Winter Chill *english*

This Tutorial written by me. I did it with PSPX2 but it might work with other versions, too. 

This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need Supplies

1 Tube of choice

1 Background Image or Tube ©Rainbow Coffi

Snow Animation download here

FTU Scrap "Ice-Princess" by FantasymomentsScraps and more. You can download the Kit here

gemsmask44. Can you here download

I used the beautiful artwork by Jessica Dougherty. You must purchase a licence to use his art which can be done here

Let's begin!

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1.

Open a new Raster Layer 600x600px - Flood fill with white

2.

Selections - Select All 

Layers - new Raster Layer

Open a Paper of your Choice - copy and paste into Selections

Selections - Select none

3.

Layers - Load/Save Mask - Load Mask from Disk

Search Gemsmask44 - Load

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

Drop Shadow of your Choice

Duplicate - Image - Mirror - Image - Flip

4.

Open FM-Ice-Princess-Element-32 - resize to 80% - copy and paste as new Layer

With the magic wand click in the Middle

Selections - Modify - Expand by 10

Layers - new Raster Layer - Flood fill with white

Selections - Select none

Arrange it under the Element-32

5.

Open a Background or a Tube of your Choice - copy and paste as new Layer - Resize if needed

Arrange it so as mine

Drop Shadow of your Choice

6.

Open FM-Ice-Princess-Element-66 - resize to 40% - copy and paste as new Layer

Arrange it so as mine

Drop Shadow of your Choice

7.

Open FM-Ice-Princess-Element-77 - resize to 45% - copy and paste as new Layer

Arrange it over the Element-32 to the left side

Drop Shadow of your Choice

8.

Open FM-Ice-Princess-Element-61 - resize to 30% - copy and paste as new Layer

Arrange it to the left side on the Element-77

Drop Shadow of your Choice

9.

Open FM-Ice-Princess-Element-54 - resize to 40% - copy and paste as new Layer

Arrange it to the right side

Drop Shadow of your Choice

10.

Open your Tube - copy and paste as new Layer - Resize if needed

Drop Shadow of your Choice

11.

Add your watermark and copyright information 

12.

Let us now turn the Animation to

Layers - View - None

Open the bottom five Layers - This should be your white Background, your Mask Layer, your white Layer and the Background Image Layer

Edit - Copy Special - Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop, right-click on the desktop area and paste as a new animation

Duplicate this frame until you have a total of 10 frame - move your slider at the bottom back to the first frame

Locate and open your snow animation - Edit - Select All - Edit - Copy

Return to your animation that you're building and Edit - Select All - Edit - Paste into Selected Frame

Just don't move until the snow shows up, then release your mouse button

Return to PSP

Layers - View - All - Close out the bottom five Layers

Edit - Copy Merged

Return to Animation Shop

Right-click on the desktop area and paste as a new animation

Duplicate *this* frame until you have ten - Bring the slider back to the first frame

Edit - Select All - Edit - Copy

Back to the animation upon which you've put the snow

Edit - Select All - Edit - Paste Into selected Frame

Hover your mouse until the rest of your tag is positioned to your liking, then release your mouse button

View - Animation - Save as .gif

Enjoy!