Gerda's original Dutch tutorial can be found here

Welcome to this tutorial which was done in PSP 9

The materials you need can be found below.

A good knowledge of PSP is required.

Filters needed:

I.C.Net Software' s Filters Unlimited;

Filter Factory H  download here

The supplies:

The pamelager pspimage;

Gold pattern;

 Preset Shape - gerdakrullen;

A Pamela image;

Two fonts: Andes and  LTZ Apfino Two

Download supplies here

Ok, you have everything saved now.

Press Esc on your keyboard to end the music.

Switch your answering machine on;

get something to eat!

Ok are you ready  ?? lets go and follow me )

Step 1

Open the pamger psp image (the selections are in the Alpha channel)

Foreground on #28243f

Background on black

Gradient: Style linear;

Angle 45

Repeat 3

Fill the image with the gradient

Step 3

Filter factory H--> Alias Blur  130/28

Effects --> Edge Effects  --> Enhance

Step 3

Open the Pamela image. Copy.

Go to your image.

Add a new layer.

Load pamger1  from the Alpha channel and

paste your Pamela image into the selection

I.C. Software' s Filters Unlimited--> Buttons and Frames

 --> Glass frame2 -->  22 / 128

Deselect

Step 4

New layer 

Selections --> load pamger2

from the Alpha channel and fill with black

Effects --> Texture Effects -->>

Blinds 3 /100  color #766ca1;

all the settings checked

Inner Bevel: soft edge 5/  14/5/-30/14

    angle 315  37/68  color white

Deselect

Step 5

New layer

Copy your Pamela image again.

Back to your canvas

Laad pamger3 from the Alpha channel and paste

the Pamela image into the selection.

Filters Unlimited --> Buttons and Frames -->

Glass Frame2 -->    30 / 128

Deselect

Step 6

Activate your Deformation Tool

 and rotate this image to fit next to the diagonal line, as seen below

Adjust --> Sharpness --> Sharpen

Layers --> Duplicate

Image --> Flip

Image --> Free Rotate -->  left --> 180 degrees

Step 7

New layer

Load pamger4  from the Alpha channel

Fill with this color #766ca1

Drop Shadow 1/1/100/0 color black

Deselect

Step 8

New layer

Load pamger5  from the Alpha channel

Fill with gold

Deselect

Merge all layers

Select All

Add a new layer and fill with gold

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

Deselect

Merge All

Step 9

New layer

Background on the gold pattern

Open the Andes font

Type " you better be good to me" lololol

or anything you prefer

Drop Shadow 1/1/100/0 color black

Image --> Rotate --> 90 degrees to the right

and drag in place.

New layer

Open the LTZ Apfino Two font and add your name

Drop Shadow 1/1/100/0 color black

Step 10

Activate your Preset Shapes and find the gerdakrul7

Change your settings as follows:

Draw a curl below your name.

Convert the vector layer to raster layer

and drag the curl beneath your name 

It should look as though it forms part of the letters

Drop Shadow 1/1/100/0 color black

Merge all layers

Step 11

Add a 15 pixels border and fill with your gradient -

see step 1 for the gradient settings

Filters Unlimited --> Buttons and Frames -->

Glass Frame2 -->  11/ 128

Add a  1 pixel border and fill with gold

Merge all layers

and you're finished!  :)))))

This tutorial can be used freely.

Text - link to it only

and do ot copy it.

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