This tutorial, created with PSPX9 has been translated with PSPX2, 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.
See my schedule here

For this tutorial, you will need:



Thanks for the tubes Clo.
The rest of the material is by Lady Tess.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)





consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
FM Tile Tools - Saturation Emboss here
Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow here
Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1 here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow here
Mura's Meister - Copies here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Filters Graphics Plus can be used alone or imported into Filters Unlimited.
(How do, you see here)
If a plugin supplied appears with this icon it must necessarily be imported into Unlimited





You can change Blend Modes according to your colors.



Copy the Selections in the Selections Folder.

1. Set your foreground color to #161c3e
and your background color to #7d9db7.



Set your foreground color to a Foreground/Background Gradient, style Linear.



Open Christmas_image

Work on this image.
Layers>Promote Background Layer, Raster 1.

Effects>Plugins>FM Tile Tools - Saturation Emboss, default settings.



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

Selections>Modify>Contract - 10 pixels.
Selections>Invert.
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

3. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow.



Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



Image>Add borders, 6 pixels, symmetric, foreground color #161c3e.

4. Selections>Select All.

Image>Add borders, 10 pixels, symmetric, background color #7d9db7.

Selections>Invert.
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow, same settings.



Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, same settings.



Selections>Select None.

5. Result



6. Minimize this image for the moment.

Open a new transparent image 900 x 600 pixels.

Invert your colors



Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1.
This filter creates gradients with the colors of your Materials palette.
The first is your background color #161c3e, the second is your foreground color #7d9db7.
Change the last two colors created by the filtre both with color #a1b9cb



Layers>Duplicate.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 65.



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

Open MistedCapodannoBankok_byClo

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

8. Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 20.



Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



Adjust>Brightness and Contrast>Brightness and Contrast.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

9. Result:



10. Activate your minimized image of step 6.
Edit>Copy.
Go back to your new image and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, to 60%, resize all layers not checked.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 252,00 and Position Y: 24,00.



Layers>Duplicate.

11. Activate the layer below, Raster 2.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow.
Select the preset Reflect in Front with these settings



if necessary, use the filter's tool to adapt the shadow to your image
Consequently the setting of Center Offset Distance will change



Activate the layer above of the copy.
Layers>Delete.

11. We have this.



12. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #0b0e1f.



Repeat Drop Shadow negative



Adjust>Brightness and Contrast>Brightness and Contrast, same settings.



13. Activate the central layer, Copy of Raster 1.

Activate again the misted MistedCapodannoBankok_byClo and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

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



Effects>Plugins>FM Tile Tools - Saturation Emboss - default settings.



14. Activate your top layer, Raster 2.

Open Capmpana_image

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, 2 times to 50%, resize all layers not checked.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position Y: 572,00 and Position Y: 6,00.



15. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadowm color #0b0e1f.



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Result:



16. Open Decoro14_byClo

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, to 30%, resize all layers not checked.

Objects>Align>Top.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

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



17. We have this



18. Stay on the star's layer, Raster 5,
and set Position X and Y to 0,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Copies.



Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

19. We have this



20. Activate the layer Copy of Raster 1.
Edit>Copy
Edit>Paste as new image and minimize this image.

Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color #000000.
Selections>Select All.

Image>Add borders, 45 pixels, symmetric, color #ffffff.
Selections>Invert.

21. Edit>Paste into Selection (the minimized image of the step 20 is still in memory).

Selections>Invert.
Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



Again Selections>Invert.

22. Image>Rotate Left.

Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, default settings.



Image>Rotate Right.

23. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



Selections>Select None.

Open borde_image

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 45%, resize all layers not checked.

24. K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: -10,00 and Position Y: 490,00.



M key to deselect.

Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



Reduce the opacity of this layer to 81%.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

25. Open the tube Woman1437_byClo

Edit>Copy.

Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, to 85%, resize all layers not checked.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 229,00 and Position Y: 11,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #ffffff.



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

26. Open LTDStudio_BlueChristmas2023_Texto

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Place the text to your liking.

Open LTDStudio_BlueChristmas2023_Deco

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

27. Sign your work on a new layer.
Add the author and translator watermarks.

Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

For the tube of this version thanks Wieskes






Your versions. Thanks




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.

1 December 2023