Countdown Til New Years Tutorial

 

Countdown Til New Years Tutorial 

You need to purchase this Folder HERE 

All materials is provide for the tutorial original items are links below

New Years Kit HERE
Tag Template HERE
CU Tube Catarina HERE (by Goldwasser) 

Tag Set HERE  (PTU tag set as it the original copies to this tutorial with extra tags) 

1. Open the tag template if you can't open the tag template psp image as it on psp 23 then do the steps below 

Open the base then open template 1, go to Edit>Copy then go to the base go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer (every piece will fall into place) 

Template 1, Music Notes, Template 2, add star bright go to Image>Negative (turn it white) then go to Template 3, template 4 add 4 stars  add Circle 1, and 2 and the stars then add the word art Count Down to New years (Close the layer off) then go to the word art 2026 go to Image>Negative then add it and move the year into the upper star.. (optional) now go to step 2

2. Go into the folder Open Paper 1 go to pattern material properties find paper 1 with 0 Angle, 50 scale click okay then go down to template 1 go to Selections>Select All>Float now go to Layers>Add new raster layer then click the paint can and paint the red paper into the marching ants then go to Selections>Select None

3. Open Gold paper in the folder go to pattern 0 angle, 50 scale go to template 2 go to Selections>Select all>Float then go to Layers>Add new raster layer click on the paint can and paint the gold paper into the marching ants of the new layer then once done go to Selections>Select None

4. Go to the 4 white stars go to  3d Effects>Drop Shadow 5 5 60 5 black click okay it going give 3d effect of shadow 

5. Open Paper 2 go to pattern 45 angle, 50 scale click okay now go to template 3 go to Selections>Select all>Float then go to Layers>Add new raster layer click on the paint can and paint the paper into the marching ants then go to your 3d Effects>Inner Bevel with this setting below

Bevel # 2, Image Smoothness 7,  Depth 3, Color White, Angle 315, Intensity and Evaluation 50 the rest is zero click okay then go to Selections>Select None 

6. Open Paper 4 add it to pattern 0 angle, 50 scale click okay now go to template 4 go to Selections>Select all>Float now go to Layers>Add new raster layer with your paint can paint the red paper into the marching ants then go to 3d Effects>Drop Shadow 1 1 50 5 black click okay then go to -1 -1 50 5 black click okay then go to Selections>Select None 

7.  Go to the 4 stars go to Image>Negative turn it white then go to your 3d Effects>Drop Shadow of 0 0 60 5 black click okay 

8. Open Paper 2 place in your pattern 45 angle, 50 scale click okay now go to Circle 1 go to Selections>Select all>Float then go to Layers>Add new raster layer click on the paint can and paint the red gold pattern paper into the marching ants (keeping the marching ants) go to your 3d Effects>Inner Bevel same setting as before then go to Selections>Contrast 10 click okay then go to Layers>Add new raster layer go to step 9

9. Open Paper 1 add it to your pattern as 0 angle, 50 scale click okay now go to the new raster layer click on your paint can and paint the red paper into the marching ants go to Selections>Select None with your move tool place the dark red circle paper above the red and gold paper circle 

10. Go to the white circle template change the blend of the paper down to 71% to make it a shadow then go to your 3d Effects>Drop Shadow of 1 1 50 2 black click okay then again at -1 -1 50 5 black click okay 

11. Open Paper 2 add it into the pattern 45 angle, 50 scale click okay now go to the star template go to Selections>Select all>Float now go to Layers>Add new raster layer click the paint can and paint the red gold paper into the stars both stars then go to Selections>Select None. Now go to the red gold stars paper layer go to 3d Effects>Inner Bevel with the same setting as before 

12. Go to the 2026 word art go to 3d Effects>Drop shadow go to 0 0 60 5 black click okay then add the drop shadow one more time again  (give it depth off the paper )

13. Open Catarina 11 go to Edit>Copy now go down to the red circle paper go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool adjust her head into the circle with the shadow paper once in place go to to Selections>Select all>Float the red paper circle then go to Selections>Invert highlight the Cataria layer go to Edit>Cut you going to remove the rest of her body then go to Selections>Select None

14. Open Catarina12 go to Image>Resize 650 height pixel click okay then go to Edit>Copy go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place her down on the right side as shown above then add a drop shadow of 0 0 60 5 black click okay 

15. Open Teddybear Present 2 go to Image>Resize 35% now go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the teddy bear down on the left side of Catarina as shown above add the same drop shadow 

16. Open Bells 1 go to Image>Resize 25% now go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the bell on the upper corner frame as shown above 

17. Open Charm go to Image>Resize 55% now go to Edit>Copy now go down to the circle shadow paper go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place it on the red and gold frame of the circle as shown above 

18. Open Teddybear Rose go to Image>Resize 35% now go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the rose teddy bear on the right side of the stool of Catarina as shown above 

20. Take the word art we close off to to Edit>Copy Edit>Paste into Image and delete the word art layer go to the copy image of the word art go to Image>Resize 70% then go to Image>Free Rotate Left 25 click okay then go to Edit>Copy then go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the word art into the inner circle as shown above then once in place go to your 3d Effects>Drop Shadow of 0 0 60 10 white click okay 

21.     Add your name to the other star (optional) 

Font Cookie 

Size 14-20

Color #f4e99f plus add pattern gold and red paper also 3d Effect>Drop Shadow of 0 0 60 10 black click okay gives depth 

22. Add copyright as shown below but with your name not mine 

23. If you close off all circle layers, the bow element and the word art then go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible and delete the merge tag then re open the close layers go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible you will have the banner then you can add the copyright to it. Or you can purchase my tag set and collect your name to it. This is an PTU tut and PTU tag set all materials are provide in the folders. xoxo 

24. Go to File save as PNG Format this completes this tutorial for the banner it is in the Tag set this complete this tutorial design may you have a Happy New years with many blessing to come look for more tutorials to come soon 

Hugs Sunshine 

written Dec 28th, 2025