created by jill

This tutorial was created by me on October 15, 2008.

Any similarities to any other tutorial are purely accidental and not intentional.

Please do not copy or post on another site without permission.

I’m using the fabulous licensed work of Keith Garvey which can be purchased at MPT 

Supplies needed:

 PSP

(I wrote this in X but any version will work)

Animation Shop

Plugins: Alien Skin Xenofex 2 > Little Fluffy Clouds (you can download a DEMO version HERE

Tube of choice

Font of choice – I used A&S BlackSwan

Mask: WSL_Mask192 by Chelle HERE

Scrap Kit(PTU): “My Girl” by Amanda of Taggers Scraps HERE

(visit Amanda’s blog HERE)

Template: Template 13 by me HERE

(don’t forget to leave some love)

Let’s get started!

Put your mask in your Mask folder, unzip your filter to your filters folder, unzip and open your font

 Open your template in PSP

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Paper5

Layers > Load/Save Mask from Disk

Find WSL_Mask192 from the drop down

Fit to Canvas, Show all mask, Source Luminance checked

Hit OK

Merge Group

Click on your background layer

Copy and paste as new layer

Free rotate 90 degrees right

Resize by 120%

Image > Flip

Reapply mask and merge group

Resize by 120%

Free rotate 90 degrees right and position

in the middle of your canvas

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Heart2

Copy and paste as a new layer

Resize by 90%

Duplicate layer and mirror

Position so they meet in the middle

Merge layers and sharpen

Position at the top of your canvas

Merge down

Click on large tag frame layer

Selections > Float > Defloat

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Paper6

Selections > Invert > Delete

Add drop shadow

1, 0, 80, 10

Click on large tag layer

Selections > Float > Defloat

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Paper5

Selections > Invert > Delete

Click on diamond tag line layer

Selections > Float > Defloat

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Paper4

Selections > Invert > Delete

Adjust > Add Noise

Gaussian, 90, Monochrome checked

Add drop shadow

1, 0, 80, 0

Click on Stamp Frame 1 layer

Selections > Float > Defloat

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Paper3

Copy and paste as new layer

Resize by 50% and position behind marching ants

Selections > Invert > Delete

Add a drop shadow

1, 0, 80, 7.5

Click on Stamp bg 1 layer

Selections > Float > Defloat

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Paper4

Copy and paste as new layer

Resize by 50% and position behind marching ants

Selections > Invert > Delete

Merge your frame and bg layers together

Click on Stamp Frame 2 layer

Selections > Float > Defloat

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Paper8

Copy and paste as new layer

Resize by 50% and position behind marching ants

Selections > Invert > Delete

Add same drop shadow

Click on Stamp bg 2 layer

Selections > Float > Defloat

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Paper7

Copy and paste as new layer

Resize by 50% and position behind marching ants

Selections > Invert > Delete

Merge your frame and bg layers together

Click on Stamp Frame 3 layer

Selections > Float > Defloat

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Paper4

Copy and paste as new layer

Resize by 50% and position behind marching ants

Selections > Invert > Delete

Click on Stamp bg 3 layer

Selections > Float > Defloat

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Paper2

Copy and paste as new layer

Resize by 50% and position behind marching ants

Selections > Invert > Delete

Click on your bottom frame layer

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Bow 4

Copy and paste as a new layer

Resize by 65% and free rotate 15 degrees left

Position over bottom stamp frame

With your magic wand, (feather set to 2)

Click outside your frame

Click on your bow and hit delete

Sharpen and add a drop shadow to your bow

1, 1, 50, 2

Click on your frame and add a drop shadow

1, 0, 80, 7.5

Merge your bg and frame together

(don't merge your bow)

Merge the 3 stamp frames together

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Doodle2

Copy and paste as a new layer

Position at the top right of your canvas

Duplicate layer, flip and mirror

Merge doodles

Add drop shadow

1, 1, 50, 2

Merge down

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Frame8

Copy and paste as a new layer

Resize by 90%

Add drop shadow

0, 0, 80, 7.5

Hide your stamp frames layer

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Ribbon2

Copy and paste as a new layer

Resize by 65% and free rotate 20 degrees left

Use your raster deform tool to make the ribbon hug the green frame

Sharpen and add the same drop shadow

Unhide your stamp frames layer

Click on your 3 frames layer

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Doodle

Image > Rotate left

Image Mirror

Copy and paste as a new layer

Resize by 80% and position on the right of your canvas

Sharpen and add a drop shadow

1, 1, 50, 2

Duplicate layer and Mirror

Hit your shift key and down arrow once

Merge your flowers together

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Heart3

Copy and paste as a new layer

Resize by 30% and free rotate 25 degrees left

Center on you’re the middle of your 3 frames

Sharpen and add same drop shadow

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Butterfly2

Copy and paste as a new layer

Resize by 30% and center on the top frame

Sharpen and add same drop shadow

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Flower

Copy and paste as a new layer

Resize by 50% and free rotate 70 degrees right

Position near the left corner of your top frame

Sharpen and add same drop shadow

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Staple

Copy and paste as a new layer

Resize by 85% and free rotate 55 degrees right

Position at bottom right corner of your top frame so that the bottom part of the staple is covering the top of the heart loop in the middle frame

Sharpen

Duplicate layer and mirror

Position on the left side of your 3 frames so that it covers the middle and bottom frames

Duplicate layer and position so the staple shadow is on the top left corner of your top frame

Resize by 80% and sharpen

Use your pick tool to rotate it so it lines up with the top of your frame

Duplicate layer and use your pick tool again to line the 2^nd staple up with the left side of the frame

(see mine for reference)

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Stitches

Copy and paste as a new layer

Resize by 80% and use your pick tool to rotate the stitches so it centers on the top of your green center frame

Sharpen

Copy and paste your tube and position to your liking

Add a drop shadow

2, 2, 50, 10

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Pin

Copy and paste onto your canvas

Free rotate 15 degrees right and position to your liking

Sharpen and add a drop shadow

1, 1, 50, 2

Drag below thread layer

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Tag2

Copy and paste onto your canvas

Resize by 60% and position at the bottom left of your green frame

Sharpen and add the same drop shadow

Open Tantrum_MyGirl_PTU_Button

Copy and paste onto your canvas

Resize by 35% and position over your tag string

Sharpen and add a drop shadow

0, 0, 50, 5

Add your copyright information and any text to your tag.

Image > Resize > 76% (all layers checked)

Hide your white background layer

Click on your large tag layer

Selections > Float

Add a new raster layer

Effects > Plugins > Alien Skin Xenofex 2 > Little Fluffy Clouds with the following settings

Under Basic tab:

Under Camera and sky tab:

Hit OK

Deselect

Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop

Ctrl V to paste as new animation

Back in PSP

Hit Undo once

Effects > Little Fluffy Clouds

Hit the Random Seed once

Hit Ok and deselect

Edit > Copy Merged

Back in AS

Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Hit your right arrow once to activate new frame

Back in PSP

Hit Undo once

Effects > Little Fluffy Clouds

Hit the Random Seed once

Hit Ok and deselect

Edit > Copy Merged

Back in AS

Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Hit your right arrow once to activate new frame

Back in PSP

Hit Undo once

Effects > Little Fluffy Clouds

Hit the Random Seed once

Hit Ok and deselect

Edit > Copy Merged

Back in AS

Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Ctrl A to select all frames

Animation > Animation Properties

Click Opaque and change color to white

Hit OK

Animation > Frame Properties > 20

Animation > Resize Animation (if necessary)

View > Animation

File > SAVE AS!!!!