On the Wings of a Dream

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the gorgeous "Midnight Dreams" by Rachelz Expressionz available from Cotton Candy Kreations and Stargazer Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Jennifer Janesko which can be purchased from CILM

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

Fonts of choice - I am using Salina, Beautiful ES and Brody

Plugin: Penta.com > Color Dots

Plugin: Alien Skin Xenofex 2 > Constellation

 

Ok, let's begin!

 

 

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

 

Paste Frame4 as new layer
Resize by 85%

 

With your Magic Wand select the area inside each frame
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Add a new raster layer
Paste Paper2 INTO selection

 

KEEP SELECTED

 

 

Layers > Arrange > Move Down

 

Paste your tube as new layer
Resize as necessary
Position within frames
Duplicate then hide duplicate layer
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect

 

 

Unhide duplicate
Layers > Arrange > Move up

 

Use your Freehand Tool to draw around the part you wish to extend over the Frame
Then, Selections > Invert
Press delete then deselect

 

 

Paste Moon2 as new layer
Resize by 70%
Move to the layer BELOW your main tube
Move down slightly

 

Paste PrettyFlowers4 as new layer
Resize by 80%
Position in lower left corner

 

Paste Pretty Flowers3 as new layer
Image > Mirror
Resize by 80%
Position with flowers and move down slightly

 

Use your Freehand Tool to draw around the stem protruding below the Frame
Delete then deselect

 

Paste PrettyBow2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 50%
Position over the flower stems

 

Paste Flower3 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position over centre of Bow

 

Paste Flower2 as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position over Flower3

 

 

Paste Butterfly4 as new layer
Resize by 35%
Position on bottom of Frame

 

Paste Butterfly5 as new layer
Image > Mirror
Resize by 35%
Position above first butterfly

 

Paste PrettyBow2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 40%
Position in the upper right
Move layer down to between Frame and wing extending Frame

 

Open Flower2 as a separate image and resize by 25%
Paste Flower4 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position over Flower
Paste Flower2 again
Resize by 15%
Position over Flower
Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
Minimise till later

 

Paste Frames2 as new layer
Resize by 85%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

STAY ON LAYER AND LEAVE IN POSITION

 

Resize to your liking

 

Now Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a radius of 30.00

 

Effects > Plugins > Penta.com > Color Dot with the following settings:

 

 

Return to the flower we just made as a new image
Paste it as a new layer
Position in the centre top of Frame
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Layers > Arrange > Move Up (this will bring it to the layer above our blurred layer)
Duplicate, then
Position to the left behind flowers
Duplicate again and move down slightly
Duplicate again, then
Image > Mirror and position to the right

 

Paste WireBeads4 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 25%
Position in lower left

 

Paste PearlButterfly4 as new layer
Image > Rotate 20 to the right
Resize by 15%
Position over Wirebeads

 

Duplicate then position near top centre of Frame

 

Duplicate WireBeads
Image > Mirror
Image > Flip
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom, then
Layers > Arranage > Move Up

 

Activate Butterflies and duplicate each
Resize by 50%
Duplicate and position to your liking

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Salina
Set your Material Properties to:
Foreground - #FFFFFF
Background - #3f3b55
Stroke width - 2.00

 

Type out the word "Dream"

 

Select a script font of choice
I am using Beautiful ES
Turn off your Foreground then type out the words:
"On the Wings of a"

 

Select another font for your name
I am using Brody
Foreground - #FFFFFF
Background - #3f3b55
Stroke width - 2.00

 

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Add Noise (optional) and apply a drop shadow
H & V - 1
Opacity - 20
Blur - 3.00
Colour - #000000

 

Add your © copyright, licence and watermark

 

**THIS NEXT STEP IS FOR ANIMATION**

 

First duplicate your blurred layer three times so that you should have four layers
Rename them from bottom up as:
Blur Background
Sparkle1
Sparkle2
Sparkle3

 

Lower the opacity of Blur Background to around 20
Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 and activate Sparkle1

 

Effects > Plugins > Alien Skin Xenofex 2.0 > Constellation with the following settings:

 

 

Then hide Sparkle1 and activate Sparkle2
Repeat the Constellation effect, altering the Random Seed

 

Hide Sparkle2 and activate Sparkle3
Repeat, altering Random Seed again

 

Now, hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 again
Activate Sparkle1
Edit > Copy Merged

 

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as new animation

 

Back to PSP
Hide Sparkle1 and unhide Sparkle2
Edit > Copy Merged

 

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste > After Current Frame

 

Back to PSP
Hide Sparkle2 and unhide Sparkle3
Edit > Copy Merged

 

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste > After Current Frame

 

Edit > Select All
Animation > Frame Properties
Change Properties to 20

 

Then save as a GIF and you're done!

 

Thank you for trying my tutorial!

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 11th April 2009
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