How to create a date icon

Start with new document 300x300 pixels. Select the selection toll and selection type set to Rounded rectangle. Make a selection of rounded rectangle on the document and fill it with some color. It should look like this:

Got to menu Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel and apply it with following features:


Now go to menu Selections > Modify> Contract and contract the selection for 3 Pixels. Set your foreground color to gradient type and make it look something like this:


Now flood fill the selection with gradient color to look like this:


Go to selection tool and set it again to rounded rectangle. Make a new rounded rectangle selection to look like this:

Got to menu Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout and apply it with following settings:


Now you should have something like this:

Set your foreground color to gradient type and make it look like this:


Select The Flood fill tool and set options to look like this:


Now fill the selection and you should have something like this:

Write some date on it and go to menu Image > Resize and re size it to whatever you need. Mine is 64x64 pixels and this is what it looks like: