This tutorial is 100% my creation, any resemblance to any other is coincidence and not intentional.

You must have basic knowledge of PSP

Scrap Kit by Alika's Scraps. You can purchase it here

I used the artwork of the wonderful Keith Garvey. You must have a license to use his work. You can purchase is artwork here and request a license.

Lets get started!

Open a new canvas 600x250

Open as_paper01

Open your Materials window

Choose your pattern tab

Select the paper01 pattern and click ok

Choose your flood fill tool

Flood fill your canvas with your pattern

Now lets add a border

Selections>Select all

Selections>Modify> Select Selection borders> Size 8

Selections>Float

Fill selected border with color of choice

Apply an effect if desired

Selections>Defloat

Selections>Select None

Choose your tube>Open

Copy>Paste>Paste as new layer

Position in the center of your canvas>Delete excess around border

Dupliate twice

Place both layers under your original tube layer

Choose your first duplicate layer>Image>Mirror

Delete excess tube layer after repositioning your tube to your liking

Set your Opacity to around 40

Move your second duplicate layer to the other side of your canvas to your liking

Delete excess tube layer around border

Set Opacity to around 40

Open as46

Copy>Paste>Paste as new layer

Resize: 40

Place in your top left corner of your canvas

Delete excess around border

Repeat for other 3 corners

Refer to example

Open as31

Copy>Paste>Paste as new layer

Resize: 30

Place under your tube layers and a little off center of your canvas

Duplicate>Image>Mirror

Add your name text

Add your word art of choice

Add your copyright if required

You should have something similar to my example!

Now for the  avatar!

Open a new canvas 150x200

Flood fill with your paper pattern

Repeat border steps from above

Place your tube layer as desired

Add an as46 element

Place in the top left corner, resize to your liking

Delete excess

Add name or initial text

Add copyright

Now you should have something similar to my example

~Thank you for reading/using my tutorial~