Faery Princess

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on June 12, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

All the supplies I used were included with the tube I used

Plugins

Graphics plus cross shadow

The tube I used Fairy Princess (13-3) is by Chrissy Clark, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tagettes

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Select all

Paste the sky background into selection

Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer

Add a drop shadow

Paste the balcony as a new layer

Move to the bottom center

Add drop shadow

Go back to your tube & move down a bit to make the balcony higher on her

Paste border 1 as a new layer

Duplicate

Rotate left 90

Merge down

Click inside with your magic wand

Expand 5

Add a new raster layer

Paste paper 2 into selection

Deselect

Move to below your tube layer

Add a drop shadow to your frame

Working from your frame layer

Paste the sparkles as a new layer

Duplicate, flip & mirror

Move to the upper left corner of your frame

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Duplicate, flip & merge down

Duplicate 3 times

On your 2nd layer apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings

Repeat on your 3rd layer changing the bottom # to 168

Repeat on your 4th layer changing the bottom # to 208

Do not apply to the top layer

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3 & 4

Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 1 & unhide #2

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 2 & unhide #3

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 3 & unhide #4

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

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Bumble Bee Faery

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on May 5, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

Torn Paper by me here

Bees by me here

Plugins

Mura Meister Copies

Eyecandy Texture

The tube I used Bumble Bee Fairy (58-1) is by Caron Vinson, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Jungle Juice

I used size 60

Open new transparent canvas 930x375, we will resize later

Floodfill with pale yellow

Paste your paper as a new layer

Paste your main tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Paste your close up tube as a new layer twice

Change layer properties on the bottom one to soft light

Position to one side of your main tube

Add drop shadow

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

On your top close up layer resize as needed

Position to one side & add drop shadow

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Use your selection tool & select around your tag

Crop

Activate your paper layer

Select all>float>defloat

On your soft light layer invert your selection

Delete

Do Not Deselect

Activate your close up layer

Delete & deselect

Paste your bees as a new layer

Duplicate & hide your top bees

Resize to 35%

Rotate left 20

Add drop shadow

Position to one side of your main tube

Duplicate & position on the other side of your tube

Unhide your bees

Resize to 30%

Add drop shadow

Apply mura meister copies

Line>number 9

Position at the top of your tag

Duplicate, move to the bottom of your tag & merge down

Duplicate 2 times

Apply eyecandy texture noise

Settings>sparkles

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

Send your main tube to the top

Position so she's resting her hands on the bees

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!

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Spring Flowers

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 27, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Eat, Love, Live by Jenny here

Plugins

DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tube I used Earth Mother (PTE5391) is by Judy Mastrangelo, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The name of my font is Soupleaf

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

Select all

Open paper 5

Resize to 700x700 pixels

Copy & close without saving

Paste into selection

Deselect

Add a new raster layer

Select all

Open dust

Resize to 30%

Copy & close without saving

Paste into selection

Deselect & add drop shadow

I mirroed both my tubes

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Paste your close up as a new layer

I resized it to 75%

Position in lower right corner

Add drop shadow

Paste flower box as a new layer

Resize to 15%

Position at the bottom

Add drop shadow

Move your main tube to hide the straight edges behind the flower box

Paste lilies as a new layer

Resize to 10%

Position over flower box

Add drop shadow

Paste flower 3 as a new layer

Resize to 10%

Position on left side of flower box, line the bottom of the stem up with the bottom of your tag

Duplicate & mirror

Resize to 75%

Position over the other flower

Merge down

Move to below your flower box layer

Move up a bit

Paste flower 4 as a new layer

Resize to 20%

Add drop shadow

Position next to your yellow flowers and a bit lower

Duplicate & mirror

Resize to 75%

Position in front of other flower

Rotate right 5

Merge down

Move to below your flower box

Merge with your yellow flowers

Duplicate & mirror

Resize to 90%

Move to the right side of your flower box

Merge your flower box, lilies & flowers

Duplicate & resize to 75%

Move to the left side of your tag

Duplicate & mirror

Move your tubes if needed

Paste flower 1 as a new layer

Resize to 10% then again to 35%

Position on a corner of your middle flower box

Add drop shadow

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Paste flower 2 as a new layer

Resize to 20%

Position in upper right corner

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Merge down

Paste flower 5 as a new layer

Resize to 10% then again to 50%

Position in the left flower box

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Duplicate & position on the left side of the middle flower box

Merge all your flowers & flower boxes

Duplicate 2 times

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 30, mix checked

Repeat on other 2 layers changing intensity to 35 & 40

Paste birds as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Postion on your flower boxes

Add drop shadow

Paste bird as a new layer

Resize to 10%

Mirror

Position on the right side of your tag

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & resize to 75%

Position on the wings of your tube

Duplicate

Position on the right side of your flower boxes

Duplicate & mirror

Merge all your birds

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

I added bright noise to my name & text, same settings as before

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!

