Hard Candy Christmas

"I'll be just fine and dandy, Lord, it's like a hard candy Christmas...."

I always loved that song (and the movie it is from), so that was my inspiration for this new kit. I've been working on it since mid-October, but have been so busy with school. I've never had a semester with so much work--papers, projects, homework, quizzes, exams....Tuesday is my last class for this semester, and finals on Friday and the following Tuesday. Then Christmas break before starting my last semester. Very bitter sweet. I really have loved pursuing my Accounting degree.

But, without further ado, here is the preview for Hard Candy Christmas.



It is available exclusively at GBL Creations. Find it here The cost is only $3.50 and for all that is in that kit, it is a steal!

Personal use only
Not all papers and elements shown
Scrapper size

15 papers
1 candy
6 hearts
1 candy cane
2 tree
1 snowglobe
1 santa hat
2 stockings
9 ornaments
2 strings of ornaments
2 snowflakes
1 Christmas train
5 Christmas lights
1 birds
5 rolling pins
1 ribbon and poinsettia
10 ribbons
2 poinsettias
3 presents
2 snowmen
1 candy ring
3 Merribelle tubes
1 Santa ornament
1 window
2 hollies
2 jingle bells
1 lollipop
1 reindeer
1 sign post
1 Santa
5 frames

I also just realized I forgot to put the TOU in the zip files. My TOU can be found on the store's site, but I want to give credit to the following:


Alo Dezigns http://alodezigns.blogspot.com
Bel Vidotti
Beth Turner www.builtbybeth.blogspot.com
Bonnie Willis http://cancermooncreations.blogspot.com
Cathy Cher
Dana Conditt of Deco-Pages.com
DeBee DeZines http://debeedezines.blogspot.com
Designs by Ali http://designsbyali.blogspot.com/
Graphics by Poka Dot http://graphicsbypokadot.blogspot.com
Joanne http://joannes-digital-designs.blogspot.com
JosDZigns http://josdzigns.blogspot.com
Jules Junk http://www.julesjunk.blogspot.com/
Katelynn's Designs http://katelynnsdesigns.blogspot.com/
©Medi http://medievilcreations.blogspot.com/
Micki http://blog.heavendreams.de
Robyn’s Chic Scraps http://robynschicscraps.blogspot.com

Happy Birthday tutorial

Supplies: PSP

Tube available from HERE .

Template #161 from Designs by Ali, available HERE.

Scrap Kit Birthday Kit by Classic Creations by Claudia available for purchase HERE.

Scrap Kit Birthday Kit Add-on (freebie) available HERE.

Open template; hit Shift D to duplicate template. Close the original template. Delete the designer’s information.

Select Raster 1 and Flood Fill White.

Open paper 6 and resize by 20%. Edit copy. On the template select Raster 2. Selections, Select All; Selections Float; Selections Defloat; Edit Paste as a New Layer; Selections Invert; delete using the delete key on the keyboard. On the layers palate, select the new layer, merge down. Select None. Apply drop shadow of your choice.

Open paper 8 and resize by 20%. Edit copy. On the template select Raster 3. Selections, Select All; Selections Float; Selections Defloat; Edit Paste as a New Layer; Selections Invert; delete using the delete key on the keyboard. On the layers palate, select the new layer, merge down. Select None.

Open paper 9 and resize by 20%. Edit copy. On the template select Raster 4. Selections, Select All; Selections Float; Selections Defloat; Edit Paste as a New Layer; Selections Invert; delete using the delete key on the keyboard. On the layers palate, select the new layer, merge down. Select None. Apply drop shadow of your choice.

Open paper11 and resize by 22%. Edit copy. On the template select Raster 5. Selections, Select All; Selections Float; Selections Defloat; Edit Paste as a New Layer; Selections Invert; delete using the delete key on the keyboard. On the layers palate, select the new layer, merge down. Select None. Apply drop shadow of your choice. Repeat with Raster 8.

Open paper 13 and resize by 22%. Edit copy. On the template select Raster 6. Selections, Select All; Selections Float; Selections Defloat; Edit Paste as a New Layer; Selections Invert; delete using the delete key on the keyboard. On the layers palate, select the new layer, merge down. Select None. Apply drop shadow of your choice.

