I made it with PSP: &

Supplies:

Filters / Plugins:
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
Animation Shop:

You are welcome to take this nice sunflower with you, it shows you always where you are (just click and drag) Have Fun!

tutorial tested by:

Thank you Margit for your wonderful tubes:

Thank you Susanne for your wonderful masks:

01) File / New / 700 x 600 px / transparent

set your FGC to: light colour
and your BGC to: dark colour

flood fill your picture with BGC

Effects / Texture Effects / Texture:

02) Layers / New Raster Layer

flood fill with light FGC

Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load Mask from disk:

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / colour: #808080

rename this layer: mask

03) open file: agi_tx_oldpapers.PspBrush

File / Export / Custom Brush:

close it again; back to your picture

activate bottom layer: Raster 1

activate selection tool / custom selection:

Selection / Invert

Layers / New Raster Layer

activate paint brush tool

apply the brush once in every corner (FGC)

Deselect

04) stay at this layer

open tube: MMDesignz_Si 311250.pspimage

Image / Resize: 85 %

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate

activate layer under it

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20

activate layer over it

Layers / Merge / Merge down

05) activate top layer again

Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

flood fill with your light FGC

Selection / Modify / Contract by: 5

Edit / Cut (delete key)

Selections / Invert

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:

Deselect

06) open tube: Chat-Diamant 2.pspimage

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position left upper corner

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Mirror

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Flip

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

rename this layer: deco

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
0 / 0 / 100 / 10 / colour: #808080
shadow on new layer: checked!!!

07) activate top layer: deco

Layers / New Raster Layer

add your watermark

activate text tool

write your name or use: Schriftzug.pspimage

08) activate layer: mask

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:

activate layer: deco

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
same settings

Edit / Copy Merged

open Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / As new Animation

back to PSP

09) Edit / Undo Constellation

Edit / Undo Layer Selection

Edit / Undo Constellation

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
hit: Random Seed

activate layer: deco

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
same settings

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to PSP

10) repeat last step

Animation Shop:

File / Save as... *.gif