Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Are you interested in learning how to use Photoshop (PS) or Photoshop Elements (PSE) for digital/hybrid scrapbooking? If yes, then this series is perfect for you.
I will take you through the basics of both Photoshop programs and show you a wide variety of ways these programs can help or enhance your crafting experience.
November 2022 Topic: Layout Design
Today's Lesson: Intro to Layer Templates
Friends, we have made it to the most important/exciting topic of this whole course: layer templates! If you are looking for ways to make scrapbooking easier (especially if you are creating the same layouts again and again), this lesson is going to be so good for you! Layer templates are an easy way to design a digital/hybrid layout without having to worry about cropping photos and such to exact measurements. AND, if you have a creator who's design you love who also makes templates, you can easily replicate their designs without having to do a ton of measurement work. I'm so excited to show you how awesome these tools are!
Homework: Open up a layer template in your PS program and add in photos, text, journaling cards, etc. into the templated boxes. Download the template in today's lesson attachments to practice with.
Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud: adobe.ly/3LpOlpa
Adobe Photoshop Elements: adobe.ly/3qQBWmo
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - What are Layer Templates?
4:04 - Using Layer Templates in Photoshop CC
18:08 - Using Layer Templates in PS Elements
25:25 - Wrap Up & Homework
Are you interested in learning how to use Photoshop (PS) or Photoshop Elements (PSE) for digital/hybrid scrapbooking? If yes, then this series is perfect for you.
I will take you through the basics of both Photoshop programs and show you a wide variety of ways these programs can help or enhance your crafting experience.
November 2022 Topic: Layout Design
Today's Lesson: Intro to Layer Templates
Friends, we have made it to the most important/exciting topic of this whole course: layer templates! If you are looking for ways to make scrapbooking easier (especially if you are creating the same layouts again and again), this lesson is going to be so good for you! Layer templates are an easy way to design a digital/hybrid layout without having to worry about cropping photos and such to exact measurements. AND, if you have a creator who's design you love who also makes templates, you can easily replicate their designs without having to do a ton of measurement work. I'm so excited to show you how awesome these tools are!
Homework: Open up a layer template in your PS program and add in photos, text, journaling cards, etc. into the templated boxes. Download the template in today's lesson attachments to practice with.
Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud: adobe.ly/3LpOlpa
Adobe Photoshop Elements: adobe.ly/3qQBWmo
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - What are Layer Templates?
4:04 - Using Layer Templates in Photoshop CC
18:08 - Using Layer Templates in PS Elements
25:25 - Wrap Up & Homework
