I Love You Mom

 

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A Mothers Day Tag

This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Apr 27, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Forum Template 69 by me here

Pink Lilac here

Plugins

DC Special Nylon

DSB Flux Bright Noise

Xenofex Constellation

The tube I used Cameo Heart (124-1) is by Pinup Toons, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Luvable

I used size 48

Open your template, shift D to duplicate.  Close original

Delete the credit & large butterfly layers

Floodfill your bg layer with a color from your tube

Add texture>default settings>fine canvas

Darken your shade and floodfill your rectangle layer

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Duplicate 2 times

Apply constellation

Settings>lots of stars>keep original image checked

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

Darken your color again & floodfill your bars

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply dc special nylon using default settings

Floodfill your rectangle 2 layer with your bg color

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 50, mix checked

Activate your big bubble layer

Layer properties>lighten

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Paste your lilac into selection

Deselect

Rotate left 45

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Duplicate, flip & merge down

Move to below your big bubble layer

Add drop shadow

Paste lilac again

Resize to 40%

Postion to one side of your big bubble

Add  drop shadow

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed and add drop shadow

Line up the bottom of her dress with the bottom of the bubble

Activate your left butterfly

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with one of your colors

Deselect

Layer properties>dodge

Merge down

Add drop shadow

Repeat with your right butterfly

Layer properties>hard light

Activate your left bubble

Layer properties>lighten

Repeat with your right bubble

Activate your border layer

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with one of your colors, I used my dark

On your border layer select all>float>defloat

On your floodfill layer invert your selection, delete & deselect

Layer properties>dodge

Merge down

Add drop shadow

Apply dsb flux bright noise intenstiy 75, ligher checked

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

:)

Result by Priscie

 

Result by Kaye W