Bumble Bee Faery

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on May 5, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Torn Paper by me here

Bees by me here

Plugins

Mura Meister Copies

Eyecandy Texture

The tube I used Bumble Bee Fairy (58-1) is by Caron Vinson, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Jungle Juice

I used size 60

Open new transparent canvas 930x375, we will resize later

Floodfill with pale yellow

Paste your paper as a new layer

Paste your main tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Paste your close up tube as a new layer twice

Change layer properties on the bottom one to soft light

Position to one side of your main tube

Add drop shadow

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

On your top close up layer resize as needed

Position to one side & add drop shadow

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Use your selection tool & select around your tag

Crop

Activate your paper layer

Select all>float>defloat

On your soft light layer invert your selection

Delete

Do Not Deselect

Activate your close up layer

Delete & deselect

Paste your bees as a new layer

Duplicate & hide your top bees

Resize to 35%

Rotate left 20

Add drop shadow

Position to one side of your main tube

Duplicate & position on the other side of your tube

Unhide your bees

Resize to 30%

Add drop shadow

Apply mura meister copies

Line>number 9

Position at the top of your tag

Duplicate, move to the bottom of your tag & merge down

Duplicate 2 times

Apply eyecandy texture noise

Settings>sparkles

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

Send your main tube to the top

Position so she's resting her hands on the bees

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

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You'll find my email blinkie on your left

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Result by Lori