Brainstorming Cricut project ideas or Cricut projects to sell? In this article, we’ll share some fun things to make and sell with Cricut, as well as some essentials you need to know about how to make money with a Cricut. There are plenty of possibilities, but also important rules that you need to know.

What Can You Make With a Cricut? 

So, what’s a Cricut machine and what can you make with it? The Cricut is a machine most commonly used for cutting DIY and craft projects. For example, a lot of people use it to cut different types of paper and vinyl. It can also act as a scoring tool—a tool that creates crisp, clean folds for projects like cards. Certain models can also cut thicker materials.

This makes the question of “what can you make with a Cricut” very broad and open-ended. Honestly, you can make a lot of things with a Cricut. Some of the more common projects out there include things like T-shirts and greeting cards, but you’re only limited by your creativity. You could use your Cricut to add gold foil to your business cards. You could take your own illustrations and turn them into kiss cut stickers. You could make die-cut postcards, cardstock picture frames, and gift bags. There are so many things you could do.

That’s part of the appeal of selling your creations: the seemingly endless possibilities. There are plenty of Cricut projects for beginners too—even easy Cricut crafts to sell.

The Cricut machine itself, regardless of the model, requires Cricut Design Space—free software that comes with the machine. You set up your design in this software, which then sends it to the machine for cutting (or making). 

You may want to supplement your Cricut with other design software, such as Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator, especially if you plan to cut out things like artwork and graphics. Note that the Cricut is not a printer—it does not print out graphics. Instead, it can cut things like card stock, sticker paper, vinyl, and other materials for you.

Can You Sell Things Made With a Cricut?

The short answer is: yes, you can! However, there are some restrictions that you need to be aware of.

Make sure to review Cricut’s Angel Policy. This outlines the guidelines that Cricut requires when it comes to commercial use (if you want to make money with Cricut devices).

Cricut reserves the right to change and add to their Angel Policy at any time. Remember to check the policy itself for the most accurate, complete, and up-to-date information. This article is not a replacement for Cricut’s terms of use or legal advice.

However, here are some highlights (as of the publication of this article) to keep in mind:

• Cricut allows users to produce up to 10,000 commercial products per year. For most small businesses, artists, and crafters, this is a pretty generous number. If your projects start branching into mass production, it may be time to invest in an industrial device or manufacturer.
• Users are not authorized to sell Cricut products that are unassembled. So, for example, it is not appropriate to cut out Cricut-owned letterforms and sell them individually, as is.
• Cricut does not permit the use of licensed third-party content in any commercial products. For example, content from the Walt Disney Company is available to Cricut users, but users are not permitted to sell products made from this content. Note that this also includes distribution (e.g. you can’t make Disney shirts and give them away at a charity event—this is against the terms of service and copyright restrictions).
• Note that these limitations are for commercial use, not personal use. 

So, can you sell things made with Cricut? Yes! Just make sure you are aware of its limitations, and you’re good to go.

If you’re looking for Cricut project ideas to sell, there are plenty more of them in this article—just scroll down and check them out! From holiday items to beginner-friendly ideas, there’s plenty of inspiration. 

What Are Cricut Maker Projects to Sell? Are Cricut Machines Different?

It’s important to note that there are different Cricut models, each with different perks. The Cricut Maker, however, is considered “Pro Level”, by Cricut themselves. It has the ability to work with more materials and more attachments. For example, thin wood and fabric are both materials the Cricut Maker can handle.

So, if you’re thinking about Cricut Maker projects to sell, you have even more options to consider. You could make coasters, fabric flower bouquets, or doll clothing. The Maker model is stronger too, and has a stronger scoring tool. This means folds are easier than ever on common materials like paper.

When it comes to what projects you’d like to sell, think about the materials best suited to your Cricut model. The Cricut Explore Air, for example, is a good model with tons of possibilities—but it’s not suited for wood. 

Want to check out what the different Cricut models can do? Check out the official comparison here. Then, you can choose the machine best for you—or further understand your machine’s capabilities.

Top Questions About What to Make and Sell With Cricut 

Let’s take a look at some popular questions about Cricut projects and selling the crafts you create using your Cricut. We’ll look at some fun design ideas, important info for your business ventures, and other tips too.

1. Can You Sell Things You Make With Cricut Access?

So, can you sell things you make with Cricut Access? Yes. Does it have limitations? That’s also a yes. 

If you’re unfamiliar, Cricut Access is an optional subscription service for Cricut users. It includes hundreds of fonts and a large collection of graphics too. Having a collection of content like this is a no-brainer—what designer doesn’t want content like this in their toolkit, right?

However, make sure you’re clear on the terms and conditions when you use content from Cricut Access. It’s an awesome resource, but it’s not necessarily without restrictions that need to be considered and respected. Again, you should refer to the Cricut Angel Policy for official terms and licensing.

Many assets licensed by Cricut Access have third-party restrictions, so make sure you clearly understand the usage rights for any assets you want to use commercially (or sell). 

Not sure where to find Cricut Access in Design Space? Check out the screenshot below. 

Keep in mind that Cricut Access is not your only option. You can also create your own graphics and artwork. You can even create your own fonts! This way, you fully own all the rights to the graphical content.

Curious about making your own graphics and fonts? Check out these free tutorials:

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  Fonts
  How to Create Your Own Font
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  Adobe Illustrator
  101 Awesome Adobe Illustrator Tutorials
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However, it’s not always practical to create every part of our design from scratch. If you’re looking for an even larger library of content, consider checking out Envato Elements. It has thousands of fonts, thousands of graphics, and more—all with a simple, no-nonsense commercial license.

2. What Happens to My Artwork When I Upload It to Cricut Design Space? Is It Public? 

When you upload content to Cricut Design Space, it is not made available to other users by default. As of the publication of this article, there is also not a redistribution of copyright ownership when you use Cricut Design Space. Your artwork is still yours. Cricut is not going to resell or redistribute your work.

That said, it’s important to note copyright when you’re making Cricut projects you plan to sell. Just as you wouldn’t want someone using your work without permission, do not haphazardly use random images from the Internet. It is both unprofessional and can get you into a significant legal mess. 

Instead, make sure to use fonts and imagery that you have appropriate licensing to use if you plan to sell your creations. It’s also in good taste and a good business practice to respect the work of other creative professionals. 

3. What Are Some Good Cricut Projects for Beginners? Are There Some Easy Cricut Crafts to Sell?

Absolutely! There are plenty of beginner projects out there that are easy to jump right in and try. However, keep in mind that, like all things, there’s always going to be a learning curve. If you focus too hard on things being “easy”, then you might miss out on pushing yourself to make something really good.

Here are some beginner-friendly ideas you might want to try:

• Create a Customized Journal. Get some blank kraft journals, and then use your Cricut to cut out inspirational phrases and shapes out of cardstock or other paper. Attach them with glue or work with an adhesive paper.
• Create Simple “Peek a Boo” Artwork. Start with a solid color piece of paper. Cut out a shape or phrase. Then, place paper of another color or pattern behind it. Add a frame, and you’ll get a stylish, masked look.
• Create Your Own Bookmarks. You can create some really interesting shapes and curves with Cricut. Use decorative paper or your own artwork to easily cut out decorative bookmarks.

4. I’m Not Sure What to Make and Sell With Cricut! What Are Some Cricut Project Ideas?

Coming up with ideas is often one of the most difficult parts of the design process—so we totally understand where you’re coming from. 

It’s a good idea to think about what you enjoy first. The best ideas are not necessarily the easiest ones, but rather the ones that most inspire you. If you love to cook, how about creating cake toppers or fun packaging for food gifting? Think about projects and items that you’d actually like to use yourself, rather than focusing too hard on the best-selling Cricut projects and chasing too hard after trends alone.

Here are some fun ideas you can use and expand upon as you brainstorm your own Cricut crafts to sell:

• Wedding Favor Tags or Place Markers. There are so many possibilities here. From pretty paper flowers to layered papers, weddings and formal events are a whole genre of content to explore.
• Faux Leather Accessories. Yeah, you read that right. Many Cricut machines can cut faux leather—use it to cut out cute shapes like hearts, stars, or even flowers to create a cute custom headband. Use your cutouts for keychains, earrings, and more.
• Create Custom Confetti. Birthdays, graduations, or even just someone’s favorite colors. Try different shapes, colors, patterns—you can even upcycle or used recycled paper to make it more eco-friendly.
• T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, and Wearables. Who doesn’t own a T-shirt? You can get really niche with clothing too. Have a specific hobby? Maybe consider making T-shirts that cater to that interest.

On a business note, think about your target audience. Who do you want to appeal to? Once you identify who that audience is, it’ll be much easier to make money with Cricut projects—because you can focus on their interests and attracting them!

5. Can You Tell Me How to Make Car Decals With Cricut to Sell?

Car decals are fun and popular Cricut vinyl projects—you’ll need to create your design, cut it, and then prepare it for your customers. Here are some tips on how to make car decals with Cricut to sell or share:

• Make Sure to Work With Outdoor Vinyl. This way, it’s water- and UV-resistant, which are qualities you’re going to want when applying contents to a car.
• Remember to Choose a Visible Color! White is a popular choice, so you can clearly see it against a car’s back window. This will vary based on your desired location, of course.
• Weeding Vinyl Can Be Tricky. Weeding refers to the process of removing the excess vinyl from your cut design that you don’t need. Consider trying a weeding tool (which looks kind of like a pen with a curved, pointy tip), tweezers, and/or an X-Acto knife to help you clear the extra vinyl. 

If you’re interested in seeing a step-by-step tutorial for Cricut car decals, let us know! There are plenty of other cool Cricut vinyl projects out there too. Take some time to search, look around, and create an inspiration board. It can be an awesome way to come up with new ideas.

6. What Are Some Fun Cricut Christmas Ideas to Sell?

There are so many possibilities when it comes to Cricut projects and Cricut Christmas ideas to sell. From customized home items to festive wearables, the sky’s really the limit. Here are some ideas to help get you started:

• Custom Ornaments. Start with a blank or solid color ball ornament, and then add your own artwork or phrase. You could also use foam, felt, or paper to create fun ornaments with your Cricut machine. 
• Greeting Cards. Whether you want to incorporate beautiful die-cuts or you’re looking for a tool to help you easily score your cards, greeting cards can be an awesome project to share and sell.
• Gift Tags. You can make so many different types of gift tags with your Cricut. They’re a beginner-friendly project, too. Try out different papers, patterns, and more.
• Countdown Calendar. Use your Cricut to add dates and other fun, festive elements to surfaces like clear foam core, acrylic, or dry erase board. 

7. What Are Some Cute Valentine’s Day Cricut Ideas to Sell?

Likewise, Valentine’s Day is a great time for custom gifts too. Think about the kind of things you’d like and how you could add your own creative flair. Here are some Valentine’s Day Cricut ideas to sell to help inspire you:

• Matching Couple’s Gear. How about matching T-shirts? Or create fun decals to add to items like headphones, smartphones, and laptops. Stickers and name tags can be simple, easy, fun projects too.
• A Bouquet of Flowers. A bouquet made of paper isn’t going to wilt! This could extend to wreaths and other hangable decorations, too. You could also try this out in other materials, like fabric.
• Customize an Acrylic Box. Stock acrylic boxes are often used for storage or display, but you can turn one into something awesome with your Cricut! Make it into a makeup brush holder, a jewelry box, or a catch-all for kitchen utensils.
• Custom Paper Dolls. Super cute gift idea, right? Create and cut custom paper dolls for your customers. Think of all the paper clothes you could make!

What Cricut Projects Would You Make and Sell?

When it comes to what to make and sell with Cricut, there’s almost an endless stream of possibilities. Which Cricut project ideas to sell were your favorite? Or maybe you have a unique idea not listed here! 

Remember, the best-selling Cricut projects typically have something in common: they’re fun, imaginative, eye-catching, and appeal to their target audience. Think about who your ideal customer is. Once you know who that customer base is, it becomes easier to consider them, appeal to them, and reach them. Creativity and ideas are important, but like all businesses, knowing your market matters. 

Ready to get designing? If you need stock photos, graphics, artwork, and fonts, check out Envato Elements. One fee gets you access to a giant library of professional assets, and they’re all included with unlimited downloads. 

We’re talking about thousands of fonts, thousands of graphics, and more. It’s a bargain, and all of the content is appropriate for commercial use. No worrying about licensing—it’s all covered. It’s an easy and awesome choice for professional designers and creative professionals.

Or maybe you have a great idea, but you’re not quite sure if it’s right yet. Take a look at Placeit, an awesome online tool for creating mockups. 

For example, if you have a cute T-shirt design, you can create a mockup to see what it would look like on a model before you even print and cut the design. The best part is, you can do it all from the comfort of your browser. It’s easy, and it’s free to get started. 

Why not get started on your next Cricut project ideas right now? Good luck, and happy designing!

Want to learn more about design? Check out these free tutorials from Envato Tuts+:

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  Hand Lettering
  How to Create a Hand-Lettered T-Shirt Design in Adobe Illustrator
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  30 Best Printable Digital Scrapbook Paper (New for 2020!)
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  The Ultimate Guide to Digital Scrapbooking
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  Adobe Photoshop
  How to Make a Digital Scrapbook Template
  Daisy Ein

Want to know how to become a digital scrapbook designer? In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to make a digital scrapbook template, perfect for adapting into your own layouts and designs! Add your own photos, or mix it up and do something completely different! The only limit is your imagination.

Fun tip: Use this tutorial for your Cricut scrapbook layouts! A lot of the items found in this guide can be printed and used with Silhouette and Cricut scrapbooking machines. There’s plenty of inspiration to be found for your Cricut scrapbook projects below. Let’s get started!

What You’ll Need

The following assets are used in this tutorial for how to make a digital scrapbook template:

• Beige Digital Papers
• Watercolor Peony Digital Papers
• Peachy and Pure Font
• Travel Hand Drawn Icons
• Postage Stamps Volume 1
• Postage Stamps Volume 2
• Vector Lace Frame
• Crumpled Kraft Paper
• Couple Photo #1
• Couple Photo #2
• Couple Photo #3
• Couple Photo #4 

In my opinion, digital scrapbooking is all about gathering and experimenting with fun textures, images, fonts, papers, and patterns—so have fun with it! Gather your materials, and let’s explore how to make a digital scrapbook template.

1. How to Start a Digital Scrapbook Template

Step 1

To start learning how to make a digital scrapbook template, we need to create a New Document. You can do so by going to File > New in Adobe Photoshop.

For my digital scrapbook page, I decided to work at 8.5″ wide by 11″ high, but keep in mind, you can work at any size you prefer. If, for example, your scrapbook is square, work with those dimensions! The choice is yours. 

Step 2

Next, let’s talk about resolution. 

If you’re planning to print your digital scrapbook page, you’re going to need to work at a print-appropriate resolution. I recommend setting your Resolution to 300, if you plan to print your work. 

If you plan to share and enjoy your work exclusively in a digital environment, you might not need your work to be high resolution. However, since we’re working with raster artwork—i.e. artwork that cannot be scaled larger without losing quality—I usually like to work larger than I need. You can always scale down. 

Once you are happy with your document settings, click Create to continue.

Step 3

Now that we have a blank canvas to work with, we need our content! This is my favorite part of the process—finding imagery, textures, and digital scrapbook paper to work with. 

So, what is digital scrapbooking? With digital scrapbooking, we have an awesome advantage over traditional, physical scrapbooks: we can scan content, we can digitally manipulate content, we can download content! Not only is there a huge wealth of content out there, but it can prove to be less expensive and, if you make a mistake, you can undo!

I like to start by gathering my images and assets. I’ll be using content from Envato Elements today—it has a lot of fun collections of digital scrapbook paper and other assets that are perfect for digital scrapbooking. You can gather your content from any source you prefer, and/or work along with me!

2. How to Create a Digital Scrapbook Layout

Step 1

Let’s get started on our layout. I’m going to create a travel-themed digital scrapbook page, perfect for fun vacation photos. Think about your theme when selecting your assets! This theme will dictate the look and feel of all of your scrapbook page layouts.

To get my design started, I decided to start with a patterned digital paper in the background. Mine looks like a wood texture (you can download it here)—but there are lots of different textures and patterns you could work with!

I opened up my digital paper, by going to File > Open. 

Step 2

Select your image from your computer, and then click Open. 

This will visually look different, depending if you’re on a Mac or PC, as well as where your image is located on your computer—but the general process is the same. 

Step 3

Now, your image should be open in Photoshop. Note, this is a second open document, in addition to our new document that we created earlier.

Select the entire image. You can do so by going to Select > All. 

Step 4

Next, go to Edit > Copy, to copy our selection.

Step 5

Finally, return to your new, untitled document. How do you know which document you’re currently “in”, if you have more than one open?

