My first tutorial

This is my very first tutorial, I have made it as a final task at very welcomposed Blended Course at the Internet.
The tutorial is written by me, if any other tutorial looks similar it is pure coincidential
The tutorial is made in PSP 9.

I have made a stationary to go with my tag.Click on the button below to see it.
The script is made by Danni from "Moment of the Silence",
Please take your time to visit her beautifull HP

The tube with the tulips is a picture I have taken in a friends garden
The tubes are both made by Mou, please take your time and visit her HP.
The Brush I have used is made by Pspgirl, make also time for her HP.
Thank you to both of you for helping me here.

The supplies:

Place the 2 masks in your PSP Mask folder,
the brush in your PSP Brush folder
and the tubes in a folder of your choice.

You can use the divider below as a rouler, drag and drop it, to mark where you are.

Let's get started.

1.New image 640 x 480px. Raster background -> Transparent.

2.Pick a dark colour from your tube to foregroundcolour
and a light colour for your background colour.
I am using #8AB17A as foreground colour and #578034 as background colour.
Make a gradient:
Style: Sunburst - Repeat:1 - Centre Point with these settinge: Horizontal:27 - Vertical:72
Focal Point with these settings: Horizontal:24 - vertical:75.

3.Flood fill your image. Ajust-> Add/Remove noise -> Add Noise, using these settings:
Uniform - Noise: 6% - Monochrome: checked

4.New raster layer. Flood fill it with your light colour

5.Layers-> Load/Save Mask -> Load Mask from Disk
and find your "Saphiere_GraphicDream_Tubes_Maske_122"

Merge -> Merge group. In Layer Palette set opacity to 46 and Blend Mode to Lumiance(L).
Merge Visible.

6. New Raster Layer, flood fill it with your dark colour.

7. Ajust-> Add/Remove Noise -> Add noise, use the same preset as mentioned in point 3.
Layers-> Load/Save Mask -> Load Mask from Disk
and find your mask named:"Spiders10"Merge -> Merge group.
Add drop Shadow, with these settings:Vertical + Horizontal:1 - Opcity:62 - Blur:12,87

In Layer Palette set opacity to 60.

8. Find the tube "hmo_another beauty", copy it (CTRL C) and go back to your picture - paste as a new Layer.
Drag it to the left side of the picture. In layer palette, change the Blend Mode to Lumiance (L) and opacity to 56.

9.Find the other tube "Mou relaxing", copy it and paste as a new layer on your picture. Resize x 2:
Use these settings: Width & Height:85%. Notice that "Rezice all leyers" is not ticked

Place her in the left bottom side of the picture.

Add some drop shadow, Effects-> 3D Effects-> Drop Shadow
Use these settings:Vertical-3 - Horizontal:4 - Opacity:69 - Blur:12,87.

10.Find the tube named "tulipaner" Copy it and paste it as a new layer on your working picture.
Plase them on the right bottom side of the picture. Layers-> Arrange-> Move down.

In Layer Palette set opacity to 34

11.New raster layer. Activate your brush tool, and find the brush "PSPgirl having love".
Apply the brush in the top right corner of the canvas with your dark colour.
Dupilcate layer and merge down on layer palette, in order to get the brush more sharp.
Add some drop shadows. Effets-> 3D effects-> Drop Shadows
Use these settings:Vertical + Horizontal:0 - Opacity:100 - Blur:1,00

12.New raster layer. Flood fill it with yuor dark colour. Select all(Ctrl A)
Selections-> Modify-> Contract. Set the value: Number of pixels to:"1". Hit the delete button.
Keep selection, Selection-> Invert
Effect-> 3D Effects-> Inner Bevel with these settings:
Width:5 - Smoothness:37 - Depth:4 - Ambience + Shininess:0 - Angle:315 - Intencity:30 - Elevation:50

Keep Selections

13.Selections-> Invert. Now for some cut out:
Effects-> 3D Effects-> Cut Out. Use these settings:
Vertical + Horizontal:2 - Opacity:50 - Blur:15

Repeat cut out, but with "-2" in vertical and horizontal settings.
Select none (Ctrl D)

14.You are soon done. Layers-> Merge-> Merge All.

15. Add your name and save as .jpg

This was it. . . I do hope you enjoyed this tutorial.