Naughty Naughty

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Bachelor Party" by Kristi Westling available from The Scrapping Divaz Designz and Sunshine Studio Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using the lovely work of Jessica Dougherty available with a licence through CILM

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

Seeing Stars-b Preset Shape here

Fonts of choice - I am using Adam Gorry Lights, Carpenter Script and Porkys

Plugin: Simple Top Left Mirror

Let's begin....

Open a new 600 x 600 canvas flood-filled white

Open Papers of choice and minimise

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Rectangle
In your Materials Palette set your Foreground/Background to the following:

Foreground - #000000
Background - Pattern

Click on the Background colour and open the Patterns tab
Select one of your papers of choice
Set the scale to around 50

Stoke Width (of Foreground) - 5.00

Draw out a Rectangle on your canvas
Use the nodes of your Vector layer to size it to your liking
Objects > Align > Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

Change your Background Pattern to another Paper of choice
Keep the same settings

Draw out another rectangle inside your first rectangle
Use the nodes once again to bring it into size
Objects > Align > Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

Change your Background Pattern again to another Paper of choice
Scale to 10
Lower your Stroke width to 2.00

Set your Preset Shape Tool to a Star

In the upper left corner of your bottom rectangle hold your Shift key and draw out a Star

Effects > Plugins > Simple > Top Left Mirror

Paste Light as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Position in lower left

Duplicate, then Image Mirror

Paste Sparkles as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position from upper left corner

Paste Flower as new layer
Resize by 35%
Position in upper left below Star
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Position to the right

Paste MusicNotes as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position across centre top

Activate top layer

Paste your Tube as new layer
Resize as necessary and position

Paste FurryCuffs as new layer
Image > Mirror
Resize by 20%
Position to your liking behind tube

Select your Preset Shape Tool again and select SeeingStars-b
Choose another paper of choice for your Background Pattern
Foreground - #000000 with a Stroke width of 2.00

Objects > Align > Centre in Canvas
Then move upwards slightly
Convert to raster layer

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Duplicate, then Image > Flip
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Duplicate again

On bottom layer go to:
Adjust > Blur > Motion Blur with the following settings:

Merge the two layers together, then
Lower opacity to 35

Crop and resize

Select your Text Tool and a font of choice
I am using Adam Gorry Lights
Foreground - #000000
Background - #fd70a8 (or to match your tag)

Type out the word NAUGHTY
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

Select another font of choice
I am using Carpenter Script
Text colour - #000000

Type the word "Naughty" again
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

Select another font of choice
I am using Porkys
Foreground - #000000
Background - #fd70a8

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 bottom Rectangle layer

With your Magic Wand select every second square
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2

Layers > Promote Selection to Layer
Deselect

Rename Frame1

Repeat above step for every other second square
Layers > Promote Selection to Layer
Deselect
Rename Frame2

Activate Frame1 and hide Frame2

Adjust > Brightness & Contrast > Brightness/Contrast with the following settings:

Repeat with Frame2

Activate Light Left and duplicate, then
Activate Light Right and duplicate
Merge Light Left and Light Right into one layer
Rename Lights

Activate the two duplicates and rename them LightLeft and LightRight

Now for the animation!
This is where is can get confusing...LOL
The thing to remember is to every Frame change there are 2 of the same with the other layers

I will do this in steps to make it easier - don't worry...I goofed in the animation plenty of times before I got it right too. LOL

1. Activate Lights and LightLeft and hide Frame2 and LightRight
THESE REMAIN VISIBLE
Activate Frame1
Edit > Copy Merged
Paste as NEW IMAGE

Hide Frame1 and activate Frame2
Edit > Copy Merged
Paste as new layer

2. Hide LightLeft and activate Frame1 ONLY
Edit > Copy Merged
Paste as new layer

Hide Frame1 and activate Frame2 ONLY
Edit > Copy Merged
Paste as new layer

3. Activate LightRight and Frame1 ONLY
Edit > Copy Merged
Paste as new layer

Hide Frame1 and activate Frame2
Edit > Copy Merged
Paste as new layer

4. Hide LightLeft and activate Frame1 ONLY
Edit > Copy Merged
Paste as new layer

Hide Frame1 and activate Frame2 ONLY
Edit > Copy Merged
Paste as new layer

5. Activate both LightLeft and LightRight and Frame1
Edit > Copy Merged
Paste as new layer

Hide Frame1 and activate Frame2
Edit > Copy Merged
Paste as new layer

6. Hide LightLeft and activate Frame1 ONLY
Edit > Copy Merged
Paste as new layer

Hide Frame1 and activate Frame2 ONLY
Edit > Copy Merged
Paste as new layer

Now save file as .PSP for Animation Shop

Open Animation Shop

Locate your new .PSP file and open in Animation Shop

Select All, then adjust the Frame Properties to 20
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 June 2009
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