Your Layouts!

Ladypatsfan designed this layout using parts of my Japan Template from my Countries of the World Template Series.

Thanks for sharing another Cat Hat layout.

Your layouts!

Here a a couple of layouts from Ladypatsfan that are very cute. Go to her blog and read about the cats!

She used my London Template from the Major Cities of the World Template Series.

The France Template is from my Countries of the World Template Series.

Thanks, Ladypatsfan for sharing another few layouts! I love to see how people use my designs!

Template Freebie on Saturday: Hong Kong

This morning I go back to China to offer the Hong Kong Template. This template is #41 in the Major Cities of the World Template Series.

This template will go great around the Chinese New Year because of the dragon "float" motif.
Take a look at the Countries of the World Template Series offering China Template. Both of these templates go well with each other.

Look What Else I Found!

Here are some papers from the Scrapbook-Bytes store. The 30 paper pack is called World Tour Sketchbook and you can use the papers with my Countries of the World Template Series and/or my Major Cities of the World Template Series.

There are also 2 smaller packs if you don't need all the places in the larger one. There is an Italian Sketchbook and a Parisian Sketchbook.

**Note that these are not freebies. But the price is very reasonable!**

Freebie: Acapulco Template

Well it is back to work today for me. I enjoyed my 3 days off in a row. I actually did finish my Major Cites of the World Template Series designs. Wow. Another series finished.

Now I have to start on something else. I have an idea, but I need to get busy on it before I run out of templates in this series!

Today's digtial scrapbooking freebie is the Acapulco Template. Pair it with my Mexico Template from my Countries of the World Template Series.

Freebie Template: Mexico City

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. We didn't do much of anything but hang around the house. We grilled hamburgers and watched Dale Jr. come in 3rd in the Nationwide Race. Not too bad.

Here is the next installment in the Major Cities of the World Template Series. The Mexico City Template features El Angel, a beautiful statue in the center of Mexico City.

Check out the Mexico Template from my Countries of the World Template Series. That template will go great with the one for Mexico City.

4th of July Template Freebie

I'm taking a break today from offering my Major Cites of the World Template Series templates because of the holiday. Instead of a specific city template today, I am offering a 4th of July Template.

I am including a link to my USA Template from my Countries of the World Template Series in case you missed it before.

And here is my Memorial Day Template that can be modified to use for the 4th of July.

I hope everyone has a Happy 4th of July and a safe one as well. Enjoy what has made this country special to all of us who call it "home!"

Wednesday Freebie: Florence Template

Today'scrapbooking freebie is once again from Italy. Here is the Florence Template. This template emphasizes the artistic contribution this city has made over the centuries.

By now you know I am going to suggest that you go to my Countires of the World Template Series and look at the Italy template so that you can use it with all your photos of Florence.

Other Italian templates I have designed include Venice and Rome.

Venice Template Freebie

Today in the Major Cities of the World Template Series is another Italian template. This one is the Venice Template. I like the way this one turned out. I am partial to the ovelay effect.

As I explained before when this series first started, a lot of the elements for these templates are way too complicated to make into "regular" template elements. So overlays help quite a bit with that issue!

Look in the Countries of the World Template Series for the Italy template to use with this freebie.

Template Freebie: Beijing

Here is another digital scrapbooking freebie from my Major Cities of the World Template Series. For the Beijing Template I opted not to use an Olympic theme eventhough the 2008 Olympics will be held there. I wanted everyone to be able to use this template, not just those visiting for the Olympics.

Once again you can look to my Countries of the World Template Series to find a corresponding template from China to use for your layouts.

Journaling can be done free handed in any blank space on the template. I did not want to make the template unbalanced by adding a journaling element on just one side.

Rome Template Freebie Today

Here is the Rome Template from my Major Cities of the World Template Series. This is the 29th template in this series. There are a total of 46 in all.

I'm still designing the templates and I usually use Sundays while I watch the NASCAR race to do my designing. I am running behind because of studying for my personal training certification. I need to get busy now that the test is taken. I should have the results in about 4 weeks.

So today will be a very busy design day. I have templates from Mexico and Spain to design and then it will be New Hampshire and Utah.

Here is a link to the Italy Template from the Countries of the World Template Series. It will go great with the Rome template.

Jerusalem Template Freebie

Today I am offering the Jerusalem Template. This template can also be used with the Isreal Template from my Countries of the World Template Series.

We are over half way finished with the Major Cities of the World Template Series. I am trying to think of new things to do. I have been doing template series now for several months and I am trying to think beyond templates now.

