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Phew...what a fun and busy day!!

2007-11-04T04:15:00.000-08:00

Well, I sure had a blast yesterday during all the DSD festivities! Did you? Did you get a chance to pick up some new goodies? I got a chance to visit all my favorite stores and pick up a few things...now to just make the days last longer so I can actually find a time to scrap with them lol!

Did you enjoy the grab bag? I hope so! If you missed out, be sure to visit my SBB store to pick up the treats! I am extending my DSD 40% off sale through today and that includes the new products. :)

Finally, want to play in my grab bag challenge and win a $15 gift card? Then come over HERE for all the details and play along! :) Have a super Sunday everyone!! There just might be some freebies thrown in to the challenge participants.... :)

Happy DSD!!

2007-11-03T13:42:00.000-07:00

I truly hope you are enjoying your day! Hopefully you are sitting down, in a nice comfy chair, browsing all the wonderful sales, chatting, shopping, and scrapping some precious memories! :) In honor of today, and because I love the digi community sooo much, I am giving away a fun brown paper package (yep, and it's tied up with strings lol!) It's a free grab bag. Why? Because I want to. Because I really hope it puts a smile on someone's face today. Because it's DSD! :) Please do let me know if you have any trouble with the download (and if you like what's inside!). I hope you love it, and I *think* you will.

Please click HERE to download your gift! :)

Btw, if you didn't know, make sure you check check out my store at SBB! Everything is 40% and you don't need a coupon! :) It's my first EVER 40% off sale at SBB (actually, it's my first sale ever at SBB lol!)

FREEBIE today!

2007-09-04T19:03:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of little journal pieces for you! I know it's not a big freebie, but I thought you might be able to use them. :) I wanted to be able to post the details of the contest, but I won't be able to until I finish the latest kit I'm working on (and you'll see why that is when I post the contest lol!) I hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day weekend! My family and I didn't do much (it was raining all weekend) but it was really nice to just be with the kiddos and relax for three days! :)

Here is the LINK to download. I hope you enjoy and thanks for stopping by!!

2007-08-30T18:15:00.000-07:00

I have some news!!!! I have just joined SBB (scrapbook-bytes.com) and I will have all new designs available there! I just uploaded my first few products and to celebrate my debut, I am offering you a special 25% off coupon! (Make sure to use it before Sept 1! :) The new coordinated collection is called "Almost a Princess" and it was inspired by my daughter's wish for a princess themed birthday party. I think it is adorable, and I hope all of you with little girl photos to scrap will think so too! :) I plan on printing the papers to make little treat bags for her 4th birthday party.

To visit my SBB store, click HERE.

The coupon code to use is: KELLYTATSBB

In other news, my daughter started preschool Monday full time. She is growing up so darn fast. Too fast, I think! At first I was looking forward to it, but now I really miss her so much during the day. She is having so much fun though. :)

Be on the look out for some new posts coming up soon. I am going to be having a contest in the very near future...details coming soon! You don't want to miss it and there will be prizes!! Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss any posts! (there are also surprises in store once we get 100 subscribers to the blog) :)

Freebie today!

2007-08-03T09:28:00.000-07:00

Today I have a little set of three 8x8 quick pages that could be the start of a cute little album. Please let me know if you download by leaving a quick comment. :) The entire Serendipity set is available for purchase at Crazyuniverse.com. Happy scrapping and happy Friday everyone!!!! :)

Download Here

Before I leave for Colorado....a special coupon just for you & an announcement!!

2007-08-17T07:25:00.000-07:00

To my blog readers and newsletter subscribers (please click on the image to view the full size and get all the details!):

Don't forget to subscribe to my blog so that you don't miss out on future freebies, giveaways, and sales! The subscribe option is on the right column of this blog and I just added this feature. I have something special planned for the 100th subscriber PLUS, once it reaches that number, EVERY subscriber will receive a special gift from me!

Also, I still have available the Serendipity 8x8 quick page blog freebie. If you would like to download, just check out the posts below for the link. :) I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Thank you so much! Kelly

Getting ready for vacation

2007-08-16T13:16:00.000-07:00

We leave in TWO days to go to Colorado...don't even get me started about why I haven't started packing yet!! lol! I am seriously overwhelmed with everything that needs to get done before we leave...so much so that I haven't started anything yet. I really need to get my butt in gear. And while we are talking about it, why am I sitting here updating my blog instead of making lists, washing laundry, packing, etc, etc, etc????? :)

It'll be Cait and Morgan's first time on a plane. I hope they do okay, well, I just hope that everything goes as good as can be expected from a 20 mo old and 3.5 yr old! Wish us luck! We'll be back by next weekend and hopefully I'll have some pictures to share.

