Birthday Party

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on March 28, 2012

For more info read my TOU

Plugins

Border Mania Notch Corner, you can get it here

Filter Factory G Gradient Blinds

The tube I used Things Are Looking Up is by Judy Mastrangelo, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called Dutch & Harley

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

Floodfill with a dark color from your tube

Add an inner bevel

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply border mania notch corner, change # to 90

Duplicate 2 times

Apply filter factory G gradient blinds

Change divisions to 4

You may have to play with the colors

Repeat on other 2 layers increasing divisions by 1 on each layer

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

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with the tut name in the subject line

:)

Result by Kaye W