This Tutorial was written by Denise D on 18th June, 2018
from my own ideas.
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely co-incidental and unintentional.
You may share my Tutorial with others.
All I ask that permission is asked and credit given to the links below.

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


Please do not upload any of my completed Tutorial images onto sites
such as Fotki, Pinterest, Photobucket or similar

SPRING BASKETS

spring baskets

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/SpringBaskets/SpringBaskets.html

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Thank you Inge-Lore for this German tranlation



To print click on Printer

box
Double Click on the Box to download


Supplies
  Images:
D.D.SpringBasket.png
Lavender.pspimage
Ding.png
deko-ice.pspimage
CherSwitz~Corners2.pspimage
dydyge_el26
element_03
dove.png

Signature.png
This image was obtained from the Internet
If you are the owner of this image, please contact me
so that credit can be given to you   

Textures:
hatch fine

  Patterns:
ivy_springplaid_recoloured
D.D.Lilac.jpg

 Mask:
mask135-by-nb_2007
AMB_scallop

Selections:
D.D.Spring Baskets

Presets:
D.D.Spring Baskets
Double Click on the  icon  icon in your supplies folder to install this Preset in your Plugin.


Plugins:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 3.0
OR
Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000
Adjust
&<Sandflower Specials"v"
MuRa's Meister
MuRa's Seamless
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Impact
Simple

Found here:

pluginsand PLUGINS

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP X9.... 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.

tool

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 #b8cce8
Set your Background colour to #b5a5c7

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

File/New/New Image 900 pixels x 650 pixels as follows:

nl

Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background/Linear Gradient as follows:

gradien2

Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/hatch fine as follows:

texture

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance 

Step Two:
Maximise Lavender.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/60% as follows:

60

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset lavender

Change Opacity to 80%
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror Horizontal OR  Image/Mirror

Step Three:
Maximise DING.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/65%
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Copies/Encircle as follows:

copies

Selections/Select All
Selections/Float    Selections/Defloat
Change Background Colour to Pattern D.D.Lilac.jpg as follows:

pattern

Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Pattern
Effects/Plugins/Adjust/More Blue/Darker as follows:

adjust

Repeat/Effects/Plugins/Adjust/More Blue/Darker once

Step Four:
Selections/Modify/Select Selection Borders as follows:

select borders

Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Repeat Once
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Extrude D.D.Spring Baskets OR
the following settings:

   SETTINGS    basic

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:

ds2

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

shadowlab 2

Step Five:
Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Spring Baskets from Disk as follows:

selection

Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Change Background Colour to Pattern ivy_springplaid5.jpg as follows:

pattern3

Flood fill with Background Pattern
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask 205 (mask) from disk as follows:

mask

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Maximise D.D.SpringBasket.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to the Top
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

OFFSET BASET

Maximise deko-ice.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset bubbles

Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Vertical OR Image/Flip
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Seven:
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:

mw

Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Poolshadow as follows:

poolshadow

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Image/Add Borders/1 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/15 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
 Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:

bevek

Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/1 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Poolshadow
Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
Image/Add Borders/1 pixel/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/15 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Change Background Colour back to Pattern D.D.Lilac.jpg
Flood Fill with Pattern
Effects/Plugins/Adjust/More Blue/Darker
Repeat once
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/75 pixels/Foreground Colour
Select with Magic Wand
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Promote Selection to Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Gradient
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask AMB_scallop from Disk as follows:

mask

Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings

Step Ten:
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Change Background Colour back to Pattern ivy-springplaid5.jpg
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/15 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/15 White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Select None

Step Eleven:
Maximise CherSwitz~Corners2.pspimage
Select a Corner
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset corner

Change Blend Mode to Luminance Legacy
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror

Step Twelve:
Maximise dydyge_el26.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 125%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset element

Change Blend Mode to Luminance
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal
Image/Mirror/Vertical
OR
Image/Mirror
Image/Flip

Step Thirteen:
Maximise element_03.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/175%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Tools/Color Changer Tool as follows:

COLOR CHANGER    or earlier versions  PSP9

Click once with left side of Mouse
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset cage

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Fourteen:
Maximise dove.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/150%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset BIRD

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Maximise Signature.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste a 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
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

BETTY
BETTY

ELIZABETH
ELIZABETH

JOYCE
JOYCE

ALICE
ALICE T.

LILLIAN
LILLIAN

fran
FRAN

shirley
SHIRLEY NZ




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