Open paper 12 and resize by 22%. Edit copy. On the template select Raster 7. Selections, Select All; Selections Float; Selections Defloat; Edit Paste as a New Layer; Selections Invert; delete using the delete key on the keyboard. On the layers palate, select the new layer, merge down. Select None. Apply drop shadow of your choice.

Layer New Raster Layer; chose a color from the kit, I chose the yellow from paper number 12. Flood fill this new layer with that color. Copy and then hide that layer.


Select Raster 9. Selections, Select All; Selections Float; Selections Defloat; Edit Paste as a New Layer; Selections Invert; delete using the delete key on the keyboard. On the layers palate, select the new layer, merge down. Select None. Delete the colored layer you just used.

Copy and paste the tube. If using the one I used, resize by 95%. Place tube over on the right side of the frame (see example). If using the tube I used, place the high heels on the edge of the frame.

Open two balloons. Resize each by 20%. Copy and paste one of the balloons behind the tube layer. Image Free Rotate right 10% and place as if the tube is holding the balloons. Copy and paste the other balloon. Image Free Rotate left 10% and place next to the other balloon. Add drop shadow to both balloons.

Select Flower 4 (from the Add-On kit). Resize by 35%. Copy and paste onto left side of the frame. Drop shadow.

Open the two cupcakes and resize each by 20%. With one cupcake Image Free Rotate left 10% and place on the bottom left of the tag. With the cupcake Image Free Rotate right 10% and place slightly on top of the other cupcake. Drop Shadow.

Choose two colors from the kit and with font of your choice (I used Big Brush One), write Happy Birthday (or whatever you wish). Drop shadow.

Add copyright information and your name.

Merge layers.

Thanks for using my tut!

Claudia

Tag from my latest kit

Here is a tag I made from my latest kit, It's All in the Hips, available here. I hope to have the tut for this tag up in the next day or two.

New Tut with one of my older Kits--Thanks Nikki!

Great new tut by Nikki with one of my older kits! Thanks so much, hun. I love it!

Here is the link: Flirt

Tut with Easter Kit

Guess what! A wonderful Tut writer named Nikki used my Easter kit for a tut on her blog! I was so thrilled, as I have recently discovered her blog and had started using some of her tuts. So I was really excited when she wrote one with my kit!

Here is her creation:


I have added a link to her blog on my blog and will work on that blinkie tomorrow, and here is a link for the tut:
Easter is Here

New tags made with Tulips

I let Linda have my latest kit before it was available in the store so she could create some tags to show how versatile this kit is. Here are three that she came up with.

Wish you were Here Tutorial

Tube used by Psycho Jimi, link to his site here. This is a free to use tube, so it is included in my supplies for this kit.

Template #17 by Yvette available here. Look over on the right-hand side of her blog and you will see the download links for her templates.

Also included in the supplies is a mask from my collection. I do not know the designer of the mask, so if it is yours please let me know and I will be pleased to all you in this tutorial and link to your site. Supplies available here.

Freebie scrap kit Pieces of Us, from my blog, available here.

Download scrap kit and supplies.

Open your template. Duplicate by hitting Shift – D. Close the original. Delete the layer with the artist information.

Open your mask.

Delete the background layer. Image—Resize—120%, Resize all layers checked. Image—Canvas Size—700 x 700.

Select the bottom layer of the template. Add New Raster Layer and move to the bottom. Flood fill white.

Select the white layer you just made. Open Paper 5, or paper of your choice, Image—Resize—700 x 700. Edit—Copy and Edit—Paste as a New Layer. Don’t close the paper yet, we will be using it again. Move this layer, with the paper, below the white layer.

Select the white layer. Go to Layers—New Mask Layer—From Image. Select the mask from the drop down menu. Merge group.

Select the heart layer. Selections—Select All—Selections Float—Selections Defloat. Open Paper 6, or paper of your choice. Edit—Copy, Edit—Paste as a New Layer, Selections—Invert, hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—None. Effect—add a drop shadow of your choice. I used Vertical 3, Horizontal -3, Opacity 50, Blur 5. Delete the heart layer. Don’t close the paper yet, we will be using it again.

Select the doodle layer. Selections—Select All—Selections Float—Selections Defloat. Open Paper 9, or paper of your choice. Edit—Copy, Edit—Paste as a New Layer, Selections—Invert, hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—None. Add a drop shadow. Delete the doodle layer.

