Not coming out like step by step

[quilla333]

Ok Guys I am new to gimp. I am trying to fallow a tutorial to make gold lettering from YTube and everything comes out just like the tutorial says. the problem comes when the guy tells me to do a new project in the same one I am following and it does not connect to my layers that I am doing and I get stuck so I can't finish the lettering and It get's very frustrating. can someone help me with this? Thanks