This tutorial is 100% my creation, any resemblance to any other is coincidence and not intentional.

Written: 5/10/12

I used the artwork of Arthur Crowe. You must have a license to use his work, you can get that and purchase his stuff here

Scrap Kit by Jen's Sweet Temptations called Every Heartbeat. You may purchase that here

Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 600x250

Open your materials window

Make a new gradient with these colors or colors of choice

Color 1: #1c9492

Color 2: #e5e5e5

Color 3: #5b2e20

Use these settings:

Flood fill your canvas with your gradient

Selections>Select all

Effects>Texture effects>Mosaic Antique

Use these settings:

Selections>Select None

Add close up of your tube

Resize and postion to the right as needed

Duplicate

Image>Mirror

Merge down

Set your blending mode or layer properties to Overlay

Add new raster layer

Place above your tubes layer

Selections>Select All

Modify>Select Selections Border

Use these settings:

Flood fill your border with #381c16

Adjust>Add/remove noise>Add noise

Use these settings:

Selections>Select None

Add your tube again

Place in the center

Move to under your border layer

Position as needed

Delete excess

Duplicate

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur

Use these settings:

Set your layer properties to Overlay

Open Cupcake2

Copy & Paste

Resize 27%

Place near your right bottom corner

Add small drop Shadow

Open Flower2

Copy & Paste

Resize 32%

Move to the bottom right corner

Add your copyright

Add your name text

You should have something similar to my example

Now for the avatar

Open a new canvas 150x150

Fill with previous gradient

Selections>Select all

Effects>Texture Effects>Mosaic Antique

Use these settings:

Selections>Select None

Open your close up tube

Paste

Resize as needed

Layer Properties: Overlay

New raster layer

Selections>Select all

Selections>Modify>Select Selections Border

Use these settings:

Flood fill with #381c16

Adjust>Add/remove noise>Add noise

Use these settings:

Select>Select None

Add your copyright

Add your initial text

You should have something similar to my example

~Thank you for using my tutorial~