SWEET

I made this with my friends (Graycee and Buffy) today using the SWEET tutorial.
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Silver Fury

Here's another tag from Lois! :)
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SL Plasma Rose

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Here is another tag done with Rob's "Plasma Princess" tutorial at Monti's Pixel Playground.

You can find the tube I used at Mistaken Art under Free To Use Artists.

Sue Dawe Plasma Cat

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This tag was done using one of Rob's tutorials called "Plasma Princess" at Monti's Pixel Playground

Wonderful tutorial Rob!

Masking My Feelings...

This is another great tag from Nancy made with my masks!


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Creative

Here is another one made for me today! So 'creative' hehe

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Thank you Carrie!

Imaination Is Everything...

WOOHOO Lois...she is on a roll...see my new tag!

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Thanks again darlin!

...Human Nature...

Check this awesome piece of work, using one of my masks! :D
Just a reminder you can 'purchase' this and all my masks for FREE at Mistaken Art under "Free To Use Artists."

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'Love' This Tag! hehe

Check out the AWESOME tag that was made for me today with one of my masks!

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Thank you darlin'!

Circle of Tigers

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This tutorial is written for those with working knowledge of PSP.
I used PSP 9 for this tutorial, but it could be done with other versions I'm sure.
~Supplies you will need~

~1-7 Tubes of choice – I used the awesome work of Sandi Baker. Please do not use her artwork without a license from C.I.L.M .

~Plugin: Toadies > Blast ‘n Blur
~Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 > HSB Noise
~Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow (optional –used on my name)
~The Drop Shadow I used is V,H (-5),Opacity 40, Blur 5, Color –Black
~Font I used is called ‘African’

~Okay, Let's get stated~

Don’t forget to rename layers as you go
You might want to Adjust > Sharpen after you resize anything you need to.

1) Basics

Open a 600 x 600 transparent image (resize later) and flood fill White
Grab the Ellipse Tool –Line Width: 4
Material Palette – Foreground: gradient of choice (I used “Metal Brass”) Background: Null
Draw out a big circle, then go to Objects > Align > Center in Canvas, Convert to a Raster
Use the same settings to draw out a small circle (leave the small circle for now)

2) Let’s work on the ‘Big Circle”

Grab a tube to use in the big circle, Windows > Duplicate and close the original
Make a Raster Layer
With the Magic Wand click inside the circle
Go to Selections > Modify > Expand by 2
Flood fill with a light color from your tube, move the ‘Big Colored Circle’ below the ‘Big Circle’
Put the Drop Shadow on the ‘Big Circle
With the Magic Wand click inside the ‘big circle’ again
Go to Selections > Modify > Expand by 2
Copy, paste and position your tube where you like,
Duplicate the tube, X out the original tube (leave for now)
On the ‘Copy of Big Tube’ layer–
Selections > Invert and hit ‘Delete’ on your keyboard, Selections > Select None
Move the ‘Copy of Big Tube’ below the ‘Big Circle’
Duplicate the “Big Colored Circle’ and move the copy below it
On the ‘Copy of Big Colored Circle’ use the plugin called: Toadies >Blast ‘n’ Blur
Duplicate the ‘Blast ‘n’ Blurred Circle –Merge > Merge Down
Duplicate the ‘Big Colored Circle’ again
Move it below the ‘Big Circle’ –Merge > Merge Down
Use the plugin: Alien Skin Xenoflex 2 > Rip Open
Layer Palette –from Top to Bottom you should have:
~Small Circle
~Big Tube
~Big (Ripped Open) Circle
~Copy of Big Tube
~Big Colored Circle
~Blasted Color Circle
~Background
Grab your Eraser and erase all parts you do not want sticking out of the ‘Big (Ripped Open) Circle’

3)Now let’s work on the small circle(s)

