Window Into Fall

This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
August 20,2013
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
I am using 1 tube by Karen M. Koski.
I am also using a photo by Darin Redding.
You can purchase both at MTA.

I am also using the scrap A Country Autumn
by Inzpired Creations which you can purchase
at here.

Animation 106 Butterflies
by Simone Scrappy Bit Of Fun
here

Plugins:
EyeCandy4000 Gradient Glow
Mura's Meister Copies
Animation Shop

Open a 700x700 new image.
Open up your tube, photo and scrap supplies.

Select a wagon wheel element.
Copy and paste as a new layer.
Holding shift button down, use your
magic wand tool to select in
each space of the wheel.

Selections modify expand by 5.
Paste a photo of choice as a new layer.
Selections invert & press delete button.
Select none.
Move the photo layer underneath the frame layer.
Drop shadow the frame layer
2,2,50,5 black.

Open a leaf branch element. Resize 88%.
Paste as new layer underneath the wheel layers.
Have the branches coming out from behind
the layers.

Open a scattered leaves doodle element.
Resize 80%. Paste as a new layer - making sure
it is the current top layer on your tag. Position near
the bottom half of the tag.

On your main tube, resize 80% if needed.
Paste as a new layer - in front of the leaves element.
Add the drop shadow 2,2,50,5 black.

Open a flower element. Resize 50%.
Paste twice on the tag. Position one on each side
of your main tube at the bottom - below the leaves.

Open pinecones element. Resize 30%,
Paste by one of the flowers & your tube.
Repeat this with a squirrel element. Paste the
squirrel by the other flower element.

Open acorns element.
Resize 40%.
Paste by the pinecones element.
Open a butterfly.
Resize 50%.
Paste on a side of the wagon wheel.
Add the drop shadow 2,2,50,5 black.

Paste a 2nd flower as a new layer.
Apply the plugin Muras Meister Copies
Encircle - default settings
Resize this layer 80%.
Move the layer to below all the previous tag layers.

Open a ladybug element.
Paste as a new layer above the wheel layers.
Open music notes element.
Resize 80%. Paste as a new layer.
Apply the plugin EyeCandy4000 Gradient Glow
Default setting - change color to one from tag.
Glow width 3.00
Add the above drop shadow.

Merge layers.
Crop to desired size.
Add artist copyright information.
If you are not going to animate, then save the tag now.

To animate, put a white background on the bottom
layer of the tag.

In Animation shop, open animation of choice.

Copy your tag as copy merged. Now go to Animation shop
and paste as a new animation.
Duplicate for the required number of frames
as your animation has.

For the animation I am using, it has 41
frames. This means I have to duplicate
the tag image for a total of 41 frames.
To duplicate, hold down Ctrl and repeatedly
press the L button.
Down on the bottom right corner of AS,
it will show how many frames you have.

Once you have all the frames needed,
edit - select all.
Now on your animation, select all - copy.
Drag onto your tag image.
Select all - view animation.
If happy, save as gif.
Thanks for trying my tutorial.