Here are some of the tutorials I have written for Photoshop. All of these should work on Photoshop CS (8) or 7, some might work in 6 and other might not.
Photoshop Tutorials
Description
3-4 Pixel Border Tutorial
Learn how to make double borders.
Grunge Tutorial
Learn how to make simple grunge backgrounds.
Blending Tutorial
Learn how to blend pictures into backgrounds.