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
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designed by Mar and therefore her property.
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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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