You will need

Plugins

FM Tile Tools

MuRa's Seemless Hex Pattern

Simple Top Left Mirror

My zip file HERE

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

1: Open a new transparent canvas 625X500 and fill with the dmsforestbeauty gradient and the following settings. Angle 0, repeats 0 style linear. Invert is not checked.

2: Layers, new raster layer. Selections, select all.

3: Open the SKF_Landscape301 tube. Making sure the tube layer is active click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to the working canvas. Paste into selection. Selections, select none.

4: Using the deform tool pull out the sides to fit the canvas.

Change the blend mode to luminance legacy.

5: Effects, plugins, FM Tile Tools Blend Emboss with the default settings.

6: Open the Sorensen_Designs Mist June 172-10 tube. Making sure the tube layer is active click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to the working canvas. Paste as a new layer.

Image, resize 70% making sure all layers is not checked.

Adjust, sharpness, sharpen.

Position as in the main graphic.

7: Open the chrismist_t011_ tube. Making sure the tube layer is active click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to the working canvas. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 80% making sure all layers is not checked. Image mirror. Position as in the main graphic and change the blend mode to luminance legacy. Adjust, sharpness, sharpen.

8: Add your watermark and any text you may require. When you are happy where everything is positioned merge all, flatten.

9: Image add borders 1 #f2b4c2.

10: Image add borders 20 white.

Select with the magic wand feather and tolerance set at zero.

11: Change the settings on the gradient to angle 45, repeats 3, leave the style on linear and invert is still unchecked.

Fill the white border with the gradient.

Leave selected.

12: Effects, plugins, MuRa's Seemless Hex Pattern with the default settings.

Selections, select none.

13: Now with the magic wand making sure the settings are the same and the mode is on add/shift select all the black areas.

Fill with the gradient with the same settings.

Leave selected.

14: Effects, 3D effects inner bevel with the following settings.

Selections select none.

15: Open the dmsforestbeautyaccent tube. Cick on the bar at the top copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.

16: Open the 22novhoekje tube. Click on the bar at the top copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.

Move to the top left corner.

Effects, plugins, Simple. Top Left Mirror.

Change the blend mode to Luminance Legacy.

Effects, edge effects, enhance.

17: Image add borders 1 #7e3839.

18: Resize if you wish. Save as a jpg and you are all done.

This tutorial was written by Diane M. Stanley on January 30, 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 Gail for testing this tutorial.

© D.M.S Creations 2011