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It is forbidden to share them in groups or offer them on your site, blog or forum.
If you want to use them to create a tutorial, you must ask the permission of the authors.
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Thank you to all of them for their work
Without their beautiful creations, no tutorials could be written.

translator’s note : Merydesig uses PSPX9 and I use PSP2019
but you can follow this tutorial with any other version of PSP
according to the version you use, the results might be slightly differents
Merydesig uses Animation Shop to create her animations
 I use Ulead Gif Animator

Hints & Tips
TIP 1 -> if you don’t want to install a font -->
open it in a software as « Nexus Font » (or other font viewer software of you choice)
as long as both windows are opened (software and font), your font will be available in your PSP
TIP 2 -> from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by -->
« Mirror » --> image => mirror => mirror horizontal
« Flip » --> image => mirror => mirror vertical

Material
tubes - pattern

open all tubes and duplicate them (window -> duplicate)
Close original tubes and work with the copies (to preserve the originals)
don’t forget to erase tubes’ watermarks before using them
open a silver tile  and minimize to tray. You will use it as a pattern (without installation)

Plugins
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation
Xero

you will need Animation Shop to animate your creation

Use the pencil to follow the steps hold down left click to grab and move it

Realization
1
open a new transaprent image 900 * 700 px

2
layers => duplicate
rename layers « sparkles 1 » « sparkles 2 » from bottom to top
highlight « sparkles 1 » => effects => plugins => Xero / Sparkles

highlight « sparkles 2 » => effects => plugins => Xero / Sparkles => intensity : 255
close the eye of « sparkles 2 »

3
copy / paste as new layer « bas_neige »
effects => image effects => offset

4
copy / paste as new layer « cadre »
don’ move

5
selections => select all
selections => float  -  selections => defoat
selections => modify => expand : 2 px
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with the pattern provided

layers => arrange => move down
layers => duplicate
rename both layers « silver 1 » and « silver 2 » from bottom to top

6
highlight « silver 1 » => add-remove noise -> add noise

highlight « silver 2 » => add-remove noise -> add noise / change 35 by 45
close the eye of « silver 2 »

7
select inside the frame with the magic wand tool
layers => new raster layer
copy / paste « christmas5 » into selection
selections => select none

8
enable the Smart Selection Brush with the following settings

select parts of the landscape as you like

9
layers => duplicate
rename both layers « landscape 1 » and « landscape  2 » from bottom to top
highlight «landscape 1 » => add-remove noise -> add noise => 35
highlight «landscape 2 » => add-remove noise -> add noise / change 35 by 45
close the eye of « landscape 2 »

10
copy / paste as new layer « image_lori »
effects => image effects => offset

translator’s note : I dropped a light shadow

11
layers => duplicate
rename both layers « girl 1 » and « girl 2 » from bottom to top
enable the « lighten brush »
highlight « girl 2 » and apply the brush on the llight of the lantern
close the eye of « girl 2 »

12
copy / paste as new layer « lumières »
effects => image effects => offset

13
copy / paste as new layer « 46el »
effects => image effects => offset

translator's note : I duplicated this layer and applied a "Xenofex 2 / Constellation" effect

14
layers => new raster layer
selections => select all
copy / paste « MD_cadre » into selection

15
apply your watermark or signature
your layers palette looks like this

16
edit => copy special => copy merged
open Animation shop
edit => paste as new animation
back into PSP
close the eyes of « sparkles 1 »  « silver 1 » « landscape 1 » « girl 1 »
open the eyes of « sparkles 2 »  « silver 2 » « landscape 2 » « girl 2 »
edit => copy special => copy merged
open Animation shop
edit => paste after current Frame
image property : 10 (default speed)
save your work as ... type .gif

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My tag with personal tubes (reindeers and tree)

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