I made this tube from a friend's gladioli

You will need my tube and side mask here or ones of your own

Open a new black canvas 400x 400

Add a new layer and flood fill with a colour from your tube

Layers-new mask layer from image-look for side border 1a

Layers-merge group

Click on the group layer and add the inner bevel as in the screenshot

Layer-duplicate-image-mirror

Layers -merge visible

With magic wand select the black centre rectangle.

Add a new layer and with a light colour to match the borders-use your paintbrush with a text or picture to add a pattern to the rectangle.

Select none and layers-merge visible.

Copy and paste the flower tube as a new layer

Layer-duplicate-image mirror-line the two tube layers up in the middle of the canvas

Hide the merged layer and click on one of the flower layers-layers merge visible.

Work on this merged layer

Adjust-brightness and contrast-clarify-strength 4

Unhide the hidden layer.

Image -add border-size 5 and the colour you used for the side mask.

Add a border size 25 in another colour to match your tag

Add a border size 35 in the first colour again

Select this border with your magic wand and add an inner bevel as in this screen shot

Resize as you wish.

Add a new layer for your text

Layers merge visible

That's the tutorial finished.

I do hope that you enjoyed doing it

Written by Chrissie February 2006