Vampiress

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "First Bite" by Oopsie Daisy available from Totally Sweet Designs and Stargazer Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using a free poser tube by Outlaw Designs

sg_feather-edge Mask here

Fonts of choice - I am using LD Twylight and A&S Snapper Script

Plugins: Mura Meister > Copies

Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow

Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact > Gradient Glow

Let's begin...

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

Paste RubyStar as new layer
Resize by 50%

LEAVE IN POSITION!!

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

Paste Journal1 as new layer
Resize by 35%

Paste Glitpprborder as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position towards bottom of Journal layer

Paste Floral2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 15 to the left
Resize by 35%
Position to the lower left
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror

Paste some Blood Spatter and move to bottom layer

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

Depending on the tube you use you may have to do the following steps:

Select outside the Journal tag layer with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Use your Eraser Tool to erase excess
Deselect

Now paste the Apple as new layer
Resize by 25% and position to the lower left or right (depending on your tube) BEHIND your Tube layer

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply sg_feather-edge
Ok
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Resize by 86%
Lower opacity to 50

Crop and resize to 500 x 500

Image > Canvas Resize 550 x 550

Make sure the background colour is white

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Ellipse
Foreground - #000000
Background - null

Hold your shift key and draw out a Circle around your tag
(holding shift ensures the shape is drawn symmetrically)
Objects > Align > Centre in Canvas

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using LD Twylight
Text colour black

On the curve type out your text of choice

Open your Layer Palette and Vector Layer
Close off the Ellipse then convert to raster layer
Lower opacity to 35

Select another font of choice
I am using A&S Snapper Script

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

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

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 Tube layer and zoom in on the eyes

Select your Magic Wand and click once in the pupils of each eye
It will only be a very small area as we don't want too much

Add a new raster layer

Effects > Plugins > Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact > Gradient Glow with the following settings:

Deselect

Set blend mode to Screen then duplicate
Rename Eyes1 and Eyes2

Now to animate!

Hide Eyes2 keeping Eyes1 visible
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Activate Eyes2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Select All and change Frame Properties to 50
Now save as a GIF and you're done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial!

::st!na::

Here in a non-animated version using a different tube:

© Tutorial written by Stina on 4th September 2009

All rights reserved

First Bite

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "First Bite" by Oopsie Daisy available from Totally Sweet Designs and Stargazer Scraps

Image of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Marijke Peeters for which I have permission

UF Mask 4 here

Fonts of choice - I am using Bickham Script Pro Regular

Plugins: Xero > Radiance

PhotoEffex > Scanlines

Greg's Factory Output II > Pool Shadow

Let's begin...

Open a new 750 x 500 blank canvas flood-filled white

In your Materials Palette set your Foreground to #000000

Select your Selection Tool to Rounded Rectangle

Draw out a rectangle to your liking

Add a new raster layer

Flood fill with your Foreground colour

KEEP SELECTED!!

Selections > Modify > Contract by 15

Press delete then deselect

Effect > Plugins > Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact > Glass with the following settings:

Select inside your new Frame with your Magic Wand

Selections > Modify > Expand by 8

Paste a paper of choice as new layer

Layers > Arrange > Move Down (below Frame)

Resize by 70%

Selections > Invert

Delete then deselect

Paste RedChromeSwirl as new layer

Resize by 50%

Position to the lower right

Duplicate then Image > Mirror

Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Paste HeartEmb3 as new layer

Image > Rotate by 30 to the left

Resize by 33%

Position at the centre of the Chrome Swirls

Paste RedRibbonIvy as new layer

Resize by 80%

Position slightly to the left

Select your Eraser Tool and carefully erase the excess ribbon and ivy

So you have something a little like this:

