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Step 1 – Start with a simple text layer Open a new psd file. Use the Pen Tool to draw a simple vector shape like in the picture below. Be careful to choose Paths from the top bar; this way your shape will not be visible and the most important it will help you write a custom aligned text. Click on the shape to write the text following the path. If the text is perfect horizontal it is not good…try again!
After you’ve drawn the shape with the Horizontal Type Tool write a simple text “Welcome”. The settings for the text are:
The color is not important because we will apply a texture anyway. 
If you want to move the text along the path simply drag one of the points from the picture below and the entire text will follow the path. If you want to modify the shape than choose Convert Point Tool from the toolbar and click on the vector points and move them up /down/right/left. It works just like another vector shape. You can Add points, Delete Points, etc.
Write the text “Home” with the same settings and follow the exact same steps. You don’t have to make the exact shapes I did; you can do better! Mine for “Home” text is this:
Step 2 – More work on the text effect! Now we have two text layers Welcome and Home. Select this two layers and right click Rasterize Type and than right click Merge Layers. Call this new layer Text. Duplicate Text layer and call it Text 1.
Select Text layer and right click and choose Blending Options and check stroke:
You should obtain something similar to this. 
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