Elias Christmas Tut

For this tut I am using the work of ELias Chatzoudis. You need a license to use his tubes and you can purchase his work HERE
I am using some Christmas templates Minxy made and you can get them off her blog HERE
Font I used is MaSexy and you can get this freebie font HERE

No scraps needed, just some plugins and a bit of imagination!!

Open Minxy's template439-shift&D and close out the original template.

Remove Minxy's credits and also the background layer.
Merge down copy of dotted circle and dotted circle.
Change the color, adjust-color balance-manual color correction-the top color is the color you are changing and the bottom color is the color you want to make it.
Choose a color from your tube-adjust-noise-100%-uniform.
Merge down circle 2 and circle.
Change the color if you wish like you did above.
Apply Tramages-Tow The Line the default settings.
Apply a white gradient glow to the circle and this drop shadow 1,1,80,5.
On the black square change the color if you wish and add Xero-Fritillary and just mess around with the settings to something you like.
Add a white gradient glow and the drop shadow as above.
Merge down square 3&2 and change the color if you wish, I left if green.
Go to Effects-Texture Effects-Blinds-5,45 color black, horizontal and reapply the same effect and check from left to right and horizontal and see what happens!!
Apply the white gradient glow and same drop shadow.
Repeat above for the red box.
The white back of the tree, add the noise and drops shadow.
We are starting with tree pt4 and add the tramages zero tolerance default settings strait down to pt1.
Tree end add the xero fritillary.
Square back add noise and drop shadow.
For the word art, grab your magic want and make sure the contigous isn't checked and click on the black part and change the color to a color of your tube, add noise to your liking.
Add your tube as a new layer and re size to fit the tag.
Add your license info and proper copyright.
Merge visible and if you wish to animate you may do so.

This is how I did mine.
Add name you want, convert to raster layer.
Selections-select all-float-defloat- add a new layer, add gradient glow.
Add this drop shadow 1,1,80,5 and make sure shadow on a new layer is CHECKED.
Add noise-100%-uniform, merge all.
Copy and paste in your animation shop.
Go back until your noise is gone from your gradient glow.
Re add the noise, merge all, copy, and paste before current.
Repeat and view your animation and save.

Enjoy!!

FTU Personal Use Word Art

Use in your tags, layouts, quick pages, ect...

Just "Right Click" and save to your computer.

Garv: Naughty/Nice Set

For this tut you will need a tube of choice.
I'm using the fabulous work of Keith Garvey and you can get all his tubes at PTE.
You will need 2 fonts of choice.
You can get a ton of FTU fonts at DaFont. I used a ding font for part of this tut called LP Snowflake.
Also, Alien Skin-Xenofex2-Constellation.
Also, Mura's Copies
Eyecandy 4000-Gradient Glow.

That's it and this is another easy one!!

Open a new image 600x300 and also 150x150.

Use the dropper and grab a color from your tube and fill.

Use the ding font and select a snowflake and convert to rater image.
Open the Mura's copies-**Wall paper. (It's in the preset part of the plug-in.)

Use the preset shape tool and draw out a rectangle of the full length of the tag.
Convert to a raster layer-adjust-noise-uniform-6%.
Add another layer and on the left said type in NAUGHTY and on the other side add NICE-convert to rater layer-add slight drop shadow.

Paste your tube and don't forget to add a drop shadow.
Add a white gradient glow and a drop shadow.

Add your final layer and add your border.
Selections-All-Modify-Boders-6-Both Sides.
Fill the outer with a color from the tube-adjust-noise-25%-uniform.

Add your copyright-license number-person receiving the tag.

Lets animate!!!

Take your majik wand and click on the white fur of the tubes hat and collar.
Open the constellation plug-in and play around with the settings.

Copy-paste as new image in your animation shop.
Go back and do the same step again.
Copy-paste before current.
Do the first step again until you have 3 frames total.

View your animation and your done.

Go to the 150x150 image-fill with color from tube.
Add tube and resize tube to fit image.
Add a white gradient glow and a drop shadow.

Selections-modify-borders-6-both sides.
Noise-25%-uniform.

Add copyright and license number.
Do the same animation as above or keep as non animated and your done!!
Enjoy!!