Everyone loves frames and masks, and I enjoy creating them. The mask used in this tutorial is one that I made quite some time ago ~~ I do hope you enjoy using it. This tutorial will also only be using JASC PSP's applications, there are no additional plug-in filters for you to download.

What I am discovering about this tutorial is that the outcome is different depending on the graphic and colors that you use, as you will see with my testers results as shown below. Remember there is no right way or wrong way when doing any of my tutorials, they are here for you as guidelines. Please feel free to make them your own.

This tutorial is written in and for PSP Version 7 and assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP. I am sure this can easily be done in Version 6 with a few adjustments in paths but I have only used Version 7 so I can't make promises *S*

You will need:

JASC's PSP (30 day free trial)- You can get it HERE
My Carved Frame Mask ~~ You can get it HERE
**unzip into your PSP Masks Folder
A graphic ~~ I used the one below. I do not know who the artist is, so if anyone recognizes it and can let me know I would appreciate it so I can write to the artist. If you would like to use the graphic that I used please right click on the graphic and save to your hard drive.

Step 1:
Open your graphic in PSP and make a copy of it (Shift+D). The main reason for making a copy is in case I want to use the image again and forget to change the name when I save *S* You can close out your original graphic. Remember to save often.

Step 2:
Set your foreground color to a complementing color from your graphic. I used #FDBAB9. Set your background color to #A67C6C.

Step 3:
First we are going to add the mask. Add a new layer to your graphic and flood fill with your foreground color.

Step 4:
Go to Mask -->Load from Disk and find your MD-CarvedFrameMask and press open. I know it looks funny but we will fix it.

Step 5:
Go to Mask -->Invert and it will now look like this.
Much better don't you think?

Step 6:
Go to Masks -->Delete and again answer yes to merging into current layer. SAVE

It's pretty in its own right but lets add a frame to it.

Step 7:
Go to layers-->merge-->merge flatten.

Step 8:
Go to Images-->Add Border Make sure that symmetric is checked and add a border of 10.

Step 9:
Take your magic wand (tolerance and feather set at 0) and select the brown border -- you will get marching ants around the border.

Step 10:
Go to Effects-->Reflection Effects-->Pattern and use the following selections:

Keep Selected.

Step 11:
Go to Selections --> Invert and add the following cutout (Effects-->3D-->Cutout)
Keep selected and add another cutout, this time changing the vertical and horizontal offsets to minus 10. Keep selected.

Step 12:
Go to Selections -->Invert and apply an Inner Bevel (effects-->3D-->Inner Bevel) with these selections:

Deselect and Save

Step 13:
Add another border with the size of 15 this time. Grab that magic wand and get the marching ants around it. Go to Effects-->Texture Effects-->Straw Wall and apply the following settings:

Deselect and Save.

Step 14:
Time to add one last border with the size of 10. Don't forget to get the marching ants around the border and then add the pattern effect once more.

Step 15:
Go to Selections --> Invert and apply the same cutout that we did earlier using both plus 10 for the vertical and horizontal offsets and once again changing those offsets to minus 10. Keep selected.

Step 16:
Go to Selections-->Invert and apply the following Drop Shadow (Effects-->3D-->Drop Shadow):

Keep selected and add the same Inner Bevel as before.

You're done! I really like the effect that this made and I also did one without using the Inner Bevel. The picture was also wider and smaller in height ~~ you can see the difference the same instructions have depending on the graphic you use and the applications that are applied.

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I hope that you've enjoyed this tutorial as much as I have enjoyed writing it. I want to thank my testers Anneli, Elkay, and Becky ~~ their results are below.

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