After Effects Tutorial - Christmas Project 2011 Part 1
Here's the first part of this two-part tutorial showing you how to build this festive greeting template in After Effects. No plug-ins required.
The only thing that isn't created within AE is the bow, but the graphic will be included in the free project file download on my website - shortformvideo.com.
Second part will be up in a couple of days - project file will be posted shortly after that.