Crunchy Text basic Knowledge required

Make a new image, Width:        300 pixels Height:      200 pixels Mode:        RGB Color Contents:  White

Create a new channel, the new channel will automatically named "Alpha 1". type in some words like below:

Go back to the channels and click on [ Save Selection as Channel ]:

While the Alpha 1 channel is active, go to Filter>Distort>Ocean Ripple, use these settings:      Ripple Size:   1                        Ripple Magnitude:   12 Then go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur, use 5 pixels for Radius.

Create a new channel called "Alpha 3" Then go to Filter>Pixelate>Mezzoint, then select Coarse dots, click ok.

Go back to "Alpha 1" channel:

Go to Select>Load Selection, then select the "Alpha 3" channel.

Go to Image>Adjust>Brightness/Contrast, set the Brightness to -40 and contrast 0. Then Select>Deselect.

Go to Select>Load Selection, this time use the Alpha 2 channel. Then go to Filter>Noise>Add Noise:

Go back to the RGB channels.

Then go to Filter>Render>Lighting Effects:

Click OK and your image should look like this:

Go to Filter>Noise>Add Noise, set the amount to 20, click Gaussian. While the selection is still active, create a new layer. go to Edit>Copy Merge, then Edit>Paste: then press Ctrl+U or go to Image>Adjust>Hue/Saturation:

Simply play with the settings there to change the color.