This tutorial is a creation of my own. Any resemblance to another is purely coincidental. No copyright infrigments are intended.      I've used techniques I've learned along the way and new ones as I learn. Please read my Terms before doing my tutorial. I used Paintshop Pro X to make this tutorial, but will be compatible with versions 8 and newer. You will need to have a working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro to do this tutorial. My tutorials may seem lengthy, but I try to write them so even the moderate beginner can be able to do them as well as the more advanced. I hope you enjoy :) What you will need: Paint Shop Pro if you don't have it you can get an evaluation copy Here Images Here The girl image I used I made from a tutorial many years ago. The other images I made myself. The masks I got from a person or share. If it's yours please let me know so I can give the proper credits. The images and patterns are in .psp image and you can unzip them into your images folder. If you dont have a zip program you can get one Here. Unzip the Masks to where you keep your masks or in your PSP masks folder. **Save your work often!!!! 1. Open up a New Image. 500x500. Transparent. Floodfill with White. 2. Open up the patriotic girl image. Edit/Copy. Edit/Paste as a new layer. Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur and apply: Radius 35.00 Effects/Distortion effects/Spikey Halo and apply: Horizontal 100.00, Vertical 15, Amplitude 100, Frequency 100, Radius 40, Check Transparent. OK 3. Open up the starshower image. Edit/Copy, Edit/Paste as a new layer. Place this at the upper left of your image. In your layer palette "Duplicate" this layer. Image/Mirror. It should fall right in place at the right. 4. Open up the redfireworks image. Edit/Copy, Edit/Paste as a new layer. Place this at the upper left of your image as seen in my finished image at the top. 5. Open up the bluefireworks image. Edit/Copy, Edit/Paste as a new layer. Place this at the upper right of your image as seen in my finished image at the top. 6. Open up the ppatrioticangel image. Edit/Copy, Edit/Paste as a new layer. Move it on your image as seen in my finished image at the top. 7. Open up the hbamerica text. Edit/Copy, Edit/Paste as a new layer. Move it to the bottom of your image under the girl and center it. 8. Now you can just move things around to how you want your image to look :) I added the same dropshadow to each layer to add depth the settings I used were: Horizontal and Vertical both 0, Opacity 75, Blur 3, Color Black. 9. Add a background of choice and resize to your liking :) And that's it. Early Happy Birthday America! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial as much as I did making it :) Debbie June 19, 2008 Copyright© 2001-2008 Kreative-Expressionz