Friends forever

Click on image for fuller view.

Tubes of choice i used Elias Chatzoudis you need a licence to use this art

you can purchase one HERE.

Yvette template20 HERE.Thanks Yvette for sharing

Papers of choice i used NKD Summer morning HERE.

Thank you Kat.

Montiblindsmask HERE.

Font of choice i used Imprint MT Shadow.

Open template delete credit layer.

Method i use for filling layers...

Activate layer you want to fill selections select all

selections float selections defloat

Fill with paper of choice selections invert delete on keyboard

delete original grey scale layer i give my layers a drop shaddow

you may get the shaddow showing on white part down sides

used selection tool and cut it off.

To place tubes in frames and large circle...

Activate frames and circle magic wand click in centre

paste tube of choice drop shaddow selections invert

delete on keyboard now because with this template

the frames are on one layer used selection tool to cut off parts showing

outside the frame or overlapping the other frames.

When happy the way your tag looks

close off white background merge other layers visable.

Open a new image 700x700 fill with white

new layer fill with paper of choice mask new from image

select and apply mask merge mask layer visable

i duplicated my mask to show it up more.

Go back to your finished template edit copy edit paste on top of mask.

Add wordart of choice i did forever friend added a gradient

then drop shadow place to top of template.

Add name again i added a gradient glow and drop shaddow

place to bottom of template.

Add url copywrite and watermark close off white background

merge other layers visable save as PNG.

Hope you enjoyed doing my tut, thanks for trying it.

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