You will need my frame and tube here or a tube of your own

Open a new transparent canvas 600x400

Copy and paste the frame as a new layer onto the canvas

With your magic wand set on RGB and tolerance 14-select the centre of the frame

Selections -modify-expand by 2

Add a new layer and flood fill with a gradient of your choice to match the tube. Use the linear style for the gradient and the angle and repeats on 0

Still selected-effects-texture effects- straw wall on the default setting. Select none and layers-send to the bottom.

Layers merge visible

Layer-duplicate-image flip

Arrange the two layers so that one is above the other with a small space in between. The size of space is up to you and you may want to change it when you have add the tube.

Copy and apste the tube as a new layer and arrange all the layers to suit you.

When you are happy-layers merge visible and add a drop shadow of your choice. I used the default srop shadow setting but changed the horizontal to minus 2 and the vertical to 2. The settings you use will depend on the tube tou have chosen and the way you positioned it so experiment until it looks right.

Add a new layer and flood fill it with the gradient you used before.

Effects-texture effects-soft plastic on the default setting.

Layers -arrange send to the bottom

Image-add border-size 2 -black--or add a border of your choice.

With your selection tool on a shape you would like to use-I used the star2 shape- select a part of your tube in a size you want .

Edit copy-edit paste as a new layer.

Select none and move the shape into the position you would like it to be-add the drop shadow you use before.

Layer duplicate and image flip.

Arrange the shapes again until you are happy with them.


Layers merge visible

Add a new layer for any text you wish to add to your tag.

Layers merge visible

Image resize as you wish.

That's the tutorial finished.

I hope that you enjoyed doing it.

Written by Chrissie March 2006