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This Tutorial was written on July 31^st 2013 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 PinUp Toons

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

This was a bonus tube but, there are plenty of others that would work so well with this

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using Inpired by kit by Chichi Designs

You can find this kit HERE

It was inspired by the tube I'm using in this tutorial

Mask of Choice

I am using Mask219 by Weescotslass Creations

You can find this for download HERE

Additional Filters

PhotoEffex - Scanlines

Xenofex 2 - Constellation

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open frame1

Add to your canvas

Resize down by 80%

Add a drop shadow

Open frame3

Add to your canvas

Resize down by 80%

Add a drop shadow

Open Paper3

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas

Use your magic wand to select inside the circle frame

Select → Modify → Expand, by 5

Invert the selection

On the paper layer press delete

Duplicate this layer

Filter → PhotoEffex → Scanlines

Width set to 3

change the blend mode to soft light

Open FlowerBrush2

Add to your canvas below the frame

Resize a bit

Erase any that's outside the frame

Open Paper2

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas just above the white background layer

Apply the layer mask here

Open your tube

Add your tube to your canvas, resize and reposition to your liking

Duplicate

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur

Change the blend mode to screen

lower the opacity to 50%

To the bottom tube add a drop shadow

Add your tube in between the two paper layers

Resize and position as you'd like

I flipped mine horizontally

Erase any that's outside the frame

Change the blend mode to luminosity

Lower the opacity of them to 50%

Now add which elements you'd like

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

PearlsSparkle

SparkleTrail (no drop shadow)

Branch

Branch

Grass (no drop shadow)

Feather (no drop shadow)

Feather (no drop shadow)

PearlsSparkle (just one pearl)

PearlsSparkle (just one pearl)

PearlsSparkle (just one pearl)

Rainbow

DandilionSeeds

Grass2

Flowers

Flower2

Flower2

Flower

Add some wordart (there are some in the kit, I just used the same wording and made it my own a bit :) )

Add your name

Crop your tag to get rid of the access space that's not needed

Resize if you'd like to

****Most Important****

Add your copy right information

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

Now to animate if you'd like to!

Duplicate the FlowerBrush2 layer 3 times

So there are a total of 4 layers

On the first layer

Filter → Xenofex 2 → Constellation

With the following settings:

Repeat these for the other three layers

Hitting random seed once for each

Go to your animation window

Hide all but the first FlowerBrush2 layer

Set to repeat forever

Delay of .15 seconds

Add a new layer

Hide the first layer

Unhide the second

Add a new layer

Hide the second

Unhide the third

Add a new layer

Hide the third

Unhide the fourth

Press play, watch it go!

If you're happy with your results save as a .gif and you're done!

Here is an example of it non-animated

Click to bring it to full size