Thienly's Corner - I Choo Choo Choose You Train

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I never had a chance to make one of these trains when it was first released. When my recent stamp purchase contained the sentiment "I Choo Choo Choose You.",  I was inspired, and realized that this train was not limited to just Christmas!

SVG Collections Used

1.  Santa's Train SVG Kit
2. Cuddly Animals SVG Collection

Dimensions

Here are the exact shapes, sizes and colors I used.  Size to the dimensions shown below with “Keep Proportions” checked in the Shape Properties window, unless otherwise noted.

Train Engine

Santa's Train SVG Kit (Santa's Engine)
white.svg 6.48" wide (cut 3 large circles only) light brown 1
red.svg 6.47 " wide (cut only the wheel) light brown 1
blue.svg 6.47 " wide cream
dark_green.svg 6.47 " wide (delete candies) cream
engine_front.svg 6.47" wide red
engine_back.svg 6.47" wide red
box1.svg 8.90 " wide red
box2.svg 8.90 " wide red
Cuddly Animals SVG Collection (Polar Bear)
black_details.svg 0.60" wide (delete toes) black
white_body.svg 3.17" wide (delete feet) brown and dark brown

Passenger Car

Santa's Train SVG Kit (Elves' Passenger Car)
white.svg 6.06" wide (delete all but wheels) light brown 1
red.svg 6.06" wide (cut only window frame, cut top diagonal design off) red
blue.svg 6.06" wide cream
traincar_front.svg 6.06" wide pink
traincar_back.svg 6.06" wide pink
box1.svg 9.30" wide pink
box2.svg 9.30" wide pink
Cuddly Animals SVG Collection (Sheep)
black_details.svg 1.10 " wide (delete toes) black
white_body.svg 3.54" wide (delete feet) cream
Cuddly Animals SVG Collection (Monkey)
eyes.svg 0.94" wide black
tan_detail.svg 2.61" wide (delete feet) light brown 2
brown_body.svg 3.88" wide dark brown
Cuddly Animals SVG Collection (Bunny)
eyes.svg 0.82" wide black
pink_details.svg 0.86" wide (delete toes) pink
body.svg 3.68" wide (delete feet) cream

Caboose

Santa's Train SVG Kit (Penguin's Caboose)
white.svg 6.86" wide (cut only wheels) light brown 1
blue.svg 6.86" wide light brown 1
green.svg 6.86" wide (big rectangle only) cream
red.svg 6.86" wide pink
caboose_front.svg 6.86" wide red
caboose_back.svg 6.86" wide red
box1.svg 8.80" wide red
box2.svg 8.80" wide red
Cuddly Animals SVG Collection (Giraffe)
dark_brown_details.svg 1.53" wide (delete feet) dark brown
tan_body.svg 2.05" wide light brown 2
Cuddly Animals SVG Collection (Pig)
eyes.svg 0.77" wide black
dark_pink_details.svg 1.16" wide dark pink
light_pink_body.svg 2.36" wide pink
Free SVG File - 08.20.10 - Kangaroo
brown.svg 4.21" wide light brown2 and tan (baby roo)
pink.svg 0.44" wide (delete feet) pink
black.svg 0.36" wide (delete feet) black
Free SVG File - 01.10 - Heart Balloon
heart_balloon_top.svg 1.5" wide (break the two parts apart) and cut 4 red, pink, cream, yello cream

Instructions

  • Emboss the train front/back/box1 and 2 pieces before assembling. I used a scoring board to make perfect folds.
  • Assemble all the animals (I used pop-dots for the nose) and have them glued from the back side of the window, before adhering the window frame to the car.
  • The heart balloons were attached onto the jewelry wires, which were adhered with glue gun.

Design Tips

Thienly - SVGCuts Design Team Artist

  • Try to choose color combinations that work well together and try to stick to 4-5 colors.  By using few colors, but using different textures and dimension, the project stays simple and beautiful.
  • I used Swiss Dots embossing folder for the train, and used one of the gears from the Clockworks embossing folder to add interest to each wheel.
  • Instead of thin rectangular strips on the train SVG, I used ribbons on some parts to add texture.
  • You can bend the wires to make balloons look like they are floating in the air.

I had a lot of fun creating this train.  It would be really cute to fill the train with Valentine candies and little stuffed animals.  This makes an adorable Valentine gift for your special someone!

- Thienly


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