This tutorial was written by me on 24 November 2012. Any similarity to other tutorials is not intentional.
This tutorial was updated on 26 September 2022 to provide more available supplies

Supplies:

Tube of choice - I have used a gorgeous tube by Ismael Rac. Unfortunately he is no longer selling but any winter tube will be great.

Scrapkit - I used a gorgeous kit called Winter Babe which you can download from Tasha's Playground HERE

Filters - Xero Radiance, Eye Candy 4000 gradient glow and Mura Meisters copies

Font of choice, I used Tipsy Giggles which you can download HERE

Mask of Choice. I used Miz Mask 046 which can download HERE

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


Open a new canvas 800 x 800, floodfill white. We are going to make a frame. Copy and paste star, re-size 50%. Mura Meisters copies, encircle. Change the number to 16. Resize 120%. Click inside the frame with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand by 5. Copy and paste paper 1 as a new layer under your frame layer, selections, invert, delete. Select none. Drop shadow your frame.

Copy and paste your tube as the top layer, this helps when placing your elements.

Copy and paste house, re-size 70%. See my tag for placement of all elements, and drop shadow them as you go.

Copy and paste candy glass, re-size 60%, place on the right side of the tag.

Copy and paste the leaves and place at the bottom of the frame.
Copy and paste a Xmas tree, I used tree 2. Resize 60% and place below the house.
Copy and paste the hat, place under the candy glass

Copy and paste snowman, re-size 50%.

Copy and paste cocoa, re-size 60%
Go back to your tube layer, effects xero radiance, just hit random until you see an effect you like. Duplicate the tube, and on the copy, adjust blur, gaussian blur 4. Change the blend mode to soft light. Drop shadow the original layer.

Crop your tag, re-size and add your artists credits and your name and some sparkles!! You're done!

This is the tag from the original tutorial.

This tutorial was written by me on 23 November 2012 and updated on 27 September 2022. Any similarity to other tutorials is not intentional.

Supplies:

Tube of choice - I have used a gorgeous tube by Eugene Rzhevskii. If you want to use the same tube you can purchase it and a license to use it at PFD HERE

Scrapkit - I used a fantastic kit by Bekki Jane Designs called Tonya's Pink Christmas, thanks so much Bekki! To download this kit visit the Creative Misfits blog HERE

Template - I used template 53 by Horse Play Pastures, thanks Bev! Download it HERE

Mask - I used the ever popular WSL 84, download it HERE

Font - I used MA Sexy

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

Let's start!!

Open your template and shift d to duplicate it, close the original. Delete the credits, top frame, top frame back, bottom circle frame and bottom circle back layers. Yes I know, that doesn't leave much! It's ok, this will be simple. Image, re-size, change the resolution to 72dpi and the size to 100%. Crop your tag, increase canvas size to 518 by 510. Re-size tag 800 x 788.

Select the background layer and fill white.

On the bottom layer create a new raster layer. Selections select all, float, defloat. Copy and paste paper pattern 3 into selection, select none. Apply your mask. Merge group and resize 105%.

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 4. Change the blend mode to soft light. Drop shadow the original layer.

On the square back layer, selections, select all, float, defloat, copy and past paper4 as a new layer, selections, invert, delete, select none. Delete the original template layer.

On the square frame layer, selections, select all, float, defloat, copy and paste paper pattern 2 as a new layer, selections, invert, delete, select none. Delete the original template layer. Drop shadow.

Drop shadow your elements as you go.

Copy and paste one of the cupcakes, re-size 30%. See my tag for placement of each element.

Drop shadow the dotted lines.

Copy and paste one of the candy canes, re-size 40%. Image rotate Right 20. Duplicate and rotate right 20.

Copy and paste the element 2 re-size 30%. Place above the bottom of the candy canes.

Copy and paste element 18, re-size 30%. Place next to your cupcake.

Copy and paste element 3, re-size 70%

Copy and paste element 25, re-size 70%

Copy and paste element 31, re-size 70%.

Copy and paste element 46 re-size 40%.

Add some sparkles!!!

Add your name, crop and re-size your tag, and add your artist's copyright & you're finished!

This is the original sample tag.