Violet Magic

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

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Template # 146 by me here

Butterfly here

Plugins

Cresent Moon Warm Cloth

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

DSB Flux Bright Noise

Eyecandy Texture Noise

The tube I used Violet Color Series is by Keith Garvey , you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called FrancisoLucas Briosa

I used size 60 for my text & 48 for my name

Open your template, shift D to duplicate, close original

Delete info layer

Floodfill bg layer with a dark color from your tube

Apply cresent moon soft cloth with these settings

Apply graphics plus cross shadow, change the 2 bottom #'s to 80

Activate your left frame layer

Click inside with your magic wand

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed & position into place

Invert your selection

Delete & deselect

Add drop shadow

Move to below your frame layer

Duplicate

Move to below the right frame layer

Floodfill your frames with your dark color

Add inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply dsb flux bright noise, intensity 40, mix checked

Floodfill your rectangle layers with the same color

Add drop shadow

Merge down

Apply dsb flux bright noise, intensity 25, mix checked

Floodfill your square layers with a lighter shade

Add texture>daze>scale 50>depth 5

Activate your side flowers layer

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a lighter shade of your last color

Deselect

Change layer properties to overlay

Duplicate 2 times

Apply eyecandy texture noise

Settings Diamond Noise

Repeat on other 2 layers clicking the random seed button each time

Merge your left top & bottom flower layers

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your last color

Deselect

Change layer properties to overlay

Duplicate 2 times

Apply eyecandy texture noise

Settings:

Tie Dye

Repeat on other 2 layers clicking the random seed button each time

Repeat with the right flowers

On the bow layer

Change layer properties to dodge

Duplicate 2 times

Apply eyecandy texture noise

Settings:

Crinkle Noise

Repeat on other 2 layers clicking the random seed button each time

Merge your star layers

Repeat the above steps

Change layer properties to differnce

Add drop shadow

Duplicate 2 times

Apply eyecandy texute noise

Settings:

Tie Dye

Repeat on other 2 layers clicking on the random seed button each time

Paste butterfly as a new layer

Resize to 50%

postion over the left rectangle

Change layer properties to overlay

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Merge down

Duplicate 2 times

On your butterfly layers:

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 40, mix checked

Repeat on other 2 layers changing the intensity to 45 & 50

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide all your middle & bottom animation layers

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide your top animation layers & unhide the middle layers

Merge & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide your middle animation layers & unhide the bottom layers

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