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Paper photo widget
A paper photo widget frames a favorite picture with a short caption. Sticky notes and index cards with soft shadows. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.
What a paper photo widget shows
A photo widget puts a person, place or pet on the home screen without making it the wallpaper. The frame, the crop and the caption decide whether it feels designed or just pasted in.
You pick the picture with Android's photo picker, so WidgetCraft needs no storage permission, and the photo stays on your phone. It is a free element.
How the paper style shapes it
Paper widgets look like sticky notes or index cards on a desk: flat yellow or white paper, a soft shadow underneath and dark pencil-grey text.
- Photos: Add a white frame like an instant print.
- Text: Use graphite-grey text and a casual font.
Paper photo widget recipe
| Layer | Settings |
|---|---|
| Canvas | 360 × 200, background #FFF3A6, corner radius 4, soft shadow radius 12 at low opacity |
| Layout | photo on the left, caption on the right |
| Image | 190 × 160, corner radius 0, crop to fill |
| Text | place label, size 12, color #8A8468 |
| Text | caption in two lines, Kalam, size 24, color #33312B |
| Shape | rule 28 × 3 in #E2574C |
| Text | date, size 12, color #8A8468 |
| Ornament | a folded corner at the bottom right made from two small triangles, one slightly darker |
| Font | Kalam (import the font file), or the built-in Sans |
| Home screen size | 4 × 2 cells |
Paper color palette
- Note yellow
#FFF3A6Background - Fold
#FCE77DSurface and tracks - Graphite
#33312BText - Pencil
#8A8468Labels - Red marker
#E2574CAccent
How to make a paper photo widget in WidgetCraft
- Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 200, the background to #FFF3A6 and the corner radius to 4.
- Tap Add and choose Image. Pick your photo, size it to 190 × 160 and set crop to fill.
- Set the image corner radius to 0. Drag the crop so the subject is centered.
- Add a Text caption at size 24 in #33312B using Kalam.
- Add a small place label above and a date below, both at size 12 in #8A8468, with a short rule in #E2574C between them.
- Add the paper ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a folded corner at the bottom right made from two small triangles, one slightly darker.
- Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.
Everything in this recipe works in the free version.
Tips for paper photo widgets
- Add a soft shadow below the note.
- Keep corners nearly square, like real paper.
- Choose a photo whose subject sits in the middle; widgets crop the edges.
- Portrait photos suit 2 × 2 or tall widgets better than wide ones.
- Very large images make widgets slow; let the app resize the photo when asked.
- Do not use glossy effects.
- Do not use white text.
Questions about the paper photo widget
What size is a paper photo widget?
It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 200 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.
Which colors does it use?
Note yellow (#FFF3A6) for the background, Graphite (#33312B) for the main text, Pencil (#8A8468) for labels and Red marker (#E2574C) as the accent.
Is it free to make?
Yes. Photo widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the paper styling is free too.
What else is this style called?
People also search for sticky note photo widget, note photo widget, post-it style photo widget, card photo widget. They describe the same look as this paper photo widget.
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