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Princess

2011-01-09T17:14:00.000-08:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP.
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. You must buy a license to use her work: HERE

Fairy Princess kit by the talented Tammy of Tammy's Scraps. It's a freebie you can find: HERE

FONT OF CHOICE. I used "Harrington".

FILTERS NEEDED:

Alien Skin: xenofex 2: consellation, DSB Flux: Bright Noise, & Alien Skin- Eye Candy 5: Impact: Gradient Glow

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open a new 600x600 canvas.

Open the scrap kit and choose a paper and whatever elements you want. Arrange them on the canvas as you see here or as you wish and add drop shadows to any of your elements. I chose a deep drop shadow to make it more prominent. (-10,6,50,10). If you use any of the doodles like I did, merge them and add a slight (0,0,50,0) drop shadow, then your bright noise filter set at 100.

Choose the paper and resize it to 600x600 and paste as a new layer apply a round mask to it: Merge group.

Add your tube. First the full tube in front, position it where you want and add drop shadow -6,4,50,10 to it.

Add your name and gradient glow filter to the name:

Don't forget your copyrights!!!

Re-size now if you wish!

LET'S ANIMATE IT!!!

duplicate your rainbow layer 4 times

Click on the first one and apply these settings in constellation:

Repeat on the next 3 layers hitting the random seed button each time.

Save each circle frame one at a time (hide the other three rainbow layers as you save each frame)

Once you have all four frames saved, open AS. In animation wizard, set frame properties as 10, select all 4 frames, and open it.

Save as a .GIF file

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

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Cherry Bomb

2011-01-09T15:44:00.000-08:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP.
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. You must buy a license to use her work: HERE

Cherry Bomb kit by the talented Tammy of Tammy's Scraps. You can buy it: HERE

FONT OF CHOICE. I used "Cherry Coke".

FILTERS NEEDED:

Alien Skin: xenofex 2: consellation & xero:porcelain

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open a new 600x600 canvas.

Open the scrap kit and choose 2 papers (I chose 1 & 3), cherry bomb bow 2, Cherry bomb butterfly 1, Cherry Bomb cherries 1, Cherry Bomb Doodles 3, & Cherry Bomb frame 2.

First, chose the red paper and resize it to 600x600 and paste as a new layer apply a round mask to it: Merge group. Resize the second paper and paste it above the mask layer. then apply your frame. Click inside the frame with your wand, expand the area, and then invert and delete on the paper layer.

Select your circle preset shape using a null fore color and #666c00 as the back color. Draw a circle behind the black layer and ensure that you bring it out just enough to be seen, not too far to cover the mask layer.

Next you'll place your elements on the project as I did (if you use the cherries and butterfly, you'll have to mirror them).

Add your tubes. First the full tube in front, position it where you want and add drop shadow -6,4,50,10 to it. Mirror your close up tube and place it right over the black layer, resize and erase excess parts that stick out from behind the frame and the add the luminance (legacy) from the layer pallet.

You'll apply the porcelain effects to your two tubes. Use default settings in the filter and select ok.

Add your name at the top. Add a slight drop shadow

Don't forget your copyrights!!!

Re-size now if you wish!

LET'S ANIMATE IT!!!

duplicate your circle layer 4 times

Click on the first one and apply these settings in constellation:
Repeat on the next 3 layers hitting the random seed button each time.

Save each circle frame one at a time (hide the other three circle layers as you save each frame)

Once you have all four frames saved, open AS. In animation wizard, set frame properties as 10, select all 4 frames, and open it.

Save as a .GIF file

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

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Pretty Poison

2011-01-03T21:29:00.001-08:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP.
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Ismael Rac. You must buy a license to use her work: HERE

Devine Intentionz kit by the talented Jessica of Scraps by Jessica. You can buy it: HERE

Pretty Poison template by AquaRebel: HERE

FONT OF CHOICE. I used "Girls are weird".

FILTERS NEEDED:
Alien Skin-Eye Candy 5: Impact: Gradient Glow & xero:porcelain

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open the pink frame from the scrap kit. You'll have to colorize this to match your tube.

I chose various elements and 3 papers from the kit. (14,16,19)

Copy and paste each paper as a new layer over the portion of template you wish to fill with that paper.

Select your wand and click inside the portion of the template you want to fill with the paper (make sure that you chose the correct frame in your layers pallet before you attempt this). Selections:Modify:Expand by 4. Selections:Invert and click on the first paper layer. Click the delete button on your keyboard.

Repeat with the next two just like above.

Arrange your elements within your project like mine or however you wish.

Place your tube in the frame. First a close up facing one way, drop the opaquacy to 56 and select luminance (legacy) for this tube. Then paste another tube in full color facing the other way.

You'll apply the porcelain effects to your two tubes. Use default settings in the filter and select ok.
You can add drop shadows to your tubes or your elements.

Add your name at the top. Add a slight drop shadow and gradient glow using the following settings:

Don't forget your copyrights!!!

Re-size now if you wish!

Hide your background layer and save as a .PNG file.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

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Keep Dreaming

2011-01-03T21:05:00.001-08:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP.
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Ismael Rac. You must buy a license to use her work: HERE

Dream Girl kit by the talented Jessica of Scraps by Jessica. You can buy it: HERE

FONT OF CHOICE.

