Spring Fling

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Spring Fling Bling" by LLIELLA which is available from Funky Playground Designs

Tubes of choice - I am using the delightful artwork of Joel Adams which can be purchased from CILM

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

WSL_Mask84 by Chelle which is available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using 2Peas Gone Postal and 2Peas High Tide (both pay fonts)

Plugin: Penta.com / Jeans

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (optional)

 

 

~ Step 1 ~

 

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

 

Paste Frame1 as new layer
Resize by 20%

 

Grab your Selection Tool and draw out a rectangle around the frame
Paste Paper20 as a new layer
Resize by 12%
Selections / Invert
Delete
Deselect

 

 

With your Magic Wand select the inside of the first frame
Selections / Modify / Expand by 2
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2

 

Paste your tube as new layer
Resize as necessary

 

Selections / Invert
Use your Eraser Tool to erase the excess
**NOTE - I DIDN'T SIMPLY DELETE AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I KEPT SOME PARTS OF EACH TUBE OVERHANGING**
Deselect

 

Repeat with two more tubes

 

Paste FlowerCluster-noshadow as new layer
Resize by 12%
Position along the bottom of Frame

 

 

~ Step 2 ~

 

Paste Ladybug1 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the right
Duplicate and Image / Mirror

 

Paste Stem1 as new layer
Resize by 10%
Position to the right below the flower cluster

 

Paste PaperFlower6 as new layer
Resize by 9%
Place on Stem to the right
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

 

Paste Stem1 again
Resize by 10%
Position behind first flower

 

Paste two more Flowers of choice
Resize by 8% each
Position to the right above the stem

 

Duplicate Stem1 and position to the left

 

Paste three Flowers of choice
Resize first one by 9% and the next two by 8%
Position above stem

 

Paste PaperFlowers12, 13 and 14 as new layers
Resize each by 20%
Position each behind Frame on either side

 

 

Hide all layers except these six flowers
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
Lower opacity to about 45
Unhide layers

 

Paste Butterfly5 as new layer
Resize by 3%
Image / Mirror
Position to the left

 

Paste Butterfly6 as new layer
Resize by 3%
Position to the right

 

Paste Butterfly1 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 4%
Position in upper left corner

 

Paste Butterfly2 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 4%
Position in upper right corner

 

Activate FlowerCluster layer
Duplicate then Image / Mirror
Place at the top of the frame
Layers / Arrange / Send to Bottom

 

Add some more Ladybugs and Butterflies

 

Crop and resize

 

~ Step 3 ~

 

Paste Paper14 as new layer
Resize by 18%

 

Layers / Arrange / Send to Bottom

 

Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask84
OK

 

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

 

Select your Pick Tool (Deformation Tool in some versions) and use the nodes to stretch and resize Mask layer

 

 

Pick a colour from your Scrap - I used #aac1cd
Select your Text Tool and font
Set your Material Palette to:
Foreground - #FFFFFF
Background - ##aac1cd (or colour of choice)

 

Type the words "Spring Fling"
Objects / Align / Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

 

Effects / Plugins / Penta.com / Jeans with the following settings:

 

 

Apply a drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 20
Blur - 5.00
Colour - #194a38

 

Keep the same colours in your Material Palette and select another font
Type out your name
Objects / Align / Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply any effects you like
Add a drop shadow

 

Finally, add your © copyright, licence and watermark

 

Save as a GIF and you're done!

 

Thank you for trying my tutorial

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 15th March 2009
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