Quick Name Tag.

This is fast and easy!
Open a New Image.
400x300 so you have lots of room.

Pick a tube.
This is one of Jane's Fairies.
Here is the tube.

Scale your tube so it's small enough to use.
This is a scale of 51%.
Add a layer.
Add your text.

This step is optional.
I used EyeCandy to create a bevel.

Here is the setting I used.

Crop it.

Export it as a .gif.