Sisters....

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on August 31, 2012 & is copyright protected
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Supplies Needed
Template #149 by me here

The tube I used Call Me (27-1) is by BamBam, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Honey Script Light



Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original
Delete the info layer & raster 1

Floodfill the bg layer with a color from your tube

Repeat on the square layer using another color

Activate the flowers layer
Use your manual color correction and change the color in the target to the color you want the flowers to be
Use this color as the source #7a7a7a
(To find your manual color correction go to View>Customize>Unused Commands)
Add drop shadow

Floodfill the square frame layer with the same color as the square
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

On the flower layer use your manual color correction using #ebebeb as your source color
Add drop shadow

Repeat on all the flower layers using different target colors

Activate the small frame layer
Floodfill with your bg color
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Paste your tubes as a new layer
Move one to below the small frame & resize as needed
Place one as the top layer
Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Merge your text & name layers
Duplicate 2 times
Add gaussian noise 40%
Repeat on other 2 layers changing the noise to 45 & 50%



Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3
Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

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Stop Animal Abuse

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on August 22, 2012 & is copyright protected
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Supplies Needed
Template #140 by me here
Supplies made by me for this tut here

Plugins
Xenofex 2 Puzzle
DSB Flux Bright Noise
Xero Fritillary

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 Isla Bella



Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original
Delete the info layer

Paste your stop sign as a new layer
Add drop shadow

Activate your bg layer & floodfill with a color from the sign
Apply xenofex puzzle using default setting, change columns to 16

Activate the rectangles layer & floodfill with another color from your sign
Apply bright noise intesity 50, mix checked

Activate the small squares layer & floodfill with a 3rd color from the sign
Apply fritillary using default settings, change the top & bottom #'s to 12

Activate the square 2 layer
Floodfill with one of your colors
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Activate the square 1 layer
Select all>float>defloat
Paste the fur into selection
Use your manual color correction to change the color
(You'll need your source color to be #999595)
(To find your manual color correction go to View>Customize>Unused Commands)

Duplicate 2 times
Apply bright noise, intensity 30, mix checked
Repeat on other 2 layers changing intensity to 35 & 40

Paste your paw as a new layer
Recolor if desired
Rotate left 45
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow
Duplicate & mirror
Merge down
Duplicate & flip
Merge down

Paste your tube as a new layer
Resize as needed
Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info
Duplicate your name 2 times & repeat bright noise same as above on the fur



Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3
Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

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Naughty Nurse

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on July 18, 2012 & is copyright protected
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Plugins
Mura Meister Copies
DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tube I used Realistic Nurse Claire (106-1) is by Deacon Black, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Writers Block

For the purpose of this tut I am going to assume you're using the same or another black & white tube

Open new transparent canvas 930x420, we will resize later
Floodfill with a color of your choice

Paste your tube as a new layer
Duplicate & hide

Apply mura meister copies
Preset menu on wallpaper rotate, use default settings
Add gaussian blur>radius 16

Move your background layer to above your copies layer
Change layer properties to screen

Unhide your tube
Add a drop shadow
Duplicate & mirror
Change the layer properties of the duplicated tube to luminance legacy

Duplicate your bg layer
Move to in between your tube layers

Add a new raster layer, name it bubbles
Effects>artistic effects>balls & bubbles
Use these settings



Click on surface, change shininess to 75
Click on maps, click on bump map & select twirl

Repeat 2 more times adding a new raster layer for each
Increase the random seed by 1 each time

Add a new raster layer & activate your selection tool set on rectangle
Draw out a rectangle as shown on my tag
Floodfill with your bg color
Apply bright noise, intensity 40, mix checked

Duplicate
Select all>float>defloat
Contract 12
Delete & deselect
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Add your text
Repeat bright noise

Duplicate your bg layer again
Move to the top
Change layer properties back to normal
Select all
Contract 12
Delete & deselect
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow
Repeat bright noise

Resize all layers to 70%

Increase your font size and add the word Naughty
Position at the top & align horizontal
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow
Repeat bright noise

Add your name & © info



Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3
Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge
Hide animation 1 & unhide #2
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge
Hide animation 2 & unhide #3
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

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So Sexy

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on July 12, 2012 & is copyright protected
For more info read my TOU

Plugins
Eyecandy Texture Swirl
Graphics Plus Cross Shadow
Xenofex Constellation
DSB Flux Bright Noise
Xero Porcelain
Mura Meister Copies

