Summer Rain

Supplies

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

Tubes of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Ching-Chou Kuik which is available with a licence for purchase from Up Your Art

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

CreativeDesiresMask21 here

Fonts of choice - I am using MonteCarloScriptNF and OttumHmk

Plugins: Xero Improver, Xero Radiance, Xero Porcelain, VDL Adrenaline Snowflakes

Let's begin....

Open a new 700 x 500 blank canvas flood-filled white

Paste Frame2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 90

LEAVE IN POSITION!

Duplicate then carefully move across and position alongside centre Frame
Duplicate again and Image > Mirror

Hide Background and Merge Visible all Frames

Unhide Background layer

Select the inside of each Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Add a new raster layer
Paste Paper of choice INTO selection

Layers > Arrange > Move Down

KEEP SELECTED!!

Paste three Tubes of choice as new layers
Resize as necessary
Position each within each Frame
Selections > Invert
Delete excess then deselect

Merge each of the Tubes into ONE layer
Then Duplicate

Effects > Plugins > Xero > Improver with default settings

Effects > Plugins > Xero > Radiance with default settings

Effects > Plugins > Xero > Porcelain with default settings

Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Now activate Frame layer again and Duplicate

Adjust > Hue & Saturation > Colourise with the following settings:

Set blend mode to Soft Light
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Paste Lace as new layer
Resize by 70%
Position along bottom of Frames

Paste Glitter as new layer
Position along top of Frames
Use Selection Tool to make selections around the excess at either end then delete

Paste Swirl as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 32%
Position to the lower left

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Resize by 75%
Position in lower right

Paste Flower2 as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position to the lower left over Swirl

Paste Jewel as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position over centre of Flower

Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Duplicate and move slightly over and alongside

Then Duplicate again and position to the lower right

Paste Flower1 as new layer
Resize by 28%
Position over Flower to the lower right

Paste Charm as new layer
Resize by 40% and position

Paste Roses as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 23%
Position to the lower left BEHIND Flowers

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Resize by 80%
Place in position

Paste Bird as new layer
Image > Rotate by 10 to the left
Resize by 55%
Position in upper left

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Resize by 75%
Position above flowers to the lower right

Paste Bubbles as new layer
Position to your liking

Paste Leaves as new layer
Resize by 40%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Position between centre and right Frames
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Position slightly lower

Make a Selection around the excess and delete

Add another elements you wish

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply CreativeDesiresMask21
OK

DO NOT MERGE!!

Select Pick Tool and use nodes to shape Mask layer to your liking

Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 60

Crop and resize

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using MonteCarloScript
Text colour to match - I am using #181845

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

Select another font of choice
I am using OttumHmk
Same Text colour

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply 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 Frame layer
Select the inside of each Frame again
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10

Add three new Raster layers and name them Rain1, Rain2 and Rain3

Activate Rain1

Effects > Plugins > VDL Adrenaline > Snowflakes with the following settings:

Then...Adjust > Blur > Motion Blur with the following settings:

Hide Rain1 and activate Rain2
Apply Snowflakes effect again, adjusting the Random Seed to your liking
Apply Motion Blur again

Hide Rain2 and activate Rain3
Apply Snowflakes effect once more, adjusting the Random Seed to your liking
Apply Motion Blur again

Deselect

Now for the animation!

Activate Rain1 and hide Rain2 and Rain3
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop

Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Rain1 and activate Rain2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Rain2 and activate Rain3
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 2nd July 2009
All rights reserved