Lil Miss Muffet

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Tickle Me Emo" by Gina of KiKeKa Designs available from Exquisite Scraps

Tubes of choice - I am using the delightful work of Joel Adams which is available with a licence through CILM

**PLEASE DO NOT USE HIS ARTWORK WITHOUT THE PROPER LICENCE**

Mask of choice - I am using WSL_Mask41 by Chelle

Font of choice - I am using Haunting Attraction

Plugins: Xero Fritillary and Xenofex 2 Constellation

 

 

Ready? Let's begin...

 

 

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

 

Paste Frame05 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 10 to the left
Resize by 45%

 

Paste Frame04 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 5 to the right
Resize by 45%
Position both Frames alongside one another

 

Paste an Eyelet ribbon or Stitches between the Frames to join them

 

Paste a paper of choice as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Image > Rotate 10 to the left
Resize by 33%
Position below the left Frame

 

Paste another paper of choice as new layer
Image > Rotate by 5 to the right
Resize by 33%
Position behind the right Frame

 

 

Paste a Flower of choice as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position in lower right

 

Paste another Flower of choice as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position overlapping first flower

 

Paste another Flower of choice
Resize by 25%
Position in lower left

 

Paste another Flower of choice
Resize by 30%
Position overlapping previous Flower

 

Paste Cloud as new layer
Resize by 35%
Position over one of the Frames

 

Paste Spider as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 25%
Position in upper right
Duplicate, then Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Paste your Tube as new layer
Resize as necessary
Position within right Frame

 

Duplicate and place one layer below Frame
Select the inside of your Frame
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Selections Invert
Delete on bottom tube layer
Deselect

 

On top tube layer make a selection around the bottom part of your tube and delete

 

 

Paste second tube as new layer
ResiZe as necessary
Position in left Frame

 

Activate Spider tube we pasted earlier
Duplicate, the Image > Mirror
Resize by 75%
Position a the end of Miss Muffet's web

 

 

Paste Paper of choice as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Mask of choice
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Lower opacity to 50

 

Paste RustedWire as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 60%
Position behind right Frame

 

Crop to mask layer and resize

 

Effects > Plugins > Xero > Fritillary with the following settings:

 

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Haunting Attraction

 

Text colours are:
Foreground - #000000
Background - #eb3da3

 

Stroke width - 2.0

 

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply 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 Mask 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 Sparkle3
Apply the Constellation effect again, adjusting the Random Seed once more
 
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 25th May, 2009
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