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 Meca

Here the example for this frame...

~ You will need ~

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

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

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

Plug-in Filter / UnPlugged Shape
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 the Black color and the Gold Pattern

Scale = 80 Angle = 0

For Background choose the white

2. Select your graphic, Layers / New Raster Layer

With the flood fill this layer with the Gold Pattern

Masks / New / From Image

Choose the mask: kc019.jpg

Masks / Delete

Yes

Effects / Sharpen / Sharpen

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow, with the settings bellow

Layers / Merge / Merge All

3. Image / Add Borders = 5 Symmetric Checked

With the select this border

Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0

Flood fill this border with the Gold Pattern

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Bordermania / Frame 2, with the settings bellow

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 = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the withe color

Selections / Select None

6. Image / Add Borders = 2 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 / Bordermania / Frame 2, with the same settings from item 3

Selections / Select None

8. Image / Add Borders = 18 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Almathera / A Halo, with the settings bellow

Selections / Select None

9. Image / Add Borders = 5 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Bordermania / Frame 2, with the same settings from item 3

Selections / Select None

10. Image / Add Borders = 15 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 / Bordermania / Frame 2, with the same settings from item 3

Selections / Select None

12. Image / Add Borders = 25 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the withe color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / UnPlugged Shapes/ Checkered Flag, with the settings bellow

Selections / Select None

Select the parts in the gray color, with the Shift key checked

Flood fill this parts with the black color

Selections / Select None

Selections / Select All

Selections / Modify / Contract

Numbers of Pixels = 25

Selections / Invert

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

Selections / Select None

13. Image / Add Borders = 5 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Bordermania / Frame 2, with the same settings from item 3

Selections / Select None

14. 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

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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