Delightful frame

Graphic I'm using is by Carol Cavoloris

Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn
2/18/2010
I do these tutorials for fun and not
for any profit. I use them also as a learning tool to
help others learn the fun and art of paint shop pro.

Supplies Here
I have made some extra corners and that, which are in the supplies.
Graphic of choice
Tubes of choice
Font of choice

Plug ins
Screen Works HERE
Filters Unlimited HERE
AAA foto frames HERE
Graphic plus HERE

PSP
I'm using 9
Some knowledge of PSP is helpful.

Ok lets get started
Remember to save often in case your PSP crashes.

Open a new image
500 X 500
can resize later.

Go to your preset tools
and change it to ellipse.
Set the line width to 5.

Close off your background color.
Starting in the center of your blank image,
draw an ellipse out not to large, you can adjust it
by pulling on the nodes you see and get it how you want it to look.

Now go to object and align and center on your canvas.
Layers and convert to raster layer.

Click on this ellipse with your selection tool, and
flood fill it with a nice gold pattern.
One I used is in the supplies.

Give this a nice inner bevel

Deselect

Click on the inside of the frame, and selection modify
expand by 3, new raster layer.
Copy and paste your graphic into the selection.
Layer arrange and move down.
Deselect

Merge layers

Pick a light color from your graphic and make that your foreground,
A dark color for your background.
Add a new layer and flood fill it with your light color.
Arrange and move down.

Effects and screen works fabric weave.
Now take your crop tool and crop your image, so you get rid
of some of the extra background.

Don't get to close to the frame leave some room for the next step.
Once your happy with it, the effects AAA frame, foto frame
These are the settings I played around tell I got colors that
went with my graphic.


Add a 2 pixel border, select and flood fill with the gold pattern your using.
Deselect

Add a 4 pixel border, make it your foreground color
Select and effects screen works, and Graphic paper.
Deselect

Add a 2 pixel border, select and flood fill with the gold.
Deselect.

Add a 10 Pixel border your background color, select
and add the graphic paper effect to this

Give this the same bevel as we did earlier.
Deselect

Add a 2 pixel border, select and flood fill with the gold.
Deselect

Add a 20 pixel border and select, effects graphic plus
Quick tile 2 these are the settings I used.


add the same bevel as before.
Deselect.

Add a 2 pixel border select and flood fill with the gold pattern.
Deselect

Add a 30 pixel border background color
Select and effects screen works grid layout.
Or play around and try some other things.

Then graphic plus cross shadow.
You can move the bars to suit your taste.

Effects Filters unlimited


Deselect

Add some corners or any thing else you wish you add

When all done be sure and merge all layers
Resize your final project.
Add your water mark and your ready to save.

Would love to see what you do with this.
Thank you for giving my tutorial a try.
I do hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and learned
something new.

Have any questions or need help.
Just let me know, I'm always happy to help any way I can.
Jcuttlebear01@aol.com

Couple more examples I made

These all below are members of my JAB

list, great talent ladies.

Next 2 are by

mydachshund aka Barb

ggmom9 aka Mary

These two are by

ameripex97 aka Kay

Fairladi101 aka Pati

Nap time with mom

Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn
2/11/2010
I do these tutorials for fun and not
for any profit. I use them also as a learning tool to
help others learn the fun and art of paint shop pro.

PSP 9 used for this tutorial

Knowledge of plug ins needed.
Remember to save often in case your psp closes.

Supplies:
Graphic of choice
Corner accents some I made HERE
Any tube you might want to add.
Font of choice.

Plug ins:
Filters unlimited HERE
Screen works HERE
FM Tile tools HERE

I'm using a darling bear graphic from the awesome work of John Bindon.
http://www.bindonart.com/index.html

Graphic of choice duplicate and close the original.
Re size it

Pick a color from the graphic for the foreground
I'm using #956e6c which is from the bear.

Pick another color the background I'm using
#62332d

Find a gold patter that you want to use
This is the one I'm using.

Add a 3 pixel border color not important.
Click on it with your magic wand.
Flood fill with the gold pattern.

Selection invert
Effects 3D cut out

Repeated but this time change it to minus 2
Deselect.

Add 3 pixel border color is up to you.
I used my background color.

Add 3 pixel border flood fill with the gold pattern

Add 10 pixel border I used my foreground color

Select with magic wand and effects texture effects Blinds.

