Just Add Water

 

Supplies Needed 

1 tube of choice – I used the adorable artwork of Marta Sarmiento which can be purchased from Digital Art Heaven here

Font of choice – I used Caneletter Sans here 

Becky Mask here

My Template 163 here

Plugs Ins used:
Mura’s Meister – Copies

Animation Shop 

Download Snaggables here

“American Honey” is a FTU Tagger Size scrap kit designed by me, Bev of HorsePlay’s Pasture Designs and can be downloaded here

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~ 

Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Image/Canvas Size:
700 x 700
OK
Highlight the background layer.
Flood fill white.
Delete the credit layer. 

Highlight Raster 1 template layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster Layer.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give the paper a slight Inner Bevel:

Highlight Raster 2 template layer.

Copy and paste El 25 as a new layer.
Free rotate Left 90 degrees.
Resize 70%
Move into position over the template layer.
Use your Magic Wand and click anywhere inside the frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
OK
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 14 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

 Highlight Raster 3 template layer.
Copy and paste El 26 as a new layer.
Free rotate Left 90 degrees.
Resize 70%
Move into position over the template layer.
Use your Magic Wand and click anywhere inside the frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
OK
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 12 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer. 

Highlight Raster 4 template layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Copy and paste El 54 as a new layer over the template.
Right click on the element in your layers pallet and choose “Promote Section to Layer”.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Open up the element layer and move it over Raster 6 template layer.
Make your Pick Tool active and slant the element so it covers the template.
Highlight the template layer and click on it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the element layer in your layers pallet and right click on it.  Choose “Promote Section to Layer”.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.
Delete the original element layer.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer. 

Highlight Raster 5 template layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Copy and paste El 28 as a new layer.
Resize 80%
Move into exact position over the template layer.  Look very carefully to be sure it’s over the template and that you cannot see any of the template at all.
Highlight the template layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Copy and paste Paper 14 as a new layer.
Move into a position you like.
Right click on it in your layers pallet and choose “Promote Section to Layer” from the sub menu.
Deselect.
DO NOT delete the template layer.
DO NOT give the frame a drop shadow yet. 

It was easier for me to position elements within the frame AFTER I got my tube in place.  If you’d rather add your elements first then by all means skip to that part now and then come back to this part. 

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer below the frame.
If you’re using the same tube as I did, Resize 55%.  It should fit perfectly.

 Copy and paste El 43 as a new layer above the frame – see my tag for reference.
To make it look as if it’s growing out of the frame, duplicate the element.
Move the duplicated layer below the frame in your layers pallet.
Highlight the frame layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Highlight the element layers that is above the frame.
Use your Eraser Tool to erase the entire tree limb and flowers except where it overlaps the frame at the top and right sides.
Tada!  Now you have a limb growing out of the frame!

Add elements within the frame.  I used the following – see my tag for reference: (don’t worry about what overhangs.  We’ll clean it up in a bit)
El 61: Duplicate/Mirror
El 62:  Resize 45%/Duplicate/Resize 70%
El 53:  Resize 45%/Duplicate

Highlight the template layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight each element that overhangs the frame and tap the delete key.
Deselect.

DO NOT delete the template layer.

Add your elements.  I used: (see tag for placement reference)
El 46:  Resize 50%
El 77
El 4:  Resize 25%
El 72:  Resize 85/5
El 70
El 15 and 16:  Resize 30%
El 59:  Resize 70%/Duplicate/Free rotate 10 degrees
El 11:  Resize 65%/Duplicate/Resize 65%

Highlight the white background layer.
New Raster Layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Resize 110% 

Let’s make some rain!

Create a new Raster Layer just below the frame.
Make your Paint Brush active, set on the Round shape, and set the foreground color to #ffffff.
Set the brush size to 6 – feel free to adjust the size.  You can even make one dot bigger or smaller than the other.  It’s your tag, do what you want!!
Make 2 small dots on your canvas about ¼” to ½” apart.
Apply Mura’s Meister – Copies set on Wallpaper.
Use Default settings accept change “Number” to 50.
OK
You should now have lots of little dots all over.
Adjust/Blur/Motion Blur:
Angle: 206
Strength: 40%
OK
Duplicate the rain layer.
Merge Down.
Duplicate the merged layer 2x for a total of 3 rain layers.
Rename each layer:
Rain 1
Rain 2
Rain 3
Move one of the layers slightly down and to the right.
Move the third layer down and to the left just a little.
So long as no two layers are in the same exact position then your rain should turn out just fine!
Remember that template layer I warned not to delete?  Highlight it and click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight each rain layer and tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Close out Rain layers 2 & 3.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #662c01 
Background: #9e312d
Set the stroke to 1.5
Type your name.
Convert to Raster Layer.
Give a slight Inner Bevel:

OK

 ~Time to Animate~ 

Edit/Copy Special/Copy Merged
Carry Into Animation Shop
Edit/Past as New Animation 

Back in PSP.
Close out Rain 1.
Open up Rain 2.
Copy Merged 

Carry Into AS
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame. 

Close out Rain 2.
Open up Rain 3.
Copy Merged 

Carry Into AS
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame. 

View your animation by clicking on the View Animation button at the top – second icon in from the right.

If you like it then save.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.   
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev