Gerda's original Dutch tutorial can be found here

Faye
 

This tutorial was done in PSP 9 but can also be done in 8 or 10. 

You will need a good knowledge of PSP.

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Filters

 FM Tile Tools - Graphic Plus:  download here

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Materials needed:
gold pattern;
one psp image filled with the 'fayegerda'-selections;
4 tubes.

Download the supplies here

 Right-click on the file to open it, otherwise Lycos will open an empty file.
Save everything and let's begin.

Step 1

Open the 'fayegerda pspimage'  (it is not an empty image -
the selection is in the Alpha channel)

Foreground on #652e1f (dark color)-->
background on  #cf9452(light color )

Change the foreground to gradient:
Angle = 45,
repeat = 1,
Invert = unchecked.

Fill the canvas with the gradient.
Add a new layer.

Invert the gradient.
Selections --> Load/Save Selections -->
Load Selections from Alpha channel -->
load selection 'fayegerda1'

Fill the selection with the gradient.
Copy the 'Lisa G seriemisted Cityscape 033 Oregon' tube

Paste it into the selection
Deselect and merge layers.
Filter Fm Tile Tools -->Blend Emboss

Step 2

Change the foreground to the gold pattern.

Add a new layer

Load the 'fayegerda1' selection again
from the Alpha channel
and fill with the gold pattern.
 

Selections -->Modify --> Contract by 1.
Press 'delete' on your keyboard.

Selections --> Modify --> Contract by 2

Fill the selection again with the gold pattern.

 Selections --> Modify --> Contract by 1 and press delete.

Deselect

Drop Shadow: 1/1/50/0 color black.

Activate the Deformation Tool and draw out the gold border
so that it is outside the canvas, as seen below.

Merge all layers

Step 3
Change the foreground back to the gradient.
Add a new layer.
Selections --> Load/Save Selections --> Load
selection from Alpha channel 'fayegerda2'

Fill the selection with the gradient.

Adjust --> Blur --> Gaussian Blur = 12

Open the 'filly 793'-tube and resize to 70% - bicubic

Copy and paste the tube as a new layer onto the canvas.

Drag the tube into the selection as seen below.

Selections --> Invert.
Press delete.
Deselect.
New layer.

Load the 'fayegerda2'-selection again from
the alpha channel and fill with the gold pattern.

Selections --> Modify --> Contract by 1 and press delete.

Selections--> Modify --> Contract by 2

Fill the selection again with the gold pattern

 Selections --> Modify --> Contract by 1 and press delete.

Deselect

Drop shadow:  1/1/50/0 color black

 Activate the Deformation Tool again
and drag the gold edge again outside the image, as seen below.

Lock the bottom layer. Activate one of the other
layers and merge the layers visible.

Drop shadow: 0/-10/50/15 color black

Unlock the bottom layer and activate it.

Activate the Pen Tool - size 2, keep the Shift-key pressed down and draw
a ribbon as seen in the screenshot below.

 Drop shadow 1/1/50/0 color black

Step 4

Open the 'filly 794'-tube.
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas and drag to the left.

Drop shadow 10/10/50/5 color black

 

Activate the bottom layer !!!!!

Add a new layer

Change the foreground to gradient --> Invert = not checked.

 Load  'fayegerda3'- selection from the Alpha channel and
 fill with the gradient.

Filter Graphic Plus -->Vertical Blinds - with these settings:

Duplicate this layer.

Layers --> Arrange --> Bring to Top

Drag this layer to the left and
a little out of the canvas so that you have
only 6 blinds on the canvas - as seen in the screenshot

 Duplicate this layer again

Image -->Mirror.
Drag it to the outside of the canvas again so that
only 3 blinds remain on the canvas.
Merge all layers.

Step 5

Add a 5 pixels border

Select with the Magic Wand and fill with the gradient.
Keep selected.

Add a new layer and fill with the gradient.
Selections --> Modify --> Contract by 1 and press the delete key.
Deselect.

 Drop Shadow: 1/1/50/0 Color Black
 

Open the 'parfum P23 dozi'- tube -->
Copy and paste onto the canvas and position it in place.

 Drop Shadow: 0/10/50/5 color black

Add your name :)))
The font used by Gerda was Bickham Script
and the drop shadow applied, was:
0/1/50/0 color black

Merge all layers

Finito :)))

This tutorial can be used freely, however,
please don't copy it. Only link to it.