MATERIALS NEEDED:
Download the supplies here

The beautiful  L&K Site of Wonders-brushes was

downloaded here
  
Susan tubed the beautiful image
  
Filter:Bordermania
Filter:FM Tile Tools
Filter:Eye Candy 3.0 of 3.1
download here
    
Open a transparent image, size 400 x 400 pixels.
Fill with your gradient with these settings:

  

  
Layers/Duplicate
Resize image to 85 %
Effects/ Filter Effects/Eye Candy 3/Weave,

with these settings:

  

  
Effects/ Filter Effects -/FM Tile tools /Blend Emboss - standard.
Selections /Select All.
 
Selections / Modify / Contract by 25 pixels
Click 'Ok' on the pop-up question.
Layers /New Raster Layer
Fill with your dark color. 
Selections/ Select None
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 70% in your Layers Palette.
Activate the copy of raster layer 1 in your Layers Palette by

clicking on it.
 
Activate your Selection Tool and click in the top toolbar

on this Custom Selection Option.

 
Fill these values in:

  

  
Press the delete key on your keyboard once.
Selections / Select None.
 
Activate the top layer in your Layers Palette again.
 
Open your tube and resize to 290 pixels in height.

Edit/Copy
Edit /Paste as a new layer

onto your canvas.
Drag it to the left of the canvas with your Mover Tool.
 
Layers/  New Raster Layer
Activate your Selection Tool again

and choose the Custom Selection option in the top toolbar again.

Fill these values in:
  

  
Activate your Brush Tool and find the "Brush lk17" - brush.
Change only the size to 170 and leave the rest as it is.
Click in your selection against the edge.
Use your dark color
Selections / Select None.
 
Layers / New Raster layer.
Activate your Brush Tool again and find the "Brush LK27"-brush

Click with your gradient as color, in the top right corner of the dotted edge.

  

  
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow

with these settings:

V & H = 3

Opacity = 21

Blur = 3.00

Color = Black
  

  
Layers / New Raster Layer
Activate your Brush Tool again and find the "Brush Glamourgrlconversion"-brush.

Use your dark color and apply with these settings:
  

  
Position it exactly on the previous brush.

Position it above the leg.

  

  
Effects / Filter Effects / Eye Candy 3/ Weave,

with these settings:
  

  
Lock the 5 bottom layers in the Layers Palette.

Activate one of the remaining layers.

Layers / Merge / Merge visible.

 
Duplicate the merged layers.
Image / Mirror
Image / Flip
 
Unlock all layers and make sure the top layer is active

(highlighted in blue)
 
Layers / New Raster Layer
Activate your Brush Tool again and find the "GDShoe's"- brush.

Apply with the size on 210 in your dark color.

  

  
Apply a drop shadow with the same settings as before.
 
Activate the copy of raster layer 1 in your Layers Palette.

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow, but change the opacity to 38

and leave the rest of the values the same.
 
Layers / Merge / Merge All.
Effects / Filters Effects / Bordermania Frame 2  - top two slidebars on 2.
 
Your tag is finished.

I hope you had fun with this tutorial.

You can replace the brushes of course with anything

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