
Love is the True Gift written by Sherry
December 16, 2007
This tutorial was written in PSP 9
Material supplied here
The images supplied are my own please only use for this tutorial
Thank you
Xero filters Radiance & Super smooth
1. Open new transparent layer
800x600
2. Fill layer #000000
3. Selection - select all
4. Open
envelope.pspimage
Shift D close original
5. Edit copy - Edit paste into selection
6. Selection - select none
7. Open inside.pspimage
Shift D close original
8. Edit copy - edit paste as a new layer
9. Move all the way over to the left (or right)
link the bottom with the and side with the border.
see image

10. Layer - duplicate
11. Move to the other side and line the outer and bottom border
see image

12.Open tree background right
Shift D close original
13. Edit copy - Edit paste as a new layer
14. Line the tree with the inside image

opacity 46%
15. Open tree background left.pspimage
Shift D close original
16. Edit copy - Edit paste as a new layer
17. Move it to cover the edge of the white space

opacity 46%
18. Open little girl.pspimage
Shift D - close original
19. Edit copy - edit paste as a new layer
20. Place her in the middle of the border
21. Duplicate her image 3 times or until the
little squirrel in the top is clearer
22. Open love is the gift banner.pspimage
Shift D close original
23. Edit copy - edit paste as a new layer
24. Move to the top over the other banner
but don't cover the squirrel at the top
25. Layers - merge all - flatten
26. Image - add border 5 - #412510
27. Image - add border 5 #000000
28. Effects - Xero - Radiance
Strangeness 253
Charm 240
Truth 177
Beauty 122
29. Effects - Xero - super smooth 3- 20
30. Add watermark
31. Resized to desire size
32. Save as
.jpg
I hope you have enjoyed this simple
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