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•••  Supplies needed to complete this tutorial. •••
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Programs: Paint Shop Pro, I'm using version 10. Animation Shop 3.
Plugin : Gradient Glow (Eye Candy) for the name
Font used: Playball
Tube of choice: I'm using "Backslide"  package 29 by Barbara Jensen
Scrap Kit : I'm using "Tequila Sunrise" by SkyScraps (no longer in business)
Animation: SimoneAni-Tequila Sunrise
Mask: 0105 HERE
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Save your tag often. Nothing like working long and hard on a tag and PSP crashes.
♥♥♥

Open a new image 650 x 650, transparent.
Copy and paste element 40 as a new layer and re-size by 70%. Duplicate and merge down.
Copy and paste element 26 as a new layer and re-size by 70%. Position in lower right hand side of the pink circle frame.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer and move to the left of the boat.
Copy and paste element 55 as a new layer and move behind your tube on the left, and below the pink frame layer.
Duplicate and re-size by 70% and free rotate to the right by 45 degrees. Move this element above the other. Sharpen.
Add drop shadow to each and merge together.
Duplicate this merged layer and mirror.

Copy and paste element 58 as a new layer and re-size by 65%. This element should be between the boat and pink circle frame layer in the layers

palette.
Add drop shadow.

Copy and paste element 17 as a new layer. Should be behind the bird element. Add drop shadow.
Copy and paste element 60 as a new layer. Position in the upper right hand side of tag.

Copy and paste element 34 as a new layer. Position in the lower right hand side of tag.
Copy and paste element 39 as a new layer. Position in the lower right hand side of tag. Colorize pink or color from your tube or leave as is.
Copy and paste element 2 as a new layer. Re-size by 55% and position in the lower right hand side of tag behind the crab.

Make sure all elements have a drop shadow.

Select your crop tool and click on Crop Merged Opaque.

Now go to Selections > Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 8 into selection.

Apply Mask of choice or the one I used Masks0105. Merge group.
Duplicate this layer and merge down.
Add Noise of 30%, Gaussian checked.

Add artist's copyright and your license number.

Merge visible.

To animate:
Go to selections, select all and copy.

In animation shop, right click and paste as a new animation.
Hold your Ctrl key down and repeatedly hit letter L on your keyboard for a total of 15 frames.
You can watch the count on the lower right hand side of your screen in AS.
Open SimoneAni-TequilaSunrise
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, copy.

Activate your tag.
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, make sure Propagate Paste is selected.
Go to Edit, Paste, paste into selected frames.

Add your name or someone else's and save.

To save:
Go to File, Save as, enter the name of your file and select the folder to save to.
Now click on Customize:
Under COLORS TAB:
Number of colors: 255 Colors
Create palette by: OPTIMIZED OCTREE
Reduce colors by: Error Diffusion
Under OPTIMIZATIONS TAB:
set a check mark beside the second, third and forth choices. UN-check the 1st and last.
Under PARTIAL TRANSPARENCY:
check Convert pixels less than 96
Yes, blend with this color: change to white #FFFFFF
Click OK. Click Next, next, next, next.
Play your animation.
At times your animation may or will come out terrible. Optimization in Animation Shop is not the greatest.
You can play around will your settings, especially under the Tab: Optimization. I change this setting at times from anywhere between 70 and 100.
Some people add a white background.  To add background, go to Animation: Animation Properties, select Opaque and change color to white.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial,
Hugs Simone
Please, always direct people to my blog to download my animations.
Do not load to any other download site and don't claim as your own.
Tutorial written by SophisticatSimone aka Lorraine Halle on Tuesday August 6, 2013

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Please click on TAG to see in full size.
•••  Supplies needed to complete this tutorial. •••
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Programs: Paint Shop Pro, I'm using version 10. Animation Shop 3.
Plugin : none
Font used: Praying Angel
Tube of choice: I'm using "Lady Vampire" by Jose A Cano

Scrap Kit : I'm using "Lady Vampire" by SkyScraps(no longer in business)

Animation: SimoneAni-LadyVampire
Mask: 0149 HERE
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Save your tag often. Nothing like working long and hard on a tag and PSP crashes.
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Let's start.
Open element 50 and duplicate. Close original. Re-size the duplicate by 80% and 72 dpi.
Go to image> canvas size> enter 700x700.

Using your lasso tool, set to Point to point, mode: add shift, feather : 0, smoothing: 0 and anti-alias checked.

Click on the thickest portion of the branch (frame), so you need to make little movements with clicks every bend in the branch.
See my screenshot.

Add a new raster layer and send to bottom. Flood fill the selection with this color : #a74945 or a color from your tube.
Copy the close up of your tube and paste as a new layer.
Using your mover tool, position the face within the selection.
Go to Selections > invert > hit delete on your keyboard.
Selections > select none.

Duplicate the close up. On the original go to Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur > 5.
Go to Effects, Photo Effects, Black and White Film, filter color: blue, strength: 0
On the duplicate close up, change blend mode to : soft light.
Select Manual Color Correction:
Source should be black and target should be : #dc403b

Add drop shadow to the branch frame. Merge layers together.
C/P element 58 as a new layer and position behind the frame layer and to the left side of tag.
Add drop shadow.

C/P element 57 as a new layer and triplicate.
1st layer re-size by 60% and move to left side of frame and colorize red. Add d/s.
2nd layer re-size by 45% and move to lower right side of frame. Add d/s.
3rd layer re-size by 45% and mirror. Move to left side of tag and behind the tombstone. Add d/s.

C/P the regular sized tube. I had to re-size by 50%. Position to the right side of tag. Add d/s.

C/P element 61 and re-size by 35% and move down below in front of your tube on the right hand side of tag.
C/P element 6 and re-size by 50% and move to upper left hand side of tag. Add d/s.

C/P element 32 and re-size by 50%. Position lower center of tag/frame. Add d/s. Should be close to your tube. This is the flower cluster.
See my tag for reference.

C/P again. This time re-size by 40% and flip. Move to upper center right. Duplicate and mirror. Add drop shadow to each. These should be at top of

frame and at center of tag.

C/P element 2 and re-size by 35%. Move to lower right hand side. In front of your tube layer and the black grassy layer. Add d/s.
C/P element 1 and re-size by 35%. Move to lower right hand side. In front of red bottle layer. Colorize red. Add d/s.

C/P element 74 as a new layer and re-size by 50%. Move to the left side of tag in front of tombstone and frame. Add drop shadow.

