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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
Font used: Fontasia
Tube of choice: I'm using "Geisha" by Zlata.
Scrap Kit : I'm using "Me Geisha" by SkyScraps from SATC, no longer in business.
Animation: SimoneAni-Geisha
Mask: 0159  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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Create a new image 700 x 700, transparent and 72dpi.
Copy and paste element 20 as a new layer. Re-size by 80%. Position on the left side of tag and about 2/3 of the way down.

Copy and paste a close up image of your tube. Position on the right side of tag.
Using your lasso tool, set to Point to point, mode: add shift, feather 28 and anti-alias checked, surround the bottom portion of your tube
and delete.

Copy and paste element 39 as a new layer and position in the upper left hand side of tag.

Copy and paste element 10 as a new layer and position at top of tag.

Copy and paste element 49 as a new layer and position in bottom left hand side of tag. This layer should be your top layer.

Copy and paste element 57 as a new layer and position left hand side of tag. This layer should be behind the rock/leaf element.

Copy and paste element 23 as a new layer and position in right hand side of tag. This layer should be on top of the geisha.

Copy and paste element 63 as a new layer (re-size by 50%) and position in right hand side of tag. This layer should be behind the geisha.

Apply mask of choice (or mine Masks0159) to paper 6, merge group. Copy and paste as a new layer on your tag and send to bottom.
Re-size to make fit if you need to.

Add artist copyright layer as your top layer.

Merge all visible.

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-Geisha
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 mine more to the left 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 Sunday August 11,  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: Carpenter
Tube of choice: I'm using "Monique" by Zlata M

Scrap Kit : I'm using "Monica" by SkyScraps

This is a freebie kit.
Animation: SimoneAni472-485
Mask: 0144 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 5 and duplicate. Re-size by 87%, smart size checked and resolution is 72 dpi.
Open mask0144 and minimize. Make sure your paper is active.
Go to Layers, New mask layer, from image. Find the mask in drop down list and apply.
Merge group.
Close Mask, it's no longer needed.

Copy and paste element 14 as a new layer. Position at bottom of tag.
Duplicate element and flip and mirror. Fit them together to make a closed frame and merge them together.
We will add little stars later on the seams to hide were they join.
With your magic wand, feather 0, click inside the frame and go to Selections, modify and expand by 8.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Drag it below your frame in the layers palette.
Use your mover tool to position your tube inside the frame.
Go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard.
Select another paper of choice and copy and paste as a new layer, make sure this layer is below your tube.
I used paper 2 and re-sized by 70%.
Add drop shadow to frame and tube.

Copy and paste element 25 as a new layer. Re-size by 45% and move over seam on the left side of frame, add drop shadow.

Copy and paste element 35 as a new layer. Move this over the right side of frame and add drop shadow.
Using the font : LD Mosquito with background color set to: #32516e I typed out the words "of july" and positioned it just below "Happy 4th" . My kerning was -25, size was 122, bold selected and anti-alias: sharp. If you have gradient glow, add a white glow of 3 around your text and add drop shadow.

Copy and paste element 8 as a new layer and re-size by 80%. Move to upper right side of frame.
Increase your canvas size to 985 x 700. We will re-size at the end. I just like a lot of room to play on.
Copy and paste element 28 as a new layer and position upper left hand side of tag behind the frame and it's background. Duplicate and move this down lower and on the edge of the frame. Duplicate and mirror. Move this one out a little bit from the frame on the right side. Add drop shadow to each layer.

Merge all visible and crop merged opaque.
Re-size your tag by 82% and sharpen.

