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Things you will need:

Paint Shop Pro-You can download a trial version here.

SuperbladePro-You can download a trial version here.

I have used two Presets from Elizabeth's Super BladePro Preset Gallery.
She has given permission for these to be used. If you would like to use them you can get them by
following the links below. I would like to thank Elizabeth and if you have time, visit her site as
she has some wonderful presets for Super Blade Pro.

Crystal Crunch

Satin Gold

A sparkle tube of your choice.

Place your blade pro presets in your enviroment folder in SuperBladepro.

Now lets get started!!!

1. Open a new image 400x400.

2. Create a new layer and call it "bottom gold"

3. Set your color palette to white for both foreground and background.

4. Select your text tool and click anywhere on your canvas. When your text properties come up
select a font. Try to pick a font that is a little bit thick rather than thin. I have used a font
here called Elegant. The size will depend on your font but I have set mine at 85.

With floating and antialias checked type in your text and say ok.

5. While it is still selected navigate to your superbladepro filter and select the
lizs_satingold preset

6. Go to Effects, 3D effects, Inner Bevel and apply settings shown below.

 
Deselect.

7.Go to your layer palette and duplicate this layer and name the duplicated layer bottom gold.

8. Add a new layer and call it Glitter.

9. With your text tool again set to same settings as before type your name again and say ok.
While still selected apply your blade pro filter again but this time apply the lizs_crystalcrunch.

10. Before going any further go to your layer palette and arrange your layers as show below.

11. Next, select your mover tool and arrange your graphics on the canvas. Start by selecting your
back layer first and positioning it. Once you have done that layer move to your inside
or "diamond" layer and position it above and so that the edges of the diamond and back gold
layers meet as shown below. You may find it easier to turn off the gold layer you are NOT
working on until you have the first gold and the diamond layer positioned.

12. Lastly select your top gold layer and position it as I have shown below. Basically just fiddle
with the positions till you have it like this.

13. Once you have your layers arranged go to your layer palette and turn off layer 1
and then "merge visible". Now is also a good time to crop and resize your graphic
depending on what you are going to use it for.

14. If you wish to floodfill your background and or add any kind of frame to it now is the time.

Activate layer 1 and floodfill with white or whatever your choice before we merge.

15. Make 2 duplicates of your image by holding down your shift key and hitting D twice.
You should now have 3 images. :)

16. Now to add some sparkles to our diamonds! Select your tube tool and starting with the first
image randomly place a few sparkles on your diamonds. Don't go overboard as you have to do the
same with the other two images as well :) Once you are happy with the first image move onto
the second one and place some more on it trying to hit different locations than the first. Do
the same again with the third copy.

17. Once you have your sparkle tube placed on all three images you need to save them.
Save them as Image1, Image2 and image3 in PSP format.

18. Open up Animation shop and go to File, Animation Wizard.
First screen select Same size as first image then NEXT.
Second screen select Transparent background then NEXT.

Third screen select Upper left corner of frame & with canvas color then NEXT.
Forth screen select play animation indefinately and set frame time to 20 then NEXT.
Fifth screen click on "Add Image" and navigate to where you saved your three images and
add them then select NEXT.

Click on FINISH.

Go to file save and give your animation a name and your all done!!!
Thank you for doing my tutorial and I hope you have enjoyed it!!!

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