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This Tutorial was written on March 11^th, 2012 by Ashly
It is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not copy and do not post elsewhere.

Do not translate or script.
This tutorial is written as if you have a general knowledge on how to use the program.

***What you'll need***
Program of Choice.
I am using Photoshop CS5

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of Jose Cano

Use must purchase a license to use his artwork and can do so HERE

This particular tube as a limited edition and is currently no longer avaliable

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using a collab from Pimp My Tags W/Scraps called, “Cupcake Surprise”

Which you can find for purchase HERE

I used a bit for each of the kits for this tag. It's what a collab is for to mix and match and have more than enough elements to choose from and make something entirely new and unique with endless possibilities.

You'll also need some sparkles if you want to follow my tut, any will do. I used the ones from Designs by Sarah's E.T. Kit.

Mask of Choice

I am using Mask349 by Vix

Which you can find for download to use HERE

~*~*~ Let's Get Started~*~*~

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open tk-cupcakesurprise-element18

Add to your canvas

Resize to 80% and angle -15 degrees.

Add a drop shadow.

Open paper05_CupcakeSurprise_Schnegge

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas below your frame

Use your magic wand to select inside each of the three squares

Select → Modify → Expand, by 8

Invert the selection

On the paper layer, press delete.

Deselect.

Open PDS_CS- paper12

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas, below your other paper layer

Apply the mask to this layer.

Add your tube to the middle and right square

Erase any parts outside the frame

On the middle one change the blend mode to luminosity, opacity at 43%

On the very right now, change the blend mode to multiply, opacity at 25%

Add your tube to the very left frame have it below your frames in the pallate

Add a drop shadow and erase any of the tube that is outside the bottom of the frame.

Duplicate it.

Delete the drop shadow on this layer.

Drag to just above the frame in the pallate.

Erase any of the tube that's over the frame at the bottom

Duplicate it

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0 px.

Change the blend mode to soft light

Now add which elements you'd like

I used the following from the bottom up with a drop shadow unless stated:

pd12-tulle-01 (no drop shadow)

sb_pmt_cupcake_surprise_ribbon 5 (no drop shadow)

pd12-beads (no drop shadow)

pd12-beads (no drop shadow)

pd12-beads (no drop shadow)

PDS_CS- flower5

sb_pmt_cupcake_surprise_sprinkles 2 (no drop shadow)

PDS_CS- string2 (no drop shadow)

flower04_CupcakeSurprise_Schnegge

bow04_CupcakeSurprise_Schnegge

tk-cupcakesurprise-element17 (only the bigger brown star)

PDS_CS- flower1

PDS_CS- flower2

tk-cupcakesurprise-element11

sb_pmt_cupcake_surprise_ribbon 1

tk-cupcakesurprise-element1

PDS_CS- cupcake2

wordart_CupcakeSurprise_Schnegge

Add cupckae over the wordart we just added with an outerglow added to it.

PDS_CS- gems1 (just one of them)

PDS_CS- gems1 (just one of them)

PDS_CS- gems1 (just one of them)

Add the sparkles I mentioned before if you'd like to (this is certainly optional)

Add your name

Image → Trim

Top left pixel color all boxes checked

Resize if you'd like to

****Most Important****

Add your copy right information

If you're happy with you're result save to your liking and you're done!