Cuddly Cats & Dogs

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on May 31, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Paw Print Overlay by me here

Plugins

DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tubes I used are by Cuddly Rigor Mortis, you can purchase these tubes from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tamborine

Pick one of your tubes as your main tube which you will pick your colors from

Open your overlay, shift D to duplicate & close original

Add a new layer & floodfill with a color from your tube

Change layer properties to overlay, merge down

Activate your rectangle shape tool

Foreground a color from your tube, background null

Width 45

Draw out a frame almost as big as your tag

Align center

Convert to raster

Change your color from foreground to background

Draw out a narrow vertical line, align center & convert to raster

Repeat drawing a horizontal line

Move both to below your frame

Merge the 2 lines

Still on your lines layer

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Apply cutout with these settings

Deselect & merge down

Repeat on your frame layer

Change the offset vertical to 36

Change the horizontal to -36

Deselect & merge down

Merge with the lines layer

Add an inner bevel

Open your paw print overlay again, shift D to duplicate, close original

Resize to 50%

Do the same as before using another color from your main tube

Merge down & copy

Back to your tag

Using your magic wand click inside the the 4 areas of your frame
Expand 5

Add a new raster layer

Paste into selection

Deselect & move to below your frame

Using your magic wand click inside one of the squares

Paste one of your tubes as a new layer

Resize as needed

Invert your selection

Delete & deselect

Add drop shadow & move to below your frame

Repeat with your next 3 tubes

Paste your main tube as a new layer

Resize so she's no higher than the horizontal line in your frame then move to the bottom of your tag

Add drop shadow

Add drop shadow to your frame

Duplicate 2 times

Apply bright noise intensity 35, mix checked

Repeat on other 2 layers changing intensity to 40 & 45

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3

Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Hide animation 1 & unhide #2

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Hide animation 2 & unhide #3

Copy merged & 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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