Rainbow Dayz

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "At the Pond" by Brandi of Grunge and Glitter Scraps as part of the Starving Artists Collab available from Totally Sweet Designs and Stargazer Scraps

Tubes of choice - I am using the wonderful artwork of Suzanne Woolcott available from her store

Template #24 by Yvette available from her blog

WSL_Mask239 by Chelle available from her blog

Font of choice - I am using AKApprique Black

Plugins: Colour Rave Atmospheriser, Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow and HSB Noise

Let's begin....

Open Template #24 by Yvette
Shift D to duplicate and close off original

Image > Canvas Resize 750 x 500

Select LargeRectangles with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Press delete a couple of times to remove greyed area
Paste Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Select SmallRectangles with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Contract by 8
Press delete once

Add a new raster layer
Paste another Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

Paste Rainbow as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position within two Frames

Paste Cloud as new layer
Resize by 35%
Position to your liking

Paste Sun as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position behind Cloud

Paste Raindrops as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position under the cloud

Paste Pond as new layer
Resize by 32%
Position at the base of two Frames

Paste Foliage as new layer
Resize by 35%
Position to the lower left

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Position on opposite side

Paste a Frog as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position at the Pond

Paste Mushroom as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position to liking

Paste Turtle as new layer
Resize by 18% and position

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

Duplicate each Tube layer and apply the following Plugin to each layer

Effects > Plugins > Colour Rave > Atmospherizer with the following settings:

Lower opacity to around 40 (depending on your tubes)

Add any other elements you wish and apply any drop shadows of choice

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask239
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 30

Crop and resize

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using AKAppriqueBlack
Text colour of choice - I am using on of the papers

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 Pond layer
Duplicate twice and rename Water1, Water2 and Water3

Activate Water1 and hide Water2 and Water3

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > HSB Noise with the following settings:

Hide Water1 and activate Water2
Repeat HSB Noise again adjusting the Random Seed

Hide Water2 and activate Water3
Repeat HSB Noise once again, adjusting the Random Seed

Activate Water1 and hide Water2 and Water3
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Water1 and activate Water2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Water2 and activate Water3
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Select all and set 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 9th July 2009
All rights reserved