Keep activated FM blend emboss,
Screen works canvas mess
Deselect

Filters unlimited and button and frame glass frame 1
Frame size 15 contract 150

Add a 3 pixel border and flood fill with the gold pattern

Another 3 pixel border color you used the first time.

Add 3 pixel border and flood fill with the gold.

Add a 20 pixel border use the other color you used
for the 10 pixel border.
Activate it.

Filters unlimited use the

I clicked on the randomize until I got an effect I liked.
this is the settings I used

Filters unlimited and Buttons and frame
Glass 1 I changed the frame size to 25
and the contrast to 130
Deselect

Add some corner accents if you wish
and anything else you want to finish the tag off.

I made some corners and they are in the supplies,

if you want to use them.

Copy and paste the corner, you wish to use
and add a drop shadow.

Layer duplicate and image mirror,
duplicate and image flip,
duplicate, image mirror.
Merge all layers.

Now if you wish to add a tube or anything else do so now.
Add your water mark, re size all layers to your liking.
Now you can save and share your work of art.

Would love to see what you do with this.
Thank you for giving my tutorial a try.
I do hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and learned
something new.

Have any questions or need help.
Just let me know, I'm always happy to help any way I can.
Jcuttlebear01@aol.com

Couple more examples I made

Oldies Band

Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn
2/9/2010

I do these tutorials for fun and not
for any profit. I use them also as a learning tool to
help others learn the fun and art of paint shop pro.
All things I use are collected, the only thing I claim
Is the tag I make with these as my work.
Feel free to share my tutorials, but link them back
to my site please.

This tutorial is wrote to where you need some
knowledge of psp.

PSP 9 is what I used

Scrapbook kit is from Wicked Princess and you can
buy it here
Wicked Princess : Twilight Scraps

Supplies are here
Template I used is from Cuddley/cuddley's blog

If anyone has the link let me know I couldn't find it.
Template # 1
Fonts Stereofidelic
WSL mask 204

Plug ins

Screen works HERE

Filters unlimited HERE

Open the template and duplicate it
close the original one off.

You will have a total of 9 layers in your layer pallet.
Delete # 9

Activate raster 7 and 8 find a paper from the kit
you wish to use. Or you can just flood fill with a color from your tube.
I'm using paper 15 re size it down to 500 X 500
copy and paste as a new layer.
Arrange how you want it then selection, invert and delete.
Deselect add a bevel to this.

Add a drop shadow to this layer.

you can delete layer 7 and 8 now if you wish.

Activate layer 2
I'm using paper 11 re size it down.
Copy and paste as a new layer arrange how you like it.
Then invert, and delete.
Deselect.......can add the same bevel if you wish, and the drop shadow.
Delete layer 2.

Activate layer 3 and find another paper you want to use.
I'm using paper 17 for this layer.
copy and paste as a new layer, invert and delete.
Deselect
Add a same drop shadow.
Delete layer 3

Activate layer 4 I flood filled with different colors
From which I have used so far and did each one
a different colors.
I added eye candy glass to them.
Give this layer a slight drop shadow if you wish.

Activate layer 5 and use a different paper for it.
I used paper 13 copy and paste as a new layer.
Selection invert and delete.
don't deselect yet

Go to selection and modify expand by 2, then selection, modify
select, selection border by 3
add a new layer and flood fill with a color from your back ground.
Or use another paper its all up to you.
Deselect, add a the same bevel as before.

I left raster 6 alone and left it white.
If you happy with everything then merge these layers together.
This is what I have so far.

Now your ready to add any tubes or accents you wish to your tag.
I canvas sized the template to 700 X 700 centered, to give me more room to add things.
You can re size when your done.
Now just add what you wish, be sure and re size your tubes as needed.
I used my deform tool to pull some of them like I wanted them.
It's all up to you.

Add a drop shadow as you go to each tube if you wish.
When done and your happy with the way everything looks.
Merge all layers.
Then re size your this by 80 percent or so its up to you.

Copy and paste a paper as a new layer that you want for the background.
Or flood fill with a contrast color if you do this be sure and add a new layer first.
Layer arrange send to bottom.

Find your mask and apply it to the background.
If you don't know how to use a mask, please e-mail me
and I will be more then happy to teach you. It really is simple.

Now add any sayings or anything else you wish to at this time.
Add a new layer and flood fill with a nice color that you want to use
for you main background, layer arrange and send to the bottom.
Now crop off anything you don't want extra around the edge.
Be sure and leave enough room for your name.

Merge all layers.......Add a border 1 pixel color of choice.

add another 2 pixel border color of choice.

Add another border 10 pixel
Select and then
effects pattern generator.

Deselect
Effects plug in filters unlimited button and frame
glass 1 frame size 20
We are now done.
Add your water make and your ready to re size to your liking.

Would love to see what you do with this.
Thank you for giving my tutorial a try.
I do hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and learned
something new.
Have any questions or need help.
Just let me know, I'm always happy to help any way I can.

Jcuttlebear01@aol.com

another example of what I did with this darling kit.

Frog delight

Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn
1/26/2010
I do these tutorials for fun and not
for any profit. I use them also as a learning tool to
help others learn the fun and art of paint shop pro.

Scrap kit by Wicked Princess Called
You can download Hippity Hoppity it here

http://www.wickedprincessscraps.blogspot.com/

Get your supplies you wish to use for this tutorial, and
minimize them in psp.

OK lets get started.

Open new image 600 X 500
We will re size later.

1. Copy and paste the frame you wish to use.
I'm using frame 4 from the scrapbook kit.
Re size it 80 Percent.

2. Active the inside of your frame, selection
expand by 5 get your paper or graphic your using
for your background in your frame. This is the one I'm using
You can save it if you wish.

New Raster layer and copy and paste into your frame.
Layer move down. Deselect.

3. Pick a color from the graphic or a paper from the kit
I'm using paper 4 for my background.
Copy and paste as a new layer and move down.

4. Copy and paste some bubbles, I used # 1 from the kit.
Copy and paste to your work as a new layer move it up to how you want it.

Add a drop shadow. I used a contrast color.

Then duplicate the layer, mirror and flip. Arrange them like you want.

5. Add a bow to the top of the frame.
I used bow 5
Re size by 45 percent.
If it's not on the top of your work, layer move to top.

6. Find the cattails copy and paste as a new layer.
Re size by 50 percent, move them how you want them.
Add same drop shadow but change the color to black.
Duplicate and mirror so you have one on each side.

7. Get the Lilly pad with the dragon fly on it.
I took my selection tool and just got the pad for now.
Copy and paste it to your work as a new layer
Re size it 50 percent and move it how you like it.
Add drop shadow.
Duplicate and mirror if you wish.

8. Get a frog and copy and paste it as a new layer.
I'm using the big bull frog from the kit.
Re size him down to 30 percent. move him to where you want.
Add drop shadow.

9. Add another frog to other side, I used the bull frog girl 1, from the kit.
Re sized by 30 percent.
Add drop shadow, arrange where you like her.

10. Add some dragon flies I used the one that is with the
Lilly pad and re sized by 50 percent.
Add a drop shadow and place where you want.
Duplicate him a couple of times and move them where you want.

11. Add a saying if you wish, I just used a brush
Add a new layer before you use the brush.
Move and place it where you want it.

Crop any excess you don't want around the tag.
Re size all layers, by 90 percent.

Make final adjustments then merge all layers

This is how mine looks now.

12. Add a 2 pixel border color of choice.

13. Add a 10 pixel border color of choice.
Select it and then
I copied and pasted a paper into it.

14 Add a 2 pixel border.

15. add a 20 pixel border.
Select and copy and paste another paper of choice.
Add a bevel, what I used.

Deselect

Add your watermark and we are all done.
Save and share with your friends.

Would love to see what you do with this.
Thank you for giving my tutorial a try.
I do hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and learned
something new.

Have any questions or need help.
Just let me know, I'm always happy to help any way I can.
Jcuttlebear01@aol.com

another way I did this

capricorncaz aka Caz

Thank you for giving it a try.

Victorian1123 aka Donna

A memeber of JAB

Thanks Donna

Thank you Claire

Forever Yours

Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn
1/22/2010

I do these tutorials for fun and not
for any profit. I use them also as a learning tool to
help others learn the fun and art of paint shop pro.

Supplies
Scrapbook kit is is the wonderful work by
Whisper Softly Designs
kit is called Gloria's Valentine you
can find it Here

Plug ins:
Eye candy 5 texture Here
Filters unlimited Here
I used psp 9 for this tutorial.
Can be done in other versions.

