Train Tracks Freebie

So I have 2 kiddies - both are absolutely obsessed with Thomas the Train. It's their favourite thing EVER - even with my little girl!
They went to the zoo with their grandparents a couple of months ago and guess who was there?! Yep - Thomas - apprently my little boy would not move once he was standing next to Thomas. My sister-in-law was also there & she took a FAB picture so of course I just had to scrap it!
Now because of copyright etc I was having a hard time finding exactly what I wanted for my page. So I used the collab Vromm, Zoom, Chugga Choo by SuzyQ Scraps and Kristen Aagard as a base and then added some other bits by SuzyQ. I still couldn't find some train tracks that I was happy with, so I broke out my tablet and Illustrator and decided to draw my own!
Here's my page (click for full credits please)

And you can have the tracks too as I'd like to share them. You can use them for personal use and scrap for hire/others. If you download I would really appreciate a comment! Click on the preview to take you to box.net to download.

Thanks for stopping by!

Fantastic Contest!

I just had to pop on here to let you about an awesome contest that I've stumbled upon on Fizzy Pop Designs blog!
Fizzy Pop is celebrating her 1 year digiversary and you are invited! All weekend long join them for games, contests, freebies and more! Today's contest is for free My 4 Hen's goodies!
In case you haven't discovered Fizzy Pop Designs before, she makes FANTASTIC templates!! I drool over them every time I visit her store at 9th and Bloom!
Just look at these goodies...

Anyway - you should go take a look, I'll be back with a longer post soon!

Template Freebie!

So I've finally got my back sorted out so I'm able to sit at the PC long enough to scrap a page! Yay! I was getting serious withdrawls there for a while!
The page I want to show you today I've had in my head for a while (before I hurt my back) and I've been completing it in bits and pieces as my back has allowed lol. I'm very happy with the end result, I was aiming for a kids style notebook & I think I got there in the end :)

I used a LOAD of SuzyQ Scraps Oopsie-Doodles, some Digital Stamps and also her HUGE Land of Learning Bundle.
As for the book/pages I made them myself & I'm pretty impressed on how they turned out! I've never used the warp tool so much in one layout!
And you may've guessed that the digital scrapbooking freebie I have for you today is the book/pages but I've made it a double page spread. So if you use the template as it is, you'll have a 12"x24" page. Or you can always just select all the layers and move it onto a 12"x12" page like I did :)
Another tip - if you use a patterned paper it makes it easier to warp the paper and make it look right.
Oh & you'll also have to warp your elements to make them flow with the warped paper.
(You'll find the warp tool under Edit > Transform - that's where it is in CS3 anyway lol)
That's all the tips I have for you at the moment, if you have any specific questions then please feel free to contact me via the little envelope under my blog header & I'll get back to you :)
SO here's your freebie - just click on the image to download.

I always appreciate your comments too ;)
Thanks for stopping by!