New product and a sale!! 50% off all coordinated kits!!

2007-07-24T15:16:00.001-07:00

A new coordinated kit hit the shelves today at crazyuniverse.com AND, as if that isn't enough (lol!), there is a 50% off sale going on RIGHT NOW!!! All coordinated kits in the store will be 50% off until this Sunday. And if you know me, you know I rarely do these kinds of sales so take advantage while it's going on!!! :) Hope you are having a wonderful week!

Biopsy went well! :)

2007-07-20T14:23:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I know I haven't updated this blog in, like, FOREVER lol, but I have a good reason for that. :) I have been undergoing tests to find out what is going on with me and today I had surgery to have one of my lymph nodes taken out. It will be sent to pathology and I hope to know within about a week whether it is benign...or something more ominous. So, that is where I've been. I've been nervous and just not myself so designing and stuff has been on hold for a little while. I miss it so much!!! So, in celebration of having the surgery out of the way and because I'm actually feeling pretty darn good in spite of the surgery, I felt like giving away a little freebie! :) You will receive two grungy brush frames in .abr format (there are also .png files in the download for those that can't use brushes) and one vintage paper butterfly (with shadows included). By the way, the lovely models in the picture are my daughter as the flower girl and my sister and her new hubby!! :) Please excuse the photo quality as my dear sweet hubby was in charge of the camera since I was also in the wedding!! :) LOL! I hope you all have a wonderful Friday and weekend!! Here is the link to download.

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!! :) :)

2007-05-05T09:16:00.000-07:00

How come today is so exciting??? :) I am like a kid in a candy store today...so many things to do and buy! :) My husband just doesn't get it at all!! My birthday is coming up this Monday and he wants to take me to see Spider Man 3 tonight...is it bad that I'd rather sit around and scrap and attend chats?? LOL!

If you haven't already, you should go check out www.crazyuniverse.com today. One lucky customer will be recieving a $25 gift card to the shop. Every purchase from the store opening date until tonight at midnight PST counts! No minimum required! :)

Also, some new commercial use brushes and a new FREE sample have been added to the shop.

I hope you all have a wonderful NSD and happy scrapping!!!

NSBR

2007-05-02T06:34:00.000-07:00

My kids are sick, my husband is sick, and I am praying that I don't get it! Today, all three of them have Dr. appointments. Russ goes in first and then the girls later today. At first I thought it was just allergies, but last night it became apparent that everyone really was sick. Caitlin actually told me that she didn't feel well--this coming from a child who hates going to the Dr. and will act well so long as she doesn't have to go. I told her that we would go see Dr. Neena and that she would start getting better asap. She only had one question: "No shots, mom?" I assured her there would be no shots and she seemed okay about it. :)

So today I'll be passing out tissues, blankies, and pillows, and popping in DVDs of Disney movies, making soup and trying really hard to not breathe in any germs. Wish me luck lol!

On another note, I have received several creative team applications and I am floored by the talent! I have just sort of skimmed through some of the galleries and I haven't had a chance to look as much as I'd like but I am liking what a see! I am amazed by you all and I truly appreciate everyone that has applied so far. I will accept applications until May 7th and will have a final decision no later than May 8.

Oh, and I know I said this was NSBR, but if you have not seen it yet, there is a new item in the store. Perfect for girls and Mother's Day! :) ~Enduring Love~

Creative Team Call for crazyuniverse.com!

2007-04-30T18:00:00.000-07:00

I posted this over at DST, so here is the 'cut and paste' version LOL!:
Please check out my store to see if we would make a good fit
www.crazyuniverse.com is looking for a few fun creative team members that LOVE to scrap!! If this is you, please apply!! I look forward to hearing from you! To apply, please email info@crazyuniverse.com with CT in the subject line. In your email, please provide: a little about yourself, your online name, and a link to your gallery. Requirements are two layouts per month posted in the DST gallery and two galleries of your choice. Benefits--you get everything in the store for free!

We also will have our own group message board available and plans for a creative team page on the crazyuniverse site with your photo and short bios linked up to your awesome galleries!

Deadline is May 7th, 2007
Thank you so much!!~Kelly Thompson (www.crazyuniverse.com)

I scrapped!

2007-04-24T06:48:00.000-07:00

So, yesterday I was sick with some kind of tummy bug (it has probably been years since I've been sick like that!) I just hope that the girls don't get it--so far so good!

