Love Makes the World Go Round

Supplies

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

Tube of choice - I am using the cute artwork of Bessie Ho available with a licence from Artistic Minds Inc

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

WSL_Mask182 by Chelle available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using Kristen ITC and 2Peas Flea Market

Plugins: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow and HSB Noise

Let's begin...

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

Paste Earth as new layer
Resize by 50%
Move down slightly

Paste Rainbow as new layer
Image > Rotate by 15 to the right
Resize by 45%
Position to across centre to liking

Paste Tree as new layer
Image > Mirror
Resize by 40%
Position to the left

Paste Grass as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position to the lower left at the base of Tree
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Duplicate again and move across to centre
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Repeat

Paste Grass1 as new layer
Resize by 55%
Position over first Grass layers

Paste Arrow as new layer
Resize by 35%
Position at the edge of Grass

Paste Ladder as new layer
Resize by 35%
Position on Grass leaning against Tree

Paste FlowerBorder as new layer
Resize by 32%
Position along bottom of Grass

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Position so the end flower directly overlaps the other
Layers > Merge > Merge > Down

Paste some flowers along the ground

Paste Butterfly1 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 12%
Position to the left

Paste Butterfly3 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 12%
Position to the right

Paste Tube as new layer
Resize as necessary and position
Apply a drop shadow of choice

Paste Cloud as new layer
Resize by 40%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Position behind Earth and Tree to the left

Paste Paper of choice as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask182
OK

DO NOT MERGE!!

On Mask layer resize by 110%
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 30

Crop and resize to your liking

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to ellipse
Set your foreground to a dark colour
Hold your shift key and draw out a circle
Position around the Earth

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Kristen ITC
Text colour of choice to match your tag
I am using #6f8a4c

On the curve type out your text of choice
Position to your liking

Open Layer Palette and Vector Layer
Turn off Ellipse, then
Convert to raster layer
Apply a Gradient Glow and drop shadow of choice

Select another font of choice
I am using 2Peas Flea Market

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 Mask layer
Duplicate twice and rename Mask1, Mask2 and Mask3

Activate Mask1
Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > HSB Noise with the following settings:

Hide Mask1 and activate Mask2
Repeat HSB Noise adjusting the Random Seed

Hide Mask2 and activate Mask3
Repeat HSB Noise again adjusting the Random Seed once more

Now to animate!

Activate Mask1 and hide Mask2 and Mask3
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Mask1 and activate Mask2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Mask2 and activate Mask3
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 8th August, 2009
All rights reserved