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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:
Carola,
MarieL,
Suzi Sgai 
and
*Patry
(*the link to the group does not work).

 An assortment of scraptubes.
 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 :)
 
 Important!!! Please read carefully!!!
 * The scraptubes used in this tutorial are bought by Marian personally.
You may use these scrap tubes for this tutorial, and for your personal use.
You may not offer these tubes for sale, trade, sharing,
your own tutorials, or commercial purposes.
Read carefully the conditions and terms of the scrapdesigners,
otherwise Marian will have to stop writing scraptutorials!!!
Thanks for your cooperation.



FILTERS NEEDED:
FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss
Xero - Porcelain
Sybia - Zigzagge
Bordermania - frame 2




Step 1
Open a new transparent canvas, size 600x450 pixels.
The Color Palette:
Foreground color: #2f3f4a
Background color: #cbb69e

Make a gradient:
Style - Linear
Angle - 45
Repeats - 3
Invert - checked.

Fill the canvas with the gradient.
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur: 8.
Duplicate this layer.
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur: 35 / monochrome.


Step 2
Effects - Art media Effects - Brush Strokes:

 


Step 3
Layers - New raster layer.
Selections - Select All.


Step 4
Open the tube "MarieL_2006_09Septembre_smoke08t".
On the canvas: Edit - Paste into the selection.
Change the Blend Mode of the layer to 'Luminance(Legacy)'
in the Layers palette.
Change the layer opacity to 22
in the Layers palette.
Selections - Select None.


Step 5
Open the tube "CarolaMists_Objects_174".
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Move it to the top right.
Change the Blend Mode of the layer to 'Hard Light'.
Change the layer opacity to 56.
in the Layers palette.



Step 6
Open the tube "PatryMists_06_Flowers_103".
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Move it to the bottom right.
Change the Blend Mode of the layer to 'Lighten'
in the Layers palette.
Layers - Duplicate.
Change the Blend Mode of the layer to 'Multiply'
in the Layers palette.
Change the layer opacity to 48
in the Layers palette.



Step 7
Open the je tube "SS_977_Misted".
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Move it to the left.

Step 8
Effects - FM Tools - Blend Emboss.
Adjust - Photo Fix - Digital Camera Noise Removal.


Step 9
Layers - Duplicate.


Step 10
Layers - Merge - Merge All.
Effects - Filter Effects - Xero - Porcelain

 
Again:  Effects - Xero - Porcelain,

 

Step 11
Copy this image with Shift D.


Step 12
Selections - Select All.
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
 H 1
V 1
Opacity 70 
Blur 20
Color - black.


Step 13
Add borders:
1 pixel - color #393832.
 7 pixels - color #8a6f52

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
  H 1
 V 1
 Opacity 75 
 Blur 3
 Color - black.
 
  Repeat with V & H -1.


Add border:1 pixel - color #393832.


Step 14
Add border: 35 pixels  - white.
Select with the Magic Wand.
The Color Palette:
Foreground color: #cbb69e
Background color: #2f3f4a
Make a gradient:
Style - Linear
Angle - 45
Repeats - 3
Invert - unchecked.
Fill the selection with the gradient.

Stap 15
Effects - Sybia - Zigzagge - standard settings.
Selections - Convert selection to layer.
Image - Flip.
Image - Mirror.
Selections - Select None.


Step 16
Activate the Selection tool - Rectangel.
Draw a selection from the bottom right
to the top left as seen below.
Press delete.



Step 17
Selections - Select All.
Selections - Modify - Contract by 35 pixels.
Selections - Invert.


Step 18
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
  H 2
 V 2
 Opacity 60 
 Blur 20
 Color - black.
   Repeat with V & H -2.


Step 19
Layers - Merge - Merge All.
Effects - Filter Effects - Bordermania: frame 2 - top two slidebars on 4.


Step 20
We're going to add the text now.
Lock the foreground color in the Layers palette
and change the background color to #a48155.
Use the font "Auroa Script", size 60.
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
  H 1
 V 1
 Opacity 75 
 Blur 3
 Color - black.
 
Change the Blend Mode of the layer to 'Lighten'
in the Layers palette.
Duplicate the layer.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to 'Luminance'
in the Layers palette.


Step 21
The image above was opened in PSP11 and the Film and Filters- effect
applied to it.



Add your name or watermark and resize your image
if you want.
You're done! :-)
©MarianDecember2006.
You may not use this tutorial in any way
  without the written permission of Marian.

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