FTU Santa Letters

 This tut was written December 10th, 2023 for those with a basic knowledge of psp.

I am using the awesome artwork of ©Ellie_Milk

The tube is called Make a Wish

You need a license to use this tube, please do not use without a license.

You can find this tube at PFD store HERE

I used PSP2020...but any of them should work.

FTU Scrap A Letter To Santa by Miz Teeques HERE  

Check out the rest of her blog HERE

Mask of choice, I used DD 2019Xmas Mask1 (blog closed now)

Font of choice I used Make Magic Happen

Drop shadow is V -2 H -4, 50, 10, Black or use what you prefer.

Let's get started

*Remember to add your drop shadow as you go along*

Open a new image 800 x 800, paste paper 4, apply your mask.

Resize element 29 to 85%, paste on the left.

Paste element 22 below the window.

Resize element 73 to 50%, paste below the window at the top.

Resize element 26 to 50%, paste behind the tree to the left, erase any parts

outside the window.

Paste element 7 on the right above the mask layer, move where you

want behind the window on the right, erase the mailbox part,

duplicate, mirror, move below the first one.

Resize element 18 to 75%, paste on the right above the frame, pull 

the greenery out more on the right.

Resize your tube to 40%, paste above the tree.

Resize element 7 to 40%, paste behind the tube on the left.

Resize element 5 to 30%, paste at the bottom above the tube.

Resize element 1 to 25%, paste at the bottom above the gift, duplicate,

move up on the left behind the mailbox.

Resize element 2 to 25%, paste above the first letter, duplicate, 

move to the left behind the mailbox.

Resize element 3 to 30%, paste below the Santa letter, duplicate, move

to the left by the other letters.

Resize element 4 to 40%, paste by the other gift at the bottom.

Resize element 19 to 30%, paste on the gifts above the letters,

Resize element 32 to 25%, paste at the bottom by the letters.

Resize element 33 to 20%, paste at the bottom.

Resize element 8 to 20%, paste on the gift.

Resize element 48 to 40%, paste behind the tube on the right.

Resize element 20 to 50%, paste at the bottom above the tube.

Resize element 58 to 35%, paste on the bottom right.

Resize element 41 to 25%, paste at the bottom.

Resize element 43 to 20%, paste at the bottom by the lantern, duplicate,

move to the top left on the frame.

Resize element 17 to 25%, paste on the drum.

Resize element 60 to 20%, paste at the bottom behind the flower.

Resize element 55 to 20%, mirror, paste at the bottom right.

Resize element 66 to 75%, paste at the bottom right below all the 

elements, duplicate, flip, mirror, move to the upper left.

Resize element 52 to 75%, paste at the bottom left below the mailbox,

duplicate, mirror, move below the ribbon.

Paste element 35 where you like, erase any part on the face.

Resize element 63 to 15%, paste at the bottom right.

(Optional)

If happy with everything, close off any white background, merge 

your tag, duplicate, go to Adjust, Blur, Gaussian blur, number on 8,

change the blend mode to Soft Light, merge down.

Add any other elements you like, once happy, add your name

and copyright.

Crop your tag to be sure no stray shadows or lines or on the edges.

That's it

Hope you enjoyed doing my tut.