Spooky Night

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Oct 17, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Hallow Eve by me here

Plugins

Xenofex 2 Lightening

The tubes I used Devil Woman & Evil Queen are by Keith Garvey, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

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

Select all

Paste paper 29 into selection

Deselect

Duplicate 2 times

Rename these layers to animation 1, 2 & 3

On animation 1 apply xenofex lightening, click on Glow and change flash size to 0

Repeat on animation 3 clicking on the random seed button

Paste ghost 4 as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Change opacity to 50

Add drop shadow

Paste gate as a new layer

Resize to 90%

Add drop shadow

Paste your tube as a new layer

Apply xero porcelain using default settings

Add drop shadow

Paste your 2nd tube as a new layer

Repeat effects

Paste cauldron fire as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Position in between your tubes

Add drop shadow

Paste pumpkin bear 5 as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Position in front of cauldron fire

Add drop shadow

Paste butterfly 5 as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Position on gate

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Paste bat as a new layer

Resize to 65%

Position near top

Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your name & your © info

Hide animations 2 & 3 

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 1 & unhide animation 2

Merge visible

Copy & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 2 & unhide animation 3

Merge visible

Copy & paste after current in animation shop

Copy frame 2 & paste after frame 3

Set frame properties on frames 1 & 3 at 15

Set frame properties on frames 2 & 4 at 100

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

:)

Hallow Eve

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Oct 11, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

FTU Scrapkit Hallow Eve by me here

Animation Shop

The font I used is called Dracula, you can get it from Dafont here

Plugins

Xero Fritillary

The tube I used Halloween is by Nils, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

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

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply xero fritillary using default settings, change top & bottom #'s to 10

Paste spider web as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Paste frame 9 as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Using your magic wand click inside the frame

Paste paper 27 into selection

Add drop shadow

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Paste bat as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Position upper left corner

Rotate left 30

Add drop shadow

Paste boo bow 4 as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Position near upper right of frame

Add drop shadow

Paste bow 4 as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Rotate right 30

Position lower left of frame

Add drop shadow

Paste broom 4 as a new layer

Resize to 60%

Position upper right

Add drop shadow

Paste cauldron 4 as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position lower right

Add drop shadow

Paste dangle 4 as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position near upper left of frame with the bat above the frame

Add drop shadow

Paste ribbon 3 as a new layer

Resize to 90%

Position at bottom

Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your name & your © info

Paste ghost 2 as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Change opacity to 50

Move layer to below ribbon layer

Move ghost down on right side until you can just see the head above the ribbon

Merge all

Select around your tag

Crop

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Move ghost up and to the left a bit

Merge all

Crop

Copy & paste after current in animation shop

Repeat until you have several frames, I had 10

Set frame properties on frames 1-9 at 35

Set frame properties on frame 10 at 100

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 Priscie

Witchy Night

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 27, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit A Spooky World here

Plugins

Xenofex 2 Lightening

The tube I used Halloween Witch is by Michael Calandra, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

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

Floodfill with black

Duplicate 2 times

Rename to animation 1, 2 & 3

On animation 1 apply xenofex lightening default settings, random seed 250

Click on Glow

Change flash size to 0

Repeat on animation 3 clicking on the random seed button

Mirror

Paste element 14 as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Paste element 18 as a new layer

Resize to 80%

Using your magic wand click inside the frame

Expand 5

Paste paper 7 into selection

Deselect

Add drop shadow

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Duplicate

Resize to 50%

Position upper left side of frame

Move to below frame layer

Duplicate & mirror

Paste element 4 as a new layer

Resize to 10%

Position upper left part of inside the frame

Add drop shadow

Duplicate

Resize to 75%

Position opposite corner

Paste element 30 as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position bottom center

Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & your © info

Hide animations 2 & 3

Merge visible

copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 1

Unhide animation 2

Merge visible

copy & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 2

Unhide animation 3

Merge visible

copy & paste after current in animation shop

Copy frame 2

Activate frame 3

Paste after current

Set frame properties on frames 2 & 4 at 100

On frames 1 & 3 set frame properties at 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

:)

If The Broom Fits

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 27, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Template # 28 by Judith here

The tube I used Witch Valley is by Lorenzo DiMauro, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete credit & the witch layer

Resize to 700x700 pixels

Activate foto layer

Floodfill with orange

Select all>float>defloat

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Add drop shadow

Floodfill circle 1 and bg layers with the same orange you just used

Pick a color from your tube

Floodfill paper small & circle 3

Floodfill paper & circle 2 with purple

Floodfill frame 3 with a darker shade of orange

Apply inner bevel with these settings

Bevel # 2, width 30, smoothness 35, depth 3, ambience 0, shininess 30, angle 315, intensity 50, elevation 30

