Light up Xmas

Tube of choice i used Arthur Crowe.

Red Christmas Tube and Kit. HERE.

BBD_Mask_176. Thanks babs for sharing. HERE.

Eye Candy Fire plugin.

Font of choice i used CF SnowBall.

Drop shaddow throughout. 2. 2. 30. 5. Black.

File new 650 x 650. Fill with white.

Resize Paper3. by75. Paste as new layer. Mask, new from image.

Select and apply mask, merge mask visable. Duplicate.

Resize Paper7. by40. Paste as new layer on top center of mask.

Copy and paste Element05. as new layer.It should sit in the right place.

Copy and paste04. Paste as new layer on top bottom center of frame.

Sharpen then drop shaddow.

Resize element26. by40. Paste as new layer on top left of frame, drop shaddow.

Resize element30. by25. Paste as new layer on top bottom right of tree, drop shaddow.

Resize element19. by30. Paste as new layer on top bottom left of mask, drop shaddow.

Resize element09. by40. Paste as new layer on top bottom left of tree. Drop shaddow. Image flip.

Resize element02. by40. Image rotate 90% left. Image flip.

paste as new layer on top bottom of tree, drop shaddow.

Resize tube by60.  Paste as new layer on top bottom left of frame.

Sharpen, then drop shaddow.

Resize element22. by30. Paste as new layer on top left of present, drop shaddow.

Resize element29. by45. Paste as new layer on top center right 

of frame, drop shaddow, duplicate. Image mirror, move upwards.

Add url copyright and licence number.

Add name top center of tag, magic wand click on all the white bits,

Fill with white. Drop shaddow.

Animation...

Highlight tree layer. Freehand tool, point to point.

Draw around each candle flame on tree, modify exspand by2.

Add E.C. fire, settings from top to bottom. Direction 90. 60.91. 10.74.21.60. 33. 

Draw only Outside Selection. Random seed 8516. Ok.

Select none, edit copy merged, paste in animation shop as new animation.

Repeat as above, undoing select none, then fire.

Adding fire on the next two frames hitting random seed once each time.

Pasting in animation shop after current frame.

View animation, save as.

Hope you enjoy doing my tut, thanks for trying it.