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Tuesday, 31 December 2019

5..4..3..2..1 HNY

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 30th December 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice, I am using the beautiful artwork of Misticheskaya
which can be purchased from Pics For Design
My scrapkit Goldeen
My Mask 339 HERE
Font of choice
Wordart (save from bottom of page)

Filters - Muras Meister - copies


open blank canvas 700 x 700 

element 9, resize 50,
effects - muras meister, copies - encircle
change number to 7, shift x & y to 45
dropshadow 2,4,50,9,black

element 6, resize 30
repeat muras but change shift x & y to 55
rotate left 20
d/s

element 31, resize 20
repeat muras
d/s 

element 21, resize 20
repeat muras, but angle to -29
rotate right 20
d/s

element 10, resize 20
repeat muras, change shift x & y to 60
rotate left 10
d/s

Frame 3, resize 55
magic wand, feather 0, click inside the frame
expand by 5
then on each muras layer, hit delete once
deselect

element 30, resize 50,
position between the muras layers to your liking
erase any that is showing inside the frame
I placed mine top right 

element 48, resize 30, adjust, sharpness, sharpen more
again position within the muras layers to your liking
I duplicated mine a couple of times and randomly placed them

once you are happy with your placement, d/s your frame
merge visible

paper 15, apply mask, merge group
move slightly up and left, duplicate
move slightly down and right
merge down
duplicate, mirror

paste tube, resize as necessary
position to your liking within the frame
duplicate, layers - arrange - bring to top
now erase the bottom half of your top tube

go back to the bottom tube and erase
the bottom part that is showing under the frame
d/s the bottom tube

at this point you can add any other elements you wish

paste wordart
There is an extra set of numbers if you want to put the year on your tag
if not just delete the extra numbers

add your name, license and copyright information
merge visible
crop and save as png

(click thumbnail to open full size and save)

Slats


This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 10th December 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.


Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using "Forest Elf 3" from Very Many
which can be purchased from the store HERE
Christmas Cluster HERE
Mask of choice
Font of choice
pinkrec - save from bottom of post


open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p tube
effects, muras meister, wallpaper rotate, default settings
adjust, blur, motion blur, angle 130, strength 100
apply mask, 
merge group

c/p cluster, resize 60
c/p tube again, resize 40, drag under the cluster
freehand selection tool, feather 22, select around the bottom 
of the tube hit delete 2 or 3 times
deselect
merge tube and cluster layers together

copy merged, paste as new layer, mirror
c/p large tube once more
merge down
c/p rectangles, select all, float, defloat, invert
hit delete on the merged layer, deselect
apply your favourite inner bevel
drag down to just above mask layer, move to the left

duplicate bevelled rectangles, adjust blur, gaussian blur 5
layers - arrange - move down
change blend mode to dissolve
dropshadow rectangles layer

add name, license and copyright information
delete white background layer
crop and save as png


click to open full size and save


Here are some more examples made by members of my forum 

By Prismatic

By Deeva


By Wendy


Saturday, 7 December 2019

Pink Christmas




This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 24th November 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using "White Elf 2" by Very Many
which you can purchase from the store HERE
My supplies HERE
Mask of choice
Font of Choice


open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p paper
apply mask
merge group
duplicate
merge down

c/p wreath, resize 15
c/p frame, resize 25
c/p tube, resize as necessary, erase any that is showing below the frame
c/p tree, resize 50, position bottom right 
c/p gifts, resize 40, position bottom left
c/p NOEL, resize 20, place in front of gifts
c/p pink tree, resize 60, position in front of first tree but to the left a little 
c/p pink deer, position middle bottom
c/p baubles, position in front of pink deer
c/p pink cones, place next to the baubles
c/p wordart

add name, license and copyright information
delete white background layer
merge visible
crop and save as png


Here are some more examples made by the member so of my forum

by Linda

By Wendy

By Waltraud

By Chillybean

By Gigi




The Most Wonderful Time of the Year



This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 17th November 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Eskada
which you can purchase from Pics For Design
My supplies HERE
Mask & Font of choice



open blank canvas 700 x 700 
floodfill white

c/p paper
apply mask
merge group

c/p frame
c/p lamp, resize 70, position along right side of frame, 
(we will come back later and erase the bottom of the lamp)

c/p sign, resize 50, position left side of frame, towards the top

c/p poinsettia cluster, resize 40, position top left corner of frame
(reposition sign so it looks like its hanging from beneath the cluster)

c/p mittens, resize 30, position on left so they look like they are hanging from beneath the sign

c/p skis, resize 30, position bottom right of frame

c/p tube, resize as necessary, erase any that is showing outside the frame
at the bottom, but leave her head over the top of the frame
(so she looks like she is emerging from the frame)

c/p swag, resize 40, position bottom left corner of frame

c/p stag head, resize 50, position bottom left 

c/p snowman, resize 50, position just to the right of the stag head

c/p jute reel, resize 50, position at feet of snowman

Go back and duplicate the poinsettia cluster, flip it and move it up slightly
so its showing behind the stag head

duplicate again, mirror, resize 50 and place in middle of skis

c/p gift, resize 15, bottom right
duplicate, resize 70, mirror and place just to the left of the first gift

