~Supplies~

*PSP any version - I use 10
*Animation Shop
*Tube of choice - I've used a beautiful fairy by artist Susan Mckivergan. You can purchase her tubes at AMI, please don't use without a license.
*Filter - VM Extravaganza - Aura Detector (if animating)
*Font of choice - I've used Rez
*Scrapkit of choice - I've used an amazing kit by KatNKDA called Dream Weaver which can be also be purchased at AMI.
*My supply zip - includes Artmama Mask 06

~~Let's Begin~~

1. Open element01 - duplicate, close original. Resize 75% all layers UNchecked - rename this layer circle.

2. Layers - add a new raster layer - move to bottom in your layer palette - flood fill with white.

3. Layers - add a new raster layer - Selections - select all - open paper03 - paste into selection. Layers - Load mask - find Artmama Mask 06 - invert transparency checked - ok - merge group. Duplicate mask once - resize duplicated layer 90% - duplicate 4 more times to a total of 6 mask layers - rename them 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - hide layers 2 - 6 for now.

4. Highlight circle layer - open element 23 - resize 70% - c/p as a new layer centering it inside of circle.

5. Open element 30 - resize 75% - c/p on top of circle so it sits as if the ties are holding it on. See my tag for reference. Add d/s of choice.

6. Open tube of choice - c/p as a new layer positioning as if she's sitting on the circle (see my tag for reference). Add d/s of choice.

7. Highlight (mask) layer 2 - Effects - VM Extravaganza Aura Detector with these settings:

On layers 3, 4, 5, & 6 increase the "Phase" only by 5 on each layer, and hide these layers once again.

8. Hide your tube for a moment - grab your selection tool & set it to circle - start in the center of the clock face and pull out until you're in the middle of the circle frame - invert - highlight each of layers 2 through 6 and tap delete - select none - unhide your tube.

9. Crop and resize if desired & add your name and your artist's © information.

10. Open Animation Shop.
~~Back in PSP - un-hide layer 2 - Edit - copy merged - move to AS - Edit - paste as new animation.
~~Back in PSP - hide layer 2 once again, un-hide layer 3 - Edit - copy merged - move to AS - Edit - paste after current frame.
~~Back in PSP - hide layer 3 once again, un-hide layer 4 - Edit - copy merged - move to AS - Edit - paste after current frame.
~~Back in PSP - hide layer 4 once again, un-hide layer 5 - Edit - copy merged - move to AS - Edit - paste after current frame.
~~Back in PSP - hide layer 5 once again, un-hide layer 6 - Edit - copy merged - move to AS - Edit - paste after current frame.

11. Stay in AS now where you should have 5 frames in your animation. Move the slider to frame 1 - Edit - select all - Animation - frame properties 18. Run animation to be sure you're happy with it, and if so, save as a gif and you're done!

I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial :).

This tutorial was written on January 16, 2010 by Artmama.  Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental and accidental.