The tube I used Busty Wench (60-2) is by Jamie Kidd, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Honey Script Light



Open new transparent canvas 930x420, we will resize later
Floodfill with a color from your tube
Apply eyecandy texture swirl
Settings on random large no twist long streaks
Apply cross shadow using default settings

Duplicate 2 times
Apply constellation
Settings on star field, keep original image checked
Repeat on other 2 layers clicking on the random seed button each time

Add a new raster layer
Activate your selection tool, set on rectangle
Starting at point 0, 90 and ending at 930, 200 make your selection
Floodfill with your bg color
Apply bright noise, intensity 35, mix checked

Contract selection 12
Selections>modify>select selection borders
Settings on Outside, width 12, anti alias checked

Adjust>brightness/contrast
Brightness -50 contrast 12
Add an inner bevel
Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer
Resize as needed
Apply porcelain using default settings
Add drop shadow

Add a new raster layer
Activate your selection tool, set on rounded rectangle
Select around your tube, making the selection slightly bigger than your tube
Floodfill with a lighter or darker shade of your bg color
Deselect
Click with your magic wand
Contract 26
Delete & deselect

Click inside your frame with your magic wand
Expand 5
Activate your tube layer
Invert your selection
Delete & deselect

Click inside your frame again with the magic wand
Expand 5
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with another shade of your bg color
Apply the same effects as on your bg
Move to below your tube layer

Click on your frame with the magic wand
Selections>modify>inside/outside feather 25

Selections>modify>contract>25

Adjust>brightness/contrast
Brightness at 75, contrast at 12
Deselect
(This will give it that nice rounded look)

Duplicate your bg layer and send to the top
Select all
Contract 12
Delete & deselect

Click on the border with your magic wand
Inside/outside feather 15

Activate your bg layer
Brightness/contrast -50 +12

Activate your border layer
Contract 15
Brightness/contrast 75 & 12
Add an inner bevel

Activate your text tool
I used honey script light size 36
Use a slightly different shade than your bg layer
Type your words
Apply mura meister copies
Preset menu on tiling angle, default settings
Move to above your bg layer

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info
Apply constellation to your name & text, same as before

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3
Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge
Hide animation 1 & unhide #2
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge
Hide animation 2 & unhide #3
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

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On The Beach

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on July 11, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

Scrapkit On The Beach by Mysterious Scrapgirl here

Plugins

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tube I used Beach Party (12-1) is by Sherri Baldy, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Aquarelle

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Select all, paste paper 3 into selection

Deselect

Apply cross shadow using default settings

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Paste flower ribbon 1 as a new layer

Position at the top of your tube so the bottom is just touching the head

Duplicate & flip

Duplicate & move to the top

Rotate left 90

Position on the left of your tube

Duplicate & mirror

Position the top & bottom flower ribbons so they cover the metal part of the side ribbons

(Refer to my tag)

Merge all the ribbon layers

Move to below your tube

Click inside with your magic wand

Expand 5

Add a new raster layer

Paste paper 2 into selection

Deselect

Move to below your frame layer

Add a drop shadow to your frame

Duplicate 2 times

Apply bright noise, intensity 45, mix checked

Repeat on other 2 layers changing the intensity to 50 & 55

Paste Mr ant as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Position near the bottom left

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Paste towel 1 as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position in between the 2 ants so it looks like they're holding it up

Move to below your ant layers

Add drop shadow

Paste hat 2 as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Position on the upper left corner of your ribbon frame

Rotate left 30

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Paste the beaded string as a new layer

Position on the left as shown on my tag

Add a drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Paste insect as a new layer

Resize to 30%

Position over the top of the string

Rotate left 100

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3

Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

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Oriental Beauty

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on July 8, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Plugins

Xero Fritillary

Xero Porcelain

DSB Flux Bright Noise

Xenofex Constellation

The tube I used 148-3 is by Pinup Toons, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tagettes

Open new transparent canvas 930x420, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply fritillary changing the top # to 16 & the bottom # to 12

Paste your close up tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Duplicate

Position one of the tubes to one side

Change layer properties to soften

Duplicate & mirror

Add a drop shadow to your main tube

Apply xero porcelain using default settings

Using your magic wand select the flowers in the hair and the lip

Duplicate 2 times

Apply dsb flux 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

Apply constellation to your text & name

Settings on low density stars, keep orginal image checked

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3

Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 1 & unhide #2

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 2 & unhide #3

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

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Take Me

 

