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

Supplies:


Tube of choice - I have used a fabulous tube by irmino. If you want to use the same tube you can purchase it at HERE.

Scrapkit - I used this awesome kit by Crystals Creations called Friendship Love. You can download this kit HERE.

Mask - I used WSL 099, which you can download HERE

Filters - Xero Radiance, Eye Candy 4000 gradient glow

Font of choice, I used 2Peas Short Blonde

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

Let's start!

Open a new canvas 800 x 800, floodfill white.

Create a new raster layer, selections all and copy paper fl_pp10 into selection. Load your mask, merge group.

Copy and paste fl_ee14, re-size 110%. Copy and paste paper fl_pp1 under the frame layer. Click inside the frame with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand by 5. Selections invert, and delete on the paper layer. Drop shadow the frame.

Drop shadow each element as you go, see my tag for placement.

Copy and paste flower element fl_ee35, re-size 40%

Copy and paste butterfly element fl_ee9, re-size 50%

Copy and paste dice element fl_ee37 re-size 40%.

Copy and paste flower element fl_ee25 re-size 70%

Copy and paste bead string element fl_ee1, re-size 70%

Copy and paste the doggy bear element fl_ee31, re-size 40%, image mirror

Copy and paste gift element fl_ee34, re-size 45%

Copy and paste hearts element fl_ee12, re-size 80%

Copy and paste your tube, effects xero radiance, just hit random until you see an effect you like. Duplicate the tube, and on the copy, adjust blur, gaussian blur 3. Change the blend mode to soft light. Drop shadow the original layer.

Crop your tag and re-size. Add some sparkles and your name and artist's copyright and you're finished!

This is the original sample tag.