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23) Go to the materials palette and choose a silver gradient.

24)  Click on the Text Tool and use the following settings:

25) Click on the canvas and type out some text...I typed Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Good Night To All.
It doesn't matter what you type because it can't be read very easily anyway, it's just for decoration.

26) Move the text over to the left and rotate it so it's vertical.

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Add a drop shadow using the following settings:

You will now have this:

27) Use the Text Tool and add your name. Go to the layer palette, right click on the vector layer and convert it to a raster layer.

Add an Inner Bevel using the following settings:

29) Go to Image > Add Border (it might tell you that the layers need merging to carry out this operation, click yes)

Use the following settings:

30) Click on the magic wand tool and select the white border. Flood fill it with the silver gradient then add an Inner Bevel using the following settings:

32)  Finally, click on the Tube Tool and choose the Sparkle, set at size 80 and click once to add 1 sparkle.

33) Save as a .jpg and you're done :o)

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

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