Summer Daze Photo Party: Week 3 Plus Free Template

Life has been a bit like a rollercoaster over the last week or so.



But then again, what would life be without a few dips and turns and a queasy tummy from time to time.
 

Our time with family was certainly memorable. And I think I'm in need of a recovery vacation.
 

But we made it home and there's no rest for the weary...

Today I wanted to share 4 different ways to use the same template. The template is formatted as a 12x12 image and will be shrunk down to 6x6 for my summer album. 
1. Top left: Just clip the photos to the mask and drag your desired paper to your background. This way it will fill the white space and look as if you just put your photos over the paper.

2. Top right: Clip your photos to the mask, flatten and shrink down, and then add to paper and crop. Add text, flatten, and then add to another larger paper.

3. Bottom left: Clip your photos to the template, shrink and then repeat a second time. Flatten both and add to white canvas. (This will make the template appear seamless with the white strip joining the two.) Crop close, drag to your desired paper, and add text.

4. Bottom right: Just like top left except delete the bottom masks and add larger photo. (Or you could opt to clip half of your photo on the left and half on the right.)

You can find some of my clipping instructions here.

I am determined to prove to the world that you don't have to have a degree in graphic design or be a pro scrapper to make a beautiful album for your family. There are so many ways to save steps and time... I hope you'll give it a try. And remember, sometimes less really is more.

If you are confused about anything I've said, don't hesitate to ask. It's getting late and my brain is a bit fuzzy.

Just click on the image to grab this FREE Template! 

I don't know if you noticed, but all but one photo in this post was taken with my iphone. What can I say? I'm a busy mom. Although these templates work with all photos or paper, I am specifically creating them with iphone or instagram pics in mind. They can be used for just about anything.

And if you missed my other templates, just click here to collect them all.
(You can find all of my freebies here.)

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I’m teaming up with Kristi of Live and Love out Loud and Rebecca of Bumbles & Light to bring you the Summer Daze Fun Photo Party – a 6-week photo party link-up aimed at capturing your fun summer memories.

The Summer Daze Fun Photo Party will run from June 15th – July 20th. Stop by and share your favorite summer images each Friday. Linky opens at 9am CST. Please link directly to your blog post or Flickr photo, not your homepage URL or Flickr stream. All are welcome to participate regardless of camera equipment or geographic location. Get in on the fun over on Instagram by using the #summerdaze hashtag. Please visit and comment on the previous post in the linky list.

And don’t forget to grab our button!

<a href="http://www.projectalicia.com/p/summer-photo-party.html" target="”_blank”"><img src="http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo34/iowalish/Project%20alicia%203/summerdazebutton.jpg"/></a>

This is not a challenge, just a fun way to share our summer photos. There are no prompts, but if you need a little help here's a FREE Bucket List.

Just click on the image above to download the 8.5x11 jpg.

And if you'd like to customize the bucket list, here's the PSD file. Our gift to you. Enjoy.

*Link your posts up here*

1. Bumbles & Light  2. Kristi @ Live & Love Out Loud  3. Project Alicia  4. Dina@4LettreWords  5. Courage  6. Sarahs Camera  7. Gigi Marie Photography  8. Sarah Halstead  9. Flowering Cactus  10. Leslie Ann Photography  11. Curling Corn  12. Mona's Picturesque  13. Monica @ Creative Gator  14. Live, Love, Travel  15. Tiaras & Tantrums  16. Ramblings From Utopia  17. Possiblilites and Peas  18. Leovi - Spanish Tears  19. MixedMolly  20. JustShootMe  21. Allison @ Two Inifinity & Beyond  22. Michelle @ OCM  23. Yolanda  24. Honey Mommy  25. mindy@mooney=mc2  26. Picking Poppies  27. Danelle M  28. Beth @ Snaps of Our Life  29. Behind the Camera and Dreaming  30. Eden Hills  31. Teresa  32. Strawberries  33. Sommerfugl Design  34. Tish @ le mie foto  35. Carmen  36. Simply You, Simply Me  37. wonderland  38. I Should be Cleaning House  39. Serendipty is Sweet  40. Emily Kiddy  41. Life-n-Reflection  42. Saun  43. mama to 9. 12 and under.  44. Amarie  45. Pride in Photos  46. Charleston!  47. Photograph Life  48. Brandon Carswell Photography  49. Self Reflection  50. Eden Hills  51. MixedMolly  52. Girl Meets Bulgaria  53. Picking Peonies

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