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

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The graphic used I received from an exchange group

This frame was made in honer to our PSP Friend Nicole ( Kyky 345 )

Here the example for this frame...

~ You will need: ~

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

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

Plug-in Filter / Eye Candy 4
Download it ... Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder

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

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

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

Download the files used ... Here

Open 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

Scale = 220 Angle = 0

I used: #CAAFA4

For Background choose the Black 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 Gold Pattern

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 = 2 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Screen Works / Pixel Shade

Selections / Select None

5. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checado

Select this border and flood fill it with the Black color

Selections / Select None

6. Image / Add Borders = 5 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

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 = 22 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Tronds Filters / Chessy

Setting: Size = 97

Colors / Colorize, with the settings bellow

Effects / Plug-in Filters / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss, with the default settings

Repeat the Blend Emboss effects

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

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 = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Black color

Selections / Select None

12. Image / Add Borders = 2 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Screen Works / Pixel Shade

Selections / Select None

13. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Black color

Selections / Select None

14. 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 6

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 = 27 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Tronds Filters / Brodere I

Effects / Plug-in Filters / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss, with the default settings

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Filter Factory E / Downstairs, with the default settings

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 = 2 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Screen Works / Pixel Shade

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 = 32 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Tronds Filters / Checker I

Setting: Size = 255

Colors / Colorize, with the same settings from item 8

Image / Mirror

Effects / Plug-in Filters / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss, with the default settings

Repeat the Blend Emboss effects 4 times

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Eye Candy 4 / Cutout, with the same settings from item 8

Selections / Select None

23. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Black color

Selections / Select None

24. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

21. Open the 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

... PSP Tutorial ~ Frame Nicole ~ Created by Ana Maria Barros Xavier ...

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