Calling The Rainbow Bridge

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on May 13, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Rainbow Bridge by me here

The tube I used 10-3 is by Maryline Cazenave, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tamborine

I dedicate this tut to all of my four legged children who have passed on to the rainbow bridge throughout my life starting when I was only 6.  Her name was Mick & even though I was young when she passed I will never forget her.  She saved the lives of my mother, my brother, my great grandma & me when I was a baby before my sister was born.  My great grandmother had been staying with us and my dad was working the night shift.  She had left the gas stove on & went to bed.  Mick couldn't wake anybody so she came & shook my crib to wake me up which you know what happens when a baby wakes up!  That finally woke my mother who got up & opened all the windows & shut off the gas.  I've heard many similar stories about animals saving lives.  I of course remember none of it, this was told to me many times over the years by my mother.  I think of Mick & all the rest often

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Select all

Paste paper 17 into selection

Deselect

Add an inner bevel

Paste frame 14 as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Click inside with your magic wand

Expand 5

Add a new raster layer

Paste paper 9 into selection

Move to below your frame layer

Deselect

Since this is a torn paper resize by 102%

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow to your frame

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize if needed

Add drop shadow

Paste honeysuckle as a new layer

Resize to 60%

Add drop shadow

Position on the upper right corner of your frame

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Paste a butterfly as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Rotate right 30

Add drop shadow

Position on the left side of your frame

Paste one of the sunshine flowers as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Position on the right side of your frame

Add drop shadow

Paste a butterfly bow as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position on the lower left corner of your frame

Add drop shadow

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Paste a tag as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position at the bottom of your frame

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & position within your frame

Rotate left 30

Paste lace border as a new layer

Position at the top of your tag

Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your name & © info

Add your text one word at a time, each on a new layer

I used size 42 for my font

Rotate left 30

Center over the tag in your frame

Add your inner bevel & drop shadow

Hide and add your next word

Keep doing this until you have all your words in

I had to resize the width of the word rainbow by 90%

The # of your frames in your animation will depend on how many words you use

I ended up with 9

Animation:

Hide all your text layers (not your name though)

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Unhide the word calling

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide the word calling & unhide the word my

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

Continue this until all your text words are pasted

I set my frame properties at 60

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

Your comments are very much appreciated either here on this post or on the chat box.  I've made it easy for you to post on this tut by turning off the requirement of having to type in a confirmation code

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

You'll find my email blinkie on your left

:)

Result by Kaye W
Using her own cats!