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 Margit for your wonderful tubes:

Thank you Sharlimar for your wonderful tubes:

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

set your FGC to: light colour (#a27d36)
and your BGC to: dark colour (#8b182b)

flood fill your with this gradient:

02) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

open file: JHanna_83 bground.jpg

Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your selection

Edit / Paste into Selection

Deselect

set blend mode to: Multiply

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

03) open tube: MMDesignz_Si 305250.pspimage

Image / Resize: 75%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your picture

Edit / Paste as new layer

position to left side

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
5 / 5 / 100 / 15 / black

04) open tube: MMDesignz_Si 309250.pspimage

Image / Resize: 75%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your picture

Edit / Paste as new layer

position right lower corner

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
5 / 5 / 100 / 15 / black

05) open tube: heart gem.pspimage

Image / Resize: 70%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your picture

Edit / Paste as new layer

Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:
right / 25 degrees

position as shown below:

activate your selection tool / circle

draw a selection as shown below:

Edit / Cut (delete key)

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

Deselect

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

06) open tube: calguisloveyou_text.pspimage

Image / Resize: 50%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your picture

Edit / Paste as new layer

Adjust / Hue and Saturation / Colorize:
FGC:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
5 / 5 / 100 / 15 / black (new layer NOT checked)

position as shown below:

07) open tube: calguisloveyou19110.pspimage

Image / Resize: 70%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your picture

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

activate your freehand selection tool / point to point

select as shown below:

Edit / Paste as new layer

Adjust / Hue and Saturation / Colorize:
FGC:

Deselect

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
5 / 5 / 100 / 15 / black

08) Layers / New Raster Layer

open tube: 0120 J.pspimage

Selections / Select all

Selections / Selection Float

Selections / Selections Defloat

flood fill selection with BGC

Deselect

Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your selection

Edit / Paste into Selection

Deselect

Effects / Plugins / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
5 / 5 / 100 / 15 / black

09) Layers / New Raster Layer

flood fill with black

Selections / Select all

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 1 px

Edit / Cut (delete key)

Deselect

10) add your watermark

11) open tube CupidsArrow-Belle-Graphics.pspimage

Image / Resize: 60%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your picture

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
5 / 5 / 100 / 15 / black

rename this layer: Arrow 01

12) Layers / Duplicate

position as shown below:

rename this layer: Arrow 02

13) repeat last step 12 (six times)

we have eight arrow layers and

your layers palette and picture should look like this now:

hide all this layers:

Edit / Copy Merged

open Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / As new animation

back to PSP

14) activate layer: Raster 5

activate your magic wand tool

select the circle as shown below:

Selections / Invert!!!

hide layer: Arrow 01

activate layer: Arrow 02

unhide layer: Arrow 02:

activate your erase tool

and erase some of the arrow as shown below:

Deselect

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After current Frame

back to PSP

15) hide layer: Arrow 02

activate and unhide layer: Arrow 03:

activate layer Raster: 5

and select the circle again (magic wand)

Selections / Invert

activate layer: Arrow 03

and use your eraser tool again as shown below:

Deselect

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to PSP

16) repeat last step with Arrow 04 - Arrow 08

hide and unhide

select circle etc.

back to PSP:

unhide layer: Arrow 08

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

Animation Shop:

we have eight frames and

your animation should looks like this now:

Edit / Select all

Animation / Frame properties: display time: 20

select Frame 8

Animation / Frame properties: display time: 100

File / Save as... *.gif