I made it with PSP: &

Supplies:

Filters / Plugins:
Graphic Pluss / 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
and your BGC to: dark colour

flood fill with this gradient:

02) open tube: MMCreation_0270309_Ostern.pspimage

Image / Resize: 60%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

activate your raster deform tool / pick tool

position as shown below:

03) open tube: alpine-daisies_lizztish.psp

Image / Mirror

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

set blend mode to: Luminance (or: Luminance (Legacy)

04) Layers / New Raster Layer

activate selection tool

draw a selection as shown below:

flood fill selection with this gradient:

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20

Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Modify / Select Selection Border:

flood fill selection with same gradient - Invert NOT checked!!!

Effects / Plugins / Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow:

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:

Deselect

05) activate magic wand tool

select as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Cutout:
colour: FGC

open tube: MMCreation_0090309_Ostern.pspimage

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste into selection

Deselect

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

06) Layers / Duplicate

Image / Resize: 80% (all layers NOT checked)

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

position as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
0 / 0 / 100 / 20 / colour: #946C26

07) activate layer under it

Effects / Texture Effects / Blinds:
colour: #946C26

activate top layer again

08) open tube: rw-ColoredBows-7-02-08.psp

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

BGC:

Adjust / Hue and Saturation / Colorize:
H: 28 / S: 164

position as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
0 / 0 / 100 / 20 / colour: #946C26

09) open tube: MMDesignz_Si061149.pspimage

Image / Resize: 90%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
0 / 0 / 100 / 20 / colour: #946C26

10) open tube: MMDesignz_Si097149.pspimage

Adjust / Brightness and Contrast / Brightness/Constrast:
B: 18 / C: 1

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
0 / 0 / 100 / 20 / colour: #808080

11) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 20

Selections / Invert

flood fill with this gradient:

Effects / Texture Effects / Blinds:
colour: #946C26

Effects / Texture Effects / Blinds:
colour: #946C26

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:

Selections / Invert

Effects / 3D Effects / Cutout:
colour: BGC

Deselect

12) activate text tool

write your text (Font: PassionsConflictROB / Vector)

Layers / Convert to Raster Layer

activate text tool

write: g (Font: P22 Da Vinci Extra / Vector)

Layers / Convert to Raster Layer

position the flower to your liking

don't forget your watermark and name

13) Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

Edit / Copy

open Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / As new animation

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame or hit: (twenty times)

we have 21 animation frames now

open gif: SnakeElectricity.gif

Edit / select all

Edit / Copy

close it again

back to your 21 animation frames

Edit / Select all

Edit / Paste / Into selected frame

position to your liking

File / Save as... *.gif