This tutorial was written for those who

have a working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro.

It was written by me on January 3, 2009 and comes from my own creativity.

Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental

Supplies needed:

PSP X2 (any version will work)

Tube of choice.  I am using the fantastic artwork of

Jennifer Janesko.  To use her work you must purchase a license which you may get at CILM Here

Blindsmask1 by Monti.  Get it Here

Diamond and wrap bow are mine and are supplied

Extra Bits of choice.  The ones I have used are from a free to use scrap kit by Wanda at Bluedreams
Designs called Flush With Love.  If you'd like to use the same ones you can download the kit Here

Font:  Iskola  

Outside Plugins:

1.  Filter Factory V - Ommadawn

2.  Xero Porcelain Xero Plugins

3.  Mura's Meister Copies Mura's Meister Copies

Unzip the plugins into your plugin folder

SUPPLIES:  Download Here

Open a new image 700 pixels by 700 pixels high
 

We are going to use coordinates to make the heart wreath.  If you are not familiar with coordinates they are quite easily used.
Here's how.  Move your preset shape tool (or required tool) slowly back and forth and up and down on your canvas without clicking it.  If you look in the bottom right hand corner of your PSP program you will see a set of numbers changing as you move your tool around.  Those numbers are coordinates. (see below)  Line up your preset selection tool at the first set of coordinates given in the directions, then click and drag down and to the right till you find your second set of coordinates.  Release to finish.

Set the colors in your paint pallette, both stroke and fill to a light grey color.

For this tutorial set your coordinates to (30, 30) then across and down to the right to coordinates (160, 160)

Objects, Align, Center in Canvas.  Convert to a raster layer.

Image, Canvas Size as follows

Effects, Plugins, Mura Meister, Copies at the following settings

Hit OK

Select Raster 2 in your layer palette.  Layers, Resize as follows.  Make sure Resize all layers is not checked.
 

Choose 2 colors that are in your tube to color the hearts.  For mine I chose #babbcd and #cd5157

Click on the gradient in the material palette

and choose the following settings in the gradient panel

With your magic wand tool click hold down your shift key and click inside each heart.  (it is ok if 2 or 3 hearts select at the same time)
Selections, Modify, Expand, expand by 1.  Flood fill with gradient color.

Do Not Deselect.  Effects, Texture Effects, Weave, as follows

Deselect.  Effects, 3D effects, Drop Shadow as follows

Open your diamond, Copy and paste one as a new layer centered on the vector line (Vector 1 in the Layers Palette).

Right click on this layer in the layer palette and choose duplicate.  Image, Mirror.  Duplicate again, Mirror, Flip.  Duplicate again, Image mirror.  Then carefully place another diamond and do the same.  Continue until there is a diamond between each set of hearts as shown.

Drag the Vector 1 Layer below the Raster 2 Layer in the Layer Palette.  R click on Vector Layer, convert to raster

X out the 3 bottom layers on the Layer Palette (only the diamonds are left showing), click on Raster 3 in the Layer Palette. Layers, Merge, Merge Visible.

Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize as desired.  I chose

Select Raster 6 (the layer that was converted to a raster layer from a vector layer) with your magic wand.  Flood fill with color #cbcef5.

Effects, Plugins, Filter Factory V, Ommadawn

X out the diamonds layer and background.  Layers, Merge, Merge Visible the remaining 2 layers.  (Be sure that one of these layers is selected on the layer palette)

Using your freehand selection tool select all around the bottoms of the hearts like mine

Copy main tube, paste as a new layer, selections, invert, selections, float, selections, defloat.  Now use the eraser tool to erase the selected bits at the bottom.  Leave the top as is

Effects, Plugins, Xero, Porcelain, as follows

Select bottom layer on layer palette, flood fill with white

Add a new layer above that layer and flood fill with color #022a66

Open Montisblinds Mask 1.  With your crop tool crop off most of the white surrounding the mask.

Layers, New Mask Layer, Find the montisblinds1 mask, invert raster checked and apply.  Delete Mask in Layer palette, yes to the question, and merge group.

Select diamonds layer on the Layer Palette, Image, Resize by 95 percent, Resize all layers, not checked.

Effects, 3D, Drop Shadow, as before.

Add bits as desired to decorate.  Drop shadow as before after each addition

Image, Resize all layers to 500 pixels by 500 pixels

Add copyright information

Add name.  I used white stroke, and color #022a66 fill, font Iskola, at

That's it!  You're Done

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial

The tag below is by Paul.  Thank you so much for testing my tutorial!

Paul's website

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