Now link these 2 layers together and merge them down. You will automatically rasterise them.



Make a copy on our merged layer.



Now I will experiment a little bit with filters.

From all the filters gamma I've chosen these ones as the most attractive ones.











For better flexibility I've copied our layer 3 times.



Zoom in.



Now it is time to choose which on them is the most attractive.

I think the lower left is the most beautiful.

So I've chosen our background, let's paste some text there.







Choose proper font. Remember that the font is a also a part on the image. It should also have proper style.