Supplies:
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Scrapkit from FantasyMoments
FM Little Wonder

Mask from Sabre
OtherWorld Fae

Plugins:
FM Tile Tools
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 (Constellation and Crumple)
L&K (Dimitri)
Sandflower Specials (imported in Filters Unlimited)

Foreground colour : #ffffff
Background colour: #ffffff

~ 1 ~
Open a new transparent image 700 x 700 - Fill with #ffffff
Layers - New rasterlayer
Selections – Select All
Copy FM-Little Wonder Paper-6
Paste into Selection - Selections - Select None
Lower the opacity of this layer to 30
Effects - Edge effects - Enhance

~ 2 ~
Layers - New rasterlayer
Fill with #ffffff
Effects – Plugins - L&K – Dimitri
Change effect to 200

~ 3 ~
Layers - New rasterlayer
Selections – Select All
Copy FM-Little Wonder Paper-18
Paste into Selection
Selections - Select None

~ 4 ~
Layers - New mask layer - From image
Select mask OtherworldFaeSabremask1
Only Source luminance checked
Layers - Merge - Merge Group
Effects – Plugins – FM Tile Tools – Blend Emboss (default settings)

~ 5 ~
Paste as a new layer (Paper 18)
Image - Resize Image – 2x80% - Resize all layers unchecked
Effects - Plugins – Alien Skin Xenofex 2 – Crumple
Tab Settings - Choose Medium
And use the setttings below

Move the paper a little to the left
Lower the opacity of this layer to 80
Effects -3D effects – Drop shadow
V + H 3/ Opacity 50 / Blur 5 / Color black

~ 6 ~
Copy Lying in the Blood By Chantervin MDZ Mist
Paste as a new layer
Image - Resize Image – 1x80% - Resize all layers unchecked
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (Legacy) – The opacity to 70
Position the tube below on the paper
Activate the eraser tool - Size 100 / Hardness 0
Erase the dark part on top of the tube a little

~ 7 ~
Activate layer 3
Selections - Select all - Selections float - Selections defloat
Selections - Modify - Contract - 5 pixels
Selections - Invert
Activate layer 4 and press the Delete button
Selections - Select None

~ 8 ~
Copy FM-Little Wonder Element-49 (beadedstring)
Paste as a new layer
Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Colourize
Hue 186 / Saturation 124
Image - Resize Image – 1x50% - Resize all layers unchecked
Resize image 1x80% - Resize all layers unchecked
Image - Free rotate - Right 25 degrees
Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen
Effects -3D effects – Drop shadow
V + H 3/ Opacity 50 / Blur 5 / Color black
Position the beadedstring on top left corner of the paper

~9 ~
Activate layer 2
Copy FM-Little Wonder Element-2 (ribbon)
Paste as a new layer
Image - Resize Image – 1x80% - Resize all layers unchecked
Lower the opacity to 40
Effects -3D effects – Drop shadow
V + H 3/ Opacity 50 / Blur 5 / Color black
Move the ribbon a little down
Layers - Duplicate
Move the ribbon a litte to the top

~ 10 ~
Activate the upper layer
Copy FM-Little Wonder Element-53 (butterfly)
Paste as a new layer
Image - Resize Image – 3x50% - Resize all layers unchecked
Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen
Layers - Duplicate - Duplicate this layer 10x
Rotate the butterflies 10 or 15 degrees left and/or right - and/or mirror and resize
Don't forget to sharpen the butterflies after rotation/resize
Position all butterflies until you are happy with the result
Layers - Merge - Merge visible layers
Add your name or watermark
If necessary - Layers Merge - Merge visible layers

~ 11 ~
Open FM-Little Wonder Element-54 (butterfly)
File - Export - Custom brush - Save the butterfly tube
Layers - New rasterlayer
Activate the paint brush and select the butterfly brush
Change size to 80
Positison the butterfly brush with the foregroundcolour (click twice)
Layer - Duplicate – Image - Mirror
Image - Resize Image – 1x80% - Resize all layers unchecked
Position de butterflies right at the top of the paper
Activate the upper layer
Layers - Merge - Merge down

~ 12 ~
Duplicate the butterfly layer twice
Rename the layers from top butterfly 1 – butterfly 2 – butterfly 3
Activate layer butterfly 1
Effects Plugins - Alien Skin Xenofex 2 – Constellation
Tab Settings - Choose Medium
And use the setttings below

Apply the same settings on butterfly 2 and butterfly 3 layers
but click the 'random seed' button

~ 13 ~
Activate the upper layer
Select your text tool - Choose the SF Baroquesque font
Use the settings below

Type: Butterflies
Layers - Convert to rasterlayer
Position the text below (see sample)
Selections - Select all - Selections float - Selections defloat
Effects - Plugins – L&K – Dimitri
Change effect to 30
Selections – Select none
Duplicate the layer twice
Rename the layers from top text 1 – text 2 – text 3

~ 14 ~
Activate textlayer 1
Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Xenofex 2 – Constellation
You don't have to change the settings just click the 'random seed' button
Apply Constellation on textlayer 2 and textlayer 3 but click the 'random seed' button

~15 ~
Activate the lower layer
Layers - New rasterlayer
Selections – Select all
Selections – Selections - Modify - Contract – 3 pixels
Selections – Invert
Open and minimize FM-Little Wonder Paper-11
Change the foregroundcolour to pattern and use Paper-11
Angle 45 / Scale 100
Fill selection with the pattern
Effects – Plugins - Filters Unlimited – Sandflower Specials – Pool Spotlight
Use the settings below

Effects – Plugins - FM Tile Tools – Blend Emboss (default settings)
Repeat Blend Emboss
Selections - Select None
Layers - Merge - Merge down

~ 16 ~
Close off the visibilty of the text 2 and text 3 layers and butterfly 2 and 3 layers
Edit - Copy merged
Open Animation Shop and paste as new animation
Back to PSP
Hide the text 1 and butterfly 1 layers and unhide the text 2 and butterfly 2 layers
Edit - Copy merged
Over to Animationshop and paste after current frame
Back to PSP
Hide the text 2 and butterfly 2 layers and unhide the text 3 and butterfly 3 layers
Edit - Copy merged
Over to Animationshop and paste after current frame
Save as GIF



Written for the Challenge of August at PSP4Ever Forum
Tutorial © RosiDesign - 14 augustus 2009



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