Halloween Card
(PSP all versions - No filters)
A tutorial by Mar © 2005.

What you need:
PSP
Download a 30 day trial here.
Materials:
Download here.
Extra's Halloween masks are in the ZIP too.
Open the images you need from the ZIP in PSP.

Save often.
Let's go
. Good luck..... and have fun

Open a new image 400 X 400 > Transparent.

Foreground to black and background to #fd7b
11.
Fill your image with black:
#000000.

Selections > Select all.
Selections > Modify > Contract with 5 pixels.
Fill the selection with your right mouse button, the orange: #fd7b
11.

Selections > Modify > Contract with 5 pixels.
Fill your selection with black:
#000000.

Selections > Modify > Contract with 5 pixels.

Foreground to pattern and look for the Checkers-small.jpg.

Fill your selection with the checkers pattern.

Selections > Modify > Contract with 20 pixels.
Fill your selection with black:
#000000.

Selections > Select nothing.

Open a new image 320 X 320 and fill with orange.

Open the MD-Halloweenmask.jpg from the ZIP.

Layers > New masklayer > From image.

Find the MD-Halloweenmask.jpg.

Apply.
Layers > Merge > Merge group.

Copy the orange zigzag piece and paste on your card.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.

It is right in the middle so leave it there. No need to move.
You can close the 320X320 image without saving.
We don't need it anymore.

Layers > Merge all layers flatten.

Open the spider in the web (MD-Spiderweb.psp) and copy.
Move the spider to the left top corner (see screenshot).

Foreground to black and background style locked.

Draw lines at stroke 1,00 > Vector unchecked > Anti-Alias checked.

Make sure all lines are connected with a point in the frame.

Open the MD-Spookyhome.psp from the ZIP and copy.
You can also make your own haunted house from a mask.
Look on the internet and surf for Halloween.

Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.

Move the house like on the screenshot below.

Open the ghost (MD-Spook.psp) and copy.

Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
Move the ghost a little over the frame edge.

Open the MD-Boo and copy.

Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
Move the text just above the ghost.

Open the text HHauntingmask.jpg.
Shift-D to duplicate. On the duplicate:
Layers > Promote background to layer.
Fill the image with black #000000.

Layers > New masklayer > From image.
Look for the opened HHauntingmask.jpg.

Apply.
Layers > Merge > Merge group.

Copy the text and paste on your card.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.

Move the text like on the screenshot below.

Repeat this steps on the HHalloweenmask.jpg.

Move the text like on the screenshot below.

Layers > Merge all layers flatten.

If you want some other Halloween tubes, Look on my site here.
I don't have many Halloween tubes but really funny ones.

Your Halloween Card is done.
I hope you liked this card tutorial.
Thank you for trying it out.

This tutorial is written and designed by Mar and therefore her property.

This tutorial may not be downloaded for any purpose other
than to follow the tutorial. If your a Moderator of a group,
please e-mail me before adding this tutorial to any lessons. etc.
When you do have my permission....... only a link is allowed. My tutorials
are never ever to be send over any mailing list or to leave my site.
This tutorial may NOT be copied in part or whole without my permission.

Translation into English with help of my best friends, Trudie.
Thanks sweetie! Couldn't do it without you.



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