I made it with PSP: &

Supplies:

Filters / Plugins:
FM Tile Tools:
Alien Skin Xenofex 2:
Animation Shop:

You are welcome to take this nice sunflower with you, it shows you always where you are (just click and drag) Have Fun!

tutorial tested by:

Thank you Sharlimar for your wonderful tubes:

01) File / New / 700 x 600 px / transparent

set your FGC to: light colour (#ddb376)
and your BGC to: dark colour (#5a4133)

flood fill with this gradient:

02) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

open tube: lewi~119.pspimage

Edit / Copy
close tube again
Edit / Paste into selection

Deselect

Image / Resize: 120% (all layers not checked)

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

03) open tube: MMDesignz_Si 194209.pspimage

Image / Resize: 110%

Edit / Copy
close tube again
Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

04) open tube: MMDesignz_Si 222219.pspimage

Image / Mirror

Image / Resize: 80%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy
close tube again
Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate

activate layer under it

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

05) open tube: calguisbrancheautomal1399.pspimage

Image / Mirror

Image / Resize: 70%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy
close tube again
Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate

activate layer under it

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

06) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

flood fill with this gradient:

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 20

Edit / Cut (delete key)

rename this layer: Frame

07) Layers / New Raster Layer

Effects / 3D Effects / Cutout:

Deselect

08) activate layer: Frame

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Burnt Edges:

Effects / Texture Effects / Texture:

Effects / Plugins / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss:
default settings

09) activate top layer

open: agiBrush0233_autumn.PspBrush

File / Export / Custom Brush:

close file again

back to your image

10) Layers / New Raster Layer

acitvate your brush tool

apply the brush with your light FGC

Layers / Duplicate

activate layer under it

set opacity of this layer to: 50

Effects / Distortion Effects / Wind:
From left / 100

activate top layer again

Layers / New Raster Layer

add your watermark or name now

11) open tube: autumn9.tub

Image / Resize: 60%

Adjust / Sharpenss / Sharpen

Edit / Copy
close tube again
Edit / Paste as new layer

Layers / Arrange / Send to bottom

Layers / Arrange / Move up

position it as shown below:

set opacity to: 50

rename this layer: leaves

Edit / Copy Merged

open your Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / As new animation

back to PSP

12) Image / Offset:
50 / -80 / transparent

Edit / Copy / Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

hit - key

back to PSP

13) repeat step: 12 (three times)

hit - key

if you are done

we have five frames / images now

back to PSP

14) Image / Offset:
50 / 30 / transparent

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

hit - key

back to PSP

15) repeat step 14 (once)

16) repeat step 12 ( four times)

hit - key

if you are done

we have ten frames / images now

Animation Shop:

Edit / Select all

Animation / Frame Properties: 40

select last frame image

Animation / Frame Properties: 150

File / Save as... *.gif