C/P element 53 as a new layer and re-size by 60%. Move to the left side of tag and in front of carriage. Add d/s.

C/P element 64 and re-size by 50%. Place behind the carriage front section and duplicate. Move duplicated layer over to the left behind the read

portion of carriage. Merge these two layers together.
Duplicate this merged layer and move to the upper right hand side of tag and behind the merged frame layer.

C/P element 47 and re-size by  50%, mirror and add small drop shadow. Move to left side of tag over the carriage.

C/P element 23 as a new layer and re-size by 35%. Duplicate and mirror.
Position one left in front of book, add d/s.
Position the other right climbing the bottle, add d/s.

C/P element 8 as a new layer and re-size by 50%. Move in front of your tube, at the bottom of tag. Add drop shadow.

Crop merged opaque. Add paper to bottom and apply Mask of choice or the one I used Masks0149.

Add artist copyright and your license number.
Merge visible.

To animate:

Go to selections, select all and copy.

In animation shop, right click and paste as a new animation.
Hold your Ctrl key down and repeatedly hit letter L on your keyboard for a total of 16 frames.
You can watch the count on the lower right hand side of your screen in AS.
Open SimoneAni-LadyVampire-01
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, copy.

Activate your tag.
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, make sure Propagate Paste is selected.
Go to Edit, Paste, paste into selected frames.
Position on the skull's forehead, click into place.

Now open SimoneAni-LadyVampire-02 and repeat.
Position just a bit above the current animation.

For third animation, open SimoneAni-LadyVampire-06
Position this one on the little bottle at bottom right of tag.

To save:
Go to File, Save as, enter the name of your file and select the folder to save to.
Now click on Customize:
Under COLORS TAB:
Number of colors: 255 Colors
Create palette by: OPTIMIZED OCTREE
Reduce colors by: Error Diffusion
Under OPTIMIZATIONS TAB:
set a check mark beside the second, third and forth choices. UN-check the 1st and last.
Under PARTIAL TRANSPARENCY:
check Convert pixels less than 96
Yes, blend with this color: change to white #FFFFFF
Click OK. Click Next, next, next, next.
Play your animation.
At times your animation may or will come out terrible. Optimization in Animation Shop is not the greatest.
You can play around will your settings, especially under the Tab: Optimization. I change this setting at times from anywhere between 70 and 100.
Some people add a white background.  To add background, go to Animation: Animation Properties, select Opaque and change color to white.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial,
Hugs Simone
Please, always direct people to my blog to download my animations.
Do not load to any other download site and don't claim as your own.
Tutorial written by SophisticatSimone aka Lorraine Hallé on Sunday August 4, 2013

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Please click on TAG to see in full size.
•••  Supplies needed to complete this tutorial. •••
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Programs: Paint Shop Pro, I'm using version 10. Animation Shop 3.
Plugin : Eye Candy 4: Gradient Glow for name
Font used: LD Edward
Tube of choice: I'm using "Christine" by Christine Marie Kotlark from CDO.
Scrap Kit : I'm using "Twilight" by SkyScraps from SATC (no longer in business)
Animation: SimoneAni-DarkMagic
Mask: 0145  HERE
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Save your tag often. Nothing like working long and hard on a tag and PSP crashes.
♥♥♥
Open Paper 2, Mask0145, and open a new image 700 x 700 transparent.
Copy your paper.
Activate your blank canvas and go to Selections, select all.
Go to Edit, Paste, Paste into selection.
De-select. Go to Selections, select none.
Close original paper.

Apply mask. Go to Layers, new mask layer, from image and search your drop down box for Mask0145 and apply.
Merge group.

Close Mask.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer. I selected the medium sized tube from Christine Marie Kotlark.
Re-size by 76%. Add drop shadow. Close original tube.

C/P element 20 as a new layer on top of your tube layer and re-size by 85%. Add drop shadow.
C/P element 18 as a new layer and re-size by 60%. Add drop shadow. Move this layer behind your tube and to the left.
C/P element Wolf1 as a new layer and re-size by 60%. Add drop shadow. Move this layer behind your tube and to the

right.
C/P element 10 as a new layer and re-size by 60%. Move to the left and over the grave marker.
C/P element Flower2 as a new layer and move to upper right side of tag, behind your tube and your wolf layers.
Add drop shadow. Duplicate and mirror. Merge together.

Make sure all your layers have drop shadows.
Add artist copyright and your license number.
Save your tag as pspimage.

Ok now merge the following layers together. The flower layer, the grave maker, the black wolf and the mask layer.
This is your bottom layer. Hide this layer (click eye on layer, in layers palette). Activate the tube layer and right click

merge all visible. UN-hide your bottom layer.

Now to animate.
Making sure your merged BOTTOM layer is selected,
Go to Selections, select all.
Go to Edit and copy merged. Paste as a new animation in Animation Shop.
Hold your Ctrl key down and repeatedly hit letter L on your keyboard for a total of 15 frames.
You can watch the count on the lower right hand side of your screen in AS.
Open SimoneAni-DarkMagic-001
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, copy.

Activate your tag.
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, make sure Propagate Paste is selected.
Go to Edit, Paste, paste into selected frames. See my screenshot.
Move your cursor around on the tag and you will see a little star, place that on the right hand side,
near edge of mask.

Go back to PSP now and highlight (activate) your tube layer and copy.
Paste as a NEW animation in AS.
Go to Edit, copy.
Activate your tag.

IMPORTANT PART!
Before you click into place, do the following.

On your active tag, place a registration Mark.
Click on the cross icon on your tool bar at top in AS, and select Spanning Cross under Mark Style.
Now with your cursor move the mark on your tiny sparkle animation.
Go to Edit, select all. Go to Edit, Paste, paste into selected frames.

IMPORTANT AGAIN!
So with your cursor you will move your top layer around positioning it as precisely as possible.
JUST BEFORE you click into place, take a screen shot.
Screenshot key is on your keyboard: prt scr/sys rq.
Click into place now.

Right click on your workspace and paste as a NEW animation.
Grab your crop tool and just select the area that shows your sparkle ani with the cross over-top it.
Make sure this image is visible to you because when placing the second animation you will need to rely on this visual aid.
To remove spanning cross, click "Clear" at top tool bar.

Ok activate SimoneAni-DarkMagic-002.
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit and copy.
Activate your tag.
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, Paste, paste into selected frames.
Move your cursor around on the tag and place on the right hand side, near edge of mask.
Look over at your reference and you should be placing it just over the tree trunk on the right side of tag.
Play and save.
Don't forget to add your name.

