You will need

My zip file HERE

Please respect the tubers and do not change the file names

1: Set your foreground to #971a28 and your background to #000000

Set your foreground to the foreground/background gradient angle 45 repeats 1 style linear invert IS checked.

Set your background to a silver pattern.

2: Open a new transparent canvas 650X 450.

Flood with the gradient.

3: Adjust blur Gaussian Blur 50.

4: Open the T2009_angie278 tube. Make sure the tube layer is active, click on the bar at the top copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.

Move to the left as in the main image.

5: Open the TealDahlia_TubedByGini_10-22-05 tube. Make sure the tube layer is active, click on the bar at the top copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.

Image mirror.

Image resize 75% Bicubic.

Resize image twice more by 75%.

Adjust sharpness sharpen.

Lower the opacity to 28% and change the blend mode to overlay.

6: Open the dmsdiamondheart Make sure the tube layer is active, click on the bar at the top copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 75% Bicubic.

Adjust sharpness, sharpen and position as in the main graphic.

7: Open the dmslovealwaystext. Click on the bar at the top copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer. Position as in the main graphic. Of course you can add text of your choice if you wish.

8: Open the butterfly tube. Click on the bar at the top copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer. Position as in the main graphic.

Lower the opacity to 50%

9: When you are happy with the positioning of everything merge all, flatten.

10: Image add borders 1 black.

11: Image add borders 3 white. Select with the magic wand feather and tolerance set at zero and fill with silver.

12: Image add borders 18 white. Select with the magic wand and fill with the gradient with the following settings. Angel 45, repeats 3, sunburst invert IS checked.

Leave selected.

13: Open the dmslovealwaysframe tube.  Click on the bar at the top copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer. It will be in the correct position.

14: Repeat step 11.

15: Add your watermark any other text you may require and save as a JPG image.

You are all done.

This tutorial was written by Diane M. Stanley on April 24, 2009

No copyright infringement is intended as this is purely for the learning experience gained through creating this tag.

This tutorial must not be passed through e-mail, groups or by any other method without written permission from myself.

Thank you to Chris for testing this tutorial.

© D.M.S Creations 2009