Go back to the lamp now and erase the bottom of it that is showing behind the gift

Dropshadow all elements and tube

add name, license and copyright information
delete white background layer
merge visible

crop and save as png


Thankful



This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 3rd November 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Zindy
which you can purchase from her shop HERE
Scrapkit - Blessings by Hania Designs 
was a freebie at PFD but appears to have gone now
Mask of choice
Font of choice
My Wordart (optional) download from bottom of page


open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

paper 1, resize 70
apply mask
merge group

el 95, resize 50
el 97, resize 40 - move behind frame and up a little so its 
round the edge of the red frame, erase the bit that is showing 
inside the red frame
duplicate, flip & mirror, merge down,
el 36, resize 60, erase any showing inside the frame 
el 75, resize 50, bottom left
el 51, place to the right of the basket a little but still overlapping
el 46, flip and place on top of grass so the main bulk of the leaves
are covering the basket
el 27, resize 20, place behind the grass to the right
el 31, resize 30, place bottom right, drag down to just above mask layer
erase any that is showing inside the frame
el 16, resize 40, mirror and position just behind the grass so it looks like
its leaning on the right side of the frame

make mask layer active
paste tube, resize as necessary
erase any showing outside the frame

add any other elements you wish
dropshadow all elements

Add wordart if you wish

add name, license and copyright information
delete white background layer, merge visible
crop and save as png


Wordart - click to open full size and save 




Skulls

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 13th October 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the incredible artwork of Enys Guerrero 
which can be purchased from CDO
My Supplies HERE
Mask 0071 from Viviennes Paintbox
Font of choice


open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p paper
apply mask
merge group
resize 90

frame, resize 20, move right so the skull on the mask is showing

leaves, resize 30, mirror, position along left side of 
frame so just covering the skull on the mask a little
drag below the frame

cloud, position at bottom of frame with the hard edge
lined up with the inside of the frame

moon, resize 50, drag down so its just above the mask layer
 image effects - offset H-90 V0
change blend mode to luminance legacy

skulls, resize 50, position bottom of frame,

gothic font, resize 50, position to the right of the skulls

book, resize 50, position in front of skulls

web, resize 50, position so it looks like its hanging from the frame, 
making sure the dangling spider is showing just below the book
you may wish to duplicate it for extra definition

make moon layer active
c/p tube, resize and position as necessary inside the frame
erase any that is showing outside the frame
change blend mode to luminance legacy
duplicate
adjust, blur - gaussian blur 9 - change blend mode to hard light
and lower opacity to around 78

dropshadow all elements except the moon

add your name, license and copyright information
delete white background layer
merge visible
crop and save as png


NOTE:  once you delete the white background layer your moon will change color 
if you want it to stay grey, then you will need to colorize it before merging

Sunday, 13 October 2019

R.I.P.



This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 6th October 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Misticheskaya
which can be purchased from Pics For Design
My Scrapkit - A Taste of Halloween
Mask 0068 from Vivienne
Font of choice


open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p paper 13
apply mask
merge group
resize 90

element 40, position top middle, duplicate, adjust - blur - gaussian blur 14
element 61, resize 40, position on top of red moon, add an orange gradient glow
element 75, resize 50, rotate right 19
element 58s, resize 40, position at bottom of frame
element 59, resize 40, position behind the pile of bones 
element 31, resize 50, position to the left and behind the pile of bones
duplicate, position behind the pile of skulls along the right side of the frame
element 65s, resize 60, position left middle behind the frame, 
element 21s, resize 25, position at foot of tombstone
element 10s, resize 20, position just in front of books
elements 4s & 5s, resize 20, bring both to top of layer palette, position 
bottom right so the edge of the skulls is covered

make frame layer active, magic wand, click inside the frame, expand by 5
c/p paper 11, resize 50, invert selection, delete
drag paper below frame
paste tube as new layer
position to your liking within the frame, delete, deselect
change blend mode to luminance legacy

paste tube again, resize to fit nicely, position in front of the pile of bones
but behind the pumpkins
Add any other elements you wish, 

