Bring Me A Dream

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 16, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Window by me here

Moon by me here

Plugins

DC Special Nylon

Eyecandy Glass

Xenofex Constellation

Mura Meister Cloud

The tube I used Sandman Magic is by Judy Mastrangelo, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called Tamborine

I used size 48 for my text & 60 for my name

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

Floodfill with a medium or dark blue

Apply dc special nylon, play with the colors to get the color you want

Duplicate 2 times

Apply xenofex constellation

Click on settings then on star field

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

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Paste your window as a new layer

Move up a bit

Using your magic wand click inside the window frames

Expand 3

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a color or pattern of your choice or use the one I provided

Move to below your tube layer

Deselect

Activate your window layer

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a dark color from your pattern

Change layer properties to hard light

Do Not Deselect

Add another new raster layer

Floodfill with a pattern

Deselect

Activate the original window layer

Click inside the window panes with your magic wand

Expand 3

Add a new raster layer & move to top

Apply eyecandy glass

Settings>clear, bevel width 35

Deselect

Activate your symmetric shapes tool, set on star, 6 sides

Foreground null, background color of your choice

Draw a small star

Position on lower left side of your window

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Duplicate & resize to 75%

Position as shown on my tag

Duplicate & mirror

Duplicate one of the small stars

Position in the center of your tag

Apply mura meister copies

Preset menu>spiral, change # to 40

Position in the upper right corner

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Duplicate, flip & merge down

Add drop shadow

Paste your moon as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Floodfill with your star color

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply xenofex constellation

Click on settings then on a few small stars

Click on the keep original image box

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Add a new raster layer

Apply mura meister cloud

Preset on thin clouds

Uncheck the light & bg boxes

Change layer opacity to 50

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

:)

Result by Kaye W