Gingerbread Flowers

This tutorial uses a different technique.  You will only see the canvas in the downloaded file.  Everything you need is on the canvas.  Make sure you have your Layer Palette visible.  You will Load from the Alpha Channel (not Selections).

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Duplicate (Shift D) and close original to save for another use.
Save in PSP format and name as you wish.

I left a background layer.
You may want to flood fill to help you see better.
You can delete this layer before merging.
Have you Layer Palette open

GINGERBREAD BASE
Please go HERE and complete the base for all the gingerbread series.
Have the image open and ready to use along with the open canvas for this tutorial.

Open Gingerbread Flowers ©2003 Carla Polston canvas

GINGERBREAD
Click on gbread base layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – ggbread-cp
Click on the base image (Ctrl C) to copy.
Click back on the gingerbread flowers image (Ctrl+Shift+L) to paste into selection.

DRESS
Click on dress-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – dress-cp.
Flood Fill #E7D1EF
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail 1-cp.
Flood Fill #661E88

BASKET
Click on basket-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – handle-cp
Flood Fill #E4C67E
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – baxket-cp (typo!)
Flood Fill #E4C67E
Effect - Texture - Weave

Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail 2-cp.
Flood Fill #78260A (Click twice)

FLOWERS
Click on red X on glasses (PSP7) or eye (PSP8) to may flowers visible.

FLOWER
Click on single flower-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – stem-cp
Flood Fill #00ED00
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail 3-cp.
Flood Fill #1D793B
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – flower-cp
Flood Fill #F3E105
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail 4-cp.
Flood Fill #E96107 (Click twice)
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – center-cp
Flood Fill #F3E105
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail 5-cp.
Flood Fill #E96107

BOW
Click on bow-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – bow-cp
Flood Fill #F2DADF
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail 6-cp.
Flood Fill #F5BBD6

You may delete background layer (bottom layer), merge visible and SAVE!

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.

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