Delete the heart frame 1 layer.

Select rectangle 1 layer. Selections—Select All—Selections Float—Selections Defloat. Open Paper 8, or paper of your choice. Edit—Copy, Edit Paste as a New Layer, Selection—Invert, hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—None. Delete rectangle 1 layer. Don’t close the paper yet, we will be using it again.

Select frame 1 layer. Selections—Select All—Selections Float—Selections Defloat. Edit—Copy Paper 5, or paper of your choice. Edit—Paste as a New Layer, Selections—Invert, hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—None. Add a drop shadow. Delete the frame 1 layer. Don’t close the paper yet, we will be using it again.

Select rectangle 2 layer. Selections—Select All—Selections Float—Selections Defloat. Open Paper 8, or paper of your choice. Edit—Copy, Edit Paste as a New Layer, Selection—Invert, hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—None. Delete rectangle 2 layer.

Select frame 2 layer. Selections—Select All—Selections Float—Selections Defloat. Edit—Copy Paper 5, or paper of your choice. Edit—Paste as a New Layer, Selections—Invert, hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—None. Add a drop shadow. Delete the frame 2 layer.

Select the heart frame top layer. Selections—Select All—Selections Float—Selections Defloat. Edit—Copy Paper 6, or paper of your choice. Edit—Paste as a New Layer, Selections—Invert, hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—None. Add a drop shadow. Delete the heart frame layer.

Open tube, Edit—Copy, Edit—Paste as a New Layer. Image—Resize—60%, Resize All Layers unchecked. Move the tube to the right, placing the bottom of the tube level with the bottom of the bottom frame and the left edge to the right of the heart frame layer. See completed image for placement, if necessary.

Layers—Duplicate. Select the bottom layer of the tube, Image—Resize to 105%, Resize All Layers unchecked. Effects—Texture Effects—Mosaic Glass. Use Grid Settings 50 – 50, Glass Curvature 50, Edge Curvature 0, Grout Width 2, Grout Diffusion 50. Adjust—Blur—Gaussian Blur 3.

Select the top layer of the tube, add a drop shadow.

Open Envelope 1. With white set as background and foreground transparent, select your Text Tool. Type in “Wish you were here,” or whatever message you want. Image—Free Rotate—Right 15. I used Jeffriana JF font. Move the text over the paper in the envelope. Edit—Copy, Edit Paste as a New Layer. Image—Resize—80%, Resize All Layers unchecked. Move the envelope down and to the left (see image for placement). Image—Free Rotate—Rotate Left 15. Add a drop shadow.

Open Doodle Heart. Edit—Copy, Edit—Paste as a New Layer. Image—Resize 115%, Resize All Layers unchecked. Move to the right. Drag layer down below the tube layers.
Open Butterfly 3. Go back up and select the top layer of your image. Edit Copy, Edit Paste as a New Layer. Image—Resize 20%, Resize All Layers unchecked. Layers—Duplicate two or three times. Position butterflies and angle to your liking. Add drop a shadow on each one.

Merge Visible. Add copyright information, and any additional text you wish. I added my name using foreground red, background blue. Image—Free Rotate—Left 25%, add a drop shadow.

You are finished! Thank you for your interest in my tutorial.

Tags made with Sisters

The group I made this for was very busy with my kit. Here are some of the tags made with my kit. Aren't they great!!

Tag made with Sisters kit

I made this last night for the scrap kit game for the group I made the kit for.



I also want to share a great blog I found last night. The woman makes some awesome frames, templates, masks, and kits, and has some great tuts on her site, too. Check her out: Urban Fairy Tales.
Both the mask and the template in this tag is from her blog.

Tut with Orange Grove

Template by Bittersweet Designs, template #1, available HERE

Tube by Nene Thomas, Fairy Red, available at Artists that Allow.

Scrap kit by Classic Creations by Claudia. You can purchase HERE

I did not use a lot of screen shots with this tut, everything seem pretty straight forward, but if you have any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail me: clewing53@gmail.com.

Open the template, and delete the top layer with the designer’s logo. Add a New Raster Layer and flood fill white. Move to the bottom.

