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You will need:
Font of your choice - I used one called Kozmetica Script
Tube of your choice - I will be using the artwork of  Melissa Dawn
License and Tubes available at Creative Design Outlet
You can find this tube HERE and I used graphics that came with the tube.
 
Filters:
DSB Flux/ Bright Noise
Eye Candy 4000
Fun House/Gyro
Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow
MuRa's Meister/Copies
 
 
Ok let's begin

Change your Foreground and your Background to two colors from your Tube
Change your Foreground to Gradient ... with the following settings

 
 
Open a New Image 600x250 ...
I used the flowers from the tube and pasted them as new image. 
Duplicate and close one off to use later.

Effects > MuRa's Meister > Copies >  Wallpaper Rotate > Increase amount till the
background is covered – since I only used the flowers – I increased to 40.
 
Adjust> Blur> Motion Blur with the settings at 45 Angle at 100%
Then Image> Flip and Image > Mirror – redo the Motion Blur
Continue to do this Motion Blur > Flip > Mirror for about 6 times.
 
Duplicate – go to the top layer
Effects > Distortion Effects > Spiky Halo ... with the following settings



Mirror > Apply the Spiky Halo Effect again
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Light or one that works for you.
Adjust > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask at these settings



Merge Visible > Duplicate 

Effects> Fun House > Gyro – at these settings



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Light or one that works for you.
Merge down – you should have your background and flowers or accent piece at this point
 
Now have your gradient in your background section > the foreground is Transparent
Open your Rectangular Tool > Draw a Ribbon – horizontal across your tag.
While still in VECTOR Layer > Objects > Align > Center of Canvas > Raster Layer
Effects > Graphics Plus >  Cross Shadow at Default settings
Selections > Select All > Float
Selections > Select All > Defloat >
Selections > Modify > Select Selection Borders at the following settings



New Layer > Fill with an accent color – Rename Border
 
Duplicate this layer twice (for a total of 3) ...
Effects> DSB Flux> Bright Noise ... with the setting of 38
 
Activate the Copy of Border layer ... Edit> Repeat Bright Noise ... click on the Mix button once then OK
Activate the Copy (2) of Border layer ... Edit> Repeat Bright Noise ... click on the Mix button once then OK
Selections> Select None ... Hide the 2 Top Border Layers for now
 
If you are using an accent piece, like a flower – etc
and wish to have the same animation as my display – continue on
But if not – skip this section that is in Red.
Make two more copies of the flowers or your accent piece, and name them Accents.
For a total of three layers of Accents
Accent Layer > Effects > Eye Candy 4000 > HSB Noise at the following settings



Activate the Copy of Accent  layer ... Edit> Repeat HSB Noise ... click on the Random Seed
button once then OK
Activate the Copy (2) of Accent layer ... Edit> Repeat HSB Noise ... click on the Random Seed
button once then OK
Hide the 2 Top Accent Layers for now
 
With the Top layer active
Paste your Tube as a New Layer, position where you like – resize if necessary
Apply a suitable Drop Shadow
 
New Layer > fill with the same color as the Border layer...
Select All > Select > Contract by 2 > Drop Shadow – 0, 0, 100, 10 Black

Tutorial written on the July 7, 2012
©Beverly Kelley

M Y   D R E A M S   F L Y





You will need:
Font of your choice - I used one called Chloe.
Tube of your choice - I will be using the artwork of Zindy
License and Tubes available at Zindy Zone Shop
One of Spawns Templates which you can get on his Blog, we
will be using Spawns Template 031
 
Filters:
Eye Candy 4000: HSB Noise
DSB Flux/Bright Noise
 
 
Ok let's begin
Open my Template ... Window> Duplicate ... Close Original ... Delete the Credits layer
Activate the Left Inside Background layer ... Layers> Merge> Merge Down
Activate the Left Inside Pattern layer ... Layers> Merge> Merge Down
Activate the Left Outline layer ... Layers> Merge> Merge Down to Right Outline layer
Activate the Left Background layer ... Layers> Merge> Merge Down to Right Background

 
So you should have in your Layers:
Border
Angled Line
Right Outline
Right Background
Right Inside Pattern
Right Inside Background
 
Change your Foreground and Background to 2 colors from your Tube
Activate the Right Inside Background layer
Selections> Select All ... Selections> Float ... Selections> Defloat ... Flood Fill the Selection with a color of your choice of the two you picked.
 
Selections> Select None ... Activate the Right Inside Pattern layer
Adjust> Hue and Saturation> Hue/Saturation/Lightness ... Play around until your dots are a color you are happy with and click OK
 
Activate the Right Background layer ... Change your Foreground to a Lighter shade or a color of your choosing.
Selections> Select All ... Selections> Float ... Selections> Defloat ... Layers> New Raster Layer ... Flood Fill the Selections with your Foreground color

Copy and paste your tube – duplicate

Move each tube to the section and show what you are wanting to be seen in the Right Background and then the Left Background which we have joined at the beginning.
When happy with what is showing in Background layers, make sure you are on your tube layer > Invert>  Delete> Select None.
Make sure you are on one your tube layers, then change the Blend Mode to your choice,on mine – Left side was Luminance (Legacy) – my Right side was Hard Light.
On the color portion of the Background Layer, Effects> Texture Effects> Texture....I used Canvas Fine – you can pick any you like.
 
On the Right Outline Layer – pick another color from your tube that is a contrasting color or a color of your choosing.
Selections> Select All ... Selections> Float ... Selections> Defloat ... Layers> New Raster Layer ... Flood Fill the Selections with your color of choice.
Flood Fill the Selections with a contrasting color (I used a medium blue)
Selections> Select None ... Rename this layer HSB NOISE ... Duplicate twice for a total of 3
 
Activate the first HSB noise layer
Effects> Eye Candy 4000: HSB Noise ... with the following settings

Click on the Random Seed button once then on OK
Activate the Copy of HSB Noise layer ... Edit> Repeat HSB Noise ... click on the Random Seed button once then OK
Activate the Copy (2) of HSB Noise layer ... Edit> Repeat HSB Noise ... click on the Random  Seed button once then OK
Hide the 2 Top HSB Noise layers for now
 
 Activate the Angled Line layer
Selections> Select All ... Selections> Float ... Selections> Defloat ... Layers> New Raster Layer ... Flood Fill the Selections with Color of your choice
Selections> Select None ... Adjust> Add/Remove Noise> Add Noise ... with the same settings as shown

 
 Paste a copy of your tube and place it in the middle
Drop Shadow V-1, H-1, O-50, B-5 and Black

Add New Layer> Make sure it is at the top
 Fill with Black>
Select All> Contract 3> Delete> Select None
 
Add Copyrights and your Name
 
 
 
ANIMATING

Edit> Copy Special> Copy Merged

Now open Animation Shop

Edit> Paste> As New Animation

Return to PSP hide the "HSB Noise" layer and unhide the "Copy of HSB Noise" layer
Edit> Copy Special> Copy Merged

Go back to Animation Shop

Edit> Paste> After Current Frame

Return to PSP hide the "Copy of HSB Noise" layer and unhide the "Copy (2) of HSB Noise" layer
Edit> Copy Special> Copy Merged

Go back to Animation Shop

Edit> Paste> After Current Frame

And that's it. All that's left is to save your Tag ... If you wish to Preview it first View> Animation
 

Tutorial written on the June 30, 2012
©Beverly Kelley