*NOTE: This Tutorial was written by Christine Hall on the 10^th August 2009

No Infringement of Copyright intended.........  Similarities to other tutorials are purely Coincidental and Unintentional.

This tutorial must not be passed through e-mail, groups or placed on any Website without written permission from myself
 
This Tutorial was written in PSP 10 but I am sure will do just as well in Other Versions.
 
It has been written for Intermediate level users with a good knowledge of the tools
 
Tools Needed

Filters Unlimited

Simple

Toadies

Gold Pattern/Gradient of your choice

Graphic Of Your Choice

My zip file HERE

This is what we will be making

First of all choose a Dark Colour from your Image and set as your Foreground Colour,  Choose a Lighter Colour from your Image and set as your Background.

Set your Background Pattern to Goldbeads then Set your Foreground to Gradient using Foreground/Background Angle 45 Repeats 5 using the Linear Setting

OK Lets Get Started

1/  Selections Select all – Selections Float  - 3d Effects Cutout using the following settings

2/  Add 1 pix Black Border

3/  Add 3 pix White Border – Select and flood fill with Gold Beads Pattern – Select None

4/  Add 1 pix Black Border

5/   Add 20 pix White Border – Select and fill with Gradient using the Following Settings – Keep Selected

6/   Adjust Add/Remove Noise Add noise Gaussian 20 monochrome checked then Select None

7/   Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4

8/  Add 40 pix White Border Select with wand and fill with the gradient….keep selected

9/  Add a new layer and flood fill with a Gold Pattern or Gold Gradient.

10/  Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load mask from disc and look for the  _spiromask-2-BC

Add the mask using the following settings.

11/    Layers – Merge Group – Layers Merge all Flatten – Keep Selected

12/  Filters Unlimited Buttons & Frames Glass Frame 2 changing the top slider to 40 – Select None

13/  Repeat steps 2,3,& 4

14/  Repeat steps 5, 6 & 7

15/ Add 40 pix border using Background Colour – Select with wand

16/  Toadies Weaver using the following settings.

17/  Effects Edge effects enhance

18/  Filters Unlimited Glass Frame 2 using Default Settings - Select None

19/  Repeat steps 2 & 3

20/   Resize your Image if required and add Corners (Optional) and watermark.

That's It you are all done.

Thank You Diane for testing my Tut

I hope you have enjoyed my tut 

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