Applying now the Brush Tool, represent several wavy stripes on a new layer.

design winter postcard in adobe Photoshop cs2

Blur them out on the given direction with next command: Filter – Blur – Motion Blur.

design winter postcard in adobe Photoshop cs2

Represent now on a new layer dark rounded corners.

design winter postcard in adobe Photoshop cs2

And blur them out along the circle's trajectory with Filter –Blur – Motion Blur.

design winter postcard in adobe Photoshop cs2

Combine now all the layers: Layer – Merge Visible (shift+ctrl+e).

design winter postcard in adobe Photoshop cs2

Add two flares now on the crown and on the house's window: Filter – Render – Lens Flare.

design winter postcard in adobe Photoshop cs2
 


Insert the picture now in a frame that is possible to create with the Crop Tool and Paint Bucket Tool.

design winter postcard in adobe Photoshop cs2

Choosing Horizontal Type Tool, introduce the text on the illustration:

design winter postcard in adobe Photoshop cs2

Copy the layer with the text and blur out the copy (Gaussian Blur). Merge down these two layers (ctrl+e) and change the type of the new layer on the Color Burn. Merge down again all the layers (shift+ctrl+e), Make a copy of the new layer and blur out the copy.

design winter postcard in adobe Photoshop cs2

Minimize the Opacity of the copy-layer till 18%.

design winter postcard in adobe Photoshop cs2 

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Finished!

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