How to Make Invitations, ‘Thank You’ Cards, and Note Cards in PSE 8 training is the best way to learn how to make your own personalized cards- for any occasion!  Creating customized cards is a great way to make a card with a lot of personality and meaning… not to mention, it can save you a whole lot of money too! Store-bought cards are so expensive! Why not easily make your own and include all the photos, information, and messages that you really want it to have- all at the same time! Bonus: Digital Scrapbooking Supplies, Photoshop Card Templates (can be used in Elements too) are all included in this training too! Learn how to make the smaller invitation/note card size card around (5.5 x 4.25" folded), which is perfect for using with the A2 invitation envelopes (4 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches). Learn how to make 2 Invitation Size cards per one sheet of US paper, and design the card in the landscape orientation.

Whether you want to create your own personalized card for birthday party invitations, graduation/wedding/or baby announcements, thank you cards, sympathy or get well cards, tea party invites, birthday or holiday greeting cards, BBQs and neighborhood 4th of July cookout events, sports/ choir/, drama/school activities, congratulation cards, or simply a note card to send to a friend or the grandparents, you’re covered for any type of card-occasion when you know how to make your own!

Making your own cards means you’re in creative control when it comes to the photos included, the design, and the loving notes, card messages, event directions, RSVP requests, or other information needed inside (or outside) the card! And making a personalized card that’s designed specifically with someone in mind (filled with personal photos or other personal touches) makes it a card that’s likely to be treasured and saved- instead of eventually thrown away in the trash! 

Included in this "How To" training set: How to Invitation, Thank You Cards and Note Cards using Elements 8 are 5 downloadable tutorial lessons, a "cheat sheet" that recaps the lessons, 2 Photoshop Layered card templates (PSD format which can be used in Photoshop Elements too!), Printing Guides, and Cut Out Patterns, and FREE digital embellishments, and FREE digital papers! Training and templates to make the smaller invitation/note card size card around (5.5 x 4.25" folded), which is perfect size for using with the A2 invitation envelopes (4 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches). Learn how to make 2 Invitation Size cards per one sheet of US paper, and design the card in the landscape orientation.

Don't be fooled by other Card Template give-aways - they are not the same quality! The  Card Templates included in this training are high quality and has more features, because it comes as a Photoshop file (PSD format which can also be used in Photoshop Elements) This means that this template has layers and has lots more options such as changing the background color, removing the fold line before printing, and more! In our training we show you how to make the most of these deluxe templates!

Highlights of each Video Tutorial found in this Lesson Set:
Lesson Part 1: Is an Overview to Learn about making Invitations, Thank You Cards and Note Cards using templates!
In this Lesson Learn about the Invitation Template and how many ways you can use it to make things like invitations, "Thank You" cards and note cards. This tutorial is an overview of some of the creative ways you can use the included Card Templates, some of the features of card making and digital scrapbooking, and what some of the things you might hope to learn in this training!
Lesson Part 2: Making Invitations, Thank You and Note Cards - Using the Outside of the Card Template!
This next part of the lesson covers the basics of making Invitations, Thank You Cards, and Note Cards using the provided Outside of the card template. It covers things like changing the background color of the individial cards or areas, adding digital scrapbooking embellishments, text and photos. It covers how to make the colors of each of the areas - both top and bottom of the Cards using the different layers in the template to create individual colors and designs for each card.
Lesson Part 3:  Making Invitations, Thank You and Note Cards - Using the Inside of the Card Template!
This part of the lesson covers how to use the Inside template, some of the things one must consider if hoping to print both on outside and inside card on the same sheet of paper! It also covers topics like how to add digital scrapbooking supplies to a Card on the template and other tips for building your personalized cards quickly!
Lesson Part 4: Advanced Secrets of Making Invitations, Thank You Cards, and Note Cards
This lesson covers the more advanced secrets of making impressive Cards! It covers topics like how to add digital scrapbooking paper to one individual Card or area of the card, then use different digital papers on another area of the card on the same sheet of paper!
Lesson Part 5: Printing, Folding and Cutting
Continues on about applying scrapbooking paper backgrounds that were started in lesson 4, it shows how to use the different layers in template and several different methods of applying different scrapbooking backgrounds by using cut patterns! This lesson shows such tricks as how to use printing guides to help print your card with front and back of the card on one sheet of paper and so it will come out right after printing and folding.

This training covers the basics of Card making for Invitations, Thank You cards and Note cards, as well as other important tips to get you started. Focus on learning how to make the smaller invitation/note card size card around (5.5 x 4.25" folded), which is perfect size for using with the A2 invitation envelopes (4 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches). Learn how to make 2 Invitation Size cards per one sheet of US paper, and design the card in the landscape orientation.

When you begin our tutorial video training, we hope that you sit back, relax, and watch each lesson without worrying or feeling obligated to take notes; that's why each video also comes with a downloadable and printable "Cheat Sheet" for easy, quick-reference of the lessons' steps.

Re-Cap of Items Included in the Lesson:

• 5 Comprehensive, Downloadable Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial Videos that show how to use card templates, cut patterns, create different types of cards, and print them out!
• 1 Cheat Sheet - a Downloadable and Printable Quick-Reference Training Sheet
• Mac User Only Training Sheet
• 2  Card Templates (PSD Photoshop file that can be used in Photoshop Elements too)
• 2  Print Guides to help with printing both sides correctly on one sheet of paper
• 2 "Cut" Patterns to use with digital scrapbooking papers and templates to help create exciting backgrounds for invitations, thank you cards, note cards, and more!
• Bonus Digital Embellishments: 10 FREE Digital Scrapbooking Embellishments to decorate your Invitation, Thank You, and Note Cards. The embellishment include a variety of themes so they can be used on many types of cards or variations of cards.
• Bonus Digital Scrapbooking Paper: 3 FREE Digital Scrapbooking Papers to use as backgrounds in the Place Cards.

The training is in Photoshop Elements 8 (though Photoshop Elements 7 users can also learn within this Elements 8 training, note some items might vary between versions). Note MAC Elements Users: The MAC Users of Elements some of the training in this video will be different for MAC users. However, we have included additional Mac info in the training to cover some of the differences. Check the Cheat Sheet and Additional Mac Info Sheet included in the training for some Mac User Helps

Important Note: We strongly recommend completing our Getting Started Series Digital Scrapbooking Training within Photoshop Elements 7 or 8 before attempting this training.

• Prerequisites: basic computer and Internet skills - also see FREE downloading and unzipping video tutorials. Also completing the Getting Started Training Series - Click Here

Recommended Next Lesson(s):

• Intermediate and Advanced Tutorials
• Check our Scrap Shop for more Digital Scrapbooking Tutorials - (Click Here)

Technical Specs and Requirements:
This is a DOWNLOADABLE Product and will not be shipped! High-speed Internet connection required for downloading of product. Not recommended for dial-in connections. Our downloadable products come as Zipped Files (compressed files). Most computers have software to extract and unzip Zipped files, but you may have to purchase software if your computer does not have extracting capabilities. For more information on unzipping Zipped files, please see our free Helpful Hints tutorial ~ Click Here. Video Tutorials are produced in QuickTime® format so you will have to have the latest QuickTime® Player installed on computer to view videos. Click Here to get the FREE QuickTime® Player. The Step-by-Step and Cheat Sheet training guides are produced in PDF format that requires Acrobat® Reader to open and read. To get the FREE reader ~ Click Here. Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 7 or 8 is required to follow along with lessons. Pre and Post Requisites Highly Recommended. The videos are filmed using a PC, Vista Operating System, and Photoshop® Elements 8. Mac Computer User, some items on the Mac are different than the video training. Additional printable materials are provided to help with some of those differences.