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Are you a template fan?

Cherylndesigns

Cherylndesigns

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A long time ago, I didn't like templates at all. I felt like they hampered my creativity. I think the reason was that I was a paper scrapper for so many years before I went digital. Templates were called "sketches" in paper scrapping and they were just starting to get really popular near the end of my paper scrapping. I used them some, but wasn't a huge fan.

That being said, I really do like templates now - sometimes, when my mojo isn't running, they help me jump-start it. How about you?
 
AZK

AZK

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I rarely use templates, but I sometimes do use their arrangements for inspiration for creating a layout from scratch.
 
Kythe

Kythe

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No I rarely use them. I did however when I was just learning to digi-scrap. They helped with scale and making clusters.
 
Cherylndesigns

Cherylndesigns

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AZK said:
I rarely use templates, but I sometimes do use their arrangements for inspiration for creating a layout from scratch.
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Sometimes, templates just give me ideas and I don't use very much of them. Sometimes they're just a start for me.
 
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Susan - s3js

Susan - s3js

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I love templates but seldom use them as is. Mostly, I love the inspiration they give me. Since I still work full time - until 26 May, Hooray! - they save me time and sometimes include paint elements and masks that I find really useful.
 
Cherylndesigns

Cherylndesigns

I'm in The Zone ~ The "O" Zone
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Susan - s3js said:
I love templates but seldom use them as is. Mostly, I love the inspiration they give me. Since I still work full time - until 26 May, Hooray! - they save me time and sometimes include paint elements and masks that I find really useful.
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They are great for inspiration!
 
zanthia

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I like using templates but often will change it up a bit but not so much that they are not recognizable

one designer i ct for ( makes kits and templates) actually likes it if we change it up slightly just to show versatility.

example - if template has 2-3 photospots next to each other , will make it one larger photo
 
Cherylndesigns

Cherylndesigns

I'm in The Zone ~ The "O" Zone
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zanthia said:
I like using templates but often will change it up a bit but not so much that they are not recognizable

one designer i ct for ( makes kits and templates) actually likes it if we change it up slightly just to show versatility.

example - if template has 2-3 photospots next to each other , will make it one larger photo
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I do the same thing! They don't even look the same sometimes. Somebody (wise) told me that templates are like "markers" and you can use them the way they are or not. That helped my overall outlook on using them when I first started.
 
Cherylndesigns

Cherylndesigns

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claireee323 said:
I use templates most of the time, especially since most of my scrapping has been photobook projects. If I'm doing multi-photo, then I'm probably using a template.
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Templates are wonderful for photobook projects and multi photos! I have a problem using multi photos without a template.
 
bcgal00

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I never used to use templates but grew to love them. I like artsy templates, utilizing paper placement and masks/stamps from the template and then customizing to my liking. The template is the starting point.
 
Cherylndesigns

Cherylndesigns

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bcgal00 said:
I never used to use templates but grew to love them. I like artsy templates, utilizing paper placement and masks/stamps from the template and then customizing to my liking. The template is the starting point.
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I did the same thing, Rae. At first, I felt like they hampered me, but also grew to love them.
 
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