What you need:
PSP 8 or 9. Download a 30 day
trial of V9 here.
The Materials: Download here.
Open the font and minimize to your taskbar.
You will see the font in your text tool.
Save often!
Let's begin..... Good luck!
Open a new image 400 X 300 > Transparent.
Foreground color to #ea958e and background color to #ffddd9.
Foreground color to gradient and look for Foreground-Background.
Gradient to Linear (the first of 4 styles).
Make sure Texture is uncheck (blue hand).
Fill the image.
Effects > Distortion effects > Pixelate.
Effects > Edge > Enhance more.
Selections > Select all.
Selections > Modify > Contract 35 Pixels.
Fill with #ffddd9.
Step 1: Selections > Modify > Contract with 3 pixels.
Fill with the Foreground-Background gradient.
Step 2: Selections > Modify > Contract with 3 pixels.
Fill with your right mouse button (your background color) #ffddd9.
Repeat steps 1 en 2 in 5 times total. So 1 and 2 time after time.
If all went well, you'll have this.
Open the MD-bow.psp from the ZIP and copy.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
With move the bow to the left top of the ribbon.
Open the sets 1, 2 and 3 and copy the teapots and cups one by one.
For each:
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
With move the sets on the ribbon as you like it best.
Layers > Merge visible.
Foreground color locked and background to #d46860.
Click
and choose Denmark font. It's in the ZIP.
B for Bold > Size 18 > Stroke 0,0 > Align: Center.
Type the top line.
Layers > Convert to raster.
With move the text in place (see sample below).
Repeat for bottom text, convert en move into place.
If all went well, you have this:
Now type an capital letter M at size 36.
Layers > Convert to raster.
With the shapes tool (9), (8) look for the flower.
I used flower 2 but any other flower will do too.
Draw the flower about the size of the letter M.
Layers > Convert to raster.
Copy and paste ore type another M.
Put in place.
Move everything so it aligns nicely.
If its to your satisfaction:
Layers > Merge > Merge all layers flatten.
Again foreground to #ea958e and background to #ffddd9.
Look for the Foreground-Background gradient like before.
Select the black border (feather 0, tolerance 20).
Fill with the Foreground-Backgroundgradient.
Effects > 3D-effects > Inner bevel like before.
Now open the MD-Diamond.psp from the Zip and copy.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
Move the diamond on your flower.
Layers > Merge > Merge all layers flatten.
The cups and flowers I used for the card below are in the ZIP too.
Your Mothers Day Card 4 is done.
I hope you liked making it.
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Translation
into English by my best friends, Trudie.
Thanks sweetie! Couldn't do it without you.
move the bow to the left top of the ribbon.
and choose Denmark font. It's in the ZIP.
(9), 
(8) look for the flower.
the black border (feather 0, tolerance 20).