Look towards the top of your screen. In current versions of Photoshop, the most forward-facing tab is your active document. In the example below, Untitled-1 is the active document. The other document, wood_background.jpg, is open, but it is not the active document that I am viewing at this time. I can tab between them when needed. 

Step 6

Now, in your new document, go to Edit > Paste to insert our background image.

Step 7

Please take note of this process! We will be selecting, copying, and pasting a lot of content in this tutorial, a key step in making scrapbook page layouts. If you forget how to do so, make sure to come back to this part of the tutorial to review.

Here’s an example of where we are, right now, below. Notice that my image has been automatically pasted onto a new layer. 

Step 8

Next, I’m going to use the Rectangle Tool to lay out where I’d like my photos to be placed in my layout. Photoshop will automatically put this first rectangle on a new layer.

Start with your first rectangle, where you’d like your first photo to be placed. Don’t worry too much about the size of the rectangle in relation to your photos, for now. We’ll address that later. 

Step 9

Before placing another rectangle, let’s create a New Layer. You can do so from the Layers panel. If you don’t see the Layers panel, go to Window > Layers.

The Create New Layer button is at the bottom, and looks like a piece of folded paper—click on the Create New Layer button to make a new layer.

Step 10

Now, let’s create another rectangle, using the Rectangle Tool. This will be my second photo in my layout. Notice that it’s on its own layer (the new one that we just created). 

Layers are an important and powerful part of working with Photoshop—and you’re likely going to want to take advantage of that power when creating digital scrapbook pages. We can organize, move, and adjust components freely by having them each on their own layer.

That said, I would recommend organizing your layers, since you might end up with a lot of them! You can, for example, click and drag to move and organize your layers, here in the Layers panel. Think of it like layering pieces or paper on top of each other. That’s right, this part of the process is pretty similar to making non-digital scrapbook page layouts.

You can rename your layers by clicking on the name of the layer in the Layers panel. This is optional, but it can be a lifesaver when you end up with 20, 30, or more layers!

Step 11

Repeat this process, adding as many layers and rectangles as you’d like to your composition. I decided to start with three.

Step 12

I like where I’ve placed my rectangles—they’re going to serve as my photo placeholders—but I want them to have just a touch of depth, so they feel more like real photos pasted on a page. 

I decided to add a slight Drop Shadow to achieve this look. This way, they don’t look “flat” against the background, but rather as if they’re sitting on top of it.

Again, the key word here is slight drop shadow—it should look natural and supplemental!

To add this layer effect, click on the Add a Layer Style button, at the bottom of the Layers panel. Select Drop Shadow. 

Step 13

This opens up the Layer Style options, and it should automatically open to Drop Shadow. 

Set the Blend Mode to Multiply. This will affect how the shadow blends with our background.

Set the Opacity to 25%. I kept this low, so the shadow would remain subtle. 

I set my Distance to 4, Spread to 32, and my Size to 13—but I recommend toggling Preview On (this is under the OK button, on the right-hand side). This way, you can freely experiment with these values, not only to get a result you enjoy, but also to get a feel for each of these sliders. 

Once you’re happy with your selections, click OK. 

Step 14

I want this Layer Style to be on all of my rectangles/photos, however. Thankfully, I don’t have to repeat this process over and over again. I can easily copy any layer style and paste it on another one!

To do so, right-click (on PC) or Control-click (on Mac) on the layer with the effect you’d like to copy. In the resulting menu, select Copy Layer Style. 

Step 15

Then, right-click (on PC) or Control-click (on Mac) on the layer where you’d like to paste this effect. In the resulting menu, select Paste Layer Style. 

Step 16

Repeat this process, until each rectangle has the same Layer Style. We wouldn’t want one to have a shadow and the others not to—that likely wouldn’t look as natural.

If you want to edit a layer effect, simply click on it within the Layers panel, and it’ll open up those Layer Style options for you again.

Note, this could work with any digital scrapbooking shapes! It doesn’t have to exclusively be rectangles!

3. How to Create Borders and Decorative Elements

Step 1

We’ve got the basics laid out here, but they’re not all that visually interesting yet. Let’s experiment with adding some borders and depth to our photo templates.

Choose one of your rectangles and duplicate this layer. You can do so by selecting the layer. 

Then, right-click (on PC) or Control-click (on Mac), and, from the resulting menu, click on Duplicate Layer.

Step 2

Now, I’m going to take our duplicate layer and resize it, using the Move Tool. 

Make sure Show Transform Controls is toggled on, in the Options Bar at the top of the screen. This option reveals resize handles for the content on the currently selected layer.

Click and drag on the resize handles of your choice. I resized this rectangle so it’s a little smaller than the original rectangle. My goal here is to create the appearance of a border.

Step 3

Next, let’s change the layer style on this smaller rectangle. Click on the layer style on the layer itself to open up the Layer Style options once again, as highlighted below. 

Step 4

We don’t need a Drop Shadow on this rectangle, so let’s turn it off. 

Click on the checkbox by “Drop Shadow” in the Layer Style options to turn this effect off. Notice how, when we do so, all of the options fade out. 

Step 5

Instead, let’s apply a different effect. I’m going to try an Inner Shadow, instead! 

Since we already have the Layer Style options open, click on the checkbox by “Inner Shadow”. Make sure you also click on Inner Shadow, in this list of effects, so you can see this particular effect’s options. 

Step 6

The options here should look familiar—they’re very similar to the Drop Shadow options! 

This time, my Distance is at 6, Choke at 0, and Size at 35. However, again, I recommend toggling Preview on and experimenting with these values. Adjust them to suit your border size and preferences. 

I also, again, kept the Opacity low, at 32%. The goal here is for the shadow to be subtle. 

Once you’re happy with your settings, click OK. 

Step 7

Now we have the beginnings of a photo template with a border! Let’s insert a digital scrapbook paper into our border space. 

Copy and paste a digital paper of your choice into your document. If you’re unsure of how to do so, go back to Step 1 of How to Create a Digital Scrapbook Layout to review this process.

I chose to use this crumpled kraft paper texture. Photoshop should automatically paste it onto a new layer. 

Make sure this layer is positioned between our two rectangles, as shown below.

Note: I have colored the upper rectangle blue and the lower rectangle red, just to make this concept easier to see. Coloring your layers like this is entirely optional/cosmetic—but can be great for organizational purposes! You can do this too, by right-clicking (on PC) or holding Control and clicking (on a Mac) and choosing a color. 

Step 8

Next, select the layer with your digital scrapbook paper on it. Again, it should be between the two rectangles. 

Right-click (on PC) or Control-click (on Mac) on this layer, and, from the resulting menu, click on Create Clipping Mask.

Step 9

By turning this layer into a Clipping Mask, it will confine the paper to the space occupied by the larger rectangle—making it look like a border.

Not only that, but we can freely move and resize our digital scrapbook paper now, as it will stay within this space!

You can have more than one Clipping Mask applied to a layer, too! Below, I’ve created a second new layer, converted it to a Clipping Mask, filled it with a solid beige (Paint Bucket Tool), and then set the layer’s Blending Mode to Multiply. I wanted to darken the color of the paper. 

You can really do a lot of things with Clipping Masks—give it a shot! 

Step 10

Repeat this process for any other photos that you’d like to have a border. I decided to do so with one other photo in my composition. I used this cute digital paper!

4. How to Add Photos to Your Digital Scrapbook

Step 1

Let’s use Clipping Masks again—but this time, to apply photos to our digital scrapbook template. 

Open the photo you’d like to use. Copy and paste it into your document. It should automatically paste onto a new layer. 

If you’re unsure of how to do so, go back to Step 1 of How to Create a Digital Scrapbook Layout to review this process.

Take a look at your layers. We want the photo layer to be on top of whichever rectangle you would like it to be “placed” in. Use the Move Tool to position the photo. 

Step 2

Once the photo layer is in the right place, right-click (on PC) or Control-click (on Mac) on this layer, and, from the resulting menu, click on Create Clipping Mask.

Step 3

Now, the photo is within our placeholder. Repeat this process to “fill” the template spaces that we’ve created for our photos.

You can swap out and change these photos any time!

Step 4

Here’s an extra tip—having a lot of layers can get really confusing. I like to use Folders—or Groups—to keep my work organized.

You can create a Folder by clicking on the Folder icon, within the Layers panel. Then, simply click and drag to sort and rearrange your layers. Place the ones you’d like within the folder. Folders, especially when combined with colors and names/labels, can make for a much more organized experience.

This is an optional step—but it’s been a lifesaver for me when my layer count gets really high!

