How to get this effect?, what brush and techniques used? Options

[oiograceoio]

Hey everyone^^;;

I have a question~
I've been trying to make my own skins and stuff
and I came upon this skin that someone made and i loved it
so i already PMed the member and she said it's fine if i use that as a template

I want to get the same effect except with different pictures of course!
how do I make that top and bottom swirly thing to contain the picture?
meaning.. that is the top and bottom border
she said its a brush,, but dunno what or where she got it from
does anyone know? or know of another brush or technique that will accomplish the same effect?

also, for the middle part, she used light gradient.. but when I tried to do it..
i dunno what happened to the layers or something...
but yea.. it didn't turn out like that..
so can anyone clarify that to me?

I'm not a newbie at photoshop.. so you don't have to walk me through step by step or anything..
just general how-tos will help me
thank you so much ^^

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gRaCe~!

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[avalon*]

to get the gradient, you make a new layer on top of your image. then you make a gradient on that new layer, and change the blending modes and opacity.

[*mona lisa*]

for the top and bottom brushes, you could do it by hand on a new layer. use sort of a calligraphic brush. there is a default set of calligraphy brushes.

for the gradient, do what grace said and change the blending mode to color or soft light..i think.