This picture was acquired from a graphics group I am in. I loved the softness around the flower. Tutorial written in Paint Shop Pro 8 - July 11, 2003. Resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental. Materials Paint Shop Pro MuRa Seamless FM Tile Tools Funhouse Filters Supplies *Unzip file and minimize on your workspace* 1. Open your graphic, duplicate twice, and close original Minimize one of the copies Set foreground to the gold pattern Choose a color from your graphic and set as the background color I used #71797c 2. Add 2px border - border color white (#ffffff) - select border with magic wand Flood fill with the gold pattern Selections - Invert Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout Select none 3. Add 1px border - select with magic wand Flood fill with the background color Select none 4. Add 2px border - select with magic wand Flood fill with the gold pattern Select none 5. Add 1px border - select with magic wand Flood fill with the background color Select none 6. Add 2px border - select with magic wand Flood fill with the gold pattern Select none 7. Add 15px border - select with magic wand Set pattern to the 2nd copy of the graphic Flood fill border with the pattern Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius 10.00 Select none 8. Add 2px border - select with magic wand Flood fill with the gold pattern Select none 9. Add 1px border - select with magic wand Flood fill with the background color Select none 10. Add 2px border - select with magic wand Flood fill with the gold pattern Select none 11. Add 20px border - select with magic wand Set pattern to the second copy of the graphic Flood fill border with the pattern Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius 10.00 Effects - Plugins - MuRa Seamless - Stripe of Cylinder Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel Select none 12. Add 2px border - select with magic wand Flood fill with the gold pattern Select none 13. Add 1px border - select with magic wand Flood fill with the background color Select none 14. Add 2px border - select with magic wand Flood fill with the gold pattern Select none 15. Add 1px border - select with magic wand Flood fill with the background color Select none 16. Add 2px border - select with magic wand Flood fill with the gold pattern Select none 17. Add 25px border - select with magic wand Set pattern to the 2nd copy of the graphic Flood fill the border Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius 10.00 Effects - Plugins - Funhouse - Maelstrom Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel Apply the same bevel as in Step 11 Add the corners I have supplied or corners of your own to finish the frame off. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email me. Tutorial and Graphics © Marlie2003