Bedtime Bunny

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Tiny Dancer" by Lynn Earwicker of Moo Designs available from The Scrapping Divaz Designz

Tube of choice - I am using Carolina Seabra which is FTU and available from her site in PNG format

WSL_Mask239 by Chelle available from her blog

Font of choice - I am using StarryFHope

Plugin: Xenofex 2 Constellation

Let's begin....

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

Paste LaceFrame as new layer
Resize by 95%

Paste Stitches as new layer
Resize by 70%

Select inside the first "circle" with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 3
Add new raster layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Paste a paper of choice INTO Selection
Deselect

Select the next circle
Selections > Modify > Expand by 3
Activate Paper layer
Paste another paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Select the next circle
Selections > Modify > Expand by 3
Activate Paper layer again
Paste another paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Paste Bubbles as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position to your liking

Paste HeartDoodle as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position to the upper left

Paste ButterflyCluster as new layer
Resize by 75%
Position with bottom of cluster within the inner lower left

Paste PaperHeart as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position to your liking

Paste StarTrail as new layer
Image > Rotate by 10 to the left
Resize by 40%

Adjust > Brightness & Contrast > Brightness/Contrast with the Bright preset setting
Position to your liking

Paste your Tube as new layer
Resize as necessary and position to liking

Add any other elements of your choice

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

Layers > New Mask Layers > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask239
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to around 20

Crop and resize

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using StarryFHope
Colour of choice

Type our your name and position
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

Apply a Gradient Glow in white and add a 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 your Mask layer
Duplicate twice and rename Sparkle1, Sparkle2 and Sparkle3

Activate Sparkle1

Effects > Plugins > Xenofex 2 > Constellation with the following settings:

Hide Sparkle1 and activate Sparkle2
Repeat Constellation effect adjusting the Random Seed

Hide Sparkle2 and activate Sparkle3
Repeat Constellation effect once more adjusting the Random Seed

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

Now 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 26th July 2009
All rights reserved