Add artist copyright and license number, merge down.
Save your tag.
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 SimoneAni484 or 474. Either one works well here. I tried both and it looked good.
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 firework element and click into place.
Play and save.
Don't forget to add your name. I used the font: Carpenter and the color: #7b1d18

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. •••
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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: 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 : none
Font used: LD Edward
Tube of choice: I'm using "Amber" by Zlata from SATC.
Scrap Kit : I'm using "Purple Dreams" by Amy Marie Kits from SATC
Mask: SophisticatSimone-Mask61
Animation: SimoneAni-DreamNightGlitter
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Save your tag often. Nothing like working long and hard on a tag and PSP crashes.
♥♥♥

Open Mask61 in PSP and minimize.
Open a new image 700 x 650. Copy and paste paper 12 as a new layer on your canvas.
Close original.
Click on Raster 1. Go to Selections, select all.
Click on Raster 2. Go to Image, crop to Selection.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Copy and paste close up of tube as a new layer.
Move down to your paper and change Blend Mode to Luminance (L) and Opacity to 42.
Click on Raster 1. Go to Selections, select all.
Click on Raster 2. Go to Image, crop to Selection.
X-out your tube and Raster 1.
Click on Raster 2 and merge visible.
UN-hide your tube and Raster 1.

Copy and paste element 99 as a new layer and re-size by 65%. Position behind your tube low on your canvas. Leave in center of tag.

Copy and paste element 98 as a new layer. Position to the left on your canvas.

Copy and paste element 85 as a new layer and position in front of Eiffel Tower at bottom of tag.

Copy and paste element  1 as a new layer and position behind the Eiffel Tower on the left side of tag. Duplicate leaves, free rotate by 90 degrees and flip. Move the leaves to the right side of tag behind your tube. Using your lasso tool, remove the branch portion of this element.

Copy and paste element 56 as a new layer. Position behind your tube low on your canvas and in front of flower.
Copy and paste element 10 as a new layer. Position behind your tube high on canvas at top and at center.
Copy and paste element 2 as a new layer, free rotate right by 90 degrees and position to the left side of tag, behind Tower.

Copy and paste element 40 as a new layer and re-size by 50%. Position in front of your tube on the lower right hand side of tag.
Copy and paste element 43 as a new layer and re-size by 50%. Position in front of your tube on the lower right hand side of tag.
Copy and paste element 104 as a new layer and re-size by 50%. Position in front of Eiffel Tower lower left hand side of tag.
Copy and paste element 61 as a new layer. Position in background, near your tube.
Keep adding elements. Flowers, telephone, mask, ribbons and vase.

Add the glitter swirl, element 90 and 89 as new layer.

Add copyright and scrap kit maker credit.
Add your name and save.

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 18 frames.
You can watch the count on the lower right hand side of your screen in AS.
Open SimoneAni-DreamNightGlitter-MNG
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 Sunday, May 12,  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:  Valentine

Tube of choice, I'm using tube "Chloe"by Zlata M from SATC
Scrap Kit "BALLERINA FAIRY" by Bibi's Collection at SATC

My Animations: Bubbles and Glitter/Bling: HERE 

Mask:  Mask 89 SophisticatSimone HERE

 Save your tag often. Nothing like working long and hard on a tag and PSP crashes.

File, New Image, Width=700, Height=600
Open paper(1). C/P as a new layer on your canvas.
Using your Mover Tool position paper where you like it.
Click on your Crop Tool and select Merged Opaque, apply.
Open Mask 89SophisticatSimone.
Go to Layers, New Mask Layer, From Image.
In source window find the Mask.
Create mask from : source luminance and make sure Invert mask data is UN-checked.
In layers Palette, right click on layer and merge group.
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Open element(89) sparkles. C/P as a new layer. Make sure it's on top of Mask layer.
Open element(104) circular window. C/P as a new layer. Re-size by 60%. Position in upper right hand side.
Activate your selection tool, set to Ellipse, feather=0 and starting at center of element 104 drag out a circle that goes half way past the gold edge.

Copy and paste a close up of your tube. Invert selection and delete extra.
Selection none.
Duplicate your close up. Bottom layer has a blur of 3
Top close up layer is set to Soft Light.
Add drop shadow to element 104.
Shadow I use:
V=3  H=2  Opacity=73  Blur=7.25   Color=black.

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Copy and paste your tube and add drop shadow.
Open element(98) Large stone.C/P as a new layer. Position to lower left hand side of tag. Add DS. Make sure it's behind your tube layer.

