Recipe Card Template
by Jen White

Make your favorite recipes sharable and pretty with our recipe card template.

For this tutorial you’ll need:

• Photoshop Elements or Adobe Photoshop
• Recipe Card Template (Download Here)

Watch Recipe Card Template the Video

Step One: Download and Open the Template

• Download the recipe card template (above) and unzip the file.
• Open the recipecard1-DigitalScrapper.psd file (File > Open).
• In the Menu Bar, choose File > Duplicate and click OK. (PS: Choose Image > Duplicate.)
• Close original recipe card document.

Step Two: Clip a Photo to the Photo Mask

• In the Layers panel, click on the photo clipping mask layer to activate it.
• Open a photo (File > Open) of your recipe.
  • ALT 1: Find a good quality photo online that well represents your recipe.
  • ALT 2: Use a paper instead of a photo.
• Get the Move tool.
• Holding down the Shift key, click and drag the photo onto the recipe document.
• In the Menu Bar, choose Layer > Create Clipping Mask.
• Press Ctrl T (Mac: Cmd T) to get the Transform options. If you cannot see the bounding box, press Ctrl 0 (Mac: Cmd 0).
• To resize the photo, click and drag on the corner handles of the bounding box.
• To rotate the photo, hover your cursor over a corner handle of the bounding box until you see a double-headed arrow, then click and drag to rotate.
• To reposition the photo, click and drag inside the bounding box.

• Click the checkmark to commit the change.
• In the Layers panel, click on the Background layer to activate it.
• Press Ctrl 0 (Mac: Cmd 0).

Step Three: Replace the Text

• In the Layers panel, double click on the thumbnail of the NAME OF RECIPE layer to highlight the text of that layer.
• Type in the name of your recipe and click the checkmark to commit.
• Get the Horizontal Type tool.
• In the Tool Options, open the Font Picker and choose a font. I’m using Oh Wonder Sans. Adjust the Size of the font to fit the template.
• In the Layers panel, raise the Opacity to 100% if desired.
• In the Layers panel, double click on the thumbnail of the INGREDIENT ONE… layer to highlight the text of that layer.
• Type in the ingredients for your recipe and click the checkmark to commit.
• In the Layers panel, double click on the thumbnail of the LORUM IPSUM… layer to highlight the text of that layer.
• Type in the instructions for your recipe and click the checkmark to commit.

Step Four: Add a Plain Background (optional)

• In the Layers panel, click on the Background layer to activate it.
• Open a plain paper (File > Open) that coordinates with your photo.
• Get the Move tool.
• Holding down the Shift key, click and drag the paper onto the recipe document. If necessary, in the Layers panel click and drag the paper layer directly above the Background layer.
• Press Ctrl T (Mac: Cmd T) to get the Transform options.
• In the Tool Options, click and drag to the right or left on the Height or Width icon to resize the background paper as desired.

• Click the checkmark to commit the change.

Step Five: Add Additional Papers (optional)

• In the Layers panel, click on the RECIPE: layer to activate it.
• Open a patterned paper (File > Open) that coordinates with your photo and background.
• Get the Move tool.
• Click and drag the paper onto the recipe document.  If necessary, in the Layers panel click and drag the paper layer directly below the RECIPE: layer.
• Press Ctrl T (Mac: Cmd T) to get the Transform options.
• In the Tool Options, click and drag to the right or left on the Height or Width icon to resize the background paper slightly smaller than the width of the recipe card.
• Click the checkmark to commit.
• Get the Move tool.
• In the Tool Options, uncheck Auto-Select.
• On the document, click and drag the paper to bottom of the document so that it fills in the gap between the recipe and the bottom edge of the document.
• Press Ctrl J (Mac: Cmd J) to duplicate the paper.
• On the document, hold down the Shift key and click and drag the duplicate paper to the top of the document so that only a small portion appears.
• To fine tune the placement, use your keyboard Arrow keys.

Step Six: Save and Close

• Double check your spelling and details.
• Save the document (File > Save As) as a high quality JPG file.
• Close the working document without saving.

Saving & Sharing Options:

1. Use the JPG recipe for printing and sharing.
2. Print the recipe on 4×6 photo paper.
3. Collect your recipes in a recipe box or a notebook with 4×6 photo sleeves.
4. Share the JPG recipe via email or social media.
5. Use the JPG recipe on a scrapbook page.
6. Share your recipes in our Community.

Note: The above download link includes the manual and video for working with the recipe card template.

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