templates question?

SF might be Splendid Fiins.

 

Sounds like your splatter is a paint layer by Splendid Fiins, maybe? The template looks a bit like the top left one in Amy Martin's Whip it Up…

By the way, I sometimes run into this problem when I'm using templates and I do two things to help:
1. When I first commit to using a template, I "save as" the document and note the name of the template right away because you're right… it's sometimes hard to track the templates back after you save it
2. I sort the TLP store by just templates (see link here) and then visually scan for the one I used. That's how I came up with the suggestion above.
Have a great night!

 

That's a great idea, Jen! And Kim, I love that kit. Almost as much as I love your kits, Sweetie.

 

i do the same thing jen does so i don't forget which one i used. (but i've been there where i have forgotten to rename the background layer and have spent a loooonng time searching and searching for the template i used ... that is SO not fun!)

 

I do something similar... I copy all of the layers over to a new document (because i have saved over a template before) and then group all of the layers with the name of the template as the group name.

 

well, I too learned to write down the names of stuff I use...templates I will always remember as I didn't use them for years, using them a lot now, but as my program doesn't open layered files, I had to drop one by one PNGs...not much chance I'll forget...Sometimes I name the LO and add the template name after, because the meds are working but am old LOL so I keep forgetting....

I have more trouble with elements and papers...write down as much as I can but there are times in which I go through my stash to recognize the element/paper to credit!

 

I'm similar... but save the whole name into the file name. Well, shorthand, lol!

This would be Stolen Moments Little Dreamer kit/ellies, TLP May Freebie Template and Heather Joyce's The Typewriter font.. (it has HH since I bought it way back when, lol!) Then the basic page info, date on page, and version...
SMD_LtlDrmr_TLPMayTempFree_HHTheTypwrtr_ColinBedhead_5-2014_WEB.jpg

yeah, it's long, but it works for me. When I'm working on a layout all the parts of the layout are in a folder and my psd is called "Working Copy."

 

this is a great idea! will try to work it in to my new releases.

 

I'm pretty sure someone here recommended Anna Forrest's Credit Tracker a while back. I got it and I looooove it. I never have to remember anything anymore.

 

if every template designer did this ... that would be magic!

 

If you use Bridge and Photoshop, you can drag items in from Bridge to PS and it'll name the layer however the designer named it. Most have the kit name included in the file name, so it's pretty simple to do it that way (for me, at least). However, I do also keep a notebook nearby so I can jot things down as I go because sometimes it's simpler to look at my list than it is to scroll back through the layers of my page.

 

That'd be awesome!!!