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It is forbidden to modify, change the name, take off the watermarks or alter the tubes.
It is forbidden to share them in groups or offer them on your site, blog or forum.
If you want to use them to create a tutorial, you must ask the permission of the authors.

Odette has the permission of the creators to use their tubes, masks and decorations
Thank you to all of them.
Without their beautiful creations, no tutorials could be written.

Odette uses PSPX8 and I use PSP2018 to create the tags of her tutorials
but you can follow this tutorials with any other version of PSP
according to the version you use, the result might be slightly different

Matérial
tubes - floral decoration
the character tube is one of mine (women - page 12 - tube number 355)
your can download it ....

open all tubes
window/duplicate. Close the originals and work with the copies to preserve the originals
don’t forget to erase tubers’ watermarks before using them
install all the plugins needed

Hints and Tips
TIP 1 -> if you don’t want to install a font -->
open it in a software as « Nexus Font » (or other font viewer software of you choice)
as long as both windows are opened (software and font), your font will be available in your PSP
TIP 2 -> from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by -->
« Mirror » --> image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
« Flip » --> image -> mirror -> mirror vertical

Plugins 
FM Tile Tools
Graphic Plus

Colors palette
foreground color -> color 1 -> #94e3fe
background color -> color 2 -> #23b7d9

use the pencil to follow the steps
hold down Left click to grab it and move it

Realization
1
open a new transparent image 900 * 700 pixels

2
copy / paste the landscape tube into selection
selections -> select none

3
effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling -> default settings

4
azdjust -> sharpness -> sharpen

5
effects -> texture effects -> weave

layer -> merge -> merge all (flatten)
effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling -> default settings

6
effects -> geometric effects -> spherize (TWICE)

7
copy / paste the landscape tube
image -> resize -> untick « resize all layers » -> 85%

8
layer -> merge -> merge all (flatten)

9
effects -> plugins -> FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss / default settings

10
image -> add borders -> / symmetric
2 pixels -> color 2
30 pixels white

11
select the white border with the magic wand tool
flood fill selection with a linear gradient -> angle : 45  /  repeat : 8  /  untick « invert »

12
effects -> plugins -> Graphic Plus / Cross Shadow

13
selections -> invert

14
effects -> 3D effects -> cutout

15
selections -> select none

16
copy / paste as new layer the character tube
resize -> 85%
move it to the right (seefinal result)

17
effects -> 3D effects -> ddrop shadow

18
layer -> merge -> merge all (flatten)

19
image -> add borders -> / symmetric -> 1 pixel -> color 2

20
open the floral decoration
file -> export -> custom brush
give a name to this brush

21
layers -> new raster layer
apply the brush top left of the tag (see final result) with color 2
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 5 / 5 / 100 / 5 / black
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror vertical
highlight original  layer
layers -> merge -> merge down -> move the decoration as shown

22
apply your watermark on a new layer

23
layer -> merge -> merge all (flatten)

24
adjust -> sharpness -> unsharp mask

file -> save as... type .jpeg

your tag is finished
Thank you for following this tutorial
don’t forget to sign your work
save as... type .jpeg

if you have any problem,
or to show her your creations,

It will be a real pleasure for her to present them at the end of this tutorial

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