A Day in the Garden

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

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit A Day in the Garden by Vaybs here

Plugins

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tube I used Welcome Spring is by Deborah Grieves, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called Daisy Mae

I used size 60 for the top text

size 30 for the bottom text

Size 48 for my name

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

Select all

Paste paper 6 into selection

Deselect

Apply graphics plud cross shadow, change the bottom two #'s to 65

Add inner bevel

Paste frame 7 as a new layer

Click inside frame with your magic wand

Expand 3

Add a new raster layer

Paste paper 10 into selection

Deselect

Move to below your frame layer

Add an inner bevel to your frame

Add drop shadow, twice

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Move to below your frame layer

Activate your magic wand

Set the tolerlance to 50

Hold down your shift key and click around on the wings.  I had to change the tolerance a couple of times

Duplicate 2 times

Rename these layers to A1, A2 & A3

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 50, mix checked

Repeat on other 2 layers changing intensity to 55 & 60

Paste element 11 as a new layer

Resize to 85%

Mirror

Position on right side of frame as shown on my tag

Add drop shadow

Change layer properties to luminance legacy

Duplicate & mirror

Merge down

Move to below your frame layer

Paste element 5 as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Add drop shadow

Position upper left corner

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Paste element 5 as another new layer

Resize to 75%

Add drop shadow

Position lower right corner

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Merge down

Change layer properties to luminance legacy

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

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

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You'll find my email blinkie on your left 

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