Winter is Calling - CT PTU Tut - A Countryside Winter by Jackie's Jewels

I used PSP X6 but any other version will work.

Beautiful kit by Jackie's Jewels named A Countryside Winter. Visit her HERE

Beautiful tube by Vika. You need a license to use her art and you can get both HERE

Gorgeous Mask by Rachel HERE

FTU Font Candelscript

Filters

Photo Effects

DSB Flux Bright Noise for Name

Animation is by Lovey HERE

Dont forget your drop shadows!

Here we go!

Open new Image 700 x 700, If you are going to animate Flood Fill WHITE.  c/p tube of choice onto the center of your canvas. El 5 Frame resize larger to 110 C/P and place to the back of your tube. We will be working with the inside of your frame. Magic Wand click inside frame Selections expand by 10. Take Paper 12 resize to 70 c/p behind your frame selections invert delete. El 38 Church, resize to 80 c/p and place towards the top middle. El 37 Mailbox resize to 70 Flip Horizontal c/p and place towards the left side middle of frame. EL 40 Trees, resize to 70 flip horizontal c/p and place towards the bottom. El 34 Birds sharpen  resize to 30 c/p and plae to the bottom by tree. El 32 Sleigh resize to 30 c/p and place behind Birds. El 15 Reindeer resize to 20 flip horizontal c/p and place to the left behind mailbox.  El 35 resize to 80 C/P and place behind the frame to the left, duplicate this layer and place to the right. El 63 Present resize to 50 c/p and place to the far right behind tube, I resized El 63 again by 50 c/p and place by the Sleigh. El 47 pouch resize to 30 c/p and place to the bottom by tube. El 51 Blanket resize to 80 c/p and place underneath tube. El 67 resize to 50 c/p and place right underneath tube El 52 Pinecones resize to 40 c/p and place to the bottom, duplicate this layer twice and scatter them at the bottom. El 64 resize to 40 c/p and place to the bottom by tube. El 57 and 58 cookies, resize to 40 c/p and place them to the top left of Frame El 92 Lantern resize to 40 also place to the top left. El 68 Leaves  resize to 60 c/p and place also to top left over the cookies and lantern. El 73 Red Branch resize to 40 c/p and place also to top left behind Leaves. El 89 rose resize to 30 c/p and place to the bottom as you wish, I duplicated this layer twice and scattered them at the bottom. If you are happy with your tag great. I added the Snowflake scatter Element and sort of framed the Frame with it. Merge Visible. Add your mask of choice Add your name, Copy Write and license. TO ANIMATE Close off all layers that are BEFORE the frame. Copy Merged, Paste  as New Animation in Animation Shop. Open Animation. You will see it has 41 Frames. Delete Copy Write Layer of Animation now you have 40 frames. With your tag you will duplicate until you have the 40 frames. Go to Animation Select All Copy Go to your Tag, Select All, Copy onto Selected Frame Go back to PSP...Close off layers AFTER Frame. Uncheck the layers you had closed of previously. Copy Merge to Animation Shop,  Paste as New Animation. Make 40 Frames, Select All - Copy and Paste onto Selected Frames on your Animated tag. Save as Gif and you are Done!