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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.

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: Poland is Today's Freebie

Today's digital scrapbokking freebie download is another template in the Countries of the World Template Series. Here is the Poland Template.

If you go back to the March 17th post you will see that the Wisconsin template from the State Template Series has an overlay that has polka dancers on it. You can highlight that layer and copy it to another layout if you would like.

The doll used in today's Polish design came from Dolls of India. Ok, who knew that if you Googled "polish lady" that a website with the word India would come up! LOL Use a lot of patience and a little bit of "tolerance" on your paint bucket tool to fill in the doll.

You can always use the trick I try when working with a photo that has been grayscaled: I go to effects>texture effects> sculpture and then choose a pattern to create a "super imposed" image on the layout. Check out my Japan template layout and you'll see the effect.

The flower on the template to represent the "O" in Poland is the poppie. It is the official flower of Poland.

CotWTS: Japan Template Freebie

Today's Countries of the World Template Series goes half way around the world to offer the Japan Template.


In 1989 my cousin Allan married a beautiful Japaneese girl, Keiko. Allan was living in Japan at the time and was studying veterinary medicine. He had graduated form Alburn Veterinary School in 1983 and had been in Japan for awhile.


Allan and Keiko have their own clinic in Hickory, NC. It is , among other things, an after hours emergency clinc. Here is the information if you ever need it:


Unifour Veterinary Referrals
126 US Highway 321 Southwest
Hickory, NC, 28602
P: (828) 328-6697



Allan, a veterinary surgeon, is the best there is in his area. He has even treated the famous bear at Grandfather Mountain. Imagine giving an MRI to a bear!