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 P4DSDesignz called Be My Valentines. You can purxhase this kit from Lollipops N Gumdrops HERE

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Elias Chatzoudis. You must have a license to use his tubes. You can purchase them at PTE HERE

Font- Petra Script

Lets get started!

-File>New 600x600 pixels.

-Open frame. Layer>Scale Layer 25%. Select the magic wand. Click inside the frame. Select>Grow 5. Open paper 14. Move below the frame layer. Layer>Transparency>Add Alpha Channel. Scale 50%. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Make the frame active. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 2, 2, 2, black, 50.

-Open cardboard edge. Make the top layer. Scale 13%. Place at the bottom of the frame.

-Open frame 1 more time. Move layer below the cardboard edge layer. Scale 20%. Select the rotate tool. Click canvas. In the angle box, put -10. See mine for placement. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open tube. Move below the cardboard layer. Place in the middle of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

Other Elements:

bow 1

button 2

valentine heart box- flip

journal tag- rotate -15

paper flower 2

bear

candy 1

candy 2

-Add your name and copyright.

All finished!