Position the small circle where you want
Duplicate the ‘Small Circle’ 5 times (total 6)
For the sake of less confusion rename each circle- (start with original) ‘S Circle 1’… 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
~~With the Magic Wand click inside ‘S Circle 1’
Go to Selections > Modify > Expand by 2
Grab a new tube~ Windows > Duplicate –close out the original
**(I used just eyes, so I skipped making a New Raster Layer…but you may need to)
New Raster Layer, Flood fill with a color from the new tube you will use
Position the tube where you want –
Selections > Invert and hit ‘Delete’ on your keyboard, Selections > Select None
Move below all small circle layers
~~~Repeat the above for all 6 of the ‘S Circle(s)’
Add the Drop shadow to all the ‘S Circles
Here where you should add any embellishments to the tag if you wish (go wild lol)
X out white Background
Grab the Crop Tool > hit ‘ Merge Opaque’ at the end of all the crop settings
Double click inside the square and everything is cropped perfectly
Un-X Background
Resized Entire tag if need be then add all Copyright Credits

4) Animation

Launch Animation Shop “AS”
Go back to PSP click on the first tube in ‘S Circle 1’
Go to –Effects > Eye Candy 4000 > HSB Noise > click OK
Edit > Copy Merged – Go to AS, Paste As New Animation
Go back to PSP –Edit > Undo HSB Noise
Go to –Effects > Eye Candy 4000 > HSB Noise > hit Random Seed > Click OK
Edit > Copy Merged – Go to AS, Paste > After Current Frame
Go back to PSP –Edit > Undo HSB Noise
Go to –Effects > Eye Candy 4000 > HSB Noise > hit Random Seed > Click OK
Edit > Copy Merged – Go to AS, Paste > After Current Frame
Edit > Undo HSB Noise
Go to the next tube layer
Repeat the above until you have done a total of 3 layers of HSB Noise on all of the tube layers
You should have a total of 18 Frames for your tag in AS when you finished.
In AS – Edit > Select All, Animation > Frame Properties 25, View > Animation
If all is going well you may want to save this as a blank
Then go back to PSP –type out the text you want on the tag.
Edit > Copy
In AS- Paste as New Animation
Edit > Select All, hit Propagate Paste , Paste > Into Selected Frames, View > Animation

If all is well. Save again. DONE. I hope you enjoyed this tut!

Hangin' Up Some Malu G.

This Tag was done with another of Rob's tutorials from Monti's Pixel Playground. It is called "Hang Up". I have wanted to do this one since the day it was put on the web, and never got around to it until today. Personally, I do not like how this one came out as I messed up on a few things, so at some point I am going to redo the tag. I hope SOMEONE out there likes this one though lol.

Sandi Baker's-HSB Woves

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This Tag was done with another of Rob's tutorials from Monti's Pixel Playground. It is called "HSB Squared".

Rustic Beauty Captured

I was finally able to 'play' in PSP a lil' the other night. I had not played at all in about a month or so.
What do you think? It was done using the "Circle Within A Circle" tutorial. It is one of Rob's tutorials at Monti's Pixel Playground. I just wanted to thank you all for the wonderful site! I can always depend on awesome 'play time' when I go over there.
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Here is another today:

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Our Powerplay Movies in March

Hello all,

The $40.00 Powerplay plan (split between two households) from Movie Gallery has paid for itself this month. Each movie is usually $4.29 a piece. Just on rented movies we would have spent $137.28 (not including tax). We normally would not spend that in the first place, but still.

We have already rented the following: (32 movies)
All reviews have been added to the Netflix website as well.

Mirrors AWESOME
Skid Row B-rated
Role Models cute movie if you can get passed the language
The Women I got rather bored, but Ray's Mom liked it.
The Strangers Boring
Ghost Town Pretty good
Nim's Island good one for children about 8-13 years old. Benny liked it.
Australia Interestingly good, but 2 hours and 45 minutes feels like 5 hours...it drags on and on
