This tutorial was written on November 17, 2013
Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

PLUGINS:
Xero - Porcelain
Xero - Radiance
L en K Siteofwonders - Zitah


IL = In Layer Palette




Open template
Duplicate and close original
IL delete Raster 1
Select 1 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp9
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Expand selection 3
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill #FFFFFF (White)
Add Noise (Gaussian, Monochrome, 86% Noise)
Select None
IL arrange Raster 2 below Raster 1
Delete original template layer
IL select 2 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp2
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Expand Selection 3
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill #FFFFFF (White)
Add Noise (same settings used previously)
Select None
IL arrange Raster 4 below Raster 3
Delete original template layer
IL select 3 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Expand Selection 3
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill #FFFFFF (white)
Add Noise (same settings used previously)
Select None
IL arrange Raster 6 below Raster 5
Delete original template layer
IL select 4 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp10
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Expand Selection 3
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill #FFFFFF (White)
Add Noise (same settings used previously)
Select None
IL arrange Raster 8 below Raster 7
Delete original template layer
IL select 5 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp14
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Expand Selection 3
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill #FFFFFF (White)
Add Noise (same settings used previously)
Select None
IL arrange Raster 10 below Raster 9
Delete original template layer
IL select 6 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp1
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Open tube
Copy - Minimize
Paste As New Layer
Position as desired
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Expand selection 3
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill #FFFFFF (White)
Add Noise (same settings used previously)
IL arrange Raster 13 below Raster 11
Delete original template layer
IL select Raster 12
Duplicate
On bottom tube layer:
Adjust - Gaussian Blur 3
Xero - Porcelain (default settings)
On top tube layer:
Xero - Radiance (default settings)
Change blend mode to Screen
L en K Siteofwonders - Zitah (default settings)
Close all layers except for Copy of Raster 12, Raster 12, Raster 11 and Raster 13
Merge visible
Open all layers
Duplicate
IL arrange Copy of Merged above 7 layer
Position to cover 7 layer's template
Delete 7 layer
IL select Copy of Merged layer
Open, Copy & Paste, Resize, add dropshadow and arrange the following elements as desired:


Decor
Tree
cupcake
Mug
Catandbauble

Restore tube
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Resize 40%
Position so bottom of tube is even with inside bottom of long rectangle
Add dropshadow on new layer
Delete bottom of shadow beyond bottom of tube
Open, copy & paste, resize, add dropshadow and arrange the following elements as desired:

Lollipop
Lollipop2
Lollipop3

Merge Visible
Resize 550x476 all layers checked
Add copyright and lic #
Merge Visible
Add name desired
Save as .png