Zoo Choo Choo

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Zoo Pals" by MissyLynn Scraps available from Stargazer Scraps, Scraps with Attitude, Totally Sweet Designs, Paradise 4 Scrappers and Katelynns Designs

Tubes of choice - I used those supplied in the kit

WSL_Mask7 by Chelle available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using Labtop Overscore and Cooper Blk BT

Plugin: Xero > Fritillary

Animation Shop

Let's begin....

Open a new 750 x 600 blank canvas flood-filled white

Paste Frame7 as new layer
Resize by 80%

Select inside the Frame with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 8
Add new raster layer
Paste Paper of choice INTO Selection
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Deselect

Paste Grass as new layer
Resize by 80%
Position inside Frame
Erase the excess between left and right Frame

Paste Sun as new layer
resize by 35%
Position in upper left

Paste Giraffe as new layer
Resize by 40%

Paste Zebra as new layer
Resize by 40%

Paste Koala as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position to the right Frame

Paste Monkey as new layer
Resize by 40%

Paste Lion as new layer
Resize by 35%

Select inside your Frames again
Selections > Invert
Selections > Modify > Contract by 2
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Erase any excess you wish to remove overhanging the bottom of your Frame

Activate Frame layer again

Paste ChooChoo as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position to the lower right
Hide layer for now

Paste Leaf2 as new layer
Resize by 60%
Image > Flip
Position along top of Frame
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Duplicate and position along top
Duplicate again
Image > Flip, then Image > Mirror
Position to the right and erase any excess at the end

Hide all layers except the Leafs
Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
Unhide layers again

Add any other elements of your choice to your liking

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask7
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 50

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

Crop and resize to liking

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Labtop Overscore
Text Colour to match tag - I am using #012901

Type out Text of choice and position
Apply a drop shadow of choice

Select another font of choice
I am using Cooper Blk BT
Foreground - #012901
Background - #FFFFFF
Stroke width - 2.00

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Duplicate and set blend mode to Multiply
Apply 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 ChooChoo layer
Duplicate three times and rename Train1, Train2, Train3 and Train4

Leave Train1 in position
Carefully move Train2, Train3 and Train 4 across the bottom of your Frame in EXACT line of Train1

Then activate Train1 and hide other layers
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Train1 and activate Train2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Train2 and activate Train3
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Train3 and activate Train4
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Set Cat4 back to Soft Light and opacity to 100
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 is a non-animated version:

© Tutorial written by Stina on 25th August 2009
All rights reserved

Jacob's Pain

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Dark Nights" by Missy Lynn Scraps available from Totally Sweet Designs, Scraps with Attitude, Paradise 4 Scrappers and Katelynn Designs

Tube of choice - I am using one of the Jacob Black Poser tubes from the Twilight Collection by MediEvil available from Twilight Scraps

Fonts of choice - I am using LDTwylight and TangledUp

Plugin: PhotoEffex Scanlines

Let's begin...

Open a new 700 x 600 blank canvas flood-filled white

Paste Flower7 (black flower) as new layer
DO NOT RESIZE!

Paste Frame6 as new layer
Resize by 70%

Select inside Frame6 with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 15
Add new raster layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Paste paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Duplicate
Adjust > Hue & Saturation > Colourisie
Set both to 0
Lower opacity 70

Back to top layer

Paste Flower2 (leaves) as new layer
Resize by 55%
Position along bottom of Frame

Paste Frame7 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position in upper left

Paste Tube of choice as new layer
I am using one of MediEvil's posers from her Twilight Saga
Resize and position to your liking

Activate your Frame and select inside with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Contract by 2
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Selections > Invert

Now carefully erase the lower part of your Tube, decreasing the shape size and hardness to your liking to erase extra detail

Paste Rose16 (supplied) as new layer
Image > Mirror
Image > Rotate by 30 to the left
Resize by 80%
Position to the lower right

Paste Rose18 (supplied) as new layer
Resize by 80%
Position alongside first rose

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Image > Rotate by 15 to the right
Resize by 90% and position

Paste Moon as new layer
Resize by 60%
Move down below Frame layer to the upper left
Duplicate, then set blend mode to Screen

Paste Tree as new layer
Resize by 70%
Position in front of Moon protruding to the left

Crop and resize to your liking

Activate BlackFlower (background) layer
Duplicate
Resize by 110%
Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a Radius of 20.00

Effects > Plugins > Photo Effex > Scanlines with default settings
Repeat
Lower opacity to 35

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Ellipse
Stroke width - 1.00
Foreground - #000000
Background - null

Hold your shift key and draw out a circle around your tag
Objects > Align > Centre in Canvas

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using LDTwylight
Type out text of your choice or use the template I've provided made by me

In your Layer Palette open the vector layer and turn off the Ellipse
Convert to raster layer
Lower opacity to 50

Back to top layer

Select another font of choice
I am using TangledUp
Foreground - #FFFFFF
Background - #000000
Stroke width - 2.00

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!

Thanks for trying my tutorial!

