Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Welcome to the CS Hands On! Photography Blog Hop!


Welcome to my blog and thanks for participating in our Hands On! photography blog hop!!

You should have arrived here from Heather Starosielski's blog. If you didn’t, please visit the Hands On! Photography blog HERE to start at the beginning and visit each person’s blog in order, so that you don’t miss out on your chance to win any of the prizes!


We are celebrating the one year anniversary of the Canadian Scrapbooker Hands On! Photography blog, also referred to as the HOP blog. Last September, we launched the HOP blog as an added feature to the Hands On! Photography article in each issue, to offer more in-depth tutorials for the topics that Sue discussed in her articles.


Each month, Sue posts a new tutorial on the HOP blog, with photo examples and helpful links. Our magazine and blog readers are encouraged to submit their photos, which are then shared on the HOP blog and entitle them to a chance to win a randomly drawn prize each month!


I'm excited to announce that the blog hop prize I have to give away to one lucky commenter is this prize pack from Fancy Pants:



Want a chance to win this prize? In celebrating our one-year anniversary, we'd like to invite you to review one of our past tutorials. My choice is the July 2010 tutorial on artificial lighting. To win, just visit this tutorial and leave a comment there, and then come back and leave me a comment with your favourite summer vacation spot! It's as easy as that!

Thanks for participating in our blog hop!! Now, onto the next blog... You'll be visiting the talented Leica Forrest!


*If you're looking for the Imaginisce sketch ... just keep scrolling down further - it's the post below this one. ;) Have a fabulous day!!

77 comments:

Jenn said...

My favourite summer vacation spot of all time would have to be the cottage we had on the beach when I was younger.

Shannon Pollard said...

My favorite vacation summer spot would have to be Parksville, BC. I love being close to the ocean and seeing the sandcastle competition.

Shannon said...

My favorite summer spot is hanging on the beach ... no matter where that beach is.

Debbie said...

Anywhere but Calgary...especially after the summer we just had!

jill said...

My all-time fave summer vaca spot was Banff a few years ago (with my family).

~*Jen*~ said...

My all time fav vacation spot is about 60 miles in on the Denali highway then you go about another 15 miles south on 4 wheelers to a little place right next to Wickersham Creek. No one around for miles and miles and lots of low bush blueberries to pick!

Neisey said...

Fave vacation spot...anywhere near warm, swimmable water.

Chelle said...

This summer's fave vacation spot was DISNEY..the cottage a close 2nd.

Leica Forrest said...

Hi there gorgeous! WE had fun together in BC hey? miss you!!!!

Anyways my fave vacation spot has always been in the mountains, with waterfalls and streams, maybe toss in whitewater rafting if we are oh so lucky. that is my fave.

have a great day!

Lucy Chesna said...

favorite vacation spot is at Disney World. I just LOVE it there

Jayme said...

Just hanging out at the cabin! Complete with outhouse, it is a beautiful escape and a great place to unplug and relax!

Jennifer Stahr said...

My favorite summer spot would have to be Deadwood, SD. There was so much to do there! You'll never get bored!

KRISTA said...

love the beach

April D said...

I don't really have a favorite summer vacay spot as unfortunately we don't travel much. Last year we did go to Alberta for a mini holiday though as we had a wedding out there in Calgary and the kids and us too had soooo much fun at Calaway Park. So much so we can't wait to do it again so I would have to pick that as my favorite vacay spot.

Tracy Christman said...

Favourite summer vacation spot - on our farm, a river runs through, and we have a nice little camping area! I love it!

BeaumontFCSS said...

Hey Cari...great to see you on here! We met at the Scrapbook Your Heart event a few years back. Really enjoyed your acrylic album class and will definately be bookmarking your blog. My favorite vacation spot is Lake Koocanuse, BC.

Linda Shewchuk said...

I love going back home and grabbing sandwiches and drinks and driving to Kananaskis with my girls

Allison Cope said...

My favourite summer vacation spot has to be Lake Kookanusa. It's about an hour from home and the water is just so refreshing to swim in!

Stephanie said...

my favourite summer vacation spot - anywhere there is water to swim in!

debby said...

Fav vacation spot, as a family; Camp Kawkawa, as just a couple without kids; ANYWHERE! lol

Donna said...

I love Christina Lake in the summer, one of my favorate places :)

Kelly Massman said...
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Kelly Massman said...

Wow! I came here to see your take on the new Imaginisce sketch, and I found this!! I'm excited to find such a great article. I've commented there. I'm going to have to check out the rest of the blog hop, too!

My favorite summer vacation spot (in the U.S.) is the Oregon coast!
Thanks so much for a chance to win!

Lee-Anne said...

I love Vancouver Island!

Jennifer Irvine said...

The beach! We are quite a ways away from the ocean so anytiome we can vacation at the ocean on the beach is awesome!!!

Diana said...

Anywhere in BC...it is such a beautiful place to visit, but there are equally gorgeous places in Alberta too...

Pammejo said...

What a beautiful place.

serena said...

summer vacation spot would have to be in the summerland, peachland area. wonderful!

Heidi Brand said...

My favourite vacation spot would be the beach.

Karen S. said...

Great giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win!

Loren said...

