
1 – For this tutorial you will need :
a tube,
a rose tube,
the filter AlfBorderFx,
a gold pattern :

2 – Open a new image, 390 x 540 and flood fill with black.
Paste your tube as a new layer. Layers – Merge all.
3 – Image – Add borders : 2 pixels, contrasting color.
Select that border with the magic wand and flood fill with the gold pattern.
4 – Image – Add borders : 2 pixels, black.
5 – Image – Add borders : 10 pixels, red color. Effects – 3D Effects – Inner bevel : 2nd bevel/13/32/3/17/0/white/315/32/40.
6 – Image – Add borders : 2 pixels, black.
7 – Image – Add borders : 2 pixels of contrasting color.
Select that border with the magic wand and flood fill with gold.
8 – Image – Add borders – 32 pixels, black.
Selection – Select all.
Selection – Modify – Contract : 30 pixels.
Selection – Invert. Filtre, Alf'Border Fx, Border Checkers : 6/255/255/255/0/0/22/22.
Effects – 3D effects – Inner bevel : 2nd bevel/13/32/3/17/0/white/315/32/40.
9 – Selection – Select all. Selection – Modify – Contract : 2 pixels.
Selection – Invert.
Flood fill with black.
10 – Resize the rose tube to approximately 30 pixels, copy and paste as a new layer on the black and white checkerboard.
For perfect symmetry use Image – Mirror and Image – Flip.
11 – Layers – New raster layer.
To create the corner : On the left corner, draw a thin rectangular selection, flood fill it with gold.
Layer – Duplicate. Image – Free rotate 90° left. Uncheck « all layers ». Position at an angle.
Paste the rose at the corner.
Layers – Merge down, twice to obtain a single layer.
Layers – Duplicate. Image – Mirror.
Layers – Duplicate.
Image – Flip. Layers – Duplicate.
Image – Mirror.
12 – Layers – Merge all.
Sign and File.
13 - Export – JPEG optimizer.
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