Supplies:
Tube of choice
Mask of choice
Filters:
Radial Blur
(if you need this filter - you can download it HERE)
Flaming Pear - Flexify 2
Blend Emboss 3
Let's Begin:
Open a new image 700 x 350 (we will resize later)
From your tube (or complimentary colors) choose a dark color for your foreground and a lighter shade for your background
Set your foreground to Gradient:
Fill canvas with gradient
Select all - copy and paste your tube into selection - deselect
Blur - Radial Blur
NOTE: Some people had issues installing this filter. If you encounter the same thing - you can use the built in Radial blur:
Effects - User Defined Filter - Blend Emboss 3
Effects - Texture - Blinds
Flaming Pear - Flexify 2
Image - Flip
With UP arrow - move your image to the center of your canvas
Selections - select all - float - defloat - modify - selections select border
Selections - expand by 2
Add a new layer - fill with color choice
Adjust - Add Noise
Deselect
Copy and paste your tube - resize and position to your liking
Remove excess if necessary
Add drop shadow of choice to tube and layers
Merge visible
Resize 85%
Select all - float - defloat - crop to selection
Image - Canvas size - 550 x 550 - center checked
Add a new layer - send to bottom - fill with gradient or color choice
Apply mask - merge group
Add your copyright and license information and name.
Merge and save
Here is one I made where I used Mura Clouds for the background and also applied a snow animation
