

My Basket - HERE (this is my Mum's basket! thx Mum! lol)
Embellishments of your choice. I used an amazing kit created by Clarey called "Holly Jolly". You my download this direct from her 4Shared link - HERE
Filter- Xenofex 1/Shower Door
Tube of your choice
Font of your choice (I used Bank Gothic)

I'm using the artwork of © Keith Garvey.  To use his artwork, you may purchase a license from MPT.

Lets begin.

Remember to save often!

Open a 700 x 600 transparent canvas. Change your foreground colour to white. Select your flood fill tool and flood fill this canvas white.

Open the basket supplied with this tutorial. There are 2 layers. Right click/Copy the BOTTOM layer. Return to your working canvas, right click/paste as a new layer. Do not reposition this. Return to the supplied basket, and activate on your layer palette, the front portion of the basket. Right click/copy. Return to your working canvas, right click/Paste
as a new layer. This should sit perfectly on top.

Open any embellishments you would like to place "within" the basket (between the 2 layer baskets). Resize them if necessary, and add a drop shadow of your choice to each embellishment.

Open your tube, and also place "within" the basket. Add a drop shadow of your choice.

Add any additional embellishments you would like to decorate the front and handle of the basket. I used a garland for the front and a long curly ribbon for the handle. Again, add a drop shadow of your choice.

Once you're happy with the placement of your embellishments (inside and out) and your tube, over on your layer palette, HIDE your white background, right click/merge/merge all visible. UNHIDE your white background.

Duplicate your merged layer. On your ORIGINAL merged layer go to Image/Resize/110 %. Please make sure ALL LAYERS is UNchecked.

Go to Effects/Plugins/Xenofex 1/Shower Door and apply the following settings:

Add any further embellishments you think would highlight the background of your tag.

Add your font. I changed the colour of each letter to give it a "christmassy" feel.

Add your © copyright information, license number if applicable and watermark.

We're done!

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© Sugar 16th November 2007