Bedtime Bunny

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Tiny Dancer" by Lynn Earwicker of Moo Designs available from The Scrapping Divaz Designz

Tube of choice - I am using Carolina Seabra which is FTU and available from her site in PNG format

WSL_Mask239 by Chelle available from her blog

Font of choice - I am using StarryFHope

Plugin: Xenofex 2 Constellation

Let's begin....

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

Paste LaceFrame as new layer
Resize by 95%

Paste Stitches as new layer
Resize by 70%

Select inside the first "circle" with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 3
Add new raster layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Paste a paper of choice INTO Selection
Deselect

Select the next circle
Selections > Modify > Expand by 3
Activate Paper layer
Paste another paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Select the next circle
Selections > Modify > Expand by 3
Activate Paper layer again
Paste another paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Paste Bubbles as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position to your liking

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

Paste ButterflyCluster as new layer
Resize by 75%
Position with bottom of cluster within the inner lower left

Paste PaperHeart as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position to your liking

Paste StarTrail as new layer
Image > Rotate by 10 to the left
Resize by 40%

Adjust > Brightness & Contrast > Brightness/Contrast with the Bright preset setting
Position to your liking

Paste your Tube as new layer
Resize as necessary and position to liking

Add any other elements of your choice

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

Layers > New Mask Layers > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask239
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to around 20

Crop and resize

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using StarryFHope
Colour of choice

Type our your name and position
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

Apply a Gradient Glow in white and add 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 Mask layer
Duplicate twice and rename Sparkle1, Sparkle2 and Sparkle3

Activate Sparkle1

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

Hide Sparkle1 and activate Sparkle2
Repeat Constellation effect adjusting the Random Seed

Hide Sparkle2 and activate Sparkle3
Repeat Constellation effect once more adjusting the Random Seed

Activate Sparkle1 and hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3
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 26th July 2009
All rights reserved

Butterfly Dreams

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "I have a Dream" by Shellez Creations available KatelynnsDesigns and Scraps with Attitude

Tube or Image of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Carolina Seabra which is FTU with proper credit

© Carolina Seabra http://queen-uriel.deviantart.com/

WSL_Mask185 by Chelle available from her blog

Font of choice - I am using Labtop Overscore

Plugins: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Xenofex 2 Constellation

Let's begin....

Open a new 800 x 500 canvas flood-filled white

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Rectangle
Foreground - #000000
Background - Null
Stroke width - 3.00

Draw out a rectangle near the top of your canvas
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

Duplicate, then Image > Flip
Duplicate again and move to the centre in between the top and bottom rectangles

Hide Background, then
Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

Unhide Background

Select the inside of each of the rectangles with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 2
Paste a paper of choice as new layer
Position to liking
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect

Layers > Arrange > Move Down

Paste Frame as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position to the left

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

KEEP SELECTED!!

Paste a tube or image of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary and position inside Frame
Selections > Invert
Delete, then deselect

Select the outside of the Frame
Selections > Invert
Selections > Modify > Contract by 2
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2

Add a new raster layer

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow with the following settings:
Glow width - 18.00
Setting - Diffuse

Layers > Arrange > Move Down
(Gradient Glow should now be below Frame)

Paste Ribbon01 as new layer
Resize by 40%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Position along bottom of lower rectangle

Use your Selection Tool to make a small selection around the end
Delete then deselect

Duplicate, then Image > Flip
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Activate top layer

Paste Pendant as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position along bottom of Frame
Duplicate
Set blend mode to Screen
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Paste Flower02 as new layer
Resize by 18%
Position to the lower left corner of Frame

Duplicate and move BELOW Frame and image layers
Position behind Frame to liking
Duplicate and Image > Mirror several times as you wish
Position each to your liking

Paste Ribbon as new layer
Resize to around 60%
Position in upper left of Frame

Paste a couple of Butterflies as new layers
Resize by around 10%
Position to liking

Paste Doodle2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 70%
Position in lower right

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Duplicate then Image > Mirror

Add any other elements you wish

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask185
OK

DO NOT MERGE!!

Select your Pick Tool (Deformation Tool in some versions)
Use the nodes to pull the Mask layer to size to your liking

Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 50

Crop and resize

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Labtop Overscore
Text colour - #FFFFFF

Type out your name and position to liking
Convert to raster layer

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow with the following settings:

Glow width set to 3.00

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
Rename Sparkle1, Sparkle and Sparkle3

Activate Sparkle1 and hide the other two

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

Hide Sparkle1 and activate Sparkle2
Repeat the Constellation effect adjusting only the Random Seed

Hide Sparkle2 and activate Sparkle3
Repeat again adjusting the Random Seed once more

Now for the animation!

Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 activating Sparkle1
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

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 1st July 2009
All rights reserved

Whispers from Heaven

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "My Eternal Heaven" by Missy Lynn Scraps available from Stargazer Scraps and Paradise 4 Scrappers

Tube or Image of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Carolina Seabra which can be found here

WSL_Mask185 by Chelle available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using BickhamScript Pro Regular and Centime

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (optional)

 

 

Ready? Let's begin...

 

 

Open a 600 x 600 blank canvas flood-filled white

 

Paste Frame5 as new layer
Resize by 70%

 

Paste your image of choice as new layer
Resize to your liking

 

With your Freehand Tool draw carefully around the parts of the image protruding the Frame you wish to keep
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Delete, the deselect

 

To clean the excess image
Select inside the Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Invert
Selections > Modify > Contract by 2
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Now carefully erase the excess, careful NOT to erase those parts you wish to keep

 

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

 

Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a radius of 10.00

 

Layers > new Mask Layer > From Image
Locate WSL_Mask185
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group

 

Paste RainingWater as new layer
Resize by 70%
Position over Mask layer

 

Paste Moon as new layer
Image > Mirror
Resize by 80%
Position protruding from upper right
Lower opacity to around 70

 

Paste Harp as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position to lower left

 

Paste Key as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
Image > Rotate by 20 to the left
Image > Mirror
Resize by 30%
Position over the lower left corner as adjoining the Harp

 

 

Paste Flower1 as new layer
Image > Mirror
Resize by 30%
Position in lower right

 

Paste Angel2 as new layer
Resize by 32%
Position over Flowers in lower right

 

 

Paste Ribbon as new layer
Resize by 75%
Position along bottom of Frame
Erase part of the ribbon that covers part of your image

 

Paste Dove as new layer
Resize by 20% and position to liking

 

Activate Moon Layer

 

Paste Doodle1 as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position in upper left
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Paste Doodle2 as new layer
Image > Mirror
Resize by 50%
Position in lower right

 

Crop and resize

 

Select Text Tool and font of choice
I am using BickhamScript Pro Regular
Text colour is #436396

 

Type out text of your choice
Convert to raster layer
Lower opacity to around 40

 

Select another font of choice
I am using Centime
Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply any effects 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 the main Image Layer
Duplicate once and rename Sunburst1 and Sunburst2
 
Leave Sunburst1 as is and activate Sunburst2
 
Effects > Illumination Effects > Sunburst with the following settings:

 

 
Hide Sunburst2 with only Sunburst1 visible
Edit > Copy Merged
 
Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation
 
Back to PSP
Hide Sunburst1 and activate Sunburst2
Edit > Copy Merged
 
In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame
 
Go to Frame Properties and change to 50, then 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 24th May 2009
All rights reserved