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

 

This page has lots of graphics, please be patient to load it

 

The graphic used I received from an exchange group

 

This frame was made in honer to our PSP Friend Linda Jacobs

 

Here the example for this frame...

 

 

 

 

 

~ You will need ~

 

 

 

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

  

Plug-in Filter / Screen Work
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 

 

Plug-in Filter / Filter Factory A
Download it ... Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 

 

Plug-in Filter / Unlimited
Download it ... Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 

 

Plug-in Filter / Blade Pro
Download it ... Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 
 

BladePro' preset  /  nk-black and white
Download it   ... Here

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Open the zip file and install it into Blade Pro's Environment & Textures folder

 

Download the files used  ... Here

Open the file into PSP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~ Instructions ~

 

1. Open the files into PSP and select your graphic

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

I used:  #ACA58B

For Background choose the white color

 

 

 

 

2. Image / Add Borders = 1       Symmetric Checked

With the    select this border

Tolerance and Feather = 0

With the    flood fill this border with the Black color

Selections / Invert

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

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

3. Image / Add Borders = 2       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

4. Image / Add Borders = 1       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

5. Image / Add Borders = 3       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

6. Image / Add Borders = 1       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

7. Image / Add Borders = 5       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Screen Work / Lace Screen

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

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

8. Image / Add Borders = 1       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

9. Image / Add Borders = 20       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Filter Factory A  / Wood Grain, with the settings bellow

Colors / Colorize, with the settings bellow

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

Apply the default settings

Repeat the Blend Emboss

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 black color

Selections / Select None

 

11. Image / Add Borders = 5       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Screen Work / Lace Screen

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 7

Selections / Select None

 

12. Image / Add Borders = 1       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

13. Image / Add Borders = 28       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Flaming Pear / Blade Pro / nk-blackandwhite 

Selections / Select None

Select the white parts 

Flood fill those parts with your color 

Selections / Select All

Selections / Modify / Contract

Number of Pixels = 28

Selections / Invert

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 9

Selections / Select None

 

14. Image / Add Borders = 2       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 the black color

Selections / Select None

 

16. Image / Add Borders = 3       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

17. Image / Add Borders = 1       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

18. Image / Add Borders = 5       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Screen Work / Lace Screen

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 7

Selections / Select None

 

19. Image / Add Borders = 1       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

20. Image / Add Borders = 33       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Filters Unlimited / Raw Canvas, with the settings bellow

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 9

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

21. Image / Add Borders = 1       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

22. Image / Add Borders = 1       Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

23. Open the corner and Edit / Copy

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

Edit / Copy

Image / Mirror

face="Times New Roman" size="3" color="#80744A">Edit / Copy

Image / Flip

Edit / Copy

Edit / Mirror

Do the same with the big corner

Layers / Merge / Merge All

 

Save as JPG and it is done

 

 

         

 

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial

If you have any questions, please, feel free to e-mail me

 

 

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