MASK OF CHOICE

FILTERS NEEDED:
Alien Skin-Eye Candy 5: Impact: Gradient Glow

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open the pink frame from the scrap kit. You'll have to colorize this to match your tube.

Select the DG_label2_JD Element and position it like you see on mine. Add more elements as you see fit.

From the kit, choose a paper. I chose paper 14.

Copy and paste it as a new layer and then duplicate it.

Select your want and click inside the frame. Selections:Modify:Expand by 4. Selections:Invert and click on the first paper layer. Click the delete button on your keyboard.

Go to the next paper layer and apply your mask. Merge group.

Next, Type anything you want. I typed "Even in the New Year, you can" and my name.

Add a slight drop shadow to the words, the go to plugins and apply the gradient glow filter using the following settings:

Add another slight drop shadow.

Insert your tube into the frame and be sure to make it appear as though she's coming out of the frame. You do this by positioning the tube in your frame as you wish, then duplicate it. move the duplicate tube under the frame layer and select your top tube layer. Erase the bottom of the tube until it gives the appearance of sticking out like mine.

Add this drop shadow to your tube:

Don't forget your copyrights!!!

Re-size now if you wish!

Hide your background layer and save as a .PNG file.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

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Golden Winter

2010-10-25T03:58:00.000-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP.
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Ismael Rac. You must buy a license to use his work: HERE

Golden Winter kit by the talented Tammy's Scraps. You can buy it: HERE

FONT OF CHOICE. I'm using Christmas Flakes

MASK: WSL_Mask 257 (WeeScottLass)

FILTERS NEEDED:
Alien Skin-Eye Candy 5: Nature: Snow Drift
VanDerLee: Snowflakes

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open the template and expand the canvass size to 600X600and flood fill the bottom layer with white.

From the kit, choose 1 of the papers.

Resize the paper to fit as necessary and paste the paper as a new layer. Apply your mask. Merge group.

Next grab a few elements from the kit, to include the frame, some branches, pine needles, holly berries, and the bird.
Add your elements to mirror mine. Duplicate your branch layer and place one above the frame and one below the frame. On the one above the frame, use your eraser tool and erase the bottom so it appears to be sticking out of the top of the frame.

Place your pine needles behind the frame, duplicate and mirror & and merge down from the top pine needle frame to the duplicated to get the effect I have.
Using your snow drift filter use the following settings on your pine needles and your berries (separately)

Now, add your tube. and start adding this drop shadow. (I added it to the berries, pine needles, and tube:

Now you can add your name and same drop shadow on your name and copyright info... if you want to put your copyright on a curve like I did, simply select your shape tool and set your line to .5, your outter color to black and your inner color to null and draw a circle to mirror the outline of your frame, then write your copyright info and hide the line as best as possible, even using your eraser tool.

Now, you can grab any of the other elements from the kit you like and arrange them however you wish.

Add your tube and this drop shadow to your tube:

Select your wand and click inside the frame layer.
Now apply your snowflake filter:

When you save your first frame as a jpeg, click the back button then apply your snowflake filter again.... this time adjust the random seed and do it again until you have as many frames (3 or 4 is fine) as you wish.

NOW LETS ANIMATE IT

Open AS.
Using animation wizard, open all your frames, and set the frame speed to 20.

save as a GIF

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

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I Believe in Angels

2010-06-24T17:32:00.000-07:00

READY TO START?

That 70's Tag

2010-06-20T14:59:00.000-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP AND ANIMATION SHOP (AS).
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need 6 tubes of choice from the same artist. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Joel Adams. You must buy a license to use his work: HERE

I can't be Tamed kit by the talented Tammy of Tammy's Scraps. You can purchase it: HERE

FONT OF CHOICE: I'm using DISKO

FILTERS NEEDED: ALIEN SKIN:GRADIANT GLOW
ALIEN SKIN:CONSTELLATION

Frame by WeeScottLass: HERE

MASK OF CHOICE. (I'm using WeeScottLass #354)

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open the template and expand the canvass size to 800x800 and flood fill the blank spaces with white.

Open your frame. Choose a paper from the kit. I chose paper 4. Resize to 600x600. Copy the paper and paste it over the frame. Select the "frame" frame, SELECTIONS: SELECT ALL: FLOAT: INVERT. Select the paper frame and hit the delete key on your keyboard. Merge down, then copy and paste as a new layer to your blank canvas.

Select another paper. I chose paper 8. paste it below the frame and apply your mask. LAYERS: LOAD NEW LAYER: FROM IMAGE: SELECT YOUR MASK: APPLY. Lower the opaquacy to 70

Open your tubes. Begin arranging your tubes below the mask. You must resize them as you see fit to get them in the circles of the frame, but remember that when you arrange them, one by one, you must select your MAGIC WANT and on the frame layer, click inside the circle of choice, SELECTIONS: MODIFY: EXPAND (IF NEEDED):INVERT then click on your tube layer for that circle and hit the delete button your keyboard. SELECTIONS: SELECT NONE. Do that until all your circles are filled.

