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 or program of choice
PTU kit Snow Cute from Gimptastic Scraps
Tube of choice. I am using the art of Elias Chatzoudis. You must have a license to use these tubes. Purchase them at his store HERE
Mask- 83 from weescotslass
Font- Sacramento

-File>New 600x600 px.
-Open frame 6. Layer>Scale alyer70%. Select the magic wand and click inside the frame. Select>Grow 5. Open paper 7 and move below the frame layer in the layer box. Layer>Transparency>Add Alpha Channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on keyboard. Open tube. Make the top layer. Scale 70%. Place tube in the center of the frame. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Move duplicate tube under the frame layer. Delete. Select>None. Make the top tube active. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 2, 2, 2, black, 50. Layer>Merge Down to merge the tube with the show layer. Select the eraser tool and erase the bottom portion of the tube so it looks like she is sticking out of the frame. make the frame layer active and repeat drop shadow.
-Open frame 3. Make the bottom layer. Scale 70%. Place in the center of tag. Add paper 3 to this frame (repeat steps above). Repeat drop shadow on frame layer.
Elements:
deco
winter
snaowball
bear 1
snowflake scatter
mug
scarf
flair 1 & 2
star 3
snowman
candy 1 , 2 & 3
-Open paper 9. Make the bottom layer and apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks.
-Add name and copyright and you're done!