5. How to Add Effects and Details to Your Digital Scrapbook

Step 1

You can also apply external templates, layer effects, and other fun additions to your digital scrapbook. Here are a few ideas, to get you started.

I decided that I wanted one of the photos on my page to look like an aged photo, from an instant camera. So I downloaded this Retro Film Mockup from Envato Elements. 

When opening the template’s Photoshop file (PSD), I placed its contents within a Folder or Group. This way, I could easily click and drag it into my digital scrapbook document. 

Using the Move Tool, I placed this where I thought it would look best in my composition.

Step 2

This template uses Smart Objects—something you may want to use in your digital scrapbooking. In this case, simply click on the layer that says YOUR PHOTO HERE. 

Notice that this layer has a little paper icon in the corner of the layer preview. This visually indicates that this layer contains a Smart Object.

When we double-click on it, we go “inside” the Smart Object. It’s a lot like its own unique file. We can preserve content here, in a Smart Object—so edits and effects applied within our PSD don’t change or alter our original. 

I simply pasted my photo here, on top of the template photo, and saved the Smart Object (File > Save). This will make the changes reflect in our original document. Easy, right?

Step 3

But scrapbook pages often have more than photos—so let’s have some fun here, with decorative elements. 

The sky’s the limit! You can scan things, you can take photos of things, you can download assets—I decided to start by adding some lace, at the top of my composition, just for some added interest. Again, this is a process of copying and pasting content into your scrapbook page. 

You can download the lace I used here!

It has a slight Drop Shadow, just like our photos, to give it a little extra depth. If you aren’t sure how to do so, please see Step 12 of How to Create a Digital Scrapbook Layout.

Step 4

But we can also create fun additions by hand. I wanted to have a piece of ribbon or paper on the side of my page, but I couldn’t quite find what I wanted. So I made it myself!

To do so, create a New Layer. 

Then, take your Rectangular Marquee Tool and make a selection on the right-hand side of the page. 

Use the Paint Bucket Tool to fill this area. I used a pinkish, salmon color. 

Step 5

Repeat this process, but with two thinner, rectangular shapes. I made them a light beige color. 

Then, I applied a subtle Drop Shadow—similar to the ones I used on my photos and my lace (remember, you can copy and paste layer styles!). 

Now, I have the thin strip of paper or ribbon I was looking for!

Step 6

I love adding fun little extras to my digital scrapbook pages. I thought some stamps would be a fun addition—so I used both some scans of actual stamps, as well as some cute, hand-drawn icons. 

I also pasted a pair of tickets into my layout. Since this was a lot of individual imagery, I organized them in folders. Otherwise, I’d have a big mess of over 30 layers at this point!

Paste in any imagery you like! Digital scrapbook tags, buttons, glitter—the goal here is to have fun and create something meaningful for you and your memories. 

Step 7

Finally, let’s add some text with the Text Tool. I used the font Peachy and Pure! 

You can rotate, scale, and resize your text using the Move Tool. Remember to have Show Transform Controls toggled on in the Options menu.

Alternatively, you can go to Edit > Transform to choose Scale or Rotate. 

Position your text however you like!

And There You Have It!

We’ve created a fun digital scrapbook page—ready for your favorite photos or for remixing into a totally different layout! The nice part is, now we have a fully functional digital scrapbook template. We can just drop in any photos we like!

Now that you have some additional insight into how to make a digital scrapbook template, I hope you’re inspired to go out there and make some great content. As mentioned before, you can play with your digital layouts for ideas for Cricut scrapbooking!

You can use Clipping Masks for so many fun things in digital scrapbooking. Smart Objects can also be a great way to keep things organized and preserve your original photos when adding effects. 

Want to know more about both? Check out these tutorials:

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  Photoshop in 60 Seconds: How to Use Smart Objects

  Take just a minute to learn why using Smart Objects in Photoshop is such a smart thing to do.
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  How to Create a Clipping Mask in Photoshop

  In this quick tip tutorial, you will learn how to create a clipping mask in Photoshop while making a quick scrapbook-inspired image!

Thanks so much for following along with me! Learning how to design digital scrapbook paper templates is a useful skill. I hope you’re inspired to make lots of your own digital scrapbooking templates. If you enjoy digital scrapbooking, here are some awesome items that you might want to check out. I know I love collecting textures and digital paper!

Hot Air Balloon Image and Digital Paper Pack

Check out this gorgeous image set! Complete with six different, seamless digital papers and ten ornate drawings, this is such a fun, romantic set. I was more than happy to add this one to my collection! This is printable scrapbook paper too! You can bring your Cricut scrapbook projects to life with this set.

Wedding Digital Paper Pack

These lovely textures could be great for your wedding memories—but these patterns are so soft, gentle, and welcoming, they would work for a wide variety of projects! This would be welcome in any digital scrapbooking kits. They’re a nice addition to your Cricut scrapbook layouts as well.

Minimalistic Watercolor Backgrounds

I love paper textures; have you considered adding some watercolor elements to your next digital scrapbooking project? Abstract and minimalistic backgrounds, like this set, can be the perfect, supplemental addition to your digital and Cricut scrapbooking work! And hey, this set comes with 55 to choose from! It’s a great pack to have if you need designs for digital scrapbook paper.

Watercolor Pine Branches Digital Scrapbook Papers

I absolutely love designloverstudio’s digital papers, and this set is no exception. They create some of the best digital scrapbook content! This one is decorative, detailed, and beautifully crafted, and I love the mix of pine and white flowers! These digital scrapbook pages could work for so many different projects! You can even print them for your scrapbook ideas using Cricut.

Natural Paper Textures x10

One of the challenges with digital scrapbooking, in my opinion, is bringing some of the texture of traditional scrapbooking into the composition. Natural paper textures, like this set, can be just what the doctor ordered. Use them as they are, or use them to create layer effects! Do you like the look of the textures of these digital scrapbook pages? Print them out to use in your Cricut scrapbook projects!

30 Vintage Paper Textures

There’s something special about a vintage look, especially when creating a composition that is all about memories. Add a touch of aged paper to your work to help capture that aesthetic! Your digital and Cricut scrapbook projects will look great with these vintage textures in tow.

Handmade Watercolor Backgrounds

These watercolor backgrounds could be a perfect background for your next digital scrapbooking page! Or place them on top of elements in your digital scrapbook design and change up the blending mode to create interesting textures and effects! If you want these watercolor backgrounds off of the screen, you can easily use them in your Cricut scrapbook layouts.

White Hydrangea Digital Paper Pack

A sweet, country set, this digital paper pack could be great for your next reunion page, baby shower, or other special project! Check out those beautiful, hand-drawn illustrations! They are absolutely charming and perfect for Cricut scrapbooking!

If you enjoyed this tutorial, here are some other articles to check out. You can learn about digital scrapbooking, patterns for digital and Cricut scrapbook layouts, and more below! 

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  Photography
  15 Top Templates and Resources for Fun Family Photographers
  Marie Gardiner

• 
  Adobe Illustrator
  A Beginner’s Guide to Adobe Illustrator Patterns
  Andrei Stefan

• 
  Photo Effects
  How to Make a Photo Collage in Photoshop
  Marko Kožokar

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  Photoshop Actions
  20+ Best Colorful Sparkle & Lighting Photo Effects for Photoshop
  Melody Nieves

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  Photoshop Actions
  How to Create a Vintage Photo Filter With Photoshop in 60 Seconds
  Melody Nieves

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  Digital Scrapbooking
  30 Best Printable Digital Scrapbook Paper (New for 2020!)
  Nona Blackman

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  Digital Scrapbooking
  The Ultimate Guide to Digital Scrapbooking
  Daisy Ein

• 
  Bookbinding
  How to Bind A Scrapbook With Removable Pages
  Erica Munoz

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  Textures
  50+ Best Paper Textures and Overlays (Old, Crumpled, Creased, and Folded)
  Nona Blackman

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  Adobe Photoshop
  35 Best Photoshop Collage Templates
  Melody Nieves

Do you need to promote your small or medium-sized business in 2021? 

Traditional forms of advertising, like business flyers, are still effective. According to Entrepreneur.com, flyers are cost-effective and get straight to the point. This makes them an excellent choice.

Direct Marketing Association statistics show that as many as 79% of people retain, share, or at least look at the contents of a flyer or leaflet. Another 48% indicate that they respond to flyer advertising. 

Put simply, creative business flyers get the job done!

If you don’t have a design background, designing your creative template for business flyers can be hard. On top of that, entrepreneurs are notoriously busy.

