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This Tutorial was written on June 25^th, 2012 by Ashly
It is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not copy and do not post elsewhere.

Do not translate or script.
This tutorial is written as if you have a general knowledge on how to use the program.

***What you'll need***
Program of Choice.
I am using Photoshop CS5

But, if you know your tools you can use any program of choice

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac

You must purchase a license to use his work and can do so HERE

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using a PTU kit called “Starlite Night” by Alika's Scraps

You can find this kit HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using Mask363 by Vix

You can find this for download on her blog HERE

Additional Filters Needed

Penta.com - Dot and Cross

~*~*~ Let's Get Started~*~*~

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open as19

Add it to your canvas

Resize by 80% and rotate -5 degrees

Add a drop shadow

Open paper01

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas below the frame

Use your magic wand tool to select inside the frame

Make sure you get as much of the little spaces around the edges as you can

Select → Modify → Expand, by 5

Invert the select

On the paper layer, press delete

Deselect

Duplicate this layer

Filer → Penta → Dot and Cross

Amount – 25

Cross distance – 10

Cross width – 0

Change the blend mode to soft light

Open paper07

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas just above the white background layer

Apply the layer mask here

Add your tube to the canvas as the top layer

Resize and position to your liking

Duplicate this layer

On the bottom one add a drop shadow

On the top one

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0px

Change the blend mode to soft light

Add your tube again, this time have it between the frame and the two paper layers we had there

Resize and position as you'd like

erase any that is outside the frame

Change the blend mode to luminosity and the opacity to 30%

Open as26

Add to your canvas just below the last tube we added

Resize and position to your liking, I went in the top right corner

Duplicate this once you have it where you want it and drag one layer just below the two background papers

On the one above them still

Erase any that's outside the frame

Change the blend mode to overlay

On the one below the frames, duplicate it once more

Rotate and position behind the tube in the bottom left as well

Now add which elements you'd like

I used the following from the bottom up with a drop shadow unless stated:

as15 (no drop shadow)
as10

as13

as21

as12

as14

as08

as25

as08

as21

as05

as04

as03

as02

Add some wordart if you'd like

as30 (no drop shadow)

Add your name

Image → Trim

Top left pixel color all boxes checked

Resize if you'd like to

****Most Important****

Add your copy right information

If you're happy with you're result save to your liking and you're done!

Now, if you want to animate like I did:

Duplicate both of the star layers

On the bottom ones desaturate them

Hide both of the full color ones

That's your first frame

Your second frame unhide the yellow star layer and have the opacity at 25%

On the third change the opacity to 50%

On the fourth change the opacity to 75%

On the fifth change the opacity to 100%

Add another and don't change anything

Add another change the opacity back to 75%

Add another change the opacity back to 50%

Add another change the opacity back to 25%

On the next layer they're both going to be hidden once again

Add a new layer and repeat the above with the purple heart

Press play to see your animation go

If you're happy with it, You're done!

Save as a .gif