Neon Xmas tut...

Supplies Used:

Mega Tube 90-1 by Ed Mironiuk. Get it at CDO.

A Tagger's Scraps part of the Christmas In The City Collab from SATC.

Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow (Font Only)

Font: Swan Song

Open a new image size 500 by 500.

C/P Frame 2.

Adjust, Color Balance, Manual color correct.

Set the source to the light pink of the frame, The target to your desired color.

Select the inside of the frame using your magic wand.

Selections, Modify, Expand by 3.

Add a new raster layer under the frame layer.

C/P Paper 5 into selection.

Deselect.

C/P your tube.

Dropshadow.

Duplicate frame layer.

Use your eraser tool to remove any excess frame over the top of the tube.

Dropshadow original frame layer.

C/P Branch 2.

Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.

Use your deform tool to position the branch near the top left side of the frame.

C/P Branch 2 again.

Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.

Use your deform tool to position along the bottom left side of the frame.

C/P Xmas Bells.

Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.

Image, Mirror.

Position over the branch on the bottom left side of the frame.

Duplicate bells.

Use your deform tool to position over the top left branch.

C/P Flower 2. 

Resize by 40%. Dropshadow.

Iamge, Mirror.

Position over the center of the branches.

C/P Holly Berries.

Resize by 40%. Dropshadow.

Duplicate Holly Berries.

Use your deform tool to position berries between the different clors flowers.

C/P Flower 3.

Resize by 30%. Dropshadow.

Position over the center of the flower cluster.

C/P Ornament 2.

Resize by 30%. Dropshadow.

Duplicate Ornament.

Position so they look like they are hanging from the center of the flower.

Type out your font.

Apply inner bevel of choice.

Add gradient Glow of 3.

Dropshadow.

Select your background layer.

C/P Gem Flake.

Resize by 200%. Dropshadow.

Position more towards the top right of the frame.

Don't forget your copyright & Watermark.