Add two full tubes, one in front of the frame and the other in the frame. Duplicate the one in the frame, place one above the frame layer and the other below the frame layer and remove the protruding leg below the bottom of the frame with your ERASER TOOL.

Choose as many or as few elements from the kit and place them on the canvas as you see fit or you can do as I did.

Add the following drop shadow to any of your tubes and elements.

Next, crop it as necessary:
Then resize it as you see fit

Duplicate your mask layer 3 times,

Apply the following filter to your first mask layer:

Then click on the second one and hit random seed
and do the same for the third

These will be your three frames.

Add your name

Add this drop shadow to the name:

Next add your gradient glow filter to the name:

and again use the same drop shadow as you just did.

Add your copyright information- DO THE SAME TO THE COPYRIGHT INFO IF YOU WISH.

Going back to your mask layers, hide the bottom two, and save the first as frame 1 as a JPG. Then unhide the middle one and hide the top one and save as frame 2 as a JPG. Last, hide your top two and unhide your bottom one and save as frame 3 as a JPG.

OPEN ANIMATION SHOP

Using the animation wizard set the frame speed at 15 and load your 3 frames.

Save as a GIF.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

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Boom!

2010-06-06T08:24:00.000-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP.
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED: FIREWORKS

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Pin Up Toons. You must buy a license to use pin up toons: HERE

Boom kit by the talented Jessica of Scraps by Jessica. You can download it: HERE

FONT OF CHOICE. I'm using MANDINGO

FILTERS NEEDED:
XERO:FRATILLARY

TAG TEMPLATE # 187 BY Designs by Ali: HERE

Mask of choice. I used the star one found HERE.

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open the template and expand the canvas size to 669X669 and flood fill the bottom layer with white.

From the kit, choose 7 of the papers. I also chose the red glitter doodle and the boom! word art.

Start by merging the "like" items together. the brown circles, the pink circles, the squares, etc... until everything is merged in twos (or fours in the case of the 4 small hearts).

Next, choose a paper to place on the bottom layer above your white background and resize it to 668x668 and apply your mask. LAYERS: MASK FROM IMAGE... find your mask and make sure you uncheck "Invert mask data" if it's checked. Merge Group.

Now, you are going to apply your next paper above the first set of circles, click on the circle layer (this should be just above the mask layer) and SELECT:FLOAT:INVERT. Click on the paper layer above and hit the delete button on your keyboard, unselect all, then merge down. DO THIS FOR EACH LAYER ABOVE UNTIL EACH PART OF THE TEMPLATE HAS A NEW PAPER LAYER.

Next, add this drop shadow to the individual heart and stars layers:

Then, merge your circle and square layers together and apply the same drop shadow.

add the glitter doodle behind circle layers and the word art on the top layer like mine. Select the wordart frame, float and fill with a color from your tube.

Add the following filter to the word art layer:

Add your tube and your drop shadow:

Add your name and copyright info.

Resize it to 450x450 or 500x500

LETS ANIMATE IT!

COPY MERGED and paste it in Animation Shop

Open your fireworks. Duplicate your siggy 14 times

Click on the first frame of your fireworks animation and select CONTROL A then CONTROL C.

Click on your first frame of your siggy and select CONTROL A then CONTROL E. Place your firework wherever you want it to go!

Set Frame properties at 10 or 15.

Save as a .GIF file.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

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Aquamarine

2010-06-06T07:30:00.000-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP.
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Pysco Jimi. You can get his work: HERE

Aqua Rebel kit by the talented Jessica of Scraps by Jessica. You can download it: HERE

FONT OF CHOICE. I'm using KUSHTIE LIGHT

MY SUPPLIES: HERE

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

From the kit, I chose: brad 1, frame 4, crystal doodle2, fabric flowers1, Ivy, & Paper 11.

Open a new canvass 600x600, flood fill white.

Add your paper and apply your mask.

LAYERS: FROM IMAGE: FIND YOUR MASK and make sure to uncheck invert image if it's checked. Merge group.

Add your doodle and this drop shadow:

Add the frame and the same drop shadow

Resize the picture provided to 500x375 and position it behind your frame where you want it to go. Grab your magic want and on the frame layer, select the center of the frame, SELECTIONS:MODIFY:EXPAND by 10

Select your picture frame and hit the delete button on your keyboard. Unselect all.

Add your tube, shrink it so that you can see some of your beach scene in your frame and duplicate it. Place one above the frame layer and the other below the frame layer. Click on the tube layer above the frame and select your eraser tool. Erase the bottom of the tube.

Add this drop shadow:

Resize and add your fabric flower, ivy, and brads. Arrange them as I have. Add the same drop shadow as you gave the doodle and frame.

Add your name and copyright info.

Remove the white layer, resize it as you see fit, and save as a png file.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

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Moments Like This

2010-06-05T20:03:00.001-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP.
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Pin Up Toons. You must buy a license to use pin up toons: HERE

Moments Like This kit by the talented Jessica of Scraps by Jessica. You can download it: HERE

FONT OF CHOICE. I'm using CAC SHISHONI BRUSH

FILTERS NEEDED:
XERO:FRATILLARY

TAG TEMPLATE # 164 BY Designs by Ali: HERE

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open the template and expand the canvass size to 800x800 and flood fill the blank spaces with white.

From the kit, choose 4 of the papers, 2 jewels, and a flower.

start by resizing and applying your tube. Position her wherever you want her to go. Duplicate her twice. Once you have her positioned, give your MAIN tube (not the duplicated one) the following drop shadow:

Next, apply your first paper on the layer just above raster 2, then select all, click on the raster 2 layer, float, invert selected, click on the paper layer and hit the delete key on your keyboard.

You will do the same for all the papers, choosing the tilted square next, then the other square using different papers each time.

Next position your duplicated tubes in both the squares, above the paper layer, but below the frame layers. click on the tilted square layer, select all, float, and then click on the duplicated tube layer in that square, and hit the delete button on your keyboard. Now, select luminance (L) and drop the opaquacy to 45. Then, click on the other square layer, select all, float, and then click on the duplicated tube layer in that square, and hit the delete button on your keyboard. Now, select normal and drop the opaquacy to 45.

Shrink your jewels and position them on the frames like I did. Same with the flower.

Now click on your raster2 layer again and add the following effect:

Add your name at the bottom.

Add this drop shadow to the name:

Next add your gradient glow filter to the name:

and again use the same drop shadow as you just did.

Add your copyright information- DO THE SAME TO THE COPYRIGHT INFO IF YOU WISH.

Remove the white layer, resize it as you see fit, and save as a png file.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

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I can't be tamed

2010-06-05T06:18:00.001-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP AND ANIMATION SHOP (AS).
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Ted Hammond. You must buy a license to use his work: HERE

I can't be Tamed kit by the talented Tammy of Tammy's Scraps. You can purchase it: HERE

FONT OF CHOICE. I'm using Girls are Weird

FILTERS NEEDED: ALIEN SKIN:GRADIANT GLOW
XERO:FRATILLARY
DSB FLUX: BRIGHT NOISE

TAG TEMPLATE # 175 BY Gina: HERE

MASK OF CHOICE. (I'm using montisblindmask1)

BLING: HERE

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open the template and expand the canvass size to 800x800 and flood fill the blank spaces with white.

Choose 4 or 5 of the papers from Tammy's kit. I chose: Paper 11 for the background, Paper 4 for the squares, paper 15 for the stripes, paper 5 for the double stars, and paper 1 for the top star.

start by resizing and applying your tube. Position her wherever you want her to go. Duplicate her. Once you have her positioned, give your MAIN tube (not the duplicated one) the following drop shadow:

Next, apply your first paper on the layer just above the white background and apply your mask. merge group.

Then, click on square 2 in your template and merge down. Apply the next paper right above the squares. The select all, click on the squares frame, float, invert selected, click on the paper layer and hit the delete key on your keyboard.

You will do the same for all the papers, choosing the stripes next, then the double stars, and finally the single star... using different papers each time.

Once you have all your papers done, chose your dropper tool and select a color from your tube, then click on your circle of stars frame, select all and float... then select the flood fill tool and start filling in each star with your color from the tube. Deselect and repeat with the second circle of stars layer.

Next your going to grab your duplicated tube, shrink it down and place it in one of the stars. click on the stars layer, select all, float, and then click on the duplicated tube layer, and hit the delete button on your keyboard. Now, select luminance and drop the opaquacy to 70.

Next, click on the star frame layer, select all, float, select the flood fill tool again and fill in the same color from your tube. Using DSB FLUX: BRIGHT NOISE, increase the intensity to 100:

Now, you are going to add your Fratillary effects to your stripes.
Click on that layer and go to xero:fratillary and add this effect:

Now, add your bling on the layer between your double and single stars and resize it just so it fits like mine.

I grabbed a couple elements from the kit... I used a skull and word art. You can use the same and position them like mine.

Add your name at the bottom.

Add this drop shadow to the name:

Next add your gradient glow filter to the name:

and again use the same drop shadow as you just did.

Add your copyright information- DO THE SAME TO THE COPYRIGHT INFO IF YOU WISH.

Remove the white layer, resize it as you see fit, and save as a png file.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

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DO NOT COPY, please link to this site to share.

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Beauty behind the mask

2010-05-31T17:13:00.000-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP AND ANIMATION SHOP (AS).
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tubes of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Jennifer Janesko. You must by a license to use her work: HERE

Beauty Behind the Mask kit by the talented Tammy of Tammy's Scraps. You can purchase it: HERE

FONT OF CHOICE. I'm using Andalus

FILTERS NEEDED: ALIEN SKIN:GRADIANT GLOW

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open new a 600x600 canvas. Flood fill white.

You can choose the same elements or different ones. I chose doodle 1, feather 1, bling 1, mask 1, sparkle trail 2,scalloped paper 1, & set of candles 1.

start by resizing and applying your scalloped paper to 500 and add as a new layer.
Add your tube and a drop shadow.

Add your elements. First the doodle, resize and add behind the paper, duplicate, mirror, and flip. Then the feather, Duplicate, flip, merge down, and then mirror. Add your mask in front of the paper but behind the tube. Then add the set of candles at the bottom and resize to your liking. Add the sparkles on top of the feathers behind the paper (on both sides).