To save:
Go to File, Save as, enter the name of your file and select the folder to save to.
Now click on Customize:
Under COLORS TAB:
Number of colors: 255 Colors
Create palette by: OPTIMIZED OCTREE
Reduce colors by: Error Diffusion
Under OPTIMIZATIONS TAB:
set a check mark beside the second, third and forth choices. UN-check the 1st and last.
Under PARTIAL TRANSPARENCY:
check Convert pixels less than 92
Yes, blend with this color: change to white #FFFFFF
Click OK. Click Next, next, next, next.
Play your animation.
At times your animation may or will come out terrible. Optimization in Animation Shop is not the greatest.
You can play around will your settings, especially under the Tab: Optimization. I change this setting at times from anywhere between 70 and 100.
Some people add a white background.  To add background, go to Animation: Animation Properties, select Opaque and change color to white.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial,
Hugs Simone
Please, always direct people to my blog to download my animations.
Do not load to any other download site and don't claim as your own.
Tutorial written by SophisticatSimone aka Lorraine Halle on Friday July 5, 2013.

 

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Please click on TAG to see in full size.
•••  Supplies needed to complete this tutorial. •••
________________________________________________________________________
Programs: Paint Shop Pro, I'm using version 10. Animation Shop 3.
Plugin : Eye Candy: Gradient Glow for name.

Font used: LD Modern Mix
Tube of choice: I'm using "USA Cowgirl" by The Hunter from SATC.
Scrap Kit : I'm using "USA Cowgirl" by Bibi's Collection from SATC
Animation: SimoneAni-AmericanCowgirl
Mask: 0143 HERE
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Save your tag often. Nothing like working long and hard on a tag and PSP crashes.
♥♥♥
Open paper 10 and duplicate, close original. Re-size by 88%, smart size checked and 72 dpi. Sharpen.
Open Mask. Go to Layers, New mask layer, from image. Apply mask and merge group.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer. Delete the tube from the knees down using your selection tool, set to rectangle, feather set to 16. Add drop shadow to tube.
C/P element 45 as a new layer and re-size by 55%. Move to right lower hand side in front of tube layer. Add d/s.

C/P element 71 as a new layer and re-size by 45%. Move to left hand side behind tube layer. Add d/s.

C/P element 11 as a new layer and re-size by 60%. Free rotate to the left by 45 degrees. Move to right lower hand side in front of tube layer. Add d/s.

C/P element 9 as a new layer and duplicate. Change blend mode to multiply. Merge down. Re-size by 80%. Position to the left side of tag.

C/P element 5 as a new layer. Re-size by 60% and duplicate. Position side by side in front of your tube and the barrel. Add d/s to each and merge together. Duplicate and re-size by 75% and move this layer behind the barrel on the left side of tag.

C/P element 10 as a new layer and re-size by 50%. Move to right lower hand side of tag. Add d/s.
C/P element 24 as a new layer and re-size by 50%. Move to upper center of tag. This element should be just above the mask layer. Add d/s.

C/P element 51 as a new layer and re-size by 50%. Move to bottom center of tag. This element should be below skull and above the grass. You can extra grass behind the fence. Add drop shadow.
C/P element 78 as a new layer and free rotate to right by 45 degrees. Add drop shadow. Position to left lower hand side.
Add artist copyright and your license number.

Starting from tube layer moving down to mask, merge down each layer.
X-out this layer now. Click on any other layer and merge visible.
You should have two layers now.
Crop merged opaque.

Now to animate.

Go to Selections, select all.
Go to Edit and copy merged. Paste as a new animation in Animation Shop.
Hold your Ctrl key down and repeatedly hit letter L on your keyboard for a total of 15 frames.
You can watch the count on the lower right hand side of your screen in AS.
Open SimoneAni-AmericanCowgirl-001
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, copy.

Activate your tag.
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, make sure Propagate Paste is selected.
Go to Edit, Paste, paste into selected frames.

Position on your tag OVER the frame area and click into place. I positioned mine more to the left side of the tag.
Go to PSP and select the tube layer and copy.
Paste in Animation Shop as a new layer.
Copy.
Click on your tag to activate.
Go to Edit and paste into selected frame.
Careful you don't cut off anything from that layer when you click it into place.
You can move it around on the frame until you are happy, click into place.

Repeat steps using SimoneAni-VIPGirl-03 and position this animation over the wagon on the right hand side of tag.

Play and save.
Don't forget to add your name.

To save:
Go to File, Save as, enter the name of your file and select the folder to save to.
Now click on Customize:
Under COLORS TAB:
Number of colors: 255 Colors
Create palette by: OPTIMIZED OCTREE
Reduce colors by: Error Diffusion
Under OPTIMIZATIONS TAB:
set a check mark beside the second, third and forth choices. UN-check the 1st and last.
Under PARTIAL TRANSPARENCY:
check Convert pixels less than 92
Yes, blend with this color: change to white #FFFFFF
Click OK. Click Next, next, next, next.
Play your animation.
At times your animation may or will come out terrible. Optimization in Animation Shop is not the greatest.
You can play around will your settings, especially under the Tab: Optimization. I change this setting at times from anywhere between 70 and 100.
Some people add a white background.  To add background, go to Animation: Animation Properties, select Opaque and change color to white.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial,
Hugs Simone
Please, always direct people to my blog to download my animations.
Do not load to any other download site and don't claim as your own.
Tutorial written by SophisticatSimone aka Lorraine Halle on Tuesday July 2,  2013.

♥♥♥
Please click on TAG to see in full size.
•••  Supplies needed to complete this tutorial. •••
________________________________________________________________________
Programs: Paint Shop Pro, I'm using version 10. Animation Shop 3.
Plugin : Eye Candy 4: Gradient Glow for name
Font used: Olivier
Tube of choice: I'm using "Festive" by Zlata M from SATC.
Scrap Kit : I'm using "Festive Evening" by SkyScraps from SATC
Animation: SimoneAni-VIPGirl-Tutorial
Mask: 0142 HERE
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Save your tag often. Nothing like working long and hard on a tag and PSP crashes.
♥♥♥

Open a new image, transparent, 700 x 700.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer. Re-size by 80% and add drop shadow.

C/P element 27 as a new layer and re-size by 75%.
Grab your magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0 and click inside the frame.
Go to Selections, modify, expand by 5. C/P element 77 as a new layer. Re-size by 75%.
Move this layer below the frame element.
Go to Selections, invert and hit delete on keyboard.
C/P paper 4 as a new layer and drag below the skyline element.
Hit delete and deselect.

