I made it with PSP: &

Supplies:

Filters / Plugins:
Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow:
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 Margit for your wonderful tubes:

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

set your FGC to: light colour (#fd90bd)
and your BGC to: dark colour (#a72551)

flood fill your picture with this gradient:

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 40

Effects / Artistic Effects / Topography:
colour: light FGC

rename this layer: BG

02) open tube: MMDesignz_Si 316260.pspimage

Image / Mirror

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

Layers / Duplicate

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

Layers / Duplicate

activate layer under it

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20

activate top layer again

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

position left side

03) open tube: Tube3258_Flower_27_09_09_sdt.pspimage

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

Layers / Duplicate

activate layer under it

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20

activate top layer again

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

position right side

04) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

flood fill with this gradient:

Effects / Artistic Effects / Topography:
colour: light FGC

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 30

Edit / Cut (delete key)

rename this layer: frame

Layers / New Raster Layer

Effects / 3D Effects / Cutout:

Deselect

05) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

flood fill with dark colour

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 2

Edit / Cut (delete key)

Deselect

06) activate text tool

write your text

or copy and paste tube: Schriftzug.pspimage

add your watermark and name

07) activate layer: frame

Effects / Plugins / Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow:

activate layer: BG

Adjust / Add/Remove Noise / Add Noise:

Edit / Copy Special / Copy Merged

open Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / As new Animation

back to PSP

08) Edit / Undo Add Noise

layer: BG

Adjust / Add/Remove Noise / Add Noise:

Edit / Copy Special / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to PSP

09) Edit / Undo Add Noise

layer: BG

Adjust / Add/Remove Noise / Add Noise:

Edit / Copy Special / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

Animation Shop:

Edit / Select all

Animation / Frame properties: display time: 25

File / Save as... *.gif