Add your name at the bottom.

Add this drop shadow to the name:

Next add your gradient glow filter to the name:

and again use the same drop shadow as you just did.

Add your copyright information

Remove the white layer, resize it as you see fit, and save as a png file.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

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Rush

2010-05-31T10:35:00.000-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP AND ANIMATION SHOP (AS).
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tubes of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. You must by a license to use his work: HERE

Rush kit by the talented Tammy of Tammy's Scraps. You can purchase it: HERE

MASK OF CHOICE

FONT OF CHOICE. I'm using HansHand

FILTERS NEEDED: ALIEN SKIN:GRADIANT GLOW

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open new a 600x600 canvas. Flood fill white.

Select a paper from Tammy's kit. I chose rush paper 4. You will need to resize it to 600x600 pixels and paste as a new layer. Apply your mask. Merge Group

You can choose the same elements or different ones. I chose ribbon frame 1, rush glitter swirls 3, bling 1, butterfly 6, flowers on branch 1, feather 3, flower 1, glitter splatter 1, star box 1 & 2, and paper 3.

start by resizing and applying your frame. resize paper 3 to 500 and place it behind your frame. Grab your magic wand and select the middle of the frame, selections: modify: expand by 18. Selections: invert. Select paper 3 layer and hit the delete button on your keyboard. Use your eraser to touch up any overflow yellow from behind your frame on the outskirts of your frame.

Add your tube and duplicate it. Then mirror one and make it a little bit smaller. Position it behind your frame in front of your yellow paper, chose luminance (legacy) and lower the opaquacy to 45.

Add your elements as you see fit. If you want to do your branches as I did, paste it behind your main tube, mirror it, and tilt it to the left until it flows with your frame. Duplicate it and mirror it again... this time you will need to erase part of the branch so it doesn't cover your opaque tube's face.

Apply all your other elements and drop shadows where you want them.

Add your name at the top of the frame.

Add this drop shadow to the name:

Next add your gradient glow filter to the name:

and again use the same drop shadow as you just did.

Add your copyright information

Remove the white layer, resize it as you see fit, and save as a png file.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

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Shake,Rattle,and Roll

2010-04-16T21:10:00.000-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP AND ANIMATION SHOP (AS).
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

Tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Popeye Wong. You can find his work on his website: Here.

KIT FROM: Commercial Candy's "The 50's" Kit. You can purchase this kit: HERE

MASK: I'm using db_mask150 offered Here.

FONT: I'm using Olive Oil get it:Here

WRITTEN IN PSP X
ANIMATION SHOP 3

Open a new 550x550 canvas flood filled white.

Select a paper from the kit and resize it to 600x600. Copy and paste it as a new layer on your canvas. Apply your mask layer.
click on your mask layer in your pallet and merge group.

Select your elements from the kit. If you choose the dancing couple as I did, you have to remove the background.

Add your tube and add a same drop shadow. You may also add the same drop shadow to some of your backgroud elements.

Now, select two colors from the canvas. I used: stroke (#a0d8e8) and filler: (#fe7da5) type the name using the Olive Oil font. Add the above drop shadow to it.

Add your copyright info.

Save it as a PNG file.

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS TUT!

written by Merrilee Finney

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Purple Envy

2010-04-16T21:08:00.000-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE
ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF PSP AND ANIMATION SHOP (AS).
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Myka Jelina.
You must purchase a license to use her work, you can purchase it at www.CILM.com

FILTERS NEEDED: EYE CANDY 5 IMPACT:BEVEL, DSB FLUX:BRIGHT NOISE & XENOFEN:CONSTELLATION

A ROUND MASK OF CHOICE

WRITTEN IN PSP X
ANIMATION SHOP 3

Start with a 600x600 canvas, flood filled white. Add a new raster layer and flood fill that with the gradient: metallic silver (angle: 0 and reapeat: 1)

Apply your mask and merge group.

Grab your preset shape tool and set to eclipse. Stroke black line width 2 and fill gradient metal steel. Draw out a large circle. OBJECTS:ALIGN:CENTER IN CANVAS.

Apply the following dropshadow:

Duplicate the circle layer. Hide all but the 2 circle layers and merge visable the two circle layers.

Apply the first filter, EYE CANDY IMPACT: BEVEL (at default settings) and add the same drop shadow, unhide all.

Add your tube and apply the same drop shadow.

Select a nice font, stroke black stroke width .5, fill metallic steel and type out the name and add the same drop shadow.

Add your copyright information

We'll add the next 2 filters at the same time, one frame at a time.

First, frame 1: select your name layer and apply this filter:

Then, select your circle layer and apply this filter:

Save as frame 1 for your animation.

Repeat this step for frames 2 & 3, selecting mix (2 times for frame 2 and 3 times for frame 3 on DSB FLUX) and "random seed" for both filters each time.

LET'S ANIMATE IT!

