(10-28-2017, 04:30 PM)Blighty Wrote: Hi Lori17. Welcome to Gimp Forum.
Yes, Gimp can do that quite easily
But Gimp is different from Photoshop, so there will be learning curve. The end result is the same, but the workflow to get there is different.
For that image I would start from scratch. Get an image of a wood panel and another image of a heart shape. Then use the heart image to cut the wood panel to a heart shape. After that, add text, photos, images on layers above the wood. Easy for an experienced Gimp user, but for a first time Gimp user there will be a learning curve.
Not a tutorial, just a quick demo to show what can be done.
Image of wood panel with a heart shape in another layer.
https://imgur.com/a/t43cH
Wood panel cut to heart shape.
https://imgur.com/a/S2mDy
Use of cut-outs and drop shadows to create 3D effect.
https://imgur.com/a/S0kBa
Small bevel added to edges.
https://imgur.com/a/M9QVM
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Blighty...thank you so much for the links.i managed to take a picture of the wooden heart sample you sent and I managed to do some steps..
worked like a charm. i am so happy. see image attached...hope you can see it.
this is not going to be that difficult at all...once i get a hang of a few more steps
i cannot figure out how to add images (pictures of people and tiny hearts or some other image) to the wooden heart image.
tried copy paste but only insert name of image file.
tried drag pic to image but it took over the whole thing.
am stuck now.