The Haunting of Molly Hartley It made no sense through out the entire thing. Very hard to follow
Sex Drive It was actually a cute movie.
Zack and Miri Make a Porno BLAH-next time there is the word Porno in the title we won't rent it. Ray thought it was going to be a comedy which it is, but it is also turns into a B-rated porno. NEVER AGAIN - as soon as they started having sex we all decided to shut it off.
Bangkok Dangerous It was good, but a little hard to follow. In my opinion, not one of Nicolas Cage's best.
Space Chimps I was bored with it, but everyone else seemed to like it.
Horton Hears A Who CUTE! Ray and I have decided to buy it for Juliana when it goes on sale.
Hancock Surprisingly Good-even Ray liked it and he hates Will Smith.
Meet the Browns Good Movie
Beverly Hills Chihuahua It was pretty cute.
Twilight AWESOME but only if you like romance movies and you try not to compare it to the book.
The Velveteen Rabbit Good for young children
All Roads Lead Home Still undecided I liked it or not. It is such a tired concept.
The Duchess It was a good movie if you like the Victorian type movies.
Happily Never After 2 -snore- not to mention the computer animation is horribly done (seems like it was simply a low budget film)
Bolt -was cute but I got bored with it.
The Little Mermaid:Airel's Beginning (III) Wonderful! It seems to fit in very nicely with the original Little Mermaid.
Let the Right one In B-rated, pointless and boring.
Forgetting Sarah MarshallIt was okay. It was funny at time, and Ray seemed to like it.
Rachel Getting Married Not a bad movie, but not the best either.
The Legend of Bloody Mary Well, it was actually pretty good.
Séance Was also surprisingly good
Little Chenier: A Cajun Story Basically turned out being the cajun version of "Of Mice and Men" with a twist. It was pretty good. Although, from an 'outsider's prospective' now a days there are few that talk as they do in the movie. Each actor over did it a bit.
The LongshotsIt is based on a true story about a small town girl who plays as the lead quarterback with the high school boy's football team. It actually turned out to be good, despite it being the old tired concept.
The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice I liked it. It was pretty good.

I have bought:

50% off Pre-played movies, so I paid-

The Bourne Ultimatum $7.99 (We now have all 3.)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix $6.99 (We now have the whole collection so far.)
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium $7.99 (I am hoping Juliana will like it later on)
Horton Hears A Who $7.99 We bought it for Juliana, but brought it over to let Chick watch it today.
The Holiday - $4.99 I final bought it!
Fracture -$5.90 Anthony Hopkins did it again -perfect preformace!

After the Sun Goes Down

To use the tubes I used please you must have a license for them.
You can find them at Mistaken Art.com.

Supplies you will need:
5 tubes of choice
Mask of choice
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 >Constellation
Font I used is mascara


Let’s get started.
600 x 600 transparent image > flood fill white

Get your Ellipse Tool
Settings: You must click on the image


Draw out a circle about the size of mine.
Convert to a Raster

Still using the Ellipse Tool
In your color palette>
Pick a color from your tube(s) for the Background color.
Pick a different color from your tube(s) for the Foreground color.
Click on the Background color and find the Gradient called >
Foreground-Background gradient it should be a fading combo of the two colors in your color palette

Going back to the Ellipse Tool settings : change Width to 0
Draw out a circle smaller than the black circle.
Position it as is on my tag (it will make the black circle look like a crescent moon).
Duplicate circle and move it under the black circle
(see tag for example)

Still using the Ellipse tool (lotsa circles lol)
Pick a Foreground color
Pick a different Background color
Ellipse tool settings: Width 4
Draw out a small circle (see tag)
Duplicate 5 times and place around outer edge of black circle (see tag)

