Gems

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 5, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Forum Template # 62 by me here

Plugins

Graphics Plus RGB Noise & Cross Shadow

Eyecandy 4 HSB Noise

The tubes I used are by Maxine Gadd, you can purchase these tubes from PTE here

The name of my font is A Yummy Apology

I used size 72 for my text & size 85 for my name

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete credit layer

Floodfill your bg layer with a color from your tube

Apply graphics plus cross shadow changing the 2 bottom #'s to 80

Apply graphics plus rgb noise, change the green to 30

Activate your left square layer

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with another color from your tube

Deselect

Delete the original square layer

Repeat on the middle & right squares

Activate your left frame

Click inside it with your magic wand

Expand 3

Paste your first tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Position over the frame

Add drop shadow

Invert your selection

Delete & deselect

Add texture>snake skin>scale 60>depth 3

Move to below your frame layer

Repeat with the other 2 frames

Floodfill your frame layers with your first color

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Merge the flower layers

Change layer properties to luminance legacy

Add drop shadow

Merge your lace layers

Change layer properties to luminance legacy

Add drop shadow

Activate your left tube

Zoom in close to it

Using your magic wand select the gems, you'll need to hold down your shift key

Duplicate 2 times

Repeat with your other 2 tubes

Starting with your top right tube

Apply hsb noise using default settings, pattern smooth fractal

Repeat on the top middle tube, do not change random seed

Repeat on top left tube

On the middle right tube click on the random seed button

Repeat on the middle layers of your other 2 tubes

Do Not Click Random Seed

On the bottom right tube click on the random seed button

Repeat on the bottom layers of your other 2 tubes

Do Not Click Random Seed

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide your middle & bottom tube layers

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide your top tube layers & unhide the middle ones

Merge & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide your middle tube layers & unhide the bottom ones

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