Cool Breeze Cat

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on August 24, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Cool Breeze by Lynne here

The tube I used is by Ash Evans, you will need a license to use which you can purchase from CDO here

Open a new transparent canvas, 700x700.  We will resize later

Select all

Open paper 3

Resize to 15%

Paste into selection

Deselect

Paste frame as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Using your magic wand click inside the frame

Holding down your shift key you need to also click inside the small blank areas inside the flowers on the inside part of the frame

Expand 3

Paste paper 2 as a new layer

Resize to 15%

Invert your selection

Deselect

Move to below your frame layer

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Move to below your frame layer

Add drop shadow

Go back to your frame now and add a drop shadow

Add inner bevel using bevel #2 width 30

Paste flowers as a new layer

Resize to 20%

Position lower left corner

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Paste blossom as a new layer

Resize to 10%

Position behind the flowers

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & Mirror

Back to the flowers

Duplicate one

Resize to 75%

Duplicate 4 more times

Arrange at different heights across the bottom

Merge these layers

Add drop shadow

Paste owl as a new layer

Resize to 10%

Rotate left 45

Position near the upper left of the frame

Add drop shadow

Paste bird as a new layer

Resize to 8%

Position upper right of frame

Rotate right 20

Add drop shadow

Paste butterfly as a new layer

Resize to 10%

Rotate left 30

Position at top of frame

Add drop shadow

Add your name and text

Resize all layers to 75%

Add your © info

Animation

Activate your tube layer

(This will work best on a 1 color cat, if you have a multicolored cat you will need to use your clone tool)

Duplicate

Select around one of the eyes using your freehand selection tool

You may have to expand a bit

Add new raster layer

Floodfill with black (or color to match your cat)

Repeat for other eye

Merge your 2 floodfilled layers

Merge down with your top tube layer

Rename these layers to animation 1 & 2

Add your name and text

Resize all layers to 85%

Add your © info

Hide animation 1

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Unhide animation 1

Hide animation 2 

Copy & paste after current in animation shop

On the open eyes frame set frame properties at 250

On the closed eyes frame set frame properties at 20

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with the tut name in the subject line

:)

Here's a tag Lori made for me, she based it on this tutorial but used a different scrap kit

I think it's stunning!

Thank you Lori!