Open your animation shop. Using your animation wizard, open all three frames, set your set your frame properties to 15. Resize it to your liking and save it as a new GIF file.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

©DezinesbyMerr
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Neon Fae

2010-04-16T21:06:00.001-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP AND ANIMATION SHOP (AS).
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES
This will be one of the easiest tuts to do because the kit I'm using is so beautiful you hardly need to do anything to it.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

Metallic Rainbow scrap kit by kwlkitten designs. You can buy it: HERE

You will need a tubes of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Myka Jelina. You must by a license to use her work: HERE

My supplies (includes the tag only): HERE

MASK OF CHOICE: I'm using DB_MASK150

FONT OF CHOICE.

WRITTEN IN PSP X

Start with the frame, I chose kwl-frame 3. Add a new layer on the bottom and flood fill it black.

Select paper13 or another suitable paper from kwl's kit. Paste as a new layer. Apply your mask and stretch it to the ends of your canavas, so you can see it appear from behind the frame.

Add your tube and duplicate it. Put one above the frame and the other below it. select the first tube and erase the part of the wing that should appear to be behind the frame (see images):

Add your tag, other embellishments, name, and copyrights and you are done!

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

©DezinesbyMerr
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Girls Rock Too!

2010-04-16T21:03:00.000-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP AND ANIMATION SHOP (AS).
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

Tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Keith Garvey. You MUST have a license to use his work.
A license can be purchased at MPT

KIT FROM: Misfits Scrapz (Girls Rock Too!) Kit available: HERE

FRAME FROM: Digital Choas Chrome Frame 1 Available HERE

Mask of choice.

FILTERS: ALIEN SKIN XENOFEX CONSTELLATION

WRITTEN IN PSP X
ANIMATION SHOP 3

Open a new 600x600 canvas flood filled white.

Choose two of the skull papers and 2 more papers from the scrap kit.

Open the paper that you wish to be your background. Copy it and paste as a new layer in your canvas. Apply your mask and merge group.

Now, open your frame and paste it as a new layer. I chose the two round light and dark pink circle charms from the kit, control M on the
dark pink charm to mirror it, and place each under the large circles in the frames, resize to fit. (make sure the skulls face eachother)
Then, select your eraser tool and erase the loop on the charms for both charms (you have to have the layer selected to erase part of it)

Now, select one of your skull papers resize it to 400x400 and paste it as a new layer. Position it under your frame and grab your magic wand
select the frame layer and click in all the smaller circles SELECTIONS>MODIFY>EXPAND by 3 SELECTIONS>INVERT. select your paper layer and hit the
delete button on your keyboard SELECTIONS>SELECT NONE.

Mirror your second skull paper by hitting CONTROL M on your paper and repeat these instructions. I made mine so that the color in the big circles was different
than the color in the smaller circles and the skulls were faceing the opposite directions on both sides of the frame

Now choose some embellishements from your kit. I chose the metal "GIRLS ROCK TOO!" text charm and the large pink star

Position the star just above the mask layer and the metal text layer above your frame move to top layer. size it to fit how you like it

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer rezie her so she fits just how you want her. Make sure she is the TOP layer now. Add a drop shadow.

Now open select black as your forground, your final paper as your background pattern. Choose a nice fat font and type your name.

Position your name on the bottom of the canvas and add the same drop shadow. Add your copyrights.

NOW.. click on your star layer. Go to EFFECTS. Select Alien skin xenofex constallation and set to these settings:

Save as the first frame (jpg or png file) hit the undo button and select the same filter, random seed and repeat this processs until you have at least 3 frames.

open Animation shop wizard, select frame speed as 15, and select your saved frames in add image. Resize it and then save it as a gif file.

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS TUT!

written by Merrilee Finney

©DezinesbyMerr DO NOT COPY, please link to this site to share.
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Enchanted Castle

2010-04-16T21:01:00.001-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP AND ANIMATION SHOP (AS).
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

Tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Nene Thomas. You can find her work HERE.

FRAME FROM: Clarey's Smooches Kit. Kit available: HERE

OTHER SUPPLIES (included in my supplies): Sparkles by: We're All in God's Hands: PSP Tube Depot You can select.
Castle Picture: By Jeanne: PSP Tube Depot Dragon: If it's yours contact me and I'll give credit (free animated GIF collection)

MY SUPPLIES: Download here
stroke
width 2 and I chose barbara hand as my font). Position your name where you want it and add the same drop shadow.

Add your copyrights.

Copy merged and paste your canvas as a new animation in animation shop. Open your dragon gif. Duplicate your canvas by 4 frames
select the first frame of your dragon gif and CONTROL A then CONTROL C (select all and copy). Then, select the first frame of your
canvas and CONTROL A then CONTROL E (select all and paste). Position your dragon in the frame of your canvas and click the mouse to drop it.

Adjust your frame properties to speed to 20 and resize your animation to 500x500 and save it as a gif.

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS TUT!

written by Merrilee Finney

©DezinesbyMerr
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Don't Rain On Me

2010-04-16T20:56:00.000-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE A GOOD WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP AND ANIMATION SHOP (AS).
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

Sky Blue scrap kit by Dez of The Sound of Madness. You can get it: HERE

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Suzanne Woolcott. You must by a license to use her work: HERE

My supplies (includes the heart rain animation only): HERE

FILTERS: FILTERS UNLIMITED 2.0 AND MURA MEISTER'S CLOUD

FONT OF CHOICE.

