Simple Card Two

©Doodles by LadyFox 01/27/07

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This tutorial was done with PSP9
but could be done with version 8 or higher

All of my tutorials are written following the steps I used to make my graphic.
It is my hope that you will take what I provide
and do your own thing with it.

YOU WILL NEED

	Paint Shop Pro - Download a trial version
	Font - Costura-Light.otf
	Zip File Containing LF_green-001.jpg - open and minimize LF_sand-001.bmp - place in your textures folder
	Chicks are from my Heavenly Chick tutorial
	Basic knowledge of vectors and layers

Remember to SaveOften
STEPS - These are the steps I used.

Lets Begin

New Image 400x400
File/Save As: card3.pspimage

The Background

Flood Fill with #c2d5aa

Effects/ Texture Effects/ Texture
Click the Drop Down Arrow next to the Texture window
Scroll down and find LF_sand-001.bmp
Size: 100
Smoothness: 9
Depth: 2
Ambience: 10
Shininess: 50
Color: White
Angle: 315
Intensity: 25
Elevation: 50
OK

The Edge

New Layer

Foreground Style: Pattern
Pattern: LF_green-001
Angle: 0
Scale: 100

Background Style: Pattern
Pattern: LF_green-001
Angle: 45
Scale: 100

Paint Brush [B]
Brush Tip: +Square 25
Size: 25
Hardness: 50
Step: 200
Density: 100
Thickness: 1
Rotation: 45
Opacity: 100

Brush Variance Palette
Color Blend: 100
Size: 5

Place the cursor at 20x20
Click Once
Hold down the Shift Key Through the following Steps
Move to 380x20
Click Once
Move to: 380x380
Click Once
Move to: 20x380
Click Once
Move back to 20x20
Click Once

Release the Shift Key

Effects/ 3D Effects/ Drop Shadow
Offsets: 1
Opacity: 44
Blur: 1
Color: Black
OK
Effects/ 3D Effects/ Drop Shadow

Some Text

Text Tool [T]
Create as: Vector
Font: Costura Lt
Size: 34
Stroke: 1.0

Type in Thank You
Apply

Object/ Align/ Horiz. Center in Canvas
Move the words as needed
Layer/ Convert to Raster Layer

Effects/ 3D Effects/ Drop Shadow
Repeat the Drop Shadow

Add A Tube

Open your tube
Edit/ Copy [Ctrl+C]

Go to the Card
Edit/ Paste/ Paste as New Layer [Ctrl+L]

Effects/ 3D Effects/ Drop Shadow
Offsets: 2
Opacity: 30
Blur: 5.00
color: Black
OK

I moved the layer below the edge layer so it looked like the worm
was coming from under the edge.

A quick way to make a greeting card