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Open element(80) Stone steps. C/P as a new layer. Position so the stone steps start on the lower edge of circle window. Select your selection tool, set to Point to point, feather 0, and remove extra step that is at bottom edge of tag. Add DS.
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Select your crop tool, and select Merged Opaque, apply.
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Open element(47) Water Fountain. C/P as a new layer. Re-size by 55%. Position to lower right hand side of tag.
Shadow I use:
V=-2  H=-4  Opacity=57  Blur=7.25   Color=black.
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Open element(107) Bottled fish. C/P as a new layer. Re-size by 55%. Position bottom of tag, near your tube. See my tag for reference.
Shadow I use:
V=3  H=2  Opacity=57  Blur=7.25   Color=black.
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Open element(113) Large mushrooms. C/P as a new layer. Re-size by 55%. Position behind your tube between the stone step layer and the circle frame layer.
Shadow I use:
V=3  H=2  Opacity=67  Blur=9   Color=black.
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Open element(28) Tree branch with flowers. C/P as a new layer. Re-size by 55%. Position behind your tube at top of tag. Overlap the circle frame a little. Duplicate layer, mirror. Go to Image, Free Rotate, right, 90 degrees, All layers UN-checked. Position on circle frame to the right, behind water fountain layer.
Shadow I use:
V=2  H=1  Opacity=67  Blur=5   Color=black.
Merge those two layers. (Merge down).
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Open element(114) mushrooms. C/P as a new layer. Re-size by 55%. Position in front of your tube layer.
Duplicate and merge down. Duplicate and mirror.
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Let's re-size our canvas.
Go to Image, Canvas Size, change dimensions to W=700, H=780
Shadow I use on those mushrooms:
V=2  H=1  Opacity=67  Blur=5   Color=black.
Merge those two layers. (Merge down).
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Open element(105) Circle water feature. C/P as a new layer.  Position in front of your tube layer and behind mushrooms layer.
Shadow I use:
V=2  H=1  Opacity=67  Blur=5   Color=black.
Merge those two layers. (Merge down).
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Open element(93) Blowing flowers. C/P as a new layer.  Position in front of your tube layer. This should be your top layer now. Re-size by 80%.
Shadow I use:
V=11  H=14  Opacity=34  Blur=13.04  Color=black.
Duplicate layer.
Merge those two layers. (Merge down).
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Open element(70) Flower. C/P as a new layer.  Position on top of your circle frame.
Shadow I use:
V=6  H=0  Opacity=50  Blur=13.04  Color=black.
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Open element(106) fish. C/P as a new layer.  Re-size by 55%. Position behind the circular water element at bottom of frame.
Shadow I use:
V=-8  H=-30  Opacity=66  Blur=21.74   Color=black.
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Go to Selections, Select all.
Go to Edit/ Copy Merged.
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Go to Animation Shop and right click paste as a new animation.
Hold Ctrl key down and tap letter "L" until you have 11 frames.
Go to Edit, Select All.
Go to Edit, Select Propagate Paste.
Open SimoneAni352-blitzblingsmall.
Go to Edit, Select All.
Go to Edit, Copy.
Activate your tag.
Go to Edit, Paste, Paste into selected frames.
Place over the lantern your tube is holding. If you've used another tube, then you may wish to place this animation elsewhere. I also pasted it over the bottle containing the fish.
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Open SimoneAni353-blitzbling. Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, Copy.
Activate your tag. Go to Edit/Paste into selected frames.
I positioned this animation at the bottom of tag closer to the left.
Now activate that same animation (353) and go to View/ Mirror.
Go to Edit, select all.
Go to Edit, Copy.
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Activate your tag. Go to Edit/Paste into selected frames.
Position at bottom and to the right of tag.
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Let's open the bubbles animation.
I used the larger one, SimoneAni354-bubblesLarge.
Select All/Copy.
On your tag, Paste. I position near the fish's mouth.

Play your animation. If you like it you can now add your name and save your tag.

Make sure you've added artist copyright and your license number. You can also give credit for the scrap kit.

Select your crop tool. Select Options, choose surround the opaque area.
Double click your tag.
You can now save it either with transparent background or add a white background.
To add bg, 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 Sunday, March 21, 2013.

Enjoy!