WRITTEN IN PSP X

Open new a 350x350 canvas. Flood fill white.

Add a new raster layer and flood fill it #211d1a and apply mura's meister cloud filter at the following settings:

Then while the dark cloudy layer is still selected, apply the second filter: filters unlimited 2.0>Edges, square>Square Edge 04 at it's default settings

*OPTIONAL* On the very bottom of the canvas, select a font of choice and type "please don't rain on me"

Select a frame from the kit. Resize it and set it to the right hand side of your canvas. Add whatever embellishments you want around the frame.

Select the cloudy blue sky paper from the kit and apply that below your frame layer.

Grab your magic want and select inside your frame: SELECTIONS>MODIFY>EXPAND BY 3: SELECTIONS>INVERT. Click on the sky paper layer and hit delete your your keyboard. SELECTIONS:SELECT NONE.

Hide your frame layer, merge visible the white background, the dark cloud layer, the blue cloud layer and the layer with the typed phrase.

unhide your frame layer add a drop shadow to it (V:6 H:-6 O:80 B:6 COLOR: black) and add your tube the left of the frame. Add your copyright info along with it.

Hide your merged layer and merge visible your frame, copyright, and your tube layer.

Add a new raster layer for the name you want to it.. merge it to the frame layer if you want to.

Select the bottom merged layer (the cloud layer) and copy it to animation shop. Paste in animation shop as a new animation.

Open the heart rain animation in animation shop and resize it by 135% Duplicate your cloud layers 5 frames. Click on your first frame of your heart animation and
CONTROL A (SELECT ALL) & CONTROL C (COPY ALL), Then click on your first frame of yourcloud layers and CONTROL A (SELECT ALL) & CONTROL E (PASTE ALL) and position it
over the blue square. Paste it by clicking your mouse.

Go back to PSP, hide your cloud layer and select the name and tube/frame layers COPY MERGED.

Then, go back to Animation Shop and paste this as a new animation. Duplicate it 5 frames and use the same technique as above to copy and paste it over the hearts and clouds (match it perfectly)
save it as a new GIF.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

©DezinesbyMerr
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This tutorial is for personal use only, you may not profit from it.

Dreamer

2010-04-16T20:51:00.000-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP AND ANIMATION SHOP (AS).
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

Tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Suzanne Woolcott. You can find her work on AMI. You will need to purchase a
license to use her work: HERE.
KIT FROM: Dreamer kit by CrazyGirl you can get taggers size at Digital Chaos or Magical Scraps

FILTERS: ALIEN SKIN XENOFEX CONSTELLATION.

MASK: I'm using montiblindmask1 offered Here.

FONT: I'm using Harrington get it:Here

WRITTEN IN PSP X
ANIMATION SHOP 3

Open a new 600x600 canvas flood filled white.

Select ther round frame and paste it as a new layer

Select a paper from the kit and paste it as a new layer on your canvas. Apply your mask layer.
click on your mask layer in your pallet and merge group.

Now, select the striped paper and paste just below the frame as a new layer. Select your magic wand and activate your frame layer.
click on the inside of your frame with your magic wand. SELECTIONS:MODIFY:EXPAND BY 3. SELECTIONS: INVERT. Click on your striped
paper layer and hit delete on your keyboard. SELCTIONS: SELECT NONE.

Duplicate your frame layer and add your tube layer between them. Position your tube in the frame to your liking and click on the top frame layer.
Grab your eraser tool and erase the top of the frame by her head like so:

Until you get the desired effect:

Select your bottom frame layer again and apply this drop shadow:

Then click apply this drop shadow:

Add the same drop shadows to your tube layer.

Now add your embellishment from the kit. I chose: the dreamer title, a butterly, dragonfly, 2 flowers, and both jewels. Position them where you want them
or look at mine for guiedance. Hide all but the embellishments your just added to include the dreamer title.

Merge visible and add the drop shadow configuration that comes up when you open it. Unhide all.

Now, hide all but the striped paper layer and dreamer title:

Grab your font tool stroke: #4b4f5d stroke width: 1 and fill: #74203b. Add your name and position it where you want it and add your drop shadow.

Add your copyrights. To curve your text, select your preset shape tool, eclipse, stroke any color and fill null. Draw a circle much larger than your creation.

the font tool will change to a curve icon when you click on the circle, type your text in a new vector layer. Then lower the opaquacy of your circle to 0 so all you see will
be the words

LET'S ANIMATE IT!

Click on your title and striped paper layer and apply the filter:

Save as frame 1 and hit the back button:

apply the filter again, and this time, hit random seed

repeat the above until you have as many frames as you want.

Open animation shop and using the animation wizard, set the frame properties to 15, and open all the frames you saved

Resize it to 500x500 and save it as a GIF file.

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS TUT!

written by Merrilee Finney

©DezinesbyMerr

DO NOT COPY, please link to this site to share.
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American Sweetheart

2010-04-16T20:35:00.001-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE
ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF PSP AND ANIMATION SHOP (AS).
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Joel Adams.
His artwork can be seen at http://www.lilz.net/. You must purchase a

license to use his work, you can purchase it at http://www.cilm.com/

You will also need a red, white, and blue scrap kit. The one I'm using is by the talented Monti
called Monti's Stars and Stripes Scrap Kit. You can find it HERE

A MASK OF CHOICE

AND MY SUPPLIES: HERE

WRITTEN IN PSP X
ANIMATION SHOP 3

Open all supplies in PSP except for the fireworks.

