How do I edit a photo to make the edges blurred or look torn?

Hi
It depends exactly what your looking for. The quickest way to make it look torn is to use the eraser and pick a suitable brush to erase with.
For blurring use the Blur tool

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Is there some type of filter to use to get this effect?

On a copy of the picture sometimes I use the cookie cutter tool and then "feather" it. The larger the feather number the more picture it blurs. You can then move that onto your LO. For torn edges, I likewise use a brush.

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Thank you, so much! I have been a Paint Shop Pro user for a few years and someone suggested PSE for doing scrapping. I am just getting in to the digital scrappin. So, PSE is new to me. I was looking for the tool to do exactly as you described. I am so grateful!

Thanks again!

~Melanie

I have just bought PSE5 and so far I really like it. The reason I bought PSE5 is mainly for the brushes and styles. PSP brushes only go up to 500. It is a little different than PSPX which is what I use most of the time. But if you know PSP it wont take you long to learn PSE. Good luck and have fun learning!

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Thanks! I've been having fun.