I wrote this tutorial on 11/28/2012

Tools and Supplies Needed

Cluster34 Xmas Wishes by Rosa Tags
be sure to leave her a Thank You ♥

HERE

Tube of choice - I used a tube by Elias Chatzoudis
Do not use the same tube w/o the appropriate license to do so

You can now purchase at CDO HERE

Image of choice I used Christmas Lights 4 from Stock Xchng
you will need to signup with them HERE

Font used ~ Roselyn
Eyecandy ~ Gradient Glow Optional

Ready!!

Open psp ~ I am using version 9
Open Frame Shift+D Close the original
delete or close the credit layer
delete one or the other one with shadow
or one without I used the one with shadow
with your selection tool draw around the frame

Open background image of your choice I used
Stock Photo Christmas Lights 4

copy and paste as a new layer
move below the frame layer If using the one I did resize by 20%
right click on the image background layer
Select Promote selection to layer ~ delete the
original image background layer ~ select none

Open your tube of choice ~ resize if needed and position
Duplicate the tube layer set the copy to Soft Light
add a Gaussian Blur: Radius 3.00
apply drop shadow to the original tube layer not the copy
3 3 35 4.00 Color black

Add your credits and your name
for name I used Font Roselyn size 36
color # #920012 add noise at 50%
and a gradient glow of your choice
drop shadow for name 1 1 80 4.00 Black

When all done with your tag edit copy merged paste as new layer

selection ~ find Create selection from and select layer opaque
then go to image ~ crop to selection and save as a png