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Now let’s begin the “how to make” these borders:

1. create a copy of the layer called background
2. select the content of the initial background and cut it
3. give the background the color you want for the border
4. move to the “copy of background” and in the menu “Edit” go to “Free Transform” or just press “CTRL+T”
5. How holding “Shift” resize the image from a corner, then resize the opposite corner
6. Double-click to make the resize if you are sure you got what you wanted. You now have a simple border…

7. After resizing, go to the menu “Layer” -> “Layer Style” and select “Stroke”. Modify the size and color as you wish. You now have a double border…

For a transparent border you need to follow different steps.
1. Create a copy of the layer called background
2. For the initial layer (background), modify it’s opacity to 40%
3. Now go to “copy of background” and resize the image
4. It’s recommended to add a stroke to “copy of background”

There are other ways to make the borders and you are free to discover and use other methods. When about borders, the result is what matters.

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