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Country Stitch Outside
Frame Members Tutorial
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By ? April Hunt (ACFC)
June 28th, 2010
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Written using PSP Pro X3
But should work well in all versions
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Skill Level = Intermediate
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Needed??
Tube of your choice
(wider tubes look best)
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Accent tubes (Optional)
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Template:
ACFC?Country Stitch Outside Frame
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Pattern:
ACFC Country Stitch Pattern
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Preparation
Open your ACFC Template in
your PSP and Minimize
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Open your ACFC?Pattern in
your PSP and Minimize
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Open any Accent tubes in your
PSP and Minimize
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Notes
Do Not Share this tutorial!
It is for PAID MEMBERS only
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All settings will remain
the same unless specified
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Okay Let's Get Started!!
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Header
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1. File > Open
Your tube
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2. Window >?Duplicate (Shift?+ D)
Close original??
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3. Dropper Tool
Left?click and choose a Dark/Medium
color for your Foreground
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4. Image >?Resize
Settings:

Resample using?= Smart Size

Lock aspect ratio?= Checked

Resize all layers?= Checked?

Width?= No more than 400 Pixels

Height?= No more than?400 Pixels

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*Optional

5. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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6. Edit > Copy

(your tube)

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7. Activate your

ACFC?Country Stitch Outside FrameTemplate

(you may choose to duplicate this
template?if you wish to use the
tutorial again)
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8. Layers Palette
Activate your Credits Layer
(Top)
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9. Layers > Delete
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10. Layers Palette
Activate your Stitched Layer
(Top)
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11. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Manual target color = Checked
Freehand selection = Unchecked
Colors:
Source = #808080
Target =?Foreground
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12. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical?& Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 50
Blur = 2.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer =?Unchecked
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13. Layers Palette
Activate your Solid Outside Layer
(Bottom)
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14. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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15. Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds
Settings:
Width = 3
Opacity = 10
Color = White
Horizontal = Unchecked
Light from left/top = Checked
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16. Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds
Settings:
Horizontal = Checked
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17. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Opacity = 70
Blur = 5.00
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18. Layers Palette
Activate your Country Pattern Layer
(Middle layer)
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19. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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20. Dropper Tool
Right click on the?Inside of
your Country Pattern?and?place this
new color in your Background
(should be a lighter color/shade of
your Foreground color)
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21. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Blur = 10.00
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22. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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23. Magic Wand Tool
Settings:
Mode = Add (Shift)
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Use all layers = Unchecked
Contiguous = Checked
Feather = 0
Anti-alias = Checked
Outside = Selected
Select inside your Oval Frame
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24. Layers > New Raster Layer
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25. Selections > Modify > Expand
Settings:
Number of pixels = 15
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26. Flood Fill Tool
Settings:

Match mode?= None

Use all layers?= Not checked

Blend mode?= Normal

Opacity?= 100

Left?click to fill with Foreground

color

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27. Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds

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28. Layers > Arrange > Move Down

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29. Selections > Select None

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30. Selection Tool > Custom Selection

Settings:

Top = 50

Left = 300

Right = 470

Bottom = 600

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31. Layers > New Raster Layer

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32. Activate your

ACFC?Country Stitch Pattern

(you may choose to duplicate this
pattern?if you wish to use the
tutorial again)
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33. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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34. Materials Palette
Change your Foreground to the
Pattern we just colorized
Settings:
Angle = 0
Scale = 25
Texture = Unchecked
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35. Activate your Working Canvas
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36. Flood Fill Tool
Left click to fill with Pattern
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37. Selections > Select None
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38. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Blur = 25.00
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39. Layers Palette
Lower opacity to 50
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40. Adjust > Blur > Motion Blur
Settings:
Angle = 265.00
Strength (%) = 5
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41. Edit > Paste As New Layer
(your tube)
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42. Move Tool
Arrange your tube to your liking
**you may choose to resize your
tube more or less to your liking
now**
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43. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Opacity = 65
Blur = 10.00
*Do not add a drop shadow
to a misted tube*
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*Optional
44. Add any Accents at this
time and any drop shadow
of your choice
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*Optional
45. Add any?Text at this
time and any drop shadow
of your choice
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*Optional
46. You may choose to move
your accents or tube to the top
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47. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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*Optional
48. Image > Resize
Resize to your liking or leave as-is
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*Optional
49. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen
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50. Layers > New Raster Layer
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51. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
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52. Flood Fill Tool

Right click to fill with Background

color

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53. Adjust?> Add/Remove Noise >

Add Noise

Settings:

Uniform?= Checked

Noise =?3 %

Monochrome = Checked

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54. Layers > New Raster Layer

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55. Add your Watermark and/or Artist credits

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56. File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer

Settings:
Set Compression value to @ 20-25
OK
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Side Border
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1. File >?New > New Image
Settings:
Width?=?125 Pixels
Height?=?400 Pixels
Image Characteristics =
Raster Background
Color = Transparent checked
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2. Flood Fill Tool
Left click to fill with Pattern
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3.?Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = Unchecked
Width =?2000 Pixels (or your choice)
Height =?400 Pixels
Placement = Center Left
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4.?Layers > Duplicate
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5. Layers > Arrange > Move Down
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6. Adjust > Blur > Motion Blur
Settings:
Angle = 90.00
Strength (%) = 50
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7. Layers Palette
Activate your Top Layer
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8. Layers Palette
Lower opacity to 50
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9. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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10. Effects > Image Effects >

Seamless Tiling

Settings:

Mirror?= Checked

Vertical = Checked

Vertical offset (%) = 0

Width (%) = 50

Transition (%) = 50

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11. Layers > New Raster Layer
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12. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
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13.?Flood Fill Tool

Right click to fill with Background
color
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14. Adjust?> Add/Remove Noise >

Add Noise

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15. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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*Optional
16. Add any Accents at this
time and any drop shadow
of your choice
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17. File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer

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You are now done!
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Have fun with your new stationery!
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This is a MEMBERS ONLY SITE Tutorial
Remember to link it back to
With the Wording ACFC Members Only Tutorial
Do not share this tutorial with anyone!
This tutorial is for PAID members only!
Anyone caught sharing them will be removed
from the members site without refund!
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Letter Creator Tips!
* Place your Side Border in your
Body
Left Margin set to?250-300
* Place your?Header in the Header
(Center Frame)
*In the Footer remember to add a link
back to this tutorial so others can try it!
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Thank you for trying my tutorial.
All ideas are my own.
Any similarity to any other tutorials
is purely coincidental and unintentional.
No Copyright infringements intended.
I do not claim any graphics
or tubes as my own unless noted.?
Tube in Example Purchased & by
Trina Clark ??
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A BIG thank you to my
Trusted friends and testers?
And they are:
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Thank you and God bless
April (ACFC)
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ACFCBackground1111.jpg
ACFC Country Stitch Outside Frame Template.pspimage
ACFC Country Stitch Pattern.jpg

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