This post begins with a scrapbook page as inspiration. This one:
This was a layout I did for a one-page article about me in Simple Scrapbooks (cue angels singing here.) RIP, Simple Scrapbooks.
This layout appears in my "All About Cathy, Vol. 2" album. I've always loved the page and wanted to turn it into a digital template. Why? Because I like concepts that encourage and help scrapbookers to write. This idea of simply writing a list of the stuff you see—whether you're looking at yourself, another, or something simple, like a physical location or a period in time—is something anyone can do, even people who say, "But I'm not really into journaling."
It's a quick and simple way to get some specific, authentic details in your albums.
So I made a digital template to approximate the original design.
Then I made a digital page to test drive it, using my sweet teen-ager as my muse.
And while I really love this page, I thought this template was a perfect design to show how non-digi scrappers can take advantage of layered PSD files to create hybrid layouts.
I made hybrid page this to test my theory:
A few slight changes: different colors, a black and white photo, but the same overall concept and design.
Today, I'm going to show you how to take my digital template and make a hybrid page using Photoshop Elements 8. Watch the video below, and also download the PDF with my step-by-step instructions.
Hybrid Scrapbooking Tutorial: Using Layered Templates to Make Hybrid Scrapbook Pages from Cathy Zielske on Vimeo.
(Note: by clicking on the link above, you can watch at Vimeo, to see a larger version of the video.)Here is a PDF of the digital step-by-step instructions for your downloading pleasure:
ASSEMBLY OF PIECES
Once you've watched the video, you can print out the instructions to help you complete the steps.
Here are a few of the assembly steps for creating the final hybrid page, illustrated in photos.
Print your journaling onto your choice of cardstock. I'm using kraft to match what I did on the digital layout.
Print your photo onto photo paper and trim.
Print your title bars onto white cardstock and trim, leaving room to use a scallop edge border punch on the bottom edge of the title strip. Notice how I tried three different colors. I decided the rich magenta-ish color was my favorite. I used my Fiskars Scallop Punch to create a scalloped edge on the title block.
Adhere the photo to the background cardstock, then line up the patterned paper you plan to use on the bottom. I simply put adhesive along the bottom of the background cardstock, layed down my 12 x 12 sheet of patterned paper, then flipped the layout over and trimmed off the excess.
And voila! The completed layout. Honestly, I don't know which one I like better. Both have a feel to them. Both have elements I love.
And the best part? Both offer a way to write something authentic about someone I love.
If you have any questions today, leave them for me today in the comments.
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SUPPLIES (Digital Layout)
Layered Template: Template No. 61 (Cathy Zielske)
Cardstock: Siri Solids (Michelle Martin)
Patterned Paper: Siri Paper Pack (Michelle Martin)
Month&Date Stamps: Outline Days, Months, Years and Numbers (Ali Edwards)
Font: Avenir (for journaling)
SUPPLIES (Hybrid Layout)
Layered Template: Template No. 61 (Cathy Zielske)
Cardstock: Bazzill Orange Peel White and Bazzill Kraft
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Sultry Collection ("Dressy" sheet)
Border Punch: Fiskars Scallop Punch
Font: Avenir (for journaling)