Select Raster 2. Selections—Select All; Selections—Float; Selections—Invert; Open Paper 9, copy paper and paste as new layer on your template. Hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—Select None. Delete the original template layer. Add Drop Shadow of choice. Duplicate, move down on top of white layer. Images Resize 120%, add Effects—Texture Effects—Mosaic Glass with settings: Number of columns and rows: 50, Symetric, Glass Curvature 50, Edge Curvature 0, Grout width 2, Grout diffusion 50. Adjust—Gaussian blur 50.

Select Raster Layer 7. Selections—Select All; Selections—Float; Selections—Invert. Open Paper 10, copy paper and paste as new layer on your template. Hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—Select None. Delete the original template layer. Add Drop Shadow of choice.

Select Raster 3. Selections—Select All; Selections—Float; Selections—Invert; Open Paper 13, copy paper and paste as new layer on your template. Hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—Select None. Delete the original template layer. Add Drop Shadow of choice.

Select Raster Layer 5. Selections—Select All; Selections—Float; Selections—Invert; Open Paper 13, copy paper and paste as new layer on your template. Hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—Select None. Delete the original template layer. Add Drop Shadow of choice.

Select Raster Layer 8. Selections—Select All; Selections—Float; Selections—Invert; Open Paper 3, copy paper and paste as new layer on your template. Hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—Select None. Delete the original template layer. Add Drop Shadow of choice.

Select Raster Layer 4. Selections—Select All; Selections—Float; Add color #f04508, or another color from scrap kit or tube, using Color Changer (under the Flood Fill). Select None. Add Drop Shadow of choice.

Open tube. If using the Red Fairy, recolor to the orange using the Color Changer. Copy and paste tube. Resize as necessary. Duplicate tube. Select the bottom of the two tube layers and resize 120%, add Effects—Texture Effects—Mossiac Glass with same settings as above. Adust—Gaussian blur 50. Add a Drop Shadow to the top layer.

Open and copy Flower 1 and Flower 3, resize to 40%, duplicate each one, place around the bottom of the tube. I did this to hide the bottom edge of my tube. Add a Drop Shadow on each flower.

Using Selection Tool—Circle, make a selection around your tube’s face. Copy; paste as new layer. Using your Pick Tool, resize the circle to fit in one of the three outer circles on the template. Reduce Opacity to around 50. Duplicate twice and place on the other outer circles. Mirror one or more if you would like.

Open Butterflies 1 (in elements) and copy and paste as a new layer. Position to the far left side of the tag. Add Drop Shadow.

Copy Ladybug 1 and Paste as a New Layer. Resize to 5%. Duplicate one or two times and place ladybugs on flowers, angle slightly in different directions. Add a Drop Shadow.

Copy Dragonfly 2 and Paste as a New Layer. Resize to 15%. Place where you want and angle slightly. Add Drop Shadow.

Copy Butterfly 4 and Paste as New Layer. Resize to 15%. Place where you want and angle slightly. Add Drop Shadow.

Add your copyright information and name (I used Magellan Script SSK with foreground orange, background/fill green, then added Eye Candy Bevel to it).

Thank you for your interest in my tut and scrap kit.

Claudia

Tut with Dream a Little Dream of Me

Originally published February 8, 2009

Requirements:

PSP
My scrap kit, available for purchase here: Dream a Little Dream
Tube of choice. I used Hellonlegs tube, available here [You can snag her NEW PSP tubes here]: Hellonlegs at ATA

For animation (animation is optional):
Animation Shop
Eye Candy 4000

If using the Hellonlegs tube, recolor the dress to match one of the colors of the kit. To recolor, use the Color Changer Tool--under Flood Fill. Using the Freehand Selection Tool (with Freehand selected) circle the artist's copyright information, Edit--Cut, Edit--Paste as a New Image. We will save this to add to the completed tag for the copyright info.

Open a frame of your choice. Shift D to copy. Close the original. Resize to 80%. Using the Magic Wand, click inside the frame. Selections--Modify--Expand by 30. Open a New Raster Layer. Select a paper of choice, Edit--Copy, Edit--Paste into the Selection. Selections--None. Move layer with the paper below the frame.

Copy the tube and paste as a new layer on top of the frame. Move up slightly, so the top of her head is above the frame. Open a New Raster Layer over the tube. Select the frame layer to work with. Using the Freehand Selection Tool (with Freehand selected) trace around the bottom half of the frame in a large U.

