adding a border
The Hawaii postcard is nearly done. The elements are almost all arranged correctly
in the composition. You’ll finish up by positioning the postmark and then adding a
white postcard border.
1 Select the Postage layer, and then use the Move tool ( ) to drag it to the middle
right of the image, as in the illustration.
2 Select the Island Paradise layer in the Layers panel, and then click the Create A
New Layer button ( ) at the bottom of the panel.
3 Choose Select > All.
4 Choose Select > Modify > Border. In the Border Selection dialog box, type 10
pixels for the Width, and click OK.
A 10-pixel border is selected around the entire image. Now, you’ll fill it with white.
5 Select white for the Foreground Color, and then choose Edit > Fill.
6 In the Fill dialog box, choose Foreground Color from the Use menu, and
click OK.
7 Choose Select > Deselect.
8 Double-click the Layer 1 name in the Layers panel, and rename the layer Border.