Choose 2 papers from the kit. Copy and paste one of your papers as a new layer
into your canvas. Apply your mask layer. APPLY YOUR MASK LAYER. Merge group.

Minimize your second paper by 45%. Click on your materials pallet and select this paper
as your foreground ANGEL 0 SCALE 100. Select black as your background color. Select your preset
tools star shape, set the stroke width to 20 and draw out a star that almost fills your canvas.
Add a drop shadow of choice.

Set your forground color to white and your background color to the paper you just used for your star
and add the name. Use the same drop shadow. Duplicate and hide all but the two name layers. merge visable. unhide all.

This is going to sound really crazy, but it's necessary. Copy and paste your tube as a new layer
If your tube fits just fine where you want it to go, then just delete the layer. If it's too big or
too small, resize it in the canvas and place it where you want it to go, make sure your name is positioned
in the spot you want it too. Once you have resized (if needed) then right click on your tube layer, copy, and
paste as a new image, then delete your tube layer and your original tube, keeping the newly resized one.
This is done for sizing purposes. You'll understand why later.

You should now only have your white background, your star, name and mask layers.

Then add the copyrights.

Click on your canvas and copy merged.

Right click and paste it as a new animation in animation shop. Open all your fireworks in animation shop.
Duplicated your canvas into 20 frames.

Click on your first firework in the first frame and hit CTRL A on your keyboard to select all then CTRL C to

copy all and then click on your canvas 1st frame. Hit CTRL A to select all and CTRL E to paste and position
your firework where you want it to go in your canvas then click your mouse to paste it in that position. Do
the rest of the fireworks like this and make sure you PLAY YOUR ANIMATION often to check your positions.
If you don't like the position of your firework click on the undo button and try again. You really can not
do this part of the tut wrong becuase it's all about personal preference you can even hit CTRL A/CTRL M to
change the direction of the firework if you want to.

Once you have all your fireworks in place, go back to PSP,copy and paste your tube as a new animation in animation
shop. Duplicate it to 20 frames and do the same CTRL A/CTRL C & CTRL A/CTRL E like you did with your fireworks and

and place your tube where you want it to go in your canvase. Preview your animation.

It was hard to get proper screen shots of the above actions, so I hope you can visualize what I mean. You can always contact me if you have any questions.

Resize your animation and save it.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney
©DezinesbyMerr
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All Skulled Out

2010-04-16T20:18:00.000-07:00

READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP AND ANIMATION SHOP (AS).
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need 2 tubes of choice by the same artist. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Suzanne Woolcott. You must by a license to use her work: HERE

My supplies (includes the kit (with permission from the designer), Bat animation, and diamond): HERE

MASK OF CHOICE

GLITTER ANIMATION by NMS: HERE

FONT OF CHOICE. I'm using walking the witch available: HERE
WRITTEN IN PSP X
Open new a 600x600 canvas. Flood fill white.

Select a paper from kwl's kit. I chose grungepaper5. You will need to resize it to 600x600 pixels and paste as a new layer. Apply your mask.

Choose a frame1 from the kit. paste as new layer and duplicate it.

Other elements I chose from the kit are: charm4, element2, element5, flower, frame3, grungepaper1, and any of the ribbons. You can choose the same elements
or different ones

Apply your first tube between the frames to the right of the frames and erase the portions of the top frame that cover the top of the tube so it appears the tube is inside the frame.

Use my tag as a guide for the placement of all your other elements. resize them and get them where you want them.

apply all your other elements. If you chose the ribbons, place it on the left of the frame over the top frame, duplicate it, and mirror. Make sure your tube is in front of your right hand ribbon.

Place your second frame (frame 3) below the tube layer.

add your second paper. grab your magic wand and click inside the frame. SELECTIONS:MODIFY:EXPAND BY 3, SELECTIONS:INVERT. Click on your paper and hit the delete key on your keyboard.

Add your second tube and position it in frame3 to where you want it. repeat the above step, clicking on the tube layer and hitting delete. Lower your opaquacy on your tube to: 55.

Select your font tool, choose walking the witch stroke:black and stroke width:1, fill: #d9d9d9. Type your name out and position it to the top of your canvas. (use mine as a guide).

Add drop shadows where you want them. I used the following drop shadow for all mine:

Add your copyright information

Open animation shop. Copy merged your creation from PSP and paste as new animation in animation shop.

duplicate your canvas 10 times (10 frames) in animation shop.

Open your bat glitter file.

click on the first frame of your bat glitter and hit CONTROL A then CONTROL C on your keyboard.

Now, click on the first frame of your canvas and hit CONTROL A then CONTROL E on your keyboard.

Position your glitter bat where you want it on the canvas and hit the left button on your mouse to paste it there.

resize your animation and save it as a new GIF file.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!

written by Merrilee Finney

©DezinesbyMerr
DO NOT COPY, please link to this site to share.

This tutorial is for personal use only, you may not profit from it.