Floral Diamond

This tutorial is copyrighted to Kaye @ Kaye'z Designz. You may print out for personal use but do not post to any site or distribute as your own. Any resemblance to others online is purely coincidental.
Supplies Needed: Paint Shop Pro any version, I used X2. You can get it from COREL. Tube of choice. I used one by Celesse, it can be purchased at CILM. You may use your own color, gradient or pattern. I used Balls & Bubbles 01 pattern. Font of choice or use mine Novak Spring. Mask of choice or use mine sg_stencilled-floral-diamond. Supplies HERE.
Notes: Open tube in PSP. Open font and minimize to task bar. Save often.

Step 1 Open new canvas 500 X 500. Flood Fill with color, gradient or pattern of choice. I used #E0E0E0. Name this layer BG.

Step 2 Add a New Layer. Flood Fill with another color, gradient or pattern of choice. I used Balls & Bubbles 01 pattern. Apply Alien Skins / Xenofex 2 / Crumple: 5.04, 100, Distort checked, 135, 60, 7.96, 39.38, White, 34, Random Seed 1. Apply FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss: Default settings.

Step 3 Apply mask of choice. I used sg_stencilled-floral-diamond with Invert Mask Data unchecked. Merge / Merge Group. Drop Shadow of choice, I used 1, 1, 100, 1, #00FF00. Name this layer mask.

Step 4 Copy and Paste tube of choice above mask layer. Drop Shadow of choice, mine was 3, 3, 65, 8, Black. Name this layer tube.

Step 5 Active mask layer. Grab your Text Tool with font and size of choice. I used Novak Spring, Vector, Size 65, Bold, Stroke 1 - black, for Fill I used same pattern used on mask layer. Type your text. Add Inner Bevel of choice. I used Bevel #2, 9, 0, 2, 0, 0, White, 315, 50, 30. Add Drop Shadow of choice. I used 2, 2, 65, 3, Black. Rotate Left, 45 Degrees. Place as in header image. Name this layer text.

Step 6 Add any copyrights required. Save as .pspimage to retain layers for future changes. Save as .jpg using Jpeg Optimizer to send thru group.

All done! I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial. Remember this is just a guide. Experiment using different colors, gradients or patterns, images and settings. Any questions you can reach me at kayewinters@zoomtown.com. This tutorial was written 7/9/2009 by Kaye'z Designz.