This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
December 14th, 2013
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
I am using a tube by Zephir d'Elph
This tube is available at
UYA

I am also using Christmas Mint
scrap by Amy Marie which can also be purchased
at her store

TreseMask0043
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Open a 700x700 new image.
Open up your tube and scrap
supplies as well.

Take your tube & copy and
paste as a new layer onto
your 700 image.
Resize the layer 80% & 85% once
each.
Move down a bit on your tag.

Open a sleigh bell element.
Resize 70%.
Mirror.
Paste beside your tube.
You do want this element
to be on the layer below
your tube layer.

Open a tree element.
Paste as new layer.
Position this layer below your
main tube layer on the layer
palette.

Open a fence element.
Resize 50%.
Making sure you are on the
bottom layer in your layer palette,
Paste the fence as a new layer.
Position on the bottom half of
the tag slightly to the right.
Duplicate the layer once & mirror.
Merge the two layers together.

Open a fruit element.
Resize 25%.
Paste as new layer in front of
the fence & tube.
I positioned mine on the
bottom left side.

Open a snowman element.
Paste on the bottom layer.
You want the snowman on the
left side of the tag behind
the fence.

Add a drop shadow to the tube, tree
& fence layers. 2,2,50,5 black.

Open a bird branch element.
Resize 50%. Mirror.
Paste as a new layer.
Position on the right side
behind the tree & fence layers.
You want the branch to appear to be
coming from the tree.

Open a window frame.
Paste as a new layer.
Select your magic wand tool.
Holding shift button down,
click inside each empty part
of the frame to select all.

Selections - modify -
expand -by 5
Paste a paper of choice
as a new layer.
Selections invert &
press delete button on keyboard.
Select none.

Move the frame under the
previous layers.
Move frame paper under the
frame layer.
Add the earlier drop shadow to the frame
layer.

Paste a paper of choice as a
new layer. Make sure in your layer
palette, the paper is below the
frame layers.
Apply the mask TreseMask0043.
Merge group

Merge layers visible.
Crop to desired size.
Add artist copyright information
to the tag; along with a name.
Save as png.
Thanks for trying my tutorial.