Shopping Our Stash #452 - Wood You Believe

Greetings and salutations crafty friends!

Hope all is well and safe in your corner of the world. 

Thanks for stopping by to check out the latest challenge from the crew at Shopping Our Stash. Chris is our host this week and our theme is WOOD YOU BELIEVE 

That means we want to see wood of some sort on your project.  

I made an 8x8 layout of the kid and I at a concert we went to recently.   Fiddlestix    check them out on YouTube   fiddles and drums are totally my jam! 

Shite I used to make this layout:

- A Slice of Summer design paper (Echo Park)

- A Slice of Summer puffy stickers (Echo Park)

- A Slice of Summer chipboard elements (Echo Park)

- A Slice of Summer  element stickers (Echo Park)

- A Slice of Summer ephemera (Echo Park)

As always we would love for you to join our crew and play along!

You can find all the details for the challenge on the Shopping Our Stash blog.

While you are there please share some crafty love and comments with the rest of the crew!

Scraptures Finally Friday - April 22, 2016

Last week's Finally Friday was a layout of Joel and I at the Garth Brooks concert last month.

This week's layout is Kevin and I from January 27 of this year. We went to see Alan Doyle & The Beautiful Gypsies in St. Catherine's

Poor Kevin, he is very patient with all my selfie requests

My lovely in-laws gave me the tickets as a Christmas gift - lucky girl huh??

I may have seen Alan Doyle once, twice or twenty times...his live shows are awesome and we had great seats in the front row of the balcony!

And yes, that is an Alan Doyle guitar pic you see in the corner!

Friends of ours who were also at the show (who are teeny tiny in front of the stage in the picture) snagged it for me!! Thanks Charlene and Alex!!!

Shite I used to make this layout:

• Max "Shark Attack" design paper (Bella Blvd)
• Be Different Sticker Fundamentals (Fancy Pants Designs)
• Be Different Ticket Roll (Fancy Pants Designs)
• Washi tape

Scraptures Finally Friday - April 15, 2016

This week's Finally Friday layout for Scraptures is Joel and I getting up to no good downtown Hamilton after the Garth Brooks concert.

There were so many people and so many cars downtown (and road blocks) that it took us over an hour to meet up with Kevin for our ride home.

Not sure when I told Joel to make a "mean" face he decided to do fish lips...clearly he does not spend as much time downtown Hamilton as I do...that's just not very intimidating LOL

I love the sketchbook design paper and thought it made a good background for this layout and funny picture of the two of us.

SHITE I USED TO MAKE THIS LAYOUT:

• Max "Text Me" and "Rockstar" design paper (Bella Blvd)
• Max "Treasures & Text" (Bella Blvd)
• Letter stickers

Scraptures - Finally Friday - April 8, 2016

I took Joel to his first concert on March 26 

We went to see Garth Brooks at the First Ontario Centre in Hamilton

It was an AWESOME show. I've been a fan of Garth Brooks for a very very long time and I was so excited to finally have a chance to see him perform live!

This week's SCRAPTURES Finally Friday layout uses a couple of pictures I took at the concert (not bad considering I took them on my phone)

Please admire our matchy matchy CAMO Garth Brooks hats LOL

SHITE I USED TO MAKE THIS LAYOUT:

• Max "Text Me" and "Rockstar" design paper (Bella Blvd) 
• Max "Treasures & Text" (Bella Blvd)
• Max "Trinkets" (Bella Blvd) 
• Max "Die Cut Cards" Letter stickers
• Letter stickers

Scraptures Finally Friday - April 1, 2016

I have a bunch of pictures printed that I want to scrap. My goal for the SCRAPTURES Finally Friday projects this month is to do at least one layout a week.

Here's what I made this week using the September 2013 kit which featured "Well Played" by Carta Bella.

We play a LOT of board games in my family, sometimes we are even good sports about it (but not usually).

The picture in the layout this week is my brother, son, dad and nephew playing Star Wars Monopoly in December 2015.

The picture of the layout isn't great, it was pouring rain out when I took it. And, for the record, that is a leaf on the table...not poop...even though that's what it looks like!

SHITE I USED TO MAKE THE LAYOUT:

• Well Played design papers and stickers (Carta Bella)
• Informal - Formal Half a Bitties letter stickers (ProvoCraft)

Scraptures Finally Friday - Feb 26, 2016

WOW, it's the already time for the last SCRAPTURES Finally Friday for the month. 

It's been fun making cards and layouts with the July 2014 card kit which featured "We Are Family" by Echo Park.

