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Playing with Instagrams (free card download + tutorial)

August 1, 2013

Playing with Instagrams (free card download + tutorial)

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If you shoot with your phone, and especially if you use Instagram, chances are you have a slew of veritable masterpieces floating out there in pixel land. I know many of us memory keepers are including them more in more in our various methods: scrapbooks, Project Life albums, card projects, gift tags—the list goes on and on.

Today I have a very simple 3 x 4 layered card template designed to let you feature a favorite Instagram (or two, or a dozen). The template includes the Instagram logo plus a tag line using a free font called League Gothic.

Samples

These simple cards can be printed onto photo paper (or cardstock—see image below—for a cool look) and included in any memory keeping or card project.

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Have fun playing with your photos!

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Download CZ_3x4PhotoCard

Using a 3 x 4 photo card layered template from Cathy Zielske on Vimeo.

LEARN MORE: Check out my Vimeo channel for a series of step-by-step videos on digital and digital-to-hybrid scrapbooking using Photoshop Elements.

CZ DESIGN DIGITALS: Visit Designer Digitals to see more of my digital scrapbooking collection.

 

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  1. Cara S says

    August 1, 2013 at 3:12 am

    Thanks very much Cathy. I’m about to go interstate for the weekend and have decided not to lug my DSLR with me so I think there will be quite a few iPhone pics to deal with when I get home.

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  2. mel says

    August 1, 2013 at 4:22 am

    love it, thank you 🙂

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  3. Kendra B says

    August 1, 2013 at 6:30 am

    This is awesome! Thanks!!

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  4. Holly Corbett says

    August 1, 2013 at 6:46 am

    Thanks Cathy! Love this and really useful!

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  5. poppystamps says

    August 1, 2013 at 7:55 am

    Thanks Cathy I love it! Followed along with the tutorial and printed one out. I have PSE5 and I tried doing the sizing of the photo where you showed click on image hold and drag up to the top where the file name is but my version does not show the file names at the top of my screen. Any idea where that section is or how I get it to show up there?

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  6. Tanya says

    August 1, 2013 at 8:02 am

    Thank you, Cathy! I just signed up for Instagram recently, so this is perfect!

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  7. Diane says

    August 1, 2013 at 8:05 am

    Thank you so much! I have been using Instagram more with the Phoneography Project and this will be perfect for my PL. You rock!

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  8. Rhonda H says

    August 1, 2013 at 8:30 am

    Thanks so much Cathy! This is a cool sleek design.

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  9. Kristan says

    August 1, 2013 at 8:50 am

    Super cool. Thanks Cathy!

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  10. Lori P. says

    August 1, 2013 at 8:59 am

    YES, YES, YES! This is what I have been looking for, the thing I have been looking for but just not finding it and then you “give” it to us today. Thank you! I am going with my daughter, so-in-law and grandson (from a different daughter) to the Wizard World Comic Con in Chicago next week. What? A Comic Con? I know… I have celebrated to many anniversaries of my 29th birthday and I am going? Yep! My daughter and I went to it when she was just out of High School (2004 & 2005) and we had a blast! Do I read comic’s? Not really but she does. So I am putting together a little 6 x 6 scrapbook for my grandson while we are there. That way he will have something to show his parents when he gets back. I wanted it to be all put together and not have to wait. So I have borrowed my Mother’s Picture Maker Printer, so with my laptop and your wonderful template it will go together (along will all the goodies we pick up) much faster! YES, YES, YES! Thank you Cathy!

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  11. Sarah says

    August 1, 2013 at 9:20 am

    Read your post over at Ali’s and the last photo of you and Aidan with your eyes closed simply made me tear up! I love your witty and honesty writing. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  12. Claire says

    August 1, 2013 at 9:36 am

    Thanks Cathy 🙂 I can’t pin it, because there’s no picture 🙁

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  13. Mary Rogers says

    August 1, 2013 at 9:44 am

    so awesome. simple and perfect. thanks

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  14. Ruth G says

    August 1, 2013 at 9:57 am

    Thanks for the heads up about the font – it’s fabulous and the template is wonderful, too! What a great way to house those square photos!!! Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring!

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  15. Cheryl says

    August 1, 2013 at 10:00 am

    Thanks so much Cathy.

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  16. SharinJ says

    August 1, 2013 at 10:16 am

    Thanks for this! You know you’re a genius, don’t you?! 😉

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  17. Juanita says

    August 1, 2013 at 10:16 am

    Thank You Cathy! Love it!

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  18. Laura says

    August 1, 2013 at 10:19 am

    Thank you so much for the download and the tutorial! Awesome! I also just want you to know how much I love and appreciate love your “realness” factor! It’s so refreshing. 🙂

    Reply
  19. Christine says

    August 1, 2013 at 11:01 am

    I was reading some ideas from Elsie (beautiful mess) on fun ways to get your pics off your phone/computer and on display. One idea was a cute box on a living room table with printed Instagram pics. These cards would be perfect to have out for visitors to flip through.

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  20. kim smart says

    August 1, 2013 at 11:02 am

    just want to say “thank you” for this!! it’s just perfect and i love that it has such a nice “clean” look to it!! you’re awesome. just sayin’

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  21. Cindy says

    August 1, 2013 at 11:14 am

    Thank you! Love it!

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  22. kristi b says

    August 1, 2013 at 11:29 am

    Thank you! Loved your entry on Ali’s blog.

    Reply
  23. Audrey says

    August 1, 2013 at 11:55 am

    Thanks, you are so generous!!!

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  24. bdaiss says

    August 1, 2013 at 12:01 pm

    YOU ROCK! I was just lamenting my poor boring square photos with a blank card behind them in my PL album. Guess I’ll be doing some reprinting! Thanks a million Cathy!

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  25. Isabel says

    August 1, 2013 at 12:06 pm

    Thank you Cathy for the download and the tutorial! We can use this card for so many projects. Love your guest post on Ali´s blog.

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  26. Laura says

    August 1, 2013 at 12:31 pm

    Yay! I was contemplating getting caught up on a couple of weeks of PL without huge enthusiasm, but this sweet little template will make it more fun. Thank you! 🙂

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  27. Laura O'Donnell says

    August 1, 2013 at 1:45 pm

    very cool!

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  28. Billie says

    August 1, 2013 at 2:03 pm

    Cathy, question about camera phones please…I am ready to upgrade my phone and the most important thing to me is that it has a great camera. I am trying to decide between an Iphone5 and a Galaxy4…what do you suggest? I know you are all about the Apple products; can you tell me if the Iphone takes good action shots? (ie sports) The phone I am trading in gave me blurred shots when I tried to shoot action at my son’s basketball or football games. Can you zoom in at all with the Iphone? I have been trying to read thru online reviews but there are so many and each says they are better than the last. Thank you for your time!

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  29. Sharondf says

    August 1, 2013 at 3:28 pm

    Fantastic!! Thank you so much. Loved your guest post on Ali’ s blog too!

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  30. Barbara says

    August 1, 2013 at 5:27 pm

    Thank You Cathy! I’ve been wanting to make something like this but just haven’t taken the time. You are awesome!!

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  31. Abby P. says

    August 1, 2013 at 5:36 pm

    As always, you-da-bomb! Thank you!

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  32. Monica says

    August 1, 2013 at 5:36 pm

    Thank you SO much, Cathy. So awesome!

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  33. Claire says

    August 1, 2013 at 7:13 pm

    Hi Cathy! Thanks so much for this! Question: is it possible to edit the text? If so, how would I go about doing that?

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  34. Harmony says

    August 1, 2013 at 9:14 pm

    Thanks for the cards and for a few things I didn’t know how to do in PSE11!

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  35. Bonnie says

    August 1, 2013 at 9:19 pm

    Thank you so very much! 🙂

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  36. dawn says

    August 2, 2013 at 4:53 am

    Thank you Cathy, LOVE THIS MINI!! Your post at Ali’s was so awesome to read, thanks for sharing and inspiring us with your words and just by being YOU!! SHINE ON GIRL!!

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  37. Lorita says

    August 2, 2013 at 10:54 am

    Thank you for your generosity. I will be using this in my Project Life album. Love reading your blog.

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  38. Anita says

    August 2, 2013 at 11:08 am

    Thanks!

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  39. Debi says

    August 2, 2013 at 11:50 am

    Thank You!

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  40. Jen says

    August 2, 2013 at 5:08 pm

    This is one of the best Instagram templates I have seen so far!!!

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  41. Katherine Wall says

    August 2, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    Love it! Thank you!

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  42. ARC says

    August 2, 2013 at 10:53 pm

    Thanks! I’m finishing up the BPC Phone Photography Class so these will be awesome for some of my favorite shots!

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  43. Michelle H says

    August 3, 2013 at 9:47 am

    Thank you for yet another great template and video tutorial to go with it! You teach me soooo much. I appreciate it. Your design style is wonderful–crisp and clear and your tutorials are the same….so great to watch you do it in the tutorial and then be able to (successfully!!) go right into making my own. YAY!! Thanks!!

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  44. Maureen says

    August 4, 2013 at 3:12 pm

    Thank you Cathy! I have 2 of those little easels that I picked up on clearance at Michaels over a year ago and have been putting off designing a template similar to the one you gave us today! I now have my 2 little easels on our fireplace mantle with 2 little cards on them (and I made a dozen more cards to be swapped for them too!) Your template is awesome!! Thank you for sharing it with us!

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  45. Melissainsc says

    August 5, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    This is wonderful! Just right for the hundreds of instagrm photos I took during the BPC Phone Photography class (also awesome). Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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  46. Jane says

    August 5, 2013 at 10:52 pm

    Just perfect – thank you so much.

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  47. Kristi says

    August 6, 2013 at 4:03 pm

    Thank you! You rock.

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  48. Tess C says

    August 7, 2013 at 1:37 pm

    Gosh, I just love it when you do tutorials. I become more and more proficient with my PE11 everyday.

    Thanks!

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  49. Kim L says

    August 8, 2013 at 3:59 pm

    Thank you for the tutorial and download. Awesome!

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  50. Jolynn says

    August 12, 2013 at 3:56 am

    Thank you for this! Can’t wait to use it for my Project Life! =)

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  51. Deb @ PaperTurtle says

    August 12, 2013 at 9:36 pm

    Thanks so much for the free download, Cathy. I finally got the chance to play with it and I just love it. Nice clean design and the template was so easy to use and customize. Yay! So fun!

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  52. cathy says

    August 12, 2013 at 9:45 pm

    you are welcome! : )

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  53. Sarah C. says

    August 18, 2013 at 12:12 pm

    Love! Thanks for sharing! A real treat to use.

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  54. Vera says

    August 31, 2013 at 11:14 pm

    Thank you for the template 🙂

    Reply
  55. Daniella says

    July 16, 2014 at 9:01 pm

    Thank you!

    You’ve just solved I issue I have with my Instagram’s photos.

    Reply

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