Diamond Blues

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on August 30, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Diamond Blues here

Template #7 by Judith here

Plugins

Eyecandy 4 HSB Noise

The font I used is called English, you can get it here

Animation Shop

The tube I used called Red is by Dean Yeagle,you can purchase this tube from CDO here

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete credit & wordart layers

Activate the background layer

Select all

Paste paper 9 into selection

Deselect

Activate the oval layer

Select all>float>defloat

Paste paper 8 as a new layer

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Activate oval frame

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Activate the 3 piece layer

Select all>float>defloat

Paste paper 6 as a new layer

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Floodfill right & left rectangles with the same color as above

Activate left doodle

Select all>float>defloat

Paste paper 1 as a new layer

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Duplicate

Apply eyecandy HSB noise using default settings

Repeat on other layer clicking on the random seed button

Rename these layers to animation 1 & 2

Repeat on right doodle layer, renaming to animation 3 & 4

Activate the film frame

Floodfill with the same color as above

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize if needed

Position lower left corner

Add drop shadow

Paste diamond bracelet as a new layer

Position at the top

Duplicate

Apply HSB noise same as above

Rename layers to animation 5 & 6

Paste embllishment 3 as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Position in middle frame area

Duplicate

Apply HSB noise as above

Rename layers to animation 7 & 8

Paste butterfly as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Position in the top frame area

Add drop shadow

Paste flower 3 as a new layer

Resize to 20%

Position in bottom frame area

Add drop shadow

Activate your tube and send to the top

Resize all layers to 75%

Add your name & your © info

Animation:

Hide all the odd # animation layers

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Unhide the odd # layers

Hide the even # animation layers

Merge visible

Paste after current in animation shop

Set frame properties to 20

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with the tut name in the subject line

:)

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