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I've supplied the font at my tags = 'Beyond Wonderland.ttf' 

.. Most Art Deco fonts will work - find a large assortment Here

1.  PSP = Open 'raeArtDecoFade layers'

2.  View and Download 'raeFlourishes.mng'  ..* Here *.. = Open at Animation Shop

3.

At PSP : 

• Turn Lady and Corner layers On and Off = selecting a combination of Lady and Corner for your final tag.
• ~or~
• If you want to do the 'street scene' tag = Turn on the StreetScene layer and decide between Corners to decorate.

Adding text :

• Highlight 'Lady5' layer  
• Text Tool = Create as Vector {so you can adjust size)  ..  for the tag I'll be making - I'm using Size 65
• I'll be using 'Beyond Wonderland. ttf '
• Adjust Kerning as needed = mine is 0

My Material Palette :

Apply your text and position, using the center handle.

Here's mine ..  positioned by using the center node :

• If your text is too long = resize, using the sides/top/bottom vector nodes

        **don't Convert to Raster  ..  you may need to adjust it again

4.  Now.. this is where you'll decide which works better for you = as far as adding flourishes to your text and deciding on what combination looks good :

• You can go to AS = copy the first frame of a flourish = return to PSP = Paste as a New Layer = then Duplicate/Flip/Mirror..etc.
• **keep note of what Flourish you have and what you've done with it, as far as 'Duplicate/Flip/Mirror/Resize.. etc.  You'll have to do the same to your Flourish frames at AS.
• When you find a pleasing design = Merge Visible > Copy > Paste to AS as a New Animation .. and use it as a guide
• Return to PSP
• Undo the Merge
• *Delete any Flourishes you've added
• Add a Drop Shadow to your Text Layer :

• ~ or you can ~
• Add the drop shadow to your text and design your tag flourishes at AS = Mirroring/Flipping/Resizing, etc. there

However you decide to design your tag = it will look best if you keep the flourishes inside the bordered area.

5.  Ok.. You've added a drop shadow to your text..  you've deleted any flourishes you added :

• Copy your Text
• Paste to AS

Return to PSP :

• Delete or Turn OFF your text
• Merge Visible
• Copy
• Paste to AS

6.  Animation Shop ~

Select your Text frame :

• Duplicate to 2 frames
• Select Frame #2
• Effects > Insert Image Transition > Blinds :

• Animation > Reverse Frames
• Select Frame #11 > Delete/Cut

• ---

• Select Frame #1
• Effects > Insert Image Transition > Blinds :

• Edit > Select All

7.  Select your card background w/lady (undecorated with flourishes & text) ~or~ your street scene background (undecorated) :

• Duplicate to 2 frames
• Select Frame #2
• Animation > Insert Frames > Empty :

• Edit > Select All

8.  If you made a guide with flourishes at PSP..  bring it up now..  set it so that you can see both it and your 19 tag frames.

Copy your Text frames :

• Right click > Paste Into Selected frame

At your Flourish frames/animations :

• Edit > Select All
• Mirror/Flip as necessary
• Copy > Paste Into Selected Frame

After adding all your Flourishes and to a 'Lady' tag :

• Animation > Frame Properties > Display Time = 12
• Select Frame #1
• Animation > Frame Properties > Display Time = 150

9.  Continuing with the Street Scene animation ~

• Select Frame #1 > Duplicate

Now, Select Frame #2 :

• Animation > Insert Frames > Empty :

• Edit > Select All

• ---

• Effects > Apply Image Effect > Scratches

**You can leave it as it is and skip, now, to Step #11 .. or do Step #10 to add dirt/dust and make it look like actual film

10.  Ok..  this is sort of fun! 

Get your Eyedropper Tool and click into a dark portion of shadow, here :

Zoom out at your 40 frames to 1:5 or 1:6

Open your Paintbrush Tool.. set the Width to 2

• randomly, throughout all 40 frames = place lots of dots
• one, two, or four dots at a time per whatever frame = make sure to go into corners and along the sides
• jump around from frame to frame.. haphazardly
• **it helps to have the animation 'playing'..  as you go along and see a dot or whatever that you don't like.. just Undo till it it's gone
• then every once in awhile.. add a small 'squiggle'  .. to look like lint or a scratch
• pop your brush Width to 3 .. add more dots
• finally..  when you think you're about finished.. set the Width to 6 or 8 and add a few large dots.. *just a few!

Finally = bring up your 'border/corners image' : 

• Copy

At your 40 frames :

• Edit > Select All
• Edit > Propagate Paste
• Right click and 'Paste Into Selected Frame' = your border/corners

Now ..  set the frame speed :

• Animation > Frame Properties > Delay Time = 16

11.  You're near finished!

It can't hurt to Resize = try 80% Bicubic  (*now you want it Sharp.. so don't use SmartSize)

File > Optimization Wizard :

wow.. I know this was a Thinker and a Stinker!..  we'd Love to see how yours came out!

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