Lilac Fairy

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

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Flower here

Lilac here

Plugins

Xero Porcelain

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

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

The name of the font I used is King Things Willow

I used size 60 for the text & size 48 for my name afer resizing 

Open new transparent canvas 940x400, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Effects>texture effets>texture>fine canvas>scale 50>depth 3

Apply graphics plus cross shadow, change the bottom 2 #'s to 65

Paste lilacs as a new layer

Resize to 110%

Add drop shadow

change layer properties to overlay

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Position on one side

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Duplicate 2 times

Apply xero porcelain, click on the random button until you see something you like

Repeat on the other 2 layers

Rename these layers to A1, A2 & A3

Activate your other tube layer and change layer properties to lighten

Paste the floral corner as a new layer

Positon in a corner

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Merge down

Dupicate & flip

Merge down

Merge down again

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

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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