This tutorial was written by me on 4 December 2010 and updated on
4 October 2022. Any similarity to other tutorials is not intentional.
Supplies:

Tube of choice - I used a stunning Christmas tube by Eugene Rzhevskii which you can purchase at Picfordesign HERE.

Scrapkit - I used a kit called Christmas Cheer by the amazing Kittz, which you can download from the Creative Misfits Blog HERE

Mask - WSL mask 246, download from weescotslass HERE

Filters - Xero Radiance, Eye Candy 4000 gradient glow

Font of choice - MA Sexy

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

Let's start!

Open a new canvas 800 x 800 and floodfill white.

Copy and paste frame 1.

Click outside the frame with your magic wand, selections modify expand by 5, paste paper 16 as a new layer under the frame layer, delete, select none. Drop shadow the frame layer.

Drop shadwow elements as you go, see my tag for placement

Copy and paste your tube, effects xero radiance, 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.

Copy and paste element xmas fairy

Copy and paste wordart element re-size 40%, gradient glow and drop shadow

Copy and paste element Ponsettia, re-size 45%

Copy and paste element snowman, re-size 45%

Create a new raster layer above the background layer. Selections, select all, copy and paste paper 2 into selection, select none. Load your mask, merge group. Lower the opacity to about 404.

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

This tutorial was written by me on 20 November 2010 and updated on
4 October 2022. Any similarity to other tutorials is not intentional.

Supplies:
Tube and close up of Choice. I am using the awesome art of Arthur Crow. This was a gift in the Christmas 2010 pack from MPT, use another Christmas tube.

Scrapkit - I used an awesome kit by Sarah called Rockin Christmas which is no longer available. Use a kit you have with a frame, Xmas tree, stars and a candy cane

Filters - Xero Radiance, Xenofex 2, Eye Candy 4000 gradient glow.

Mask of choice

Font of choice, I used Carpenter script.

Let's start!
Open a new canvas 700 x 700, floodfill white. Copy and paste a frame, re-size 75%. Using your magic wand, click inside the frame, selections, modify, expand by 5. Copy and paste a paper below your frame layer, selections, invert, delete. Copy and paste your close up tube and place towards the right inside the frame, delete. Duplicate the tube. On the copy, adjust blur, gaussian blur 3, change the blend mode to soft light. On the original, drop shadow, change the blend mode to luminance legacy.

Copy and paste a Christmas tree, drop shadow. Copy and paste star. Duplicate a couple of times & place around your tag.

Copy and paste a star button, duplicate & place on the frame.

Copy and paste a ribbon. Drop Shadow.

Copy and paste a clip. Image mirror, drop shadow. Place this on the top corner of your frame. You might want to rotate it a little.

Create a new raster layer above the background layer. Selections, select all, copy and paste paper into selection, select none. Load your mask, merge group.

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

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