Butterfly Dreams

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "I have a Dream" by Shellez Creations available KatelynnsDesigns and Scraps with Attitude

Tube or Image of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Carolina Seabra which is FTU with proper credit

© Carolina Seabra http://queen-uriel.deviantart.com/

WSL_Mask185 by Chelle available from her blog

Font of choice - I am using Labtop Overscore

Plugins: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Xenofex 2 Constellation

Let's begin....

Open a new 800 x 500 canvas flood-filled white

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Rectangle
Foreground - #000000
Background - Null
Stroke width - 3.00

Draw out a rectangle near the top of your canvas
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

Duplicate, then Image > Flip
Duplicate again and move to the centre in between the top and bottom rectangles

Hide Background, then
Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

Unhide Background

Select the inside of each of the rectangles with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 2
Paste a paper of choice as new layer
Position to liking
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect

Layers > Arrange > Move Down

Paste Frame as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position to the left

Select the inside of Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Add a new raster layer
Paste a paper of choice INTO Selection
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

KEEP SELECTED!!

Paste a tube or image of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary and position inside Frame
Selections > Invert
Delete, then deselect

Select the outside of the Frame
Selections > Invert
Selections > Modify > Contract by 2
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2

Add a new raster layer

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow with the following settings:
Glow width - 18.00
Setting - Diffuse

Layers > Arrange > Move Down
(Gradient Glow should now be below Frame)

Paste Ribbon01 as new layer
Resize by 40%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Position along bottom of lower rectangle

Use your Selection Tool to make a small selection around the end
Delete then deselect

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

Activate top layer

Paste Pendant as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position along bottom of Frame
Duplicate
Set blend mode to Screen
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Paste Flower02 as new layer
Resize by 18%
Position to the lower left corner of Frame

Duplicate and move BELOW Frame and image layers
Position behind Frame to liking
Duplicate and Image > Mirror several times as you wish
Position each to your liking

Paste Ribbon as new layer
Resize to around 60%
Position in upper left of Frame

Paste a couple of Butterflies as new layers
Resize by around 10%
Position to liking

Paste Doodle2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 70%
Position in lower right

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Duplicate then Image > Mirror

Add any other elements you wish

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask185
OK

DO NOT MERGE!!

Select your Pick Tool (Deformation Tool in some versions)
Use the nodes to pull the Mask layer to size to your liking

Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 50

Crop and resize

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Labtop Overscore
Text colour - #FFFFFF

Type out your name and position to liking
Convert to raster layer

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow with the following settings:

Glow width set to 3.00

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
Rename Sparkle1, Sparkle and Sparkle3

Activate Sparkle1 and hide the other two

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

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

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

Now for the animation!

Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 activating Sparkle1
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 1st July 2009
All rights reserved