Spoiled Princess

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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

Forum Template 60 by me here

Plugins

DC Specail Nylon

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

Xero Fritillary

DSB Flux Bright Noise

Eyecandy Texture

The tube I used Pinky (50-3) is by Cuddly Rigor Mortis, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is FranciscoLucas Briosa

I used size 36 for my text & 48 for my name

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete credit layer

Floodfill bg layer with a color from your tube

Apply dc special nylon

I used these settings but you'll  have to play with it depending on your color

My color is #6e94b3

Apply graphics plus cross shadow changing the 2 bottom #'s to 100

Floodfill your square layers

Apply xero fritillay changing the top & bottom #'s to 12

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Position into place

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Floodfill your frames using a darker shade of your 1st color

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Move your bottom bar to above your top tube

Floodfill with your first color

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply nylon with the same settings as before

Change layer properties to mulitiply

Add another drop shadow

Floodfill the top bar layer with your second color

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 40, mix checked

Activate your lace layer

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a darker shade of your square layers color

Deselect

Change layer properties to hard light

Add drop shadow

Activate one of your flower layers

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with one of your colors

Deselect

Change layer properties to multiply

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Repeat with the other flower

Activate your star layer

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your 1st color

Change layer properties to hard light

Add drop shadow

Apply eyecandy noise texture

Settings

Smooth fractal noise

Click on basic and change the color to your color

Merge down

Duplicate & rotate right 30

Repeat this 4 more times for a total of 6 star layers

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Mine is rotating left because I started with the top star frame

If you want it to go right start with the bottom

Hide all your star layers except the top one

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide the top star & unhide the 2nd one

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

Repeat until you have 6 frames

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 Kaye W