Between my host provider having frequent technical issues and my wireless connection flaking out practically on a daily basis, getting anything uploaded or updated on any of my sites has been a pain. Blah.

Since the last batch of easy frame brushes was fairly popular, I'm adding a second set that's more polaroid-ish looking and with enough space at the bottom to add text, if desired. I've also tossed in a couple little lipstick kiss accent brushes for a kissy-kissy thing on the frames; again, if desired. AND, as a bonus, I'm including a tutorial on how to make these things since it's really easy.


Download: JBR | pspBrush | Image Pack | ABR (CS2)




How to Make Frame Brushes (Paint Shop Pro):

1. Create a square or rectange in any size in black, but remember to allow for enough space for the drop shadow in Step #6.

2. Add symmetrical border: 1px in #cccccc

3. Add a border in #f1f1f1 with these dimensions:
-- top: 6px
-- left: 3px
-- right: 3px
-- bottom: 12px

This produces the frame image.

4. Create a new image, 100x100 with a white background

5. Copy frame image, paste as new layer to the 100x100 image and position it wherever you'd like.

6. Add drop shadow in whatever graphics program you use. Being lazy as hell, I use the free Eye Candy 3.1 plugin. To do this, go to Effects —» Plugins —» Eye Candy —» Drop Shadow —» Light gray border, at default setting (border color #909090)

7. Merge (flatten) all layers and save.

If you don't want odd-shaped borders in Step #3, just make sure the "symmetrical" box is checked in the "Add Borders" dialog box and choose a width you like. You can change the border color in the Eye Candy plugin if you wish.


Edited to add an .abr version, thanks to the lovely nina79! Thanks muchly, Nina!