Hanging out at Clear Lake now with my family...when I was a kid I have great memories of being at a lake in Ontario with my parents....somewhere around Lake Simcoe maybe? I can't remember what lake it was for sure, we visited so many cousins that summer of 87...

My Happy Place!! said...

My favorite summer vacation spot would be our cabin.

PinkE said...

I really like being at the lake where it is peaceful but really my favorite place is wherever my kids are happy.

{VICKI} said...

Panama City Beach, FL

Alice said...

My favourite summer vacation spot is the lake near here. We go camping, boating, canoeing, waterskiing and we can roast marshmallows over a crackling campfire!

Tiffany Lichti said...

He Cari! My fav vacation spot is camping in the mountains or by a river. Outdoors is good for the soul!

Corlann said...

My favourite summer spot is on my bench in the backyard early in the morning when the sun first comes up.

kiki said...

My favorite vacation place is anywhere with good weather, sand beach and clear water... and good company.

Lorraine said...

My favorite vacation spot is in northern Saskatchewan, where the fishing is great and the cell phones don't work! :0)

Sandra d. said...

We are very fortunate to have a summer cottage in Ontario. The trip of 3 hours is definitely worth it. Doesn't seem like it when you are stuck in traffic, but when you get there and you are sitting on the dock, breathing fresh air and it's quieter ... it's nice for a few days or a few weeks at a time.

TraceyT said...

anywhere with a beach!!

Joanne B said...

my favourite summer vacation spot is on my Dad's property where we keep our trailer...it is very peaceful

Tara said...

My favorite summer vacation spot is right here in my backyard. Nothing beats a pool on a hot, sunny day with laughing kids.

Alison Day said...

My faroutite summer vacation spot is by a lake, in a cabin, with a good book! Oh right, that was my "before kids" life! Now it's anywhere the kids can play outside in water all day and not fight!! LOL!

Michelle Galloway said...

my favourite summer vacation spot, would be the cottage, right on the beach! nothing like drinking your morning coffee to the sounds of waves hitting the shore!

Jacqueline said...

Somewhere warm and sunny...Kelowna area I think.

Steph B said...

RED EYE!!! Wow startling!

Fav vacation spot? Of all time.... Kauai
Of this year.....
Great Wolf Lodge

LoriT. said...

I so enjoy just being at home in the summer but am also loving the golf course! :)

Scrapbook Lounge said...

My favorite vacation spot is my backyard and the beach at home.

Nathalie said...

favourite summer vacation spot is the Gaspésie

Celia said...

My fav vacation spot is Crescent Beach, near Lunenburg Nova Scotia.

Darla said...

My favorite vacation spot is here at home where I can ride my horses, garden, relax and actually be home for a change.

Anonymous said...

My favourite vacation spot is at farm in the pool and relax...

mblahey@mts.net

kdgowdy said...

Shore walking on the Bay of Fundy...the tides amaze me!

Ade said...

The east coast of Canada.

Lori M said...

My favorite summer vacation spot would be on a lake in BC! Or on the ocean in BC!

Kathy said...

Hi Cari! I've taken your card classes at Crop for Kids and will be there again this year. I love your style! My favourite vacation spot is anywhere by the water!

Isabelle said...

Favorite spot.... my own backyard! There's always something new to discover around here!!!

spelsue said...

Thanks for introducing me to this group. What an informative article on lighting. I can't wait to apply the bounced lighting to my tricks!
My favorite vacation spot is Italy. But that is today.

Tanya said...

Kelowna is my favorite summer spot!

Teresa (aka tmom) said...

Favourite summer vacation spot is at the cottage by the lake, so nice and relaxing there.

Jackie Smith said...

My favorite spot is on the beach reading a good novel with a good drink

annelies said...

my most recent favourite summer vacation spot has to be the yorkshire dales where we visited my daughter's in-laws. absolutely breathtaking!

The Savvy Scrapbooker said...

This summer, it was Gull Lake, close, clean and fun!

Missusg said...

oh this one is easy. it would have to Basin Head, PEI.. go to the beach, down the steps to the right about 20 feet in and half way to the waters edge.. that is where you will find me every summer!

asgraham said...

I would have to say Kelowna, BC. We go every year.

Kim said...

Jasper on a warm weekend is my fav this summer ... def topped the list !

Liz said...

i really don't have a summer vacation spot!

Christine Campbell said...

Though I didn't get there this year, my favourite place to go in summer is Cavendish, PEI!! There is just NOTHING like it anywhere!!!

Gisèle said...

Sandy Beach in eastern New Brunswick:-))

Jamie Harder said...

My favourite summer spot is camping in the wilderness in the mountains!!!

Stacey's Stamping Studio said...

Favorite summer vacation spot: sitting around a campfire!

Jeanette said...

Anywhere with warm weather and a beach!

Just Rhonda said...

I love going to Waterton in the summer! It's beautiful and not too many tourists!

Birute pilipaitis said...

My favourite summer spot has got to be any one of the Ontario Provincial Parks...they are gorgeous!

Anonymous said...

Hawaii over and over again!

Melissa said...

favorite vacation spot?? ANYWHERE!! A cabin by the lake is just fantastic. :)