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Let's try some template challenges here on MS! We'll start off with every other week (Saturday) and see how it goes.

If you are interested in hosting, please let me know and I will add you to this first post.

A few requests from me, relating to hosting:

- Hosts must provide the template - design your own or have a designer friend help.
- No gifts for participants, please - the template is more than enough. :)
- Please upload your layout to the Gallery in the "Template Challenge" category. Post a linked image in your challenge thread and in the relevant forum, and please encourage others to do the same.
- Remind our traditional/paper scrapping friends that they can participate by treating the template like a sketch.
- You don't need to come up with any rules for this challenge, aside from the layout needs to be Disney related. :sorcerer:
- remind the participants that there is no double dipping.. can't use your template for one of the other challenges on this site (except for the color wheel challenge or the photo swap challenges).
- please try to leave some love for the participants, and encourage them to do the same.

Please make sure that participants upload to the Template Challenge gallery, and that they cross post their layout in the appropriate forum.

Thanks so much for helping with this activity!


Template Challenge 35: lauriescraps (10/23 - 11/05)
Template Challenge 36: Natalie from Pa (10/30- 11/12)
Template Challenge 37: agrievingmommy (11/6 - 11/19)
Template Challenge 38: leslie_537 (11/13 - 11/26)
Template Challenge 39: CAVE001 (11/20- 12/3)
Template Challenge 40: MJAJmom (11/27 - 12/10)
Template Challenge 41: tiggerjen (12/4 - 12/17)
Template Challenge 42: Mary Jo (12/11- 12/24)
Template Challenge 43: CarmenF (12/18- 12/31)
Template Challenge 44: mouselvrmom (12/25- 1/7)
Template Challenge 45: agrievingmommy (1/1 - 1/14)
Template Challenge 46: pennylayne (1/8 - 1/21)
Template Challenge 47: cmtscrap (1/15 -1/28)
Template Challenge 48: shalinao (1/22 - 2/4)
Template Challenge 49: (1/29 - 2/11) <------- available
Template Challenge 50: kathleena (2/5 - 2/18)
Template Challenge 51: tiggernjen (2/12 - 2/25)
Template Challenge 52: (2/19 - 3/4)
Template Challenge 53: (2/26 - 3/11)
Template Challenge 54: (3/5 - 3/18)
Template Challenge 55: (3/12 - 3/25)
Template Challenge 52: (2/19 - 3/4)
Template Challenge 53: (2/26 - 3/11)
Template Challenge 54: (3/5 - 3/18)
Template Challenge 55: (3/12 - 3/25)

I'll take #2.

I'll take #4. I would love to try to design my own however, is there a tutorial out there that helps..I am having trouble with the top layer that has all of the writing on it that usually says "delete this layer".. any help out there.
Thanks!

The easiest way for new template makers to make one is to take a layout that you like and grayscale each layer. Delete text and personal info too. Use the magic wand to highlight each layer and then color fill it with a gray or whatever color you want. Make sure to save it with a new file name. For the "delete" layer, you don't have to have one, but if you want one, just make a text layer and type "photo" and "text" wherever you wish them to be.

Here is an easy tutorial: http://mistycatodesigns.blogspot.com...om-layout.html

Thank you both... I have you down.

Thanks, Fran, for the template info and link... I'll take a look. :)

Thanks for the link Fran I will go check it out!:thanks:

Add me to the list. I've always wanted to attempt to make a template. You guys might be my ginnea (sp?) pigs. :cool:

Thanks... I've add you two, too!

Carol - if spot #5 is still available I'll take it.

californiateri - gotcha down... thanks!

Wow, we are already set thru April. Dare we make this weekly instead of every other week? :confused:

I have never made a template before but I am willing to give it a try. So if no one else has claimed it I will take week 6.

How many formats do we need to provide it in. Do you want a jpeg, pdf file and pngs or is just one format ok.

The only problem I think I will have is making the template availble to download as I have never hosted a downloadable file anywhere before.

:)

Thanks, Emma. I have you down for #6.

I've never made a template, so maybe one of the others (or a designer) can answer. I just know that I use the PSD's and pngs for Photoshop Elements (with a jpg that shows what the whole page will look like).

Thanks!
Carol

I'll be watching for future sign ups...I've never made a template before either, but would like to try! =)

:thanks: Carol I'm looking forward to doing this :) I will get to work on it so it is ready for week 6 :scrapbooking:

I'll take #7.

I vote for starting one every Saturday, but keeping it open for 2 weeks (or more). :)

Oh hey, I like that idea. what do you others think?

i think that sounds like a great idea!

I like the weekly idea too. If we go to that will we have a new host sign up or still have the time slot we originally signed up for?

I'll just jump in on Sat 3/13 (if that's ok). I made my first template today. I hope it works! :D:ack:

Based on your input, I changed the dates to weekly. :) I hope this is okay with all the hosts who have signed up already. Let me know if the new schedule isn't convenient for you and we can move you to a different date.

Thanks everyone! :wave: Susan, I will add you to #7.

I can do the challenge #8

Thanks Melissa... I added you to #8

Ok I've finally figured out how to make a template so I'll take number 9 if its free. :)

Thanks RuthieRoo. I have you down for #9.

You can sign me up for another one. :thumbsup:

Thanks Amber. I have you down for #10.

I'll do one. I create for a template designer that will donate a template.
Any week is fine. Thanks!

A Grieving Mommy - I have you down for #11 starting May 8th

Thanks!

Ill sign up to host #12 (5/21)

Britt - #12 actually starts on 5/15 and runs for two weeks. Is that okay?

You can put me down to host another template challenge carol my current one seems to be going ok :lol2:

Hi Emma. I put you down for the one starting on May 22nd.

Thanks!

I'd love to do a template!! Sign me up!!:woohoo:

I'd love to host one but...I want to make sure I can fiddle one out first before I commit..so to those who know...I have managed to create the greyscale version but how do I condense the PSD file ? Most templates I have are around 5-10mb - mine is 50mb ! I just can't seem to get it smaller - knowing me it's something really simple I'll kick myself.

And just so I'm clear - I know how to zip files but I want to make my PSD file smaller before I zip or it will still be huge once unzipped at the other end :blush:
:help:

Andrea

oh yes! totally. i'm in.

Thanks Krista. I have you down for the challenge starting May 29

I have never made a template, so I don't know the answers, but the templates I have run the gamut as far as size. I even have some above 100MB, so yours doesn't sound that unreasonable. Probably depends on how detailed your template is. Maybe someone who has made templates can help with your questions?

Carol

Did you just change the colors to grayscale with the command or did you go to each layer, use the magic wand to get the shape and then floodfill with any plain color. Templates don't have to be gray, you can use any plain non-textured color to designate different layers. With all the style and texture removals, the size will shrink immensely.

Carol go ahead and put me down for a template challenge ... better get one in before I go on vacation. ;)

I put you down for the one starting on 6/5... thanks!