...said the Spider to the Fly

Supplies

Srap kit of choice - I am using "The Pussycat Girls" by Kristi Westling available from The Scrapping Divaz Designz and Sunshine Studio Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Robin McQuay available with a licence through UpYourArt

**PLEASE DO NOT USE HIS ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**
WSL_Mask147 by Chelle available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using CK Retro Block, Alex Brush and AgencyFB

Plugin: dsb Fluxx Bright Noise

Ready? Let's begin...

Open a new 700 x 500 canvas flood-filled white

Paste Frame2 as new layer
Resize by 85%

Select the inside of each frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10

Paste paper of choice AS NEW LAYER
Resize by 50%
Selections > Invert
Delete

Layers > Arrange > Move Down

KEEP SELECTED!

Paste tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary and position in Frame

Paste GlitterWeb as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position within opposite Frame

Paste StarTrail as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Bring to tTop
Resize by 55%
Position to right

Paste LightningBolt1 as new layer
Resize by 70%
Position in upper left

Layers > Merge > Merge Down
(LightningBolt and StarTrail should now be ONE layer)

Paste Fence as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Resize by 65%
Position in the centre, then

Select your Pick Tool (Deformation Tool in some versions) and use the nodes to size it to your liking

Lower opacity to 50

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask147
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group

Crop and resize

Activate top layer

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using CK Retro Ways
Foreground - #000000
Background - #e56294 (or to match tag)

Stroke width - 2.0

Type out text of choice
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply drop shadow of choice

Select a script font
Toggle colours in Material Palette and turn off Foreground

Type out Text of choice
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply a small Gradient Glow in white

Position slightly below block text

Select another font of choice
I am using AgencyFB
Use same colours for Foreground and Background as above

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 GIF or JPG and you're done!

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

Activate your StarTrail/LightningBolt layer
Duplicate twice and rename Noise1, Noise2 and Noise3

Hide Noise2 and Noise3 and activate Noise1

Effects > Plugins > dsb Fluxx > Bright Noise with the following settings:

Hide Noise1 and activate Noise2

Apply the Bright Noise again, adjusting the noise to 30

Hide Noise2 and activate Noise3
Apply the Bright Noise again, adjusting the noise to 35

Now for the animation!

Activate Noise1 and hide Noise2 and Noise3
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop

Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Noise1 and activate Noise2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Noise2 and activate Noise3
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 10th June 2009

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