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Download a free template and take a mini-class on how to use it, also for free

May 4, 2013

Download a free template and take a mini-class on how to use it, also for free

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To celebrate International Scrapbook Day, I designed a new template (both in 12 x 12 and 8.5 x 11), along with a 3 x 4 Project Life card as seen above (available in PNG, PDF and layered PSD for those of you who want to add your own custom colors.)

If you are new to digital scrapbooking, I encourage you to download the free template set and watch my 20-minute video tutorial. It walks you through the basics of making a digital layout using Photoshop Elements. It’s like a free mini class on how to do it. Enjoy!

Digital Scrapbooking Basics with a Layered Digital Template from Cathy Zielske on Vimeo.

Here’s the page I made with the template, a story I touched on in Project Life, but wanted this for my All About Cole album.

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Click on the link below to download this free set, including the two templates and the 3×4 card files.

Download CZ_NSD2013

This template uses a free font called PT Sans. Download it by clicking here.

You can also snag more freebies like the little photo flag that is part of this template by clicking here.

Have an awesome day making pages, wherever you create.

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  1. Brooke says

    May 4, 2013 at 2:17 am

    Thanks for this Cathy. Kids are asleep so I downloaded your template and made my first ever digital 12 x 12 page. = )

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  2. Jane H says

    May 4, 2013 at 2:28 am

    Awesome Cathy – thanks so much.

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  3. Cara Seppelt says

    May 4, 2013 at 3:22 am

    Thanks Cathy, fantastic template. If I only do one thing on NSD it will be to use your template.

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  4. MissKim says

    May 4, 2013 at 6:34 am

    Thanks so much Cathy. I love the journal card. I was just thinking that Designer Digital’s quarterly sale is next week and I’m going to need to you come up with a ton of product to release by then because I have this need to buy your stuff. Photo flags, filler cards like this… just make it. I will buy.

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  5. cathy says

    May 4, 2013 at 6:37 am

    Excellent! Have a great day!

    Reply
  6. jacquie says

    May 4, 2013 at 6:38 am

    Thanks Cathy for the awesome freebies!

    Reply
  7. cathy says

    May 4, 2013 at 6:39 am

    woo hoo! Hope you had fun!

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  8. cathy says

    May 4, 2013 at 6:45 am

    you are welcome! Have fun!

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  9. lynne says

    May 4, 2013 at 7:20 am

    Thanks so much, Cathy! πŸ™‚

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  10. Sue Alg says

    May 4, 2013 at 7:25 am

    Thanks so much, Cathy! Love your style.

    Reply
  11. Diane Alberts says

    May 4, 2013 at 7:26 am

    Good morning on this nice NSD!! THANK YOU for the great video tutorial. I am a newbie. Got PSE 11 for Christmas and just started plying with it this week….so much to learn πŸ˜‰

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  12. SherriS. says

    May 4, 2013 at 7:36 am

    Thank you Cathy for the freebies! I’ve been making monthly digital collages for the last 6 months or so. I feel like digital is the way for me to go since we’ve moved so many times. My scrapbooks were so HEAVY on moving days! Have a wonderful weekend.

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  13. Fiona Gains says

    May 4, 2013 at 7:38 am

    Thank you so much Cathy πŸ™‚

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  14. Andi Walsh says

    May 4, 2013 at 7:59 am

    Thank you!!!!! Love your tutorials…

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  15. Karen S. says

    May 4, 2013 at 8:13 am

    Thanks for the great freebies!! Have a wonderful Saturday!

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  16. Janet Kemper says

    May 4, 2013 at 8:34 am

    Thankyou Cathy!! I am looking forward to using these & becoming a digital scrapbooker!

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  17. Abbie says

    May 4, 2013 at 8:39 am

    thank you Cathy- I love your tutorials, you are so clear πŸ™‚ ! and I appreciate the 8.5×11 template.

    Reply
  18. Karen Lee says

    May 4, 2013 at 8:44 am

    I have never seen anything this helpful before regarding digital scrapbooking. Some of the mystery and terror are removed!!!

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  19. cathy says

    May 4, 2013 at 8:49 am

    Well have fun, Diane! Youll get the hang of it in no time. : )

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  20. cathy says

    May 4, 2013 at 8:50 am

    Youre welcome! I figured, considering Im an 8.5 x 11 scrapbooker myself, I should make both sizes available! Enjoy.

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  21. cathy says

    May 4, 2013 at 8:50 am

    Well that makes me smile! Its not so mysterious. I used to think so too! : ) Enjoy!

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  22. liannallama says

    May 4, 2013 at 8:51 am

    Thanks so much!

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  23. Julie says

    May 4, 2013 at 8:53 am

    Thank you so much Cathy…your stuff is the best and your vids are easy to understand and I actually get some scrapping done!

    Julie

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  24. Beth Pingry says

    May 4, 2013 at 8:54 am

    Love this! Thank you!

