Open a new image 600 x 600,
transparent background.
Select two colours from your main
image. I picked pink and grey.
Make a foreground/background
gradient, angle 45 and no repeats and fill your image.
Open 2020 mask, go to your image and Layers/New
Mask Layer/From Image.
Find the mask in the drop down menu
and click ok.
Layers/Layers Merge Group.
Pull it over to the left and up to
the top, just a little so you can see it underneath the tag you’re going to
create.
Go to Effects/Texture Effects/Texture
and find brick wall. Leave settings at
default. Layers merge visible. Edit/Copy.
Open your template and resize all to
600 x 600.
Duplicate it. Never work on the
original.
Edit/paste your new background as a
new layer and move it to the very bottom of the layer palette, below Circle
background.
Go to your new template and delete
the top layer, it’s the details of the creator.
In your layer palette go down to the
layer called Circle Background
Click on it to make it active.
Fetch your magic wand set it like
this.
Layers/New Raster Layer.
You can hide all the other layers at
this stage if you prefer.
Open your pink gingham paper. Edit/Copy.
Edit/Paste into selection.
Select None. Add a small drop shadow. I used 2/-2/20/2. Layers/Merge
down.
I saved this as a psp file onto my
desktop, just in case my pc crashes. It’s a good idea to save often.
Make Circle Frame visible and click
on it to make it active.
Click inside the frame to select it, then
Layers/New Raster Layer.
Copy your pink polka dots and paste
into selection.
With it still selected open Effects/Plug Ins/ AlienSkin 5 Impact and select the
glass setting. Here’s what I used.
Select ok. Add the same drop shadow. Then Layers/Merge
down.
Unhide – Bottom Right Frame Back-
click on it to make it active.
Select this square with your magic wand.
Same settings as before.
Layers/New Raster Layer.
With your colour picker, select the
lightest pink from your gingham
Change your colour tab to Gradient. I
have a light pink as foreground and white as background. Choose foreground/background gradient with
these settings.
Flood fill the square with your
gradient.
Go to Effects/Texture Effects/Weave
I used these settings after selecting
a brighter pink for the weave colour and white for the gap colour.
Open Effects/Plug Ins/ AlienSkin5/Impact/Glass
again and apply the same settings to the square. Apply same drop shadow. Select none. Layers/Merge
down.
Unhide Bottom right frame. Again
click on it to make it active.
Select this frame with your magic
wand, same settings as before.
Layers/New Raster Layer/
I picked the bright pink colour from
my large frame and used it to fill this one.
Take this image to our Glass setting and add the same drop shadow.
Select none and merge down.
Unhide Top Left Frame Back, remember
to click on it to make it active.
Layers/New Raster Layer and open your
jmr white with pink polka dot paper.
Edit Copy/ Edit Paste into selection. Add drop shadow. Select none.
Layers/Merge down.
Unhide Top Left Frame, click on it to
make active.
Select with magic wand, Layers/New
Raster Layer/
Use the same deep pink as you did for
previous frame.
Do the Glass and drop shadow as before. Layers/Merge down.
Unhide Diamond Frame back. Select it
as before, layers/new raster layer and fill with a contrasting colour. I picked
a medium grey.
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture/ (should still be brick wall) at default
settings.
Do the same Glass and drop shadow.
Select None and merge down.
Unhide Diamond Frame layer and make
it active.
Select and add new layer.
I filled mine with the bright pink
polka dot paper, then applied the Glass filter, drop shadow, select none and
merged down the layer.
I selected a png I got Bing to make
for me, and pasted it as a new layer and added a Perspective/Shadow from
AlienSkin5/Impact/Perspective Shadow and select one you’re happy with.
Add your watermark and your text as desired.
I added a bit of sparkle to mine, but the choice is yours.
I hope you liked this one and hope
you will try templates of all shapes and sizes.
They’re really good fun.
J
