It's Still Rock n Roll to Me

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the gorgeous "Rock n Roll" kit by Shells Scraps which is available from Creative Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Steve Baier which can be purchased from UpYourArt

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

WSL_Mask26 by Chelle available from her blog

Font of choice - I am using CCThingamajig

Plugin: Mura Meister Copies

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

 

 

Ready? Let's go!

 

 

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

 

Paste StampFrame5 as new layer
Resize by 85%

 

Select the square area inside the frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 8
Add a new raster layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Paste Paper3 into Selection

 

KEEP SELECTED

 

Paste your tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary
Place in position to your liking
Selections > Modify > Contract by 8
Selections > Invert
Erase any excess you don't wish to overhang
Deselect

 

Add a drop shadow of your choice

 

Paste Bead4 as new layer
Resize by 55%
Position along the bottom of Frame and slightly to the right
Apply same drop shadow

 

Paste Heart as new layer
Resize by about 10%
Position on one of the beads on the wire
Apply same drop shadow

 

Paste FireCharm as new layer
Resize by about 15%
Position to the left within frame
Duplicate twice and position
Duplicate once more and resize by 85%
Place in position to your liking

 

So this is what we have so far:

 

 

Now Paste FireCharm2 as new layer
Resize by 15%
KEEP IN POSITION

 

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

 

 

You may need to play with the settings a little to randomise the stars to where you want them
Then resize the layer by 90%
Erase the excess stars and those cut off till you have a nice "scattering"

 

Paste Paper4 as new layer
Resize by 85%
Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate WSL_Mask26
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group

 

Now activate your top layer

 

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

 

Draw out a circle around the Frame
Use the nodes of your Vector layer to bring the ellipse to the same size
Then resize by 105%

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using CCThingamajig
In your Material Palette:
Foreground - null
Background - #000000

 

On the curved line of the ellipse type out your text
Position to your liking
In your Layer Palette open your Vector Layer, hide the ellipse and convert to raster layer

 

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow
Glow width - 3.00
Setting - Solid White
Colour - White

 

Apply a drop shadow

 

Select your Text Tool again and a font of choice
I used the same font - at size 60
Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply some noise - I used Gaussian, 40 Monochrome

 

Apply the same Gradient Glow as above, followed by a drop shadow

 

Finally add your © copyright, licence and watermark

 

To animate, let's duplicate our Stars layer twice
Rename them to Sparkle1, Sparkle2 and Sparkle3

 

Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3
Activate Sparkle1
Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise:
Gaussian - CHECKED
Monochrome - CHECKED
Noise - 70

 

Edit > Copy Merged

 

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as new Animation

 

Back to PSP
Hide Sparkle1 and activate Sparkle2
Repeat the Noise effect, changing the noise to 80
Edit > Copy Merged

 

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste After Current Frame

 

Back to PSP
Hide Sparkle2 and activate sparkle3
Repeat Noise effect again, changing the noise to 90
Edit > Copy Merged

 

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste After Current Frame

 

That's it!!  Just save as a GIF and you're done!

 

Thank you for trying my tutorial!

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 16th April 2009
All rights reserved

Girl's Night In

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the cute "Slumber Party" by Shell's Scraps available from Creative Scraps

Tubes of choice - I am using the artwork of Evil Kid which can be purchased from CILM

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

Fonts of choice - I am using CurlzMT and Cinderella ITC TT

Plugin: Mura Meister Copies

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

 

 

~ Step 1 ~

 

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

 

Paste Flower1 as new layer
Resize by 10%

 

LEAVE IN POSITION

 

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

 

 

Paste Flower2 as new layer
Resize by 15%

 

LEAVE IN POSITION

 

Apply Mura Meister Copies again, this time changing the NUMBER to 10

 

Layers / Arrange / Move Down, then
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

 

Select the area inside your new Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections / Modify / Expand by 20
Add a new raster layer
Paste Paper7 into Selection

 

KEEP SELECTED

 

Layers / Arrange / Move Down

 

Adjust / Hue & Saturation / Colourise
Hue - 165
Saturation - 55

 

STILL KEEP SELECTED!!

 

Paste the first of your tubes as new layer
Depending on size of your tube you may have to resize up - we want this tube large
I resized up 200%

 

Selections / Invert
Delete and deselect

 

Effects / Plugins / Xero / Improver
Default settings

 

Set blend mode to Luminance (Legacy) and lower opacity to 25

 

Add a drop shadow to your Frame

 

You should now have something like this:

 

  

 

~ Step 2 ~

 

Let's paste our second tube so that we can work around it

 

Paste tube as new layer
Resize if necessary
Apply slight drop shadow

 

Paste Phone as new layer
Resize by 12%
Position beside your tube

 

Paste Sticker3 as new layer
Resize by 10%
Place beside your tube

 

Paste Compact as new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 10%
Position to your liking

 

Paste Blowdryer as new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 20%
Position to your liking

 

 

Paste selected StarBrads of your choice as new layers
Resize various sizes from 5 - 10%
Position around Frame to your liking

 

When you have all your stars HIDE all layers EXCEPT the stars
Then Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
Rename Stars
Unhide other layers

 

Crop and resize

 

~ Step 3 ~

 

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

 

Hold your Shift key down and draw out a circle
Objects / Align / Centre in Canvas

 

Select your Text Tool
Choose a colour from your tube and a font of choice
I am using CurlzMT

 

Set your Materials Palette:
Foreground - null
Background - #e398d6

 

Place your mouse over the Ellipse and type your text
Open the Vector Layer in your Layer Palette
Delete Ellipse
Convert to raster layer
Apply a Gradient Glow and a slight drop shadow

 

H & V - 1
Opacity - 30
Blur - 3.00
Colour - #e398d6

 

Select your Text Tool again and another font of choice
I am using CinderellaITC TT
Type out your name
Objects / Align / Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Add some noise and apply a Gradient Glow

 

Add a drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 50
Blur - 3.00
Colour - #e398d6

 

Finally add your © copyright, licence and watermark

 

**IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO ANIMATE THEN DISREGARD STEP 4**

 

  

~ Step 4 ~

 

Activate the Stars layer
Edit / Copy

 

Open Animation Shop
Edit / Paste as new Animation

 

Effects / Insert Image Transition with the following settings:

 

 

You should now have 8 Frames

 

Back in PSP
Hide your Stars layer
Edit / Copy Merged

 

In Animation Shop
Edit / Paste as new animation
Then Paste After Current Frame till you have a total of 8 Frames

 

Edit / Select All on both image/animations
Ensure Propogate Paste is selected
Edit / Paste / Into Selected Frame

 

DO NOT CLICK UNTIL YOUR STARS ARE RESTING EXACTLY WHERE YOU WANT THEM, then Click

 

Edit / Select All
Animation / Frame Properties
Set to 30

 

Go to Frame 1
Animation / Frame Properties
Set to 50

 

Now go to Frame 8
Animation / Frame Properties
Set to 50

 

Finally and you're done!

 

Thanks for trying my tutorial

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 30th March 2009
All rights reserved