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Sweet
Embrace Frame
(PSP 7, 8, 9 & 10 ~~ no filters)
A tutorial by Mar ©
2003
What you need:
PSP
8. Download a
30 trial here.
ZIP with Corners download
here.
Unzip MD-Embrase-corners and open in PSP.
The
Pattern is for use in PSP 7.
In PSP 8 this pattern comes
with the program.
Extract Colorful Lens.BMP to your folder
Patterns in PSP 7.
An image. I used
Lady Lilly by John
Shannon.
Image © John Shannon
Save
often.
Let's start. Good
luck.....
1. Foreground color to
#23DF7A.
Open a new image 350 X 400
> Transparent.
Fill with #23DF7A.
2. Selections > All.
Selections > Modify > Contract 12
pixels.
Hit delete to remove the middle part.
This next step, we do repeat 3
times!
3. Selections > Modify > Contract 12
pixels.
Fill with #23DF7A.
Selections > Modify > Contract 12
pixels.
Hit delete.
If you did all steps in order, you
have 4 borders now.
4. Effects > Texture effects >
Sculpture (color #218246).
Name of pattern is Colorful
Lens
Apply.
5. With 
your wand, click between border 1 and 2.
Selections
> Modify > Expand 5 pixels.
6. New raster layer.
Move this
layer below your frame layer in your layer palette.
Fill the selection with color: #23DF7A.
7. Effects > Texture effects
> Straw wall > Color
#0602BE.
Apply.
8. Click with your wand between border
3 and 2.
Selections > Modify > Expand 5 pixels.
9. In PSP 7 you have to activate your
bottom layer to fill.
In PSP 8 you don't need to.
While
selecting as PSP 7 user, you have to activate your top
layer.
Fill selection with color: #23DF7A.
10. Effects > Texture effects
> Sandstone > Color
#938BD6.
Apply.
11. Click your wand between the second
and first border.
Selections > Modify > Expand 5
pixels.
Fill again with color : #23DF7A.
12. Repeat the effect > Straw
wall.
13. Click with your wand in the middle
of your frame.
Copy your image.
14. Selections > Modify > Expand 5
pixels.
Edit > Paste > Paste into
selection.
Selections > None.
15. Open MD-Embrace-corners
(ZIP).
Copy
MD-Embrace-corner-1.pspimage and paste as a new
layer.
Move 
to top left corner.
16. Repeat with corner 2 but place
bottom right.
Merge all layers.
Your Sweet Embrace Frame is
done.
I hope you had fun doing this tutorial.
~~~ !! TIP !! ~~~
If you like to make a frame,
matching your image better,
fill the selections with a
color that's in your image.
In Straw wall and
Sculpture you can use the dice to find a matching
pattern.
Image © John Shannon
Image: © Aval ~~ Butterfly
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,
please e-mail me
before adding this tutorial to any lessons,
etc.
When you do have my permission..... only a text link is
allowed.
My tutorials are never ever to
be sent over any mailing list or to leave my
site.
Translation into English
with help of my best friends, Trudie.
Thanks sweetie! Couldn't do
it without you.
Since
10-22-2003:
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