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Marian's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here.
 
This tutorial was written for PSP 9 but can be done
  in other versions as well.

Download the supplies here
or here
The tubes were made by MarieL, Marif, *Monique and *Patrydesign.
(* no more info of the tubers were supplied on the watermark layers)

Please respect the copyright and keep the filenames intact.
  Note: some of the layers have been locked to save on bandwidth.
  Remember to unlock them in PSP :)

FILTERS NEEDED:
FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss
Xero - Porcelain

Step 1
Open a new transparent canvas, size 620 x 460 pixels.
The Color Palette:
Foreground color: #f1c087
Background color: #e9d7a4
Make a gradient:
Style - Linear
Angle - 45
Repeats - 2
Invert - unchecked


Fill the canvas with the gradient.

Step 2
Layers - new raster layer.
Fill with the background color.
Change the layer opacity to 42
in the Layers palette.

Step 3
Open the tube "Tubed by Monique42_965".
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Use the Deformation tool to drag the image out
over the entire canvas.
Effects - FM Tools - Blend Emboss.
Layers - Duplicate.
Change the layer opacity to 34
in the Layers palette.

Step 4
Open the tube "Marif_2006_octobre_misted_paysage034".
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Move it to the bottom, so that the setting sun
on the layer below it is not visible anymore.

Step 5
Open the tube "CatherineZetaJones-patrydesign-mist".
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Move it over the tree stump.
Layers - Duplicate.
Effects - FM Tools - Blend Emboss.

Step 6
Open the tube "Vogels_tube".
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Change the Blend Mode of the layer to 'Luminance(Legacy)'
in the Layers palette.
Effects - FM Tools - Blend Emboss.


Step 7
Layers - Merge - Merge All.
Effects - Filter Effects - Adjust Variations.
Click 1x on ' lighter' .
Effectsn - Xero - Porcelain:



Step 8
Duplicate the image with Shift+D.

Step 9
Add border: 1 pixel - color #44352f.
Add border: 40 pixels - color white.
Select with the Magic Wand.
Open the duplicated image.
Edit - Copy.
On the canvas:
Edit - Paste into the selection.
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur: 30.
Effects - penta.com - color Dot: standard.

Step 10
Keep selected.
Layers - New raster layer.
Fill with your background color: #44352f.
Change the layer opacity to
in the Layers palette.54.
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:
  H1 / V1 / Opacity 100/ Blur 10 / color #44352f.


Step 11
Selections - Invert.
Effects - 3D Effects- Cutout:
 H 3 and V 3,
Opacity 70,
Blur 30.

Step 12
Selections - Select None (Ctrl+D).
Add border: 1 pixel - color #44352f.

Step 13
We're going to place the text now.
Lock the foreground color.
Background color on #e9d7a4.
Font - "Ballantines Script EF Light", size 48.
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:
  H1 / V1 / Opacity 100/ Blur 2 / color #44352f.
Change the Blend Mode of the layer to 'Luminance(Legacy)'
in the Layers palette.

Add your name or watermark.
Save as jpg and you' re done! :)

©MarianNovember2006
You may not use this tutorial in any way
 without the written permission of Marian.
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