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 Eclipse Creations called Happy New Year HERE

tube of choice. I am using Ismael Rac. You must have a license to use his tubes. You can purchase them at his store HERE

Mask 159 from weescotsslass HERE

Fonts- ALS Script & Akuka Caps SSK

Let's get started!

-File>New 600x600 px.

-Open frame 3. Layer>Scale Layer 70%. Layer>Layer To Image Size. Let's add a paper to the frame.Select the magic wand. Click inside frame. Open paper 8. Move paper layer below frame layer in layer box. Layer>Transparency>Add Alpha Channel. Scale 60%. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Make the frame active. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 0, 0, 10, black, 80.

-Open tube. Make the top layer. Scale 80%. Move a little to the right. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Move duplicate tube under frame layer. Make frame active. With the magic wand, click inside of the frame. Grow by 10. Make the duplicate tube active. Invert & delete. Select none. Make the original tube active. Select the eraser tool. Erase the bottom part of tube so it looks like she is sticking out of the frame.

-Open frame pearl. Make the bottom layer. Scale 75%. Select the rotate tool and click the canvas. In the angle box put 45. Move frame to the left a little. Add paper 1 to this frame (repeat the steps above). Make the red frame active. Add drop shadow of 2, 2, 2, black, 50.

-Open froame 3 again. Move aboe the red frame layer. Scale 85%. Add drop shadow of 0, 0, 10, black, 80.

-Open frame 4. Move below the 1st yellow frame layer. Scale 50%. Move to the bottom right of tag. Add paper 4 to this frame. Make the frame layer active and add a drop shadow of 2, 2, 2, black, 50.

Elements:

Add drop shadow of 2, 2, 2, black, 50 to all element layers. See my tag for placement.

glitter

glass

fireworks 2

clock

stars- flip

hat 2

balloon 1

balloon 2

-Open paper 2. Make the bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks.

-With the ALS Script font, size 120, foreground black, type 2012. Move to the bottom right of tag. Layer>Transparency>Alpha To Selection. Grow by 2. Layer>New Layer. Move new layer below text layer. Set your foreground to white. Select the bucket fill tool. Fill selection. Select none. Repeat drop shadow.

-With the Asuka Caps SSK font, add your name.

-Add your copyright.

You're finished!