Hello friends I will show how create a stock vector illustration 3d chrismass ball images.
I have used following techniques shown below in this 3ds max tutorial.

[1]-Choose the Sphere and create sphere with the following size
    Place the sphere like me

[2]-Create chamfer cylinder with the following size and place like me

[3]-Create rectangle with the following setting and open the rendering palette
    Now place the rectangle like me

[4]-Similarly create one more rectangle and now place like me

[5]-Convert the rectangle into the editable spline now drag the spline like me

[6]-Create one more copy and place like me

[7]-These are following setting of splat materials use it 

[8]-After your materials should like this

[9]-Apply the materials like me

[10]-This is the final image