how to create photo templates like Holiday cards...

<p>I am trying to find out how to learn the art of creating photoshop templates like the ones you see for printing websites ...holiday cards, weddings etc: Basically how to create digital papers graphics and designs to make those.<br>

Is there a specific name to the job of designing these cards, is photoshop good enough or is there another software ?<br>

Please enlighten me on this subject. I have asked various designers if they could recommend books or tutorials but no one has responded and I could not find any info on this site either. If there is already a post I apologize...please post the link and I will read through it. Thanks a ton to all that helped in advance.<br>

Lincy.</p>

<p>There are many small programs available for the scrapbooking community that offer "artistic" frames and brushes. Google {scrapbooking software}.</p>

<p>If you want a "canned solution" for Photoshop you can use something like Akvis' "Artsuite" (http://akvis.com/en/artsuite/frame-packs.php ), or any of the other templates and actions for Photoshop available on the web. </p>

<p>If you want to learn how to do this yourself from scratch, you will first need to have a decent level of general competence (eg, layers, selections, cutting and pasting, resizing, etc.) in Photoshop or even just the amateur version, "Photoshop Elements". Google {scrapbooking using Photoshop}. Try links like: <br>

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/digitalscrapbooking/ss/beginnerintro.htm<br>

http://www.scrappersguide.com/</p>

<p>HTH,</p>

<p>Tom M</p>

<p>Here is one, never tried it but it seems to offer what you are looking for : <a href="http://www.broderbund.com/p-273-printmaster-2012-platinum.aspx">http://www.broderbund.com/p-273-printmaster-2012-platinum.aspx</a> </p>