![8 march women's day greeting card](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop.jpg)
Tutorial Assets
For this tutorial you will need these stock images, textures and other resources.
Add this cute Glitter Paper Texture in a new layer as background for the greeting card. This is a high-res printing paper texture that you can use for print materials.
![glitter paper texture free download](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut1.jpg)
Download the Heart Custom Shapes and load the CSH file in Photoshop. Use the Custom Shape Tool and add a heart on the paper background.
![heart shape vector](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut2.jpg)
Duplicate the Heart Shape layer. Press Control-T to transform the image.
![heart shape vector](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut3.jpg)
Merge the two layers and call the new layer Heart. We now have a numeric 8 text made by dual heart shapes.
![heart shape vector](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut4.jpg)
Duplicate the Heart layer and call it March 8.
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut5.jpg)
Keep the Control key pressed and click on the thumbnail of the March 8 layer to make a selection.
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut6.jpg)
Pick the Lasso Tool and right click on the selection. Choose Make Work Path.
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut7.jpg)
Load the Border Brushes in Photoshop. Pick the Brush Tool and choose the "border1-brush". Click Enter to Stroke Path. Press Delete to remove the work path.
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut8.jpg)
Add this layer style to the March 8 layer to create an emboss effect.
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut9.jpg)
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut10.jpg)
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut11.jpg)
Addd this High-res Paper Texture in a new layer. Right click and choose Create Clipping Mask. Also add a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer as Clipping Mask.
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut12.jpg)
Keep the Control key pressed and click on the thumbnail of the Heart layer to make a selection. Go to Select > Modify > Contract.
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut13.jpg)
Pick the Lasso Tool and right click on the selection. Choose Make Work Path.
Press Shift-Control-N to create a new layer. Call this layer Border.
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut14.jpg)
Pick the Brush Tool and choose the "border2-brush". Click Enter to Stroke Path. Press Delete to remove the work path.
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut15.jpg)
Add this letterpress layer style to the Border layer.
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut16.jpg)
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut17.jpg)
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut18.jpg)
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut19.jpg)
Add a text inside the "8 March" shape. I will write "8 March International Women's Day" using these font types: Omnibus and Olympic Branding which are both free fonts.
Learn how to Add New Font in Photoshop from this quick tutorial for beginners.
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut20.jpg)
Go to the Border layer. Right click and choose Copy Layer Style. Select all the text layers, right click and choose Paste Layer Style.
![paste layer style in photoshop](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut21.jpg)
If you want to modify the layer style depth you can go to Layer > Layer Style > Scale Effects.
To make the image more cute and festive you can add this Ribbon PNG image.
![ribbon PNG photoshop](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut22.jpg)
Add a Drop Shadow and Inner Shadow layer style to the Ribbon layer.
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut23.jpg)
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut24.jpg)
For the final touches you can add a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer.
![](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/tut25.jpg)
Here are two other effects that you might want to try to make this image look even better: Sharpen Image in Photoshop and Add Border in Photoshop.
So here is the final result for the 8 March International Women's Day greeting card made in Photoshop using textures, shapes, brushes and layer styles.
![8 march women's day greeting card](/tutorials/happy-womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop/womens-day-greeting-image-in-photoshop.jpg)
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