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  25. Vera says

    May 4, 2013 at 9:03 am

    Thank you thank you! Love that layout about Cole. Rock on!

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  26. Donna says

    May 4, 2013 at 9:14 am

    Thank you for making my morning. Your card was the first thing I saw today. Love it. Thank you. As others have said…I love your stuff and your videos are hands down the best.

    Reply
  27. Priscilla says

    May 4, 2013 at 9:22 am

    Thanks for the encouragement I needed to finally get my butt in gear with my still-shrink-wrapped PSE…got it for my b-day in January. Will be using your classic, beautiful freebies! Oh, and May the Fourth be with you!

    Reply
  28. Megan Anderson says

    May 4, 2013 at 9:27 am

    The template is so awesome! Thanks, Cathy.

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  29. Heidi says

    May 4, 2013 at 9:58 am

    Don’t know if you already have seen it, but ScrappingSimply are offering free shipping on orders $20 or more right now. The perfect time to order some couple of layouts to see how you like them πŸ™‚

    scrappingsimply.com, valid through 6th of May.

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  30. Heidi says

    May 4, 2013 at 9:58 am

    Oh, and thanks for the template. Can’t wait to check out the releases for the PL templates in the DD store soon πŸ™‚

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  31. Shelley says

    May 4, 2013 at 10:13 am

    Not sure what happened to my first post…. any way….thanks again for the great freebie and hooking us up w/ another free font site! UGH!!!! Another time sucker πŸ™‚

    You continue to be awesome and go Cole!!!

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  32. Nicole Hankosky says

    May 4, 2013 at 10:46 am

    Love, love, love, love, love. (Why can’t text display inflection?) Can’t decide what’s better, reading your journaling or the free things themselves…..anywho – you’re awesome – thank you for the goodies, the sources and the super video to show the CZ fans what to do with them. Happy NSD!

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  33. Paper Pile Kitten says

    May 4, 2013 at 11:25 am

    Thank you so much, Cathy! You are always so generous. πŸ™‚ Love this! Happy NSD!

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  34. Gem says

    May 4, 2013 at 11:41 am

    Thank you Cathy. I love your templates.

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  35. Patti L says

    May 4, 2013 at 11:55 am

    Thanks for the downloads! I love those little banners! Happy NSD!

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  36. Laurel says

    May 4, 2013 at 11:58 am

    Love ’em! Thanks, Cathy!

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  37. Meg says

    May 4, 2013 at 12:04 pm

    thanks Cathy! πŸ™‚

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  38. Sandra says

    May 4, 2013 at 12:18 pm

    I love it! I’ll use it today! Happy NSD and thanks a lot!

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  39. Karen Clinkinbeard says

    May 4, 2013 at 12:23 pm

    Thanks so much Cathy for the templates and cards. I love the clean lines of your products.

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  40. Holly Corbett says

    May 4, 2013 at 12:29 pm

    Thank you!

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  41. helen says

    May 4, 2013 at 12:57 pm

    Thank you so much Cathy for this template and your generosity for everything you share. You video tutorials are the best around and I love you style.

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  42. Melissa Jones says

    May 4, 2013 at 1:03 pm

    Oh Cathy Z
    How I love you and your style, I was just thinking yesterday how i miss getting the occasional order from you, I hope Bazzill is still treating you well πŸ™‚
    mwuah
    love from AZ
    Melissa

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  43. Cathy Doerr says

    May 4, 2013 at 1:04 pm

    Thanks Cathy!

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  44. Giselle Homer says

    May 4, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    Thanks Cathy! Happy International Scrapbooking Day from the oldest town in England! πŸ™‚

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  45. Wendy says

    May 4, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    thanks Cathy your stuff is awesome your so inspirational

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  46. Karen Freeman says

    May 4, 2013 at 1:40 pm

    Thanks heaps Cathy. See you in class. Loving the class by the way. You did awesome!

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  47. Becky Merritt says

    May 4, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    I love your simple and clean design. Thank you so much for the templates, both the 12 x 12 and the 8 1/2 x 11. You are totally awesome.

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  48. dawn says

    May 4, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    HAPPY NSD Cathy!! Thanks for this cute freebie and the template. WOW, your layout is AWESOME!!

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  49. Tammy says

    May 4, 2013 at 3:06 pm

    Thank you for this great template!

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  50. Rhadonda says

    May 4, 2013 at 3:40 pm

    Thanks so much. Can’t wait to watch the tutorial because you are fun to watch and learn from!

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  51. cathy says

    May 4, 2013 at 3:52 pm

    Aw, thanks!

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  52. cathy says

    May 4, 2013 at 3:52 pm

    thanks so much! : )

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  53. cathy says

    May 4, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    You know how I feel about my Bazzill. xo.

    Reply
  54. cathy says

    May 4, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    Tally ho!

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  55. cathy says

    May 4, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    Thanks, Karen! : )

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  56. cathy says

    May 4, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    : ) Thanks! Enjoy.

