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 Kathie

 

Here the example for this frame...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~ You will need: ~

 

 

 

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

 

Plug-in Filter / Eye Candy 4 

Download it ... Here

Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 

 

Plugin Filter / Bordermania

Download it ...    Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 

 

Plugin Filter / FM Tile Tools

Download it ...    Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 

 

Plugin Filter / Screen Work

Download it ...    Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 

 

Download the files used ... Here

Open the files 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:  #B89283

For Background choose the white or the black color and the Pink Pattern

 

 

 

 

2. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

With the    select this border

With the    flood fill this border with the Gold Pattern 

Selections / Select Invert

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

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

3. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

4. Image / Add Borders = 5    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Pink Pattern 

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

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

5. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

6. Image / Add Borders = 3    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Selections / Select None

 

7. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

8. Image / Add Borders = 7    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Pink Pattern 

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 4

Selections / Select None

 

9. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

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 = 25    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Texture Effects  / Fine Leather, with the settings bellow

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Eye Candy 4 / Cutout, with the settings bellow

Repeat the Cutout effect

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 = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

14. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

15. Image / Add Borders = 3    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 black color

Selections / Select None

 

17. Image / Add Borders = 28    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Pink Pattern 

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

Apply the default settings

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Eye Candy 4 / Cutout, with the same settings from item 11

Selections / Select None

 

18. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

19. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

20. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

21. 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 4

Selections / Select None

 

22. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

23. Image / Add Borders = 32    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

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

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Eye Candy 4 / Cutout, with the same settings from item 11

Selections / Select None

 

24. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

25. Image / Add Borders = 2    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Pink Pattern 

Selections / Select None

 

26. 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

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial!

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

 

 

 

 

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