This tutorial was written by me on 28 April 2012 and updated on
3 October 2022. Any similarity to other tutorials is not intentional.

Supplies

Tube of Choice. I am using a tube by irmino as a bonus tube at SATC. You can now purchase this tube at Picsfordesign HERE

Scrapkit - I used a gorgeous kit called A Misfit Valentine by Seven, which you can download HERE. Thanks Seven!

Mask - WSL 289 which you can download HERE.

Font - I used Jenkins v2.0.

Don't forget to leave some love when you download!

Filters - Eye Candy 4000 - gradient glow, Xero Radiance

Ok let's start!

Open a new canvas 800 x 800, floodfill white. Copy and paste frame08.

Click inside it with your magic wand. Selections, modify, expand by 5. Copy and paste paper 05 as a new layer under the frame layer. Selections, invert delete. Copy and paste your close up tube position to the left. Selections
invert, delete, select none. Change the blend mode to Luminance Legacy and lower the opacity to 28. Drop shadow the frame layer.

Copy and paste your main tube. Effects, Xero Radiance. Click random until you get the effect you like. Duplicate the tube. On the duplicate layer, adjust blur, gaussian blur 3. Change the blend mode to soft light. Drop shadow the original tube layer.

Copy and paste wrap 02. Image rotate left 90, drop shadow.

Copy and paste heart 05. See my tag for placement.

Copy and paste flower 04. Drop shadow.

Copy and paste candy 04. Use your deform tool to rotate it, drop shadow. You might need to erase some of the stick.

Copy and paste bag 01, image mirror. Re-size 80%, drop shadow.

Copy and paste tag 04, image mirror. Re-size 80%, drop shadow.

Copy and paste paper 07 above your background layer. Load mask, merge group, lower the opacity to 44. You might need to move the mask a little.

Crop your tag and re-size. Add some sparkles!

Add your name and your artist's copyright and you're finished!

This is the original sample tag