Spring Frame
 (PSP 8 and up)
A tutorial by Mar © 2007.


 

You can Drag & Drop the below hand
 for a easy use of this tutorial.

What you need:
PSP. Download a 30 day trial here.
 The materials: Download here.
Open all images from the ZIP in PSP.

Save often.
Let's get started. Good luck.....

This tutorial is done in PSP 9.

Open a new image 400 X 500 > Transparent.

Open de MD-SpringPattern-1.jpg from the ZIP.

 Foreground to pattern and look for the MD-SpringPattern-1.jpg.
Texture unchecked (= blue hand).


Fill your image with the pattern.

Effects > 3D-effects > Buttonize > Color #808000.

Selections > Select all.
Selections > Modify > Contract with 25 pixels.

Selections > Modify > Select selection borders > 10 Pixels.

Layers > New raster layer.

Open de MD-SpringPattern-2.jpg from the ZIP.

 Foreground to pattern and look for the MD-SpringPattern-2.jpg.
Texture unchecked (= blue hand).

Fill your new layer with the sea-green pattern.

Effects > 3D-effects > Inner bevel > Color white.

Selections > None.

Lock your background for now.

With your magic wand (feather 0 - tolerance 25) select the middle part.

Selections > Modify > Expand with 4 pixels.

Unlock the bottom layer and select it (= blue).

Copy the image you want to use.
Go back to your frame.

Edit > Paste > Paste into selection.

Repeat the 3D effect "Buttonize".

You still have to be on the bottom layer (= blue).

Selections > Select all.
Selections > Modify > Contract with 25 pixels.

Selections > Invert.

Effects > Geometric effects > Perspective - Horizontal > Color Red.

Selections > None.

With your magic wand (feather 0) select the red parts.
To select all at once, hold down your Shift-key.

Fill the selected parts with the sea-green pattern.

Repeat the inner bevel as before.

Selections > None.

Layers > Merge > Merge flatten.

Open the MD-StitchBorder.psp and copy.

Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
The border is in the right spot so no need to move.

Open the MD-CrossStitch.psp and copy.

Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.

With move the cross stitches on the small yellow spot.

If all went well you now have this:

Open the MD-GreenStitch.psp and copy.

Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
Move the green stitch border left on the yellow piece.

Open the MD-Yellow-Rose.psp and copy.

Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.

Move the rose on top of the beginning of the crosses.

Effects > 3D-effects > Drop shadow > Black.

Layers > Duplicate.

Image > Flip.

Open the MD-Butterfly.psp and copy.

Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.

Move the butterfly in the left upper corner.

Repeat the drop shadow as before.

Layers > Merge > Merge flatten.

Your Spring Frame is done.
I hope you like this tutorial and learned something new.
Thank you for putting my tutorials to the test.

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're a Moderator of a group,
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