The Angels Were Watching

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on March 29, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Lace here

Flower here

Plugins

Xero Fritillary

DSB Flux Bright Noise

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

Eyecandy 4 HSB Noise

The tube I used The Forest Guardian is by Sara Butcher, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The font I used is called Cancellaresca

Open a new transparent canvas 940x400, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply xero fritillary changing the top & bottom #'s to 12

Apply dsb bright noise intensity 30, mix checked

Apply graphics plus cross shadow, change intensity to 70

Paste lace as a new layer

Resize to 95%

Add drop shadow

change layer properties to overlay

Apply eyecandy hsb noise using default settings

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

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize if needed

Add drop shadow

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with same color as before

Select all

contract 12

Delete

Deslect

Add an inner bevel

Apply graphics plus cross shadow same as before

Add drop shadow, twice

Paste flower as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position in upper left corner

Add drop shadow

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Duplicate, flip & merge down

Change layer properties to lumiance legacy

Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

I added a white drop shadow to my text & name, twice after adding an inner bevel

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

I would love to post your © compliant result, just emaail 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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