Loon Lake

For our summer getaway this year we vacationed at Loon Lake. It's only an hour away but it could have been a whole different world.


I enjoyed morning my tea in a Muskoka chair on the dock. I couldn't get enough of that gorgeous view.

My inspiration for the layout is the July 1st Stuck?! sketch. It showcased my photo beautifully. Stuck?! will have another sketch out on the 15th.

Thank you to my Bestie, and constant source of inspiration, Danie for passing along the technique of using the negative of the stencil as a stencil. I think you get what I mean. :) She's got some great layouts and tips on her site. You should drop by.

I can't wait to showcase more photos from my vacation.

Winery

The cellar at Peller Estates is like Wonderland for wine lovers.

I still can't believe they made me leave.

The inspiration for my layout was this great sketch from Stuck!?

The paper itself provided the title.

Wine themed papers and stickers, together with my entry ticket, showed my page to be all about the wine cellar experience.

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.