On another note, I scrapped!!! Woohoo! I feel like I haven't had time at all lately to just relax and scrap and being sick gave me an excuse to do just that. So, here is my layout:

You can view the credits HERE

2007-04-22T19:27:00.000-07:00

I'm in a reflective mood tonight. Today was a really good day...one of those lazy, totally indulgent days :) We started the morning off by sleeping in and letting the kids lay in our bed just so we could catch some extra zzzzs. That was so nice. Then, dh mowed the lawn and the girls and I decided on what to cook for brunch (I say brunch because it was clearly past our normal breakfast time!)

After a short conversation with my three year old, it was decided that chicken Donald's was on the menu. On any normal day, I'd have said let's cook some eggs or make some oatmeal, but today I thought--why not? Let's all hop in the car and get chicken Donald's (what my 3 year old calls McDonalds--can you guess what she likes from the McD? lol!)

Two chicken nugget happy meals and two happy kiddos later, we found out that pa-pa cut his finger while working and was at the ER. Since we were already near the hospital, we stopped in to see him. Fortunately, it was not serious, but it was serious enough for stitches and a shot of antibiotics.

Upon arriving home, it was time for everyone to take a nap, which of course means dh on the couch with remote in hand.

Instead of joining him, which was tempting, I worked on designing a bit. I had this idea in my head and once that happens, I usually just jump on it.

We thought about going out to the grandparents' farm to do a little fishing after the girls woke up from their naps, but instead we all laid around the living room and read books. Caitlin brought a huge stack for us to read, but I think we only made it to three because one book was read over and over and over and over loL!

After the book fest, Russ and Cait went to the grocery store (bless him!) I did not feel like going at all...I have been kind of feeling a bit under the weather the past couple of days. They also stopped by the bookstore and he bought Caitlin a new activity book--her new passion :) Since she can't read yet, we have to read her the directions...like, follow the maze to get the buried treasure...or circle all the hidden pictures, etc.

Oh, and I also told dh to grab some comfort food while he was out. You know how great comfort food is when you are not feeling well, right? Well, instead of coming back with stuff to make home made mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, and other yummy southern foods like that, he comes back with 6 bags of chips, tons of little debbie cakes, and not one single food that could be considered a main course lol! I felt like I gained 10 pounds by just LOOKING at all the junk he brought home....of course, that didn't stop me from eating like 5 Ding Dongs ;)

I posted this and then had to come back and edit because I almost forgot...I have a little blog treat tonight! It is just one flower, but I thought it was fun! You get one flower with light shadows and one without the shadows (staple not included). Download Topsy Turvy

Kit for a cause

2007-04-08T13:39:00.000-07:00

JMT-art is sponsoring a fundraiser in honor of her grandmother with the proceeds going towards the Alzheimer's Association. The purchase of her "Rosy Outlook" kit will benefit the association. To learn more and purchase the kit, please visit http://jmt-art.com/rosy. There will also be a layout contest with fabulous prizes! Make sure to stop by and check it out. You can also donate directly without purchasing the kit if you wish.

Thank you!

2007-04-02T17:08:00.000-07:00

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the store during grand opening week and to those who sent emails wishing me well. I truly, truly appreciate it!!!! Here is a coupon good for this month--purchase $10 or more and receive $3 off. Just use this code during checkout. THANKS3

This weekend was extremely tiring. We actually got to DO something outside for once! It has been raining and raining and raining, but this past Saturday, the sun finally came out so we took the girls to poppy and grandma's house for a boat ride in the mini lake. It was a little paddle boat, but big enough to fit 4 grown adults and two kids, and Caitlin was so cute. She kept singing "row row row your boat" the whole time and she just had a blast. Morgan's favorite thing to do was to lean over the side (with poppy holding her tightly of course! :) and feel the water. Later that same day we had a barbecue with some friends at our house. Russ mowed the lawn (finally lol!!) and we all stayed outside enjoying the warmth for as long as we could. I know these days won't last long until it gets unbearably hot during the summer. I just love spring! ;)

It's our Grand Opening at Crazyuniverse!!!!

2007-03-23T19:51:00.000-07:00

Everything in the store is 25% off PLUS if you use coupon code GRDSALE and make a $3 dollar purchase you'll get this cool paper pack FREE! To get it, just put this paper pack in your cart and make sure your total is at least $3. Then when you checkout, use the discount code.

