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This Tutorial was written on February ‎5^th, ‎2013 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

But, if you know your tools you can use any program of choice

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

You must purchase a license to use his tubes and can do so HERE

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using a part of a collab called “Valentine's Sweetie”

You can get it for free at Pimp my tags with Scraps with any $10 purchase

I am using Alika's Scraps portion

You can find this HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using mask452 by Vix

You can find this HERE

Additional Plugins Needed

VanDerLee – Unplugged-X

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open as14

Add to your canvas

Resize down to 60%

Rotate -20 degrees

Add a drop shadow

Open paper13

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas just below the frame

Use your magic wand to select inside the frame

Select → Modify → Expand, by 5px

Invert the selection

On the paper layer press delete

Deselect

Duplicate the layer

Filter → VanDerLee → Unplugged-X → Pattern Offset

change the blend mode to soft light

Open paper02

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas just above the white background layer

Apply the layer mask here

Add the tube to the canvas

Resize and reposition to your liking

Duplicate this layer

On the top one

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0px

Change the blend mode to soft light

On the bottom tube

Add a drop shadow

Add your tube again under the frame a few times

Resize and reposition to your liking

I flipped a few horizontally

Erase any of the tubes that're outside the frame

merge them together

move in between the two frame paper background layers

Change the blend mode to luminosity

Lower the Opacity to 70%

Now add which elements you'd like

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

as24 (no drop shadow)

as24 (no drop shadow)

as28

as28

as31

as26

as01

as29 (no drop shadow)

as27

as13

as32

as25

as25

as33

Add your name

Crop your tag to get rid of the access space that's not needed

Resize if you'd like to

****Most Important****

Add your copy right information

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