Add name, copyright & license information
delete white background
merge visible
crop and save as png

Beautiful Dreamer


This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 29th August 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

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Supplies Needed: 

My supplies HERE
Miz_Mask_313 & Miz_Mask_239 HERE

Note:  the "blue eyes" image is a public domain stock image
but if you wish to use a tube or image of your own please feel free



open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p wallpaper, resize 70
apply Miz_mask 313
merge group

c/p book texture, resize 70
image, flip
apply Miz_mask 313
merge group
image, flip
change blend mode to luminance legacy

c/p paint splat 2, resize 40
move down and to the left a little

paste paint splat 2 again, resize 30
image, flip
move up and left
duplicate

**adjust, color balance, negative image
rotate left 124
move down a little
adjust brightness/contrast - B46, C30
effects - edge effects - enhance more **

NOTE: if you are unable to do the color balance, negative image,
then just adjust brightness until the splats are white

c/p paint splats 1, resize 40
move up and to the right a little
duplicate
erase some of the big splat leaving just the smaller splats
repeat from ** - **
move down a little

c/p frame

c/p 'Blue Eyes' 
position so one of the eyes is in the middle of the frame
but keep it on top of the frame
apply Miz_mask 239
merge group

selection tool, circle, feather 18, mode (replace)
select a circle around iris,
invert,
now click once just outside the circle
promote selection to layer in your layer palette
deselect

on the promoted selection
effects - eye candy 4 - HSB noise
57,58,40,6,42,42,smooth lumps, seamless tile checked

c/p solar system, resize 30
d/s 1,1,60,5,black
adjust, sharpness - sharpen more

c/p stars, resize 25
d/s 2,5,30,12,black
move to bottom right corner of frame

c/p black stars, resize 30
move to bottom left corner of frame
adjust - sharpness - sharpen more

c/p wordart, position at bottom of tag

Now do you see that nasty visible edge, top left corner
of the first mask layer we done, lets get rid of that!
either use your freehand selection tool with a feather of
around 35 or use a nice grungey brush to erase that corner,
not too much, just enough to get rid of that visible edge.

Add your name,
Add copyright and license information if you used
something other than the image provided
delete white background layer
merge visible
crop and save as png



Friday, 4 October 2019

Faith Hope Courage


This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 4th October 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

Supplies needed
Tube of choice - I am using a gorgeous tube from Arthur Crowe
you can purchase similar from his store HERE

This is very much a "make it your own" tut
you will need a scrapkit of your choice, one that contains
several different flowers, in any color
and a round mask and font of your choice.


open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p  paper of choice
apply your mask
merge group

c/p several different flowers and resize to fit
duplicate, flip, mirror and position around the edge of the mask circle
to your liking, add some other elements of choice
colorize if necessary
dropshadow all your elements

c/p your tube
resize to fit
position in the middle of your tag 
make sure the bottom of your tube in beneath the flowers
at the bottom of the tag
dropshadow

c/p wordart (from bottom of this post)
position across the bottom of your tag

add some sparkles

add your name, copyright and license information
delete white background
merge visible
crop and save as png

click on the 'very faint' image above to open full size  
and save to your computer

Rockin Pink

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 30th September 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.


Supplies needed

Tube of choice - I am using the gorgeous artowrk of
Keith Garvey which I purchased back when he was with MPT
but you can now purchase his tubes from CDO
My supplies HERE
Font of choice
Mask of choice


Open blank canvas 700 x 700
flood fill white

paste paper 5
apply mask
merge group

preset shapes tool - ellipse - background color set to pink
hold down the shift key and draw out a fairly large circle in
the middle of your canvas, 
objects - align - center in canvas
convert to raster

duplicate
resize 50

effects - image effects - offset
H-200, V-85, transparent
duplicate
mirror
merge down

back to the large circle
duplicate again
resize by 90
adjust brightness & contrast
B20, C5

duplicate the large circle one more time
resize 80
layers arrange
move up
select all, float, defloat, 
paste paper 5, resize 60
invert selection
delete
deselect

element 30, resize 30, offset H-210, V35
element 36, resize 30, offset H-219, V116, drag down below your large circle
element 49, resize 50, offset H-103, V144, drag down below large circle
element 34, resize 50, offset H-187, V116, position just below the first flower
duplicate and mirror each of the elements

make small circles active
select all, float, defloat, 
c/p tube as new layer
position face in one of the circles
invert selection
delete
deselect
duplicate the tube layer, mirror
change blend mode to screen

c/p my wordart as new layer
duplicate,
position one in each of the circles under the tubes
change blend mode to burn
c/p ribbon as new layer, resize 10
position one each on edge of small circles
add a white gradient glow to the small circles layer
dropshadow

paste tube again as top layer
dropshadow

c/p large wordart as new layer
position right across the bottom of your tag
covering the bottom of your tube 
dropshadow

duplicate one of the ribbons and position in the middle
of the large wordart

Add your name, copyright and license information
delete white background layer
merge visible
crop and save as png


Sunday, 29 September 2019

BCA


Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Arthur Crowe
which can be purchased from the store HERE
My supplies HERE
Font of choice


Open supplies
shift & D to duplicate the template
close original

layer 2, select all, float, defloat, 
c/p paste paper 1, resize 70, invert, delete
deselect
delete original layer 2

layer 4, repeat same as layer 2 but with paper 2

layer 6, select all, float, defloat, 
new raster layer, floodfill with pink/white gradient
linear, angle 49, repeats 2
keep selected
copy and paste large tube as new layer, 
invert selection, delete
deselect
change blend mode to luminance legacy
duplicate
adjust blur - gaussian blur 9
change blend mode to screen
lower opacity on both tube layers to around 50

copy and paste smaller tube as new layer
mirror, position to your liking

c/p the roses, position along the bottom of the large oval
erase any of the tube sticking out from the bottom of the roses

c/p clouds, position across the flowers

on BCA layer, select all, float, defloat
new raster layer
floodfill with pink
new raster layer
effects - eye candy 5 impact - glass 
with the following settings

expand selection by 2
back on the BCA layer, floodfill white
deselect

copy and paste sparks, move down a little

Add your dropshadows
Add your name, copyright and license information
delete white background layer
merge visible
crop and save as png

Sunday, 11 August 2019

TV - Chewing Gum for the Eyes



This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 17th July 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.



Supplies Needed: 
Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Jennifer Janesko
which can be purchased from CDO
My supplies HERE
Font of choice


open blank canvas 700 x 250

c/p television, move down a little so the screen
is in the center of your canvas

freehand selection tool, feather 1, select round the 
screen of the television

c/p tube, resize to fit nicely inside the screen
invert selection, delete
change blend mode to luminance legacy

c/p grain 1, resize 30, position to your liking within the selection
delete
repeat but move to a slightly different position
c/p grain 2, resize 30, position to your liking within the selection
delete
deselect

change blend mode to dodge on all three grain layers
and lower opacity to 66
make sure grain 2 layer is active
layers - arrange - move down

hide the top 2 grain layers
copy merged 

open Animation Shop
paste as new animation

back in psp
hide bottom grain layer
unhide middle grain layer

in AS paste after current frame

back in psp
hide middle grain layer
copy merged

in AS paste after current frame
repeat twice more

back in psp
unhide top grain layer
copy merged

in AS paste after current frame

OK now we have our animation ready, go back to psp and lets build the rest of the tag

hide all layers on our canvas except the bottom one
floodfill with #d5be92

c/p film as new layer
duplicate, rotate, mirror, flip several times to cover the canvas
merge visible

using a small pixel font, type out "TV CHEWING GUM FOR THE EYES" several times 
until it reaches right across your canvas
convert to raster
position approx 1 cm up from the bottom edge
change blend mode to dodge
duplicate and position approx 1cm down from the top edge

Add name, license and copyright information

copy merged

in AS paste as new animation, duplicate until you have 6 frames
make the TV canvas active, ctrl & A to select all frames, copy
on FILM canvas, ctrl & A, paste into selected frames, 
position the TV to your liking and click once

save as gif

Delicate Elf


This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 30th June 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

Supplies Needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful Forest Elf 5 by Very Many
My Scrapkit - Tenderness
Vintage Stamps from Minja's Designs
My "Delicate" wordart HERE (2nd down on the left)
Font of choice



open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p stamp 1, resize 20
image effects, offset, H-55, V-40

c/p stamp 2, resize 20
image effects, offset, H55, V40

merge down
select all, float, defloat
c/p paper 2
invert
delete
keep selected
c/p close up tube as new layer
delete
keep selected
change blend mode to screen

c/p paste smaller tube as new layer
position to the left
erase the tube along the bottom left corner
deselect
d/s

delete original stamp layer

el 34, resize 80, position beneath the large 'screen' tube layer
el 19, resize 80, layers, arrange, bring to top, position along bottom of small tube
duplicate, rotate right 90, position along back of small tube,
layers, arrange, move down, repeat
el 46, resize 60, move slightly to the left behind the tube

c/p white wordart as top layer, resize 50, position to your liking
duplicate, merge down

(I duplicated again, resized 60, placed it under my tube and to the right
a little, erasing the part that was overhanging the edge of the tag)

add name, license and copyright information
delete white background layer
merge visible
crop and save as png

Alice VTR



This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 16 June 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.



