Fireworks on the 4th...(Limited time FTU) (Animated)

Supplies Used:

Miss America tube by Ange 10. Get it at ART. (Releasing 6/23)

The Red, White, & Blue kit by Tasha's Playground. This is a limited time freebie so get it now at PFD.

Fireworks animations by Lovey. I used 3 color burst & Red, White, & Blue. Get them HERE.

Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow

Font: Independence

Blinds Mask by Monti. Get it HERE.

Animation Shop.

Open a new image size 500 by 500. Flood fill black (or white if you prefer :)

C/P Paper 4. Apply your mask. Merge group. Stretch mask to fit your canvas.

C/P Frame 4. Resize by 75%. Dropshadow.

C/P Frame 2. Resize by 75%. Center over the red frame.

Using your magic wand select the inside of the silver frame. Selections, Modify, Expand by 2. Add a new raster layer under the frame and flood fill with black.

Dropshadow silver frame.

C/P Stars. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Position at the bottom left of the frame.

Open Champagne element. Resize by 50%. Using your lasso tool select around the red glass. C/P onto your tag. Dropshadow.

Back on the Champagne element deselect.Using your lasso tool select around the white glass. C/P onto your tag. Dropshadow.

 Back on the Champagne element deselect.Using your lasso tool select around the blue glass. C/P onto your tag. Dropshadow.

C/P Torch. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Use your deform tool to position under the glasses.

C/P Bikini. Resize by  30%. Dropshadow. Position at the bottom left of the elements.

C/P Star 2. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position just under the bottom of the torch.

C/P Star 1. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position over the blue star.

C/P Hat. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Use your deform tool to position over the glasses.

C/P Flip Flops. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position over the bottom of the hat.

C/P Firework 3. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position to the top left of your frame.

C/P Firework 1. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Use your deform tool to position over the red firework.

C/P Firework 2. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position to the right of the red firework.

C/P Your tube. Dropshadow.

Apply your name using the independence font. Apply inner bevel of choice, Gradient Glow of 3 in white, & Dropshadow.

Add your copyright and watermark.

To Animate:

Co to Edit and make sure Propagate paste is checked.

Close all your layers except your background, Mask, Red frame, & Black fill.

Copy merged Into animation shop as a new image.

Now in psp close the background, Mask, Red Frame, & Black Fill layers. Open all the other layers except your name. (If you are only making one tag you can open your name too :)

Copy Merged and paste into animation shop as a new image.

Back on the background layer. Duplicate your frame until you have a total of 32. (I ended up with 33 so just delete the last frame.

Select your first frame. Edit, Select all.

Open your animations in animation shop. Delete the black layer on both animations. Select the 1st frame. Selections, Select all. Do this on both animations!!

Grab the Red White and blue fireworks. Drag frame 1 of the animation to frame one of your tag. View your animation. It may take a few tries to get the placement correct. If it is not where you like it or the animation is not working just hit the back button on both the tag and the animation then repeat the steps.

Grab frame 1 of the 3 color burst fireworks. Drag frame 1 of the animation to frame one of your tag. View your animation. It may take a few tries to get the placement correct. If it is not where you like it or the animation is not working just hit the back button on both the tag and the animation then repeat the steps.

Grab your image that has all the elements. Drag this to frame 1 of your background layer being careful to position the frame correctly over the black circle. Just keep the mouse button held down until it is in the right spot. Again if it is not right just hit back on both images and try again :)

Back in PSP open your name layer and click on it. Edit, Copy. Paste into animation shop as a new image. Drag you name to frame 1 of your tag. If it blinks hit back on both your tag and your name. Make sure your propagate paste is checked and repeat the drag.

Thanks so much for trying my new tutorial!!