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You can do pretty much what you like with your result: create signatures with name added, extras or stats, websets. Give all the credits that are required and for the tut to:
Martine (link to http://chezmartine.com) for PSP 4 ALL (link to http://psp4all.com).

This pointing hand is here to help you. You can drag and drop it and use it as a marker to help with following the tutorial.
Martine






Tubes of your choice, free or not, but credit for them must be added to your tag. I used a tube ©Alicia Mujica - www.aliciamujica.blogspot.com.es - that I bought at CDO.

Template: Template 183 by HorsePlay's Pasture Designs - Download here.

Scrapkit: By The Bay by HorsePlay's Pasture Designs - Download here.

Mask: Mask 394 by Insatiable Dreams - Download here.

One image you are allowed to use. Mine comes from here: freeimages. You have to join but it is free.

Plugins: Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow.

Police: Pixelette for the credits.

You can download my E-Book which will let you work without being connected
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STEP 1: Template and Mask

Open the template. Windows > Duplicate. Close the original.
Close the Credit layer.
Close these layers: Layer 1 and Layer 2.
Increase the size of your image. Add 150 on the left. Image > Canvas Size.


Fill the Background layer with white.

Add a layer and fill with #D9F5FC.
Open Mask 394 by Insatiable Dreams and apply. Masks > New > From image - OK. Then Masks > Delete. In PSP 8 and above, it's under Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image. OK then Delete.

STEP 2: Layers, Elements and Tube

Drop Shadow: I used

V = 2

O = 30

H = 2

B = 2


and for the tube, the frame and Wordarts

V = 3

O = 40

H = 3

B = 3


LAYER 3 - Selections > Select All > Selections > Float> Selections > Defloat. Add a layer and fill with #E76F54. Apply Effects > Inner Bevel


Selections > Select None. Close the original layer.
LAYER 4 - repeat what you did for LAYER 3.
LAYER 5 - SAND SUN SURF FUN. Select as before, add a layerand fill with #208BC9. Inner Bevel. Select None. Close the original layer.
LAYER 6 - Selections. Add a layer. Resize your image/ photo and Copy Paste into Selection. Select None. Close the original layer.
hpd_BTB_26 - Rotate 90°. Placer above the photo and adjust if necessary using the Pick Tool (K) or the Deformation tool(D).
LAYER 7 - Selections as before. Add a layer and fill with #E9755B. Add the same Inner Bevel.
LAYER 8 and LAYER 9  - I kept the colour and apply the same Inner Bevel.
LAYER 10 - Selections as before. Add a layer and fill with #208BC9. Select None. Close the original layer.
LAYER 11 - Selections. New layer. Fill with paper hpd_BTB_Paper 5. Select None. Close the original layer.
Paste the hpd_BTB_38 element, at 30%, as a new layer.
LAYER 12 and LAYER 13 - Same as for Layers 10 and 11.
LAYER 14 and LAYER 15 - Same as before but change the colour and paper. Fill the frame border with #A97647 and the inside with hpd_BTB_Paper 3. Add the hpd_BTB_55 element at 18%.

hpd_BTB_31 - 45%. Top and on the right.
hpd_BTB_54 - 45%. Under the wordart.
hpd_BTB_56 - Above the Mask layer. See my result.
hpd_BTB_49 - 25%. Bottom and on the right.
hpd_BTB_72 - 20%. Bottom and on the right.
hpd_BTB_1 - 25%. Bottom and on the right.
hpd_BTB_8 - 12%. Bottom and on the right.
hpd_BTB_2 - 25%. Bottom and on the right.
hpd_BTB_52 - Image > Flip. 70%. On the left.
hpd_BTB_51 - 70%.
hpd_BTB_46 - 40%. Duplicate.
hpd_BTB_30 - 20%.
Add your tube.
hpd_BTB_35 - 70%.

STEP 3: Credits.

 with a small pixel font like Pixelette or any other small Pixel font.

File > Save.

Martine
17 July 2014

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me