This tutorial is from Mamiely who I thank for letting me translate their tutorials.

Original here

Tubes

Tubes: Mamiely

Material

My images: Here

Plugins

Mehdi - Unlimited 2 - BKG Kaleidoscope - VM Extravaganza - Tramages

You can find these plugins on the websites of:

Renée
Cloclo

You can also find this tutorial translated into these languages:
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SCRIPT

You will need:

1 tube of Santa Claus
1 misted winter landscape
1 tube of abstract theme
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Save the selections in the PSP Selections folder
Open the pattern [Or] in the PSP workspace
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1.

Original colors

Prepare a Linear gradient

Open a new transparent image with 950x600px
Paint with the gradient
Effects / Plugins / Mehdi / Sorting Tile

2.

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Effects / Plugins / Unlimited 2 / BKG Kaleidoscope / Radial Mirror

Add a new layer
Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [04-11-2025-01ML]

Paint the selection with the gradient
3.

Select none
Effects / Artistic Effects / Halftone

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel - color: red

4.

Add a new layer
Selections / Load Selection from disk / Selection [04-11-2025-02ML]

Paint the selection with the pattern [Or]

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen - 2 times
Layers / Arrange / Move down
5.

Select none
Activate the top layer
Merge down
Drop shadow: 0 0 85 20 black
Add a new layer
6.

Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [04-11-2025-03ML]

Copy the image [image Paysage-01]
Paste it into the selection
Copy the landscape [Misted paysage-ML]
Paste it as a new layer
7.

Center the image with the Move Tool as shown in the model
Selections / Invert
Press Delete
Select none
Merge Down
8.

Activate the bottom layer
Copy (it will be stored in memory)
Activate the top layer
Merge all
Selections / Select all
9.

Border: 70px / White
Selections / Invert
Paste the image from memory into the selection
Effects / Plugins / Unlimited 2 / VM Extravaganza / Picture in Picture

Effects / Plugins / Tramages / Wee Scratches

10.

Drop Shadow: 0 0 100 40
Select none
Copy the deco [Déco-Etoiles-ML]
Paste as a new layer
Position as shown in the model

11.

Copy the tube [Noeud de Noel]
Paste as a new layer
Position as shown in the model
Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror / Mirror Horizontal
12.

Merge down
Copy the tube [Boules de Noel]
Paste as a new layer
Objects / Align / Top
Copy the tube [Texte Joyeux Noel]
13.

Paste as a new layer
Position as shown in the model
Copy the tube [Pere noel-ML]
Paste as a new layer
Position as shown in the model Model

14
Drop shadow of your choice
Copy the text [Texte Préparez vous les enfants]
Paste as a new layer
Position as per model
Merge all
15
Borders:
2px / color 1
4px / color 2
2px / color 1
Selections / Select all
Border: 10px / white
Selections / Invert
Paint the selection with the pattern [Or]
16
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen - 2 times
Select none
Borders:
2px / color 1
4px / color 2
2px / color 1
Selections / Select all
Border: 50px / white
17
Selections / Invert
Paint with the gradient
Effects / plugins / Unlimited 2 / Paper Texture / Structure Paper 3

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Selections / Invert
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Drop shadow: 0 0 85 40 black
Select none
Copy the tube [cadre etoiles]
Paste as a new layer
Border: 1px / color 1
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Image / Resize: 1000px (width)
Add signatures
Merge all
Save as jpeg