It’s February, which means it’s officially time to start thinking about gifts for your friends and loved-ones for Valentine’s Day. But rather than buying an impersonal card at the store, why not make the holiday more meaningful with a DIY Recipe Book, Instagram-style poster or custom card? We’ve designed templates to help you get started and we can’t wait to see what you’re inspired to create!
Recipe Booklet
Around the holidays, we’re a big fan of the K.I.S.S method (Keep it simple, Silly!), so with that in mind we’ve created a template that makes for a great little gift, but doesn’t take a whole lot of time to create.
You can choose how little or how much to customize of this 12-page Digest Landscape recipe booklet. Make it personal by including photos, love notes and your favorite recipes, or you can use ours (don’t worry we won’t tell).
We’re offering the same template in some of your favorite software applications, so click on the links below to download the template of your choosing and get started!
Adobe InDesign CS4 or newer
***InDesign users: There are multiple layers in your file for you to get instructions and customize the design. Please note the “Example” layer is currently set to not print, so if you want to use our recipes and just edit the design directly, select the “Example” layer in the Layers palette and right-click to edit the “layer options” (just check the box that says “Print Layer”)
Apple iWork Pages
Personalized Instagram Poster or Card
If the recipe booklet seems like too much, or you’d rather make a big impression without too much work, then the Instagram Poster or greeting card templates will be perfect for you. Swap in some personal photos of you and your loved one, or artistic shots they might enjoy and add a personalized message and you’re good to go!
Just be sure to use images that are high-enough resolution:
- Poster – the squares require images that are at least 900 x 900 pixels and the rectangular images need to be a minimum of 1900 x 900 pixels.
- Card – the square images need to be a minimum of 600×600 pixels and the rectangular images need to be a minimum of 1200×600 pixels.
Get the poster Template:
Adobe InDesign CS4 or newer
Apple iWork Pages
Get the card template:
Adobe InDesign CS4 or newer
Apple iWork Pages
Word
Play with Typography for a More Personal Feel
All of the templates include standard system fonts, but to emulate that custom handmade look in our examples we recommend you swap out the typefaces for something more creative:
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