When I used PSE I duplicated my element, created a new layer over duplicate, filled it with my shadow color (black is the standard color shadows use in styles), clipped black into element duplicate, merged, did filter - guassian blur (usually somewhere between 2-5), moved that below original element, used the lasso tool, went around the areas I wanted pulled away in the shadow (like parts of branches or ends of strings/ribbons) then selected the arrow tool, image - transform - distort then moved the small box thingys around the edges around until I'd get an effect I like. Lastly, set that shadow layer to Linear Burn (or overlay whichever you prefer) then lower your opacity. (I'd do somewhere between 60-40)
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