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Go back to your Victorian box selection layer. Using the magic wand tool, select the bottom and sides. (Select one side, hold the "Shift" key down to make multiple selections.)
*Add a new raster layer*
Flood fill with a gradient of your choice. Keep selected.
*Add a new raster layer*

Apply a BladePro preset or pattern fill to the new layer. I used Arizona Azure again. Go to selections...modify...contract again. This time I contracted by 10 pixels. Hit "delete." Your image should now look like this: (image size reduced for faster loading)

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Now all that's left to do is add your signature and tubes of your choice if you like!
(*NOTE* To add your signature, make sure to add a new layer on top of all the other layers. Position your signature in the top arch first, then copy and paste as a new layer, rotate, mirror and sharpen for the bottom arch.)
You can select the glue tabs on the Victorian box selection layer, add a new raster layer, flood fill them with white, add a new raster layer and type the words "glue" on each tab if you are using PSP6 now.
Then export the image as a .jpg using a compression of 1. (file...export...jpg optimizer)

I used a ribbon tube to overlay the sides and bottom of my box. See my completed box on the next page.

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