Paste Floral5 as new layer

Image > Mirror

Image > Rotate by 6 to the left

Resize by 30%

Position along the bottom of the heart, swirl and frame

Use your erase to remove excess stem

Paste Apple as new layer

Resize by 15%

Position beside heart

Paste HeartEmb1 as new layer

Image > Rotate by 5 to the right

Resize by 12%

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror

Position them in the upper right

Select inside the RibbonFrame with your Magic Wand

Selections > Modify > Expand by 2

Paste Image of choice as new layer

Resize as necessary and position

Selections > Invert

Delete excess and deselect

Duplicate layer

Effects > Plugins > Xero > Radiance with the default settings

Lower opacity to 50

Paste Paper of choice as new layer

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image

Apply UFMask4

OK

Layers > Merge > Merge Group

Lower opacity to 35

Effects > Plugins > PhotoEffex > Scanlines with default setting

Crop and resize to liking

Select your Text Tool and font of choice

I am using Bickham Script Pro Regular

Text Colour to match tag - I am using #400000

Type out text of choice

Position to liking then convert to raster layer

Select another font of choice

I am using the same script

Text colour slightly lighter - #860c0e

Type out name and position

Convert to raster layer

Effects > Plugins > Greg Factory Output2 > Pool Shadow

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 name Shadow1, Shadow2 and Shadow3

Activate Shadow1

Effects > Plugins > Greg Factory Output 2 > Pool Shadow with the following settings:

Hide Shadow1 and activate Shadow2

Repeat Shadow effect, adjusting the settings from 70 to 90

Hide Shadow2 and activate Shadow3

Repeat Shadow effect, adjusting from 90 to 110

Now to animate!

Activate Shadow1 and hide the other two Shadow layers

Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop

Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP

Hide Shadow1 and activate Shadow2

Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop

Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Back to PSP

Hide Shadow2 and activate Shadow3

Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop

Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Select all and change Frame Properties to 30

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 4th September, 2009

All rights reserved

It's Not the End...

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the gorgeous "Dance With Me Edward" by Oopsie Daisy available from Totally Sweet Designs and Stargazer Scraps

Images of choice - I am using two from the movie Twilight © Summit Entertainment

20-20 Mask (supplied)

Warped Mask (supplied)

Lace Strip (supplied)

Fonts of choice - Pablo LET and BakerScript

My Supplies

Let's begin...

Open a new 700 x 500 blank canvas flood-filled white

Open a Paper of choice and minimise

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Rectangle
Foreground - #000000
Background - Pattern

Click on the Background and set to your Paper of choice from the Patterns tab

Draw out a rectangle on your canvas
Objects > Align > Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

Paste Raindrops as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position to the left
Duplicate then Image > Mirror

Use your Selection Tool to make a selection around the excess overlapping in the middle
Delete then deselect
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Lower the opacity to 20

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

Paste Frame3 as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position to the right

Select inside the Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10

Paste an Image of choice as new layer

Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Resize as necessary to fit inside Frame
Set blend mode to Luminance Legacy
Duplicate
Set blend mode to Normal and lower opacity to 40
Duplicate again, then
Set blend mode to Soft Light and opacity back to 100

Open another Image of choice
Before we paste it onto our canvas we are going to mist it with a Mask

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply 20-20 Mask
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group

Paste new misted image as new layer
Resize as necesssary and position to the right of Frame
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Lower opacity to 45

Select the outer area of Rectangle with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 2
Activate misted image and delete excess
Deselect

Paste ChromeSwirl as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position in lower left towards bottom of rectangle layer

Paste Lace strip (of choice or one I supplied) as new layer
Resize by 38%
Position in lower right along bottom of Rectangle
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Paste Floral1 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position in lower left of Frame

Paste GemMoon as new layer
Resize by 60%
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Position behind Leaves and Floral1

Paste Leaves as new layer
Image > Mirror and resize by 30%
Position in lower right

Paste OwlBranch as new layer
Resize by 35%
Position over Leaves in lower right

Paste Floral2 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position in lower left

Paste Floral5 as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position alongside Floral2

Paste Lights as new layer
Position to the upper right
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror, then Image > Flip
Place in position alongside first set of Lights
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply Warped mask
Layers > Invert Mask Layer

Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 30

Adjust > Blur > Radial Blur with the following settings:

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Pablo LET (Bella's handwriting)
Text colour to match - I am using #181845

Type out text or quote of choice
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply a drop shadow of choice

Select another font of choice
I am using Baker Script
Same Text colour

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply 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 Lights layer
With your Magic Wand set to a Tolerance of 40 select every second bulb

Layers > Promote Selection to Layer

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

Rename Lights1 and hide layer

Back to original Lights layer
Select every OTHER second bulb with Magic Wand
Layers > Promote Selection to Layer

Adjust > Hue & Saturation > Colourise with the same settings as above, then

Brightness and Contrast with same settings again

Rename Lights2

Now for the animation!

