Lost in a Dream

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Geppetto's Dream" by Lynn Earwicker available from The Scrapping Divaz Designz

Tube of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Carmen Keys available with a licence from My PSP Tubes

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

WSL_Mask181 by Chelle available from her blog

Font of choice - I am using Abagail

Plugins: Color Rave > Atmospherizer

Mura Meister > Copies

Eye Candy 400 > Gradient Glow

Xenofex 2 > Constellation

Let's begin...

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

Paste Wrapped Circle Frame as new layer
Resize by 70%

Use your Magic Wand to select Ribbon on the Frame till it is all selected
You can even use your Freehand Tool to draw around the Ribbon areas if you wish

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

Or to a colour that will match your Tube

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

KEEP SELECTED!!

Effects > Plugins > Color Rave > Atmospheriser with the following settings:

Deselect

Paste Tree as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position to your liking within Frame

Paste Bow of choice as new layer
Resize by around 30%
Layers > Arrange > Move Up
Position on the Frame to liking

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

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

Adjust > Brightness & Contrast > Brightness/Contrast with the following settings:

Paste Figgy (cat) as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position in lower left

Paste FlowerStrand as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position behind the Cat
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Position behind first Strand

Duplicate an position again

Paste Tube as new layer
Resize as necessary
Position to your liking

On a separate image paste Flower Leaf
Resize by 70%
Paste Flower of choice as new layer
Resize by around 70%
Position in the centre of Leaf

Edit > Copy Merged
Paste as new layer onto your working canvas
Resize by 20%

LEAVE IN POSITION!!

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

Layer > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Paste a Paper of choice a new layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down (to bottom layer)

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask181
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group

Colourise to your liking

Adjust > Blur > Radial Blur with the following settings:

Crop and resize to liking

Still on Mask layer
Adjust > Effects > Texture Effects > Mosaic - Antique with the following settings:

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using 2Peas Flea Market
Text colour of choice to match your tag
I am using #4580ab

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 Stars layer
Duplicate twice and rename Stars1, Stars2 and Stars3

Activate Stars1
Effects > Plugins > Xenofex 2 > Constellation with the following settings:

Hide Stars1 and activate Stars2
Repeat Constellation adjusting the Random Seed

Hide Stars2 and activate Stars3
Repeat Constellation again adjusting the Random Seed once more

Now to animate!

Activate Stars1 and hide Stars2 and Stars3
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Stars1 and activate Stars2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Stars2 and activate Stars3
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Now save as a GIF and you're done!

Thanks for trying my turorial!

::st!na::

Here is a non-animated version:

© Tutorial written by Stina on 9th August, 2009
All rights reserved