Its A Girl

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 18, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Its A Girl by Mrs Home Lynn here

(There's also a matching boy kit)

Plugins

Eyecandy Texture Noise

The tube I used Sweet Pea is by Myriadelle, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called Doris Day

I used size 125

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

Select all

Open paper pink bow, resize to 700x700 pixels

Copy & close without saving changes

Paste paper into selection

Deselect

Paste frame as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Using your magic wand click inside the frame

Expand 5

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a raibow gradient

I set mine on linear, 0 repeats

Move to below your frame layer

Do Not Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Invert your selection & press delete

Deselect

Move to below your frame layer

Add a drop shadow to your frame

Paste rocking horse as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position at the center bottom of your frame

Duplicate 2 times

Rotate 1 left 25 & the other right 25

Rename them left & right & middle

Paste bracelet as a new layer

Resize to 19%

Rotate left 90

Position on left side of your frame

Add drop shadow

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Duplicate 3 times, you'll have 4

Apply eyecandy texture noise

Settings>hue crazy diamonds

Repeat on other 3 layers clicking on the random seed button each time

Paste safety pin as a new layer

Resize to 20%

Add drop shadow

Postion in the upper left of your frame

Paste silver spoon as a new layer

Resize to 8%

Rotate left 30

Add drop shadow

Position in upper right of your frame

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3 & 4

Hide the left & right horse layers

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 1 & unhide #2

Hide the middle horse layer & unhide the left one

Merge & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 2 & unhide #3

Hide the left horse layer & unhide the middle one

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 3 & unhide #4

Hide the middle horse layer & unhide the right one

Hide the left horse layer & unhide the middle one

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

I set my frame properties at 20

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

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