And if you’re a marketer or graphic designer working with clients, designing a flyer from scratch is time-consuming. In that case, a professional flyer template could be what you need to help your client tap into their target audience. 

Or, if you’re on a deadline or you’ve got a tight budget, then a pre-designed, informational flyer template can be a great solution.

The Best Business Flyer Templates on Envato Elements (With Unlimited Use)

There are thousands of the best ideas for business flyers on Envato Elements. It’s a great offer: download as many as you want for one low price. 

Each of these awesome flyer template designs from Envato Elements has tons of professional and creative flyer marketing options. They’re stacked with pro design features and great visuals to choose from. They’re also quick and easy to work with.

Grab one of these professional corporate information flyer templates or product flyer templates, and quickly create a memorable sales impression. They come with a ready-to-use design for a flyer to showcase your:

• product or service promotions
• current sales discounts
• upcoming corporate events
• company advertising campaigns
• brand messaging and more

Just add your key advertising ideas, creative graphics, and preferred colors to these well-designed Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign templates. Swiftly prep your business flyer design with your custom info. Then, you’re ready to print your marketing flyer and use it to help your company reach your KPIs.

Business Flyer Template Inspiration (New From Envato Elements for 2021)

Need flyer inspiration for your 2021 marketing? Or a great design for a flyer? Here are a handful of the best flyer examples for business (with creative and professional flyer layouts) that are trending on Envato Elements.

1. Law Company Flyer (PSD, AI, INDD, EPS, JPG)

Law Company Flyer combines professionalism with modern design. This template features multiple shades of the trendy blue color. It comes with both A4 and US Letter flyer formats. With a wide range of file types, you can edit this flyer template with the program of your choice.

2. Small Business Saturday Flyer Set (PSD, AI)

Small Business Saturday is huge for many entrepreneurs every year. Promote your business with this SBS-themed flyer set. Both the Photoshop and Illustrator files are fully editable with organized layers. As an added bonus, this bundle includes Instagram templates for you to share on your social media!

3. Business Flyer (AI, EPS)

Promote your business or professional event with this flyer template. It’s fully editable, so you can add your logo, event name, ticket prices, and more with ease. Business Flyer comes in A4 size and is a premium alternative to business flyer template free downloads.

4. Business Flyer Layout – Presentation Flyers (PSD, JPG)

This set includes multi-purpose minimal, clean and well-designed flyers. These are perfect for any corporate or small-business projects. This informational flyer template design is 100% customizable—it’s easy to use the layered PSD file. All objects are resizable, with no quality loss, removable and editable.

5. Creative – Information Flyer Example Template (PSD)

This modern, minimalist design is an ideal information flyer example template for businesses to keep handy for any corporate promotional use. It’s easy to use with smart object image placeholders, and all the text is quick to edit with the text tool. 

Create printable business advertising—the best flyers within minutes, without much cost. Free business flyer templates found online are good, but they’re nothing like this premium creative flyer template.

6. Corporate Flyer Template – For Making Creative Presentation Flyers (PSD)

Whether you’re looking for training flyers or corporate flyers, this is a great choice! This is one of the best business flyer samples for business on Envato Elements for 2021. 

It’s formatted for an A4 size creative corporate design for a flyer with bleed. There’s enough space for a nice large image that can be used to grab attention. The simple color shading on the background of the fonts gives it a creative geometric look. It’s a well-organized, layered flyer design template that’s easy to edit.

7. Advertising Flyer – Business Handout (EPS)

Do you need a double-sided template for a flyer presentation? This double-sided flyer design is a fully layered and editable Adobe Illustrator template, giving you double the exposure. It comes with eight vector EPS files and is in print-ready format. Using free business flyer templates found online can be limiting and risky. Using a premium flyer template like this is a wiser choice. 

8. Multipurpose Corporate Marketing One Pager Template (PSD)

Here’s a professional, clean, yet creative multipurpose flyer design layout. It comes with three PSD files and well-organized layers, and is fully editable. It’s 100% vector and is print-ready. It’s an Adobe Photoshop template that’s very useful to have. 

9. Marketing – Informational Flyer Presentation Template (PSD)

This one’s easy to edit and adapt to any business: marketing, finance, banking, business, corporation, startups, and many more. Use your promotional information in this creative flyer design, along with catchy images with the right colors to grab your target audience’s attention. 

This design features a simple and pleasant arrangement of layers, which helps with adjusting the flyer layout to your requirements. There are two Abobe Photoshop files, A4-size templates with smart objects, unlimited colors, and free fonts and icons.

10. Finance Business Flyer (PSD, AI, EPS, JPG)

The world of finance may be dominated by ties and pant suits, but that doesn’t mean your finance flyer design has to be just as stuffy. This business template is fun and contemporary, as well as very easy to edit. Customize the colors, text, and more with this print-ready template.   

Discover More Top Business Flyer Templates in This Video

See some of these great business flyer templates in action. We also include some top examples of flyers for inspiration. 

Check out some of our best creative business flyer templates from Envato Elements in this quick video:

Envato Elements (Design Without Limits)

Envato Elements has a single compelling (all-inclusive) offer:

Sign up for Envato Elements. You’ll get access to thousands of creative graphics and templates (with unlimited use), from web themes to creative flyer templates and more—all for one low price.

That’s right! Download as many creative templates and graphics as you want. Then customize them to fit any of your project needs.

While Envato Elements is a powerful option, if you prefer to buy new business flyer templates one at a time (instead of getting unlimited access to hundreds of creative designs), check out the selection from our GraphicRiver marketplace below.

25+ Best Business Flyer Templates (Design From Envato Market for 2021)

We’ve got you covered if you need to buy a template one at a time. In our business flyer example templates category on GraphicRiver, choose from thousands of creative ideas for creative flyers for a business that are modern, easily editable, feature a minimalist design, and won’t break the bank. 

We’ve got many professionally designed examples of business flyer templates on Envato Market as well, such as these trending best-sellers for 2021 below:

Grab one of these information flyer templates for business now. Choose the best-designed corporate or training flyers you need. Add your photos. Quickly customize your information. Insert your branding and get them ready to be printed. That way, you can distribute them to your potential audience and get new clients walking in the door.

Here are 25 of the best professional flyer templates for marketing in 2021. They come with creative design styles and various layouts to choose from. There are tons of creative flyer designs, with stylish layout ideas for business flyers in 2021. It’s time to get inspired by these great business flyer ideas: 

1. Corporate Business Flyer Vol. 02- Modern Flyer Template (PSD)

This modern flyer is a great choice, no matter what kind of business you run or the type of product or service you want to promote. The template was designed in the standard US Letter size and can be edited in Photoshop. It features a large header area, as well as several smaller photos, so you can promote several products or members of your team. 

2. Flyer – Simple Flyer Inspiration (PSD)

If you’re looking for a simple and minimal design, this flyer template is a perfect choice. Thanks to its minimal design, it can be used in any industry. Customize it to your needs with your choice of fonts and colors. Easily add your images thanks to image placeholders. The template comes in four color variations and can be edited in Photoshop.

3. Health & Medical Doctors Flyer – Great Flyer Inspiration For Medical Industry (PSD)

Consider this flyer template if you’re working in a medical or another health-related industry. The template has a clean and professional design. It comes in three color variations and was designed in A4 format. Easily edit it with Photoshop and customize the fonts, colors, and images to match your brand. 

4. Corporate – Great Flyer Inspiration (PSD)

This is a good flyer design template with a modern look and a pop of color. It would work as a corporate flyer or even a training flyer. This template is easy to edit. You’ve got three color
options to choose between, and you can easily add any image of your
choice by dragging and dropping the image into place. This flyer comes in A4
letter size, making it easy to mail your flyer.

5. Corporate Flyer – Graphic Design Flyer (PSD)

This corporate flyer is a multipurpose template
that can be fully edited. This template comes in A4 letter size, which means
that you can easily mail the flyer if needed. There are four color scheme
options to choose from. This template also comes with icons that help you emphasize
your points. 

6. Modern Corporate Flyer Template (PSD)

Modern Corporate Flyer Template is multipurpose business template. This template comes in A4 letter size and is ready to print. Modern Corporate Flyer Template also comes with five different color schemes that you can choose for your flyer. You can fully edit the template so that you can get the template that fits your business.

7. Material Style – Flyer Ideas for Business, Pricing Flyer (PSD)

Now’s your chance to use one of the latest and hottest 2021 design trends as your template for business flyer. This is one of the best flyer examples for business on GraphicRiver. 

