You will need Paint Shop Pro 5,6, and 7.  Texturizer (you 
can download it here), and Textures (you can  download those here).
Always make your Frame Border Image first so you know what size to make your background. The Framed Border Image Tutorial can be found here. The finished size of the Frame Border I made with this image is 375x325.
1. I take the image (300 x 250) I am using for the border
    and I duplicate it (shift D).


forestwalk.jpg (300x250)
2. Click Image/Blur/Gaussian Blur set Radius 15

3. Your image should look like this:

forestwalkblur.jpg (300x250)
4. Click Image/Resize set width = 1024 height= 355 (I set the height 30 pixels larger than the image (finished frame border) I am using as border which is 375x325  Uncheck maintain aspect ratio of:

5. It should look like this:
this isn't full scale.

fforestwalkresizesm.jpg (400x139)

6. On the resized image (1024x325) Click Image/Plug-in/FM Tile Tools/Seamless Tiles

7. Seamless Tiles should look like this:

Click Apply

8. The image should look like this:
9. Click Images/Plug-ins Filters/Textures/Texturizers (If anyone needs this plugin click here to download.

10. Settings - Texture ( I use generally one of two textures
Footprts or Frsdgls others may be used.
 Scaling - 100%, Relief -4, Light Direction - Top, apply
texture the image.
11. If you need the textures you can download them by clicking on the name textures it is a zip file containing both textures.

12. It should look like this:
this isn't full scale.
13. That is the finished background. I have a another tutorial teaching how to make framed objects for the borders. See below the finished stationery background.

14. This is the finished background.

Click on the image to see larger as a stationery.


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