Dance With Me

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the gorgeous "Prom Night" kit by Just a Girl Designs available from Twilight Scraps and Exquisite Scraps

Tube or image of choice - I am using the lovely image by Alicexz of Edward and Bella at the Prom

**I misted this image by using the 20-20 Mask available in your PSP program**

Template #59 by Dezigns by Ali available from her blog

WSL_Mask7 by Chelle available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using Twilight and Be Safe

Plugin: Xenofex Constellation

 

 

Ready? Let's begin...

 

 

Open Template #59 by Ali
Resize all layers by 500 wide
Image > Canvas Resize 600 x 600 centred

 

Delete Copyright and Bracket Layers

 

Add new raster layer, then
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Flood-fill white
Rename BACKGROUND

 

Select SHAPE1 with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Paste Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

 

Select SHAPE2 with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Paste another Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

 

Paste DanglerDeco as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position along the top

 

Select the area outside the bottom SHAPE
Selections > Modify > Expand by 2
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2

 

 

Press delete then deselect

 

Paste your Image, Mist or Tube of choice as new layer

 

Select the area outside SHAPE2
Selections > Modify > Expand by 2
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Delete then deselect

 

Layers > Arrange > Move Down

 

Paste a flower as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position to the left

 

Paste another flower of choice as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position alongside first flower

 

Paste a SingleRose as new layer
Resize by 55%
Position to the left and move below the flowers

 

Paste PageWrap as new layer
Resize by 40% and position along bottom

 

Use your Magic Wand to select the area around the SHAPE1, then
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Delete then deselect

 

Paste Paper of choice as new layer and move to Background
Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate WSL_Mask7
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group

 

Paste Trellis as new layer
Resize by 75%
Position so it frames SHAPE1

 

For extra flowers and shrubbery paste Roses as new layer
Image > Rotate by 15 to the left
Resize by 70%
Position in upper left

 

 

See the difference in the "thickness" of foliage
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Duplicate, then move down to the lower part of tag
Duplicate once more, then
Image > Rotate by 90 to the left
Position in the top centre
Erase the excess foliage from the bottom

 

Paste MusicalNotes as new layer
Resize by 42%
Move up slightly to protrude the top
Lower opacity to around 40

 

Apply a drop shadow of choice to your elements then resize tag

 

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Ellipse
Draw out an oval and shape it like your Musical Notes layer

 

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Twilight
Text Colour is #7e5675

 

On the curve type out your text of choice
Position to your liking then convert to raster layer
Add a drop shadow of choice

 

Select another font of choice
I am using Be Safe with same text colour

 

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply a Gradient Glow and drop shadow of choice

 

Finally, add your © copyright, licence and watermark, then save as a GIF or JPG and you're done!

 

 

 

** IF YOU WISH TO ANIMATE PLEASE FOLLOW THESE NEXT STEPS **
 
Activate the MusicalNotes Layer
Duplicate twice and rename Sparkle1, Sparkle2 and Sparkle3
 
Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 activating only Sparkle1
 
Effects > Plugins > Xenofex 2 > Constellation with the following settings:

 

 
Hide Sparkle1 and activate Sparkle2
Apply the Constellation effect, adjusting the Random Seed
 
Hide Sparkle2 and activate Steam3
Apply the Constellation effect again, adjusting the Random Seed once more

 

I also applied some noise to the Hanging Heartsm adjusting it by 5 with each layer
 
Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 with only Sparkle1 visible
Edit > Copy Merged
 
Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation
 
Back to PSP
Hide Sparkle1 and activate Sparkle2
Edit > Copy Merged
 
In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame
 
Back to PSP
Hide Sparkle2 and activate Sparkle3
Edit > Copy Merged
 
In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

 

Save as a GIF and you're done!
 
Thanks for trying my tutorial!
 
::st!na::

 

 

Here is a non-animated version:

 

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 28th May 2009
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