This template is infused with Google’s Material Design in its layout and presentation. These best-designed flyers are perfect for agencies, web designers, and other creatives striving to sell their design savvy to leads and customers. These are fantastic flyer ideas for business, pricing flyers, training flyers, and more.  

It features card-based sorting of visual information, so that your readers can quickly pick out the important services your small business provides. With two PSD files and one TXT (help file), you can easily customize it to fit your brand.

8. Company Advertising Flyer Design Template (INDD, DOCX)

Tell leads and prospects what your small business is all about. Here’s a straightforward, attractive presentation in an intelligent company flyer design template that’ll help you do it. It features three templates of different colors. It can communicate your company values and services in legible columns and easy-to-read bullet points. 

Hand these out at the front offices of local businesses in your area or distribute them as direct-mail pieces. With included vector EPS and AI Illustrator files, this flyer is available in A4 size.

9. Mobile App Promotion Product Flyer Templates (PSD)

Versatile and fully customizable, this premium product flyer template is perfect for app promotion or for any kind of web or digital agency. With bold colors and directional cues galore, you’ll find it very easy to tell leads and customers about your app or your agency’s services! 

All the text is neatly chunked into small, digestible information so that readers can pick out the most vital data quickly. It comes in Letter size with fully editable Photoshop PSD files. This is a premium product flyer template that’ll help you stand out from the crowd, unlike many free business flyer templates out there. 

10. Corporate/Marketing – Professional Flyer Design Set (PSD, AI)

This clean and minimalist flyer information template set features copious white space. So you can highlight your small business’s message without any distractions getting in the way. 

It’s editable in both Photoshop and Illustrator and is a useful solution for conveying your unique selling proposition in ways that resonate with your customers. Choose it for direct-mail campaigns as well as straightforward promotions. For example, you could leave it with the receptionists or office managers in neighborhood businesses.

11. Product Data Sheet Informational Flyer With Pricing Table (PSD)

Do you need great business flyer ideas for showcasing your marketing information in 2021? It can be hard to make rote figures and statistics jump out at your leads, customers, or even associates. But this business pricing flyer does this with efficiency, thanks to its handy pricing table. 

This makes it the perfect resource at any small business meeting where hard data needs to be showcased in an easy-to-understand presentation. Sold in standard US Letter size, this informational flyer design is print-ready. It’s a cinch to edit and customize and comes with three PSD files and one TXT or help file.

12. Creative Web Design – Professional Agency Flyer (PSD)

Your leads and customers will gladly take the time to read through your business flyer if it’s legible. This creative agency flyer complements the recipient’s reading flow by organizing your marketing message into digestible, easy-to-read chunks of text neatly aligned into columns for better retention. This flyer comes in both A4 and US Letter sizes. It’s completely editable and supports PSD for simple customization of your content.

13. 4-Design Corporate Marketing Flyer Template (INDD, AI)

Are you looking for a versatile and flexible way to promote your business? With this four-design flyer, you can move around blocks of content to customize your company information to fit with how your readers consume data. Take advantage of its grid system to highlight the most vital stats, data, and figures behind your small business. It features InDesign CS5.5 and IDML CS4 formats and is print-ready for your convenience.

14. Multi-Purpose Advertising Business Event Flyer (PSD)

A good example of business flyer templates, this one is customizable and comes in a Photoshop file format and three print sizes: A3, A4, and US Letter. All the templates are fully editable and feature three color-scheme variations that let you incorporate color contrast and vibrancy to draw the eyes of your readers. This flyer is ideal for many purposes: 

• promoting conferences
• raising awareness for upcoming events
• building interest for lectures and workshops
• and more

15. Conference/Event – Professional Flyer Information Template (PSD)

Featuring two layered and print-ready PSDs, this conference and event flyer is perfect for showcasing coming attractions at your business. Get the word out about your upcoming event. 

These templates are fully customizable in Photoshop CS, feature custom shapes, and rely on modern and minimalist design to promote your message with no clutter or confusion. With generous white space and padding, this flyer will make your central message stand out. This premium flyer template is professionally and creatively designed, unlike many free business flyer templates online. 

16. Promotional Business Flyer – Creative Template Design (PSD, AI)

Great for showing off product and clothing lines, this promotional flyer information template is available in three unique designs. Use the power of visuals to communicate the stylishness of your store’s fashions or the luster of your brand’s jewelry. This handy flyer has generous room for images. 

This flyer features fully editable layers, so you’re in complete control of where to place text, images, and colors. It includes Photoshop PSD and AI Illustrator graphics files.

17. Flyer and Poster – Endless Infinity Flyer Design (AI)

Print-ready and featuring 24 files in total (four flyer layouts with three color variations and two sizes), this elegant example of business flyer design enables successful promotion and communication. It’s one of the most vibrant, creative web design flyers you’ll find. 

With bigger headline fonts to draw the eyes of your readers to what’s important and bullet-point organization, you can tell leads and customers what your business is all about. It comes in Illustrator (.ai) CS6+ file format and A4 size.

18. Business Ad/Flyer One-Page Template Design (INDD)

Bargain-priced so it won’t hurt your wallet, this business ad flyer comes with InDesign INDD graphic files. Communicate to your leads and clients directly and clearly with this no-frills and straight-to-the-point, one-page template. 

This template is ideal for advertising and calling attention to your small business seminars, workshops, lectures, conferences, and events. With a contrasting design that highlights the most important information right away, you can use it in everything from direct-mailing campaigns to handouts to passersby.

19. Creative Corporate – Informational Flyer Design (PSD)

These best-designed creative flyers boast a four-color variation and full customization. They’re a handy tool to tell your customer base about what your business stands for and its services. 

Use the neutral colors like black and white in the background to make your product and service descriptions pop right off the page. It features a 300-DPI resolution and Photoshop PSD files. This is a very useful promotion to pass around town or distribute in the mail.

20. Corporate Business Advertising Flyer (PSD, AI, EPS)

Grab the attention of leads and prospects right away with these information flyer templates for business. Its card-based design is versatile and flexible. Move around its content blocks in whatever alignment you wish because it’s fully editable and customizable. 

With two flyer layout variations and many color-contrast combinations, design agencies and marketing consultants will enjoy an easy time presenting their list of services. This informational flyer template comes with Photoshop PSD, Vector EPS, and AI Illustrator graphics files.

21. Corporate Flyer v.01 (INDD)

Corporate Flyer V.01 comes with two premade color schemes to choose from. You can easily edit this template to fit the needs of your business. There’s also a space for a QR code so that you can link to more
information. This template comes in A4 paper size and is print ready. Corporate Flyer V.01 is perfect for anyone looking for a modern flyer.

22. Corporate Flyer – a Graphic Design Flyer (PSD)

Corporate Flyer is great for anyone who’s not good at making decisions because this template comes with just one color scheme option. But it’s a great choice if you’re in a hurry and need to get a flyer done without editing too much. The modern contemporary geometric design on this flyer makes it interesting enough to draw the reader in and hold their attention.

23. Business Flyer – Trendy Flyer Template (PSD)

This trendy business flyer is a great choice for any type of industry. The template was designed in A4 format as well as in the US Letter format. Customize the colors, fonts, and images. The template can be edited in Photoshop and includes a detailed help file.

24. Business Flyer V36 – Bold Flyer Inspiration (PSD)

Try this template if you’re looking for a flyer template with a bold design. This template is sure to catch the attention of your audience and can be used to promote the launch of a new line of products as well as the launch of a new business. The template can be edited in Photoshop and was designed in US Letter size. 

25. Heavy Duty Product Flyer – Cool Flyer Template (PSD)

If you’ve got several products to promote, this template is a great choice. It allows you to promote up to four products, and you can also add a larger image that promotes your entire store. The template was designed in US Letter size and can be edited in Photoshop.

How to Use a Flyer Design Template to Create a Modern Flyer Design

Let’s learn the basics of how to customize a good flyer design template. For this example, we’ll use the Flyer template from Envato Elements, pictured below:

Let’s get started.

Step 1. Remove Unwanted Elements

It’s important to note that you don’t have to use all the elements on the flyer’s design. If you see an object on the template that you don’t want on your flyer, there’s a simple solution: remove it. 

Click on the object that you don’t want. Handles appear to let you know that you’ve selected the object.

Next, hit Delete on your keyboard. This removes the object that you want to get rid of.

Step 2. Add an Image

Now we’ll learn how to add an image to the flyer template. 

Start by clicking on the Insert tab. Under the Insert tab, click on the Pictures button. 

