Bee-autiful Springtime

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the cute "Honey Pot" by Jules Junk available at Creative Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using the gorjuss artwork of Suzanne Woolcott which can be purchased from her store

**PLEASE DO NOT USE HER ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**

Fonts of choice - I am using Flower, Spring Light and Chocolate Caliente

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

 

 

Ready?  Let's go!

 

Open a new 600 x 600 blank canvas flood-filled white

 

Paste Frame1 as new layer
Resize by 75%

 

Select the inside of the Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Add a new raster layer
Paste Paper6 into Selection
Deselect
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

 

Paste Hive as new layer
Resize by 35%
Position in lower left

 

Paste Happy Flower as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position in lower right

 

Duplicate then Image > Mirror
Resize by 75%
Position behind Bee Hive

 

 

Ok let's add our tube!

 

Paste your tube as a new layer
Resize as necessary
Place in position then duplicate
Turn off the visibility of one layer and move the other one down between the Frame and paper layers

 

Grab your Magic Wand again and click inside the Frame
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Selections > Invert
Delete and deselect

 

 

Now back to your duplicate tube layer
Turn the visibility back on
Use your Freehand Tool to draw around the bottom of the tube overhanging the Frame

 

 

Delete and deselect

 

Paste Butterfly2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 25 to the left
Resize by 35%
Position in lower left over flower stem

 

Paste Flower4 as new layer
Resize by 70%
Position in upper left, then
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Place in position in upper corner

 

Paste Flower3 as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position behind Flower4 in upper left corner
Duplicate and move to other side of Flower

 

 

Paste Bow2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 40 to the left
Resize by 18%
Position over upper left corner
(I shortened the ribbons on the bow so you could still see the bee on the paper)

 

Paste Heart as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 30%
Position in the upper right
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Place behind the upper corner of Frame

 

Resize tag to 500 x 500

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Flower and Spring Light
Choose a colour to complement your tag

 

Set your Material Palette to:
Foreground - null
Background - #53380f (or colour of choice)

 

Type out your choice of text
I typed "Bee-autiful" in Flower font and "Springtime" in Spring Light
Convert each to raster layer
If text are separate layers,
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow with the following settings:

 

 

Select another font of choice and type out your name
I used Chocolate Caliente
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Add slight noise and a drop shadow

 

Add your © copyright, licence and watermark

 

On a separate image Paste Frame2
Select the inside of the Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Add a new raster layer
Paste Paper4 into Selection
Deselect
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

 

 

Now Copy Merged this new image and paste as a new layer on your tag
Duplicate
Image > Rotate by 65 to the right
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Resize by 65%
Lower opacity to 55
Duplicate layer twice
Rename to Mosaic1, Mosaic2 and Mosaic3

 

Hide Mosaic2 and Mosaic3 and activate Mosaic1

 

Effects > Texture Effects > Mosaic - Antique with the following settings:

 

 

Now hide Mosaic1 and activate Mosaic2
Repeat Mosaic effect changing the Grout Diffusion to 51

 

Now hide Mosaic2 and activate Mosaic3
Repeat Mosaic effect changing the Grout Diffusion to 52

 

Now let's animate!

 

Hide Mosaic2 and Mosaic3 again leaving only Mosaic1 visible
Edit > Copy Merged

 

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as new animation

 

Back to PSP
Hide Mosaic1 and activate Mosaic2
Edit > Edit Copy Merged

 

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste After Current Frame

 

Back to PSP
Hide Mosaic2 and activate Mosaic3
Edit > Edit Copy Merged

 

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste After Current Frame

 

Now save as a GIF and you're done!

 

Thank you for trying my tutorial!

 

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© Tutorial written by Stina on 14th April 2009
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