Repeat on frame 4, 2 & 1

Activate the text layer

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with orange

Back to the text layer

Select all>float>defloat

Back to your new raster layer

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Merge down

Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your name & your © info

Merge all

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

:)

Halloween Magic

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 25, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Halloween Majic here

(I have just learned this is a PTU kit, I don't know what happened I got it free just a day or 2 before I wrote this tutorial.  Sorry about the mix up)

Plugins

Xero Fritillary

The tube I used Pumpkin Witch is by Unholy Vault Designs, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

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

Floodfill with a halloween color, I used #f08c19

Apply xero fritillary using default settings, change top & bottom #'s to 10

Paste element 55 as a new layer

Resize to 45%

Move up to top

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & flip

Paste element 6 as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Position upper right

Add drop shadow

Paste element 4 as a new layer

Resize to 30%

Add drop shadow

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Position lower right

Add drop shadow

Paste a close up of your tube

Resize smaller than your first tube

Add drop shadow

Position upper left part of castle

Move layer to below the castle layer

Paste element 7 as a new layer

Resize to 10% and again to 75%

Position near your tube

Add drop shadow

Paste element 16 as a new layer

Resize to 15%

Position lower left

Add drop shadow

Paste element 21 as a new layer

Resize to 15%

Position as shown on my tag

Add drop shadow

Paste element 25 as a new layer

Resize to 10% and again to 75%

Position at the bottom to the right of the ivy

Add drop shadow

Duplicate

Resize to 75%

Position somewhere on the castle

Paste element 23 as a new layer

Resize to 10% and again to 60%

Rotate right 25

Position above the pumpkin

Add drop shadow

Duplicate

Resize to 75%

Position somewhere on the castle

Repeat a few times

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your name & your © info

Merge all

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

:)

Fright Night ~ SAC

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 19, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Fright Night here

Plugins

Xenofex 2 Lightening

The tube I used Pinup Witch is by Michael Calandra, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

Open a new transparent canvas 700x550, we will resize later

Select all

Paste paper 2 into selection

Deselect

Duplicate

Rename these layers to animation 1, 2 & 3

On animation 1 layer apply xenofex lighting effect

On the basic part use default settings, make sure random seed is on 1

Click on Glow

Set flash size on 0

On animation 3 repeat lightening effect clicking on the random seed button

Paste haunted house as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Move up a bit

Paste gate as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Position at the bottom

Add drop shadow

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed, if you're using the same tube I resized to 75%

Add drop shadow

Paste coffin as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Postion bottom center

Add drop shadow

Paste tombstone as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Position in front of the coffin

Add drop shadow

Paste moon as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Position upper right corner

Paste word art as a new layer

Resize to 20%

Position at the bottom

Add drop shadow

Paste tree as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Position on right

Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your name & your © info

Animation:

Hide animations 1 & 2

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Unhide animation 2 and hide animation 3

Merge visible

Copy & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Unhide animation 1 and hide animation 2

Merge visible

Copy & paste after current in animation shop

Copy frame 2 and paster after frame 3

I set the frame properties on frames 2 & 4 at 125

Frames 1 & 3 at 30

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 Creanbri

Bat Girl

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 18, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

A pumpkin

Autumn Pattern

Here's the one I used

Right click to save

The tube I used Halloween Twilight is by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Floodfill with an autumn color, I used #f2890e

Effects>Texture Effects>Texuture>Mosiac

Effects>Artistic Effects>Enamel

Blur 65, detail 89, density 65, angle 138, color #c3eebb

Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds

Width 5, opacity 40, light from left checked, color black

Add a new raster layer

Activate your selection tool, set on rectangle

click the customize button

Top 100, bottom 600, right 600, left 100

Floodfill with an autumn pattern

Deselect

Add drop shadow

Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds

Same as before except check the horizontal box

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Paste your pumpkin as a new layer

Resize as needed, if you're using the same tube I am it came with a pumpkin, I resized it to 75%

Position in lower right corner

Add drop shadow

Duplicate

Resize to 75%

Position at upper right corner of your autumn pattern layer

I rotated right 45

Duplicate & mirror

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text

Add your name & your © info

Merge all

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

:)

Haunted Times

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 18, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Haunted Times by Jenny here

The tube I used Halloween Witch is by Michael Calandra, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

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

Paste paper 4 as a new layer

Resize to 20%

Paste frame 1 as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Using your magic wand click inside the frame

Floodfill with a pattern

Add drop shadow

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Move to below the frame

Paste vine as a new layer

Resize to 85%

Position on left

Add drop shadow

Paste fence as a new layer

Position bottom center

Add drop shadow

Paste leaves as a new layer

Resize to 85%

Position bottom center

Adjust>hue & saturation>colorize

Hue 5, saturation 200

Paste butterfly as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Mirror

Position on left side of tube

Add drop shadow

Paste rose 1 as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Position to the right of your tube

Add drop shadow

Paste stars as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Position upper left

Duplicate & mirror

Merge down

Paste ghost as a new layer

Resize to 20%

Position lower right

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text

Add your name & your © info

Merge all

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

:)

Miss Witch

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 16, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

A Pumpkin

Plugins

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

Xenofex 2 Constellation

The tube I used Pinup Witch is by Lix, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

In this tutorial I'm going to assume you're using the same tube.  If using something else you may need a pumpkin tube or something else of your choice

Look through your autumn/halloween kits

Today my dad would have turned 84 but he died at a young age on Sept 1, 1979 just before turning 52.  So today all my tuts are dedicated to him.

