I love when something you write on your blog inspires you to take it one step further and move it into the scrapbook realm. I always thought this would happen with much more frequency than it does, but que sera sera. When it does happen, it’s a happy, creative thing.
That said, after writing Aidan’s birthday post, I knew it was a stop, drop and save kind of story, and that’s exactly what I did. Here is the resulting page:
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I created a design that let me copy and paste the words from my blog post, then dress it up very simply with a photo and some patterned paper. A true hybrid creation. And I’m sorry, but I love this page. I keep walking through my dining room/scrap room, looking at it, and thinking, “Hello! Scrap skills are in the hizzouse!”
Today I’ve got a free template download of this design for you, my awesome blog readers, as a thank you for all you contribute here, your comments, your support, your encouragement—it has meant and continues to mean a lot to me.
There are two templates in this package, one is an 8.5 x 11 that looks like my page, and one is a 12 x 12 with the same overall design, but including a few more spots for photos.
You will need Photoshop or Photoshop Elements to open and use the templates. Download the package by clicking on the link below:
This is a very simple design to use for creating a hybrid page. After you open the file in Photoshop and type in your journaling and title, you simply turn off the photo layer and send your file to print. Then trim a photo to size and paste it onto your page. The text box on the design is set to have an indent so the photo can jut into the text space creating a wrap effect.
I used a PNG file for my title from my Little Labels 1 Brushes and Stamps set. It’s a set of little labels to use on both digital and hybrid pages. Here’s a short video showing how to drop a label in and then erase part of the outline frame on the free template to create the same look I did.
Working with templates and PNGs from Cathy Zielske on Vimeo.
Enjoy the templates and if you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments.
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LAYOUT SUPPLIES: Little Labels No. 01 (Cathy Zielske) • patterned paper (My Mind’s Eye) • Threading Water Paper Punch (Fiskars) • Archer font
Robyn W says
thank you Cathy…..
Pam says
Your templates are wonderful. This is a great gift . Thank you Cathy
helena says
another wonderful design, thankyou
Have just been doing my The Monthly for March – loving those templates – 4 pages per month.
They are making me take more portrait orientation photos which is giving me a fresh eye – big thank you
Amy Stackhouse says
Thank you so much for your tutorials. I have several photoshop instruction books, but it’s in watching you that I learn the most (and the best) tricks.
madeline St onge says
Love the page you did. Thanks for the template
Have a wonderful day today
Jill Broyles says
Thank you. You are truly wonderful. Have a great weekend.
Barb M. says
Thank you! I can’t wait to play with this template over the weekend. And a belated happy birthday to Aiden.
Lori P. says
Fantastic templates, Cathy! Thank you for cheering-up my rainy, cold Thursday with such a great gift!
Dorothy F says
Thanks for the great video, it was very helpful and also for the free template. I love your stuff.
Cheryl says
Hi Cathy
Thank you for another great template with helpful tutorial. I love your designs and all the details you include. Thanks again.
Barb says
Oooooooh, I love this layout… you’ve got some mad scrapbooking skillz, Ms CZ! Great job putting that heartwarming blog post onto a page. And thanks so much for sharing your template with us. <3
Jennifer Larson says
This IS a terrific page! And thank you for the freebies!
mona says
Thanks, I love your templates!
Cheri says
Love your templates Cathy! Thanks for the freebie!
Maureen says
Thank you very large Cathy! I think I may even go hybrid myself with this one but printing the digital patterned paper to add on top of the white.
hollycorbett@bellsouth. net says
Thank You Cathy!
Very inspiring and beautifully done! Enjoy your weekend!
Holly Corbett
dawn says
I love what you did with the photo and your sweet words. Thank you so much for sharing a template with us.
Marg VP says
Love your work Cathy. I’ll be putting these to good use. Thanks so much!
Kristyn G says
Thanks so much for the templates!! Love them! your are fabulous!
Lori says
Thank you!
Melanie says
A big THANK YOU!
Kay Gregory-Clark says
Thank you, Cathy! I have a new lace edge punch ordered and this is perfect for it. Also, thanks for a dark, cold, drizzly day!
char says
Thank you Cathy! My first born was 15 two weeks ago too so I will definitely use this template to document this.
Saskia K says
Thank you, Cathy!
Have a wonderful day!
Theresa says
Thank you so much! Now I’m off to scrapbook… 😉
Myra says
Woo hoo! Free template!
cathy says
Yes, mad skillz indeed. But i just LOVE that feeling of walking by and admiring pages. Love.
Laura says
Thanks, Cathy.
Pat B says
So inspiring..thanks, Cathy.
Stacey says
Thanks very much for the freebie and the constant inspiration!
Connie says
Thanks for being so generous! You rock! I have been wanting to try a little hybrid stuff and now I’ve got something to practice with and inspire me to move forward!! Happy Friday eve!!
Vickie says
Great template! And free to boot. Thank you.
MarionW says
Thanks, Cathy! I also have to tell you that your Amazing template is my go-to template (it was another freebie). Despite the many digi classes I’ve taken, if I want to put together a quick page, I always come back to “Amazing” – whether 8.5×11 or 12×12, horizontal or vertical, it is so flexible! Thanks again – you rock!
Tracy L says
Thank you! I have an idea for this! Which is a BiG start for me!
Kelly says
Thank you! I love that feeling also..I often ‘admire’ my pages by looking at them often when they are done. Such a wonderful feeling!
ale says
love this layout, too.
thanks for template, cathy!
Karen says
Thanks for the freebie and your ongoing inspiration to us!
scrappysue says
Thank you so much Cathy, your page does indeed rock!
Sharon in CA and OR says
Thank you Cathy..you have every right to feel proud. This page does Rock!!
Nicky Hurt says
Thank you, CZ! Your designs seem like “why didn’t I think of that?!” Love them! 🙂
Kelly says
hell-o. i love your page, too. and really, how could you not be inspired by a cutie patootie kid (and photo) like that. keeping it simple is where it is at. thanks for sharing.
Jennifer says
don’t you just love it when you’ve made something that you can’t take your eyes off of? thanks for the download! 🙂
Juanita says
Thanks so much for sharing. I have learned so much from your videos.
Rhadonda says
Thank you so much for giving US a gift on Aiden’s birthday! Win-win.
Joyce says
Thank you so much for the template and video! Happy birthday to Aidan! I absolutely love what you wrote.
DanaN says
Thank you for another great template. My dd will be eight in a few weeks so I’m going to make a page like yours. 🙂
Hope Aidan had a great birthday!
cathy says
love to hear that!
Bea Medwecky says
Cathy, I haven’t commented in a while, but I still enjoy reading your blog on a daily basis. Thanks for the free template. And I just love your videos. Have a happy day.
P.S. My son is 25!! today. I can not even believe I am old enough to have a son that is a quarter of a century old!
Ashley S. says
You’re amazing. Thanks so much! I love this.
Jan says
Your words in this layout are PERFECT! As the Mom of 3 teenagers, it expresses exactly how I feel. I totally get it. I have tears in my eyes. I wish I had written it. BRAVO to you. Happy (belated) Birthday to Aidan. And thanks for the free download that I added to my collection of stuff to use someday!
amy isley says
Thanks so much for the templates:)
Sheri Elmont says
Love this template! I’ve been scrapbooking my friend’s blog as she has such wonderful journaling about her family. Things that would get lost in future years. I’m dreaming of owning Photoshop and this will help when I do. Thanks!
Debbie Servantez says
Awesome…can’t wait to try! (She is beautiful…happy birthday to her!)
Jules says
I love your templates, thank you so much for another wonderful one!
PattiP says
Thanks for the template! Your templates are my favorites always. I use them very, very frequently.
And thanks for the scrapping inspiration you give us via your blog. What can I say? I’m a fan!
Angelica says
Thank you so much for the template! Can’t wait to try it out:)
Karen Lazar says
Love this template, Cathy! Thanks so much. My oldest child just turned 18 and is going away to college this fall. My other child is 13 going on 20 so I can so identify with your feelings! Enjoy your next 3 years with Aidan. Thanks again. I love your templates and I am going to buy the little labels too.
cathy says
Hey Bea, havent seen your name in a while! : ) Nice to know youre still out there. Happy day to your son. : )
cathy says
you can always try a free version of Photoshop Elements for 30 days! Just to play. Its available on the Adobe Elements website!