Lets get started.

1. Open a new image 500 X 400

2. Pick a color from your tube you want your
background to be. I used #af1b4b
Flood fill your new image with that color.

3. Effect plug in eye candy 5 texture swirl
You can change the setting and the color to your liking.
This is what I used

4. Selection tool and custom settings
Its the one there by itself.

Select, selection borders

5. Layer new raster layer.
Flood fill with a gold pattern of your choice.
I used the beads.
Deselect.

6. Take your mover tool and move this frame to where you want it.
I moved down to lower right hand corner.

7. Select inside the frame, expand by 2
Layer new raster, find a paper of choice from the kit
and copy and paste it into selection, move down.
I used paper 8.
Deselect.

8. Add a couple tube or one of choice, copy and paste it
as a new layer, you want it below the frame.
Re size to your liking.

Keep in mind if your going to add any wording you need to leave room.

9. Next add any accents you wish to use.
I used things from the kit.

10. I added a bow and re sized it 10 percent
then used deform tool to get it how I wanted it.

11. Next I took one of the bears from the kit, re size 10 percent
placed it where I wanted it.
Added a drop shadow

12. Add balloons re size 10 percent
use deform tool to get them how you like them.
I took my eraser tool and removed part of the ribbon I didn't want.
When happy with it add your drop shadow.

13. Add the candles, re size them 7 percent.
Place them how you want them.
Add a drop shadow.

14. Add a dove re size it to 10 percent.
Then I mirrored it, I used just one.
Add drop shadow, then duplicate mirror.
Re size this one to 50 percent.
Place where you want it.

15. Add anything else you wish.
When your happy with the way it looks.
Merge all layers.

16. Crop your tag to get rid of any empty space around the edge
you want removed.
I re sized all layers down to my liking
350 X 295

17. Add a 3 pixel border white, activate it.
and flood fill with the gold pattern.
deselect

18. Add a 2 pixel border of your background color.

19. Add a 3 pixel border white, and activate it
and flood fill with the gold.
deselect

20. Add a 10 pixel border background color.
activate it and give it the same swirl pattern
as in your background.

21. Add filters unlimited glass frame one,
default setting, or a bevel of choice.

Add your water mark and we are all done.

Save your work of art and your ready to share it.

Would love to see what you do with this.
Thank you for giving my tutorial a try.
I do hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and learned
something new.

Have any questions or need help.
Just let me know, I'm always happy to help any way I can.
Jcuttlebear01@aol.com

another way I did this

Dangerouly Sweet and Sexy

Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn
12/29/2009

I do these tutorials for fun and not
for any profit. I use them also as a learning tool to
help others learn the fun and art of paint shop pro.

Supplies used:

I used template 82 Designs by Ali
And you can grab it from HERE

Mask Vix 308 Here

The scrapbook kit I used is
and it can be found here.

It is the awesome work of
Wicked Princess
Thank you for letting me use your scrapbook kit.

Plug ins:
Optional
Filters unlimited 2 Here

Graphic plus Here

I used psp 9 for this tutorial.
Remember to save often in case your psp closes on you.
OK lets get started

1. Open the template and duplicate it
then close the original.
delete the top layer dba

2. Activate the Rectangle 1 and click on it with the magic wand.

3. Open the scrapbook kit and find a paper you want to use
for the Rectangle 1.
I used paper 28 from the kit.
Copy and paste as a new layer.
Selection invert delete.
Deselect

4. Add a drop shadow to this layer

5. Activate Rectangle 2 layer and get the
paper you want to use for this one.
I used paper 5 copy and paste as a new layer.
Invert and delete.
Deselect

6. Give this layer the same drop shadow as before.

7. Activate the white circle and copy and paste
as a new layer,
paper of choice I use PP 28 again.
Invert, delete and
Deselect

8. Activate the Circle frame copy and paste as
a new layer a paper of choice. I used PP 23
Invert, and delete.
Deselect.

Now we will add the mask words:

9. Open a new image about 250 x 250
Flood fill with color you wish to have your
mask words I used #ad3950

10. Add your mask

11. Then copy and paste it as a new layer
to your work, drag it over to where you want it.
Give it a drop shadow, I used the same one
except changed the color to white.