A drop-down menu appears. Next, click on the option of where your picture is located. Then, select the photo that you’d like to add. The photo will appear on the template and you can adjust the photo size to suit your needs.

Step 3. Change the Template Text

Finally, you’ll learn how to change the text on a template. 

Click on the text that you’d like to change. You’ll know the text is selected when the handles appear around the text. Next, hit Delete on your keyboard. 

You’ve successfully gotten rid of the unwanted text. Now you can leave that area blank or add new text of your choice. To add the new text, start typing where you deleted the previous text. 

You’ve just customized a flyer design template!

5 Quick Business Flyer Design Tips

Now you know how to customize a flyer template. But, if you want your flyer to stand out, here are five quick tips that’ll help you out: 

1. Keep It Simple

The first tip we’ve got for you is to keep the design simple. This lets your customers focus on what you’re promoting rather than being distracted by unnecessary design elements. 

2. Limit Your Fonts

Limit your font choices to no more than two. This will allow you to have some variety but also keep the overall design professional and visually appealing. 

3. Mind the White Space

White space refers to the amount of negative space around each element of your design. While it doesn’t necessarily have to be white, a good amount of white space will make your design look polished and allow for plenty of breathing room. In the end, you’ll wind up with a design that doesn’t look cluttered and makes your message more visible.

4. Use Colors as Accents

Colors will make your flyer look more visually appealing, not to mention they’re a great way to reinforce your brand. But be careful not to overdo it. Avoid using more than two or three colors. Use them to accent certain areas of the creative business flyers to draw attention to them.  

5. Use High-Quality Images

Be sure to use high-quality images, whether you’re promoting your business in general or promoting particular products. The last thing you want is to turn away potential customers because your images appear blurry.

10+ Best Industry-Specific Flyer Templates for 2021

If you’re in a specific industry, we’ve also got information flyer example templates for you. Here are a few of our best industry-specific information examples of creative flyers for businesses:

1. Skin Beauty Clinic – Business Flyer Example (PSD, AI, INDD, EPS, DOCX)

Here’s a good marketing flyer template that’s designed professionally and creatively and is very industry specific. You’ll save yourself loads of time by looking through our selection of beauty-specific print templates on Envato Elements and downloading templates suited to your needs. Edit these templates within minutes and start marketing your business immediately. 

2. Education – Example of Flyer Template (PSD, AI, INDD, EPS)

A two-page flyer with information on your upcoming expo, course layout, semester intake or even early bird promotion can take your brand a long way. Provide all relevant information and contact details to students quickly and easily. Browse through our selection of other education-specific print templates that are helpful for you as you market your educational institution. 

3. Barbershop – Business Flyer Example (PSD, AI, EPS, PDF)

Do you need to bring in more customers now? Look no further. This barbershop business flyer example template is one of many barber-specific print templates you can use to market your barbershop business creatively and professionally. 

4. Travel – One Page Handout Template (AI, EPS, JPG)

This is a beautiful one-page handout template made for the travel industry. Create a flyer that gives your destination images the focus, allowing them to not only grab attention but also to entice your audience. 

As they say, a picture paints a thousand words. There are hundreds of creative and well-designed travel-specific print templates to choose from on Envato Elements so that you can paint your travel picture. 

5. Yoga – Example of Flyer Templates (PSD)

Create yoga flyers to market your yoga business during slow seasons. This yoga template is just a sneak peek of yoga-specific print templates on Envato Elements. Browse through our wide collection now and download all you need to get your yoga business booming.

6. Restaurant / F&B Industry – Example of Flyer Template (PSD, INDD)

Here’s a 4-in-1 professional and creative restaurant business handout templates bundle. Create business advertising flyers to entice potential customers with mouth-watering gastronomical images and irresistible promotions. Browse through a wide selection of professional restaurant-specific one-page handout templates on GraphicRiver. Market your restaurant the smart way.

7. Fitness & Gym – Ideas For Business Advertising Flyers (PSD)

Are you a gym owner, a fitness coach, or a freelance boot camp instructor in need of more signups? Create a fitness business advertising flyer easily without breaking the bank with this well-designed and layered information flyer template. Also, check out other fitness-specific one-page handout template examples on GraphicRiver. Pick the ones that fit your needs best.

8. Medical and Health Care – Business Handout Templates (PSD)

Here’s a professional and clean medical flyer presentation that’s suitable for any healthcare institution that needs to promote its services. Change the text and images, and you’re ready to print. There are hundreds of creative and well-designed medical business flyer sample templates to choose from on GraphicRiver.

9. Professional Photography – Ideas For Business Marketing Flyer Template (PSD)

Set yourself apart from other photographers. Don’t let word of mouth be your main marketing strategy. Get a professional yet creative-looking company flyer design. Give it out during expos or roadshows you’re involved in. 

There’s nothing like showcasing your work on print to potential customers. Get more business flyer samples, and buy new photography marketing flyer templates one at a time from GraphicRiver.

10. Real Estate – Marketing One Pager Template (PSD, EPS)

Clearly display interior and exterior images, information about a property, its features, and most importantly—your contact details. A real estate marketing one-pager template like this is helpful to get the word out about a property for sale or rent. 

Presentation flyers have been used for years in this industry. That’s because they work. Want more choices? Explore 40 professional real estate flyer presentation templates to get your hands on templates that suit your business.

11. Construction – Business Handout Template (PSD)

This marketing one-pager template is suitable for all building industries like construction, renovation, building, real estate, handyman, repair works, engineering, and hardware store businesses. Create stunning presentation flyers quickly and easily. Looking for something different? Check out other construction business flyer design templates on GraphicRiver. 

5 Creative Business Flyer Ideas for 2021

Designing your own flyer or brochure is one thing. Whether you make your own or buy a professional flyer template, once you’ve got your visually attractive and on-point corporate flyers ready to go, there’s still the matter of using them effectively to market your business. Here are a few useful tips and actionable business flyer ideas to accomplish that.

1. Aligning Your Offline and Online Initiatives

Make sure your look and feel are consistent across all your platforms: 

• website
• social media
• business cards
• and now flyers 

But what about your messaging? 

That’s equally important in this day and age. When someone receives your flyer and is considering your offer, they may hop on to your website or social channels to gather more information. Maybe you’re even deliberately leading them online. 

In this case, your flyers should be an enticing summary of your website. A customer should see a connection. A disconnect may confuse them and potentially put them off. 

2. Print Your Flyers on High-Quality Paper

Even corporate flyers that have a cutting-edge design won’t have a powerful and persuasive impact if they’re printed on cheap paper. Remember that flyers are a tactile and palpable experience! 

So invest in high-quality paper: smooth with a matte finish for a modern design and a little gloss with a textured finish for a more vintage feel.

3. Research Where to Leave Your Flyers

Flyer marketing is only as effective as researching where your target demographic spends its time and so is likelier to see and read your flyers. For instance, if your target audience is the student population, then leaving flyers at the library is a smart move. If your audience happens to be tech-savvy people, then leaving them at downtown coffee shops would be ideal.

4. Track Your Conversions Through Flyers 

One of the best ways to know if your business flyers are doing the trick is to have a flyer-specific promotion. Offer a discount if a customer presents your flyer or mention a promo code on the flyer that’s not used anywhere else. This way, you’ll be able to figure out if your initiatives are working or need some improvement. 

Having said that, it’s also important to track your overall increase in business and sales. The flyers may have an indirect impact on your business. 

5. Commit to Putting in the Effort

You’ll be doing a lot of physical work to distribute your business flyers, so get ready to invest some effort. Whether it’s placing your flyers under the windshield wipers of cars, distributing them to the front desks of other businesses in your neighborhood, or mailing them out to prospects directly, you’re going to have to do some heavy lifting to make your flyer campaign a success!

Make the most of your new flyers and distribute them where they’ll make the most impact. Also, if you’re a marketer or designer, help your clients make the right decisions on how to set up their creative flyers to be professionally produced—with a proper paper choice. And then help them set up a plan to distribute their new best flyers and track the conversions effectively.

Where to Find the Best Creative Flyer Design Templates in 2021 (Envato Elements vs. GraphicRiver)

Both Envato Elements and GraphicRiver have trendy, creative flyer design templates with high-quality visual designs that are 2021 ready. But should you use GraphicRiver or Envato Elements? And what are the key benefits of each?

1. Key Benefits of Envato Elements

Envato Elements is a premium subscription service that gives you unlimited creative template downloads for a single monthly fee. That’s a powerful offer. 

