Feel free to use my tutorial as a guide and
have fun giving it your own spin.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP.

Needed Supplies & Filters :

Tube of Choice .. I am using the work of Suzanne Woolcott which you must have a license to use. Please do not use her work without purchasing through her site here.

Scrap Kit of Choice .. I have used a gorgeous PTU kit from Cora called Autumn Orchard which be purchased here.

Mask of Choice .. I have used WSL_Mask84 Weescotslass which can be downloaded here.

Template of Choice .. I have used Template #5 from Melissa which can be downloaded from her blog here.

Word Art of Chocie .. I have used Autumn Word Art from Cupcake Sprinkles which can be downloaded from her blog here.

Font of Choise .. I have used Gwendolyn Bold.

Let's get started !

Open your mask and template in PSP, duplicate and close originals. Delete copyright layer and resize canvas to 600x600. To make it easier to see as you go, you may want to add a new layer white background.

Copy and paste Paper 1. New mask layer from image, WSL_Mask84, invert mask data unchecked, and merge group. Duplicate layer and merge down.

Now we will start filling our template layers. This is the part where you can play with different papers but the technique is the same.

Select Semi Circle layer, Select All, Float & Defloat. Copy and paste Paper 3, selections invert and hit delete. Delete original Semi Circle layer and select none. I then added a size 3 color #c2a8a0 gradient glow and a drop shadow. I have used 2/2/40/4 throughout.

Select Dark Rectangle layer, Select All, Float & Defloat. Copy and paste Paper 3, selections invert and hit delete. Delete original Dark Rectangle layer and select none. Add same gradient glow and drop shadow.

Select Light Rectangle layer, Select All, Float & Defloat. Copy and paste Paper 2, selections invert and hit delete. Delete original Light Rectangle layer and select none.

I choose to change the color of my Dotted Rectangle layer to #59942c. I use the adjust/color balance/manual color correction method, going from color #444444 to color #59942c.

Select Circle layer, Select All, Float & Defloat. Copy and paste Paper 1, selections invert and hit delete. Delete original Circle layer and select none.

I changed the color of my Dottec Circle layer to #3c2b19.

Select Circle Frame layer, Select All, Float & Defloat. Copy and paste Paper 3, selections invert and hit delete. Delete original Circle Frame layer and select none. Add same gradient glow and drop shadow.

Copy and paste Tree, resize 75% and drop shadow.

Select Frame Background layer, Select All, Float & Defloat. Copy and paste Paper 2, selections invert and hit delete. Delete original Light Rectangle layer and select none.

Select Frames layer, Select All, Float & Defloat. Copy and paste Paper 3, selections invert and hit delete. Delete original Frames layer and select none. Add same gradient glow and drop shadow.

Copy and paste Fence, resize 75% and drop shadow. Position a lil towards the bottom.

Copy and paste Apple, resize 30% and drop shadow. Position in the top left side frame. Layer duplicate and mirror. Position this one in the bottom right side frame.

Copy and paste Leaf 3, resize 65%, rotate left 15 and drop shadow. Layer duplicate and mirror.

Copy and paste Leaf 1, resize 20% and drop shadow. Position down at the bottom of your fence. Layer duplicate and mirror.

Copy and paste your tube and drop shadow. Copy and paste Basket, resize 40% and drop shadow. Position as though the lil girl is holding the basket.

Duplicate one of your apple layers and resize 65%. Position the apple just below your basket layer. Duplicate and position next to the other apple. I also duplicated and put a few apples in different spots.

Copy and paste Bow 3, resize 30% and drop shadow. Position at the top of your basket.

Copy and paste your preferred word art and resize accordingly. I changed the color of mine to #3c2c1c. I then added a gradient glow, this time using the color of my fence (#f5dfbf) , and drop shadow.

X out white background, merge visible.
Open white background, resize to your liking (I used 500x500).

Add copyright & Add your name. I used Gwendolyn Bold with the same color as my word art, gradient glow and drop shadow.

Save and you are done.

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial.

Please feel free to send me your results.
I'd love to see what you came up with.