12. I used my deform tool and pulled out the bottom layer a
bit on both sides to give it a better look.

13. Now your ready to add any tubes
or accents you wish.

14. Close off layer 3 and activate the frame on the inside of it.
Which will be raster 4
If you want to you can delete the white circle frame.
I used glitter rain 4 copy and paste as a new layer
invert and delete, make sure you have it where you want it
before you hit the delete.
Deselect
15. Open up the layer 3 make sure you like what you have so far.
This is mine so far.

16. I added flower doodle 2 and re sized down
70 Percent then copy and pasted it to the circle layer.
Arrange how you like it.
Then lower the opacity down to about 52
Add a drop shadow as before except black.

17. You might want to canvas size your work area
so you have more room to work.
I went to 650 X 500 and center.

18. Now add rose swag 3 use your deform tool
to form it around the circle.
I took my eraser
tool and got rid of some of the white
from the frame part I didn't want to show threw.

19. Add the candle and re size it 50 percent
move it down so its below the rose swag.

20. Add some butterflies if you wish.
I also added her pocket book and re sized it 10 percent.
And the ribbon, move it down below the circle.
If your happy with it merge all layers.

21. Add a new layer and send to bottom
Flood fill with a light color or a paper of choice.

22. effects texture effects......blinds

23. Now get your crop tool and go around your tag
get as close as you can but be careful not to cut anything off.

24. Image add a 2 pixel border color of choice

25. Add a 10 pixel border white.

26. Add a 2 pixel border.

27. Now I re sized all layers to
85 percent.
28. Magic wand and click on the white border and
add graphic plus
Quick tile 2 settings I used play around and see what you like.

29. Effects filters unlimited

30. Deselect add some corners if you wish.
Add your water mark and merge all layers
We are done.

Would love to see what you do with this.
Thank you for giving my tutorial a try.
I do hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and learned
something new.

Have any questions or need help.
Just let me know, I'm always happy to help any way I can.
Jcuttlebear01@aol.com

Christmas delight

Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn

12/16/2009

I do these tutorials for fun and not
for any profit. I use them also as a learning tool to
help others learn the fun and art of paint shop pro.

I don't claim to make any of the accents or graphic used

In my tags, they are snagged and collected.

Supplies used:

Template 93 by Ali Here
Beautiful scrapbook kit is new from Lynn Earwicker and you
can get it here or Here

I did this tutorial in psp 9
Graphic of choice
Tubes of choice

Plug in used
Filters unlimited Here
Super blade pro Here
Eye candy 4 Here

Ok lets get started

Open you psp and if need be, install the plug ins.

Find the graphic, and tubes you want to use.
Open them in psp and minimize them for now.

Download and open the template in your psp, duplicate and close the original.
Delete layer 7

Find a paper or color you want to use for raster 1. I used paper #12 from the kit.
Select raster 1 and copy and paste it into the selection.
Deselect.

Select raster layer 8 and use another color or paper for the frame part, I used
paper #10 for this layer.
Keep selected and go to effects filters unlimited and give it this

Deselect

Select raster 2 and copy and paste your graphic you want to use.
I found a tall one works better then a small one.
I used one that is 664 X 540
Deselect

Select raster layer 4 and copy and paste the same color, you used
on the other frame or pick a different one. Its all up to you.
Give it the filter unlimited Glass frame effect.
I changed my frame size and the contrast

Deselect

Select raster 3 flood fill it with a green, I used
#314313 deselect.

Select raster layer 5 I used paper #13 copy and paste it
into the selection. Keep select and 3D inner bevel

Select raster 6 copy and invert.
Flood fill with a color of choice.
I used a dark blue from my graphic.
only the center part will show the color.

Eye candy glass
setting snow and these settings.

Then I added super blade pro with these settings.
Color is cheep gold and a blank which is in your environment and
texture folder for super blade pro.

Once your happy with what you see deselect.
This is what I have so far.

Now your ready to add your accents.
I used some of the packages that were in the kit and resized them 15 percent.
Added a star from the kit and other things.
To the tree.......when all finished added your accents.
and are happy with it then merge all layers.

Add your water mark and your ready to save your finished tag.

Would love to see what you do with this.
Thank you for giving my tutorial a try.
I do hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and learned
something new.

Have any questions or need help.
Just let me know, I'm always happy to help any way I can.
Jcuttlebear01@aol.com