Pitter Patter

 

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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

Paw Print Frame by me here

Plugins

Mura's Seamless Stripe

Screenworks Fabric Weave

Xenofex Constellation

The tube I used Puppy and Kitten is by Ann Fesenko, you can get this tube from PFD here

The name of my font is Jungle Juice

I used size 48 & 72

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

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply mura's seamless stripe with these settings

You'll probably need to adjust the R, G & B according to your color

Paste your frame as a new layer

Click inside with your magic wand

Expand 3

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a darker shade of your bg color

Move to below your frame

Do Not Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Invert your selection

Delete & deselect

Add drop shadow

Move to below your frame

Back to your frame floodfill layer

Apply screenworks fabric weave

Back to your frame

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a color of your choice

On your frame layer:

Select all>float>defloat

On your floodfill layer:

Invert your selection

Delete & deselect

Change layer properties to overlay

Merge down

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Duplicate 2 times

Apply constellation

Settings>star field

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

Paste your cat as a new layer

Resize as needed

Position in a lower corner

Add drop shadow

Repeat with your dog placing in opposite corner

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