This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 16 June 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Misticheskaya which
can be purchased from Pics For Design
Penta.com - vtr2
Font of choice



open blank canvas 700 x 250

c/p tube position so the skirt covers the entire canvas
image - rotate - 90 clockwise
effects - penta.com - vtr2 default settings
image - rotate - 90 anticlockwise

paste tube again - resize 50 - position in the middle (ensure this layer stays on top)
paste again  - resize 30 - mirror, position along left side
paste again - resize 42 - mirror, and position back to back with first tube
paste again - resize 70 - position in the gap between 1st and 2nd tube
duplicate, mirror and drag down below 3rd tube - position in top right corner

make sure 1st tube layer is at the top of the layer palette & hide it for now
merge the other tube layers together, change blend mode to luminance legacy,
duplicate
adjust - blur - gaussian blur 7 - change blend mode to screen
lower opacity on luminance layer to 54

merge visible

select all, contract by 20
dropshadow, 2,4,46, 12, black
invert selection
promote selection to layer, change blend mode to multiply
deselect

unhide tube layer
dropshadow

add name, copyright and license information
merge all
save as jpg

Like Clockwork



This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 8th May 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.


Supplies needed

Tube of choice - I am using 'Steampunk_23' from Very Many
which you can purchase from the store HERE
Scrapkit - Like Clockwork HERE
Stamp 2 from Minja's Designs HERE
Font of choice

Open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white
c/p paper 11 
c/p stamp 2 - resize 25 - select all, float, defloat, invert
on paper layer, hit delete, deselect, delete stamp layer
duplicate pink layer, merge down
duplicate, rotate left 90
selection tool, circle, feather 30, draw out a circle from the middle of your canvas
invert selection, hit delete on your keyboard once, deselect
move down towards the bottom

c/p tube - resize to fit - blend mode luminance legacy
duplicate tube, 
adjust blur, gaussian blur 10, 
blend mode screen, lower opacity to 75
dropshadow original tube layer

Dont forget to dropshadow elements as you go along

el 45 - resize 55 - position along bottom of tube
el 39 - resize 40 - position along bottom of tube in front of flowers
el 38 - resize 60 - position centrally behind tube
el 49 - resize 30 - position behind the cogs to the left, duplicate, mirror and move down a little
el 57 - resize 30 - position bottom right, place on top of cogs, behind tubes back to the right
duplicate, layers - arrange, bring to top, mirror and position bottom right of tag
el 67 - resize 30 - position bottom right
el 72 - resize 20 - position behind car
el 12 - resize 25 - position bottom left

add any other elements you wish

add name, copyright and license information
delete white background layer
merge visible
crop and save as png

add name, license and copyright information
delete white background
merge visible
crop and save as png

Thursday, 1 August 2019

Mermaid

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 20th June 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

Supplies needed:

tube of choice - I am using the beautiful mermaid4 from VeryMany
which can be purchased from the store HERE
my supplies HERE
my scrapkit -Coastal HERE
Mask of choice
font of choice



Open template from supplies
shift & D to duplicate and close original

c/p paper 12 just above bg layer
apply mask
merge group

layer 1 - select all, float, defloat, c/p paper 16
invert - delete - invert - selections, modify, select selection borders
inside 5
add noise - gaussian 86 - deselect

Layer 2 - repeat using paper 18

Layer 3 - repeat using paper 8

elements 62 & 63
element 64 - resize 60
position along bottom of top layer to your liking

element 31 - resize 30 - rotate left 90
drag down layer palette to just under the top paper layer
position to the left - dropshadow

element 51 - resize 30 - position to the right 

element 30 - resize 50 - erase one of the dolphins
position to your liking between the water layers

c/p tube - resize as necessary
using your freehand selection tool, feather around 20/25
select along the bottom of your tube and hit delete a few times
deselect

duplicate tube twice - mirror one
drag then both down to just above the middle paper layer
on paper layer - select all, float, defloat, contract by 4, invert
position tubes to your liking within the selection, hit delete on each one
deselect
change blend mode to luminance legacy on both.

frame 2 - resize 30 - position just above bottom paper layer
to the right behind the grass

add name, license and copyright information
delete white bg layer
merge visible
crop and save as png