Supplies Needed
Paint Shop Pro
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A misted tube
_Minimise until needed (Tube supplied by Sassy Peaches...thank you
sweetie :o)
A poem or text
appropriate for the tag
A script font and a
Block font (You can find the script font I used
HERE)
Penta.com (Color
Dot) Download the filters
HERE
Supplies
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Remember to save
often!
Open blank canvas
357 x 414
Flood fill with
#9c7d5e
Effects, Penta.com,
Color Dot with these settings:

Add new layer
Select all
Open
Peaches-SeaShellHunting.pspimage and paste into selection
Select none
Merge, Merge
Visible
Image, add border
with these settings using the same colour you used to flood fill. (Press
ok on Auto Command)

Layers, Promote
background to Layer
Layers, Duplicate
On your top layer,
Image, Resize by 75% making sure Resize all layers is UNCHECKED
Effects, 3D
Effects, Add Drop Shadow with these settings:

Effects, 3D
Effects, Add Drop Shadow but change V to -4 and H to 4
This is what you
should have so far:

New Layer, Layers,
Arrange, Send to Bottom
Image,
Canvas size like image shown, making sure you click on the left arrow:

Foreground #a28468 Background
#e1dfd8
Click on Gradient Tool:

And use these settings:

Flood Fill bottom layer
Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, Radius set at 8.00
Effects, Texture Effects, Mosaic Glass with
these settings:

Effects, Art-Media Effects, Brush Strokes with
these settings:

Adjust, Blur, Motion Blur with these settings:

Duplicate this layer
Image, Mirror
Highlight Top Layer
Move this Layer to the middle
of image, like so:

Close off Bottom and Top Layer, Merge two
remaining images
With Top Layer highlighted, add same Drop
Shadow as before, making sure Vertical is -4 and Horizontal is 4
Image, resize by 95% ensuring Resize all layers
is UNCHECKED
Open the Beach-Text_Ms.pspimage, copy and paste
as new layer onto your main canvas
Set the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light
and reduce opacity to about 74
Add a new layer and make sure this layer is the
next one above your bottom layer, I'm just going to add a few brushes
here, just have a play
around and see what you like using a darker
colour....
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Adding our text now, with your Text Tool using
the settings below, write the words Ivory Beach:

Convert to Rastor Layer
Centre your text in the middle bottom part of
your image
Change the Blend Mode of your text to Multiply
and set the Opacity to 54
Now add your name using the settings above but
changing your font to a nice script font and the size between 65 and 72.
Add a drop shadow to your liking and place in
the centre of your Ivory Beach text.
Add your watermark and any Copyright
information you need to, then merge all (Flatten)
Image, Add Border with a width of 5, Symmetric
checked and using a dark colour from your image
Viola! All done, give yourselves a pat on the
back LOL
I hope you enjoyed my tutorial,
please
email me if you have any questions