34. Click on the "Mover Tool" and position the second "redroses" adjoining the first.

35. Go to "Edit/paste/paste as a new layer." Go to "Image/rotate/rotate/right=120 degrees." Click on the "Mover Tool" and position the third "redroses" adjoining the second.

36. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet." and you should have 6 layers. "Layer 1 [the background layer]; "color layer"; the "Heart 1 layer"; "layer 4"; "layer 5" and "layer 6."

38. Right click on the "merged layer" heading and in the "Options box" that pops up, choose "properties" and rename it "redroses right."

40. You should have 5 layers. "Layer 1 [the background layer]; "color layer"; the "Heart 1 layer"; "redroses right layer" and "copy of red roses right layer."

42. Right click on the "merged layer" heading and in the "Options box" that pops up, choose "properties" and rename it "redroses."

45. Click on the "Mover Tool" and position the "redroses" in the center at the bottom of the heart.

47. Right click on the "merged layer" heading and in the "Options box" that pops up, choose "properties" and rename it "redroses."

49. You now have 4 layers. "Layer 1; color layer; redroses layer and Heart layer" in that order from the bottom.

50. Activate the "Heart layer." Click on the "Magic Wand Tool," open your "Tool Options Pallet" and choose "Match Mode=RGB Value; Tolerance=0; feather=0; Sample Merged=unchecked."

51. Click on the background anywhere outside the heart. Go to "Selections/invert." The "Marching Ants" will surround the heart.

52. Go to "Selections/modify/contract" and contract by 10. Click Ok. The "Marching Ants will move inside the Heart by 10 pixels.

54. Turn the "Heart" layer on again by "turning on" the "small glasses." Deselect.

56. Click on the "Flood Fill Tool" and in the "Tool Options Pallet," select "pattern." Click on the "middle tab" and scroll down until you reach "witesatn" and left click on the "Color layer" and flood fill with the "White satin" pattern.

57. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet." Make sure that you have the "Heart layer" active. Add a new layer and name it "Text."

58. Click on the "Color Options pallet." Make your foreground color Dark Red ["#881A1C"], or you can select a Red color by clicking on the "Eye dropper" in the "Tool Bar" and choosing a color from one of the reds in the roses and left clicking your mouse button.

59. Click on the "Text Tool" and in the "Options box" that pops up choose, Text Color "dark Red"; Font=CAC Champagne; size=36." Type in your "Text" and click Ok. Left click in the center of the "Heart" and then position the text where you want it.

60. I added a "Drop shadow" to my text while it was still active. Go to "Image/effects/drop shadow" and choose the following settings: Color=black; Opacity=80; Blur=4; Vertical=1 and Horizontal=1." Click Ok. Deselect.

61. Go to "Layers/merge/merge all flatten." You can leave it there or you can add a border as I have done.

62. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet." Add a new layer and name it "Border." Click on the "Flood Fill Tool" and in the "Tool Options Pallet," select "solid color." Left click anywhere on the "Border" layer and "Flood fill" with the "Dark red" color.

63. Go to "Image/plugins/texturiser/texture." Select a Texture and left click on the "Border" layer. The texture will be applied.

64. Go to "Selections/select all." Then "Selections/modify/contract" and contract by 10. Click Ok. When the "Marching Ants" move in from the edge by 10 pixels, hit the "Delete key." The center of the dark red will disappear. Go to "Layers/merge/merge all flatten."

65. Go to "Image/effects/buttonise" and make the width=5 and height=5. Now you have finished your "Mother's Day heart" or your "Valentine Heart" if that is your choice. Well done!

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