Open the template in a photo editing program.

Place a digital paper on a layer underneath the template layer.

Save the file in jpg format and print. Or print directly from the photo editing program. Print an inside cover on one side of a piece of cardstock, and print an outside cover on the other side. Cut away the top section and fold.

Insert your patterned or colored paper into your printer. Open the pdf file in a pdf reader such as Adobe Reader.

Make sure the “page scaling” option (or similar) is set to “none” to ensure that the template prints at the correct size.

Print an inside cover on one side of a piece of cardstock, and print an outside cover on the other side. Cut away the top section and fold.