Hide Lights2 and activate Lights1

Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop

Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Lights1 and activate Lights2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Select all and set your 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 1st July 2009
All rights reserved

I Am Woman

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Jacob's Heart" by Oopsie Daisy available from Stargazers Scraps

Tube or image of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of JimWarren which is free to use with proper credit

Tube here

WSL_Mask26 by Chelle available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using Bank Gothic Md BT and Agency FB

Plugins: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow and Alien Skin Xenofex 2 Constellation

 

 

Ready? Let's begin....

 

 

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

 

Paste FloralFrame as new layer
Resize by 70%

 

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

 

KEEP SELECTED!!

 

Paste Tube or image of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary and position
**If using the tube I supplied resize by 60%**
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect

 

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

 

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate WSL_Mask26
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Resize by 95%

 

 

Paste Floral3 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 15 to the left
Resize by 28% and position to the left

 

Paste Bubbles as new layer
Resize by 30% and position with the Floral Cluster

 

Paste Key as new layer
Image > Mirror, then
Image > Rotate by 30 to the right
Resize by 35%
Position in the Bow of the cluster

 

Paste Hearts as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
Resize by 15%
Position over centre of Bow

 

 

Paste Floral2 as new layer
Resize by 15%

 

LEAVE IN POSITION

 

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

 

 

Then resize by 95%

 

Crop to Mask layer and resize tag

 

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Ellipse
Hold your Shift key and draw out a circle around tag
Objects > Align > Centre in Canvas

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Bacnk Gothic Md BT
Type your text of choice on the curve and position

 

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

 

Select another font of choice
I am using Agency FB
Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horiztonal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply a white 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 the Mask Layer
Duplicate twice and rename Sparkle1, Sparkle2 and Sparkle3
 
Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 activating only Sparkle1
 
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
 
Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 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
 
Save as a GIF and you're done!

 

Thanks for trying my tutorial!
 
::st!na::
 

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 24th May 2009
All rights reserved

Land of Make Believe

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Violaceous" by Oopsie Daisy available from Exquisite Scraps, Stargazer Scraps and Twilight Scraps

Image of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Jim Warren which is free to use with the proper credit and link

Fonts of choice - I am using Juice ITC and Alex Brush

Plugins: Alien Skin Xenofex 2 Constellation and Eye Candy 4000 Glass & Gradient Glow

 

 

Ready? Let's begin....

 

 

Open a new 700 x 700 blank canvas flood-filled white

 

Paste Frame4 as new layer
resize by 40%

 

LEAVE IN POSITION

 

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Rectangle
Foreground - colour of your choice
Background - null

 

Stroke width - 2.00

 

Draw out a rectangle symmetrically centred within the Frame

 

 

Convert to raster layer
Rename Sparkle (we'll come back to this layer)

 

Select your Preset Shape Tool again, still on Rectangle
Change your Foreground colour to another one of your choice
Background - null

 

Stroke width - 15.00

 

Draw out a rectangle inside the first rectangle - keep it centred

 

 

Convert to raster layer

 

Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel with the following settings:

 

 

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Glass with the following settings:

 

 

Paste your image of choice as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Resize as necessary and position to your liking
Select the inside of your Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Selections > Invert
Delete and deselect

 

Paste Bow3 as new layer
Resize by 37% (depending on size of Frame)
Position along bottom of Frame

 

Select your Change to Target Brush with the following settings:

 

 

In your Material Palette set your Foreground to #56425f

 

Then carefully sweep your brush over your bow to colourise it slightly

 

Paste Cloud as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position in upper left
Set blend mode to Overlay
Duplicate then set blend mode to Soft light

 

Paste Birdcage as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position in upper right corner of Frame

 

Paste Ivy as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position along top of Frame

 

Paste one of the Violets as new layer
resize by 35%
Position in upper left

 

Adjust > Brightness/Contrast > Clarify with the Strength of Effect setting at: 10.00
Repeat once

 

Paste Floral1 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position over Violet in upper left

 

With your Magic Wand set to a Tolerance of around 55, select the pink part of the rose so that it is all selected

 

 

Selections > Promote Selection to Layer
Select your Change to Target Brush once more with the same settings and colour
Brush over the rose then deselect
Lower the opacity of this layer to 60

 

 

Duplicate your Violet layer twice
Resize by 80%
Position both to the lower right of the Ribbon/Bow

 

Duplicate Floral1 twice
Resize by 80%
Position both over violets in lower right

 

