Hello to all my Followers!

I just looked and saw I have 20 followers! WOW!!! I am impressed! I remember when I was soooo excited to have 5!

I apologize to all of my wonderful followers for not keeping up to date! The holiday season really does me in! I have some updates of pictures of past things I"ve made since my last post... I will post them individually to give each item the proper introduction!

Up first are my new homemade flowers! ALOT CHEAPER THAN BUYING PRIMAS! I got the idea off of this blog... I changed things up a bit, but got the same result...

WOW! Almost 2 months!

So sorry to everyone that has been following my blog. I'm being a terrible blogger! I have a few things I want to post- but cannot post until my partners Cyndi and Edee from the Cricut MB get their items. Hopefully by early next week I can post pics of a few things. Edee's stuff will not be completely opened until after Christmas... so you all will have to wait a bit longer...

On another note- I have been trying hard to save as much money as possible by using coupons, rebates, and finding the best deals possible. Have any of you ever heard of Ebates? Well, there's this website - www.ebates.com and you can shop through their site- almost like google, only if they have a store on their site- you can get a percentage back of what you spend as a rebate. They only send out checks quarterly, and you get recruiting bonuses too. So- if you decide to sign up, please use me as your referrer : jenniferrobson312@hotmail.com

Thanks so much! Please comment and let me know if you have ever used the Ebates site. They seem to have quite a bit of sites to shop from on there. One of my favorites is Diapers.com! Probably because I have 2 that are still in diapers!!!

On an end note, I hope everyone had a blessed and Happy Thanksgiving!

Get Well Soon Tri-shutter Card

Thanks to one of the girls on the Cricut MB, she gave me the instructions on how to make a tri-shutter card. I am really happy with how it turned out! Thanks Jessica! I made this card for a friends mom who is battling cancer. I hope this card makes her day.

I used Bazzil Basics for the base, The Paper company for the solid cardstock, and Me and My big ideas paper for the deco. I used some fibers and stamps I had to dress it up. I had some Prima Flowers that I think complimented it well as well! I will definately be making these cards more often! In the end it fits into an A2 envelope!

Any comments are greatly appreciated!

WIN A $250 shopping spree at Scrapping Cottage!

How would you like to win a $250 shopping spree at the Scrapping Cottage? That's right - the winner will get to choose $250 worth of products at The Scrapping Cottage! Their goal is to reach 500 followers! If you can help them do that- go here!

Winter Layout

Hello everyone! I bet you've been wondering where I have been lately! I've been here- just staying busy! I've been working on swaps for the Cricut MB. I love that place! I just finished a swap and thought you all would like to see!

This is for my high quality layout swap. it has to be a double page- and you basically need to put all your heart and soul into it. It took me two full days to assemble- but it took me two weeks to decide what I wanted it to look like. I think I've succeeded. My thoughts to get across on this layout were snow- snow with some sparkles, and white. I used the Storybook cartridge for everything on this layout. I used DS to weld the word WINTER together. I chalked all the pictures and embellishments with Dew Drop Versa Magic Chalk Ink. They are my favorite, and I can't seem to buy those colors here anymore! :( I used Martha Stewart glitter on the word WINTER, and I used Polar White Flower soft for the snow effect. I had some mini stars from something that I threw in the snow with to help sparkle. I used stickles to embellish a word from each torn edge on the left side. I also used Recollections Pointsetta 3-d stickers to add that pop. I welcome any comments! I used Bazzil Basics for the base cardstock and the white card stock. You will see in one picture that has the flash- there's a pearlized look to the background. Then without the flash you can see alot of other details.

CRAFT IT FORWARD!!!

This sounds like fun so why not?I visited this BLOG today and she is hosting a Craft It Forward, which I am now continuing on my blog! How it works: The first five people to respond to this post will get something handmade by me. Please note: There are no guarantees you will like what I make...although I sure hope you do! What I create will be just for you. You'll receive it this year (2009.) The item will be a surprise to you and can be ANYTHING handmade. In return, all you need to do is post this text into your blog, email me the link back to your Craft It Forward post, your snail mail addy and then make 5 things for 5 people. My email address is: youngsscrapping@gmail.com . Please put CRAFT IT FORWARD in your email to me!

Sorry followers!

I have been so busy I feel horrible for those who follow my blog regularly! I can show you two things I've done for swaps and are mailed out now! :) It lifts soooo much off your shoulders once they've been sent out! I am also including a picture of the diaper cake I made for my SIL's baby shower!

The green background is the 8x8 recipe swap I was in, and the light blue background is the 2nd group of my fall/winter layout. I hope to get started on my double page layouts this weekend- waiting on a few things first! :)

I used stickles and chalking on the recipe page.

I used Stretch Your Imagination and Alphalicious on the let it snow layout.

BUSY BUSY BUSY!!!

Sorry it's been so long! I've been one busy woman! I'm working on swaps for the Cricut MB! I am ADDICTED to that! I have committed myself to 12 swaps! I really enjoy it! I have 2 of them done- and hopefully will be done with the next one tonight! I have to create 6 of the same layout- here's what I made for this one! I think it gets the point across!

I used the Alphalicious with Design Studio and Stretch Your Imagination Cartridges for this layout.

Feedback is greatly appreciated!

BLOG CANDY ALERT!!!

