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Hello! I'm Crystal, aka darkly dreaming. I'm 34 and live in the Midwestern USA. I've been back into PSP since November of 2010. Prior to that I tried PSP for about a year back in 2005 or 2006. I've just recently begun trying my hand at tutorials. If you try one of my tuts and would like to show me what you made, please email me at darklydreaming33@hotmail.com. Happy Tagging!
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Saturday, November 5, 2011

PostHeaderIcon Baby It's Cold Outside

This tutorial was written by me on 11/5/11.
Any resemblance to other tutorials is a coincidence.
Click on image to view full size + animation.

Supplies:
1) Tube of Choice. I'm using Several by Jessica Dougherty. These are PTU tubes, which can be purchased at CDO.
2) Scrapkit of Choice. I'm using Ice, Ice Baby from Scrap It Studio, available here.
3) Template 10 by Charmed Vixenz available here.
4) Mask of choice. I used Mask05 by Sigrid, available here.
5) Word art by me available here.
6) Font of Choice

Plugins:
1. Vanderlee Snowflakes
2. Xero, Porcelain

Let's get Started....

1) Open template. Duplicate(shift D) and close original.
2) Delete copyright layer.
3) Open Paper 4. Copy and paste as new layer. Send to bottom. Resize by 130%. Apply our Mask. Merge Mask group.
4) Select Large Circle layer. Select All, Float, Defloat. Open paper 5. Adjust, hue/saturation/colorize 139, 255. Copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 110%. Selections Invert, Delete. Select None.
5) Delete Original large circle layer.
6) Select Right Rectangle layer. Select All, Float, Defloat. Open paper 9. Colorize with settings from before. Copy and paste as new layer. Selections Invert, delete. Select none.
7) Select Right Rectangle layer again. Select All, Float, Defloat. Selections Modify, expand by 4. Add new raster layer. Flood fill with white. Select none. Add noise, Uniform, 100%, monochrome checked. Add drop shadow of choice.
8) Delete original Right Rectangle layer.
9) Repeat steps 6-8 on Left Rectangle layer.
10) Repeat steps 6-8 on Centre Rectangle but use and colorize Paper 6.
11) Select large grey circle. Add drop shadow.
12) Select Gradient Circle layer. Select All, Float, Defloat. Open Paper 8. Copy and paste as new layer. Selections Invert, Delete. Select none.
13) Select Glittered Gradient layer, add drop shadow.
14) Select Gradient Fill layer. Select All, Float, Defloat. Open Paper 5. Colorize. Copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 130%. Selections Invert, delete.
15) Delete original gradient fill layer.
16) Select Left Snowflake layer. Select All, Float, Defloat. Open Paper 4. Copy and paste as new layer. Selections Invert, Delete. Select None. Add noise. Add drop shadow.
17) Delete original left snowflake layer.
18) Repeat Steps 16-17 on Right Snowflake layer.
19) Select Gradient Circle layer again. Select All, Float, Defloat. Open close up tube. Paste as new layer. Selections Invert, Delete. Select none. Duplicate. On top layer apply Xero, Porcelain. Change Blend mode to Soft Light. On bottom layer, change blend mode to Luminance(L). Add drop shadow of choice to bottom layer.
20) Do this for each of the frames in the filmstrip. Use your magic wand, click inside it. Selections Modify, expand by 4. Copy tube of choice and paste as new layer. Selections Invert, Delete.
21) Merge all your frame tube layers down together (4 of them). Drag them under the filmstrip. Duplicate. Change blend mode on bottom layer to Soft Light. Change blend mode on top layer to Hard Light and lower opacity to 83.
22) Add drop shadow to filmstrip layer.
23) Open Main Tube. Copy and paste as new layer. Duplicate. On top layer apply Xero, Porcelain and lower opacity to 87. Add drop shadow of choice on bottom layer.
24) Open Ice1. Copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 80%. Arrange at bottom Right. Duplicate, image mirror. Drag over to fill in the left side. Use eraser tool on the top layer to erase the icicles that overlap in the middle. Merge two layers down. Add drop shadow.
25) Open Ornament 1. Copy and paste as new layer. Colorize. Add drop shadow. Duplicate, Image Mirror.
26) Open Bow 3. Resize by 40%. Add drop shadow. Duplicate, Image mirror.
27) Move your Snowflakes around as you want. I also duplicated mine on each side.
28) Open Word Art. Copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 65%. Add drop shadow.
29) Add a new Raster layer at the bottom. Flood fill with background color of choice. I used #005b7c.
30) Resize tag if desired. I did by 90%.
31) Add your copyright info + Name (if you're going to make more than 1 tag, just do your copyright info now. That way you can save a blank animated tag and make it easier on yourself to add additional names).

Ok, Let's animate...

32) Click on top main tube layer. Right click then merge down. Hide this layer.
33) Merge visible. Apply AAA Foto Frame with settings: 3, 0, 0, 1, -255, -255, -255, 100.
33) Duplicate twice so you have 3 layers.
34) Close off top and middle layers.
35) On bottom layer, apply VanderLee Snowflakes with settings: 46, 0, 15, 100, 0, Basic Snow.
36) Close off bottom layer, open middle layer. Apply Snowflakes again but hit random seed.
37) Close off middle layer and open top layer. Apply Snowflakes again with another random seed.
38) Close off top and middle layers. Copy bottom layer. Paste as new animation in Animation shop.
39) Back in PSP, close off bottom layer, open middle layer. Copy and then paste after current frame in Animation shop.
40) Back to PSP, close off middle layer, open top layer. Copy and then paste after current frame (2) in Animation shop.
41) You should now have all 3 frames in animation shop. Ctrl A and select All. Animation, Frame properties 35.
42) Go back to PSP and unhide our merged tube layer. Copy.
43) Back in Animation Shop, paste as new animation. Then right click and insert Frames, From Empty. 2, 2, 35, carry forward contents of preceding frame. Leave all frames selected.
44) Click on our tag. Ctrl A. Back on our tube animation, make sure you are on Frame 1 of it, and drag over to Frame 1 of our tag and place where we had it before we added snow.
45)  View animation. If you're happy with it, Save as a .mng so you can add your name and others (if you didn't already had your name). If you have your name already, go ahead and save as .gif.
46) If you need to add a name, go back to the tag in PSP. Add your name as you normally would. Then when happy with it, copy just that layer and come into Animation shop. Paste as a new image. Repeat step 43-44 above on your name. View animation and if happy, save your .gif.

Thanks for trying my tut!

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