Materials

Fantastic Machines Paint Engine 
Super Blade Pro
VM Tools or Toolbox
Supplies 
Includes the mask and the corner
The mask is named QS043
I wish I could remember where I got it from but I lost it
If anyone knows who QS is please let me know so I can give proper credit.
Graphic of choice or a tube as I have used and placed on a background.

1. Choose a color from your graphic and set as your foreground color.
I used #C77A85.
 Set your background to white.

2. Open your graphic and resize to a workable size.
Effects - Sharpen - Sharpen.

3. Layers - New Raster Layer

4. Masks - Load From Disk.
Choose QS043.
It may appear as though there is nothing there but there is.

5. Flood fill with white.
Masks - Delete.
Answer yes to "Do you wish to merge into current layer"

6. Selections - Select All
 Selections - Float

7. Effects - Plugins - Super Blade Pro.
Apply the preset of your choice,

8. Layers - Merge - Merge All Flatten

9. Add 2px border - select with magic wand

10. Effects - Plugins - Super Blade Pro - use the same preset as used on the mask.
Keep selected

11. Selections - Invert.  Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout.
Apply cutout again V & H -2.
Select none.

12. Add 15px border - select with magic wand.

13. Flood fill with foreground color.

14. Effects - Plugins - Fantastic Machines - Paint Engine.
Use the following settings.
Keep selected.

15. Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds.
Select none.

16. Add 2px border - select with magic wand.
Effects - Plugins - Super Blade Pro - apply the same preset as before.
Select none.

17. Add 2px border - select with magic wand.
Flood fill with foreground color.
Select none.

18. Add 2px border - select with magic wand.
Effects - Plugins - Super Blade Pro - apply the same preset as before.
Select none.

**Note:  If you are using a light colored Super Blade Pro preset, you may wish to toggle your foreground and background colors by clicking on the 2 arrowed line, as you may pick up pixels from your previous border when you select with the magic wand.

19.  Add 20px border - select with magic wand.
Flood fill with foreground color.
Keep selected.

20. Effects - Plugins - VM Toolbox - Tiler.
Keep selected.

21. Effects - Plugins - Simple - Pizza Slice Mirror.
Select none.

22. Repeat Steps 16 - 18

23. Add 25px border - select with magic wand.
Food fill with foreground color.
Keep selected.

24.  Effects - Plugins - Fantastic Machines - Paint Engine.
Apply the Blinds settings as before.
Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds - same settings as before.
Select none.

25. Add 2px border - select with magic wand.
Effects - Plugins - Super Blade Pro - same preset as before.

26. Selections - Invert.
Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout.
Apply the same settings as before.
Re-apply V & H -2.

27. Select none.
At this point you can add your corners or other embellishments.

Here is another image I did.

Thank you for doing this tutorial.
I hope you have enjoyed it.

Tutorial © Marlie 2002