Unusual christmas card 3d

[The_Leena]

Hi,
I found this tutrial and I'm absolutely desperate to know how to achieve such an effect. Unfortunaletly, for me the tutorial is too obscure. Can anyone solve this riddle? What is the step by step, including with which tool some steo was made.
There it is: http://alfoart.com/christmas_card_1.html

[pixelzombie]

interesting, did you get their psd file?

[MiningArt]

A very nice effect. The steps are laid out pretty good.

[The_Leena]

I've contacted the author and I'll be getting the .psd file pretty soon.
MiningArt They probably are but take into account the fact that I'm not so advanced.

[palms]

Originally Posted by MiningArt

A nice very effect. The steps are laid out pretty good.

You think so John, maybe it's me then cause after the first few steps i was reaching for the headache tablets and gave up ! ! ! ! !

Palms

[The_Leena]

Thank God I'm not the only one who thinks so ;]

[butlermike]

Here's my effort. Not exactly Christmassy though.
Not that pleased with it as something just doesn't work. it doesn't really look like its inside the card. And the palm tree cut out wasn't great but then my low res photo wasn't easy to work with!
Maybe if i was to drop it down so that the sea/beach line was on the fold of the card...
I really like the effect in the tutorial so i'll keep working at it.

[MiningArt]

butlermike, you can see the basic effect in your try.
Palms, reading through it sounds reasonable, but haven't tried to actually do it.
update:
OK, tried it one time. Nothing like the example, but sorta like a card maybe.

[The_Leena]

Originally Posted by butlermike

Here's my effort. Not exactly Christmassy though.
Not that pleased with it as something just doesn't work. it doesn't really look like its inside the card. And the palm tree cut out wasn't great but then my low res photo wasn't easy to work with!
Maybe if i was to drop it down so that the sea/beach line was on the fold of the card...
I really like the effect in the tutorial so i'll keep working at it.

The image is a little too flat. Maybe you add some sticking out clouds on the right hand side of the image. I'm gonna try the tutorial this weekend.

[palms]

Leena i have found that sometimes a tut just dosent "click" into place, but you have the right attitude give it a go

butler mike a great go, I think the palm trees look good, One thing to look at again maybe is the sky/sea image i think that the perspective isnt right for the card.

John looks like a card again i think the perspective isnt quite right on the top of the card

And you are a rotten lot as i am starting to get itchy fingers and may well have to give it a try (when i find some time )

Palms

[MiningArt]

Don't do it Palms, those instructions are as clear as mud. :-)) I went astray about half way through. I really like the example results though, so may give it another try later.

[unimatrix001]

This is a good as i could come up with. It seems reading the tutorial the he left out some steps to force you to purchase the pdf file. So i fudged it from what i could read and see in the images that he had available. As MiningArt said this tutorial is clear as mud.

[The_Leena]

I am in possesion of the .psd file. And it was for free

[palms]

Originally Posted by The_Leena

I am in possesion of the .psd file. And it was for free

Is it of any help? I have got so far as to make the card shape ! ! ! ! ( cheating though used the photograph as a template)
Palms

[The_Leena]

Don't know yet. I will have time to check it out after this weekend. ;]