This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 17th January,  2015

IRISH BLESSINGS

Thank you Franie Margot for this French Translation



Thank you Inge-Lore for this German Translation

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Supplies
  Images:
Images:
MKM 2015 MARCH SERIES IRELAND_2_T1.pspimage
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DeniseD Signature.png

VMORR_BB-IRELAND-PAPERS-012.jpg
feston1.pspimage
doodle 2.png
cas_PassionDeco3.pspimage
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If you are the owner of this image, please contact me
so that credit can be given to you 

Selection:
D.D.Irish2
D.D.Irish2.1

  Patterns:
prc_lace20.png
gold foil.jpg

DeniseD signature.png

Texture:
JC_047.psd

Font:
Saint Paddy.ttf

Plugins:
Simple
Texture
MuRa's Seamless
Eye Candy 4000
Found here:


AND 

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

Notes:
This Tutorial was originally created in PSPX1 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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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 #f8f2d8
Set your Background colour to #d8cd9e

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


Step One:
File/New/New Image 900 pixels x 600 pixels as follows:



Flood Fill with Foreground Colour
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Foreground to Pattern prc_lace20   as follows:



Flood Fill with Pattern
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

Step Two:
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 20 pixels
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Buttonize as follows:



Selections/Invert

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



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture JC_ psd as follows:



Selections/Modify/Contract 15 pixels
Edit/Clear

Step Four:
Layer/New Raster Layer
Maximise VMORR_BB-IRELAND-PAPERS-012.jpg
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste into Selection
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Modify/Contract 10 pixels
Edit/Clear
Selections/Modify/Select Selection Borders/10 pixels/Outside as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Five:
Using the Magic Wand select inside of frame
Change Foreground Colour to Gold Foil Pattern as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Pattern
Selections/Modify/Contract 6 pixels
Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None
Select Raster 2
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:



Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135
Select Raster 3 and repeat Drop Shadow Directions 315 and 135

Step Six:
Layers/Merge/Merge VISIBLE
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize 95% as follows:




Using the Pick/Deform Tool pull the sides out as shown below:




Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Step Seven:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Irish2 from Disk as follows:



Maximise VMORR_BB-IRELAND-PAPERS-012.jpg
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste into Selection
Effects/Plugins/Simple/Blintz
Effects/Plugins/Simple/Quick Tile
Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Selection Tool/Custom Selection with the following settings:



Promote Selection to Layer
Effects/Reflection Effects/Kaleidoscope as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Buttonize
Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
Maximise feston1.pspimage
Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Colorize as follows:




Select the following with Magic Wand.  This is a bit fiddly so Zoom In might help you




Hit the Delete Button
Selections/Modify/Expand 2 pixels
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Layers/Merge/Merge VISIBLE (you might want to save this image for later)
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Free Rotate/90 degrees/Left
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:




Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal  OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Irish2.1
Selections/Invert
Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None

Step Ten:
Maximise cas_PassionDeco3.png
Edit Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Mirror/Horizontal  OR Image/Mirror
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Change Background Colour to #3f6414
Close off Foreground Colour
Text Tool with the following settings:





Some versions of PSP may use other settings

Write:
May the road rise
 to meet you,
May the wind be always
at your back,
May the sun shine warm
 upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon
your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the
 palm of His hand.

See my image for placement
Convert to Raster Layer
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Gradient Glow as follows:

 

Step Eleven:
Maximise MKM 2015 MARCH SERIES IRELAND_2_T1.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/60%
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change Blend Mode to Hard Light or blend of your choice
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror

Step Twelve:
Maximise shamrockgirl208_sjs.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as a New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Image/Resize/60%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy4000/Shadowlab

Step Thirteen:
Maximise doodle 2.png
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow OR Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror
Maximise DeniseDSignature.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom of Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Add your Watermark
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Resize/900 pixels wide - height will adjust itself
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


TESTERS' RESULTS




FRANIE MARGOT


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