::st!na::

© Tutorial written by Stina on 27th July 2009
All rights reserved

Being a Monster

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Dark Nights" by Missy Lynn Scraps available from Totally Sweet Designs, Scraps with Attitude, Paradise 4 Scrappers and Katelynn Designs

Tube of choice - I am using April Howlett's artwork of Bella Swan available for purchase from Mistaken Art with the appropriate licence

**PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS ARTWORK WITHOUT THE PROPER LICENCE**

Stitching or CrossStitch of choice - I am using CrossRibbons from the "Majestic Midnight Freebie Add On" by Tanya of Scraps by Joe's Wife

WSL_Mask147 by Chelle available from her blog

Font of choice - I am using LDTwylight

Plugins: Filters Unlimited Blue Sky, dsb fluxx Linear Transmission, Mura Meister Cloud and Eye Cand 4000 Gradient Glow

Let's begin....

Open a new 700 x 600 blank canvas flood-filled white

Paste Frame2 as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position to the right
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Paste some Stitching or CrossStitch as new layer
Resize as necessary

Position between Frames to hold them together

Select the inside of frames with your Magic wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 15

Paste paper of choice as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Resize by 70% and position to liking
Selections > Invert
Delete, then deselect

Effects > Plugins > Filters Unlimited > Color Filters > Blue Sky
Repeat

Paste Tube as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Up
Resize as necessary
Position in one of the Frames
With your Selection Tool draw out a rectangle on the exact edge of the outside of the Frame
Selections > Invert

Use your Eraser to remove excess

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
(duplicate should now be BELOW Frame layer)
Resize by 85% and position inside opposite Frame
Set blend mode to Luminance Legacy
Lower opacity to around 40
Rename to BellaShadow

Back to top

Paste Moon as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position in upper corner to your liking
Duplicate and set blend mode to Screen
On original Moon layer lower opacity to 70

Paste Rose as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position in lower left
Use your Freehand Tool to select the lower half and then delete

Paste Tree as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position to the right

Splatter some Blood about

To darken blood:
Duplicate then set blend mode to Multiply
Lower opacity to 60
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Add a new raster layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Select All

Paste Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask147

DO NOT MERGE!!!

Activate Mask layer and resize by 110%

Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 35

Crop and resize to liking

Duplicate Mask layer

Effects > Plugins > dsb fluxx > Linear Transmission with the following settings:

Lower opacity to 15%

Back to top layer

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using LDTwylight
Colour of choice to match your tag - I am using Black

Type out some Text of your choice and position
Apply a drop shadow of choice

Select another font

I am using the same font and text colour

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply 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 your BellaShadow layer
Add three new raster layers and name them Cloud1, Cloud2 and Cloud3

Make a selection around the image with your Selection Tool

Activate Cloud1

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

Hide Cloud1 and activate Cloud2
Repeat Cloud effect, checking the box below Colours

Hide Cloud2 and activate Cloud3
Repeat Cloud effect once more, UNchecking the box again

Deselect

Activate Cloud1 and hide the other two again
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Cloud1 and activate Cloud2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Cloud2 and activate Cloud3
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Select All and change the Frame Properties to 30
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 27th July 2009
All rights reserved

Edward's Passion

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Angelic Passions" by MissyLynn Scraps available from Stargazer Scraps, KatelynnsDesigns, Totally Sweet Designs, Paradise 4 Scrappers and Scraps with Attitude

Images of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Marijke Peeters from whom I gained permission

WSL_Mask10 by Chelle available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using LiorahBT

No Plugins

Let's begin...

.

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

Paste Frame5 as new layer

LEAVE IN POSITION

Draw a rectangle around each Frame
Add a new raster layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Flood fill each Frame Black

KEEP SELECTED!!

Paste three images of choice as new layers
Resize each as necessary to fit
Position within each Frame

Selections > Modify > Invert
Press delete on each layer
Deselect

Paste Flower2 as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position in lower right
Duplicate then set blend mode to Multiply
Lower opacity to 70
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror

Paste Flower4 as new layer
Image > Mirror
Resize by 18%
Position alongside Flower2 in lower right

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror

Paste Flower1 as new layer
Image > Mirror
Resize by 12%
Position behind Flowers to the lower left
Duplicate and position a couple of times
Layers > Merge > Merge Down twice

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror

Paste Leaf as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 12%
Position behind Flowers

Duplicate several times
Mirror and Flip and position each to your liking

Paste Pin as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position to your liking

Paste Passion WordArt as new layer
Resize by 65%
Position along top of Frame to the right

With your Freehand Tool make a selection around the bottom of the WordArt to the far right
Delete the deselect

Paste Paper of choice as new layer

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask10
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group

Lower opacity to 50

Paste HeartLine as new layer
Position along bottom of Frame

Crop and resize

Select your Text Tool and font of

choice
I am using LiorahBT
Text colour of choice - I am using Black

Type out "Edward's" and position next to the word "PASSION"
Convert to raster layer

Select another font of choice
I am using the same font

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply 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 your Image layers
Rename Image1, Image2 and Image3

Activate Image1 at 100% opacity
Lower the opacity of Image2 and Image3 to 45%
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Lower opacity of Image1 to 45% and raise Image2 to 100%
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Lower opacity of Image2 back to 45% and raise Image3 to 100%
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Select all and set Frame Properties to 70
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 9th 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