A Bounty of Memories

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using Schnegge's part of "An Autumn Romance" collab available from Twilight Scraps

Tubes of choice - I am using the artwork of Susan Rios

WSL_Mask84 by Chelle available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using 2Peas Rennaissance and A&S Snapper Script

Plugins: dsb Flux > Linear Transmission

Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow

Let's begin....

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

Paste Frame02 as new layer
Resize by 85%
Leave in position

Paste FloralVine02 as new layer
Resize by 80%
Position over Frame to your liking

Activate Frame and select inside with Magic wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Add a new raster layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Paste Paper of choice INTO selection

KEEP SELECTED!!

Paste Image or Tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary and position
Delete and deselect

Paste Fence as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position to the lower centre of Frame

Paste Ribbon01 as new layer
Resize by 65%
Position along bottom of Fence

Paste Lamp02 as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position in the upper right of Frame

Paste Butterfly01 as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position in the upper left
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Position to the right to your liking

Add any other elements, like flowers, of your choice

Crop and resize to your liking

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask84
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 50

Effects > Plugins > dsb Fluxx > Linear Transmission with the following settings:

Effects > Texture Effects > Polished Stone with the following settings:

Effects > Texture Effects > Weave with the following settings:

Now on same layer paste Frame03 as new layer
Resize by 80%
Duplicate, then set blend mode to Multiply
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

It should now resemble something like a twiggy-type vine protruding from behind Frame

Activate top layer

Select Text Tool and font of choice
I am using 2PEas Rennaissance and A&S Snapper Script
Text colour to match tag - I am using #4e3d31

Type out Text of choice
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply Gradient Glow and drop shadow of choice

Select another font of choice
I am using A&S Snapper Script
Same text colour

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply Gradient Glow and 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 **

Layers > Merge > Merge Visible or All
Duplicate merged layer
Rename Light1 and Light2

Hide Light1 and activate Light2

Effects > Illumination Effects > Sunburst with the following settings:

Now to animate!

Activate Light1 and hide Light2
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Light1 and activate Light2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Select All and change the Frame Properties to 100
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 19th August 2009
All rights reserved