This week I decided to make another 8x8 layout from our trip to PEI last summer to "match" THIS ONE I did a few weeks ago.

Yep, I am one of those people that LOVES selfies!! They are so much fun!! Joel and I took selfies all over the island.

This picture was taken on one of the awesome beaches in Prince Edward Island National Park, can't wait to go back there this summer!!

On this particular day we sat on the beach and watched the sunset, soooo beautiful!!

Shite I used to make this layout:

• We Are Family design paper (Echo Park)
• We Are Family element stickers (Echo Park)
• We Are Family alpha stickers (Echo Park)

Scraptures Finally Friday - Feb 12, 2016

Switching it up a little this week for the SCRAPTURES Finally Friday with an 8x8 layout with my fave pic of the fam from our trip to PEI last summer.

I don't scrap nearly as much as I should, I have TONS of pictures that need to find happy little layouts of their own and once I get into it I do really like doing them...just that cards (for me) are soooooooo much faster!!

I'm hoping to do a "match" to this layout with another funny selfie we took at the same time.

Everything in the layout came in the paper pack kit (July 2014).

Shite I used to make this layout:

• We Are Family paper pack kit (design paper and stickers - Echo Park)

Scraptures Finally Friday - June 19, 2015

Here is my Finally Friday layout for SCRAPTURES for Friday June 19.

I am ever so pleased with myself that my little 8x8 scrapbook is getting more filled with layouts!

Joel joined the Army Cadets in February this year. He has had so many adventures in the past few months, camping, kayaking, snowshoeing, learning signal skills, rifle range...he just loves it! It's such a fantastic program!

The Corps had a photographer come in to take portraits of the Cadets in their dress uniforms. I did the layout in the colours of the Corps flag (blue and grey) and red because it matches the flag.

Joel was very pleased that he was promoted from Green Star to Red Star at this years Annual Inspection (hence the little green star on the layout).

Here is 1626 West Lincoln Army Cadet Corps Green Star Cadet de Jong.

Shite I used to make this layout:

• Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate, Gumball Green & Island Indigo cardstock (SU)
• Fishtail & Banner die set (Your Next Stamp)
• #proudcanuck stamp (Michaels)
• Small star punch (Michaels)
• The letter stickers are from the Scraptures June 2015 kit

Scraptures - Finally Friday - June 12, 2015

Last week's Finally Friday layout was Joel's grade 6 school picture...this week's layout is this year's school picture from grade 7.

Looking at them side by side I can really see how much he has changed in the last year!

Today (June 12) marks a very special day for our little family, we are going to court today to finalize Joel's adoption!! Hard to believe it's been almost two years already since he became part of our lives!!

This week's layout also features the "Be Different" collection from Fancy Pants, which was the May 2014 card kit.

Shite I used to make this layout:

• Be Different design papers "Oh Boy," "Be Different Strips" and "Silly" (Fancy Pants)
• Be Different label stickers (Fancy Pants)
• Be Different sticker fundamentals (Fancy Pants)
• Red cardstock (Worldwin)
• Gumball Green cardstock (SU - not in kit)
• "Swimming Pool" Hopscotch cardstock stickers (Doodlebug Designs - not in kit)
• Fishtail & Banner die set (Your Next Stamp - not in kit)

Here's a quick look at the two layouts side by side...amazing what a difference a year makes!!

Visit the SCRAPTURES store to see all the cool kits available, the kits are awesome for both layouts and cards!

Scraptures Finally Friday - June 5, 2015

I love when Christa asks me to do the SCRAPTURES Finally Friday projects - it's the only time I ever attempt some wee layouts - yes it takes a LOT to tear me away from making cards!!!

I am totally delinquent in doing "Joel" layouts...so that's the focus for my Finally Friday projects this month.

My other focus is to go back and use up some of the stuff from previous kits, rather than hoard it all in my craft room.

So here's my first 8x8 Finally Friday layout for June:

This layout features the "Be Different" collection by Fancy Pants - it's perfect for boy themed layouts. This was the card kit in May 2014 (yep about time I used it huh???)

The photo is his grade six school picture...so it was taken in the fall of 2013...LOOK AT THOSE CHUBBY CHEEKS!!!!!!

Hard to think that two years ago this month I had never met this kid!! He's grown and changed so much in the short time since he joined our family!

Shite I used to make this layout:

• Be Different "Silly" design paper (Fancy Pants)
• Be Different ticket roll (Fancy Pants)
• Be Different ephemera pack  (Fancy Pants)
• Red cardstock (Worldwin)
• "Swimming Pool" cardstock stickers (Doodlebug Designs - not in the kit)
• Stapler (not in the kit)
• Fishtail / Banner die set (Your Next Stamp - not in kit)

Scraptures - Finally Friday - November 28, 2014

Happy Happy Happy Friday!! Can you believe it's going to be DECEMBER in a few days???

Friday means it's time for a SCRAPTURES Finally Friday project!!

Thanks Christa for asking me to do the Finally Friday projects this month...was great motivation to do some layouts from last year!

Next I want to work on first day of school and Christmas (2013 of course) then I can move on to 2014!!!

Here's my last Finally Friday 8x8 layout using last month's card kit featuring Harvest Lane by Simple Stories.

Grandpa de Jong and Joel at Howells doing some pumpkin slingshotting (is slingshotting a word????)

Shite I used to make this layout:

• Harvest Lane "Made with Love" design paper (Simple Stories)
• Harvest Lane "Expressions Cardstock Stickers" (Simple Stories)
• Harvest Lane "Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers" (Simple Stories)
• Harvest Lane "Border Strips" design paper (Simple Stories)
• Acorn Hollow design paper (Little Yellow Bicycle)

• Kraft cardstock (Recollections - not in the kit)
• Green chevron washi tape (not in the kit)

Scraptures Finally Friday - November 21, 2014

Wow, has this week ever gotten away from me. Friday was here before I knew it and I completely forgot to post my Finally Friday layout for SCRAPTURES today!!!

Still working away with the October card kit which featured Harvest Lane by Simple Stories. It's a great collection to work with for layouts from our family trip to Howell's last fall (yes I am more than a year behind!!).

One of Kevin and Joel (and Grandpa's) favourite activities at Howell's were the pumpkin slingshots. You buy a bucket of mini pumpkins and shoot them off across the field at targets they had set up including an old car! Grandpa's goal was to bypass all the targets and shoot the pumpkins into the forest!

Shite I used to make this layout:

• Harvest Lane 12x12 Expression Cardstock Stickers (Simple Stories)
• Harvest Lane Border Strip Elements (Simple Stories)
• Harvest Lane 12x12 Fundamental Cardstock Stickers (Simple Stories)
• Acorn Hollow design paper (Little Yellow Bicycle)

• Kraft cardstock (Recollections - not in the kit)
• Washi tape (SU - not in the kit)
• Stapler & staples (not in the kit)

Scraptures Finally Friday - November 14, 2014

Happy Happy Friday! Hope you are staying warm as the weather gets colder, we've seen a few more flurries in the Niagara Region this week...good excuse to bundle up and stay in the craft room!!

I finished off another 8x8 layout this week for my Finally Friday challenge. Still trying to use some of the pictures I already have printed. This one is a mish mash of two different SCRAPTURES card kits, I thought they worked well together.

I used the March 2014 kit featuring Bella Blvd. "Max" and the May 2014 kit featuring Fancy Pants "Be Different"

This picture was taken last fall...and I can't for the life of me remember if Joel took it of himself or if I took it...either way it's a pretty cool picture...nice eyelashes for an 11 year old boy huh???

Shite I used to make this layout:

• Yellow cardstock
• Be Different "Personality" design paper (Fancy Pants)
• Be Different Ephemera Pack (Fancy Pants)
• Max "Borders" design paper (Bella Blvd)
• Max "Treasures & Text" letter stickers (Bella Blvd)

Scraptures - Finally Friday - November 7, 2014

I'm on tap for the SCRAPTURES Finally Friday challenges for November.

I am determined to get caught up on some 2013 layouts before 2015 arrives!!

I have a bunch of 8x8 scrapbooks (SU) that I need to fill, for some reason I don't find 8x8 layouts as intimidating as 12x12 layouts LOL

This week's Finally Friday layout is from our visit to Howell's Family Pumpkin Farm last October.

It's crazy looking at these pictures of Joel with Grandma and Grandpa de Jong and seeing how much he has grown / changed since last year. He doesn't have those cute chubby cheeks anymore!

I used the September card kit which featured "Harvest Lane" by Simple Stories for the layout. It has fantastic fall themed design papers and embellishments.

Shite I used to make this layout:

• Acorn Hollow design paper (Little Yellow Bicycle)
• Harvest Lane 12 x 2 title strip elements (Simple Stories)
• Harvest Lane fundamental stickers (Simple Stories)
• Harvest Lane expressions stickers (Simple Stories)

• Cherry Cobbler cardstock (SU - not in the kit)
• Washi tape (SU - not in the kit)
• Corner rounder punch (SU - not in the kit)