Gorjuss Friends

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Gorjuss II" by Created by Jill available at Twilight Scraps, Scraps with Attitude, Stargazer Scraps, Paradise 4 Scrappers and Exquisite Scraps

Tubes of choice - I am using the adorably "gorjuss" artwork of Suzanne Woolcott available from her store

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

WSL_Mask185 by Chelle available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using Juice ITC, SweetheartScript Limited and 2Peas Fat Frog

Plugin: Xenofex 2 Constellation

Ready? Let's begin....

Open a new 600 x 400 blank canvas flood-filled white

Paste Frame03 as new layer
Resize by 70%

Select the inside of each of the squares of your Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 8
Add a new raster layer

Select your Flood Fill Tool and open the Foreground on your Materials Palette

Choose Gradient and find a blue gradient

Flood fill layer with Gradient, then

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

Layers > Arrange > Move Down

KEEP SELECTED!!

Paste a Tree as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position to the far right (or left) to your liking

Selections > Invert
Delete

STILL SELECTED!!

Paste Fence as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position to the right
Duplicate, then move to the left
Layers > Merge > Merge Down, then
Delete

STILL SELECTED!!

Paste Grass as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position to the bottom and to the right of the Frame
Duplicate and move across
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Delete

STILL SELECTED....*g*

Paste three tubes of choice as new layers
Resize as necessary and position within each of the Frames to your liking
Delete and deselect!

Paste LaceTrim as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position along bottom of Frame

Paste a Flower as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position to the lower left

Paste another Flower as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position alongside first Flower

Paste IvyLeaves as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 40%
Position to the left from top corner
Move below Flower layers

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror

Layers > Merge > Merge Down

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

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Duplicate, then Image Mirror

Laters > Merge > Merge Down

Delete then deselect

Paste Kitty as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
Resize by 25%
Position to the lower right

Paste Bird as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position alongside the Kitty

Paste Butterfly as new layer
Resize by 10%
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Position both to liking

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask185
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 20

Crop and resize

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I have used Juice ITC and SweetheartScript Limited
Choose a colour from your tag

Type out text and position to your liking
Objects > Align > Horiztonal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply drop shadow of choice

Select another font of choice
I am using 2Peas Fat Frog
Foreground - (colour of choice)
Background - #FFFFFF
Stroke width - 1.5

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

Add some noise and 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 Frame layer
Duplicate twice and rename Sparkle1, Sparkle2 and Sparkle3

Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 and activate Sparkle1

Effects > Plugins > Xenofex 2 > Constellation with the following settings:

Hide Sparkle1 and activate Sparkle2
Apply the Constellation effect again, adjusting the Random Seed

Hide Sparkle2 and activate Sparkle3
Apply the Constellation effect again, adjusting the Random Seed

Now for the animation!

Activate Sparkle1 and hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3
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 9th June 2009
All rights reserved