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Under The Moon

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Apr 26, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

Moon, lips, rock formation & stars (zip file) here

Plugins

Plugins AB 08 Wire Meshings

Xenofex Constellation

Mura Meister Cloud

The tube I used Sunset (14-3) is by Rachel Anderson, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Night Sky

I used size 48

Open new transparent canvas 930x375, we will resize later

Floodfill with dark blue

Apply wire meshings with these settings

Apply constellation

Settings>star field>keep original image checked

Add a new raster layer

Apply mura meister cloud

Preset menu>thin clouds>bg & light unchecked

Change layer properties to dodge

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed and add drop shadow

Position in a lower corner

I changed the layer properties to hard light

Paste rock formation as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Position to fit under your tube

Change layer properties to hard light

Paste your moon as a new layer

Resize to 60%

Position in upper corner opposite your tube

Paste your lips as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Duplicate

Resize to 50%

Position on your moon

Change layer properties to dodge

On your original lips change layer properties to exclusion

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Merge all

Copy & paste into animation shop

Multiply until you have 21 frames

Activate frame 1 & select all

Open your star animation

Activate frame 1 & select all

Grab frame 1 & drop onto frame 1 of your tag

It's important to View your animation after each step so if you don't like it you can undo easily

Go back to the stars & undo (CTRL Z)

Repeat this as many times as you want

Reverse the star animation for the right side of your tag

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

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Twilight Magic

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 25, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

Template 152 by me here

Plugins

DC Special Nylon

Cybia Screenworks

Xenofex Constellation

The tube I used Twilight Magic is by Judy Mastrangelo, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called Tagettes

I used size 42 & 60

Open your template, shift D to duplicate, close original

Delete info layer

Activate your bg layer

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Merge down

Apply dc special nylon using default settings

Activate your bars layer

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a darker shade of your bg color

Deselect

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Merge down

Activate bubbles 3

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your dark color

Back to bubbles 3>select all>float>defloat

Back to your floodfill>invert your selection>delete & deselect

Change layer properties to color legacy

Merge down

Change layer opacity to 80

Activate animation 3

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your dark color

Deselect

Change layer properties to overlay

Merge down

Repeat on animation 2 & 1

Activate animation 1

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Paste your tube into selection

Deselect

Add drop shadow

Still on animation 1

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Paste your tube into selection

Deselect

Change layer properties to darken

Activate bubbles 2

Follow the same steps as with bubbles 3 using your light color

Change layer properties color legacy

Merge down

Change layer opacity to 60

Repeat with bubbles 1 using your dark color

Layer properties hue legacy

Opacity 80

I mirrored & fliped mine

Floodfill your border with your dark color

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply cybia screenworks fabric weave mode 25

Resize all layers to 70%

Activate your circle shape tool

Foreground white, bg null, width 2

Draw a circle around the large bubble

Align center

Resize if needed

Activate your text tool

Add a new vector layer

Hover over your circle, when you see the little A left click & add your text

Align horizontal

Convert to raster layer

Delete your circle

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply constellation

Settings>star field>keep original image checked

Add your name & © info

Repeat constellation on your name

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 30

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

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Celestrial Dreams

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Apr 20, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Celestrial by me here

Plugins

DSB Flux Bright Noise

Mura Meister Copies

The tube I used Lilac (11-3) is by Sara Butcher, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of my font is Tagettes

I used size 36 & 42

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Select all

paste paper 17 into selection

Deselect

Using your magic wand, tolerance set on 20 click inside the stars, hold down your shift key

Floodfill the stars with the light blue from your paper

Duplicate 2 times

Apply dsb flux bright noise intenstiy 40, mix checked

Repeat on other 2 layers Changing intensity to 45 & 50

Deselect

Select all

Add a new raster layer

Paste your tube into selection

Change layer properties to overlay

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Move to the bottom of your tag

Paste cloud 5 as a new layer

Paste balloon as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Duplicate & resize to 75%

