NOTE to lurkers & snaggers - You are welcome to make the tag, but DO NOT snag the images from this tute and post them in any other group. This is such a great corner mask! We_could make a boring ole frame out of it, or we can jazz it up a bit! Let's make a "hobbit hole" kinda thingy for our little elf. Take this Corner Mask to Image Magic. . After you enter the url and are on the "paint" page, use Matte, fuzz 9999, to remove the black. Click output, and choose GIF. On the next page, click on the image, & CCP the temporary url. Scroll to top of the page and click INPUT. The url for the corner will still be in the text box. Click VIEW again. Go to transform and flip the image. Then transform again and flop the image. Go to composite and comp the temp url over at SouthEast. Go to FX, choose IMPLODE at -5 Output as a JPG, and save. Next, take this Elf back to IM. Enter url and click view. Choose COLORMAP from the tabs at the top of page. Check the grey box, UNcheck the dither box. Leave the colors at 256. Output as a GIF, and save CCP the url for the gray elf into your find box. Grab the frame you made, and head back to IM. Enter url for the frame, and go to decorate. Add a black border of 80x80. Next, go composite. Comp the ELF at SouthEast +35+58. Out and save as a JPG. CCP the url for this White Star into your find box. Take the url for the frame back to IM. Enter frame url and go to composite. Comp the star at CENTER -20 -30. Go to transform and crop off the top: +0 +80. Out and save. Font is starburst - page 2 of STARS at Mercede's Fonts Grab the starburst font, CCP into find box. Take frame back to IM. Annotate: South +0+20 Fill color = white -- no stroke Point size= 40 <--adjust according to your name. Lastly - Composite the white star SouthEast +100+25 -- adjust according to your name and where you want it to line up. Out and save as a jpg. Have FUN! ŠJuly 10, 2005 Club Chocolata Do not reproduce or duplicate this tute. Please post this page.