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Go from this and this to this:



Take both images and place them on a single canvas (mine was 500x300) and resize them to 322x242. Make sure the one with Mori [the guy in blue] is on the top
Next change the top layer and change it to Opacity: 60% Now match up the Hikaru and Kaoru. Then change the that layer back to Opacity: 100%.
You might notice now that the trees where the images are laying on top of each other don't match. Let's fix that by copying a part of another tree and placing it to fill in the extra tree. I took the fluffy pink tree below the part that doesn't match and selected that section and copied it. Then i place the layer on the top and placed it in the right spot.
You might notice it doesn't match. This is the time when you take all of your layers and squash them down to one (Layer>Flatten Image). Now take the blur Tool and blur that one section until it matches the rest of the background.
Now go to image>Canvas, set width=500 height=242 and put the anchor square to the TOP Right corner. Press ok.
We should make a border, yes? Make a New Layer and then select the whole canvas (Control+A). Go to Edit>Stroke, set width=2px, color=#000000, Location=inside, blending=normal, 100%, unchecked. Now press ok. DO NOT UNSELECT THE IMAGE.
Keep the image selected and on the same layer as before. Go to Edit>Stroke, set width=1px, color#D564A4 Location=inside, blending=normal, 100%, unchecked. Now press ok. location.
Now let's add some text. I put Ouran High School Host Club in Century Gothic, 24px, strong, #000000.
You can't really read the text right? Make a new layer on top. Now select the text layer while pressing Ctrl. You should get a dotted line going around the text. Go to Edit>Stroke width=1px, color#D564A4 location=outside, blending=normal, 100%, unchecked. You should end up with a pink line going around the text, which makes it easier to see. WE'RE DONE! YAY!