Mothersday Card
A tutorial by Mar © 2003

Because I frequently got questions (from all parts of the world)
about my golden swans I used in my Spring and Daffodils tut,
I decided to use these swans in this tutorial, so everyone can
make it's own in silver, gold or any other color.

What you need is in this zip.
Open the MD-Card in PSP.
Extract the MD-Goldfill-2.bmp file to your folder Patterns in PSP.
Extract the MD-Swans.sel file to your folder Selections in PSP.

Save often!
Let's go..... good luck!

Foreground style MD-Goldfill-2.bmp.
Open the MD-Card you found in the zip in PSP.
Layers > New raster layer.
Fill with MD-Goldfill-2.bmp pattern.
Move this layer below the card layer.

Activate your card layer (=blue).
Selections > Select all.
Selections > Float.
Selections > Modify > Expand 5.
Selections > Invert.

Activate your bottom layer (=blue) hit delete.

Selections > None.

Layers > Merge > Merge visible.



Open a new image 175 x 175 and fill with the gold pattern.
Selections > Load from disc > MD-Swans.sel
Edit > Copy.
Edit > paste as a new layer on your card.
Effects > Sharpen > Sharpen.

Effects > 3D effects > Dropshadow:



With move to the bottom of your card.

Background style: gold. Foreground locked.

Go to click in your image.

Pick a nice font and type the first line of your text.



Make sure, you type each line separate, and
convert to raster before you type the next line.

Image > Rotate:

Effects > Sharpen > Sharpen.
Effects > Drop shadow, same settings as before.

If you use a big amount of text. Resize the swans.
Don't forget to uncheck all layers.

Effects > Sharpen > Sharpen.

With put everything in place.

If you're satisfied....... merge layers visible.

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To color with silver:
Open  MD-Goldfill-2.bmp in PSP.
Colors > Grayscale.
Colors > Increase to 16 million colors.
You'll find a silver pattern now in your pattern style box, look on top.

You're finished your Mothers Day Card.
I hope you like this one!.
If you did..... please write me a message in my guestbook.
Thanks.

This tutorial is written and designed by Mar © and therefore her property.

This tutorial may not be downloaded for any purpose other than
to follow the tutorial. If you are a Moderator of a group,
please e-mail me before adding this tutorial to any lessons.. etc.
This tutorial may NOT be copied in part or whole without my permission.

Translation into English by my friend Trudie.
Thanks hon, you're such a sweetheart!
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