Winter Valentine

Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the artwork of Steve Baier at Up Your Art
Font of Choice - I used Luna Bar here
Gem Mask 161 here
Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II - Pool Shadow
Eyecandy 5: Nature - Fire
Animation Shop
“Winter Valentine” is a PTU scrap kit created by Jane of JT’s Designs and can be purchased from Lollipops n Gumdrops. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Jane for a kit that I absolutely adored the second I opened it up!

This tutorial was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up a 700 x 700 blank canvas.
Flood fill white.

Copy and paste Heart 4 as a new layer.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer over the heart.
Move to the right side/Change the Properties to Soft Light.
Duplicate
Move to the left side/Change the Properties to Multiply and Lower the Opacity to about 22. In your layer’s pallet move below the original tube.
Highlight the original tube.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
Highlight the duplicate tube.
Use your Eraser Tool and erase over the original tube.
Deselect.

Highlight the Heart layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight each of the tube layers and tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Close out your white background layer.
Merge Visible.
Reopen your background layer.

Highlight the merged layer.
Apply Greg’s Factory Output Vol II - Pool Shadow:
Default Settings

Add your embellishments. I used:
Flower 8: Resize 60%/Mirror/Free rotate Right 20 degrees
Flower 7: Resize 70% - Apply Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II - Pool Shadow - Default Settings
Blossom 2: Resize 35%
Birds 1: Resize 25%/Apply Pool Shadow - default settings
Heart 1: Resize 50%
Bow 7: Resize 50%
Candle 1: Resize 50%
Candle 2: Resize 40%
Candle 3: Resize 40%
Spray 2: Resize 80%/Mirror

Merge Visible the 3 candle layers.
Duplicate 3 times for a total of 4 candle layers.
Rename them Candle 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Highlight Candle 1 layer.
Use your Freehand Selection Tool and outline the flame on each candle.
Apply Eyecandy 5: Nature - Fire:

Settings Tab:
Small, Candle

Basic Tab:


OK

Highlight Candle 2 layer.
Apply the same effect accept hit the random seed button once.

Highlight Candle 3 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Candle 4 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Deselect.
Close out Candle layers 2, 3, and 4.
Only Candle 1 layer should be open.

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 24 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your credits.

Add your name.
Apply the Pool Shadow effect.
Same settings.

Resize all layers 80%.

Copy Merge

~Time to Animate~

Open up Animation Shop.
Edit/Paste/As New Animation

Back in PSP.
Close out Candle 1 layer.
Open Candle 2 layer.
Copy Merge.

Carry into AS.
Edit/Paste After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.
Close out Candle 2 layer.
Open Candle 3 layer.
Copy Merge.

Carry into AS
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.
Close out Candle 3 layer.
Open Candle 4 layer.
Copy Merge.

Carry into AS
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame

Ctrl + A to highlight all frame.
Animation/Frame Properties
Change the display time to 25
OK

View your animation.
If you’re happy with it then save.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev