Qt Layered Thanks Digital Scrapper

Summary

qt-Layered-Thanks
Layered Thanks Card Template
by Jen White
Some occasions call for many, many thank yous. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a
thank you card with multiple layers that will leave LOTS and LOTS of room for additional
decoration

For this tutorial you will need:
Photoshop Elements v15 (or later) or Adobe Photoshop CS6 (or later)
A chunky font, I recommend Impact Regular
NOTE: This tutorial is written using groups. Groups were first introduced in Photoshop
Elements 15. Versions earlier than PSE15 are no longer supported

NOTE: This tutorial is written using the word “thanks.” If you choose a different word with
more or less letters, the horizontal position of the groups will need to be altered

Step One: Prepare Your Workspace
Create a new 7 x 5 inch landscape document (File > New > Blank File) at 300 ppi with
a white background. (PS: Choose File > New.)
In the Menu Bar, choose View and place a checkmark next to Rulers

Press the letter D to reset the Color Chips to the default of black over white

Press Ctrl 0 (Mac: Cmd 0) to fit the document to your viewing area

Step Two: Add the Bottom Shape
To create the template, we will start at the bottom of the layers and work our way up. That
way things are well organized in the Layers panel

Get the Custom Shape tool

In Photoshop Elements Only
In the Tool Options, open the Shape Picker and choose the Hexagon shape. If
you don’t see the Hexagon shape, open the dropdown menu and choose
Shapes. Then open the flyout menu and choose Large List

Set the Style to None. The Color Chip should be black. Open the Geometry
Settings and choose Fixed Size. Set the Width to 15 in and the Height to 13 in

Check From Center. Click on the New Shape Layer icon

In Adobe Photoshop Only
In the Tool Options, set the Tool Mode to Shape, the Fill to Color, and the Stroke
to None. Open the Path Operations and choose New Layer. Open the Geometry
Settings and choose Fixed Size. Set the Width to 15 in and the Height to 13 in

Check From Center

Open the Shape Picker and choose the Hexagon shape. If you don’t see the
Hexagon shape, open the flyout menu and choose Large List. Then, open the
flyout menu again and choose Shapes. Click OK to replace the current shapes

Press Ctrl - (Mac: Cmd -) three times to zoom out on the document
On the document, click and drag to place the right-most point of the hexagon at the 6
x 3.5 mark. See the screenshot below

Step Three: Add the Last Letter in the Word
Press Ctrl + (Mac: Cmd +) two times to zoom back in on the document

Get the Horizontal Type tool

In the Tool Options, open the Font Picker and choose Impact Regular. Set the Size to
100 pt. Click on the Color Chip and choose gray. (PS: Also click OK to close the Color
Picker.) Click on the Left Align icon

Note: I’m temporarily setting the type color to gray so that it contrasts to the black shape

On the document, hold down the Shift key and click to the right of the point of the
hexagon to place the cursor

Type a lowercase S. Do not commit the type

Hold down the Ctrl key (Mac: Cmd key) and click and drag inside the bounding box
until the right side of the S is aligned with the rightmost point of the hexagon. See the
screenshot below

Click the checkmark to commit

Step Four: Trim the Shape
In the Layers panel, click on the shape layer to activate it

Get the Rectangle tool

In Photoshop Elements Only:
In the Tool Options, set the Style to None. Open the Geometry Settings and
choose Fixed Size. Set the Width to 2 in and the Height to 3 in. Check From
Center. Uncheck Snap. Click on the Subtract Front Shape icon

In Adobe Photoshop Only:
In the Tool Options, set the Tool Mode to Shape, the Fill to Color, and the Stroke
to None. Open the Path Operations and choose Subtract Front Shape. Open the
Geometry Settings and choose Fixed Size. Set the Width to 2 in and the Height
to 3 in. Check From Center

NOTE: If you’re not sure which icon is Subtract Front Shape, make sure your Tool Tips are
turned on in Preferences. Then when you hover over an icon, the name of the icon will be
displayed

On the document, click and drag the rectangle so that a small sliver of the S is outside
the left edge of the rectangle AND the top-left and bottom-left of the rectangle are
outside the boundaries of the hexagon. See the screenshot below. To reposition while
dragging, press and hold the Space bar

Step Five: Set the Color of the Letter to Match
In the Layers panel, double click on the thumbnail of the type layer to highlight the
letter and get the Horizontal Type tool Tool Options

