DA-Framed Background

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©2005 Designs by Donna Ann

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Needed for this Tutorial

PSP

Mehdi/Sorting Tiles

Mask-da20

(click on the image below to go to the masks page and save this mask to your hard drive)

Open a new transparent image 200  x 200 in PSP.

Also open the mask then minimize it.

Select a gradient and a solid color.  I prefer using a solid color from the gradient.

Flood fill your transparent image with your gradient

Effects/Textured Effects/Mosaic Glass

Effects/Plugin Effects/Simple/Quick Tile

Effects/Plugin Effects/Mehdi/Sorting Tiles as shown below

Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image

Pick out the da-20 mask

click OK

Layers/Delete

When the box opens and asks if you want to merge with the box below, click "yes"

Your image will now have the mask on it.  Where you see white below, it should be clear.

Layers/New Raster Layer

Flood fill with your solid color

Layers/Arrange/send to bottom

Layers/Merge/Merge all flatten

Layers/Promote background layer

Effects/Mehdi/Sorting tiles

Your background is now ready to use.