Cloud 9

 

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

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Frame by me here

Flowers here

Plugins

Mura Meister Cloud

Xero Fritillary

Xenofex constellation

The tube I used Mmmm (22-3) is by Dean Yeagle, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tamborine

I used size 72

Open new transparent canvas 930x375, we will resize later

Floodfill with dark blue

Add texture with these settings

Add a new raster layer

Apply mura meister cloud

Preset menu>thin clouds>bg unchecked

Repeat 2 more times decreasing amount by 1 each time

Add a new raster layer

Select all

Paste flowers into selection

Deselect

Layer properties>luminance

Add drop shadow

Paste your frame as a new layer

Resize to 55%

Click inside with your magic wand

Floodfill with your a ligher shade of your bg color

Apply xero fritillary changing the top # to 10 & the bottom # to 100

Activate your frame layer

Select all>float>defloat

Floodfill with your last color

Layer properties>dodge

Merge down

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Do Not Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed and add drop shadow

Apply constellation to your frame

Settings>small star constellation>keep original image checked

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

I set my frame properties at 45

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 email 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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Result by Kaye W

Diamond Blues

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on August 30, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Diamond Blues here

Template #7 by Judith here

Plugins

Eyecandy 4 HSB Noise

The font I used is called English, you can get it here

Animation Shop

The tube I used called Red is by Dean Yeagle,you can purchase this tube from CDO here

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete credit & wordart layers

Activate the background layer

Select all

Paste paper 9 into selection

Deselect

Activate the oval layer

Select all>float>defloat

Paste paper 8 as a new layer

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Activate oval frame

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Activate the 3 piece layer

Select all>float>defloat

Paste paper 6 as a new layer

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Floodfill right & left rectangles with the same color as above

Activate left doodle

Select all>float>defloat

Paste paper 1 as a new layer

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Duplicate

Apply eyecandy HSB noise using default settings

Repeat on other layer clicking on the random seed button

Rename these layers to animation 1 & 2

Repeat on right doodle layer, renaming to animation 3 & 4

Activate the film frame

Floodfill with the same color as above

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize if needed

Position lower left corner

Add drop shadow

Paste diamond bracelet as a new layer

Position at the top

Duplicate

Apply HSB noise same as above

Rename layers to animation 5 & 6

Paste embllishment 3 as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Position in middle frame area

Duplicate

Apply HSB noise as above

Rename layers to animation 7 & 8

Paste butterfly as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Position in the top frame area

Add drop shadow

Paste flower 3 as a new layer

Resize to 20%

Position in bottom frame area

Add drop shadow

Activate your tube and send to the top

Resize all layers to 75%

Add your name & your © info

Animation:

Hide all the odd # animation layers

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Unhide the odd # layers

Hide the even # animation layers

Merge visible

Paste after current in animation shop

Set frame properties to 20

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 OohBabelicious

Autumn Days

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on August 25, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Autumn Days by me here

Plugins

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

Filters unlimited

The tube I used is by Dean Yeagle, you will need a license to use which you can purchase from CDO here

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

Select all

Paste paper 18 as a new layer

Deselect

Apply graphics plus cross shadow

Paste frame 1 as a new layer

Using your magic wand click inside the frame

Expand 3

Paste paper 1 into selection

Deselect

Apply filters unlimited>Paper Textures>Hemp 2

Move to below your frame layer

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Move to below your frame layer

Add drop shadow

Paste bow 7 as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position at the top center of the frame

Add drop shadow

Paste a key chain as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position on the center right of frame

Add drop shadow

Paste bird 1 as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Add drop shadow

Position on upper left corner of your frame

Duplicate & mirror

Paste ivy 1 as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Position on lower left of frame

Add drop shadow

Paste leaf 2 as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Add drop shadow

Position on the ivy

Move to below the ivy layer

Duplicat & mirror

Repostion slightly higher than the first one

Merge these 3 layers

Duplicate twice, move one down a bit and position at bottom center of the frame

Merge down the other 2, position slightly above and to the right of the first one

Merge down

Duplicate & Mirror

Paste pumpkin as a new layer

Resize to 60%

Position in front of one of the ivy's

Add drop shadow

Rotate left 15

Paste leaf 3 as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Position on the pumpkin

Add drop shadow

Paste butterfly 3 as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Position on the left side of frame

Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 75%

Add your name & your © info

Save as jpg & 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

:)

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Sizzling Summer Forum Size

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on June 22, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Sizzle Summer here

The tube I used is by Dean Yeagle, you will need a license to use which you can purchase from CDO here

New transparent canvas 800x400, we will resize later

Select all

Paste paper 6 into selection

Deselect

Paste sand element 1 as a new layer

Move to the lower left

Duplicate & merge down

Add a drop shadow, I used 5, 5, 75, 10

Paste sand 2 as a new layer

Position on the right side near the top of the sand

Paste seashells 1 as a new layer

Resize to 30%

Position lower right

Add drop shadow

Paste palm tree 3 as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Position on the left side

Add drop shadow

Paste pebbles 1 as a new layer

Resize to 30%

Position lower left

Add drop shadow

Paste parrot 1 as a new layer

Resize to 15%

Position somewhere on the tree

Add drop shadow

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Paste an umbrella element as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Position so it's covering your tube (refer to my tag)

Add drop shadow

Move this layer to below your tube layer

Paste grass 2 as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Position on the left side

Add drop shadow

Duplicate and move over a bit to the right

Merge down

Duplicate & mirror

Paste grass 3 as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Position near your tube

Add drop shadow

Duplicate

Move to the left a bit

Merge down

Duplicate & mirror

Paste fern 1 as a new layer

Resize to 30%

Position at the bottom center

Add drop shadow

Paste birds as a new layer

Resize to 80%

Position near the upper right

Add drop shadow

To cover the bare behind on my tube I used flower 5 and resized it to 10%, added a drop shadow and moved below the grass 3 layer

Paste drink 1 as a new layer

Resize to 30%

Position near your tube

Add drop shadow

Paste sun as a new layer

Resize to 15%

Position upper right

Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your © info and text

Merge all layers

Save as jpg and you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial!

I would love to post your result, just email it to me

:)

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