Edit--Copy, select the New Raster Layer, Edit--Paste Into Selection. Selections--None. Select the tube layer and apply a shadow of your choice. Merge--Visible.

Open a New Image 700 x 700, transparent. Flood Fill White. Edit--Copy the tube/frame; Edit--Paste as a New Layer on the New Image. Duplicate this layer. On the bottom of the two copies, Image--Resize 115%; Adjust--Blur--Gaussian Blur 20.

Select top layer, Merge--Down. Apply Drop Shadow. Move tube/frame down slightly.

Open the Danglers (hearts) of choice. Edit--Copy; select bottom layer (white layer). Selections--Select All; Edit--Paste Into Selection; Selections--None. Apply Drop Shadow.

Add butterflies, or any other elements you might want. Apply drop shadow.

Add copyright information. Merge Visible. Add text. Merge down. I used the font Dominque, but you can use any text you like.

Open candle of choice. Edit--Copy; Edit--Paste as a New Layer. Resize to 60%. Place candle to the left of the tube/frame, making it even with the bottom of the frame. Layer--Duplicate; Image--Mirror. Merge down (where both candles are on one layer). Apply drop shadow.

ANIMATION

Zoom in where you can see the flame on the candles better. Layers--Duplicate two times. Select the top layer of flames. Use your Magic Wand set on Mode--Remove, Match mode--Color, Tolerance 15, Contiguous and Use All Layers unchecked. With your Magic Wand, click on the orange part of the flame. Hold down your Shift key and click on the top (reddish) part of the flame.

Select Effects--Eye Candy 4000--Fire and use these settings: Column Length 200, Flame Width 100, Side Taper 40, Movement 90. check Denser Flames.

Select the second layer of the candles, repeat the Eye Candy Fire effect, but hit "Random Seed." Repeat for the third layer of the candles. Selections--None.

Select the tube/frame layer. Layers--Duplicate twice. Rearrange the layers to where you have a candle layer on top of each tube/frame layer.

Merge each candle layer down to the tube/frame layer beneath it.

Save as PSP Animation Shop.

Open image in Animation Shop. View Animation and see if you want to adjust the speed of the flame any (Animation--Frame Properties).

This is now where I like to add my text for my name. Type your text in PSP, Edit--Copy. Return to Animation Shop. Edit--Paste as New Animation. Edit--Copy. Go to the main image to add your text, Edit--Select All; Edit--Propagate Paste; edit--Paste Into Selection and place the text where you want it to be on the image.

Save file as GIF.

Thank you for your interest in my tut.

Claudia

Tags made with my Valentine Kit

I am working on a new kit inspired by a tube I was using. However, school work is keeping me pretty busy, my husband's been sick, too (he's disabled), and we had company come in for three days last week. Plus on Friday, January 17 our dog, Rick, died, so that kind of set us back, too. We'd had him for almost 12 years, since he was a puppy. So, my PSPing has had to take a back seat for the past couple weeks. I have lots of homework this weekend, but I'll try and get the kit finished during the early part of the week.

Here is one that I did with my Valentine kit:



Here are some of the tags people have made me using my Valentine's Day Kit.

By Inspires Deception:




By Sharon:


By Indy Angel:


By Tina:


By Linda:

Tags done with one of my kits

Originally posted January 4, 2009.

First, I want to post one that I did of my granddaughter. Her mom said she thought that those colors really looked good with her, and so I made a tag with her photo, and I think she was right!



These next tags were made by talented women in my tagging group:

Jill:



Erin:



Tina:



Indy Angel:



And here are two that I made:

This one was from a tut challenge in a different tagging group. It was one with a "use any scrap kit:"



I wasn't real happy with the way it turned out, so I switched around the background some, and like it much better:

Creations by Linda with the kit named for her

Linda didn't waste any time using the scrap kit. Here are two tags she made. One she made for my tagging group, the other she posted in my MySpace comments. Thanks, Linda. They are lovely.

Tags made with my New Year's Kit

I want to share some of the tags the women in my tagging group made with my kit. Thank you, my friends:





And finally, here is the one I made:

My first tut--Let it Snow

This was my first tutorial I ever wrote--on November 2, 2008. I have had some constructive criticism that I should have included photos of the work in process, and I will do that on my next major tutorial. But I still wanted to share.