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

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Supplies Needed

Bone by me, right click to save

 Plugins

Mura Meister Copies

DC Special Nylon

The tube I used Suitcase Yorkie (25-2) is by  Maryline Cazenave, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Edmunds

Open new transparent canvas 930x420, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply dc special nylon using default settings

Paste your bone as a new layer

Duplicate & hide the duplicated layer

Apply mura meister copies

Preset menu on tiling angle, gap 2

Change layer properties to burn

Add an inner bevel

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize if needed

Add drop shadow

Unhide your bone & send to the top

Use your manual color correction to change the color

Change the sourse to white and the target to your color choice

Duplicate & hide the duplicated layer

Apply mura meister copies

Preset menu on line, number 13

Position near the bottom, leaving a space

Duplicate & flip

Merge down

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Unhide your duplicated bone

Resize the width to 75%

Reposition back to the center of your tag

Repeat copies changing # to 17

Move to above the angled bones layer

Duplicate 2 times

Effects>distortion effects>wave with these settings

Repeat on other 2 layers increasing the wave length by 1 on each layer

Hide the 2 bottom wave layers

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3

Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 1 & unhide #2

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 2 & unhide #3

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

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Lil Angel

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on June 28, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

I used the elements which came with the tube

If you're using a different tube then you'll need a rainbow with clouds

Plugins

Maura Meister Copies

DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tube I used Mischievous Little Angel (12-2) is by  Chrissy Clark, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Applejuiced

Open new transparent canvas 930x375, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Duplicate & hide the top one

Apply maura meister copies

Preset menu, wallpaper rotate, number 22

Apply gaussian blur>radius 20

Add your background text

I used Applejuiced size 36

Align center & convert to raster

Apply mura meister copies, preset menu on tiling angle, default settings

Change layer properties to soft light

Unhide your tube

Add drop shadow

Paste your rainbow as a new layer

Move to below your tube

Using your magic wand select the rainbow stripes

Apply bright noise, intensity 60, mix checked

Deselect

Select the clouds with your magic wand

Duplicate 2 times

Apply bright noise, intensity 40, mix checked

Repeat on other 2 layers changing intensity to 45 & 50

Deselect

Hide the 2 bottom animation layers

Duplicate your 2nd background layer

Send to the top

Select all, float, defloat

Contract 12

Delete & deselect

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Duplicate 2 times

Apply bright noise using same settings as before

Hide the 2 bottom animation layers

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide the middle & bottom animation layers

Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide the top animation layers & unhide the middle ones

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide the middle animation layers & unhide the bottom ones

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

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An Angels Light

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on June 25, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

Texture, pattern & cloud here

Plugins

Xenofex Constellation

The tube I used Angels Prayer (8-1) is by The Vintange Angel™, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tagettes

Open new transparent canvas 930x420, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply texture, size 125, depth 1

Add a new raster layer

Flood with your lace pattern, scale 75

Duplicate 2 times

Apply constellation, settings on small star constellation, keep original image checked

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

Hide the middle & bottom lace layers

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Position on one side

Duplicate & mirror

Paste your cloud as a new layer

Add my text or use your own

I used the font Tagettes size 48 using the same color as my bg floodfill

Align center

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

The warmth of an angel's light

can comfort and illuminate

the whole world

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3

Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 1 & unhide #2

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 2 & unhide #3

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

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Faery Princess

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on June 12, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

All the supplies I used were included with the tube I used

Plugins

Graphics plus cross shadow

The tube I used Fairy Princess (13-3) is by Chrissy Clark, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tagettes

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Select all

Paste the sky background into selection

Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer

Add a drop shadow

Paste the balcony as a new layer

Move to the bottom center

Add drop shadow

Go back to your tube & move down a bit to make the balcony higher on her

Paste border 1 as a new layer

Duplicate

Rotate left 90

Merge down

Click inside with your magic wand

Expand 5

Add a new raster layer

Paste paper 2 into selection

Deselect

Move to below your tube layer

Add a drop shadow to your frame

Working from your frame layer

Paste the sparkles as a new layer

Duplicate, flip & mirror

Move to the upper left corner of your frame

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Duplicate, flip & merge down

Duplicate 3 times

On your 2nd layer apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings

Repeat on your 3rd layer changing the bottom # to 168

Repeat on your 4th layer changing the bottom # to 208

Do not apply to the top layer

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3 & 4

Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 1 & unhide #2

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 2 & unhide #3

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 3 & unhide #4

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

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Result by Kaye W