Bed of Roses

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Apr 10, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

A rose if you're using a different tube than I am

Plugins

Mura Meister Copies

Graphics Plus Weaver & Cross Shadow

Xenofex Constellation

The tube I used Seffora (12-1) is by Tiffany Toland Scott, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tagettes

I used size 36 for my text & 48 for my name

Open new transparent canvas 940x400, we will resize later

Floodfill with green

Apply graphics plus weaver, weave size 12

Apply graphics plus cross shadow changing the 2 bottom #'s to 90

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Positon on the right side

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Paste your flower as a new layer

Duplicate & hide the original for now

I resized the copy to 15%, yours may be different

Apply mura meister copies, wallpaper, default settings

Duplicate & mirror

Merge down

Duplicate & flip

Merge down

Add drop shadow

Duplicate 2 times

Apply constellation, click on settings then on a few small stars, make sure the keep origianl image box is checked

Repeat on other 2 layers clicking on the random seed button each time

Unhide your large rose

Resize to 20%

Apply mura meister copies, change to shower

Rotate left 90

Duplicate & mirror

Merge down

Add drop shadow

Change layer opacity to 50

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your green

Select all

Contract 10

Delete & deselect

Add inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply constellation using same settings as before

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3

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

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

Your comments are very much appreciated either here on this post or on the chat box.  I've made it easy for you to post on this tut by turning off the requirement of having to type in a confirmation code

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

You'll find my email blinkie on your left

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Result by Kaye W