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

Tears of Emotion

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the lovely "Time of Emotions" by Shellez Creations available from Scraps with Attitude and KatelynnsDesigns

Tube or Image of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Robin McQuay which can be purchased with a licence through UpYourArt

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

sg_OldFashionedLace Mask here

Font of choice - I am using French Script

Plugins: Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact Glass

Mura Meister Copies

Simple Top Left Mirror

Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (for text, optional)

Let's begin....

Open a new 700 x 550 canvas flood-filled white

Open a paper of choice and minimise

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Rectangle
Open your Material Properties and select Patterns tab
Select your Paper of choice as pattern

In your Materials Palette set your Foreground/Background to the following:

Foreground - #000000
Background - Paper of choice

Stroke Width - 2.00

Draw out a Rectangle in the centre of your canvas

Objects > Align > Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

Draw out a long thin rectangle above larger one
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Duplicate, then Image > Flip

Hide Background layer and Merge Visible

Change your Preset Shape Tool to Ellipse
Set your Stroke width to 30.00
Foreground - #000000
Background - null

Hold your Shift key and draw out a circle

Objects > Align > Centre in Canvas

Convert to raster layer

Select the rim of the Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Contract by 5
Paste a paper of choice INTO selection

KEEP SELECTED!!

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

STILL SELECTED!!

Selections > Modify > Expand by 5

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

Deselect

Select the INSIDE of the Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Add a new raster layer
Flood fill black
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

KEEP SELECTED!!

Paste Image or Tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary
Position within Frame

Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect

Paste Flower03 as new layer
Resize by 20%

LEAVE IN POSITION!!

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

Duplicate, then set blend mode to Soft Light

Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Repeat

Activate top layer

Paste Bow01 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position in upper right

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror

Paste Gem03 as new layer
Resize by 15%
Duplicate, and position directly below the first
Repeat until you have a Teardrop chain

Merge each Teardrop gem together, then
Duplicate and Image > Mirror

Paste Gem01 as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position in the lower left

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror

Paste Gem01 as new layer again
Resize by 20%
Duplicate several times and position them as tears falling from the face in your tube or image

Paste Gem03 as new layer again also
Resize by 15%
Duplicate a few times and position as smaller tears

Paste Leaves02 as new layer
Resize by 35%
Image > Mirror, then Image > Flip
Position in upper left

Effects > Plugins > Simple > Top Left Mirror

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Effects > Texture Effects > Weave with the following settings:

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply sg_OldFashionedLace
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Resize by 85%

Adjust > Blur > Radial Blur with the following settings:

Lower opacity to 65

Crop and resize

Select your Text Tool and a font of choice
I am using FrenchScript
Background - #300404 (or to match your tag)

Type out some text of your choice
Position it to your liking
Convert to raster layer

Select another font of choice
I am using the same
Text colour - #300404

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Add some noise and maybe a slight 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 Image/Tube layer layer
Duplicate it FIVE times for a total of SIX layers
Rename Fade1, Fade2, Fade3, Fade4, Fade5 and Fade6

Lower the opacity on each of the layers:
Fade1 - 100%
Fade2 - 80%
Fade3 - 60%
Fade4 - 40%
Fade5 - 20%
Fade6 - 10%

Now for the animation!

Hide Fade2 through to Fade6
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Fade1 and activate Fade2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Fade2 and activate Fade3
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Repeat through to Fade6, then
Hide ALL Fade1 through to Fade6 layers with only the black background visible
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

You should now have a total of SEVEN frames

Select all > Frame Properties to 20, then
Activate LAST FRAME ONLY and change the Properites of this Frame to 50

Save as a GIF and you're done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial!

::st!na::

Here's a non-animated version:

© Tutorial written by Stina on 22nd April 2009
All rights reserved