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

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Template 151 by me here

Plugins

DSB Flux Bright Noise

Xenofex constellation

Cybia Screenworks

The tubes I used are by Melissa Dawn, you can purchase these tubes from CDO here

The name of my font is Tagettes

I used size 36 & 48

Visit my other blog if you want the paw print dividers

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete the info layer

Paste your tubes as new layers

Resize & position into place

Click inside frame with your magic wand

Expand 3

On your tube invert your selection

Delete & deselect

Add drop shadow

Move to below their frame layers

Floodfill your bg layer with a dark color from one of your tubes

Add an inner bevel

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 50, mix checked

Apply xenofex constellation

Settings>a few small stars

Floodfill your large square with a lighter shade

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Repeat dsb bright noise

Hide bars 2 so you can see what you're doing on bars 1

Darken your color a bit & floodfill bars 1

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply cybia screenworks fabric weave

Unhide bars 2

Floodfill with a dark shade of your color

Do the same as with bars 1

Floodfill all your circles with your bg color

Add an inner bevel

Apply cybia screenworks fabric weave

Apply dsb flux bright noise, same as above

Activate your lower frames layer

Selwct all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a new color from your tubes

Deselect & merge down

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply cybia screenworks fabric weave

Repeat with the top frames

Repeat with the center frame darkening your color

Duplicate 2 times

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

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Result by Kaye W