Download as many of the best flyer templates as you need to use at any time. You can also download web templates, fonts, add-ons, and graphic assets. There are loads of high-quality flyer templates with on-trend designs available on Envato Elements:

2. Key Benefits of GraphicRiver (& Envato Market)

GraphicRiver is the leading digital marketplace for purchasing single-use graphics and visual assets. It’s part of the Envato Market suite of online marketplaces that cater to numerous creative digital asset needs.

When you need a single company flyer design template to use right now, head over to GraphicRiver. Make a purchase and download your files. Here are the best flyer templates that are currently trending on GraphicRiver:

Your Choice (What’s Right for You?)

If you’re a serial entrepreneur launching new brands regularly, a marketer with many projects to promote, or a graphic or web designer with several clients to serve, then Envato Elements offers a great bang for your buck. Sign up for Envato Elements now.

Or, if you just need a single creative company flyer design template or another file type to download right now, then head over to GraphicRiver (or another Envato Market site) to find what you need.

Find More Business Flyers

Didn’t find the business flyer sample template you were looking for? Check out flyer design templates below:

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Common Business Flyer Questions Answered (FAQ)

Business flyers are a great way to promote your business, but there’s plenty to learn when it comes to making an effective business flyer template. Here are the answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about business flyers: 

What Kind of Software Can I Use to Make a Business Flyer?

You can use simple software like Microsoft Word. If you’ve got experience working with Adobe applications, you can use a program like Photoshop, InDesign, or Illustrator. 

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  Microsoft Word
  How to Quickly Make Great Flyers in Word (With Pro Template Designs)
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How Can I Print My Flyer?

Once you’ve designed your flyer, print it at home or in your office. You could also take it to a professional printer if you need many copies. 

What Should My Business Flyer Include?

Flyers are usually one-sided and have bold text that’s easy to read. They’re usually paired with an attractive image and a call to action that tells your customers what to do next. 

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  Flyers
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What’s the Difference Between a Flyer and a Brochure?

Flyers are single-sided. Brochures usually include text on both sides and use a bifold or a trifold layout.

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How Much Does It Cost to Print Flyers?

The cost of printing your flyer depends on the number of flyers you want to print out. Consult your local printer to get the exact quote. Keep in mind that the cost per flyer goes down as the number of flyers you decide to print increases. 

Learn More About Business Flyers

Learn more about creating the best flyer designs that get professional results:

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  15 Design Tips to Make Professional Business Flyers in 2020 (With Great Designs)
  Grace Fussell

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  Microsoft Word
  How to Make a Flyer on Word
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  31 Best Flyer Mockups (Using a Mockup Generator)
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Design & Illustration Video Tutorials From the Envato Tuts+ YouTube Channel

The online world of YouTube can help you learn all types of skills through video. If you’re looking to up your design and illustration game, check out our tutorials from Envato Tuts+ on the video platform.

Our YouTube channel is filled with helpful video guides and tutorials on Photoshop, Illustrator, Affinity Designer, and much more. If you’re interested in design or illustration, you’ll like our dedicated playlist. You can learn at your own pace with these helpful videos made by the Envato Tuts+ team for YouTube!

Pick Up a Creative Business Flyer Template!

Don’t miss out on these very helpful business flyer designs. They’ll speed up your marketing efforts and help you (or your client) to reach your company or advertising goals more quickly. 

Browse through our huge selection of the best flyer examples for business from Envato Elements as well as creative corporate flyer templates from GraphicRiver. Find a great business advertising flyer design fast. 

Grab the one that’s right for your small business marketing campaign today. Customize it quickly and start promoting your business the smart way.   

For flyers that you can customize right in your browser, you can also check out Placeit’s online flyer maker. Create eye-catching flyer designs that you can easily customize to fit your company’s needs. If you’re looking to find even more information about flyers and brochures, have a look at the resources below from Envato Tuts+.

Editorial Note: Our staff updates this post regularly—adding fresh new templates for business flyers with the best, trending flyer designs.

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  Google Docs
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  Brochure
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  Andrew Childress

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  Print Design
  How to Create a Promotional Flyer in Photoshop
  Róbert Šarudy

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  Brochure
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  Melody Nieves

Smoke effects can be easy to create when you follow this tutorial on creating a Photoshop portrait action. We’ll use smoke brushes in Photoshop to create a unique Photoshop effect. 

What you’ll learn in this Photoshop Action tutorial:

• How to create a Photoshop Action.
• How to create a smoke effect using Photoshop Brushes.
• How to rotate a Photoshop Brush.

Follow along with us over on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube channel:

Smoke Effect Photoshop Action

Looking to create a smoke effect in Photoshop but need it fast? Head on over to Envato Elements where you can get this and many smoke effect Photoshop actions.

If you want to make your photo more magical, with this set of Photoshop actions you’ll be able to produce an effect of colorful smoke clouds surrounding your subject. Choose from 19 color options, and adjust the result as you see fit.

What You Will Need

To create a convincing smoke effect, you’ll need special smoke brushes. And, of course, you’ll need a photo to work on. Here are the assets I’ll be using in this tutorial:

• Man portrait
• Smoke brush set
• Smoke clouds brush set

How to Create a Smoke Effect Photoshop Action

Step 1

Open your file. Before we start recording the action, we need to prepare the masks. Create a New Layer and name it Mask 1. Use the collection of smoke brushes to paint white smoke on the man’s back, softly blending him into the background. Feel free to experiment here—there’s no single correct way to do this.

Step 2

Create a New Layer and name it Mask 2. Use the smoke brushes again, but this time paint with black. Add smoke coming out of the man’s back, with all the wisps in roughly the same direction. The problem with stamp brushes is that they can’t be rotated, but you can rotate the canvas instead—the effect will be the same! Use a soft eraser or a Layer Mask to blend the smoke with the background.

Step 3

Create a New Layer and name it Mask 3. Paint with black again, adding some background smoke. Then go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur. Add some blur and lower the Opacity.

Step 4

Create a New Layer and name it Mask 4. Paint black clouds of smoke going in the same direction as the previous wisps.

Step 5

Merge Mask 2 and Mask 3.

Step 6

We can start the action now. Go to the Actions panel and create a new action. Name it Smoke Effect. Hide all the masks.

Step 7

Duplicate the background layer by pressing Control-J twice. Go to the upper copy, hold Control, and click the thumbnail of Mask 1 to select it. Invert the selection with Control-Shift-I, and add a Layer Mask.

Step 8

Move to the lower copy, and go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. A basic form of smoke effect should already be visible.

Step 9

Duplicate the background layer again and move it to the top. Add Gaussian Blur to it.

Step 10

Lower its Opacity to create a dreamy glow effect.

Step 11

Duplicate the background layer once again and drag it to the top. Lower the Opacity. Press Control-T to transform the layer’s size. In the upper bar, click Maintain Aspect Ratio and set the Width to 150%. Then switch to Relative Positioning and move the layer 100 pixels to the left. Press Enter twice.

Step 12

Add Gaussian Blur to the layer. Then take the selection from Mask 4 and add it as a Layer Mask without inverting.

Step 13

Create a snapshot of the whole image with Control-Shift-Alt-E. Add Gaussian Blur to it. Then take the selection from the middle mask and add it as a Layer Mask.

Step 14

Stop recording.

You can now add the same smoke effect to any other photo. Just add all the masks and press play!

Smoke Photoshop Actions

If you need different Photoshop effects, here are a couple of Photoshop actions, ready to download from Envato Elements.

Animated Smoke Photoshop Action

With this action, you’ll be able to add realistic, animated smoke clouds to your photos! All you need to do is to paint a selection and play the action twice.

Smoke Clouds Photoshop Action

If you want to make your photo more magical, with this set of Photoshop actions you’ll be able to produce an effect of colorful smoke clouds surrounding your subject. Choose from 19 color options, and adjust the result as you see fit.

Smoke Photoshop Action

Or maybe you’re interested in creating a ghost-like effect? This action makes your subject look translucent, and the clouds of smoke give it an ethereal look. It’s a very artistic effect that you can achieve with a single click.

Smoke Animation Photoshop Action

Here’s another animated smoke effect that you can use to give your photos an amazing look in seconds. This smoke effect is very realistic and can also be used as a still image.

Realistic Smoke Overlays

And if you want more control over the whole process, here you can find 10 photo overlays that you can add manually, exactly the way you want. They’re very simple to use and give an instant effect!

Good Job!

Now you know how to create a smoke effect in Photoshop, using the technique of Photoshop actions! If you want to learn more about creating Photoshop portrait actions, try these tutorials as well:

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