You will need

My zip file HERE

Please respect those who made the contents and do not change file names

1: Place the gradient in your gradients folder. Set your foreground to the Gold Autumn-FK gradient, angel 0 repeats 1 style linear. Invert is not checked.

2: Open a new transparent canvas 650X515.

Fill with the gradient.

3: Open the dmsfallcircle. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer. Leave it where it is.

4: With the magic wand feather and tolerance set at zero click outside of the fall circle.

Layers new raster layer. Selections invert.

Open the Lz Herfst tube. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste into selection. Selections, select none.

Pull this layer below the fall circle. Lower the opacity to 50%.

5: Click on the top layer which should be the leaves to make it active. Effects, 3D effects drop shadow with the following settings.

Repeat the drop shadow with - (minus) 5 and vertical and horizontal.

6: Open the rw-autumn_leaf_cluster-1-22-2007 tube. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to the working canvas. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 50% making sure all layers is not checked. Position as in main graphic and apply the second drop shadow (-5) as in 5.

7: Open the GINATUBE FEMME 886 tube. Making sure the tube layer is active click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer. Position as in the main graphic.

Apply the first drop shadow as in 5. Edit, repeat drop shadow.

8: Open the Maxyran_09_11_09 Deco Herfst tube. Making 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 50% making sure all layers is not checked. Apply the second drop shadow as in 5. Position as in the main graphic.

9: When you are happy how everything looks merge all flatten. Image add borders 60 black.

10: Open the dmsfall2011frame. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.

11: Click inside the frame with the magic wand. Effects, 3D effects, cutout with the following settings.

Selections, select none.

12: Add any text you may require and your watermark.

Merge all flatten.

13: Resize if you wish and save as a jpg. You are all done.

This tutorial was written by Diane M. Stanley on August 27, 2011

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 Pam for testing this tutorial.

© D.M.S Creations 2011