I'm Cute

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Apr 7, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Template # 145 by me here

Plugins

Eyecandy Impact Texture Noise

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tube I used Is That You is by Majestik Art, you can purchase this tube from MTA here

The name of my font is Franklin Cascaes

I used size 60

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete credit layer

Move your top rectangle layer to below the frames (I forgot to do this when making the template)

Floodfill your bg layer with a color of your choice or from your tube

My cute little guy didn't have much color to choose from lol so I just decided to go with spring colors

Apply eyecandy texture noise settings on Subtle shadows

Basic>texture wrinkled fractal

Apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings

Paste your tube as a new layer

Position into place above your top frame layer

Duplicate

Resize to 75%

Position on the left side of your bottom rectangle

Duplicate & mirror

Resize to 90%

Position on the right side

Floodfill your rectangle layers with 2 different colors

On the top rectanlge I added texture>daze>scale 50>depth 2

On the bottom rectangle I changed the texture to fine canvas

Floodfill your frames with 2 different colors

Merge down

Add inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 40, mix checked

Floodfill your small rectangle with another color

Add texture>fine grain>scale 50>depth 2

Add drop shadow

Activate your flowers layer

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with different colors

Deselect

Duplicate 3 times

I changed the layer properties on each one

I used soft light, hard light, overlay & mulitiply

Activate your butterfly layer

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with different colors

Deselect

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3 & 4

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

Undo your merge

Hide animation 3 & unhide #4

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

I set my frame properties on 100

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 

:)