This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 7th April, 2013

 from my own ideas.
Any resemblance to other tutorials is co-incidental and unintentional.
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 All I ask is that you advise me and credit for the tutorial is given to me and linked to

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

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Thank you Inge-Lore for this German Translation

BOX
Click on the Box to download Supplies
Supplies
  Images:
JER_Little girl holding a big rose_vintage birthday postcard.pspimage
D.D.Stitching.png

Texture:
CrossStitchCanvas

Pattern:
gldwhiteflecks.gif

Mask:
c25 masques 2012inedit 3.jpg

Signature

Plugins:
Eye Candy 4000
MuRa's Seamless
MuRa's Meister
Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus
AAA Filters

Found here:

pluginsAND plugin

Double Click on the  ICI  icon in your supplies folder to install this Preset in your Plugin.

Notes:
This Tutorial was originally created in PSP X1 AND updated in Corel 2020
.... 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.

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tools

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 #e0b1a3
Set your Background colour to #d07173

Step One:

Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder

Instal Plugins

Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

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

nl

Flood fill with Background Colour

Step Two:
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture/CrossStitchCanvas as follows:

texture


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

gradient

Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask c25 masques 2012inedit 3.jpg from Group as follows:

mask

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:

shadowlab

Step Four:
Maximise JER_Little girl holding a big rose_vintage birthday postcard.pspimage
Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset girl

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Five:
Change Background Colour to Pattern gldwhiteflecks.jpg as follows:

pattern

Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/20 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/30 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture
Selections/Select All

Step Six:
Selections/Modify/Contract 60 pixels
Selections/Invert
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Image
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Pole Transformation as follows:

pole

Back to original work
Edit/Paste as New Layer
Objects/Align/Top
Using the Magic Wand select the area shown  below:

select

Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds as follows:

blinds

Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Seven:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout as follows:

cutout

Step Eight:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/35 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Kaleidoscope as follows:

kaleid

Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
Maximise D.D.Stitching.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Free Rotate/90 Degrees/Right as follows:

rotate

Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset stitching

Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Ten:
Maximise Signature.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom of Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge All Flatten
Image/Resize/900 pixels wide - height will adjust itself
This next step is OPTIONAL
Effects/Plugins/AAAFilters/Custom/Landscape as follows:

custom


File/Export/JPEG Optimiser/Compression Value 20

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





INGE-LORE




FRANIE MARGOT


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