Are Templates Totally Tempting? 5 comments  

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ACOT's Digital CT is featuring a template reveal this week.  Templates are a great thing to use if you want to try and get a layout done quicker than normal.  They come in many shapes and sizes and are easy to use.  But, be warned.... templates can become tempting!!!!  Remember, you can always use the template as it is or flip it, rotate it, move layers, or even just use portions of it.

Here are the layouts that we came up with to show off a template that I created.

Only Here by Smiley-Scrap8 (Ronny, Digital Guest CT Member)

Don't you just love the bright colors of the kit Ronny used to go with the bright and fun pictures she is showcasing?

The Finer Points by bamablue (Glenda)

Oh, my goodness!  Are those not some of the funniest pictures you have seen?  I think Glenda used an awesome kit to create this lovely layout!

Tiny Bubbles by FairyMouseMom (Egle)

Here I tried to work with a circular theme.....the circle template....circle bubbles....circle bling.  Heck, I even tried using the darker blue paper with its circular print that mimics a bubble to keep with this  theme.

Easter Eggs by janello (Janell)

Did you see how Janell used a big picture of eggs instead of a piece of paper for her layout?

Mother's Day by Mommybruno (Cassandra)

Do you see how Cassandra used one of the circles for her journaling instead of using another picture?

Here is what Cassandra had to say about templates:  "The nice thing about using templates is that they're easy to use, and easy to customize. This layout did no't take me very long to do because the design work had already been done for me.  I just popped in my pictures and papers!  I did adjust the template a bit to work better with my pictures - the large photo had some distracting elements in the corner that I covered with the smaller photo."

Chillin' Chicks by nun69 (Angie)

Do you see how Angie moved around the circles to better work with her pictures?

100% Fun by MamaK321 (Kristianne)

Do you see how Kristi changed where she placed her title, journaling, and date?

Party! by Keling (Sara)

Do you see how Sara used the circles and mattes from the template and created a separate layout with them?

Hopefully, you enjoyed our reveal this week.  Maybe it will give you a nudge to give a template a try!!!!  Remember, you can use a template as is, rotate it, flip it, modify it, or just use some parts of it and create a new layout from it.  If you do try out a template, make sure you place your layout in the gallery for everyone to see!