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This Tutorial was written on November 28^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

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

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of Caroline Seabra aka Queen Uriel

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

The one I'm using is called "Christmas Ball"

It's close to the bottom of the page under "Christmas Fairies"

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using “A Very Merry Christmas” by Rabid Designz

You can find this HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using mask365 by Vix

You can find this HERE

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open Frame5

Add to your canvas

Resize down to 70%

Rotate 20 degrees

Add a drop shadow

Open Paper2

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

Open Paper12

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

Resize and reposition to your liking

Erase any of the tube that's outside the frame

Change the blend mode to luminosity

Lower the Opacity to 50%

Now add which elements you'd like

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

Ele54

Ele22

Ele35

Ele20

Ele46

Ele21

Ele14

Ele18

Ele2

Ele17

Ele31

Ele51

Ele51

Add some wordart of your choice here

Ele44 (no drop shadow, change blend mode to overlay)

Ele44 (no drop shadow, change blend mode to overlay)

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!