Love you dad!

Open a new transparent canvas 700x550, we will resize later

Floodfill with a bright color from your tube

Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds

Width 5, opacity 50, horizontal & light from left checked, color black

Apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings

Duplicate

Rename these layers to animation 1 & 2

Apply xenofex constellation 

Star size 2, size variation 1, overall star density 25, over drive 50, twinkle amount 75, twinkle rotation 45

keep original image checked, random seed 1

Repeat on other layer clicking on the random seed button

Paste the pumpkin as a new layer (mine came with the tube)

I resized to 60%

Move to the left side

Change layer opacity to 40

Duplicate & mirror

Add a new raster layer

Activate your selection tool & click on custom

Left 150, right 550, top 100, bottom 450

Floodfill with a darker color from your tube

Do Not Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Go back to your floodfill selection layer

Add noise

Gaussian, monochrome checked, 30%

Add drop shadow

Add your text

Apply inner bevel using bevel #2 width 30

Add drop shadow

Duplicat twice

Rotate one left 90

Move into position on the left

Rotate right 90 on the other one

Apply same effects

Position on the right

Add your name

Apply same effects

Resize all layers to 70%

Add © info

Hide animation 1

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Unhide animation 1

Hide animation 2

Merge visble

Copy & paste after current in animation shop

Set frame properties at 15

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

:)

Halloween Kitten

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 16, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Your imagination

Floodfill color I used #e1700b

Plugins

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

Xero Fritillary

The tube I used Halloween Kitten is by Melissa Dawn, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

Today my dad would have turned 84 but he died at a young age on Sept 1, 1979 just before turning 52.  So today all my tuts are dedicated to him.

Love you dad!

Open a new transparent canvas, 700x550.  We will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply graphics plus cross shadow, default settings

Apply xero fritillary changing the top & bottom #'s to 12

Activate your selection tool

Click on custom

Top 100, bottom 450, left 100, right 600

Floodfill with the same color

Apply xero fritillary changing the top & bottom #'s to 8

Add drop shadow

Activate your pen tool, width 8

Foreground black, background null

Draw a line the same width of your selection floodfill layer

Ojects>Align>Center

Convert to raster

Effects>Distortion Effects>Wave

Horizontal settings

Amplitude 4, wavelenght 10, 

Vertical settings

amplitude 1, wavelenght 8

Transparent

Activate the floodfilled layer

Select all>float>defloat

Activate your wave layer

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Duplicate 2 times

Move one up a bit and the other one down

Merge these layers

Move to the bottom of your floodfilled layer

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & flip

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Duplicate

Resize to 35%

Position on lower right corner as shown on my tag

Duplicate & mirror

If you're using the same tube paste the bats as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Duplicate a few times and position in various areas

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your name & your © info

Merge all

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

:)

Full Moon Witch

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 16, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Twinkle animation 

Right click to save

The tube I used Amely Witch is by Alicia Mujica, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

Today my dad would have turned 84 but he died at a young age on Sept 1, 1979 just before turning 52.  So today all my tuts are dedicated to him.

Love you dad!

Open a new transparent canvas 700x550, we will resize later

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed, I resized mine 65% I didn't want it taking up the whole height of the tag

Add drop shadow

Add a new raster layer

Activate your selection tool

Click on Custom Selection

Top 0, bottom 100, left 0, right 700

Deselect

Floodfill with a pattern

Duplicate & flip

Merge down

Apply gausion blur radius 5

Add a new raster layer

Custom selection, right 0, left 700, top 100, bottom 450

Floodfill with orange

Move to below your tube layer

Effects>Texutre Effects>Weave

Gap size 3, width 16, opacity 60, colors black

Add a new raster layer

Activate your selection tool again and click on custom

Change the top # to 100 and the bottom # to 450 and the left 75 and the right to 625

Floodfill with black

Deselect

Move to below your tube layer

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text

Add your name & your © info

Merge all

Copy and paste into animation shop

Multiply until you have 16 frames

Select all

Open your twinks animation

Select all

Grabbing by the first frame drop into position on the first frame of your tag

Repeat as many times as you want

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 Pat