Add drop shadow to skyline and to the frame.
On your skyline image add a little noise: Random 5, monochrome checked.

C/P element 6 as a new layer and re-size by 75%. Position on left side of tag.
C/P element 68 as a new layer and re-size by 55%. Position over the left side of frame.

C/P element 11 as a new layer and mirror. Re-size by 35%. Position behind your tube on the left side.
Duplicate and free rotate to the left by 40 degrees. Sharpen and move above the other flowers. Duplicate and flip.
Position near bottom of her dress. Add drop shadow to each layer.
Paste original again and re-size by 27% and free rotate to the left by 70 degrees. Add a couple at top and bottom of the other flowers.
C/P element 60 as a new layer and re-size by 60%. Sharpen. Position behind your tubes back. Add drop shadow.
Repeat paste and re-size by 60, sharpen, mirror, free rotate by 90 degrees to the left. Place behind the chair, and near the tube. Duplicate and move to upper right hand side of frame and send this layer to bottom. Should appear behind the frame. Make sure all your layers have drop shadows.

C/P element 1 and position to the right side of tag. Add drop shadow. This element should be just above your frame layer.
C/P element 7 and re-size by 50%. Place on chair and add drop shadow.
C/P element 5 and re-size by 50%. Place in front of chair and add drop shadow.
C/P element 8 and re-size by 20%. Place on frame. Triplicate, add move those around. Add drop shadow to each.
C/P element 43 and re-size by 55%. Place at top of frame on left side and add drop shadow.
C/P element 76 and move to lower left hand side and add drop shadow. Duplicate and free rotate to the right by 90 degrees. Move to the right hand side of tag. Merge together.

Starting with your frame layer, merge all your layers down one by one till you get to bottom.
X-out that layer. Click on your tube layer and merge all visible.
Un hide your bottom layer.
Add new Raster layer and send to bottom. Go to Selections, select all.
Open paper 4 and copy. Paste into selection. De-select.
Open Mask 0142 and apply to paper layer on your tag.
Merge group. Merge your frame layer down.
Add artist copyright and merge that to the tube layer.

Now to animate.

Go to Selections, select all.
Go to Edit and copy merged. Paste as a new animation in Animation Shop.
Hold your Ctrl key down and repeatedly hit letter L on your keyboard for a total of 12 frames.
You can watch the count on the lower right hand side of your screen in AS.
Open SimoneAni-VIPGirl
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, copy.

Activate your tag.
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, make sure Propagate Paste is selected.
Go to Edit, Paste, paste into selected frames.

Position on your tag OVER the frame area and click into place.
Go to PSP and select the tube layer and copy.
Paste in Animation Shop as a new layer.
Copy.
Click on your tag to activate.
Go to Edit and paste into selected frame.
Careful you don't cut off anything from that layer when you click it into place.
You can move it around on the frame until you are happy, click into place.

Repeat steps using SimoneAni-VIPGirl-02 and position this animation at the feet of your tube on the lower right hand side of tag.

Play and save.
Don't forget to add your name.

To save:
Go to File, Save as, enter the name of your file and select the folder to save to.
Now click on Customize:
Under COLORS TAB:
Number of colors: 255 Colors
Create palette by: OPTIMIZED OCTREE
Reduce colors by: Error Diffusion
Under OPTIMIZATIONS TAB:
set a check mark beside the second, third and forth choices. UN-check the 1st and last.
Under PARTIAL TRANSPARENCY:
check Convert pixels less than 92
Yes, blend with this color: change to white #FFFFFF
Click OK. Click Next, next, next, next.
Play your animation.
At times your animation may or will come out terrible. Optimization in Animation Shop is not the greatest.
You can play around will your settings, especially under the Tab: Optimization. I change this setting at times from anywhere between 70 and 100.
Some people add a white background.  To add background, go to Animation: Animation Properties, select Opaque and change color to white.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial,
Hugs Simone
Please, always direct people to my blog to download my animations.
Do not load to any other download site and don't claim as your own.
Tutorial written by SophisticatSimone aka Lorraine Halle on Tuesday July 2,  2013.

♥♥♥
Please click on TAG to see in full size.
•••  Supplies needed to complete this tutorial. •••
________________________________________________________________________
Programs: Paint Shop Pro, I'm using version 10. Animation Shop 3.
Plugin : Eye Candy: Gradient Glow for name.
Font used: Jenna Sue
Tube of choice: I'm using "The double trouble makers" by aLDoDarK from SATC.
Scrap Kit : I'm using "Zen Legend" by P-O Concept from SATC
Animation: none
Mask: 140
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Save your tag often. Nothing like working long and hard on a tag and PSP crashes.
♥♥♥
Open a new image 600 x 600
Copy and paste tube of choice on your banner. Re-size by 80% and remove the bottom portion of your tube with your selection tool.
Position tube over on the left side. Add drop shadow.

Open paper 10 and duplicate. Close original.
Apply Mask 140. Merge group. Copy and paste as a new layer on your tag.
Send this layer to bottom. Duplicate and merge. If you need to re-size your canvas, do so now.

C/P element 31 as a new layer and move to the left side of tag. Duplicate and merge together.
Duplicate and move this one to the right side.

C/P element 68 as a new layer and move to the right side of tag. Re-size by 70% and add drop shadow.

C/P element 38 as a new layer. Position in center of tag and behind your tube. Duplicate and free rotate by 40 degrees to the left.
Move this layer to the left of your tube. Add drop shadow to each.

C/P element 71 as a new layer. Move to left side. Position this layer behind the rotate feathers layer.
C/P element 29 as a new layer. Move to far right side of tag. Add drop shadow.
C/P element 21 as a new layer and re-size by 45%. Duplicate. Position flowers in front of eggs.
C/P element 61 as a new layer. Move a little to the right of your tube. Duplicate and merge together.
C/P element 32 as a new layer. Mirror your dragon and position on the eggs on the right side of tag. Add drop shadow.
C/P element 69 as a new layer. Move to the right side, add drop shadow.
C/P element 20 as a new layer and re-size by 40%. Move to the bottom left hand side of tag. Add drop shadow.

Merge all visible.
Add artist copyright.
Add name.
I used Jenna Sue as my font.
Used Eye Candy gradient glow and added a drop shadow.
Save as PNG.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial,
Hugs Simone
Please, always direct people to my blog to download my animations.
Do not load to any other download site and don't claim as your own.
Tutorial written by SophisticatSimone aka Lorraine Halle on Sunday June 23, 2013.

