This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's

Supplies:

Gimp

PTU kit from Tasha's Playground called Christmas Chaos HERE

Tube of choice. I am using Ismael Rac. You must have a license to use his tubes. Get them HERE

Template 4 from me HERE (scroll down to Leah)

Mask 336 from weescotslass HERE

Font-Yellowtail

Let's begin!

Open template. Image>Scale Image 500x500 px and change the x & y resolutions to 72. Image>Canvas Size 600x600 px and press center.

-Let's add papers to the template layers. Make the template layer active (see below). Right click template layer in layer box and choose alpha to selection. Open paper (see below). Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Layer>Scale Layer by 60%.Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Delete the original template layer.Here are the template layers and which papers I used: s 1- paper 2

s 2- paper 4

bottom rect & top rect- paper 3

circle 1- paper 6 Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 2, 2, 2, black, 50

circle 2- paper 12 Filters>Repeat drop shadow

circle 3- paper 11 repeat drop shadow

lrg rect- paper 5

-Repeat drop shadow on the following layers: f 1, f 2, bottom frame and top frame.

-Make the lrg rect back layer active. Filters>Noise>RGB Noise. Change all sliders, except alpha, to 0.50. Add drop shadow of 0, 0, 010, black, 100.

-Make the words layer active. Filters>Decor>Add Bevel. Uncheck work on copy. On the words back layer, add drop shadow of 2, 2, 2, black, 50.

-Open tube. Move below the word art layers. Sclae 70%. Place in the middle of tag. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Move duplicate tube above paper 2 layer. Make paper 2 active. Select your magic wand and click outside the paper. Make the duplicate tube active. Delete. Select none. Make the original tube active. Select your eraser tool and erase the bottom half of her so it looks like she is sticking out of the frame.

Elements:

Add drop shadow of 2, 2, 2, black, 50 to all element layers, unless otherwise stated ( it will say NDS for no drop shadow). See my tag for placement.

wreath

snowflake charm

bag NDS

santa NDS

candle

light NDS

decor

elf dude

cupcake NDS

snow swirl

snowflake 2 NDS

-Open paper 10 and make the bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks.

-Add your name and copyright.

You're finished!