They will both open in a new window and print out on standard 8½" X 11" paper

For information about which fonts, programs, etc I used to construct my pages and my headers, click here.
For this tutorial you will need:
Any graphics program that allows 3rd party filters, such as the ones used here.
You can even do it in free programs that use filters, such as IrfanView.
There are instructions on their home site about adding filters to the program.

Filters and materials needed
Filter Factory Gallery N>Wee Scratches, available free here
If you use Filters Unlimited, download Filter Factory N in ffx format here
Simple Filters, available free here
I've supplied my gradient canvas in case you'd rather use mine. It's 500X500. You can resize it and colorize it as well. Download here.
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My plugin windows may look different than yours as I use Filters Unlimited 2 to manage my plugins
You can find it for trial or purchase here
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I am assuming you know the basics of your program and where the tools can be located.
Here are some arrows and bars you can drag and drop where you need to mark or underline where you are. .
Just left click and drag to where you want it then let go.
They will stay where you put them until you close your browser.
           



1. Create a new canvas 400X400 (or another size that will fit evenly into your strip if you are making stationery).
For instance, if you are using a tube that's just under 300 high, then make your tile 300X300.
Fill tile with a gradient, very light to med dark such as I've picked here.
You need to end up with a tile that looks like this

(This gradient I used is called MistyDelilah_CC, it's a PSP gradient.
I believe it's from Cursed Creations website, the site is now gone)
PI, Edit>Fill>Gradient: diagonal arrow upper left to lower right, multiple colors picked, click on the color box and pick one that goes with your tube, but it needs to be one that has the light highlight down the middle or it won't turn out right.
Examples of ones that have this are 18, 19, 22, 66, so you can pick one of these and colorize, or pick another one and play with the sliders at the top to get the highlight down the middle.  You also have to make sure to pick one with a very light highlight.

PSP, set color palette to gradient, angle of 45, repeats 0, depending on gradient picked. You need to make sure your light color is very light and that the highlight stripe goes down the middle. Click invert and/or change repeats to 1 if needed.

In Photoshop/Photoshop Elements, make your light color the background color,
go to Layer>New Fill Layer>Gradient, click OK in the next window,
in the next window, change angle to 45, click on the drop down arrow and pick
the top left box which will be your foreground-background (or another one if you want),
Style: Reflected, Scale 100%, Reverse Checked. This should put your light highlight right down the middle.

You can use mine if you want. You can colorize it if it's not the right color.
Right click and save.

If you need a larger canvas, download a 500X500 one here
2.
PSP: Adjust>Blur>Gaussian blur, set at 50
PI: Effect>Blur>Gaussian blur, set at 50
PS/PSP: Enhance>Blur>Gaussian Blur set at 50

If your middle highlight disappears after the blur, either pick a different
gradient or see if lessening the amount of the gaussian blur helps.
This is why you need a highlight that's much lighter than the other color.
If the canvas now looks like one solid color, the rest of the filters won't work on it.
3. Effects (or Filter)>Filter Factory N>Wee Scratches>default settings of 255
4. Effects (or Filters)>Simple>Pizza slice mirror


You can save it and use it after this step or go on to the next one.
5. Effects (or Filters)>Simple>Diamonds


If you're only making the tile, you're done now. You can save the tile as a jpg.
6. Activate tube and reduce height to about 10 to 15 pixels less than the height of your tile.
7. Open a new canvas 1280X400 (if you want to make your canvas a different height,
make sure you make your tile the same height first to make sure it tiles properly)
Fill your strip with the tile.
PI: Copy your tile. Go to Edit>Fill>click on the Image tab and click on Clipboard>Tile the image
PSP: set your color palette to Pattern, click on the box, in the next window click on the dropdown arrow and find your tile.
It should be right at the top
PS/PSE: With your tile highlighted in PS/PSE, go to Edit>Define Pattern, give it a name and save.
Now go to Layer>New Fill Layer>Pattern. In the next window,  click ok.
In the next window, find the pattern you just made, scale 100% and click ok



Now add a tube to the left, apply a drop shadow if desired.

The Christmas Angel tube I used is from Rainbow Coffi.
Click on the links to get this Christmas Angel stationery or wallpaper.
You're done.  If you reduce the size, make sure you use your unsharp mask at  Radius 1-Amount 64%-Threshold 4.
Save
PSP: File>Export>Jpeg optimizer - compression of 20.
PI: save at about 80
PS/PSE: save at 8
In both PI and and PS/PSE the compression window comes up when you save.
l hope you had fun!
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If you have any questions or suggestions, click on the email button below to contact me. Have a wonderful day!
Tutorial was written November 21, 2007
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These tutorials are all my own creations.
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional.
Feel free to share any of my tutorials on this site by a link back to my site,
but do not copy and send the entire tutorial to anyone or any group.
You do not need my permission to share a text link only to this tutorial.
You may also save it to your hard drive (go to File>Save As, and save as an mht file-
this will save the pictures with the page in one single file and will open in a browser.
If not available, save as Web Page, complete (*.htm, *.html).
This will save it with the pictures in a separate folder)
or print it out for your own personal use.
©2003-2007 Ellie's Treasures


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Webpage Design Information
This webpage background was made in PhotoImpact with a tutorial by Deb DeHaven
 Sadly, she passed away but her tutorials just came back online, thanks to PIRCNet.
You can find the tutorial here.
 The font I used for all of the text on the buttons is BrockScript
The font I used for the "Scratched Diamonds" tutorial header is Diamond Gothic.
Click on the font name to download the font.
I use PhotoImpact to make all of my headers due to the amazing
3D text it has and the wonderful presets available free online
 Most of the presets I use are either the ones that come with PhotoImpact, usually the Gel ones,
or from Deb's PI Tutorials and More (see below) or Carol Oyl's site
 This is the address to Deb's old pages
 http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/millenit/1716/pitutorials/objects/presets/presets1.html
 I can't find any links to her new pages but the presets are still on this page for download.
 For more sites to find PI Presets, take a look at my Great Beginnings page.