♥♥♥
Please click on TAG to see in full size.
•••  Supplies needed to complete this tutorial. •••
________________________________________________________

Programs: Paint Shop Pro, I'm using version 10. Animation Shop 3.
Plugin : Eye Candy: Gradient Glow for name. Cybia: Screenworks for name.
Font used: Olivier
Tube of choice: I'm using "Dark Mermaid" by The Hunter from SATC.
Scrap Kit : I'm using "Dark Mermaid" by Bibi's Collection from SATC
Animation: none
Mask: 0139  HERE
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Save your tag often. Nothing like working long and hard on a tag and PSP crashes.
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Open paper 4 and duplicate. Close original.
Re-size by 58%, 72 dpi, smart size.
Open Mask 0139 SS and apply to the paper.
Merge group.

Copy and paste your tube close up.
Activate your mask layer. Go to Selections, select all.
Activate your close up layer.
Go to Image, Crop to Selection.

Now using your selection tool, set to rectangle, feather of 25, select the lower portion of your tube and delete so a little bit of her elbows are deleted.

Add drop shadow.

Copy and paste element 3 as a new layer. Move to the top. Again, using your selection tool, remove the extra on either side.
Duplicate layer and flip. Merge together and add drop shadow. Move below close up layer.

Copy and paste element 9 as a new layer and move to the right side of tag. Add drop shadow. This should be behind your tube layer.
Repeat for element 10. Move to the right side.
Repeat for element 60. Move to the far left side. Duplicate and re-size by 50%.
Mirror.

Copy and paste element 15 as a new layer. Position bottom middle of tag. Add drop shadow.

Copy and paste element 96 as a new layer and re-size by 50%. Move to the left side of tag. Triplicate this element, you can re-size them each by 90% and 88%.

Tuck them in here and there on your tag. Mainly to fill empty spaces. Add drop shadow to each.

Add element 90, element 98, element 61 as new layers. Re-size to desired size

and add drop shadow to each. Place down along the bottom of tag.
Repeat for element 97 and duplicate. Placing one on the right side and one on the left side.

Copy and paste element 7 as a new layer and place bottom of tag and to the left a bit.
Copy and paste element 12 as a new layer and move to the right side of tag, add drop shadow.
Copy and paste element 23 as a new layer. If there are to many sparkles over her face, just grab your selection tool, set to point to point (freehand) and feather 23. Delete whatever you don't want over her face.

Merge all layers/visible. Add copyright. Merge down.
Save as PNG.

Add your name. I used font Olivier.
On the font I added noise set to random and 25%.
Added plugin : Cybia, Screen works, Boxed Dot, 0
I added gradient glow, eye candy 4, set to FAT(under color tab) and 3 for glow width.
I added drop shadow.

Merge all visible.
SAVE as PNG.
Hope you enjoyed this tutorial,
Hugs Simone
Please, always direct people to my blog to download my animations.
Do not load to any other download site and don't claim as your own.
Tutorial written by SophisticatSimone aka Lorraine Halle on Monday June 17, 2013.

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•••  Supplies needed to complete this tutorial. •••
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Programs: Paint Shop Pro, I'm using version 10. Animation Shop 3.
Plugin : Gradient Glow by Eye Candy 4000 (for name)
Font used: Xiomara
Tube of choice: I'm using "Nina 2" by SkyScraps Pin Ups from SATC.
Scrap Kit : I'm using "Nina Terror" by Bibi's Collection from SATC
Animation: none
Mask: Masks0120 (one of mine)
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Save your tag often. Nothing like working long and hard on a tag and PSP crashes.
♥♥♥

Open Masks0120 in PSP and minimize. Open Paper 1 and duplicate. Close original.
Re-size by 90%. Make sure resolution is set to 72 dpi. Re-sample using: Smart Size and all layers checked.
Promote background to layer.
Go to Layers and select New Mask Layer/From Image. Find mask in drop down layer and apply.
Merge group. Triplicate this layer and merge them together.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer. Add drop shadow. Move to left side of tag.
Click on your mask layer and go to Selections, select all.
Go to Edit, Crop to Selection.

Activate your tube layer.
Grab your selection tool and set your feather to 14. Selection type: rectangle, MODE: add shift, anti-alias checked.
Select the lower portion of your tubes thighs and delete. I usually hit delete twice. De-select.

C/P element 4 as a new layer and re-size by 50%. Make sure "All Layers" is UN-checked. Place center bottom of tag. Duplicate and move it slightly over to the right.
C/P element 83 as a new layer and re-size by 50%. Duplicate and add drop shadows to both. Stagger their position and place them to the right hand side of canvas.
C/P element 26 as a new layer and re-size by 70%. Leave in center of tag bellow your tube. Add D/S.
C/P element 61 as a new layer and re-size by 70%. Move to right side and behind the shoes. Add D/S.
C/P element 25 as a new layer and re-size by 40%. Move to right upper side and in front of large black circle element. Add D/S.
C/P element 70 as a new layer. Position in front of large black circle element. Duplicate, merge and Add D/S. Move a little more to the right and a touch higher on your tag.
C/P element 59 as a new layer. Position in front of large black circle element. Move to the left side and add D/S.
Duplicate and free rotate by 90% and move to upper left hand side and move it below the black circle element.
Duplicate the original and move it to the right and make sure it's above the black circle.
C/P element 31 as a new layer and move to the top of tag and behind the black circle. Add D/S.
C/P element 55 as a new layer and move to the bottom of tag and in front of your tube on the left. Duplicate and drag over to the right side of tag and drag this layer below the shoes in the layers palette. Add D/S.
C/P element 24 as a new layer and place in front at bottom of tag.
C/P element 23 as a new layer and move this little kitty in front of your tube. Re-size to your liking. Add drop shadow.
C/P element 84 as a new layer and move this tiara on your kitty's head.  Re-size to your liking. Add drop shadow.
Merge them together.
C/P element 60 as a new layer and re-size by 30% and move mid tag, over the bottom flowers. Add drop shadow.
C/P element 79 as a new layer and re-size by 30% and move to the top of one of the sexy shoes. Add drop shadow.

Merge visible.
Add artist copyright.

Add your name. I used font: Xiomara, size 72, color black and I applied the Gradient Glow effect from Eye Candy Plugin.
Merge down and save as a PNG.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial,
Hugs Simone
Please, always direct people to my blog to download my animations.
Do not load to any other download site and don't claim as your own.
Tutorial written by SophisticatSimone aka Lorraine Halle on Monday, May 20,  2013.

