What you need:
PSP. Download a 30
day trial here.
Materials: Download here.
Extra's like the gold leaves download here.
Open all images from the first ZIP in PSP.
Open the font(-s) and minimize.
You will see it in your text tool now.
Save often.
Let's go. Good luck.....
This card is build with masksonly.
Foreground to #004000.
Background to #cbb28a.
Foreground to pattern.
Look for the "MD-Fallgold.jpg" pattern from the ZIP.
Texture unchecked (bleu hand).
You color menu looks like this.
Open a new image 400 X 300 > Transparent.
Fill with the green: #004000.
Layers > New raster layer.
Fill with the gold pattern.
Layers > New masklayer > From image.
Find the MD-Fallmask-1.jpg.
Invert mask
data (bottom hand) unchecked.
Layers > Merge all layers flatten.
Layers > New raster layer.
Fill with your right mouse button: #cbb28a.
Layers > New masklayer > From image.
Find the MD-Fallmask-2.jpg.
Notice!!!!
This time invert mask datachecked.
Apply.
Layers > Merge > Merge group.
Put the opacity of this layer somewhere between 65 and 70.
Layers > Merge all layers flatten.
Now put the background color to #7c5f41.
Open the MD-Fallmask-3.jpg.
Shift-D to duplicate. On the duplicate:
Layers > Promote background to layer.
Fill the image with your right mouse button: #7c5f41.
Layers > New masklayer > From image.
Find the MD-Fallmask-3.jpg.
Invert mask data checked.
Apply.
Layers > Merge > Merge group.
Copy the leave and paste on your card.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
Move the leave into the first (left) top box.
Layers Duplicate.
Image > Mirror.
Move this leave in to the third top box.
If all went well you have this now:
Open the MD-Fallmask-4.jpg.
Shift-D to duplicate. On the duplicate:
Layers > Promote background to layer.
Fill with the green: #004000.
Layers > New masklayer > From image.
Find the MD-Fallmask-4.jpg.
Invert mask datachecked.
Apply.
Layers > Merge > Merge group.
Copy the leave and paste on your card.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
Move the leave into the second top box.
Layers Duplicate.
Image > Mirror.
Move this leave in to the fourth top box.
If all went well you have this now:
Lock your background for now.
Layers > Merge > Merge visible.
Layers Duplicate.
Image > Flip.
Unlock your background.
Layers > Merge > Merge all layers flatten.
If all went well you have this now:
Now open the MD-Fallmask-5.jpg.
Shift-D to duplicate. On the duplicate:
Layers > Promote background to layer.
Fill your image with #7c5f41.
Layers > New masklayer > From image.
Find the MD-Fallmask-5.jpg.
Invert mask datachecked.
Apply.
Layers > Merge > Merge group.
Copy this textbox and paste on your card.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
The textbox is right in the middle. That's good.
Effects > 3D-effects > Drop shadow > Black.
Layers > Merge all layers flatten.
Add borders > Symmetric > 5 Pixels > Bleu.
With your magic wand (feather 0 - tolerance 10) select the bleu border.
Fill your selection with the gold pattern.
Effects > 3D-effects > Inner bevel > Color white.
Add borders > Symmetric > 5 Pixels > Bleu.
Select with your magic wand the blue border.
Fill the selection with the green: #004000.
Effects > 3D-effects > Inner bevel like before.
Add borders > Symmetric > 5 Pixels > Bleu.
Select with your magic wand the blue border.
Fill the selection with #cbb28a.
Effects > 3D-effects > Inner bevel like before.
With the gold pattern you can add all kind of text.
If you like this layout, let's proceed with the text.
You can also make another layout.
I will get into that after this text steps.
Or you can do both LOL.
Shift-D to save a copy for the second layout.
Let's proceed with the original layout first.
Foreground style locked and background to the gold pattern.
I have added a very lovely font for this type of textbox.
It's name is ComputerAmok. I used size 28 for the "get well soon" text.
However.... if you use another text, you might have to adjust the size.
See what size fits best with the text you are going to use.
Click
and look for the opened ComputerAmok. It's in the ZIP.
Size 28 > Stroke 0,0 > B for Bold > Anti-alias checked or sharp.
Type your text.
I used "Get well Soon" but any other text will do too.
In your Layer Pallet convert to raster (PSP 7, 8 & 9).
Give your text a drop shadow like before at 4.
Merge all flatten. This card layout is done.
Fall Card 2:
However.......... you can choose
to put another mask on your card.
Use the duplicate you saved before.
Open the MD-Fallmask-6.jpg.
Shift-D to duplicate. On the duplicate:
Layers > Promote background to layer.
Fill with the green: #004000.
Layers > New masklayer > From image.
Find the MD-Fallmask-6.jpg.
Invert mask datachecked.
Apply.
Layers > Merge > Merge group.
Copy this textbox and paste on your card.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
The textbox is right in the middle. That's good.
Effects > 3D-effects > Drop shadow like before at 4.
Again drop shadow but this time Vert. and Horiz. to - 4.
Foreground style locked and background to the gold pattern.
I have added a very lovely font for this type of textbox.
It's name is Andes. Look for yourself what size fits your text best.
Click
and look for the opened Andes. It's in the ZIP.
Size 30 > Stroke 0,0 > B for Bold > Anti-alias checked or sharp.
Lineup is center. This is very important when you use more text lines at once.
In your Layer Pallet convert to raster (PSP 7, 8 & 9).
Give your text a drop shadow like before at 4.
Merge all layers flatten. Your second layout is done too.
I hope you liked this card / tag tutorial.
Thank you for trying it out.
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Translation
into English with help of my best friends, Trudie.
Thanks sweetie! Couldn't do it without you.
the leave into the first (left) top box.
(feather 0 - tolerance 10) select the bleu border.
and look for the opened ComputerAmok. It's in the ZIP.