Rhona says
When I saw your freebie today I knew I wanted to use it straight away because I loved the layout you had completed. My layout was a complete scraplift (apart from the label)and finished in record time – thank you so much!
I’ve put a photo of my layout on my blog. xx
cathy says
Aw, thanks Patti!
cathy says
What is your blog link?
: )
Amy says
thanks cathy!! i’m going to use your template to document my daughter’s 3rd birthday. love your blog and appreciate your humor and honesty!
Abby P says
Over-flowing with gratitude…..once again, total perfection!
Judy says
Ok – I’ve been following your work for years and yet today was the first time I heard your voice. How fun – to put a voice with a face! Love, love your work. It inspires my scrapbooking, my design of various work flyers and such. And what a doll you are to give us a template for free – thanks!!!!!
Sandy says
Cathy, your layouts always remind me of how much I enjoyed “Simple Scrapbooks” and how much I miss it. Thanks for keeping it simple, and for sharing your amazing talent with us!
Christina says
Thank you! It’s always fun for me to see how other people work and do things. I learn something every time… “every day is a school day ” 🙂
Tiffany H. says
I love how the photo goes into the text box…adds a bit of interest to the page. Thank you for sharing the template.
Brigette Lomax says
thanks for the template. i am enjoying getting more involved with using digital templates.
Mari says
Love your style. Thanks for the template and the tutorial.
Rebecca says
Thanks for the fabulous template! 🙂
Pedroza says
Thank you so much for the template. Great, I get to learn one more trick from you using photoshop elements.
northcarmen says
Thanks so much, Cathy!! 🙂 I think I might turn the letter I wrote for my daughter’s 1st birthday into a scrapbook page with your template. 🙂 A nice, quick project for the weekend, and a lovely addition to her album. 🙂
Carmen.
Amy says
Thanks Cathy 🙂 I hope you know that week after week you provide such an enormous amount of inspiration to so many scrappers throughout the world, I certainly appreciate dropping by over here for various forms of inspiration and entertainment! Thanks for your generosity … now to make the time to put this beauty to good use …. hmmmmm 😉
Kim says
I love this layout! Thanks so much for the free template! 🙂
Maria says
Thanks Cathy! I would like to ask you a question. I am having difficulty uploading the pages to scrapbookpictures.com. I believe I have to flatten the layers, but what do I do after that? I feel like this is a silly question, but I have so many finished pages that I am just waiting to print. Thanks in advance.
Sue says
I love your uncluttered, clean designs! Thank you for the freebie!
diane says
thanks Cathy…juist what I need to kick start my scrapping weekend 🙂
Karen F form New Zealand says
A beautiful page – you write so well – so from the heart and it shows . Thanks for the inspiration and sharing your thoughts and thanks for the template I so love your simplified approach.
Cathie in Ut says
Although I don’t use photoshop I love the idea and I bet I can adapt my Word program to do a similar thing!
Thanks for the idea
PS I am a new reader of your blog and will be coming as often as I can!
cathy says
Maria, you need to save the file as JPEG format to upload. : )
cathy says
Thanks so much!
Rhona says
It’s http://rhonacs-lifeingeneral.blogspot.com
🙂
Marty G says
So COOL! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
KathyinMN says
your tutorials rock. Thanks for helping me learn PSE. Seriously. =)
cathy says
Oh, what a sweet sweet baby! : )
Melissa says
I’m a long-time “blurker,” first-time commenter, but I had to finally say that I think you are awesome, and I really love your style. Plus, freebies – excellent! Thanks!
jill says
ty!
cathy says
Well thanks! And thanks for coming out of the blurkdom! : )
Cari Cummings says
Cathy,
Thanks so much for the free template! Do you teach Photoshop elements classes or do you have any suggestions for where to look for instruction?
Thanks again,
Cari
cathy says
Hi Cari, right now Im not teaching any classes. However there are some resources.
1.http://www.designerdigitals.com/digital-scrapbooking/GettingStarted.html
2. ReneePearson.com and JessicaSprague.com both offer excellent workshops to teach beginning digital!
3. I have a series of videos on Vimeo that might teach you some as well.http://www
videos
Good luck!
Rhona says
Thanks Cathy, we think so 🙂 x
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cathy says
enjoy!
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