Fairy Tale

Notes:
This tut was done in PSP 10 but should work as well in other versions.
Some knowledge of, and experience with, PSP is required.
A trial version of PSP can be downloaded from here.
You are welcome to use my images, or use your own
If any filters are used, please note that if you don't already have them installed that you will have to close PSP, Install, then start PSP again.

 Intermediate

Supplies:

Fantasy08-sandi

 Your choice as well as the settings

 Simple

 Preparation:

 Open your tube
Duplicate
Re-size to 400 on the longest side
Close the original
Pick 2 colors from your image --Make them 2 different hues -- shades

 Step 1:

 Take your tube
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow

 Step 2:

 Image/Add Borders/1 px/Black
Image/Add Borders/2 px/Foreground color
Image/Add Borders/2 px/Background color
Image/Add Borders/1 px/Black
Image/Add Borders/10 px/White
Use the selection tool and Edit/Copy a small area of you tube
Selections/Select None
Highlight your white border
Edit/Paste Into Selection
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel

Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout

Deselect

Step 3:

  Image/Add Borders/1 px/Black
Image/Add Borders/20 px/White
Highlight this border
Effects/Plugins/Simple/Zoom Out and Flip  
Effects/3D Effects/ Inner Bevel, same settings as before
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as a new image
Deselect

  Step 4:

Image/Add Borders/1 px/Black
Image/Add Borders/40 px/White
Highlight your white border
Flood fill with the other pale color
Take your Frame and Edit/Copy
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract/22
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout/Same 2 as before
Selections/Invert
Edit/Paste into Selection
Deselect

  Step 4:

Re-size to 80%
Layers/New Raster Layer
Add watermark
Add a Caption
Add your name
Add Inner Bevel and Drop Shadow - as desired to Caption and Name
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible

Voila!!

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8-21-09