SUPPLIES


I am using a wonderful tube from Hellonlegs.  You can find her art work 
here.  The scrap kit I am using is called Let's Be Thankful by TootyPups here.  You need to go to almost the bottom of the page to find it.  The mask I used is from WeeScottLass and it is #259.  You can find her site here.  The font I am using is called MaidenWord and you can find it at daFont.com.


PLUGIN

Xenofex2 Constellation


Ok let's get started.  Save often so you don't get disappointed.  I am assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.


Start by opening a new image 700 x 700.  You can resize later.  Floodfill this layer with white.  Add a new Raster layer.  Choose a paper from the kit and paste it to your working copy.  I used paper #7.  Now apply your mask then hit the delete key.  Now take cameoframe1 and resize it.  Paste it to your working copy.  Now take your Selection tool and using the eclipse draw so the marching ants frame the cameo.  Then go to Selections>Invert>Delete.  Select none.  Move this layer below the frame.

Now put a red x beside the cameo frame.  Duplicate the paper under the frame so there are three copies in total.  Then put a red x beside the two copies and make sure the original of the paper is highlighted.  Now go to Effects>Xenofex>Constellation with the fokkowing settings:



Now place a red x beside the orignal copy of the paper and remove the red x from the second copy.  Apply Constellation again only this time hit the Random Seed button once.  Do the same thing for the third copy.  Now we will add our tube and elements.

With the tube I used I removed the bird from her hand so I could place it separately.  Paste your tube with a light drop shadow.

For the elements once again you can do what you want or you can follow along with me.  Take the flowerleaf7 and resize.  Paste onto your working copy on the left side of the frame and underngeath your tube layer.  Then take the flower and resize.  Paste it to your working copy and place it on the left side of your frame.  Apply a light drop shadow.  Copy and paste flower2 and do the same thing.  Place this just elow the first one.    Add flower4 and 5 following the same steps as above.  Now grab hearts5 and resize.  Paste to your working copy on the top right hsnded side.  Add a light drop shadow.  Then take butterfly3 and resize it.  Then place it on your working copy.  I put it on the bottom right side.  Then I duplicated it and mirrored it.  I put this a little bit above on the left side.

Now add your copyright information and your watermark.


ANIMATION

On your working copy put a red x beside all layers except the first three layers,  Go to Edit>Copy Merged.  Take this to Animation Shop and paste as a new Image.  Go back to PSP and put a red x beside the original copy of the paper.  Remove the red x from the next layer.  Make sure this layer is highlighted and Copy Merged.  Take this to AS and go to Edit>Paste After Current Frame.  Go back to PSP and do the same for the third layer.

Check your animation to make sure you like it.  Resize your work and add your name.  Save it as a .gif and you are all done.  


Thank you for trying my tutorial.



Written by Sandie on October 21, 2010