As if I Never Existed...

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Country Boy" by AnDi Designs available from Totally Sweet Designs

Image of choice - I am using a fan-made collage for New Moon

20-20 Mask here

Boundless Bliss Grunge Mask here

Fonts of choice - I am using Be Safe (Edward's Handwriting) and Pablo LET (Bella's handwriting)

Plugins: Colour Rave > Atmospheriser

Mura Meister > Cloud

Let's begin....

Open an image of choice
Crop to your liking
Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply 20/20 mask
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Minimise for later

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

Paste Frame as new layer
Resize by 20%

Select inside Frame with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Add new raster layer
Paste Paper of choice INTO selection
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

KEEP SELECTED!!

Paste the Image you applied the mask to at the beginning
Position inside Frame and resize to fit
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect

Adjust > Hue & Saturation > Colourise with the following settings:



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



Duplicate Image layer again, then apply the Colourising once more
Lower opacity to liking

Paste RaffiaRope as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position slightly off centre to your liking

Select outside of Frame with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
On Raffia Rope layer press delete



Deselect

Paste Rock as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position in lower left

Paste Leaves and Acorns as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position in lower left over Rock



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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply boundlessbliss_grungemask_1
Invert Mask Data
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Resize by 95%
Lower opacity to 65

Paste Cardboard as new layer
Image > Rotate by 10 to the left
Resize by 40%

Crop and then resize

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Be Safe (Camilla)
Text colour to match tag - I am using #332e2b

Type out your text
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply a drop shadow of choice

Select another font of choice
I am using Pablo LET
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 your Image layer
Add three new raster layers and name them Cloud1, Cloud2 and Cloud3

Activate Cloud1

Effects > Plugins > Mura Meister > Cloud with the default settings
Set the TOP colour to #ffffff
Hide the MIDDLE colour
Set the BOTTOM colour to #cococo

Hide Cloud1 and activate Cloud2
Reapply the cloud effect

Hide Cloud2 and activate Cloud3
Once again reapply the Cloud effect

Lower the opacity of the cloud on each layer to 35

Now to animate!

Activate Cloud1 and hide the other Clouds
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 Frame Properties to 30
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 5th September 2009
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