Free Scrapbook Templates
From LoveToKnow Scrapbooking
Why purchase all of your scrapbooking supplies when free scrapbook templates are as close as your fingertips? LoveToKnow Scrapbooking shows you where to get them, plus tips on how to use them.
Scrapbooking with Templates
Anyone involved in scrapbooking realizes that the cost of this hobby can quickly add up. Quite often you wind up with odds-and-ends from project kits, plus leftover cardstock and scrapbooking paper. Creative croppers look for ways to save money and convert leftovers into useable items. Using free templates is a nice way to achieve both goals.
Downloadable templates are outlines of shapes that can be copied onto any material you can safely run through your printer. However, it's best to use acid and lignen-free products in order to preserve your layouts. Templates come in many shapes and sizes, so it's possible to add them to your layouts in a number of ways. You can use them to frame photos, provide a space for journaling or as a base beneath other embellishments. There is almost no limit to what you can do with them.
Find Free Scrapbook Templates
LoveToKnow Scrapbooking has done a bit of searching to find free scrapbook templates.
Scrapbook Scrapbook
ScrapbookScrapbook.com offers one of the largest and most interesting assortments of free tag templates on the Internet. This 15 page set includes circles, ovals, hearts, stars and more. All shapes are offered in graduated sizes suitable for use as anything from a gift tag to a greeting card.
- Download this PDF file template set here.
This site also offers a link to downloadable templates for Christmas tags. You can choose to use the PDF file format or download the individual tags you desire as Word documents.
- Download Christmas tags here.
Collected Memories
If you're looking for free die cut templates, look no further than CollectedMemories.com. You can print the templates on your own paper products or purchase acid-free mounting paper at the site for only $0.12 per sheet.
- Archived Die Cuts
- Back to School: This set includes an apple, a pencil and a school girl with books among other shapes.
- Winter: This set includes a snowflake, a snowman and numerous holiday shapes.
- Summer: This set includes a sun, seashells and other outdoor-themed shapes.
- Fall: This set includes leaves, a rake and various holiday shapes.
Hewlett Packard
The Hewlett Packard print shop offer all kinds of downloadable PDF templates for scrapbooking. If you don't like the colors of the frames offered below, print them on the back side of your favorite printed paper or cardstock using the "economy" ink setting on your printer.
The Little Pillow
Find more free templates at TheLittlePillow.com
Creativity Portal
The Creativity Portal offers a few free templates and downloads that creative croppers may find useful.
Tips for Using Templates
- Add more than one template to a page to maximize use of your paper or cardstock.
- Adjust the size of a template to create exactly what you need, or prepare pieces for layering. When downloading with Adobe Reader, use Adobe Illustrator.
- To avoid print lines, print your template on the backside of your page.
- Adjust your printer ink to "fast" or "economy" mode to create lighter outlines, especially on lightweight paper, transparencies and vellum.
- Cut out templates with decorative scissors to further customize them.
- Try using paper punches on your cutouts to add extra interest.
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Comments
Well, I often make digital scrapbook by Mac iCollage, it has many templates, and those are all free. maybe you want to learn how to make scrapbook: imediacreator.com/tutorial-photo/how-to-make-scrapbook-on-mac.html#175
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