Memories from the Hope Chest

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the lovely "Among my Souvenirs" by Lynn Earwicker available from The Scrapping Divaz Designz

Tube of choice - I am using the artwork of Archie Dickesn available with a licence through CILM

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

sg_OldFashionedLace Mask here

Fonts of choice - I am using CAC Champagne, Centime and FrenchScript

Plugins: Xero Porcelain, Xero Radiance and Xenofex 2 Constellation

Let's begin....

Open a new 600 x 600 canvas flood-filled white

Paste Box as new layer
Resize by 70%

Paste AntiqueDanglers as new layer
Resize by 56%
Position in the upper edge of inside of box

Paste CrochetHeartFrame as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position in lower right

Select inside the Frame with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 5
Add new raster layer
Paste paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Paste StitchedButterfly as new layer
Resize by 10%
Position on the edge of Heart

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Position in upper left

Paste Rossette1 as new layer
Resize by 12%
Position toward lower left

Paste Rossette2 as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position in lower left with first Rossette

Paste RibbonFlower as new layer
Resize by 15% and duplicate
Position both below Rossettes

Paste Beadspill as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position to the left overlapping Rossettes

Paste Beadspill again
Image > Mirror
Resize by 30%
Position on bottom of box beneath AntiqueDanglers

Lower opacity to around 50

Paste Locket as new layer
Image > Rotate by 40 to the right
Resize by 25%

Position in bottom of box toward the left

Paste OldFlower as new layer
Resize by 20%
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Position one behind CrochetedHeart and the other behind Flowers on the lower left

Paste BeadString as new layer
Resize by 28%
Position behind Flowers to the left

Paste DriedFlower as new layer
Image > Rotate by 10 to the right
Resize by 35%
Position to the right behind Heart

Paste Key as new layer
Image > Flip, then Image > Mirror
Resize by 18%
Position over bottom of Heart

Paste SatinBow1 as new layer
Resize by 18%
Position in upper right

Paste TwistedRibbon as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position over SatinBow

You should now have a conglomerate of treasures in your "box"

OK time to add our Tube

Paste Tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary
Position in centre of box

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

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

(Depending on the tube you use you may have to play around with the settings for your desired effect)

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply sg_OldFashionedLace

DO NOT MERGE YET!!

Select Pick Tool (Deformation Tool in some versions) and use nodes to resize Mask around box to liking)

Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 40

Crop and resize

Select your Text Tool and a font of choice
I am using two fonts - a script one called CAC Champagne and a print one called Centime
Background - #592d3b (or to match your tag)

Type out some text of your choice
Position it to your liking
Convert to raster layer

Select another font of choice
I am using French Script
Text colour - #592d3b

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Add some noise
Apply a drop shadow of choice

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

** IF YOU WISH TO ANIMATE PLEASE FOLLOW THESE NEXT STEPS **

Activate your Mask layer
Duplicate twice and rename Sparkle1, Sparkle2 and Sparkle3

Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 and activate Sparkle1

Effects > Plugins > Xenofex > Constellation with the following settings:

Hide Sparkle1 and activate Sparkle2
Apply the Constellation again, adjusting the Random Seed

Hide Sparkle2 and activate Sparkle3
Apply the Constellation effect again, adjusting the Random Seed

Now for the animation!

Activate Sparkle1 and hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3
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 21st April 2009
All rights reserved