If you are using my tubes copy and paste the “Royal Flush” mask in the center of the colored circle –resize by 70%.

Copy and paste each of the other tubes as new layers
Resize each tube by 90% then Resize again by 40%

Using the Magic Wand click in the center on each left side small circles.
Place each tube in the each of the left side small circles.
Selections> Invert> hit Delete on your key board (for each tube if needed).

If you want to give the small circles a “3D look” use your Ellipse tool
Foreground color null, Background color same as the small circles.
Draw out the a circle the same size as the small circles
Duplicate 4 times and move each under each of the original small circles (see tag)

Make a new Raster layer on top of the white background and choose a Color or Gradient that goes with the rest of the tag.
Open a Mask of your choice into PSP.
Layers> New Mask Layer>From Image and find your mask-you may or may not have to “invert mask data” click OK.
On your layer palette > right click delete mask layer > Merge Group
Crop and resize as needed
Then add Copyrights

~Animation~
With the Magic Wand click on the “black” outline of all 5 of the small circles.
Effects >Alien Skin Xenofex 2 > Constellation
Settings:

Click OK
Selections > Select None
Edit>Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop > Paste as a New Animation
Go Back to PSP >Edit Undo Constellation> Undo Select None
Effects> Constellation , hit Random Seed>click OK
Selections> Select None
Edit> Copy Merged
In Animation Shop >Edit> Paste >After Current Frame
Repeat :
Go Back to PSP >Edit Undo Constellation> Undo Select None
Effects> Constellation , hit Random Seed>click OK
Selections> Select None
Edit> Copy Merged
In Animation Shop >Edit> Paste >After Current Frame
View >Animation
Save a blank, then go back and Add a name or text.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Hope you had fun!
StarLady

Butterfly Hangin' Tough

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To use the tube I used please you must have a license for it.
You can find it at Mistaken Art.

Supplies you will need:
Piece of chain
Buttons from Nathy -http://www.nathy.net/psp/welcome.html –Under Goodies in Misc
At least 1 tube
A scrap kit for anything extra you might want to add


Let’s Get started
Get a 700 x 580 transparent image > Flood Fill white
Grab the Rectangle tool.
Settings:
You must click on the image to see full size

On the Color Palette> Foreground-Black, Background-Null
Draw out a rectangle as big as you like on the left. (or as big as the biggest one on my tag)> Convert to a raster
Add a new raster layer and pull it under the rectangle layer.
Grab the magic wand and click inside the rectangle
Selections> Modify>Expand by 3
Grab your flood fill tool.
On Color Palette>Foreground –a color from your tube, Background-a different color from your tube.
Click on the Foreground color and choose the gradient “Foreground-Background”
Flood fill the “new raster” *which should now be between the white background layer and the “rectangle” layer.
This is what you should have so far:

X out the white background and Merge > Merge Visible.
In your layer palette to help rename Raster 1-BG (for background duh hehe)
Rename Merged layer –Rectangle
Un-X BG
Put a drop shadow on the Rectangle. I used V(-1), H(-1), O(40), B(8) C-black
Layers>Duplicate -Rectangle and resize 80%.
Repeat this 2 more time (total 4 rectangles)
X out the white background again and Merge all the Rectangles.
Rename “Rectangles”
Layers > Duplicate >Image > Mirror
This is what you should have so far:

Rename –Left and Right Rectangles
Copy and Paste your tube and resize it by 80%.
Adjust>Sharpen
Place in the middle of the Rectangles
Layers> Duplicate-tube and resize by 40%
Adjust> Sharpen
Move to almost the top right corner on the right Rectangles
Layers>Duplicate
Image>Mirror
Copy and paste a button> Image>Resize 20%
See tag for placement then
Layers > Duplicate> Image> Mirror
Copy and Paste the chain
Image>Rotate> Free Rotate
Move under the small mask layers
Colorize : H(119) S (209) Duplicate both small masks and place the duplicates toward the ends of the chains.X out all layers (including the button) except the layers that make up the chain like so:

Merge Visible and rename “Left Chain”
Repeat the same for the “Right Chain”
Here is where you add anything you want from a scrap kit of your choice
Un-X everything and you should have this:

Now Crop and/or resize as needed.
Add copyrights.
Edit >Copy Merged
~~Animation~~
Open Animation Shop > Paste as new animation
Go back to PSP.
X out the credits
On the Left chain layer >Image> Rotate>Free Rotate 5 Left
On the Right chain layer >Image> Rotate>Free Rotate 5 Left
Move the chains back under the buttons
Un-X credits
Edit > Copy Merged
Back to AS >Paste After Current Frame
Still in AS select the 1st frame > Copy >select the 2nd frame > Paste after current frame.
You should have 3 frames
Back in PSP >Edit >Undo until both chains are not rotated.
X out the credits
On the Left chain layer >Image> Rotate>Free Rotate 5 Right
On the Right chain layer >Image> Rotate>Free Rotate 5 Right
Un-X credits
Edit > Copy Merged
Back to AS >select 3rd frame>Paste After Current Frame
View >Animation
Save as a blank then go back and add any name or text
I hope you enjoyed yourself!
I would love to see what you made!
StarLady

The Courage To...

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Please do not use this tube without a license from Mistaken Art.
This tutorial was written assuming you have working knowledge of PSP.

Supplies you will need:
I used Arial Black for the C.
I used the font called “Cherish Font”
Your Rectangle Tool
A Tube of choice
Lokas>Gel
Eye Candy 4000>Gradient Glow

Okay let’s get started.

1. Get a new 600 x 600 image. We will resize/crop later.
2. Grab your Rectangle Tool.
On you color palette>
Foreground>Black, Background> Null
Draw out a BIG rectangle (Line Width 4) >Convert to a Raster
3. Click inside the rectangle with the Magic Wand.
Selections> Modify>Expand by 2.
4. Copy and Paste your tube. If you are using one of my tubes, I resized mine to 140%.
See Tag for placement.
Selections>Invert >hit Delete on your keyboard.
5.Grab the Rectangle Tool. (Line Width 4)
Color Palette>Foreground> black, Background> a color from your tube
Draw out a rectangle about the size of the top one in my tag.
6. Color Palette>Change the background color to another color in your tube.
Draw out another smaller rectangle/square.
7. Grab the Text Tool. (Arial Black >size 72)
Color Palette> Foreground>Black, Background>Black
Type a C (or whatever letter you choose) and use the nodes to stretch it out more if need be.
Convert to a Raster
Effects>Lokas> Gel
Effects>Drop Shadow
8. Grab a different font
Type out the rest of the message.
Convert to a Raster
Effects> Eye Candy 4000>Gradient Glow
Setting:
Just change the ‘Glow Width’ to 5
Click OK.
9. Add copyright credits
10. For the name I used “Cherish Font” on the whole name.
Repeat same steps as 7-8.
Done.
Hope you found this tutorial easy to follow.

Artists are...

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This tag was done for me using the "Precious Dreams" tutorial.

I Received an Award!!

"The PREMIO DARDOS AWARD"
acknowledges the value of every blogger shows in their effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literacy and personal values everyday.

Thanks InkkFreakk

This is my very first award and I feel honored- Thank you very much darlin'!

I am passing this award onto the following:

1- Arkansas Outhouse Scraps
2- JeNaSis DeSiGn
3- Artlor's Design Shoppe
4- A Small Scrap of Our Life
5- Melanie's Digital Creations
6- WordArt Fun
7- Major Tigger Scraps
8- Lindsay Jane Designs
9- Artistic Musings
10- Simply Sweet Designs
11- Bon Scrapatit Designs
12- Tracy's Scraps
13- Mandy Made Digi Bits
14- digivic
15- Digital Art by Steph

All Notes have been left on each blog.

and The rules are:
1. Accept the award, post it in your blog together with the name of person granted the award and his or her blog link.
2. Past the award to 15 other blogs that are worthy of this acknowledgement. Remember to contact them to let them know they have been chosen for this award'

Precious Dreams with Celesse