Also, we will be having a creative team call within in the next couple of weeks. No big strings attached. I'm a laid back designer and a laid back person looking for just a small group of creative people who are laid back as well lol! If you are interested, keep checking back here or at www.crazyuniverse.com to find out more details. If you are really, really, really interested (LOL!) then you may email me at info@crazyuniverse.com to let me get to know you a bit more and show off some of your gallery layouts. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, love, K

AHHHH!

2006-09-27T10:53:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I hate blogger! I just lost my looooong winded post and you know what is so ironic about it?

The title was "moments of bliss" and I had talked about what a peaceful day today was turning out to be and that lead me list little moments in my life that I am thankful for (things like the first cup of morning coffee, sleeping in on a Saturday when dh has kid duty, etc)

But now I'm not in the mood lol! Thanks, blogger! Okay Kelly, calm down, relax, breathe. It's just a blog. ;-)

I hope you have a peace filled Wednesday!

Thanks for your kind words

2006-09-25T11:33:00.000-07:00

Thanks everyone for the sweet comments and emails. I wish I could respond individually to everyone but time is so short for me these days! I appreciate you all though :) Thank you too for sharing your layouts with me. I LOVE seeing them.

For Rebecca--I would email you but I don't know your email address LOL! So, if you would like you may email me: kelly@crazyuniverse.com

I hope everyone is having a great start to the week. I usually do tons of chores on Monday. Monday is laundry day for me, blah!

I also want to send my heartfelt sympathy and prayers to Gina and her family. I don't know Gina personally but I am so touched and heartbroken for her family. My prayers and thoughts go out to her during this unimaginably difficult time.

And before I go...I actually scrapped something!! LOL! How long has it been? At least a month, I think. I used the exclusive gold member kit at DST for September. It is by Gina Miller and it's so pretty--it's called fall flower.

omg.

2006-09-22T20:35:00.000-07:00

I seriously cannot believe it has been a MONTH since I last posted! Where has the time gone? There really is so much for me to talk about, and so many things in my life are changing right now. So much so that I am not sure if my previous plans will ever come to light. It's sort of a bittersweet time in that respect, but I will spare all the details ;)

On a happy note, Caitlin is thriving in preschool. She is only going 2 days per week, but it's been great! She is always singing new songs and bringing home the cutest scribbly drawings lol! She seems to have matured just a little bit, too. I can't believe she'll be 3 very soon.

Well, since my plans for the time being have changed, I have decided to offer my Baby Love kit for Free!! I really like this one. Lots of fun stuff. Lots of paper. An alpha set. Some painted words. There is also a cute hand drawn onesie motif paper and a quilted paper. These colors are definitely not your traditional baby colors, so this may not appeal to everyone--but I like that they are gender neutral and different from all the powder pink and blue sky blues. Enjoy! Leave me some blog love if you decide to take it ;-) Also, I am sorry in advance, but I will only be putting this up once. My internet has been driving me crazy when I upload things lately lol!

The link is refreshed ONE more time. I feel bad for those that took the time to post and could not get it :)And HERE is the link to download (this is a large file)

2006-08-22T11:32:00.000-07:00

Our little getaway was wonderful. We had a fabulous time! We needed that. First, we checked into a hotel where there were chocolate dipped strawberries & champagne waiting for us in the room. After getting showered and ready for the evening, we strolled around Sundance Square, had mexican food, margaritas, went to a comedy club, a piano bar, then finished off the night with decaf and a dessert. Soooo nice! The next morning we went shopping and of course we had to bring home gifts for the girls. Caitlin got a realistic looking dinosaur & stick pony, and Morgan got a toy as well.

Unfortunately, we forgot the camera, so no pictures :( It's okay though. It was kind of nice not having to worry about getting some good shots for once, you know? The girls were very happy to see us, but they were both sick when we returned. Morgan is still getting over whatever bug she had, but Caitlin is doing much better. I'm sure it's because Caitlin started preschool last week--you know how kids and germs go! I'm not feeling well either, so I'll cut this post short. I've been doing lots of creating and can't wait to share with you! By the way...just as a heads up...I'll be looking for a creative team within the next few weeks...just something to think about. More details to follow later... :)

h-o-t

2006-08-17T06:51:00.000-07:00

Has it really been five days since my last post? This week is just flying by. Caitlin's first day of school was Tuesday morning. Russel and I both went to drop her off. She did great! It was so quiet without her home that morning. Almost made me want to go pick her up and bring her back home! But, she is having fun, making friends, and learning new things. I just can't believe my baby girl is old enough for preschool! :(

Okay, I have to vent a little about this HEAT wave! It is getting ridiculous. Even with the A/C running all day long, I feel hot and sticky in my own house. Yesterday it was 111 degrees!! The kids don't have a summer--it's too darn hot to do anything at all outside. People die in this kind of heat! I actually packed them up and took them to the indoor playground at McDonald's yesterday to get out of the heat. ahhhhhh! Forget calgon, I'll take a super size coke, sit on a plastic chair and smell the scent of sweaty kids and dirty socks wafting through the air.... That is what it is like at those indoor playgrounds. But, I didn't care as long as it was below 90 degrees in that place (which it was, thankfully). Have I mentioned that I am ready for fall? Or winter even? Bring it on!

