Silvery Moon

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 17, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Lace here

Star here

Plugins

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tube I used A World Of Possibilities (PTE4545) is by Deborah Grieves, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called Aquarelle

I used size 48 & 60

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

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Add texture>fine canvas>default settings

Apply graphics plus cross shadow changing the 2 bottom #'s to 90

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 25, mix checked

Paste your lace as a new layer

Resize to 170%

Change layer properties to overlay

Duplicate & rotate right 30

Repeat until you have 6 lace layers

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Paste your star as a new layer

Position in the upper right corner

Add drop shadow

Change layer properties to luminance legacy

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Duplicate, flip & merge down

Merge down again

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide all your lace layers except the top one

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide your top lace layer & unhide the 2nd one

Merge & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide your 2nd lace layer & unhide the 3rd

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

Keep doing this until all 6 frames are pasted

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 Laura

Result by Kaye W