Paste a couple of butterflies as new layers
Image > Rotate 25 to the left or right, depending on position
Resize each as necessary
Position to liking

 

Paste PinkAngelWings as new layer
Resize by 50%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Duplicate
Image > Mirror, then Image > Flip

 

You should have something like this:

 

 

Resize tag to your liking

 

Select your Preset Shape Tool again this time to Ellipse
Draw out a Circle to the upper left of your tag

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Juice ITC

 

Set your Material Palette to:
Foreground - null
Background - colour of choice to match your tag (I am using #56425f)

 

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

 

Open your Vector Layer in your Layer Palette and turn off the Ellipse
Convert to raster layer
Apply a drop shadow of choice

 

Select your Text Tool again and another font of choice
I am using Alex Brush and the same colour

 

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Add some slight noise, 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 the rectangle layer we drew and named Sparkle
Duplicate layer twice and rename Sparkle1, Sparkle2 and Sparkle3
 
Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 activating only Bling1
 
Effects > Plugins > Alien Skin 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 same again, adjusting the Random Seed
 
Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 again with only Bling1 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

 

Thanks for trying my tutorial!
 
::st!na::

 

 

Here is a non-animated version:

 

 

 

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 13th May 2009
All rights reserved

Lil Miss Princess

 

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using two parts of the "Litte Miss Princess" theme kits from Exquisite Scraps by designers Oopsie Daisy and Bits n' Bobs
The Princess Word Art is from Creative Intentionz part of the kit
Tube/Image/Photo of choice - I am using one of my own (and rather fitting for this kit I might add...lol)
Fonts of choice - I am using Hairspray
Plugin: Xero Fritillary
Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop

 

Ready? Let's begin....

 

 

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

 

Paste odn-lmp09-RibFrame
Resize by 25%

 

Paste your image or photo of choice as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
(so image is below Frame)
**Duplicate and hide (optional if you wish to have your image protruding from Frame)**

 

Select your Freehand Tool and carefully draw around the inside ribbon of Frame
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect

 

Activate your duplicated image
Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
Lower opacity so you can see Frame behind image

 

Use Freehand Tool to draw around the subject in your image, choosing the points to protrude Frame
Selections > Invert
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Press delete two or three times
Deselect

 

Carefully erase any remaining excess so you should have something like this:

 

 

Paste some stars around your tag, resizing as necessary
(I used BNB-brad-3 and BNB-brad-6)
Hide all layers except stars
Layers > Merge > Merge Visble
Rename Stars Blur
Unhide other layers
Still on Stars Blur layer, go to
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a Radius of 20.00

 

Activate top layer again

 

Paste some more stars around your Frame
Resize each as necessary
Hide all layers except stars
Layers > Merge > Merge Visble
Rename Stars
Lower opacity to 40
Unhide other layers

 

Paste Heart brads as new layers
(I used BNB-brad-1 and BNB-brad-4)
Resize both, the second slightly smaller than the first
Position together on the Frame

 

Paste a Crown as new layer
(I used BNB-princess-crown)
Resize by about 45% (depending on size of crown)
Position on the head of subject in your image/photo

 

 

Paste odn-lmp09-es-starblast as new layer
Rezie by 8%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Position slightly to the right to your liking

 

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

 

 

Sharpen layer, then lower opacity to 45

 

Paste odn-lmp09-es-pinkstar
Resize by 30%
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Position directly behind Frame

 

Duplicate then apply the same Colourisation as above
Set Blend Mode to Overlay
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Lower opacity to 50

 

Effects > Texture Effects > Mosaic - Glass with the following settings:

 

 

Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a Radius of 20.00

 

Duplicate layer twice
Rename StarAni1, StarAni2 and StarAni3

 

Hide StarAni2 and StarAni3
Activate StarAni1

 

Effects > Plugins > Xero > Fritillary with the following settings:

 

 

Hide StarAni1 and activate StarAni2
Repeat Fritillary adjusting the Variation by 1

 

Hide StarAni2 and activate StarAni3
Repeat Fritillary adjusting the Variation by 1 again

 

Now activate the Princess Crown layer
With your Magic Wand select the areas on the points of the crown
Selections > Promote Selection to Layer
Duplicate twice
Deselect

 

Rename to Crown1, Crown2 and Crown3

 

Add some noise to each layer
Crown1 - 30
Crown2 - 35
Crown3 - 40

 

Add any other elements, drop shadows or Text you wish

 

Add your © copyright, licence and watermark

 

Now as there are so many animated layers let's set up the animation!!

