Land of Make Believe

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Violaceous" by Oopsie Daisy available from Exquisite Scraps, Stargazer Scraps and Twilight Scraps

Image of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Jim Warren which is free to use with the proper credit and link

Fonts of choice - I am using Juice ITC and Alex Brush

Plugins: Alien Skin Xenofex 2 Constellation and Eye Candy 4000 Glass & Gradient Glow

 

 

Ready? Let's begin....

 

 

Open a new 700 x 700 blank canvas flood-filled white

 

Paste Frame4 as new layer
resize by 40%

 

LEAVE IN POSITION

 

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Rectangle
Foreground - colour of your choice
Background - null

 

Stroke width - 2.00

 

Draw out a rectangle symmetrically centred within the Frame

 

 

Convert to raster layer
Rename Sparkle (we'll come back to this layer)

 

Select your Preset Shape Tool again, still on Rectangle
Change your Foreground colour to another one of your choice
Background - null

 

Stroke width - 15.00

 

Draw out a rectangle inside the first rectangle - keep it centred

 

 

Convert to raster layer

 

Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel with the following settings:

 

 

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Glass with the following settings:

 

 

Paste your image of choice as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Resize as necessary and position to your liking
Select the inside of your Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Selections > Invert
Delete and deselect

 

Paste Bow3 as new layer
Resize by 37% (depending on size of Frame)
Position along bottom of Frame

 

Select your Change to Target Brush with the following settings:

 

 

In your Material Palette set your Foreground to #56425f

 

Then carefully sweep your brush over your bow to colourise it slightly

 

Paste Cloud as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position in upper left
Set blend mode to Overlay
Duplicate then set blend mode to Soft light

 

Paste Birdcage as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position in upper right corner of Frame

 

Paste Ivy as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position along top of Frame

 

Paste one of the Violets as new layer
resize by 35%
Position in upper left

 

Adjust > Brightness/Contrast > Clarify with the Strength of Effect setting at: 10.00
Repeat once

 

Paste Floral1 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position over Violet in upper left

 

With your Magic Wand set to a Tolerance of around 55, select the pink part of the rose so that it is all selected

 

 

Selections > Promote Selection to Layer
Select your Change to Target Brush once more with the same settings and colour
Brush over the rose then deselect
Lower the opacity of this layer to 60

 

 

Duplicate your Violet layer twice
Resize by 80%
Position both to the lower right of the Ribbon/Bow

 

Duplicate Floral1 twice
Resize by 80%
Position both over violets in lower right

 

Paste a couple of butterflies as new layers
Image > Rotate 25 to the left or right, depending on position
Resize each as necessary
Position to liking

 

Paste PinkAngelWings as new layer
Resize by 50%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Duplicate
Image > Mirror, then Image > Flip

 

You should have something like this:

 

 

Resize tag to your liking

 

Select your Preset Shape Tool again this time to Ellipse
Draw out a Circle to the upper left of your tag

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Juice ITC

 

Set your Material Palette to:
Foreground - null
Background - colour of choice to match your tag (I am using #56425f)

 

On the curve of your circle type out the text of your choice
Position to your liking

 

Open your Vector Layer in your Layer Palette and turn off the Ellipse
Convert to raster layer
Apply a drop shadow of choice

 

Select your Text Tool again and another font of choice
I am using Alex Brush and the same colour

 

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Add some slight noise, 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 rectangle layer we drew and named Sparkle
Duplicate layer twice and rename Sparkle1, Sparkle2 and Sparkle3
 
Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 activating only Bling1
 
Effects > Plugins > Alien Skin 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 same again, adjusting the Random Seed
 
Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 again with only Bling1 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

 

Thanks for trying my tutorial!
 
::st!na::

 

 

Here is a non-animated version:

 

 

 

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 13th May 2009
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