you wil find the orignal tutorial here

This tutorial is a personal creation.
Virginia works with PSP17
I work with PSP 2018
you can follow this tutorial with any other version of PSP.
Depending on the version of PSP you use, the results might be slightly different

Any resemblance with another one would be pure coincidence.
It is strictly forbidden to modify images, to change their name or take off the matermarks,
To present them on your sites or blog, 
To share them in groups,
to offer them in a bank of images, or to use them on lucrative purposes.

Thank you to respect Virginia’ work and the tubers’ work.
Don’t hesitate to warn her if you have any trouble with this tutorial.
some tubes were received in sharing groups
if you think one of them is yours, or not copyright free, please let Virginia know
and a link to your site will be added
either she will delete it from the material provided if you prefer

Hints & 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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

Material
tubes - mask - selections - text - colors palette

the Poser is created by Kiyssys & Imaging
you can find it into the freebie Scrap kit « little Halloween Diva » HERE
copy/paste selections into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP general folder
open the mask and minimze to tray

Plugins needed
* Alien Kin - Eye Candy5 - Impact
* Bordure Mania ( nvr)
* Flaming Pear - Flexify 2
* Graphics Plus
* Mehdi
* Mura's Meister
* Ormente Filters -import into Filters Unlimited
* Simple
* Toadies
 to download the filters, click on the banner below

Thank you very much to Renée for her kind permission
If you don’t know how to install filters into Unlimited 2, just click on the link below

Colors used
Virginia these colors

Don't hesitate to change the colors and the blend mode of the layers, and the shadows,
according to your tubes and images.
prepare colors 1 and 2 as FG and BG colors into the materials palette

save your work often

Important
Open all images in PSP, duplicate them and close the originals. (shift + key D)
always work with copies
some tubes provided are not « visible » (in order to reduce the weight of the material file)
click on the visibility toggle of the layer to make it visible again

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 * 600 px
flood fill with color 1

layers => new raster layer
flood fill with color 2

2
layers => new mask layer => from image

layers => merge => merge group
adjust => sharpness => sharpen

3
layers => duplicate
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 80%
effects => distortion => polar coordinates

image => free rotate => right => 90
effects => plugins => Flaming Pear / Flexify 2

4
using the freehand selection tool, point to point, select the little horizontal line => Delete and select none

effects => image effects => offset => H : -160 / V : 0

layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down

5
highlight bottom layer
selections => select all
highlight top layer
image => crop to selection (no visible effect) but important before resizing

6
your layers palette looks like this

image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 50%
effects => image effects => offset => H : -245 / V : 17
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down
adjust => sharpness => sharpen more
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow
settings tab => Drop Shadow Blurry / color 4

your work looks like this

7
layers => merge => merge visible
edit => copy
image => add borders => untick « symmetric » =>

with the magic wand tool, mode : add, select the two white borders
layers => new raster layer
edit => paste into selection
effects => texture effects => blinds / color 4

keep selection active

8
layers => new raster layer
effects => 3D effects => cutout

selections => select none
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 1 px black

9
materials palette => set colors 3 and 4 as FG and BG colors

layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection « sel_01_Bellatrix_vir.PspSelection »

flood fill selection with color 4
selections => modify => contract => 3px
DELETE on your keyboard
layers => new raster layer
effects => plugins => Mehdi => Wavy Lab 1.1

effects => plugins => Graphic Plus => Peacock

effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Glass
settings tab : Clear

selections => select none
layers => merge => merge down
objects => align => center on canvas

10
layers => duplicate
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 25%
effects => image effects => offset => H : -245 / V : 0
adjust => sharpness => sharpen more

11
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down TWICE
effects => 3D efffects => drop shadow => 2 / 2 / 60 / 30 / black

12
copy / paste as new layer « WitchesBrewAddOn_frame 5.png »
layers => arrange => move down
effects => 3D efffects => drop shadow => 2 / -2 / 50 / 20 / black

13 (variation about landscape)
highlight top layer
open « cm_el19.pspimage » => resize to 27%
copy / paste as new layer
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : 40
effects => 3D efffects => drop shadow => 0 / 2 / 60 / 30 / black

13 (other variation about landscape)
highlight top layer
copy / paste a  landscape mist as new layer (see second result by Virginia on her site)
Resize it so that it does not exceed too much of the diamond
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection « sel01_variante_bellatrix.PspSelection »
selections => modify => contract / 3 px
selections => invert
DELETE
selections => select none
lower the opacity of the layer if necessary
layers => merge => merge down

14
set color 5 (black) as FG color
prepare a linear gradient

highlight bottom layer
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection «sel_02_Bellatrix_vir.PspSelection»

flood fill selection with the gradient
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Ormente Filters / Plastifier/ default settings
effects => plugins => Simple => Diamonds
effects => plugins => Simple => Pizza Slice Mirror
selections => select none
your work looks like this

15
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror vertical
layers => merge => merge down
effects => 3D efffects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 60 / 30 / black

16
your layers palette looks like this

layers => merge => merge down
layers => duplicate
effects => plugins => Toadies => Weaver / default settings
effects => plugins => Mura’s Mesiter / Perspective Tiling

17
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection «sel_03_Bellatrix_vir.PspSelection»

DELETE twice
selections => select none
effects => 3D efffects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 60 / 30 / black

18
highlight bottom layer
copy / paste as new layer « deco_bordures_bellatrix.pspimage »
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)

19
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
1 px black
3 px color 3
1 px black
10 px white
1 px black
23 px white
1 px black
selections => select all
selections => modify => contract => 24 px
effects => 3D efffects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 10 / black
selections => select none

20
set color 1 as FG color and white as BG color

in the FG box prepare a linear gradient

selections => select all
image => add borders => 40 px white
selections => invert
flood fill selection with the gradient
effects => texture effects => weave / color 4

selections => invert
effects => 3D efffects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 50 / 30 / black
selections => select none

21
image => add borders => 1 px black
effects => plugins => Bordure Mania (nvr) => Bouton Instantané 1

22
open the ghost tube => resize to 45%
copy / paste as new layer
effects => image effects => offset => H : -310 / V : 198
effects => 3D efffects => drop shadow => color 4

23
copy / paste as new layer the little witch tube
effects => image effects => offset => H : 390 / V : 7
effects => 3D efffects => drop shadow => 2 / 15 / 50 / 40 / black

24
open the cat tube and resize to 40%
copy / paste as new layer
enable the Pick tool with the following settings to move the tube

hit key M to disable the tool
effects => 3D efffects => drop shadow => 2 / -3 / 60 / 30 / black

25
copy / paste as new layer « Bellatrix_pendant_vir.pspimage »
move to top border

26
copy / paste as new layer « WA_Halloween_Bellatrix_vir.pspimage »
enable the Pick tool with the following settings to move the tube => H : 91 / V : 9

27
layers => duplicate
enable the Pick tool with the following settings to move the tube => h : 505 / V : -660
layers => merge => merge down
effects => 3D efffects => drop shadow => 0 / 1 / 50 / 1 / black

28
appluy your signature or watermark
image => resize => 950 pixels width
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
file => save as... type .jpeg

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