I made it with PSP: & &

Supplies:

Filters / Plugins:
Xeroset 1 / Porcelain
Graphic Plus / Cross Shadow
Xeroset 4 / Fritillary
Filters Unlimited 2.0

You are welcome to take this nice sunflower with you, it shows you always where you are (just click and drag) Have Fun!

tutorial tested by:

01) File / New / 700 x 500 px / transparent

Selections / Select all

open the tube: Snowtime_texture1.png

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your selection

Edit / Paste / Paste into selection

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance more

Deselect

02) open the tube: Frosty Winter Morning_Misted by_.png

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

Effects / Plugins / Xero / Porcelain:

set the blend mode of this layer to: Luminance (Legacy)

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

03) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

open the tube: Snowtime_texture2.png

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your selection

Edit / Paste / Paste into selection

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance more

Deselect

04) Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load mask from Disk:
GabeeChristmas6

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: #3f6f84

Layers / Duplicate

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

05) Layers / New Raster Layer

flood fill this layer with: #afe1f7

Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load mask from Disk:
dmsk0014

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

Effects / Plugins / Graphic Plus / Cross Shadow:

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

06) open the tube: Snowtime_ice.png

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

place it as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: #3f6f84

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Mirror

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

07) open the tube: Tree1.png

Adjust / Hue and Saturation / Colorize:

Effects / Plugins / Xero / Porcelain:

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: #3f6f84

place it as shown below:

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

08) open the tube: Tree2.png

Image / Resize: 70%

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

place it as shown below:

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Adjust / Hue and Saturation / Colorize:

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

09) open the tube: bow01.png

Adjust / Hue and Saturation / Colorize:

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

place it as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: #3f6f84

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

10) open the tube: ADB-sisters-by-candeekis.png

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: #3f6f84
&

place it as shown below:

11) Image / Add borders / 2 px / colour: #2c5062

Image / Add borders / 1 px / colour: #aacddf

Image / Add borders / 25 px / colour: #2c5062

activate the magic wand and select the last border with it

Effects / Plugins / Xero / Fritillary:

Selections / Invert

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: #afe1f7
&

Deselect

12) Layers / New Raster Layer

add your watermark and name

activate your text tool

write: Play with us

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: #3f6f84

Effects / Plugins / Xero / Porcelain:

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

13) open the tube: Snowtime_Snowball2.png

Edit / Copy
minimize it
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

place it as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Mirror

place it as shown below:

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

14) activate the tube: Snowtime_Snowball2.png

Edit / Copy
minimize it
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

Image / Resize: 110% (all layers NOT checked)

place it as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Mirror

place it as shown below:

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

your picture should look like this now:

15) activate your minimized snowball (resized 110%)

Edit / Copy
minimize it
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

your picture should look like this now:

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Mirror

place it as shown below:

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

16) repeat step 15 until your picture looks like this:

you layer palette should look like this now:

17) Layers / Duplicate

Effects / Plugins / I.C.Net Software / Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Distortion Filters / Splash: 158

18) activate the bottom layer

make all layers invisible like me here:

Edit / Copy Merged

open your Animation Shop (A/S)

Edit / Paste / As new layer

back to your PSP:

19) make all layers invisible & visible like me here:

Edit / Copy Merged

back to your A/S

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to your PSP:

20) make all layers invisible & visible like me here:

Edit / Copy Merged

back to your A/S

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to your PSP:

21) make all layers invisible & visible like me here:

Edit / Copy Merged

back to your A/S

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to your PSP:

22) make all layers invisible & visible like me here:

Edit / Copy Merged

back to your A/S

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to your PSP:

23) make all layers invisible & visible like me here:

Edit / Copy Merged

back to your A/S

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to your PSP:

24) make all layers invisible & visible like me here:

Edit / Copy Merged

back to your A/S

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

Edit / Select all

Animation / Frame Properties: 10

select the last frame: F:7

Animation / Frame Properties: 100

File / Save as... *.gif