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  57. Isabel says

    May 4, 2013 at 4:25 pm

    Happy NSD Cathy from Europe!Thanks for this great work and for give it to us. you are the best,love your tutorials they are so much fun to watch, wish you a great weekend.

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  58. Shawn Wenirich says

    May 4, 2013 at 5:16 pm

    So generous as always with your freebies, videos and inspiration, you are amazing! Happy NSD!

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  59. Kristin says

    May 4, 2013 at 6:53 pm

    thanks Cathy, love your design@

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  60. Debbie D says

    May 5, 2013 at 12:57 am

    Thanks for the freebies and the great videos, you are awesome!

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  61. Amy says

    May 5, 2013 at 5:58 am

    thank you!!!

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  62. Beth S. says

    May 5, 2013 at 6:04 pm

    Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! Are all of your templates set up to work this way? I was new to PSE a long time ago and didn’t know how to do this. I had purchased some templates and never did anything with them because I wasn’t sure how to use them. Now that I have more time and have seen this I am definitely exploring this more. Love your clean style. Thank you for sharing!

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  63. J3SS1C4 says

    May 5, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    Thank you for the freebie, Cathy! I’m loving learning how to use templates better, so I’m quite happy!

    Reply
  64. Amy Aldrich says

    May 5, 2013 at 9:02 pm

    Thank you so much! I have learned so much about digital and hybrid scrapbooking from your blog, videos, and classes πŸ™‚

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  65. cathy says

    May 5, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    Yes, they all are set up this way! : )

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  66. Kim L says

    May 6, 2013 at 1:41 pm

    I just downloaded the templates and will be back to watch the video tonight when I have a bit more time. I’ve really enjoyed all the comments about digital vs hybrid, Thank you!

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  67. Frances says

    May 6, 2013 at 6:52 pm

    Hi Cathy
    Have I missed the free download.
    Or am I just technically challenged.
    I click download and get a series of zipped files.
    I can’t seem to unzip or convert to psd file.

    No one else seems to have had this problem so I fear its all me.
    Help?

    Frances A

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  68. cathy says

    May 6, 2013 at 9:24 pm

    No, you havent missed it. They are zipped into one file, then you have to unzip the file. I can email it to you if you are having issues!

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  69. Rosa Nissenbaum says

    May 7, 2013 at 3:19 pm

    Thanks Cathy! I love your templates and continue to use them!

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  70. Donna says

    May 8, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    Thank you so much for the templates and flags – so cute!! Can’t wait to use them!

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  71. android apps developer says

    May 9, 2013 at 4:07 am

    Such a terrific Cathy !! Thanks a lot. you had done excellent work on templates and make it fabulous.

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  72. anna says

    May 9, 2013 at 12:32 pm

    thanks so much! πŸ™‚
    a

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  73. Trisha says

    May 14, 2013 at 7:07 am

    Thanks, Cathy. I just downloaded this file. I am a real newbie to Photoshop 11 and I will be trying this. Have not watched the videa yet, but, that will be my first step.

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  74. Melissa says

    May 14, 2013 at 9:31 pm

    Thanks, Cathy for the template. I love your simple, graphic style designs.

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  75. jill says

    May 21, 2013 at 2:46 am

    ty!

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  76. Ruebchensmum says

    July 17, 2013 at 3:54 pm

    What a great freebie! Thank you so very much!

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  77. Brenda D. says

    December 30, 2013 at 10:34 am

    Cathy, just watched your video (first time seeing your videos) and I think you are so adorable the way you spoke with such clarity and excitement in your voice. Your speaking style is fun and quirky and the layout style seems to be the same as I like my pages. I’ve just recently found your blog and I am loving it. Thank you so much for sharing everything scrapbooking. I’ve been very overwhelmed with so many choices in the scrapbooking world, it’s nice to just sit down and try to follow your video with the template and complete something. You have a new fan!

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  78. cathy says

    December 30, 2013 at 12:04 pm

    Well hello Brenda! So glad you found me and thanks for leaving a comment. Please keep checking back. : ) If you use social media, I am also on Twitter and Facebook. Links are just at the top of the page under my main banner area. : )

    Reply
  79. Morwenna says

    January 11, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    Thanks for the freebies Cathy! I just watched your tutorial as I haven’t done any digital work for a long time and needed a refresher – it was great! Thanks again πŸ™‚

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  80. Jen says

    August 16, 2017 at 9:23 am

    I downloaded the free trial of PSE 15 to try this out. It doesn’t look like yours. Is that due to the age of this video/version of PSE? Or is that because I only have the free trial?

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    • Cathy Zielske says

      August 16, 2017 at 10:09 am

      Jen, yes! this is an old tutorial! But the steps are basically the same concept! I need to do an updated free digital tutorial. On my list.

      If you have any questions, just shoot me an email! cathy@cathyzielske.com. Happy to help!

      Reply

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