Bat Girl

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "I am Batty" by Sticky Kisses Designs available from Scrappin' Bratz, Twilight Scraps, Totally Sweet Designs and Paradise 4 Scrappers

Tube of choice - I am using the delightful artwork of Angela Newman which is available with a licence through Artistic Minds Inc.

vabys_foggy_mask-01 by Vaby

Fonts of choice - I am using A Charming Font and A Lolita Scorned

No plugins

Let's begin...

Open a new 650 x 600 blank canvas flood-filled white

Paste Frame4 as new layer
Resize by 55%

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

Activate top layer

Paste Moon as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position in upper left

Paste Tree as new layer
Resize by 70%
Position to the left of Frame



Paste Bow2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 10 to the left
Resize by 30%
Position in lower left at base of Tree

Paste Flower as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position over Bow at base of Tree



Paste Tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary and position

Paste a couple of bats and resize by around 15 - 20%
Position to liking

Paste Cloud as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position along the top and bring above Frame
Set blend mode to Screen
Duplicate then Layers > Merge > Merge > Merge Down
Lower opacity to 85

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image

Apply vabys_foggy_mask-01
Invert Mask Data
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Resize by 95%

Crop and then resize

Still on Mask layer
Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds with the following settings:



Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using A Charming Font
Text colour to match tag - I am using #332e2b

Type out your text and position along top of Frame behind Tube
Convert to raster layer
Type out some more text and convert to raster layer
Image > Rotate by 90 to the right
Position along the right side of Frame
Apply a drop shadow of choice

Select another font of choice
I am using A Lolita Scorned
Same text colour

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply same 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 Cloud layer
Duplicate five times and rename Cloud1, Cloud2, Cloud3, Cloud4, Cloud5 and Cloud6

Space each cloud evenly from right to left with Cloud1 beginning from the right

Activate Cloud1 and hide the other Clouds
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Cloud1 and activate Cloud2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Cloud2 and activate Cloud3
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Cloud3 and activate Cloud4
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Cloud4 and activate Cloud5
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Cloud5 and activate Cloud6
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

You should now have six Frames

Select All and change Frame Properties to 30
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 5th September 2009
All rights reserved

Pinkalicious Gothalicious

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Pinkalicious" which is a freebie by Cinnamon Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using the artwork of Angela Newman which can be purchased with a licence from Artistic Minds Inc

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

WSL_Mask84 by Chelle available from her blog

Font of choice - I am using 2 Peas Bad Attitude

Plugins: Mura Meister Copies, Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (for text) and Xenofex 2 Constellation

 

Ready? Let's begin....

 

 

Open a 600 x 600 blank canvas flood-filled white

 

Paste Frame02 as new layer
Resize by 80%

 

Select inside the Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Paste Paper of choice as new layer
Selections > Invert
Delete

 

KEEP SELECTED!!

 

Paste Tube as new layer
Position beneath Frame
Duplicate, then
Layers > Arrange > Move Up

 

Activate bottom tube layer again
Delete

 

KEEP SELECTED!!

 

Activate top tube layer
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Erase excess around Frame, leaving some to overhang
You may need to reduce the size of your eraser in places

 

 

I also used the Clone Brush to give the girl some more hair where the tube/image cut off *g*

 

Paste a Flower as new layer
Resize by 45%
Position to right of the wrap on the Frame
Duplicate twice and position overlapping each other

 

Paste Flower 04 or 05 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 55%
Position over the three flowers then position each to your liking

 

 

Paste EyeletRibbon as new layer
Image > Rotate by 45 to the left
Resize by 35%
Position to your liking

 

Paste PaperClip as new layer
Image > Rotate by 25 to the left
Resize by 35%
Position to liking

 

Paste RibbonEyelet2 as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position to the side and tucked behind Flowers

 

With your Magic Wand Select the PINK ribbon (not the eyelets)
Then go to Adjust > Hue and Saturation > Colourise with Hue and Saturation BOTH set to 0

 

KEEP SELECTED!!

 

 

Layers > Promote Selection to Layer
Set blend mode to Multiply
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Again, Layers > Promote Selection to Layer
Set blend mode to Multiply
Lower opacity slightly to around 70
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Deselect

 

Paste a Butterfly as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 15%
Duplicate and position to liking

 

Paste Flower 06 or 07 as new layer
Resize by 45%

 

LEAVE IN POSITION!!

 

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

 

 

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Activate Frame layer
Select the outside of Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Invert
Selections > Modify > Contract by 8

 

 

Activate Copies layer and press delete
Deselect

 

Resize tag

 

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

 

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask84
Activate Mask layer in Layer Palette and resize by 105%
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to around 30

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using 2Peas Bad Attitude
Foreground - #411728
Background - #ec8aa7
Stroke wodth - 2.0

 

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Add some Noise and a small white Gradient Glow
Apply a 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 **

 

Activate your Mask Layer
Duplicate twice and rename Sparkle1, Sparkle2 and Sparkle3
 
Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 leaving only Sparkle1 visible
 
Effects > Plugins > Xenofex 2 > Constellation with the following settings:
 

Hide Sparkle1 and activate Sparkle2
Apply the Constellation effect, adjusting the Random Seed
 
Hide Sparkle2 and activate Sparkle3
Apply the Constellation effect again, adjusting the Random Seed once more
 
Now for the animation part!
 
Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle with only Sparkle1 visible
Edit > Copy Merged
 
Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation
 
Back to PSP
Hide Sparkle1 and activate Sparkle2
Edit > Copy Merged
 
In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame
 
Back to PSP
Hide Sparkle2 and activate Sparkle3
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 4th June 2009
All rights reserved