BOOK OF DREAMS

**cheri** · TUT Writer Joined: 08 Dec 2007 Posts: 20

BOOK OF DREAMS

Supplies

Tube of choice
Scrap Kit (NIGHT WHISPERS) by Scrappin Divaz Designz.
It is a pay kit and can be purchased at http://scrappindivaz.blogspot.com/
Window scenery(provided)
Font

I am using artwork by Steve Baier. It can be purchased at http://www.upyourart.com/

Open supplies in psp. You may want to resize your scrap kit as needed.

Open new canvas 600X600
Flood fill white
Open frame of choice
Copy and paste as new layer

With magic wand click inside frame
Selections, modify, expand by 2
Copy and paste window scenery and move where desired
Selections, invert, delete on keyboard
Selections, select none

Copy and paste tube of choice on new layer
Position and add drop shadow V2,H2,O50,B5, Black and another V-2,H-2,O50,B5,Black

Add any embellishments, papers ,bows etc of choice on new layers(don't add book tube yet)
I added a drop shadow V2,H2,O50,B5, black to all

Add book tube as new layer, drop shadow
With font type out “Book Of Dreams” (or saying of choice)
Convert to raster
Effects, 3D Effects,Cutout with these settings

Apply

Type out name with two colors of choice and add drop shadow V2,H2,O50,B5,Black
Add copyright info

If you don't want to animate save as jpeg. Done!

ANIMATION

Merge all layers visible except for the butterfly layer
Using selection tool (lasso) and holding shift key lasso sections of the wings
Go to Adjust, add/remove noise, add noise with these settings

Apply
Selections, Select none
Edit,Copy merged
Paste in animation shop as new animation
Back in psp go to Edit, undo select none, undo add noise
Adjust, add noise and change noise settings to 45

Selections,Select none
Copy and paste in animation shop after current frame
Repeat above steps once more changing the noise to 50

You should now have 3 frames in animation shop
Resize to your liking
View animation and save as gif
Done! Hope you enjoyed this tutorial!