Supplies:

 

PTU Kit Lick My Candy Cane by Kristin available at Scraps & the City.

 

Tube of choice. I used Elias Chatzoudis available in his store.

 

Font of choice. I used AeroMatics Stencil.

 

PlugIns: Eye Candy 5- Gradient Glow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let's Get Started:

 

Open a new 700 by 700 image.

 

Paste Frame-2. Image>Resize to 90%. Drag below the frame. Select the frame layer. Click inside of the frame 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 close-up. Position in the frame. Select the paper. Selections> Select All. Selections> Float. Selections> Defloat. Selections> Invert. Select the paper layer and hit the delete key on the keyboard. Selections> Select None.

 

Effects> PlugIns> Xero- Porcelain: Softness 50, Strength 128, Brightness 128, Red 0, Green 0, Blue 255.

 

Adjsut> Hue & Saturation> Colorize: Hue 4, Saturation 255.

 

Effects> 3D Effects> Drop Shadow: vertical 2, horizontal 2, opacity 70, blur 7, color black.

 

Merge down.

 

Select the frame.

 

Drop shadow changing the opacity to 35.

 

Paste tube. Image> Mirror. Position to the left.

 

Drop shadow changing opacity to 30.

 

Paste Lights. Image>Resize to 85%. Drag above the frame layer. Position at the bottom.

 

Drop shadow changing opacity to 25 and blur to 6.

 

Paste snowdust. Image>Resize to 90%. Drag behind the frame. Duplicate. Select the paper. Selections> Select All. Selections> Float. Selections> Defloat. Selections> Invert. Select the snowdust layer and hit the delete key on the keyboard. Selections> Select None.

 

Lower layer opacity to 50.

 

Drag the duplicate layer under the paper.

 

Paste snow. Image>Resize to 35%. Drag behind the tube layer. Position at the feet of the tube.

 

Paste sign. Image>Resize to 50%. Position at the bottom left. Drag under the snow.

 

Drop shadow same settings.

 

Paste splatter. Position at the top. Drag to the bottom layer. Duplicate. Image> Flip.

 

Paste Tree. Position to the right.

 

Drop shadow same settings.

 

Paste Jingle Bell. Image>Resize to 50%. Drag above the frame layer. Position to the right over one side of the frame.

 

Drop shadow same settings.

 

Duplicate. Drag below the paper. Select the top bell. Erase one part over the string so that it looks like it hangs.

 

Paste holly. Image>Resize to 85%. Drag above the frame. Position at the bottom right.

 

Drop shado changing opacity to 20.

 

Merge visible.

 

Image> Canvas Size 687 width by 680 height.

 

Recenter with pick tool.

 

Image>Resize to 650 width by 643 height.

 

Add copyright.

 

Add name with font of choice. I used AeroMatics Stencil size 72 Bold color #c81600.

 

Adjust> Add/Remove Noise> Add Noise: Gaussian 100 monochrome checked.

 

Effects> PlugIns> AlienSkin Eye Candy 5- Impact: Gradient Glow--

 

 

Drop shadow changing opacity to 50 and blur to 8.

 

Merge visible.

 

Save as PNG.