Make Magic Shine

Step 1
Create a new document 400 x 300px and fill it will black. Type the text in "Edwardian Script ITC", font-size 160 pt. Then, Go to the path palette and press the Make work path from selection button.







Step 2
Now the text is a path it is posible to stroke it with the brush. But before that you need to change the brush options.

Step 3

Now the brush is ready to stroke the text. Go to the layer palette and delete text layer or make it invisible. Make a new layer. Set white as the foreground color. Go to the path palette and right click om the Work Path and choose Stroke path. In the window that now appears choose for Brush and make sure Simulate pressure is not checked. The stroke is a little to hard to make this better: Change in the brushes palette the following options: Brush Tip Size: Diameter to 4px and Spacing to 130%. Scattering: Scatter 600% Stroke the path again but this time with the option Simulate pressure checked. Click in the palette path on an empty area. That way the path becomes inactive.






Step 4
Go to the layer palette and double click on the layer miniature of the sparkles layer to open the layer style window. Go to Drop Shadow and change the values as shown below:

Chocolate Style Effect

Step1
We start with a blank 400x300px canvas, and insert text:








Step2
Now, we are going to add a Drop Shadow, then add the following styles:









Step3

Next, we will create a chocolate icing-type border to the text. Select the Pen tool and draw a border.

Then go to the Paths Window (Window > Paths), and choose the Brush tool. Choose a size that you want the border thickness to be, then right-click the Path we just created (in the Paths Window) and choose Stroke Path. You can try both the Simulate Pressure checked and unchecked, see which you prefer.

Making Colored Effect

Step1
Firstly we need to create a new file (File>New), having 1280x1024 px and 72 dpi. Select after that the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill the new file with black color. Then, write the date of the New Year with separate ciphers, applying the Horizontal Type Tool (T).









Step2
The text needs to be edited as the next example shows it: Each layer needs to have the Opacity of 80%.









Set for the first cipher 2 the next Blending Options>Gradient Overlay by making a mouse click on this layer on the layers' palette. Then, set the next demonstrated gradient









It's the result we'll get:

Make Icon "on"

Step 1
Create a 40x40 pixel image, then create a new layer by going to Layer -> New -> Layer. Take your Elliptical Marquee tool (you can press M to select it) and make a circle selection somewhat smaller then the entire image. Make your foreground color some bright green, example #86EE21. Choose your Gradient Tool and change its setting to "Radial Gradient"




Step2:
Now right click your layer with your image on it and go to "Blending Options", then add these settings





Once done, now we will get to the logo in the middle, start by creating a new layer and go to your Elliptical Marquee tool. Then make a selection that is a bit smaller then the image you made and center it up. Then change your Elliptical tool settings to "Subtract from Selection" and make a selection in the middle of the circle you already created but a bit smaller





Step3:
Now merge the two layers with images on them by clicking the top layer and go to Layer -> Merge Down. Your image should now look like this: