Tiny Body Big Mouth

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on May 9, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Paw Print Overlay by me here

Paw Print Frame by me here

A butterfly & flower of your choice

The tube I used Baby Chi (58-1) is by Cuddly Rigor Mortis, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Honey Script

Once again my chihuahua Gooper was my inspiration on this tut.  I'm always saying he has a tiny body with a big mouth lol

Open your overlay

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a gradient of your choice

Change layer properties to overlay

Add drop shadow

Paste your frame as a new layer

Click inside with your magic wand

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Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a gradient to match a color on your tube

Move to below your frame layer

Add texture effects>blinds

Width 8>opacity 60>color a darker shade of your gradient color

Back on your frame

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a gradient darker than your bg gradient

Merge down

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as neeed

Add drop shadow

Duplicate

Activate your warp brush

Push down on the lower lip & up on the upper lip

Paste your butterfly as a new layer

Resize as needed & add drop shadow

Position onto a corner of your frame

Duplicate & mirror

Repeat with your flower

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide the closed mouth layer

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide the open mouth layer & unhide the closed mouth layer

Merge & paste after current in animation shop

I set my frame properties to 120 on the closed mouth & 20 on open mouth

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