This tutorial is 100% my creation, any resemblance to any other is coincidence and not intentional.

Written: 5/13/12

Plugins:

Eye Candy 4000>HSB Noise

Scrap Kit by Kate of Irish Bitch Designs called Once Upon A Forest. You can find her kits here

I used the artwork of Misticheskaya. You must have a license to use their artwork. You can get that and purchase their work here

Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 600x250

Open Paper12

Make this your pattern

Flood fill your canvas with your pattern

Add new raster layer

Selections>Select All

Selections>Modify>Select Selections Border

Use these settings:

Flood fill with #d4b7d6

Selections>Float

Effects>Plugins>Eye Candy 4000>HSB Noise

Use these settings:

Selections>Defloat

Selections>Selete None

Add your tube

Add small drop shadow

Open BerryBush

Copy & Paste

Resize 45%

Move to the far left of your canvas

Open Bird2

Copy&Paste

Resize 10%

Place over your BerryBush

Add small drop shadow

Open Fox

Copy&Paste

Resize 10%

Place near the bottom left of your canvas

Add small drop shadow

Open ForestHouse

Copy & Paste

Resize 22%

Place near the bottom of your canvas near your fox layer

Add small drop shadow

Open FairyDust

Copy & Paste

Place above your paper layer

Do not resize

Add your copyright

Add your name text

Save

You should have something similar to my example

Now for the avatar

Open a new canvas 150x200

Flood fill with your Paper12 pattern

Repeat steps for your border

Add your tube

Add small drop shadow

Add any elements desired

Add your copyright

Add your initial text

Save

You should have something similar to my example

~Thank you for using my tutorial~