Go to this blog for a some "thank you" blog candy!!! She is giving away......wait for it.......wait for it...... a $150 gift card to the store of your choice- yes your choice! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!?!?! Thank you!

Here is her blog!

Good luck to everyone!

Scrap scrap scrapping away!!!

Ok- so this post will contain lots of pictures of the latest I've been doing! My creative juices have been flowing!!! I've been using them! Hopefully I can stay on top of this!

Brittany is doing great! She is a wonderful baby! I haven't hit any road bumps with her yet! YAY!

So here's the work I've been doing! The Christmas page is for a swap I am doing for the cricut MB. The rest were for the kids scrapbooks (hence the pictures on them! :))

Check out who's giving stuff away!!!

Check out Creating from the Heart! They are giving stuff away- JUST BECAUSE! It sure looks enticing!!!

This weekend is the big weekend!!!

Well everyone- this is the weekend I go down to St. Charles, IL for the Scrapbook Expo! Check out the site! I can't wait to see all the new and great ideas!!!! This is my first ever scrapbook expo- so I hope I enjoy myself!

Meanwhile....here are some pics from the weekend!

I started something!

As of yesterday, I started my youngest daughter's scrapbook! I have 3 pages done- and it took almost all day yesterday! Well- reason being because I went to a friend's house to scrapbook, and when there are 6 kids running around- it's hard to stay on task! (We both have 3 kids.)I also showed her the wonderful Cricut Expression! She loves it! With her help, I thought I better get back into scrapbooking and catch up on how much I've fallen behind on! I have one scrapbook started for all 3 kids- so I need to start filling in all the blanks now!
I also would like to share with you that I will be attending the Scrapbook Expo in St. Charles, Illinois on August 21st! I am hoping to bring that same friend along with me- so we can sit in our hotel room Friday night and scrapbook away!!! (NO KIDS!!!) I am really excited! The hubby even gave me permission to go! That doesn't happen often- so I better take advantage while I can!!! :)
I will post pics some time soon of what pages I've done so far for Brittany's scrapbook!

If you have a chance- check this blog out!

Hi all! I found this wonderful blog that I think everyone should check out! I love what she does with her cards- and her purpose for all the cards she donates to charities and people! I think I will help with this when I can start finding time! :)
I hope everyone is doing well! I still cant set up my craft stuff in the office. We had a very busy weekend with no time to remove the old fridge that's sitting in my office right now! :( We did have alot of fun with family! I'll try to post pics of the kids this week!
Please make sure to check out that blog! It really is a great idea- and if you can help her out- please do!

So Sorry!

I was in such a hurry after I made those graduation cards- I forgot to take a picture of them! Alyssa really liked them! I did take pictures of our family reunion from that weekend though... so here are a few pictures to enjoy! I am going to try my best to get at least one card done this week! I have alot to catch up with in my house- preparing for company this weekend, and trying to move my scrapbooking/ craft items into my office- because my basement flooded over Easter- so I had to take alot of stuff and make do with it on the dining room table. The husband has been on me to clean it up! So- hopefully by the end of next week I can have everything moved into my office!

Hopefully able to start back up again! YAY!

I am making two graduation cards, both for the same person- but one for my mother to give to her. It's my cousins grad party today- and of course the procrastinator that I am, haven't made her a card yet- let alone two of them! I am going to see what I can create with my design studio! I just loaded it onto my computer- and will hopefully within the next day or two post the pics of my final results! Everyone have a great weekend!

Welcome to the world Brittany AnnMarie Young!

Hello all! I'm sure you've been waiting in suspense to hear about our newest bundle of joy! Well- IT'S A GIRL!

Brittany AnnMarie Young came into this world at 9:28 a.m. on Friday, July 17, 2009. She was 9 pounds 9 ounces and 21 inches long!

We are all doing well... I had to try to find time to let you all know! It will be a while before I am able to get back into the crafting groove! It's alot more exhausting than I thought it would be! Enjoy these pictures in the meantime! Thank you all for your love, support, and prayers! They mean everything to us!

Tonight is the night!

Well- to keep you all posted- tonight at midnight is when I will be induced! So for sure by tomorrow there will be another baby in our family! We pray that all will go well! Any extra prayers are more than appreciated! We do not know what we are having- so it will be either a Brittany AnnMarie or a Brandon Donald.

As far as the creative aspect... I've been working to get the chipboard album ready for when the baby comes- so I can just put pictures in and start showing them off! It's for the new baby! I hope they will appreciate it when they are older!

I am using a paper glaze on it- which is a new thing I've been using! I hope it turns out how I envision!

Cuttlebug giveaway!

Check out Creating from the Heart! They are giving away a cuttlebug! Go enter for your chance to win!

Stumped....

I finally have the Cricut Design Studio- but cant find it on the Cricut MB the cut file to make a chipboard book! I want to get it started so all I have to do is fill it all in at the hospital. I will be induced at midnight Thursday night! I want to have something there to keep busy while the baby is sleeping and while I'm laying in bed! If anyone knows of the file- please let me know! Thank You!

That's what I am working on this week- I want to do some challenges- but will most likely be late doing that... considering there are priorities coming VERY soon! I can't wait! We don't know what we are having- so I will be sure to keep all of my followers updated! Keep us in your prayers! Thanks in advance!