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This tutorial is written for those with working knowledge of PSP.

I used PSP 9 for this tutorial, but it could be done with other versions I'm sure.
~Supplies you will need~

Supplies HERE

1 Tubes of choice – I used the awesome work of Celesse. Please do not use her work without a license from C.I.L.M .

Free “Waiting for Spring” scrap kit from Beacon Scrap HERE Thanks darlin’!

Word Art and the Cajun Designz template in zip

If anyone knows where Cajun Designz’s website is please let me know.

Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow x 2 (optional –used on my name)

The Drop Shadow I used is V,H (-5),Opacity 40, Blur 5, Color –Black

Font I used is called Allegro

~Okay Let’s get started~

Don’t forget to rename layers as you go

You might want to Adjust > Sharpen after you resize anything you need to.

Grab the “Dreams Temp” template (we will use this instead of a blank canvas) –Resize by 50%.

Add a “New Raster” layer, flood fill white –Rename “white BG,” and move below the template layer

Grab a photo of choice. I used a picture of my daughter.

Copy and Paste it as a new layer, move the photo between the template and the white background and resize it to fit a section of the photo in the “circle” part of the template.

X out the photo.

With the Magic Wand select inside the circle. Selections > Modify > Expand by 2

Un-X the photo. Selections > Invert and hit Delete on your keyboard

Duplicate the template layer

With a color, gradient or pattern of choice flood fill the original template layer and lower the Opacity

Effects > Eye Candy 4000 > HSB Noise, Effects > Toadies > Blast n’ Blur

For some reason I had to use the “Deform” to close the “circle” part of the “copy of the template” back around the picture

On the Photo layer- Adjust > Hue and Saturation > Colorize (I used H 255 S 38)

Grab a tube –copy, paste as a new layer, position where you like and add a drop shadow

Grab your choice of Word Art- Copy, paste as a new layer and position as you like

Grab the “Floral Corner 01” in the “Waiting For Spring” scrap kit

Copy, paste as a new layer, resize by 50% about 3 times and place in the top left corner-add a drop shadow

Layers > Duplicate

Image > Mirror

Layers > Duplicate

Image > Flip

Layers > Duplicate

Image > Mirror -You should now have 4 floral corners

Now grab the “Buckled Ribbon” from the scrap kit

Copy, paste as a new layer, resize by 50% about 3 times –I did NOT put a drop shadow

Use the Freehand Selection Tool-point to point to select the parts of the ribbon you want to cut off to make it look as if the ribbon wraps around the circle, hit Delete on your keyboard (I had to redo this a few times to get it how I wanted it)

Add all Copyright Credits

File > Save As (Blank without a name ect)

Go back and add the text you want

File > Save As again

DONE I hope you enjoyed this tut.
If you have any problems please feel free to e-mail me at: starladystudio@bellsouth.net

I would LOVE to see what you have created!
HUGS StarLady

Loosing Jules (C.I.L.M.Group Moderator)

We lost Jules today at 2:00 PM [February 7, 2009]. She has gone to be with her son Joshua. Julie was diagnosed with four brain tumors and was only given a short time, 2 to 4 weeks. I want you know how much she loved you guys and how much you meant to her. For the past server al years you all have been her friends and many of you have been there for her as she struggled through her chemo treatments as well as the passing of Joshua.

I won't go into the details of Julie's passing but I will tell you that God blessed her with very quiet, peaceful transition from this world into her everlasting life.

There are too many of you that Julie held dear to her heart for me to call you by name. Just know that if you were one of her friends that you touched her life and in doing so you have touched mine as well.

Thank You for being a part of her life.

Jackie / WhisperinHands
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She will be missed. As I try not to cry...I did not know Jules that well, but I did have much respect for her. My heart and prayers go out to all whose lives she touched. May she Rest In Peace.