 

First, hide the following layers:
StarAni2, StarAni3, Crown2 and Crown3

 

Edit > Copy Merged
Then Paste as NEW IMAGE

 

Now hide layers StarAni1 and Crown1
Unhide StarAni2 and Crown2
Edit > Copy Merged

 

Activate your NEW IMAGE
Edit > Paste as NEW LAYER

 

Finally, hide layers StarAni2 and Crown2
Unhide StarAni3 and Crown3
Edit > Copy Merged
Activate your NEW IMAGE again
Edit > Paste as NEW LAYER

 

You should now have a new image with THREE LAYERS

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Hairspray

 

Set your Foreground and Background to the same colour (one from your tag)
I chose #503776
Stroke width - 2.00

 

Type out your name
Apply a slight Gradient Glow in white

 

To animate, hide Layers2 and 3
Edit > Copy Merged

 

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

 

Back in PSP
Hide Layer1 and unhide Layer2
Edit > Copy Merged

 

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

 

Back in PSP
Hide Layer2 and unhide Layer3
Edit > Copy Merged

 

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

 

Finally save as a GIF and you're done!!

 

Thanks for trying my tutorial!

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 2nd May 2009
All rights reserved

Gorjuss Bunnies

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the lovely "Silly Wabbit" by Oopsie Daisy which is available from Exquisite Scraps

Tubes of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Suzanne Woolcott which can be purchased from her store

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

Preset Shape of choice - I am using a Flower shape

Font of choice - I am using 2Peas Typo

 

 

~ Step 1 ~

 

Open a new 700 x 700 blank canvas flood-filled white

 

Paste Frame2 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position to the right

 

Select inside each of the Frames using your Magic Wand
(don't forget to click on the shadow part as well to select the whole area)
Selections / Modify / Expand by 10

 

Add a new raster layer
Paste PP8 into Selection
Deselect
Layers / Arrange / Move Down

 

~ Step 2 ~

 

Paste Tree as new layer
Resize by 15%
Layers / Arrange / Move Down
Repeat
Position to the right beneath Frame

 

Paste Grass Fence Border as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position along bottom

 

Paste Diamonds From Heaven as new layer
Resize by 10%
Position partially tucked behind tree

 

Paste Wooden Fence as new layer
Resize by 8%
Position behind Tree

 

Paste Yellow Gel Swirl as new layer
Resize by 5%
Duplicate then Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Position in the grass
Duplicate several times and space along the fenceline

 

Paste various flowers
Resize by 7 - 10% each
Position on stems/swirls

 

Paste a bird
Resize by around 5%
Place on fence

 

Paste some Easter Eggs
Resize as necessary
Scatter in position

 

Then paste Egg2 as new layer
Resize by 17% TWICE
Duplicate and set blend mode to Soft Light
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

 

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel with the following settings:

 

 

Then duplicate and blend mode to Multiply
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

 

Image / Resize

 

~ Step 3 ~

 

Open PP8 and minimise

 

Select your Preset Shape Tool on a Flower or any round shape of your choice
Draw out your shape
Objects / Align / Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

 

 

Effects / Texture Effects / Mosaic - Antique with the following settings:

 

 

Lower opacity to around 60

 

Still on this layer
Select your Selection Tool
Then in your Tool Options Palette click on Layer Opaque which will make a selection around that layer
Now go to Image / Crop to Selection

 

Now all that is left is to decorate your creation

 

Add some tubes and elements into the frames
Don't forget to select inside the frames
Selections / Modify / Expand by 5
Selections / Invert
Delete and deselect

 

Activate your top layer
Paste your main tube and resize as necessary
Apply a drop shadow of choice

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using 2Pease Typo
Choose a colour to match your tag

 

In your Materials Palette:
Foreground - #FFFFFF
Background - #71a852 (or colour of your choice)

 

Stroke width - 1.5

 

Type out your name
Objects / Align / Horiztonal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

 

Apply a drop shadow:
H & V - 1.00
Opacity - 30
Blur - 5.00
Colour - #004000

 

Finally add your © copyright, licence and watermark, then save as a GIF or JPG and you're done!

 

Thank you for trying my tutorial!

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 4th April 2009
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