you wil find the orignal tutorial here

This tutorial is a personal creation.
Virginia works with PSP17
I work with PSP19
but 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
selections - tubes - word art - palette - texture

copy / paste selections and texture into the dedicated folders of Corel PSP general folder

Filters used
* Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 Impact
* Bkg Designer sf10I (Balloons)  - import into Filters Unlimited
* Bkg Kaleidoscope  -  import into Filters Unlimited
* Buttons&Frames  - Base IC.NET Filters Unlimited
* Filters Unlimited
* Photo Aging Kit  -  import into Filters Unlimited
* Plugins AB 01  - import into Filters Unlimited
 to download the filters, click on the banner below
Thank you very much to Janaly and Gigi for their kind permission

If you don’t know how to install filters into Unlimited 2, just click on the link below

the woman tube Virginia used to creat her tag was created by Lily

the word art was created by Ktou Art Design

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.

Important
Open all images in PSP, duplicate them and close the originals. (shift + key D)
always work with the copies
some tubes provided are not « visible » (in order to reduce the weight of the material file)
click on visibility toggle of the layer to make it visible again
prepare the materials palette wsith color 1 and 2

save your work often in case you have to redo

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 pixels
flod fill with color 1

effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Bkg Designers ssf10I / Balloons / default settings

effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling

2
layers -> duplicate
image -> free rotate

effects -> texture effects -> mosaic glass

adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen more
effects -> distortion effects -> wave

effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 1 / 1 / 50 / 30 / black
blend mode of the layer -> Dodge

3
prepare a linear gradient in the materials palette

layers -> new raster layer (Raster 2)
selections -> load-save selection -> from disk -> selection « sel_01-JP_vir.PspSelection »

enable the flood fill tool

flood fill selection with color 2 (right click)
seelectioons -> modify -> contract / 5 pixels

flood fill selection with the gradient
selections -> select none

4
copy / paste the decoration tube « Deco01 » as new layer
blend mode of the layer : Luminance Legacy  -  opacity : 50%
your work looks like this

your layers palette looks like this

5
in the materials palett, set color as FG color
layers -> new raster layer (Raster 4)
selections -> load-save selection -> from disk -> selection « sel_02-JP_vir.PspSelection»

flood fill selection with color 3
effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5-Impact / Glass
settings -> Clear, No Drop Shadow

effects -> reflection effects -> feedback

selections -> select none
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 30 / black

6
highlight Raster 3
selections -> load-save selection -> from disk -> selection « sel_03-JP_vir.PspSelection»

effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 30 / color 5
selections -> select none

7
highlight top layer
copy / paste as new layer the yellow flower « cm_el122 »
image -> resize -> untick « resize all layers » -> 75%
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 2 / 30 / 60 / 30 / black
layers -> merge -> merge down
edit -> copy / paste as new image -> rename this image « flower »
save this image and minimize it to tray for a later use

8
highlight Raster 2 (third from bottom)
layers -> duplicate
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Photo Aging Kit / Border Fade

effects -> texture effects -> Texture -> use the texture provided

blend mode of the layer : Luminance Legacy  -  opacity : 65%
your layers palette looks like this

9
highlight layer underneath (Raster 2)
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 2 / 3 / 60 / 30 / black

10
highlight bottom layer
edit -> copy
layers -> merge -> merge all (flatten)

11
set color 4 as FG color in the materials palette
image -> add borders -> tick « symmetric » -> ...
1 pixel color 4
6 pixels white
2 pixels color 4
10 pixels white
1 pixel color 4
3 pixels color 3
1 pixel color 4
selections -> select all
image -> add borders -> tick « symmetric » -> 45 pixels white
selections -> invert
edit -> paste into selection
adjust -> blur -> gaussian blur / 30
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Plugins AB01 / Give Me Some Water / default settings

effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Buttons & Frames / 3D Glass Frame 1

selections -> invert
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 60 / 30 / black
selections -> select none

12
open the image you set aside in step 7
image -> resize -> 35%
copy / paste as new layer on your work
enable the Pick Tool and change the positions X and Y

press the « M » key to disable the tool
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Bkg Kaleidoscope / 4QFlip Upper L

adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
blend mode of the layer : Multiply  -  opacity : 85%
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 2 / 30 / 50 / 30 / color 5

13
copy / paste as new layer « blushbutter-blue faery-ee1 » (button)
effects -> image effects -> offset

effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 35 / black

14
in the materials palette, set color 3 as FG color
and color 4 as BG color
prepare a linear gradient

layers -> new raster layer (Raster 4)
selections -> load-save selection -> from disk -> selection « sel_04-JP_vir.PspSelection»

flood fill the selection with the gradient
effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5-Impact / Glass -> same settings as before
effects -> edge effects -> enhance
selections -> select none
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 5 / 10 / 100 / 30 / color 5
your work looks like this

15
copy / paste as new layer the yellow flower « cm_el122 »
image -> resize -> untick « resize all layers » -> 35%
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 30 / color 5

16
layers -> duplicate
image -> resize -> untick « resize all layers » -> 85%
effects -> image effects -> offset

17
copy / paste as new layer « Deco02_JP » (white flowers)
effects -> image effects -> offset -> 385 / -15

18
copy / paste the character tube (tube-femme-321-by-Lily )
(virginia colorized the flowers)
effects -> image effects -> offset -> -285 / -20
effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5-Impact / Perspectuve Shadow
settings tab -> Drop Shadow Blurry

19
in the materials palette set color 1 as FG color and color 4 as BG color

prepare a linear gradient

copy / paste as new layer the text tube « texte printemps_JP.pspimage »
effects -> image effects -> offset -> 105 / -14
selections -> select all -> selections / float  -  selections -> defloat
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill selection with the gradient
selections -> select none
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> -10 / 1 / 50 / 10 / color 5
alyers -> merge -> merge all (flatten)

20
image -> add borders -> tick « symmetric » -> 1 pixel color 5
apply your watermark
resize your tag

adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
layers -> merge -> merge all (flatten)
file -> save as... type .jpeg

ANIMATION
you will find the animated gif into the materials provided
I added this material type .gif and type.psd
the .gif is to be used with Animation Shop
the .psd is tu be used with Ulead Gif Animator

With Animation shop
open your tag with AS -> edit -> copy
duplicate 20 times (Ctrl + Shift key + L)
now your animation has 21 identical frames
edit -> select all (Ctrl + A)
open the gif « poudre_etoiles.gif » -> this animation has 21 frames -> select all
holding down the left click of your mouse, catch the first frame,
and drop it in the first frame of your creation
release the mouse click when the cursor  is in the right place

image property -> 10
file -> save as type .gif

My version with a tube created by Colybrix - Animation Simone (site closed)

Don't hesitate to write to Virginia if you have any trouble with her tutorial 

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