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Please click on TAG to see in full size.
•••  Supplies needed to complete this tutorial. •••
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Programs: Paint Shop Pro, I'm using version 10. Animation Shop 3.
Plugin : Eye Candy: Gradient Glow for name
Font used: Carpenter
Tube of choice: I'm using "Punk Mermaid" by Jay Trembly from SATC.
Scrap Kit : I'm using "Mermaid" by Lizquis Scraps from SATC
Animation: I'm using my own, SimoneAni-OceanApartTutorial
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Save your tag often. Nothing like working long and hard on a tag and PSP crashes.
♥♥♥

Open a new image 725x 796. You can re-size at the end. C/P your tube as a new layer.
C/P  decor3 (tire) as a new layer and mirror. Position your mermaid on the tire.
C/P sand1 as a new layer and move done below the tire.
C/P sand2 as a new layer and move behind the tire.
C/P moss2 as a new layer and move in front of the tire to the right.
C/P deco4 as a new layer and move to the left side of tag. Re-size by 48%.
Do the same for deco2 and deco3. Deco3 I mirrored and placed to the left. I placed deco2 to the right.
C/P moss1 as a new layer and move behind all layers and in upper left hand area of tag.
Repeat for deco5. Re-size by 38%. I placed in center of tire.
Repeat for deco6. Re-size by 60%. Mirror and move to the upper right side of tire.
C/P bubbles1 and paste as your top layer. Duplicate and merge. Position anywhere on your tag.
C/P  dolphins and mirror.
C/P fish6 and fish2. Re-size and position where you'd like.
Add any other element you like. I added the anchor, the net and the rudder.
Add drop shadow to all layers.
C/P paper and move to bottom. Click on one of the small elements.
Go to Selections, select ALL.
Go to Edit, crop to Selection.
Open Mask 0116 in PSP. Apply mask. Merge group.
Copy and paste close up as a new layer and position so it's somewhat visible.
Activate your mask layer. Go to Selections, select all.
Selections, float.
Go to Selections, invert.
Activate your close up layer and hit delete on your keyboard. Selections, select none.
Change blend mode to Hard light and merge down.
Re-size by 90%.
Add artist copyright and scrap kit maker credit.

Merge visible and save as png.
Add your name.

If animating.

Go to Selections, select all.
Go to Edit and copy merged. Paste as a new animation in Animation Shop.
Hold your Ctrl key down and repeatedly hit letter L on your keyboard for a total of 17frames.
You can watch the count on the lower right hand side of your screen in AS.
Open SimoneAni-OceanApart-001
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, copy.

Activate your tag.
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, make sure Propagate Paste is selected.
Go to Edit, Paste, paste into selected frames.

Position on your tag and click into place.

Play and save.
Don't forget to add your name.
You can see my name tutorial HERE.

To save:
Go to File, Save as, enter the name of your file and select the folder to save to.
Now click on Customize:
Under COLORS TAB:
Number of colors: 255 Colors
Create palette by: OPTIMIZED OCTREE
Reduce colors by: Error Diffusion
Under OPTIMIZATIONS TAB:
set a check mark beside the second, third and forth choices. UN-check the 1st and last.
Under PARTIAL TRANSPARENCY:
check Convert pixels less than 92
Yes, blend with this color: change to white #FFFFFF
Click OK. Click Next, next, next, next.
Play your animation.
At times your animation may or will come out terrible. Optimization in Animation Shop is not the greatest.
You can play around will your settings, especially under the Tab: Optimization. I change this setting at times from anywhere between 70 and 100.
Some people add a white background.  To add background, go to Animation: Animation Properties, select Opaque and change color to white.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial,
Hugs Simone
Please, always direct people to my blog to download my animations.
Do not load to any other download site and don't claim as your own.
Tutorial written by SophisticatSimone aka Lorraine Halle on Monday, May 20,  2013.

♥♥♥
Please click on TAG to see in full size.
•••  Supplies needed to complete this tutorial. •••
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Programs: Paint Shop Pro, I'm using version 10. Animation Shop 3.
Plugin : MuRa Copies
Font used: Alice In Wonderland
Tube of choice: I'm using "Beautiful Darkness" by Danny Lee from SATC.
Scrap Kit : I'm using "Darkness" by Bibi's Collection from SATC
Animation: I'm using my own, SimoneAni-My Darkness
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Save your tag often. Nothing like working long and hard on a tag and PSP crashes.
♥♥♥

Open element 40 and duplicate. Please remember to always close your originals so you don't lose them.
Re-size all layers by 50%. Now re-size your canvas by 800 x 750. You re-size at the end.
Go to Effects, Plugins, MuRa Copies, Encircle. Enter the following numbers:
8
40
40
0
100
-25
100
0
100
0
0
30
0
OK

Duplicate and merge down. Now move to the far left side. Duplicate and mirror. Merge together.
Copy and paste element 46 as a new layer and move high on the tag, leave in center. Add drop shadow.
Copy and paste element 67 as a new layer, re-size by 70% and move to the left side of tag. Add drop shadow.
Copy and paste element 56 as a new layer and move to the right side of tag and add drop shadow.
Copy and paste element 68 as a new layer and move to the left side of tag. Using your selection tool, remove the extra at the bottom and add drop shadow.

Copy and paste element 41 as a new layer and move to the right side of castle and add drop shadow. Duplicate and re-size by 76%. Move to the far right side of tag.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer and re-size if needed. Add drop shadow.
Copy and paste element 57 as a new layer, move to lower portion of tag. Add drop shadow.
Copy and paste element 70 as a new layer, move a little lower so your tube isn't overly covered. Duplicate and merge down.
Copy and paste elements 24 and 73 as new elements and move them both to the right hand side of tag. Add drop shadow to each.
C/P element 1 as new layer and re-size by 50%. Move to left side and over tree trunk. Add Drop shadow.
Add any other element you feel would add to the tag.
Add  artist copyright and scrap kit maker name.
Merge visible.

 To Animate:

Go to Selections, select all.
Go to Edit and copy. Paste as a new animation in Animation Shop.
Hold your Ctrl key down and repeatedly hit letter L on your keyboard for a total of 19 frames.
You can watch the count on the lower right hand side of your screen in AS.
Open SimoneAni-My Darkness
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, copy.

Activate your tag.
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, make sure Propagate Paste is selected.
Go to Edit, Paste, paste into selected frames.