Duplicate again

Rotate one right 30 & the other left 30

Arrange to your liking

Merge & move to below your tube layer

Add drop shadow

Paste moon 1 as a new layer

Resize to 30%

Postion in upper left corner

Add drop shadow

Paste a flower as a new layer, twice

Hide the top one

Erase the stem

Resize to 15%

Apply mura meister copies, encircle

Reszie to 170% & reposition

Change layer opacity to 50

Add drop shadow

Unhide your flower

Resize to 25%

Rotate right 15

Position lower left area

Add drop shadow

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Paste butterfly as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Rotate left 15

Add drop shadow

Position on the left

Paste star 4 as a new layer

Resize to 30%

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Postion on the right

Paste star 8 as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Positon on left

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Paste moon 3 as a new layer

Resize to 30%

Position on the right

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

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!

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Hawaiin Sunset

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Apr 16, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

A photo

The photo I used is # 4-4 is by Hawaiin Cowgirl

You can purchase her photos at CDO here

Plugins

Mura Meister Cloud

Eyecandy Texture Swirl

Xenofex Constellation

DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tube I used Sunset (14-3) is by Rachel Anderson, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of my font is Aquarelle

I used size 60

Open new transparent canvas 850x725, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply mura meister cloud

Uncheck the light & bg boxes

Change preset to thin clouds

Apply xenofex constellation

Click on settings then on a few small stars

Make sure the keep original image box is checked

Select all

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a darker shade of your color

Contract 12

Delete & deselect

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 50, mix checked

Paste your photo as a new layer

Duplicate & hide the duplicated layer for now

Apply eyecandy texture swirl

Settings>random, large no twirl, long streaks

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Activate your hidden photo layer

Resize to 90%

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a darker shade of your color

Contract 8

Delete & deselect

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 50, mix checked

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Position in a lower corner of your photo

Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 65%

Add your text, name & © info

Merge all

Save as jpg & you're all done!

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Faery Mermaid

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Apr 8, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

Flower here

Plugins

DSB Flux Bright Noise

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

The name of my font is FranciscoLucas Briosa

I used size 42 for my text & 48 for my name

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Add texture with these settings

 Paste flower as a new layer

Move down a tad bit

Change layer properties to luminance legacy

Add drop shadow

Duplite 2 times

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 25, mix checked

Repeat on other 2 layers changing intensity to 30 & 35

Paste your tube as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Zoom in close

Using your freehand selection tool select around the fins

Copy & paste as a new layer 3 times

Cut the original one

Use your eraseer to get rid of any lines left

Move one of the fins back into position

Rotate one left 20 & the other one right 20

Make sure the one which is in the original position in placed in between the other 2 layers

You may have to use your clone tool to cover any seams

Add a new raster layer

Effects>artisit effects>balls & bubbles

Use these settings

Move to below your tube layers

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

To get your text going in a circle like mine (it's not really hard) do this

Activate your elipse shape tool

Foreground any color, you want it contrasting, we'll be deleting it later

Background null, width 1

Draw a circle around your bubble making it smaller

Don't worry too much about size you can resize it if needed

Align center

Resize if needed then realign again

Select your font, size & color

you don't want it too big, I used size 42 with my font listed above

Add a new vector layer

Place your text tool at the top of your circle

When you see the little A click

Type in your text

I added 2 spaces in between the phrase Faery Mermaid to even it out

You may have to play with this & font size

Align horizontal center

When you're done convert to raster layer

Add inner bevel & drop shadow

Delect your vector circle layer

Now I resized my bubble a bit, yours may be different

I unchecked the lock aspect ratio button and resized the width to 93% and nudged it to the right a bit

I then resized the height to 98% and nudged it down a bit

Animation:

Hide your middle & bottom animation layers

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide the top animation layers & unhide the middle ones

Merge & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide the middle animation layers & unhide the bottom ones

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

I set my frame properties on 20

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

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Result by Kaye W

Moonlit Dreams

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 6, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

Star Dust here

Plugins

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

The tube I used Evening Dreams is by Judy Mastrangelo, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called Habitat Decorated One

I used size 48

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

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Add texture>canvas small>scale 50>depth 20

Apply graphics plus cross shadow changing the 2 bottom #'s to 80

Paste star dust as a new layer

Duplicat & mirror

Duplicate & flip

Duplicate 2 times

Paste your tube as a new layer

Add drop shadow

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!

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Result by Kaye W