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Templates

On this page you’ll find various templates that can help you create a gift book much faster. If you don’t know how to use templates, watch the step-by-step videos for Photoshop or Photoshop Elements in the How To section.

Cover Template Downloads for Teen and Adult Gift Books

Download layered 8 x 8 grayscale cover templates to make constructing an 8 x 8 cover fast and easy! We’ve included a template for both AdoramaPix and Shutterfly. If you use a different printing company or a different size or orientation, you can adapt these templates to fit your needs.

Please note: The Shutterfly templates don’t include the spine or back cover. For your convenience, we’ve also included the original templates from AdoramaPix and Shutterfly, so you can access additional sizes and orientations of books.

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Cover Template Downloads for Children’s Gift Books

Download 16 cover templates for children’s picture books, including most of the sizes through 8x8, plus 6x6 templates for AdoramaPix.

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Page Template Downloads

DS Boy Meets Girl Templates

The DS Boy Meets Girl 11 x 8.5 inch Shutterfly friendly page templates will make a heritage gift book easy to compile. Photo clipping masks and vintage frames are included on the layered templates. These extras are also included separately: 7 vintage png frames, 1 12 x 12 old photo paper you can use for the background, and a chalk layer style.

DS Grandma’s Garden Templates

These pages templates for an 8 x 8 inch book are composed using the AdoramaPix double spread template guide. The design is clean and graphic with photos that have strokes and drop shadows. The cover and title page are not included, but I used one of the adult cover templates in my class demo.

DS Senior Yearbook Templates

These 12 x 12 inch pages will make putting a yearbook together a snap! The design uses a black stroke outline around a photo or a group of photos. Of course, this book could be used for other purposes as well. You can also resize the pages to 10 x 10 or 8 x 8 inches, if you wish.

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Customize Your Templates

Use the Outlines template starter files and editable font outlines to customize your own covers and pages. See Lesson 10 in the How-To section for instructions.

Hand Binding Templates

This download includes template sets for creating 5x5 or 5x7 inch hand-bound books with options for 16, 20, 24, 28, and 32 page books.