In the Tool Options, click on the Color Chip and choose black. (PS: Also click OK to
close the Color Picker.)
Click the checkmark to commit

Step Six: Group the Layers
In the Layers panel, hold down the Shift key and click on the Shape layer. Now the
Type layer and Shape layer should be active

Click on the Create a New Group icon

Double click directly on the name of the new group and rename it S

Note: There should be no visible change to the document

Step Seven: Add a Drop Shadow
In Photoshop Elements Only:
In the Menu Bar, choose Layer > Layer Style > Style Settings

In the Style Settings dialog box, set the Lighting Angle to 120. Click to check
Drop Shadow. Set the Size to 24, the Distance to 12, and the Opacity to 50%

Click OK

In Adobe Photoshop Only:
In the Menu Bar, choose Layer > Layer Style > Drop Shadow

In the Layer Styles dialog box, set the Blend Mode to Multiply, the Opacity to
50%, the Angle to 120, the Distance to 12, the Spread to 0, and the Size to 24

Click OK

Step Eight: Create Additional Layers
Follow these instructions for creating the remaining letter groups for the card

Press Ctrl J (Mac: Cmd J) to duplicate the current group

In the Layers panel, double click directly on the name of the duplicate group and
rename it. I’m spelling Thanks backward, so I’ll rename my group K

Click on the arrow to open the new group

Double click on the thumbnail of the type layer, then in Tool Options, click on the Color
Chip and choose a dark gray. (PS: Click OK to close the Color Picker after choosing a
dark gray.) Type a new letter and click the checkmark to commit

Note: The color of the shape/letter does not really matter. What is important is that the color
contrasts (is visually set apart from) the previous group

Double click on the thumbnail of the shape layer to open the Color Picker

On the document, click to sample a color from the new letter and click OK to close the
Color Picker

Click on the arrow to close the new group

Get the move tool

Press the Left Arrow key to nudge the new group to the left until the right edge of the
new letter is aligned with the left edge of the previous letter. See the screenshot below

Repeat Step Eight for each of the additional layer groups

I created an N group, then an A group, then an H group, and then a T group

Each group I created was recolored with a slightly different color of gray. Again, the color is
not important, it just needs to be different

(OPTIONAL) Step Nine: Resize and Reposition the Groups
Because all the layers in the template are vector layers (shapes or type), they can be resized
as much as you want without loss of edge quality

In the Layers panel, click on the top group to activate it

Hold down the Shift key and click on the bottom group. Do not activate the
Background layer. Now all six groups should be active

Press Ctrl T (Mac: Cmd T) to get the Transform options

To reposition the groups, click and drag inside the bounding box

To resize the groups, change the Width percentage in the Tool Options

Click the checkmark to commit

I made my groups much larger so that they nicely filled up the 5x7 card background

Step Ten: Save the Layered Thanks Template
Saving the document as a layered grayscale template will allow you to use it over and over
again with different papers and elements for a completely different look

NOTE: Normally I would have you crop your document before saving in order to decrease its
file size. But since all the layers in the document are vector, the shapes that are extending
past the boundaries of the document are not going to cause a big rise in the files size of the
document

Save the template (File > Save) as a layered PSD document with a unique name. I
named mine “template-layered-thanks-card.psd” and saved it in my card templates
folder on my computer

Step Eleven: Use the Card Template
Using this template is a GREAT opportunity to use paper packs that you love

Work on a Duplicate
When working with templates, it’s always a good idea to work on a duplicate so you do not
alter the original. Here’s how:
Open the saved card template (File > Open)

In the Menu Bar, chose File > Duplicate. (PS: Choose Image > Duplicate.)
In the dialog box, click OK

Close the original

Tips for Choosing Papers
Choose a set of papers from a single kit

Use all solid papers or all patterned papers

If using patterned papers, alternate highly contrasting papers to make the groups
easily recognizable

Clip a Paper to a Group
To stay better organized and not get confused, I recommend starting with all groups closed

In the Layers panel, click on a group to activate it

Open a paper (File > Open)

Get the Move tool

Holding down the Shift key, click and drag the paper onto the template

In the Menu Bar, choose Layer > Create Clipping Mask

Transform the paper as needed

Here are a couple cards I created using this tutorial

Card: Many Thanks by Jen White
Tutorial: Layered Thanks Card Template by Jen White
Papers: Bless This Mess by Tami Miller Designs
Font: Impact Regular, Brownhill Script, Wedding Chardonnay

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