Feeling Sensual

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Supplies Needed:

Image of choice, Im using the fabulous artwork of Elias Chatzoudis, which you can purchase from here

WSLMask83 By Weescotslass here

Template#68 By Nicole @ Jbs2designs here

Scrapkit - PTU - Sensual By Lisa @ Frosted Illusions here

You can purchase the kit here

Plugins Used:

Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass

Alien Skin - Xenofex2 - Constellation

Ok Lets Go.

Open your template, "Shift D" to duplicate, close the original. Image-Resize 600 pixels width, Lock Aspect Ratio & Resize All Layers -ticked. Image-Canvas Size 600x600 pixels, placement Middle-Centre. Delete the CR info layer. Layers-New Raster Layer, Select All, Floodfill White, Layers-Arrange-Send to Bottom.

Select Scallop 1 layer, Select All-Float-Defloat, Open paper of choice, I used paper 6, Image-Resize 600x600 pixels, edit-copy, paste as a new layer, Selections-Invert, hit delete, Select None. Delete the original scallop 1 layer. Repeat this process with the scallop2 and square layer, using papers of choice.

Select Square Frame layer, Select All-Float-Defloat, Open paper of choice, I used paper 8, Image-Resize 150x150 pixels, Effects-Image Effects-Seamless Tiling, with these settings:-

Minimise your paper, In the materials palette, set your foreground colour to pattern, Angle=0, Scale=100, From pattern selections, pick your minimised paper. Layers-New Raster Layer, Floodfill the selection, with your foreground pattern. Select None. Delete the original Square Frame layer.

Open Image of choice, edit-copy, paste as a new layer and position, Add a dropshadow of choice, I used 4-4-37-9.90 Black.

Select the heart layer, Select All-Float-Defloat-Modify-Expand By 2, Floodfill with a colour of choice, I used Black #000000. Effects-Plugins-Alien Skin-Eye Candy 5-Impact-Glass, these settings:-

Add a dropshadow of choice to the scallop layers and the frame, I used 4-4-37-9.90 Black.

Select your white background layer, Open paper of choice, I used paper 2, Image-Resize 600x600 pixels, edit-copy, paste as a new layer, Layers-Load/Save Mask-Load Mask From Disk-WSLMask83, Layers-Merge-Merge Group, I also resixed by 105%.

Add any other elements of choice from the kit.

Add your name and copyright,

If you do not wish to animate:- Save as .png or .jpg however you prefer.

To Animate:-

Select your frame background layer, Duplicate twice for a total of three layers.

On the top layer-Effects-Plugins-Xenofex 2 -Constellation-Setting=Bling Bling, these settings:-

Repeat for the remaining layers, but hitting random seed, each time.

Close off the bottom 2 layers, make any open layer active, Edit-Copy Special-Copy Merged,

Open Animation Shop-Paste as a new animation.

Back to psp, Close the top layer, and reopen the middle layer, Edit-Copy Special-Copy Merged, back to Animation Shop, Edit-Paste-After current frame.

Back to psp, and repeat with the bottom layer. Back to AS paste after current frame, Select All (Ctrl & A), Animation-Frame Properties-25.

Save as.gif.

I hope you found this tut easy to follow,

I would love to see your results.

Luv Jo.xx.