PTU - Coconut Beach

This tutorial was written by me on April 18th, 2013. Please do not claim as your own. Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
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Mask Of Choice

Scrap Kit - PTU kit by Hania's Designs Called Amanda
You can purchase this kit here

Font Of Choice

Tube Of Choice - Artwork of Elias Chatzoudis . You must have the proper license to use this tube
You can visit his store here

Program - Gimp 2.6..but any program will do.

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Open New Canvas
I did 650x650.you can resize it at the end if you would like.

Open Mask
Right click on your layers
Go down to alpha by selection
Edit > fill w/ BG color - Make sure color is #FFFFFF

Open Paper 4
Right click on your layers
Click add layer mask
Then a window will pop up
then click black (full transparency)
Then click add
Edit > Copy
Edit > Paste
On Layers > click on floating selection
Then right click on layers
scroll down to anchor layer
Delete first layer!!!

You should have a mask..then a black square next to it on your layers.
Image > Merge Visible Layers
Box should pop up..click clipped to image > Merge

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Ready...
Set...
Go...

Open 98
Use your rectangle tool and make a rectangle on paper 14
Copy
Paste as new layer inside 98

Open These Elements and use the same dropshadow as above and resize to your liking!!!

94
02
06
07
103
106
22
32
37
52
66
83

Open up the close up of your tube.
Duplicate tube
Filters > Enhance > Unsharp Mask
Now you are going to work on the duplicated tube layer.
Change mode to screen
Filters > Distorts > Blinds >
Change mode to these settings.
Vertical
Displacements - 38
Number of Segments - 12

Now go Filters > Light And Shadow > Glass Tile
Use these settings
Tile Width - 20
Tile Height - 20
Click ok

Now dropshadow your elements with these settings.

Filters, Light And Shadows...DropShadow
Offset X - 9
Offset Y - 9
Blur Radius - 15
Opacity - 66
Color - #000000
Allow Resizing

Now merge all layers together
Duplicate tag
Filters > Blur > Motion Blur > Radial > Default Settings
Change mode to overlay
Merge Again

Now resize your tag to 600x600 if you would like.

When you are happy with your tag..
Add Copyright!!
Add Name!!
Merge All Layers!
Save!
Enjoy!!

Hope you enjoyed my tutorial.