And I know some people are able to link to a tutorial off of their blog, but I don't know how to do that yet. If someone reading this wants to share that information with me, I would be so grateful!



Tut requires PSP and Animation Shop, and the following supplies:

Get the scrap kit from Blue Dream Designs, Winter Wonderland, download here: Winter Wonderland Scrap Kit

Template by Yvette (#48), download here: Yvette’s Template

Get my supplies, download here: My Supplies

Download and open supplies. Remember, you do not have to install the font, you only have to save it and then open it to your desktop and it will be available to use in PSP as long as you have it open.

Open template. Delete or X out the designer’s copyright information.

Select Background Layer. Layer—Promote Background Layer. Select—Select All. Chose a paper, I used Paper #6. Copy the paper, return to Template and Paste into Selection. Selections—Select None.

Select Shape 1 of your Template. Using your Magic Wand, click on the shape. Select a different paper, I used Paper #1. Copy the paper, return to Template and Paste into Selection. Apply a drop shadow. Selections—Select None.

Select Shape 2 of your Template. Using your Magic Wand, click on the shape. Select a different paper. I used Paper #2. Copy the paper, return to Template and Paste into Selection. Apply a drop shadow. Selections—Select None.

Select Shape 3 of your Template. Using your Magic Wand, click on the shape. Select a different paper. I used Paper #4. Copy the paper, return to Template and Paste into Selection. Apply a drop shadow. Selections—Select None.

Open the snowman tube, or use one of your own. Using black background and X-out foreground in you color palette, select your text tool and find an easy to read font (such as Comic Sans), write “Welcome,” or whatever you would like on the snowman’s plaque he is holding. Selections—Select None. Go to the scrap kit elements and select the heart. Image—Resize to 30%. Image—Mirror. Edit—Copy. Return to the snowman tube and Edit—Paste as New Layer. Position heart over the left “arm” of the snowman (the one without the plaque). Zoom in on this area and using your Eraser Tool set at a small selection, erase the area of the back part of the ribbon on the heart, so that it appears the heart is on the snowman’s “arm.” Zoom out. Merge Visible. Image—Resize 90%. Edit—Copy.

Select your frame. I used Frame #2. Edit—Paste as New Layer (you are pasting the snowman). X-out the snowman layer and highlight the frame layer. Go to your Selection Tool—Rectangle and select an area starting just over the top of the bow. You want to make the rectangle wide enough to cover the entire frame and extend it down to below the bottom edge of the frame. Edit—Copy. Layer—New Raster Layer. Edit—Paste Into Selection (make sure you are on the New Raster layer). Make sure the New Raster Layer is on top. Open the snowman layer. Selections—Select None. Merge Visible. Image—Resize 75%. Edit—Copy.

Return to the Template. Edit—Paste as a New Layer. Add drop shadow.

Select elements from the scrap kit and resize appropriately. I used Buttons #5 & #6 and resized 20%. Place the buttons and/or elements where you like on the Template.

Using black as your background color and the foreground palette X out, put your copyright information in the bottom left corner, using the same font that you used for the snowman’s plaque. Merge—Visible.

In your color palette, select the blue from the darker of the papers for the foreground color, and white as the background color. Using Text Tool, select Krystal font, size 14, alignment centered, and type “Let it Snow!” Position text to your liking and add a drop shadow.

Save the image. Open Animation Shop.

Open the image in Animation Shop and Edit—Duplicate Selected until you have 10 frames. Edit—Select All.

Open My Snow from My Supplies. Edit—Select Al. Edit—Copy. Return to the snowman image, Edit—Propagate Paste, Edit—Paste—Into Selected Frame. Position snow evenly in the frame.

Go back to PSP and open a new image. Using the Krystal font, type your name, or whatever personalization you wish to make. Add a drop shadow. Selections—Select None. Edit—Copy. Return to Animation Shop.

Edit—Paste as New Animation. Edit—Copy. Return to original animation, Edit—Select All, Edit—Paste—Into Selected Frame.

View animation and adjust the speed of the snow if necessary (under Animation—Frame Properties—10) and check to make sure that it is set to loop (Animation—Animation Properties—Looping—Repeat Animation Indefinitely).