This tutorial was created in 2006
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
ŠN@thy 2007

This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions

~ You will need ~
The picture I used is by Antje Darling. You can find her awesome artwork at Antje's Graphics.com
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
Greg's Factory Output Vol. II, you can download here
Eye Candy 4000, you can download here
BorderMania, you can download here
My supplies here. The zip includes the image

Open your picture in psp
Set your Foreground color to #253C28
Set your Background color to #7C918A

Image, Add Borders, 2 pixels in your dark color
Image, Add Borders, 1 pixel in your light color
Image, Add Borders, 2 pixels in your dark color

Image, Add Borders, 25 pixels in your dark color
Selections, Select All
Selections, Modify, Contract 25
Selections, Invert
Effects, Plugins, Greg's Factory Output Vol. II, Waffle and use the following settings:



Selections, Invert
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:



Repeat Drop Shadow but change vertical and horizontal to -2
Selections, Select none

Image, Add Borders, 2 pixels in your dark color
Image, Add Borders, 1 pixel in your light color
Image, Add Borders, 2 pixels in your dark color

Image, Add Borders, 40 pixels in your dark color
Selections, Select All, Contract 40
Selections, Invert
Effects, Plugins, Eye Candy 4000, Wood and use the following settings:



Do NOT deselect!

Adjust, Brightness and Contrast, Brightness/Contrast and use the following settings:



Do NOT deselect!

Selections, Invert
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:



Repeat Drop Shadow but change vertical and horizontal to -5
Selections, Select none

Image, Add Borders, 2 pixels in your dark color
Image, Add Borders, 1 pixel in your light color
Image, Add Borders, 2 pixels in your dark color

Effects, Plugins, BorderMania, Frame #2 and use these settings:



Add your watermark and your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.