Spread a Little Sunshine

Open a new image 400x400
Front Color is yellow- Background color nil
Click on Preset shapes and pick the spiky shape.
(it's standard with psp7)

Fill in the center with solid yellow

Like this

Add a face.   Zip file of several faces are here.
Merge Visible layers.

Duplicate the layer.
Click on the deformation tool and turn slightly to the right.

Apply.

Duplicate and rotate several times.
I X'ed out the previous layers to make it easier to see the current layer.

Like this.
Be SURE all layers are un-X'd.
Save as a psp file.

Open in animation shop.
CTRL A to select all the frames. Copy.

Click on the last frame only, click on Paste after Current.

The frames you just added will be the only ones selected (blue)
Animation/Reverse Frames. I left the speed at 10.

File/ Optimization wizard.
Customize. Partial trans. Tab
Yes and white color.

Yes, it will have white outline but used on a white background it looks fine.
The white outline is because there are many semi transparent pixels.
Open a new image, same width as your frames.
add your name. Copy. Click on Propagate Paste
 and Paste your name where you want it.

Save as a gif and you should end up with something like this.

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The tutorials are Designed to follow in order from #1. Effects featured in early
tutorials are not explained in later tutorials.
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Designer Tags @ A Glance 1 Designer Tags @ a Glance 2 Designer Tags @ a Glance 3 Designers Tags @ a Glance 4 DesignerTags @a Glance 5 DesignerTags @ a Glance 6 DesignerTags @ a Glance 7
The tutorials are Designed to follow in order from #1. Effects featured in early
tutorials are not explained in later tutorials. If you are brand new to PSP please click here
and do or at least look through the Beginner tuts. If you have trouble with a tutorial,
check out the tutorials preceding the one you are having issues with.