Great tut! However, I think you left some steps out like the merging in between some of the steps. Here's what I did to get the result:
7) Duplicate the layer and set it to multiply.
Before the next step, I merged the layers together.
8)Twist the sphere layer at these settings:
14) On the lower layer, run effects > blur > gaussian blur at 60.
15) On the upper layer, effects > photo > glow at these settings:
Before the next step, I merged the layers together.
16) Duplicate the layer and set the top one to multiply. Merge it down.
For the text I did fire text tut with pinks.
And I got this: