Morticia's Secret

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Haunted" by Tootypup Scraps available from Twilight Scraps, Stargazer Scraps, Scraps with Attitude, Paradise 4 Scrappers, Katelynn's Designs and Dazzling Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using the FTU artwork of Scarlet Gothica which can be found here

WSL_Mask33 by Chelle available from her blog

Font of choice - I am using Lucida Blackletter

Plugins: Mura Meister Copies

Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Nature Fire

Let's begin....

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

Paste a Flower as new layer
Resize by 20%

LEAVE IN POSITION!

Effects > Plugins > Mura Meister > Copies with the following settings:

Paste a Moon as new layer
Resize by 99%

LEAVE IN POSITION!

Paste a Star as new layer

LEAVE IN POSITION!

Select inside the star with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 3
Add new raster layer
Paste paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Layers > Arrange > Move Down

Activate top layer

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

Paste a Spider as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position in centre of Web

Paste your Tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary
Position to the left

Select the outside of Star (Circle) with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 3
Acrivate Tube layer and carefully erase the excess to your liking

Paste Candle2 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position to your liking

Use the nodes of your Pick Tool (Deformation Tool in some versions) to shorten and widen the candle

Paste Tree2 as new layer
Image > Mirror
Resize by 50%
Position to left, then
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Position behind tube

Paste Tree1 as new layer
Resize by 90%
Position to the right

Make a selection around the Tree trunk below

Press delete and deselect

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask33
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group

Crop and resize

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Lucida Blacketter
Text colour is Black

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply a Gradient Glow and 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 Candle layer
Use your Freehand Tool to draw the candle flames

Duplicate twice and rename Flame1, Flamee2 and Flame3

Activate Flame1 and hide Flame2 and Flame3

Effects > Plugins > Alien Skin Eye Candy5: Nature > Fire

Under the Settings Tab select "Small, Candle"
Then under Basic tab select the following settings:

Hide Flame1 and activate Flame2
Repeat Fire again adjusting the Random Seed

Hide Flame2 and activate Flame3
Repeat Fire once again, adjusting the Random Seed

Activate Flame1 and hide Flame2 and Flame3
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Flame1 and activate Flame2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Flame2 and activate Flame3
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 8th July 2009
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