Lola!

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on March 29, 2012

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit I See Red here

Gold Foil Pattern here

The tube I used Lola is by Anna Liwanag, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called Gabrielle

My mother who died last June was named Lola & her birthday is today so I'm dedicating all my tuts today to her starting of course with this one

Open a new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Select all

Paste paper 4 into selection

Deselect

Add an inner bevel

Apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings

Paste frame 3 as a new layer

Click inside the frame with your magic wand

Expand 3

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your gold pattern, angle 0, scale 100

Move to below your frame layer

Do Not Deselect

Add a new raster layer

Change the angle on your pattern to 45 and floodfill

Add a new raster layer

Change the angle to 90 & floodfill

Add a new raster layer

Change the angle to 135 & floodfill

Deselect

Hide the bottom 3 of these layers

Rename layers to animation 1, 2, 3 & 4

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow to your frame

Repeat the drop shadow

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Paste element 10 as a new layer

Resize to 90%

Center it over the bottom of your frame

Add drop shadow

Paste butterfly as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Rotate right 30

Position over lower left corner of your frame

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Position over right lower corner of your frame

Paste element 3 as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Position over upper right corner of your frame

Add drop shadow

Paste rose as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Position on left side of your frame

Move to below the butterfly layers

Duplicate & resize to 75%

Duplicate 2 times

Arrange as shown on my tag

Merge these layers

Duplicat & mirror

Position over right side of frame

I moved it up a bit

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 1 & unhide #2

Merge & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 2 & unhide #3

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 3 & unhide animation 4

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

I set my frame properties to 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 emaail it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

You'll find my email blinkie on your left

 :)