Supplies:
Paintshop Pro (I use V9)
Tube of choice, mine is by Shawn McManus and used with a CDO license
A Template, mine is Bru&Rose Template6 by Rose & Brunette.
Font(s) of choice, mine is Shennette
Filters Penta.com/VTR2 and VM Natural/Welder
Mask WSL_Mask 149 by WeeScotsLass
Alpha BBQ by Ninie. Look for these words 'l'alpha normal: ici' under the third pic to download.
You should have some knowledge of working with layers for this.

Open the tube and template in PSP, open the alpha in your browser.
Duplicate your template, delete the credits layer. Image/Resize, Change the resolution to 72,000ppi and then the size to 100%, all layers checked, OK.
I usually x out all the layers and work from the bottom up, unhiding them as I go.
This now applies to all layers where you floodfill: Select all/Float/Defloat. Add a new Rasterlayer, floodfill and apply filters as directed. Deselect. Add dropshadow. Delete the template layer underneath.

OK, unhide the white layer, and both the Purple Rectangles. Activate the upper one and merge down, pick a colour from your tube and go about floodfilling the rectangles as above. Apply Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds: Width 10, Opacity 45, both options checked, lighter colour than the floodfill.

Now for the Bottom Glitter Circle, floodfill this with a gradient from the colours you just used. My gradient settings were Angle 45, Repeats 3 and Style Sunburst.
Apply Penta.com/VTR2. I used these settings: Distance 16, Width 40, Contrast 98, Ghost 112. I applied this twice.
Blue Circle, resize 90%, select as above, go to layer 3, copy and paste as a new image. Mirror it. Then copy and paste it into the selection on the new raster layer for blue circle. Deselect etc.

Next is the Left black rectangle, select etc. so you're ready to floodfill.
Go to your alpha and find the tag flowery thing. Drag it into psp, Image/resize. Change the resolution to 72,000ppi and then the size to 61%, all layers checked, OK, Repeat.
Take your selection tool set to rectangle, feather 0, and draw out an asymmetric rectangle over the chequers. So start with red and end with white, so it can repeat nicely. Copy and paste this selection as a new image. Take the floodfill tool and set it to pattern, find the snippet you just made. Floodfill your new layer on the tag with it.
Adjust/Hue & Saturation and set it to match your tag. Apply Effects/Distortion Effects/Pixelate, symmetric 2. Finish this layer off as above.

Duplicate that layer and mirror it, make visible the right black rectangle and arrange the duplicate over it, delete the black rectangle.
Activate both the white stripes, move them a little to match with the pattern and raise the opacity to 82. Delete the wordart layer that comes next.

Activate the glitter circle, floodfill it with a different colour from your tube. Add noise: Uniform, 100%, Monochrome. Finish this off as above.
Floodfill purple circle with the same colour. Apply VM Natural/Welder with these settings: Scale 255, Gen1-63, Gen2-111, Distortion 0, Mode 75. Blur/gaussian Blur at 7. Leave selected. Paste your tube, invert the selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Deselect. Change the blend mode to Luminance and lower the opacity to 58. Delete the Purple Circle layer.

Pink Stripe, Floodfill as above with the pattern. Blur/Gaussian Blur at 1. Delete the pixelwords and the dots. Floodfill the wordart in the circle as above.
Once happy (added dropshadows and deleted all original template layers?), hide Raster1 (white) and merge visible. Resize the merged layer 80%. Now make wordart for the white stripes. I chose 'I make a great sandwich' with font Shennette. Merge down. I did the name with the alpha, if your name is too long for this, use a chunky font and the pattern as a fill.

Place the tube (possibly resized) onto your tag, move it to one side. Give it a dropshadow. Add a new layer above the white and floodfill with colour or pattern of choice. Apply your mask to this. Merge group. Add all credits legibly. Delete the white background. Save as a png.

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