Wow! 5 months old

Eliya could have been sweeter as she smiled and charmed the camera in her 5 month photos.


Mommy and Daddy are so good to share Sam and Eliya's pictures with me. They give me great fodder for my scrapbooking addiction.


It was especially nice this time as I've recently been invited back to the Stick It Down Design Team. With my role on the double-page layout team I need lots of great pictures and little ones are always the best source for that kind of volume.

I really enjoyed creating the different ways of 'pinning' things to the swags. The swags themselves I sewed on my machine using a bright pink rayon thread. The shine of the rayon thread draws your attention to the pinned trinkets.


The sketch my layout it taken from is posted on the Stick It Down blog. In fact on the 1st of each month there are three sketches posted; a single, double and a card. Whether a card maker or layout junkie you'll find more than enough to inspire you.

Dougle Page Layout

Single Page Layout

Card Sketch

I'm looking forward to see your creations.

I'll be dropping by your blogs to see more of your talent.

Wine Country Vintners

Everyone has a favourite shopping spot during their vacation and mine was Wine Country Vintners. Maybe it was because I got to taste everything before I made my selections. (She smiles wistfully.)

The Stuck?! July 15th sketch was perfect for my lone photo. Another label, from yet another wine I enjoyed, extended my photo horizontally, a substitute for the 4 suggested photos.

More Wine labels, and a few cards, and the circular form was accomplished.

My favourite embellishment was the little VQA symbol cut from one of the labels and glued to the lens of the camera. 

Welland Canal

I couldn't help but marvel at the size of the ships navigating the narrow width of the Welland Canal. Piloting those behemoths among each other obviously takes incredible talent. 

I thought my scrapbook memory should have a distinct nautical theme. I found some great papers in the Bo Bunny Boardwalk and Kaisercraft Sailaway collections. I was most thrilled with the rope patterned paper.

I'm trying hard to group embellishments. It's something that challenges me. I was quite happy with my little collection of a brass circle, brass being synonymous with boats, a Silhouette cut file of an anchor, which every ship needs, and, of course, the ever traditional rope symbolized by a length of jute.

Here's a closeup of my embellishment grouping.

The inspiration for the Welland Canal is the Stuck?! May 1st sketch. I thought it was perfect for my 'ships passing' photo. The suggested banners gave me the opportunity to incorporate a number of nautical themed papers.

There will be another Stuck?! sketch posted on the 15th. Keep an eye out for it. You won't be disappointed.

Garrison House

I didn't just appreciate the bounty of wines in Niagara-on-the-Lake but the food as well.

I was amazed by the number of incredible eateries and dining options there were. I still have the pounds to prove I sampled from a large variety of dining fares.

One of the most fun was The Garrison House. A pub style restaurant with great food and lots of it. I loved how they displayed the beers on tap by having the taps, literally, coming through the blackboard menu. The atmosphere was so great.

For this layout I used the May 20th sketch from Scrapmuch? designed by Laura Whitaker.

Because The Garrison House had such great pub fare, I thought the bottom of the menu could substitute for the suggested contrast at the bottom of the sketch and it worked out just great. The brass coloured bottle cap somehow seemed appropriate. :)

With Niagara-on-the-Lake so steeped in it's British history, I thought a background featuring some red, white and blue would be perfect. I'm very happy with how it all worked out.

Don't forget that Scrapmuch? publishes a sketch every Friday. You should never have a shortage of inspiration.

If you ever get a chance to visit The Garrison House you certainly won't be disappointed.

Honey Bunny

Turns out that bunnies aren't necessarily the cutest part of Easter.
Check out 'Honey Bunny' Brooklynn. 

It seems to me there's three cute bunnies in this photo.

Loved this sketch from Scrapmuch? designed by Laura Whitaker. 

I used an outline of an Easter Bunny in place of the suggested circular component of the design and lots of Spring coloured washi tape to match up with the photo and patterned paper.

Scrapmuch? releases a new sketch each Friday of the month. Be sure to check back often.