Paintshop pro 9 or similar program.
TUBE: Elias Chatzoudis Licensed tube you can purchase it at MPT HERE
MASK: By Vix 198 HERE
Text Brush: your own.
KIT: by Fantasy Moments Tender Moments HERE
PLUGINS: Xenoflex 2
Not all kits are same sizes.
So if you choose another kit, your re-sizing may be different..

Let's Begin
Please NOTE as I will not repeat in each step.
Once you set your drop shadow it will stay..
Always Close original image after you copy.
Always sharpen re-sized items one time.

1. Open a 350x300 new image. Flood fill with paper 11. I scaled my papers down to 50.

2. Open your mask Vix 198 minimize it.

Layers palette/right click/add New layer

Open Paper 21 from the Kit select it in foreground under patterns

 Angle 0  scale 50

  3. Layers/new mask layer/from image Settings Below

4.Layers palette/right click black/white mask
Delete
Would you like this mask merged into layer below  YES
Layers palette/right click top mask/ merge/merge group


5. Select your tube edit/copy

edit/paste as new layer into your image

Resize as needed, Adjust/sharpen

Apply drop shadow below.


6. Select element 79 copy and paste into your image as new layer.

re-size 50%, adjust sharpen once.

apply same drop shadow as before.

7. Select a wrap25 from the kit edit/copy

edit/paste into image as new layer

re-size 30%. sharpen one time

apply same drop shadow as before

8. Select flower 69 element edit/copy

edit/paste as new layer into your image 

re-size 15%. adjust/sharpen

apply same drop shadow as before.

place in left corner. Duplicate and place on lower right hand corner

refer to image for placement.

9.Layers palette/right click top layer/add new raster layer

selections/select all

select paper 21 from the kit Edit/copy

edit/paste into selection

selections/modify/contract 15

Edit/clear (or cut)

selections/ select none

10. Apply inner bevel see settings below.

apply same drop shadow as before.

11. Apply text if you wish by using your text tool or a brush..

12. Apply your copyright info.. and watermark. Now close off mask layer and background layer merge all visible layers. by right clicking on any open layer. Once merged open back up mask and background layer.

ANIMATION

optional

1. Duplicate your mask one time.
2. Select your original mask layer (bottom layer)
Effects/plugins/Alien Skin Xenoflex2. see image below. Click ok.


3. Select duplicated mask layer (top layer)
 Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Xenoflex2
 Change random seed only click ok.

4. Close off your top mask layer. .
make sure your background layer is highlighted.
 Edit/copy/copy merged
Paste into Animation shop by right clicking anywhere in workspace

5. Close bottom mask layer by clicking the eye in layers palette.
 Edit/copy/copy merged
right click first frame paste after current frame

6. Save your image in a folder.. I create a folder for each of my stats.

Background

1. Open New Image 1280x150  Selections select all
Select paper 11 edit/copy
edit/paste into selection
selections/select none
Effects/image effects/seamless tiling see image below for settings.

2.  Layers palette/right click/ add a New raster layer
Using selection tool draw out a rectangle 150x150 on left side.
Select  paper 7 from kit select it under patterns in material palette
flood fill the selection
selections/select none

3. Effects/Distortion/Wind settings
From right wind strength 60. Click OK.
merge down into background layer.
 apply seamless tiling again.

4. Add elememts 2 16, 73 one at time into your image as new layer .
Re-size them 20%. sharpen one time.
apply drop shadow same as above.
arrange them per my image

5. Merge all layers. Export jpeg optimizers 25 compression. Save in your folder with your image.