Supplies

Images:

Kids_0026.psp
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Battenburg Mat 2 by Donna.psp
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ribbon_garland.pspimage
Sourced from Fotki
                       
001jpg
RoseHearts.pspimage
corner_gold15.png
Obtained through Group Shares
If this image was created by you, please let me know
so that appropriate credit can be given.

Selections:
D.D.cherished.moments1
D.D.cherished.moments2
     
Texture:
CrossStitchCanvas 

            Font:              
SplendidOrnamenty.tff 

     Colour Swatch      
 
Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Eye Candy 3.0
OR
Eye Candy 4000
  MuRa's Seamless 
            Simple             

Found here:

 AND  


Notes:
This Tutorial was originally in PSPX5 BUT now reworked in Corel Paint Shop Pro 2019
.... other versions may need adjustment
Some of the graphics may be from Free to Use sites or Share Groups. 
If you are the creator of one of these please let me know so that appropriate credit can be given. 
No infringement of copyright is intended or intentional.
Before opening PSP, download plugins and install

Some helpful information:

You can change the blend mode, opacity and drop shadow, as well as colourise the materials,
according to the tubes/colours you are using.

When applying the Resize with the All Layers option checked, this will be informed in the tutorial,
otherwise, apply the resize with this option unchecked.

Remember always to save your work.

Whenever you reduce an image, apply Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen, to maintain the sharpness of the image.

Some tools or features have other names in earlier versions of the PSP.

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/Home/homeb.html


Please Note:   Offset settings provided in this tutorial may vary according to size of your image.
Please adjust to suit.

The settings remain the same throughout this Tutorial unless otherwise stated.
Set your Foreground colour to #f9f1d5
Set your Background colour to #fceef5

Step One:
Install Font
Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

File/New/New Image 700 pixels x 600 pixels as follows:



Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection from Disk as follows:



Flood fill with Background Colour
Selections/Modify/Contract 5 pixels
Edit/Clear

Step Two:
Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background/Sunburst Gradient as follows:



Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Fibrous Paper, Coarse as follows:



Selections/Modify/Contract 10 Pixels
Edit/Clear

Step Three:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background Colour
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture/Cross Stitch as follows:



Selections/Modify/Contract 8 pixels
Edit/Clear
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Fibrous Paper, Coarse
Selections/Modify/Contract 10 pixels
Edit/Clear

Step Four:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Foreground back to Foreground Colour
Flood Fill with Foreground Colour
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture
Selections/Modify/Contract 20 pixels
Edit/Clear
Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise 001.jpg
Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste into Selection
Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Colorize as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Image/Resize/96% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Step Five:
Effects/3D Effects/Buttonize as follows:



Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select the following areas:



Flood fill with Foreground Colour
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Fibrous Paper, Coarse
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom
Flood Fill with Background Colour
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load/Selection/D.D.cherishedmoments2 from Disk
Maximise Kids.0026.jpg
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Change Opacity to 70%

Step Seven:
Maximise RoseHearts.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/75%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3/Drop Shadow as follows:



OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:




Step Eight:
Maximise ribbon_garland.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/75%
Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Colorize
Image/Free Rotate/30 degrees/Left as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Step Nine:
Maximise corner_gold15.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/90%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Convolution Filter/Emboss,(Light)/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror

Step Ten:
Change Background Colour to #a14f63
Swap Foreground and Background Colours as follows;



Text Tool with the following settings:





Settings may vary according to your version of PSP
Write:

Cherished (enter)
Moments (enter)

See my image for placement
Convert to Raster Layer
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Eleven:
Layers/Merge/Merge All Flatten
Promote Background Layer
Image/Canvas Size as follows:



Step Twelve:
Maximise Signature.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom of Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom
Selections/Select All
Maximise Battenburg Mat 2 by Donna.psp
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Image/Resize 97%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Colorize
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge VISIBLE
File/Export/PNG Optimiser

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial
A big thank you to the ladies who test my Tutorials
TESTERS' RESULTS


SJOERTDJE


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