Supplies:

Gimp

tube of choice, i am using one from Ismael Rac which you can get at his site here

Tina's A Misfit Xmas kit which you can get here

to start, open a new project 700x750

open up lights frame 1

add a drop shadow

open up paper 5 beneth the lights frame

use the path tool to create a path around the frame

select from path, select invert, and cut

your background should now fit inside of the frame

above the paper layer and below the frame layer open up bling tree 1 and center

open up reindeer teddy and resize to your liking and place on the bottom left hand side of your frame

add a drop shadow

open up glass candle 1 and resize to your liking

add to bottom left of the frame and add a drop shadow (see preview for placement)

open up decoration 1 and resize to your liking

place on the upper right hand side of the frame and add a drop shadow

open berries and place above decoration 1 and add a drop shadow

go to your bottom layer and open up snowflake 2 and resize so that it fits around the frame like mine

now above your bling tree layer, add your tube of choice

add your copyright information and your name and you're done!

thank you for trying my tutorial! i would love to see what you came up with!