Pirate's Booty

Font: Papyrus

Filter: Flaming Pear – Flood

Filter: Alien Skin 4000 – Gradient Glow (optional)

I have used the art of Kevin Clark.

A license is required to use his art and can be purchased from MPT

Scrapkit is called Blood Red Sea by Digi Cats & Dogs

Scrapkit can be purchased at Aussie Scrap Designs

Animation here

Becky’s Mask 23 here

Let’s Begin

Open masks and minimize for now

Open a new 700x700 white layer

Paste frame3 as a new layer

Resize by 80%

Using magic wand click inside frame to select

Selections – Modify – Expand x6

Paste a background paper of choice

I used 2

Selections – Invert

Hit delete

Selections – Select none

Move paper below frame layer

Still on paper layer

Flaming Pear Flood

I set horizon to 60

Apply

Erase excess flood from page

Paste sand as a new layer

Using selection tool on freehand

Feather - 4

Draw around sand as shown in finished tag

Selections – Invert

Hit delete

Selections – Select none

Paste paper1 nl

New layer from image

In drop down box select Becky’s Mask 23

Invert mask data unchecked

Apply

Layers – merge group

Paste netting as a new layer

Resize by 80%

Move to left hand side

Paste a cloud and boat on water

Resize to suit

Paste other embellishments to decorate

Add a drop shadow to your layers except mask, paper and water layers

Add a tag of choice

Resize and add a ribbon

Add your name

Apply a gradient glow if desired

Resize your tag to suit all layers checked

Go back over layers and sharpen

Add necessary copyright details

If you do not wish to add animation

Merge all flatten

Continue for animation

Open Animation Shop

Copy tag and paste into AS as a new animation

Open animation supplied

Animation has 22 frames

Duplicate tag to 22 frames using CTRL+L

On animation – select all - copy

On tag – select all – paste into selected frame

Position bird on tag and release

Change frame properties on tag to match animation

Run your animation

Save your tag