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Friday, May 29, 2009

Dance With Me

 
Supplies
 
Scrap kit of choice - I am using the gorgeous "Prom Night" kit by Just a Girl Designs available from Twilight Scraps and Exquisite Scraps
Tube or image of choice - I am using the lovely image by Alicexz of Edward and Bella at the Prom
**I misted this image by using the 20-20 Mask available in your PSP program**
Template #59 by Dezigns by Ali available from her blog
WSL_Mask7 by Chelle available from her blog
Fonts of choice - I am using Twilight and Be Safe
Plugin: Xenofex Constellation
 
 
Ready? Let's begin...
 
 
Open Template #59 by Ali
Resize all layers by 500 wide
Image > Canvas Resize 600 x 600 centred
 
Delete Copyright and Bracket Layers
 
Add new raster layer, then
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Flood-fill white
Rename BACKGROUND
 
Select SHAPE1 with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Paste Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect
 
Select SHAPE2 with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Paste another Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect
 

Paste DanglerDeco as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position along the top
 
Select the area outside the bottom SHAPE
Selections > Modify > Expand by 2
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
 
 
Press delete then deselect
 
Paste your Image, Mist or Tube of choice as new layer
 
Select the area outside SHAPE2
Selections > Modify > Expand by 2
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Delete then deselect
 
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
 
Paste a flower as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position to the left
 
Paste another flower of choice as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position alongside first flower
 
Paste a SingleRose as new layer
Resize by 55%
Position to the left and move below the flowers
 
Paste PageWrap as new layer
Resize by 40% and position along bottom
 
Use your Magic Wand to select the area around the SHAPE1, then
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Delete then deselect
 

Paste Paper of choice as new layer and move to Background
Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate WSL_Mask7
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
 
Paste Trellis as new layer
Resize by 75%
Position so it frames SHAPE1
 
For extra flowers and shrubbery paste Roses as new layer
Image > Rotate by 15 to the left
Resize by 70%
Position in upper left
 
 
See the difference in the "thickness" of foliage
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Duplicate, then move down to the lower part of tag
Duplicate once more, then
Image > Rotate by 90 to the left
Position in the top centre
Erase the excess foliage from the bottom
 
Paste MusicalNotes as new layer
Resize by 42%
Move up slightly to protrude the top
Lower opacity to around 40
 
Apply a drop shadow of choice to your elements then resize tag
 
Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Ellipse
Draw out an oval and shape it like your Musical Notes layer
 
 
Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Twilight
Text Colour is #7e5675
 
On the curve type out your text of choice
Position to your liking then convert to raster layer
Add a drop shadow of choice
 
Select another font of choice
I am using Be Safe with same 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 the MusicalNotes 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 Steam3
Apply the Constellation effect again, adjusting the Random Seed once more
 
I also applied some noise to the Hanging Heartsm adjusting it by 5 with each layer
 
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::
 
 
Here is a non-animated version:
 
 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 28th May 2009
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