MM Ladybug Love

I originally had my daughter (Juliana -AKA Jules) in mind when I made this tag, because as some may know her nickname is also "Ladybug." Well, I am also dedicating this to Jules (the C.I.LM. group Moderator) that passed away 2/7/09. Little did I know I had finished typing up the tutorial around the same time of day she passed. I am still in shock. My heart, thoughts and prayers go out to all whose lives she touched.

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This tutorial is written for those with working knowledge of PSP.

I used PSP 9 for this tutorial, but it could be done with other versions I'm sure.
~Supplies you will need~

Supplies HERE

1 Tubes of choice – I used the awesome work of Monte Moore. Please do not use his work without a license from C.I.L.M .

1 Free “Heartfelt Scrapkit” Word Art and Doodle by Melissa- Thanks darlin’!! (in zip)

Her blog is HERE.

A “CU Glass Heart” (in zip)

Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow (optional –used on my name)

The Drop Shadow I used is V,H (-5),Opacity 40, Blur 5, Color –Black

Font I used is called Acropolis Regular

~Okay Let’s get started~

Don’t forget to rename layers as you go

You might want to Adjust > Sharpen after you resize anything you need to.

Open a 600 x 600 transparent image (we will resize later)

Flood Fill the image white

Copy and Paste the “mc_CU glassheart” onto the tag-Resize by 80%

Layers > Duplicate –Resize it by 80%

Copy and paste a paper from the HS Scrapkit onto the tag,

X out the paper, Layer palette > activate the big heart layer

With the Magic Wand click outside the big heart layer

Un-X the paper and hit delete on your keyboard

Selections > Select None

Layer Palette > Select the big heart layer > Merge> Merge Down (with the paper)

Grab a tube

X out the big heart again

With the Magic Wand click outside the small heart layer

Copy and paste the tube and position it under the small heart

hit delete on your keyboard

Un-X the big heart layer

I lower the Opacity on the tube layer to 36, but the amount may vary

X out the white background, Merge > Merge Visible

Un-X the white background layer

On the heart layer -Layers > Duplicate –Resize it by 50%

Position the new small heart at top left under the big heart

Layers > Duplicate – Image > Mirror

Layers > Duplicate and position at the very top of the big heart

X out the white background, Merge > Merge Visible

Un-X the white background layer

Layers > Duplicate

On the copy of hearts layer > Effects > Toadies > Blast ‘n Blur (X effect 5 Y effect 17)

Layers > Duplicate and pull the top Blast ‘n Blur down just a little

Grab another tube for the ‘main’ tube –Resize (80%), position where you like and add a drop shadow

Copy and paste the ladybugs onto the tag, Resize them by 80%

Using the Freehand Tool cut them all away from each other

Paste each as a new layer, position where you like and add a drop shadow (same as before)

Copy, paste and position the “kiss” where you like

Layers > Duplicate until there is a total of four kisses, position where you like and add a drop shadow

Copy and paste the “SS My Desire Doodle,”

Layers > Duplicate, Image > Mirror, Merge > Merge Down both doodles

Layer Palette > Move the Doodles layer down just above the white background

Copy and Paste the “Word Art,” position where you like and add a drop shadow

Image > Resize ALL by 80%

Add all Credits needed

~Animation~

Open Animation Shop

In PSP –Edit > Copy Merge

In AS –Right Click > Paste as a new Animation

In PSP – Grab the Eraser (size 40) and erase ONE the “kiss(es)”

Edit > Copy Merge

In AS-Edit Paste > BEFORE current Frame

Repeat until you have pasted the frame without any kisses on it in AS.

Edit > Select All

Animation > Frame Properties > 30

View> Animation

File > Save As a GIF (Blank)

Go back to PSP Add your name

Edit > Copy

In AS > Edit > Select All

Make sure “Propagate Paste” is toggled in

Edit > Paste > Into Selected Frame

View > Animation

Save AS Again

DONE I hope you enjoyed this tut.
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