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Some Day...

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This tutorial is for those with a good working knowledge of psp.

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit, "Kiss Him He's Green (PTU)" from Irene Alexeeva.
Font of choice, I used DC Seasons (PTU).
Mask, you choice.
Plug-In : Optional
(PTU) Lokas Software
(for gel look on text)



Let's Begin!

Open supplies and resize.
I resized the girl frog at about 40% and the prince frog and lily pad at about 25%
and frame by 55% and hearts by 30%

Select the bubble supplie and go to Image - canvas size and make it 700 x 600.

This will give you room to move around
but don't forget to crop/resize when done.

Paste frame and center in frame.
Move the bubble layers to the right of frame.

Paste a paper and apply mask. I used paper 3.
Merge group.
I added fine leather texture to my mask layer using the "crackle" setting.

Paste girl from and lily pad and place like I have mine or where ever you want them.

Select freehand tool using point to point and draw around frame area and invert it.
Paste paper of choice and hit delete. I used paper 1. Select none.

On bubble layers, select bottom layer and float it and then invert it and paste paper and hit delete.
I used same paper 1 again. Select none.

Paste hearts and prince frog and place where you like.

Add text and apply a bevel or use lokas plugin - gel with setting of 5, 50, white.

Add name and bevel / gel effect.

Add dropshadow to layers.

Add copyright.



Now if you are wanting to animate it at this point you
need to copy merge and paste into animation shop.

Back in psp you need to draw around the large bubble part with free hand tool and hit delete
and select none then copy merge into AS and paste before layer.

In psp select next smaller bubble and do the same as above
and then the last bubble and when it's
gone, copy merge again and paste in AS.

Change frame properties to 35 for all but last frame and change that one to 100.

Save and that's it!

Spring is in the Air ( PTU )

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This tutorial is for those with a good working knowledge of psp.

Supplies Needed

Tubes of choice, I used artwork by Suzanne Woolcott.
Scrapkit, "(PTU) A Fae For All Seasons - Spring Edition" from Oopsie Daisy.
Font of choice, I used Snooty Fox NF (PTU).
Template, I used Frame #4 from Rachel.
Mask, I used #210 from Insatiable Dreams.



Let's Begin!

Open Frame
Shift D and close original
Resized frame by 80% but don't check the all layers box.

This will give you room to move around
but don't forget to crop/resize when done.

Delete the copyright layer.

Open supplies and resize and minimize until we need them.
I resized kite, umbrella and grass at 30%, and the clouds by 50%.

Add new raster layer and move below frame and fill with white.

Paste paper of choice, I used paper 9. Apply mask and merge group.

Paste clouds and duplicate twice and move one to right at top of frame
and one to left top of frame and the third one in middle but inside frame.
Use mine as a guide.

Paste Umbrella and rotate it to the left 45 degrees.

Add kite and mirror and place to right top of tag or where ever you want.

Paste grass and move to bottom left and duplicate and move to the right and merge together.
Using selection tool, make a square the size of frame and invert it and then hit delete on grass layer.

Paste paper of choice and hit delete.

Select none.

Paste tube.

If you are not going to animate tag then add wordart of choice.

Add name.
I added Inner Bevel to mine with these settings...

Bevel 2 , Width 2 , Smoothness 2 , Depth 2 , Ambiance 0 , Shininess 2 ,
Color White , Angle 315 , Intensity 45 , Elevation 35

Add any other elements of choice.

Add dropshadow to all layers. I used 1,1,35,3, black.

Add copyright.

To do animated version, leave wordart layer off tag in psp
and copy merged tag and paste in AS.
Ctrl L until you have 7 layers total.

Open animation I supplied and Ctrl A and drag them to first layer of tag.

Save as a gif.

If you want to make your own wording and animate it
just simple type text in psp and add inner bevel like above
and add dropshaddow and copy it and then paste it in AS.

At top go to effects and click Insert Image Effects and use this setting...

Effect - Rotate Colors
Effect Length - 1.2
Frames per second - 5
Total of 6 frames
Click OK.

That's it - now you have animation like mine.

Happy New Year !!!