Red Roses...

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I wrote this tutorial on April 19th 2009

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

This tutorial was written in psp8 but should work in other versions.

You will need the following

Tubes (3 from the Same artist)
Mask of your choice
Scrap-kit

Scrap-kit Roses FTU from Vaybs

Download HERE

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The tubes I am using are PTU from Jennifer Janesko

You must have a license to use her artwork

You can purchase them from HERE

Open new white image 700x580

Selections, select all, layers, new raster layer

Copy and paste paper 2 into selection, select none

Layers, load save mask from disc, find a mask of your choice, load

Layers, merge group

Copy and paste frame 1 as new layer

Selections, select all,float,defloat

Layers, new raster layer, floodfill black

Select none

Copy and paste the frame again as new layer

Image, resize 95%,

Repeat above steps but floodfill with #81151C

I also added Cybia, Screenworks, Fine Rule to mine

Click inside of frame with magic wand

Selections, modify, expand by 6, copy and paste paper 2 as new layer

Selections, invert, hit delete on keyboard

Select none

I added some Eye Candy 4000, Gradient Glow also

Drag this layer below the frame layer

Make the top layer active

Copy and paste frame 3 as new layer

Image resize 55%, layers, duplicate

Place the 2 frames on your tag see mine for reference

Click inside one of the frames with magic wand make sure

You have that frame layer active though

Selections, modify, expand by 6

Copy and paste one of your tubes as a new layer

Place where you want it in the frame, selections, invert

Then hit delete, select none, drag this layer under the frame layer

Layers, merge down

Now do the same to the other frame layer

Add slight drop-shadow to all the frames now

Copy and paste your main tube as new layer

Add drop-shadow

Now copy and paste what elements you want to use

Adding drop-shadow as you go

Add your name and any copyrights

Layers, merge all

Save

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