{"id":3390,"date":"2010-04-21T20:01:07","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T01:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/?p=3390"},"modified":"2010-11-19T18:03:12","modified_gmt":"2010-11-19T23:03:12","slug":"happy-7th-birthday-a-tutorialfreebie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/happy-7th-birthday-a-tutorialfreebie\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 7th Birthday (& a Tutorial\/Freebie)!"},"content":{"rendered":"

edited to add:<\/span> <\/span> freebie and sale expired during our 7th birthday week in May, but you can subscribe at right to be notified of new freebies and sales. See template tutorial below. <\/span><\/p>\n

Wow, time flies…Rachel graduates in a month and CottageArts.net is seven years old! So time for a party! Details and prizes are outlined in today’s newsletter. To receive future newsletters, free sign-up is here<\/a>. We’ll likely be sending out another newsletter Tuesday if you missed this one.<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re celebrating with 37% <\/a><\/strong> <\/strong><\/a>off ALL DOWNLOADS<\/a> for 5 days.<\/strong> <\/strong>Sale ends Midnight CT, Tuesday, April 27, 2010. <\/span><\/p>\n

ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/span>Michelle Shefveland. Scrap.Templates 13<\/a>, Sweet Midori Papers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

And, for each of the next 5 days we’ll have team inspiration and a blog freebie download for the day here, which will expire at 9 am CT the next day (like last year, they’ll be available in our shop if you miss them).<\/p>\n

Today’s theme is layered templates, like our Scrap.Templates series<\/a>. We released a new set today.<\/p>\n

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What is a Layered Template? <\/strong>Each element or paper\/photo mask is on its own layer for you to fill with your own photos and favorite papers. Elements, drop shadows, and text layers are also provided. Each layer can be moved, re-sized, duplicated, rotated, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>We’ve been offering layered PSD templates on our CDs and downloads for the past seven years, as they are an awesome way to teach beginners about digital scrapbooking and also a super speedy manner to get lots of pages done, while allowing customization.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Instructions for Using Layered Templates with Adobe Photoshop\/Elements <\/strong>(Paint Shop Pro users: PSD templates will open in PSP, however, the layer styles and text will not function, so turn those layers off)<\/span><\/div>\n

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1.\u00a0 Unzip download pak, using an unzipping utility such as WinZip. Save templates and usage guidelines\/instructions in desired folder on your system.
\n 2.\u00a0 Open the PSD Template in Adobe Photoshop Elements or Adobe Photoshop.
\n 3.\u00a0 Open 12×12 paper (or photo) to fill shapes with.\u00a0
\n 4.\u00a0 Click on the background paper (or photo) and drag it onto the template file. The paper or image should completely cover the photo mask or shape. If the photo is too small, then make the shape template smaller. Increasing the size of the paper or photo will decrease quality.
\n 5.\u00a0 Now ‘Clip’ the background paper (or photo) to the photo mask or shape as follows:<\/p>\n