Supplies:

 

PTU Kit Santa Candy Girl by Scrapz n Pleasure available at Scraps & the City.

 

Tube of choice. I used the adorable artwork of Irmino Pin-oops available at Scraps & the City.

 

PlugIns: MuRa's Meister- Copies, & Eye Candy 5- Gradient Glow.

 

Font of choice. I used Uechi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let's Get Started:

 

Open a new 700 by 700 image.

 

Paste elements 23. Image>Resize to 85%.

 

Paste papers 02. Image> Resize to 85%. Drag below he frame. Select the frame. Click inside of the frame with wand tool. Selections> Modify> Expand by 20. Selections> Invert. Select the paper layer and hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections> Select None.

 

Paste tube close-up. Position in the frame as desired. Select the paper. Selections> Select All. Selections> Float. Selections> Defloat. Selections> Invert. Select the tube layer and hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections> Select None.

 

Effects> 3D Effects> vertical 2, horizontal 2, opacity 25, blur 5, color black.

 

Select frame layer.

 

Drop shadow same settings.

 

Merge visible.

 

Image>Resize to 90%.

 

Duplicate.

 

Select the bottom layer.

 

Effects> PlugIns> MuRa's Meister- Copies:

 

Adjust> Softness> Soften More.

 

Repeat Soften More.

 

Paste full tube. Image>Resize to 90%. Drag to the top layer. Position to the left.

 

Drop shadow changing opacity to 20.

 

Paste elements 45. Drag to the bottom layer.

 

Lower layer opacity to 50.

 

Paste elements 37. Image> Resize to 50%. Drag behind the full tube layer. Position on the right side of the frame.

 

Drop shadow same settings.

 

Paste elements 36. Image>Resize to 35%. Position to the left of the tubes feet.

 

Drop shadow same settings.

 

Paste elements 35. Image>Resize to 15%. Position at the bottom right point of the star.

 

Drop shadow same settings.

 

Paste elements 10. Image> Resize to 50%. Position at the bottom left. Erase the snow bank.

 

Drop shadow same settings.

 

Paste elements 04. Image>Resize to 50%. Drag below the candy canes. Position below the canes.

 

Drop shadow changing opacity to 20.

 

Paste elements 31. Image> Resize to 75%. Drag above the frame layer. Position at the bottom right.

 

Drop shadow same settings.

 

Merge visible.

 

Image> Canvas Size: 640 width by 695 height.

 

Recenter with pick tool.

 

Image>Resize to 599 width by 650 height.

 

Add copyright.

 

Add name with font of choice. I used Uechi size 90 Bold color #3f4d11.

 

Image> Free Rotate left 15 degrees.

 

Adjust> Add/Remove Noise> Add Noise: Gaussian 20 monochrome checked.

 

Effects> PlugIns> AlienSkin: EyeCandy 5> Impact> Gradient Glow:

 

Drop shadow changing opacity to 75 and blur to 7.

 

Merge visible.

 

Save as PNG.