What you need is in
this zip.
Open the MD-Floral.psp tube in PSP. APheartsframes.TTF (the
font) you can open it.
Minimize, but keep open.
You will see it later in your text tool.
Or..... you can install it into Windows.
Save often....
Let's get
started...... good luck
Open your image or use this
one:
Image: Author unknown.
Open a new image 400 X 300
>
Transparent.
With your color picker
choose 2 colors from your picture.
For my background I used #C6736A.
And for my foreground color #A4B1BC.
Adjust your colors to your picture or use a gold or silver fill (see
below).
Lock your foreground color.
Click with your text tool
in your image.
You'll see this screen.
Search in the dropdown menu for ap_hearts >
Size 200.
Type the small b for this frame or.......
use another, there're plenty of lovely frames in this font.
With your
(deform) pull your frame in the middle of your image.
With the node left bottom, you can pull your
frame into place and make it fit the window.
Layers >
Convert to raster.
Effects > 3D effects > Inner bevel:
With your lasso tool
select the big open heart.
Try to follow the shape. Feather 0.
Copy and paste as a new layer
.
Selections > None.
With your
position the open heart over the closed one.
Colors > Colorize. Llook at the
number of your foreground color.
I used 147 X 39. You find your values here:
Layers > Merge >
Merge visible.
With
select the big heart on the right.
Hold shift and select the outer two on top.
Selections > Modify > Expand
with 3.
Selections > Save to alpha channel.
Name it "heart fill".
Repeat these steps for the heart in the middle.
So:
Selectons > Modify > Expand
with 3 Pixels. Save to alpha channel > Name
"heart fill 2".
With your magic wand, click in
the middle of your frame.
Expand (3) > Save to alpha channel >
Name it: "picture".
You've saved 3 selections:
Selections > Load from alpha channel> Heart fill.
Layers >
New raster
layer.
Fill your selection with color
#A4B1BC.
Effects > 3D effects >
Inner
bevel.
Same setting but Ambiance and Shininess at 0.
Apply.
Selections > Load from alpha
channel > Heart fill 2.
Fill with color #C6736A.
Repeat the inner bevel.
Selections > Load from alpha
channel > Picture.
Copy your picture.
Edit > Paste > Paste into selection.
Keep selected.
Move this layer below your merged layer.
Layers > New layer.
Effects > 3D effects >
Cut out.
Layers >
New layer.
Effects > 3D effects >
Cut out
but V and H at - 3.
Click with your wand into the
big heart left.
Selections > Modify > Expand 1.
Repeat the inner bevel, same settings.
Open MD-Floral.psp tube you
found in the zip.
Copy and paste on to your frame.
Place it over the right heart.
Paste again MD-Floral.psp.
Image > Mirror.
Colors > Colorize with
the same settings.
Place over the right heart.
Layers > Merge > Merge visible.
Put it on a nice background
or..... export as a GIF.
Because you lose a lot of quality when exporting
to GIF,
I use to set the dithering to 75. It helps a little.
You're done. I hope you liked this one.
Try the other ones too.
This font has many possibilities.
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Translation
into English with help of my best friends, Trudie.
Thanks sweetie! Couldn't do it without you.
choose 2 colors from your picture.
in your image.
(deform) pull your frame in the middle of your image.
select the big open heart.
.
position the open heart over the closed one. 
select the big heart on the right.
