Crimson Garden

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 23, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Template 149 by me here

Plugins

Xenofex Constellation

DSB Flux Bright Noise

Tramages Tow The Line

The tube I used Crimson Color Series is by Keith Garvey, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called Tagettes

I used size 48

Open your template, shift D to duplicate, close original

Delete the info & raster 1 layers

Floodfill your bg layer with a color from your tube

Add an inner bevel

Apply xenofex constellation

Click on settings then on a few small stars

Floodfill your square layer with your bg color

Add an inner bevel

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 45, mix checked

Activate your flowers layer

Change layer properties to hard light

Add drop shadoe

Floodfill your square frame with a ligher shade of your bg color

Add an inner bevel & drop shadoe

Apply tramages tow the line using default settings

Floodfill your small square layer with your 1st color

Apply texture with these settings

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 45, mix checked

Activate your small frame layer

Click inside using your magic wand

Expand 3

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Invert your selection

Delete & deselect

Add drop shadow

Move to below your small frame layer

Floodfill your small frame with your 2nd color

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Duplicate 2 times

Apply xenofex contselltion

Click on settings then on medium

Make sure the keep original image button is selected

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

Rename these layers from top to bottom - 1, 2 & 3

Activate your square frame flowers

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your 1st color

Deselect

Change layer properties to hard light

Merge down & add drop shadow

Repeat with the rest of your frame flowers using different layer properties

I also used multiply, burn & saturation

Activate the big flower layer

Change layer properties to luminance

Duplicate & resize to 75%

Change layer properties to darken

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

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

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