*Rated: Easy
Using PSP7 and AS.
Supplies needed:
*Font of your choice. (I used Elegance.)
*Zip File*
Includes:
Pearl Tubes by: Herkey Tubes
 
Pink Rose Tube by: Karen's Korner
*Both sites have closed.*
 
*Thanks to both.*
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Open a new transparent image in PSP7,
size 400 x 400. 
Using the selection tool,
  
draw a rectangle the size that you
would like your banner to be. 
I will be using 250 x 75.
 
 
Flood fill with color #F1D2D0.
 
 Next, go to Effects>Texture Effects>
Textures>Spheres.bmp,
and use color #F8ECF0*. 
Apply these settings. 
 
 
 
Add a new layer. 
Go to preset shapes & select the rectangle.
 
 
 
 
Stroke set to #CAAEAE, and fill set to null.
Line width set at 4.
 
 
Draw the rectangle as shown: 
 
 
Go to Selections>Select All>Select Float.
Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds.
 
 
 
Deselect.
 
Add a new layer. Using the same preset shape with
line width set at 2, draw a rectangle
on the inside of the banner.
 
 
 
Add a new layer using the preset shape
rectangle, line width set at 1.
 
 
Now add another new layer, and begin
decorating with tubes of your choice.
Continue adding new layers for each tube used.
Add the pearls all the way around your banner,
as shown.
 
 
 
Once you have finished decorating,
add a new layer for your text.
 
*For: Intermediate PSP7 Users*
 
   Now go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible.
 Next, go to File>SaveAs> and name it Banner.
Open AS, go to File>Open>Banner, and
save as a gif file.
 
 
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*Special Thanks goes to z' Teach, *Mz. Marlene*
for proofing and to Mz. Serenity for testing this tutorial.*
 
*This tutorial was written by Mz.TapŠ on August 2, 2003. 
*Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental. 
All Rights Reserved.* Feel free to "text link" to this tutorial, but
 please do not copy, rewrite, translate, place it (or the zip files),
 anywhere on the web, send via email, or claim it as your own.
 *Background by Mz. Tap, exclusive for this tutorial.*