My mystical side

Supplies Needed: 

Psp

Tube of choice. I am using a tube by Serg Grafik. Purchase it: here

Scrap kit Mystical (PTU) by A tagger Scraps here 

Mask 141 by Gems here

Font here

Open a new image: 650x650.

With the magic wand clik inside. Open the paper: paper3. copy and paste into the selection.

Apply the mask: gemsmasks-141. Merge group. 

Open: gateway. c/p in the canvas, place it above the mask.

Open: grass2. c/p in the canvas, place it above and to the left.

Open: grass3. c/p in the canvas, resize at 70 percent (smart size), place it next to first grass.

like this:

Open the tube, c/p in the canvas, resize if needed. Move it to the right side of the tag. 

Add drop shadow:

V: -2 H: 4

O: 45 B: 5

Open the close up, move the layer between the mask and the gateway, apply the same mask used.

remove the excess:

now it's more clean:

Open: bench. c/p in the canvas, resize at 60 percent (smart size), place it above grass.

Open: pedestal. c/p in the canvas, resize at 50 percent (smart size), place it above grass and in the left side. 

Duplicate, image - mirror, move it a lil down.

Add more elements to decorate the tag:

beads

bottle

bottle2

box3

butterfly

butterfly2

cat

cushions

deco7

flower1

flowers3

net

star

sun

wings

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 

Add drop shadow:

V: 2 H: 2

O: 30 B: 4

Add copyright and your name. Merge Visible, copy and paste as new image. Export as a png or jpg.

Mystical Marine

Supplies Needed: 

Psp

Tube of choice. I am using a tube by Serg Grafik. Purchase it: here

Scrap kit Mystical (PTU) by A tagger Scraps here 

Forum set template 006 by me in PSP here and PSD here  **new link here

Animation by Janice : lightening bugs  here

Font here

Open the template. Duplicate and close the original file.

Activate the layer: Background. With the magic wand, click inside.

Open the paper: paper13. c/p in the canvas, resize at 80 percent (smart size). Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear.

Open the closeup of the tube, c/p in the canvas, resize if needed. Place it in the left side. Remove the excess.

Duplicate.  Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur:

Radius: 3

In the layer palette change the blend mode to: Screen. Opacity: 70.

Activate the original layer and Add drop shadow:

V: 3 H: 4

O: 55 B: 5

Open: glyph1. c/p in the canvas, resize at 50 percent (smart size). place it a lil behind the tube.

Open: book. c/p in the canvas, resize at 50 percent (smart size). place it below the glyph.

Open: Moon. c/p in the canvas, move it to the left side of the banner, place it in the right side.

Open: glyph3. c/p in the canvas, resize at 60 percent (smart size). place it in the right bottom corner.

Open: deco5. c/p in the canvas, move it to the left side of the banner, place it behind the tube.

you'll have something like this:

Add more elements the banner:

bottle

bow6

box

butterflies2

butterfly

candles

cat

deco8

flowers4

glassball

leaves

lights

mask

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 

Add drop shadow:

V: 2 H: 2

O: 40 B: 4

Activate the layer: diamond lines

Change the color if it's needed. Add drop shadow:

V: 1 H: 2

O: 60 B: 5

In the layer palette change the blend mode to: Burn.

Activate the layer: wordart 1. Selections -  All - Float -  Defloat.

Add a new layer.

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye candy 5: Impact - Glass

Delete the layer wordart 1 or leave it. 

Activate the layer: frame 1.

Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise:

Random

50 percent

Monochrome

Add copyright and your name. Export as a png or jpg now, to have a non animated banner.

Now you can start to merge the background with the glyphs, deco and diamond lines. Rename it:  1.

In the layer palette click in the eye (visibility toogle) to close it.

Merge all the above layers, included tube, frame, wordarts, elements. 

Rename it: 2.

In the layer palette, open (click) the eye of the layer 1

To animate:

Copy the layer: 1. Open Animation Shop. Paste as a new animation. Duplicate until you have 22 frames.

Activate the first frame and select all.

Open: lighteningbugsjek.mng. click in the first frame, Edit -  Select All. 

Animation -  Cull Animation.

Apply Cull animation again, but change the: 2  for every 3 frames. You'll have 22 frames now.

Activate the first frame and select all.

Drag it into the background and place it where you like it. 

Back to psp. Copy the layer: 2. In animation shop, paste as a new animation. Duplicate until you have 22 frames.

Activate the first frame and select all. Carefully drag it into the first frame of the main animation.

Play the animation. If you like save and you're done.