I made it with PSP: &

Supplies:

note:
put the file: 20-20.jpg into your PSP folder: masks

Filters / Plugins:
MuRa's Meister / Cloud:
Tramages or: Filter Factory Gallery N / Wee Scratches:
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Burnt Edges:
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:

Thank you Sharlimar for your wonderful tubes:

01) File / New / 700 x 550 px / transparent

set your FGC to: #be5116 (light colour)
and your BGC to: black

Effects / Plugins / MuRa's Meister / Cloud:

Effects / Plugins / Tramages or: Filter Factory Gallery N / Wee Scratches:
Amount: 255

02) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

open tube: 8-1-07scenic1_sw.psp

Edit / Copy
close tube again
back to your selection

Edit / Paste / Paste into selection

Deselect

03) open tube: Tube3115_Flower_by_chindu_j_19_0_.pspimage

Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

Image / Mirror

position it as shown below:

set opacity of this layer to: 60

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Flip

position it as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Mirror

position it as shown below:

04) Layers / New Raster Layer

flood fill with this gradient:

open file: tde_66.jpg

minimise it, back to your picture

Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image:

close minimised mask again, back to your picture

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

position the mask as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: light colour (of your choice)

if your background does not fit to the mask, resize the mask to your liking

05) open tube: MMDesignz_Si 217209.pspimage

Image / Resize: 65%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load Mask from Disk:

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

position it as shown below:

06) open tube: MMDesignz_92_240809.pspimage

Image / Resize: 60%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

position it as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate

activate layer under it

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20

activate top layer again

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

07) activate bottom layer: Raster 1

Layers / Duplicate

Layers / Arrange / Bring to top

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Burnt Edges:

08) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

flood fill with your dark BGC: black

Selections / Modify / Contract to: 2 px

Edit / Cut (delete Key)

Selections / Invert

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:

Deselect

09) activate your text tool

write your text

poition it to your liking

add your watermark

10) activate bottom layer: Raster 1

Edit / Copy Merged

open your Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / As new Animation

back to your PSP

11) bottom layer:

Adjust / Add/Remove Noise / Deinterlace:

Edit / Copy Merged

back to your Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

File / Save as.... *.gif