TECHNIQUE: Using Layered Templates
(Read the full article...)Pre-made templates can be a quick and fun way to put together pages. This tutorial will show you how to use layered templates in Photoshop, adding papers and photos. To add the background paper, open desired paper & holding the shift key to center, drag paper into layered file. Rename layer to background and move to the bottom of the layers palette. Delete the original background template layer. To add papers to the shapes, open new paper and drag over holding the shift key to center. Place paper above the desired shape layer, in example Layer 11 is the yellow paper to be masked by Layer 2.