I'm really looking forward tomorrow. Why you ask? Well, for starters, it is Friday. But that's just the icing. Tomorrow the hubby and I get to go away for a mini 24 hr vacation. We aren't going far, but it will be nice to get out of the house and see a comedy improv show and spend some time together sans kids. Of course, they will surely find their way into our date night conversation (I wonder what Caitlin is doing? I hope Morgan is okay...Do you think they brushed her teeth?) But we'll try to keep it to a minimum because it's rare that we get out alone. This is sort of a late anniversary celebration for us. :)

So, that probably means I won't be posting tomorrow or Saturday, but hopefully on Sunday I'll have some new pictures to share. Have a great weekend!!

mmmmmmmmm

2006-08-12T09:21:00.000-07:00

This morning I woke up to my sweet husband cooking breakfast. Now, before you say to yourself 'awww, how nice...' continue reading: I wake up to the delicious smell of Jimmy Dean sausage cooking--mmmmm, my favorite! Coffee already brewed, biscuits in the oven, clean, sparkling kitchen.....

Wait a second, my husband is cooking.

Let me start over: Coffee already brewed, biscuits in the oven, stuff in the kitchen in disarray, cooking utensils and dishes already piling in the sink, dirty skillet with grease still on the stove lol! Well, he's not the kind of guy that cleans as he cooks, but still, the breakfast was fantastic! And I think I'll keep him ;) Even if it means I have lots to clean after one of his gourmet breakfasts.

After kitchen clean up, Morgan finally started to stir in her crib. Yes, my baby doesn't get up at the crack of dawn like most babies do. Nope, we aren't lucky. She is awake until the crack of dawn and then goes to sleep for the night, or should I say morning? In fact, last night (morning) I was up and down with her for the better part of 8 hours. At around 4 am, I could faintly hear her stirring. But she wasn't just stirring. According to daddy, she was screaming at the top of her lungs, but I was so tired it sounded like a dream. He woke and got her a bottle all by himself and got her to go back to sleep. Love him! ;) I so needed that rest. She is teething and has so much trouble getting to sleep at night and by about the 5 or 6th day of no rest, I'm exhausted. So, thanks honey for getting up with Morgan and giving me a break!

Today Caitlin might be spending the night at pa-pa and grandmom's house and then Morgan and I need to go shop for a few more new outfits for Caitlin. Laundry needs to get done. Tomorrow night is meet the teacher for Caitlin's new preschool class. Her first day is this Tuesday. She is getting excited but I don't think she really knows what she is in for! It'll be bittersweet, that first day. My baby old enough for preschool.

Have a wonderful weekend! It's time for me to get started for the day....um, yeah, it's already noon here ;) (gotta love a lazy Saturday morning!)

A little gift for you today!

2006-08-10T20:31:00.000-07:00

I was just messing around with making fuzzy things and flowers and came up with a cute wildflower. I don't really know what it is--it sort of has a dried wildflower look to it, sort of a fuzzball look too. I just thought it was cute, and I wanted to share as well. So, here you go! ;) It comes with the flower and five interchangeable centers. I hope you enjoy~let me know by leaving me some love :)

I do have more to chit chat about but dh is calling me to come here RIGHT NOW lol! (I guess one of the kiddos is torturing him-hee!)

Oh, here is your link to download : EXPIRED, thanks for your interest!

I've uploaded it one more time if you missed it, but that is all so get it quickly :) click here.

Before I hit the sack..

2006-08-09T23:18:00.000-07:00

here's a little preview of some things I've been up too. I am just loving these colors and thought it would be perfect for a kit like this, and the bonus is that it is gender neutral and can go well with baby boy and baby girl photos. If you take out the baby footprints and handprints, it could certainly be used for other photos as well...this is not the entire kit, but I wanted to post a little snippet for you so you could take a peek! :)

I'll post more tomorrow, but for now, it's past my bedtime! (I need that beauty sleep lol!)
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