Supplies:

 

PTU Kit Cold Day of Winter by Pimp'd Designz available at Pimp My Tags With Scrap.

 

Two tubes of choice. I used Zindy Nielsen available in her store.

 

Font of choice. I used AS Melanie Handwriting.

 

 

 

 

Let's Get Started:

 

Open a new 700 by 700 image.

 

Paste frame 03. Image>Resize to 85%.

 

Paste pp-09. Image> Resize to 85%. Drag under the frame layer. Select the frame layer. Click inside of the frame layer with the wand tool. Selections> Modify> Expand by 20. Selections> Invert. Select the paper layer and hit the delete key on the keyboard. Selections> Select None.

 

Paste tube 1. I used a close up. Position in the frame.

 

Effects> 3D Effects> Drop Shadow: vertical 2, horizontal 2, opacity 50, blur 5, color black.

 

Select the paper. Selections> Select All. Selections> Float. Selections> Defloat. Selections> Invert. Select the tube layer and hit the delete key on the keyboard. Selections> Select None.

 

Merge Down.

 

Select the frame.

 

Drop shadow changing opacity to 30.

 

Paste tube 2. Image> Resize to 90%. Position to the left.

 

Drop shadow same settings.

 

Paste bird-01. Image>Resize to 35%. Image> Mirror. Position at the top right of the frame.

 

Drop shadow changing the opacity to 50.

 

Paste beads-03. Image> Resize to 75%. Drag to the bottom layer. Position top right.

 

Paste beads-01. Position at the bottom left. Erase the right end.

 

Paste leaves-01. Image>Resize to 50%. Image>Mirror. Drag to the top layer. Position at the bottom right.

 

Drop shadow changing the opacity to 35.

 

Paste icicles. Image> Resize to 85%. Drag above the frame. Position at the top of the frame.

 

Paste leaves-02. Image> Resize to 40%. Drag behind leaves-01. Position behind.

 

Drop shadow same settings.

 

Paste ornament. Image>Resize to 50%. Drag above the frame layer. Position at the top left.

 

Drop shadow changing the opacity to 50.

 

Paste ribbon-01. Image> Free Rotate to the left 90 degrees. Position at the bottom.

 

Drop shadow same settings.

 

Paste tree. Image>Resize to 50%. Drag to the bottom. Position at the bottom right. Duplicate. Image> Mirror.

 

Paste snowbank1. Image>Resize to 85%. Drag above the frame. Position at the bottom behind the tube.

 

Lower opacity to 75%.

 

Paste Overlay. Image> Resize to 85%. Drag to the bottom layer.

 

Merge visible.

 

Image> Canvas Size: 695 width by 660 height.

 

Recenter with pick tool.

 

Image> Resize to 650 width by 617 height.

 

Add copyright.

 

Add name with font of choice. I used AS Melanie Handwriting size 36 Bold color #c7c7c7.

 

Adjust> Add/Remove Noise> Add Noise: Gaussian 25 monochrome checked.

 

Drop shadow changing opacity to 100 and blur to 7.

 

Merge visible.

 

Save as PNG.