Nature's Valentine

This tutorial is written in PSPX2
But can easily made in other versions

Materials
2 Tubes
Alies 70 - Bloemen – 11062009
hmo_raspberries

Font
WaterbrushROB (bij materiaal)

Filters : 
Graphics Pluss - Crosshadow

Filters HERE
Materials HERE

Preparations :
Put  font in je Font-folder in PSP
Open  tubes in PSP

Others tubes are unknown to me. 
If you recognize them as one of your own,
please let me know so I can add your name or remove the tube.

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Let’s get started
Remember to save your work often

1
Foreground : ae8085 :          Gradient  := Linear 15 – 3, Check invert
Background : d3bba7

2
Open a new image 650x500, transparent
Fill with gradient
Selections – Select all

3
Layers – New raster layer
Open tube hmo_raspberries
Edit – Copy
Selections  - Select all
Edit – Past into selection
Selection – Select none
Effects – Image effects – Seamless tiling    see print screen

Layers – Merge – Merge down

4
Edit – Paste a new layer (tube is still in memory)
Move it to the right bottom corner
Layers – Duplicate
Image – Mirror
Moe it to the left, leafs should be connected (see example)
Layers – Merge – Merge down

5
Activate tool  smudge brush – presets : see print screen

Smudge the top of the tube, to correct the horizontal line a bit – see print screen

6
Open tube  Alies 70 - Bloemen – 11062009
Edit – Copy
Edit – Paste as a new layer
Image - Mirror
Move it to the right top corner – some leafs will fall outside the image (see example)

7
Layers – Merge – Merge visible

8
Activate text tool – take a nice font – Stroke width 1
( I used  WaterbrushROB op 48 pix)
Close foreground and background : color #ad2b43
Type text : Nature’s Valentine
Image – Free rotate : Left 15

9
Edit - Copy

10
Layers – New raster layer
Put in your name and/or watermark

11
Layers – Merge – Merge all

12
Image – add borders
2 pix foreground
Selections – Select all
Image – Add borders
Selection - Invert
Edit - Paste into selection
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian 15

13
Effects – Tramages – Poolshadow – All sliders on 50, except for the last one on 128
Keep Selection

14
Effects – Texture – Blinds : 2 – 33  -  color : ccb2a2 - Light from top/left
Selections - invert

15
Effects – 3D-effects – Cutout  :  V&H 3 – 50 – 5
Repeat with  V&H -3
Selections – Select none

16
Image - Resize - 650 pix
Adjust – Sharpness – Unsharp mask
1 – 64 – 4

17
Save as .jpg

Your image is ready
I hope you enjoyed it
Hugs,
K@D – K@Desings

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Hierbij bedank ik alle tubes makers en maaksters
Voor het maken van deze schitterende tubes.

Ich danke allen Tube herstellern und Herstellern
für das Bilden dieser großartigen Tube.

Je remercie tous tubes de réalisateurs et les faiseuses
pour la réalisation de ces tubes brillants.

I thank all tubes makers and makers
for making these superb tubes.

Laat de naam in de tube intact.
© Belangrijk is de copyright die behoort bij de originele artiest.
Laat de credit bij de maker.

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