Position on your tag and click into place.

Play and save.
Don't forget to add your name.
You can see my name tutorial HERE.

To save:
Go to File, Save as, enter the name of your file and select the folder to save to.
Now click on Customize:
Under COLORS TAB:
Number of colors: 255 Colors
Create palette by: OPTIMIZED OCTREE
Reduce colors by: Error Diffusion
Under OPTIMIZATIONS TAB:
set a check mark beside the second, third and forth choices. UN-check the 1st and last.
Under PARTIAL TRANSPARENCY:
check Convert pixels less than 92
Yes, blend with this color: change to white #FFFFFF
Click OK. Click Next, next, next, next.
Play your animation.
At times your animation may or will come out terrible. Optimization in Animation Shop is not the greatest.
You can play around will your settings, especially under the Tab: Optimization. I change this setting at times from anywhere between 70 and 100.
Some people add a white background.  To add background, go to Animation: Animation Properties, select Opaque and change color to white.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial,
Hugs Simone
Please, always direct people to my blog to download my animations.
Do not load to any other download site and don't claim as your own.
Tutorial written by SophisticatSimone aka Lorraine Halle on Saturday, May 18,  2013.

♥♥♥
Please click on TAG to see in full size.
•••  Supplies needed to complete this tutorial. •••
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Programs: Paint Shop Pro, I'm using version 10. Animation Shop 3.
Plugin : Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow for name
Font used: Miss Demeanor (PAY font)
Tube of choice: I'm using "Mermaid" by Jose A Cano from SATC.
Scrap Kit : I'm using "Mermaid Magic" by Bibi's Collection from SATC
Animation: I'm using my own, SimoneAni-Underwater Princess

Mask: one of mine, Mask0105
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Save your tag often. Nothing like working long and hard on a tag and PSP crashes.
♥♥♥

Open Mask0105 in PSP and minimize.
Open Paper 3 or one of your choice. Duplicate and close original.
Change canvas size. Go to Image, canvas size and enter 725 x 700.
Apply mask, merge group. Duplicate and merge down.

Copy and paste element 73 (turtle) as a new layer and re-size by 50%. Position as top layer and in front of mermaid tail on left side.
Copy and paste element 80 (crown) as a new layer and re-size by 50%. Position to the right of mermaid by her arm.
Copy and paste element 83 (green) as a new layer and position behind mermaid on left side.
Copy and paste element 81 (lavender weed) as a new layer and re-size by 50%. Position behind mermaid on left side and in front of green weed. Duplicate, mirror and move to far left side of tag.
Click on bottom layer to activate.
Copy and paste element 39 (pink weed) as a new layer and position on left side of tag.
Copy and paste element 84 (purple weed) as a new layer. Re-size by 80%, mirror and position on right side of tag behind the crown and in front of mermaid.
Copy and paste element 89 (shell chariot) as a new layer and re-size by 40%. Position as top layer and in front of mermaid tail on left side.
Copy and paste element 82 (seahorse) as a new layer and re-size by 40%. Position as top layer and in front of mermaid tail on left side.
Copy and paste element 32 (trident) as a new layer and re-size by 68%. Position on right side of mermaid and looking like it's leaning on her tail.
Click on bottom layer to activate.
Copy and paste element 37 (yellow-green weed) as a new layer. Mirror. Position on right side of mermaid behind her.
Copy and paste element 35 (yellow coral) as a new layer. Position top center of tag behind the mermaid.
Copy and paste element 1 (treasure chest) as a new layer and re-size by 68%. Position on right side of mermaid and behind trident.
Copy and paste element 36 (plum colored coral) as a new layer and re-size by 60%. Position on left side of mermaid behind seahorse and chariot.
Copy and paste element 33 (pink jelly fish) as a new layer and re-size by 60%. Position on right side of mermaid's tail.
Copy and paste element 88 (deep pink/red coral) as a new layer and re-size by 60%. Position on left side of tag behind add other weeds/coral.
Copy and paste element 26(sand) as a new layer and re-size by 50%. Position at bottom of all elements and bottom of tag.
Copy and paste element 74 (weeds/rocks) as a new layer and re-size by 75%. Move this layer below the sand layer and mirror.
Activate top layer in layers palette.
Copy and paste element 87 (conch) as a new layer and re-size by 37%. Move this layer on right side of crown.
Copy and paste element 28 (genie bottle) as a new layer and re-size by 42%. Move this layer to the right of treasure chest.

I also added the large rock to the background, just to fill in a bit.

Make sure your tag is as you want it, play around with your layers. Make sure all layers have a drop shadow.

Add artist copyright. Merge all visible.
Add name as well. I used Miss Demeanor.
I also added gradient glow by Eye Candy and a drop shadow.

To animate:

Go to Selections, select all.
Go to Edit and copy. Paste as a new animation in Animation Shop.
Hold your Ctrl key down and repeatedly hit letter L on your keyboard for a total of 26 frames.
You can cull animation afterwards if you find it too large.
Open SimoneAni-UnderwaterPrincess-School of Fish
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, copy.

Activate your tag.

Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, make sure Propagate Paste is selected.
Go to Edit, Paste, paste into selected frames.

Position on your tag and click into place. I placed my little fishies on right side of tag.
Open SimoneAni-UnderwaterPrincess-Bubbles
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, copy.
Activate your tag.
Go to Edit, Paste, paste into selected frames.
I placed this animation over one of the coral openings.

Play and save.

To save:
Go to File, Save as, enter the name of your file and select the folder to save to.
Now click on Customize:
Under COLORS TAB:
Number of colors: 255 Colors
Create palette by: OPTIMIZED OCTREE
Reduce colors by: Error Diffusion
Under OPTIMIZATIONS TAB:
set a check mark beside the second, third and forth choices. UN-check the 1st and last.
Under PARTIAL TRANSPARENCY:
check Convert pixels less than 92
Yes, blend with this color: change to white #FFFFFF
Click OK. Click Next, next, next, next.
Play your animation.
At times your animation may or will come out terrible. Optimization in Animation Shop is not the

greatest.
You can play around will your settings, especially under the Tab: Optimization. I change this setting at times from anywhere between 70 and 100.
Some people add a white background.  To add background, go to Animation: Animation

Properties, select Opaque and change color to white.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial,
Hugs Simone
Please, always direct people to my blog to download my animations.
Do not load to any other download site and don't claim as your own.
Tutorial written by SophisticatSimone aka Lorraine Halle on Wednesday, May 15,  2013.

