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Originally Posted by knittymama
I don't understand how this works. How do I use a template? I am really new to digital scrapbooking, so I don't get this. Do I use the actual template or do I just look at it for reference while making a page?
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You download the template (most file types are included, so you shouldn't have a problem fitting it to your design software).
Open the template in your design software. Then begin replacing the objects (pictures, elements, Title) with your own items. If there is a flower and you want to put a button, go ahead. Usually there isn't a problem with changing the template to make it your own (that's part of the fun). The rules will usually tell you. Some of us turn or flip the template. Some remove or add some elements (flowers, buttons, ribbons).
Using templates really makes scrapping fast and easy. Kind of like fill in the blanks. Some come with shadows, some don't.
In the end, you want the template to recognizable, but let it be yours.
(Scraplifting-which mousescrappers has a challenge for) is when you look at a layout and "lift" it. You can be inspired by the colors, theme, layout, etc. Got take a look at that thread, also in challenges. Look at some older ones and see what people have done. Also look at older template challenges and you'll see what people have done with them as well.
Any more questions, don't be afraid to ask.