I have one idea I am working on...a series of kits. But I haven't had much time to get past the first one. I don't want to offer anything if the whole thing isn't at least thought out.

Oh well, I will see if I have time this weekend to work on it some more.

Lisbon Template Freebie Today

Here is yet another template from the Major Cities of the World Template Series.

The Lisbon Template will go great with the Portugal Template from the Countries of the World Template Series.

The municipal flag of Lisbon is featured on this template.

Copenhagen Template For Today's Freebie

If you have been following my blog all along (since its conception last November) then you are aware of the trip we took to Denmark last year to visit our friends Ambassador and Mrs. Jim Cain.

The Copenhagen Template features another picture from that trip. You can also use the Denmark Template from the Countries of the World Template Series to display other photos from your trip.

I have some more of my Copenhagen pictures in another layout using my Flourish Template if you missed them all of the other times I have posted them. LOL

The Copenhagen Template features an overlay of the Little Mermaid statue located in the Copenhagen harbor.

Copenhagen might be one of those places that you say to yourself, "I should go there," but you never really make plans to do that. I HIGHLY recommend you make a point of traveling there. It is a wonderful city full of history and "atmosphere."

We went in September and the weather was wonderful. Not too cold, and not too hot. We had beautiful sunny days where the sky was SO blue. It looked stunning aganst the back drop of Nyhavn (featuring the rows of colorful buildings in the picture I used for this layout.)

Freebie: Tokyo Template

Here is template # 21 in the Major Cities of the World Template Series. The Tokyo Template is today's digital scrapbooking freebie!

Look also at my Japan Template from the Countries of the World Template Series.

Please keep in mind that some of the elements on these templates aren't very easy to color in the traditional way. Play around with the effects in your Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop programs.

Template Freebie: Glasgow

Back to the UK today for the Glasgow Template. Thanks to Megadoodle Inspired for the plaid layer in this template. It came from the Ephemeral Victorian-which is now gone. :(

Also check out my Countries of the World Template Series...Scotland template. (There are 2 links in that sentence!)

I hope you are enjoying designing layouts with these templates as much as I am enjoying making them. I have noticed they don't get as many downloads as the other templates in my other series have. I think this is due in part to the fact that I have narrowed the target market from countries or states of people to just cities! LOL

Heidelberg Template Freebie

Here is another template to go with the other German themed templates in the Major Cities of the World Template Series and the Countries of the World Template Series.

Find links to the other German downloads here.

The Heidelberg Template has as its focus the beautiful Heidelberg Castle. When we lived in Germany, my ex and I toured the castle and saw the famous Heidelberg Castle Illumination. What a spectacular event!

London Template is Freebie for Wednesday

Here is is Wednesday again! The days, weeks and months are just flying by this year! I just purchased my first Christmas gift the other day! I always try to start early, but this is a record for me.

Today I am offering the London Template. I must admit, I am not too thrilled with the Buckingham Palace Guard on the template. I couldn't find a decent picture to work with. If you don't like him, just delete that layer when you are designing.

Of course I know you know what is next: I put in a plug for my Countries of the World Template Series offering to match this template. Ok, so maybe this is somebody's first visit to my site. I want them to get everything they need while they are here!

So, go to the England Template and use it with this template because I know you took more than one picture while you were in London!

Headed "Down Under" For Today's Freebie: Sydney Template

Today we travel WAY southwest of Germany to the city of Sydney, Australia.

Remember, I am designing these templates in the order they were requested. Thank goodness WE aren't paying the fuel bill to jet round the world like this! LOL

Here is the Sydney Template with the famous Opera House as the center attraction. You can use the Opera House as your journaling box if you would like. I also included a boomerang picture frame.

Notice too that the font on this template, Waltzing Matilda, which is available on many of the free font sites, is also on the Australia Template from my Countries of the World Template Series.

**Hint: If you want the fonts on both templates the same size for a double layout page simply adjust them in the layers window or pallette on the templates.

Freebie: Sao Paulo Template

Today the digital scrapbooking freebie is the Sao Paulo Template. It is part of my Major Cities of the World Template Series. As people requested the templates, I have been designing them.

(Sorry, but the requests for templates for this series is now closed.)

I really had no idea about this particular city as I researched it for my template. I decide to use the design on the city flag as the focal point of the layout.

Don't forget about the Brazil Template from the Countires of the World Template Series. And yesterday's freebie, the Rio de Janerio Template, compliments these other templates.

Happy Father's Day

Remember to grab my Father's Day Template here. Enjoy!