 ♥♥♥
Please click on TAG to see in full size.
•••  Supplies needed to complete this tutorial. •••
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Programs: Paint Shop Pro, I'm using version 10. Animation Shop 3.
Plugin : Gradient Glow by Eye Candy 4000 (for name)
Font used: Croissant
Tube of choice: I'm using "Fiona" by Diana Gali from SATC.
Scrap Kit : I'm using "Sexy Fiona" by Bibi's Collection from SATC
Animation: I'm using my own, SimoneAni-FionaTutorial 001-002

Mask : One of my own, Mask0112.
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Save your tag often. Nothing like working long and hard on a tag and PSP crashes.
♥♥♥

Open Mask0112 in PSP and minimize.
Open Paper 16 and duplicate. Close original.
Go to image, canvas size and enter : 700 x 700.
In Layers palette, promote Background to Layer.
Apply Mask0112 and merge group.
Duplicate and merge down.

Copy and paste tube as a new layer. I had to re-size mine by 40%.
Add drop shadow of choice.

Copy and paste element 49 as a new layer, re-size by 75% and move to the right hand side of tag.
Add drop shadow: V= -8  H=-1  Opacity=80  Blur= 8.70  Color=Black

Copy and paste element 109 as a new layer, and move to the left hand side of tag.
Add drop shadow.

Copy and paste element 33 as a new layer, re-size by 30% and move to the center of tag and
Add drop shadow: V= -8  H=-1  Opacity=80  Blur= 8.70  Color=Black

Copy and paste element 42 as a new layer, re-size by 70% and move to the right side of tag.
Add drop shadow: V= -3  H=-5  Opacity=64  Blur= 14 Color=Black

Copy and paste element 41 as a new layer, re-size by 60% and move to the right side of tag.
Duplicate and mirror. Drag back to the right side. Sandwich the black tower with these two orange ones. Stagger them a bit, making them all different heights. Add drop shadow to all towers. Duplicate the mirrored layer and move it to the left hand side of tag.

Copy and paste element 24 as a new layer, re-size by 30% and move to the mid upper area of tag and make sure this layer is behind the car. Duplicate and merge down.

Copy and paste element 87 as a new layer. This layer should go below the dolphin. Position in the center of tag.

Copy and paste element 6 as a new layer, re-size by 30% and move to the left side of tag and make sure the palm tree appears in front of the towers.
Add drop shadow: V= -3  H=-5  Opacity=64  Blur= 14 Color=Black

Copy and paste element 11 as a new layer, free rotate by 90 degrees to the left and mirror.
Move to the left side of tag in front of dolphin and behind the lone tower.
Add drop shadow: V= -3  H=-5  Opacity=64  Blur= 14 Color=Black
Duplicate this element and free rotate to the right by 30 degrees.
Move the element to the right side of tag and tuck behind tower.

Copy and paste element 8 as a new layer. This layer should go behind the 3 towers on the right side of tag and the blue leaves.

Copy and paste element 12 as a new layer. This layer should go behind the 3 towers on the right side of tag and the blue leaves.

Copy and paste element 11 as a new layer. This layer should go behind the 1 towers on the left side of tag. Duplicate and re-size by 50%. Move down a little and over more to the left.
Duplicate again and move to top layer and over to the right side of tag, down by tube's leg.
Duplicate again free rotate to the left by  40 degrees. Move just a little to the left.
Duplicate the one your just rotated and move it to the left side of tag and down to the bottom near her arm. Add drop shadow to all these layers.

Copy and paste element 7 as a new layer and re-size by 50%. This layer should go just below your tube layer on the left side of tag, near the car. Add drop shadow.

Copy and paste element 85 as a new layer and re-size by 50%. This layer should go behind the black grass the left side of tag, near the car. Add drop shadow.

At this point I duplicate the blue leafy tree element (49) and mirrored it. I moved it over the the right side of tag and covered the car just a little bit with it. See my tag for reference. If you have too much on it showing down below , just remove extra with your selection tool. Select area to be deleted and delete.

Now using the following flower elements:
32, 39, 40 and 74. Copy and paste them as new layers and re-size them. Add them to the bottom of your tag and add drop shadows.

Copy and paste element 91 as a new layer, re-size by 85 %, duplicate and merge them together.
Position a little higher on your tag.

Add artist copyright, and scrap kit maker credit.
Make sure all your layers have drop shadows and tweak your tag now before merging.

For name I used font : Croissant.

To animate let's get our layers in order.
Starting from the top, layer down and down until you get to tube layer. You can include the tube in this merged layer.
Next, start with layer after the tube and merge down and down until you get to mask layer and include it in merged layer.

Go to Selections, select all.
Go to Edit and copy (make sure you have the bottom layer highlighted). Paste as a new animation in Animation Shop.
Hold your Ctrl key down and repeatedly hit letter L on your keyboard for a total of 16 frames.
You can watch the count on the lower right hand side of your screen in AS.
Open SimoneAni-Fiona-01
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, copy.

Activate your tag.
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, make sure Propagate Paste is selected.
Go to Edit, Paste, paste into selected frames.

Position on your tag and click into place.
Go back to PSP and copy your top layer and paste as a new animation in AS.
Copy and paste it on your tag.

Open SimoneAni-Fiona-02
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, copy.
Paste into your tag placing it on your bracelet.
See my screenshot.

Play and save.
Don't forget to add your name.
You can see my name tutorial HERE.

To save:
Go to File, Save as, enter the name of your file and select the folder to save to.
Now click on Customize:
Under COLORS TAB:
Number of colors: 255 Colors
Create palette by: OPTIMIZED OCTREE
Reduce colors by: Error Diffusion
Under OPTIMIZATIONS TAB:
set a check mark beside the second, third and forth choices. UN-check the 1st and last.
Under PARTIAL TRANSPARENCY:
check Convert pixels less than 92
Yes, blend with this color: change to white #FFFFFF
Click OK. Click Next, next, next, next.
Play your animation.
At times your animation may or will come out terrible. Optimization in Animation Shop is not the greatest.
You can play around will your settings, especially under the Tab: Optimization. I change this
setting at times from anywhere between 70 and 100.
Some people add a white background.  To add background, go to Animation: Animation

Properties, select Opaque and change color to white.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial,
Hugs Simone
Please, always direct people to my blog to download my animations.
Do not load to any other download site and don't claim as your own.
Tutorial written by SophisticatSimone aka Lorraine Halle on Wednesday, May 15,  2013.