This tutorial was made with PSP7 but you can do it with another version

The graphic used is from: www.belles-images.com

Here the example for this frame...

~ You will need ~

Jasc Paint Shop Pro
Download its trial version for 30 days ... Here

Plug-in Filter / Andrew`s Filter 8 

Download it ...  Here

Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder

Plug-in Filter / FM Tile Tools

Download it ...   Here

Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder

Download the files used ... Here

Open them into PSP 

~ Instructions ~

1. Open the files into PSP 

For Foreground choose one color from your graphic and the Gold Pattern

I used: #3B4A5F

For Background choose the Withe color 

2. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

With the    select this border

With the    flood fill this border with the Gold Pattern 

 Selections / Invert

Effects / 3D Effects / Cutout, with the settings bellow

Repeat the Cutout effects

Selections / Select None

3. Image / Add Borders = 5    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color 

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the settings bellow

Repeat the Inner Bevel effects

Selections / Select None

4. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

5. Image / Add Borders = 15    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color 

Effects / Artistic Effects / Brush Strokes, with the settings bellow

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 3

Selections / Select None

6. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color 

Selections / Select None

7. Image / Add Borders = 5    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color 

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 3

Selections / Select None

8. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color 

Selections / Select None

9. Image / Add Borders = 20    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color 

Effects / Artistic Effects / Enamel,  with the settings bellow

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the settings bellow

Selections / Select None

10. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

11. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color 

Selections / Select None

12. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

13. Image / Add Borders = 25    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color 

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Andrew`s Filters 8 / Tow the Line, with the settings bellow

Effects / Plug-in Filters / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss

Apply the default settings

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the settings bellow

Selections / Select None

14. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

15. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color 

Selections / Select None

16. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

17. Image / Add Borders = 30    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color 

Effects / Texture Effects / Blinds, with the settings bellow

Effects / Geometric Effects / CurlyQs,  with the settings bellow

Effects / Plug-in Filters / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss

Apply the default settings

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 13

Selections / Select None

18. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

20. Open the small corner and Edit / Copy

Go to the frame and  Edit / Paste / As New Layer

Edit / Copy

Image / Mirror

Edit / Copy

Image / Flip

Edit / Copy

Image / Mirror

Do the same with the big corner

Layers / Merge / Merge All

Save as JPG and it is done

... PSP Tutorial ~ Frame Bruna ~ created by Ana Maria Barros Xavier ...

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Translated to English by Sissy Oliveira :-))
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