Long time, no see

It's sure been awhile.  I'm no longer on Kelly's team, as can be seen.  Scrapping became too busy once my husband got home and I just couldn't keep up with everything.  Even know, four months later, I'm still having problems keeping up.  But, it's a new year and time to get busy again. 
I'm working hard at Project Life, trying to get everything documented from the last year.  I LOVE the system and how fast it is, especially with photos in hand.  LOL  2013 will be a better year and I'm going to work very hard at keeping up.  I've joined the Day by Day class at Studio Calico and am looking forward to the jump start I'm hoping it gives me.  I've really come to love their product--and learning how to use my Silhouette.  I've had it for well over six years now, but only in the last couple of months has it gotten any real use. I plan on making the most of it this year!
I just signed up for Cathy Zielske's Move More, Eat Well 2.0 class.  I did so well during the first half of the year, but once again, when the husband got home, I really fell apart.  It's time to get back with it.  Tomorrow I welcome my 40th year and plan to start it off with a 10 mile run. (Wish me luck, I'm REALLY going to need it!)
So, here's to 2013! My OLW for the year is RENEW.  I have much to rework this year.  Much to improve and continue on with.  It should be another fun and exciting year!

Sneak A Peak!

A fantastic kit coming Friday.  Besure to check back this weekend for Kelly's newest release.

August Challenge!

August brings us the dog days of summer. All we can think about is cooling off and hanging out by the pool. Mixing kids and water is a guaranteed recipe for happiness. So that will be the theme for this month's Kellybell Designs August Blog Challenge called "Wet and Wild".
Here's all the rules and instructions to play:

• Scrap some Disney water fun. This can be photos from a Disney cruise or water park, a water ride like Splash Mountain or Kali River Rapids, swimming in the resort pools, splashing in the squirting fountains, boat rides from the resort, waterfalls from Jungle Cruise, squirting Tikis in Adventureland, standing in front of the Epcot fountains, even photos in the rain. Be creative here!
• Follow these 3 instructions:
• Use at least 4 photos
• Include some waves or splashes (a wavy or curvy border, ocean waves, water drops)
• Use at least one blue paper
• Layouts should be made with 100% Kellybell products or freebies (you are allowed to use a template from another designer). You are welcome to submit more than 1 layout.
• Post your layout into the Challenges Gallery at Kellybell Designs by midnight EST August 31th

Two winners will be selected and announced the first week of September. One winner will be chosen at random so all participants have a chance to win. The second winner will be selected as the most outstanding layout. Both winners will receive a gift certificate to Kellybell Designs store.

Kelly has lots of kits to choose from to scrap your layout for this challenge. You might choose from Beachy Keen, City of Tomorrow, Just Keep Swimming, Kiss The Girl, Land Of Adventure, Sail Away With Me, Water and Ice, Where Dreams Set Sail.

Check out Kelly's blog to see lots more inspiration from her entire Creative Team and to find out who won the July Blog Challenge. Here's a page I made for the Wet and Wild Blog Challenge.

Summer at Tokyo Disneyland!
Template: Crossbone Cuts Love Bursts
Little Green Frog for the photo layers
Kelly's Sail Away with Me, Where Dreams Set Sail, and Water and Ice.

 

Let's Rock and Roll!!!!

When you're listening to some great music, it makes you feel better. And when the song has a great beat and some funky words, you can do anything, right? So can an Aerosmith song make you enjoy getting catapulted off at 57 miles an hour and then flung upside down twice? You bet it can if you're riding the Rock 'n Roller Coaster ride at Hollywood Studios!! It's an amazing fun roller coaster ride with the best rock and roll music playing in your head rest. Kelly's collection today focuses on all that rock and roll fun with a new kit called....

The colors are fabulous in shades of red, black, white and blue along with some funky patterns. It's packed with lots of amazing musical elements like a guitar, microphone, sheet music notes, amplifier, ticket stub, cassette, gold record, back stage pass and reels along with cool road signs, flairs journal tags, stars and much more. This is a great kit to scrap layouts for Rock 'n Roller Coaster, High School Musical, Hollywood Studies as well as music recitals and all those air guitar concerts.

There's a fresh and funky black alpha with red outlines included in the kit that's fabulous for creating titles. Take a look at these 7 word art titles that Kelly made for you.

The 4 paper stack feature one in each color theme for Rock 'n Roller Coaster.

Check out the set of 5 page starters. You'll get 2 borders and 3 cluster frames. So fabulous for scrapping a quick layout.

This new collection will be on sale this weekend only for 25% off at www.KellybellDesigns.com. If you've been thinking about adding a music kit to your stash, do it this weekend when you can get a discount on this gorgeous collection. Make sure you stop by Kelly's Blog to check out all the amazing layout inspiration from the Creative Team.

There's so many fun ways you can scrap with this 'Rock 'n' Roll Baby' collection. Take a look at what I scrapped.

Disney California Adventure, 2002
Little Green Frog Designs' Mulberry Thistle Template
Kelly's RocknRoll Baby
Extra Shadows: Crossbone Cuts Designs
Font: WM2 Fonnetta

If you're ready to pick up some rockin' great freebies from the team, you can grab your guitar and sing along at Julie's Blog, Kelly's Blog and and Linda's Blog. Make sure you give them a thumbs up along the way. Happy scrapping and have a great week!

Sneak a Peak!

Come back Friday for a rocking, cool kit from Kelly!

Sail Away!

For those of you that have been Kellybell Designs fans since the very beginning of her digital scrapping adventures, you'll probably remember this kit as one of her earliest designs. Some things just remain a classic! This kit was designed for scrapping all your sailing memories from a Disney cruise including all the fun adventures at each port of call. This week, Kelly will add to this old classic. Let's cruise together as we remember the magic of.....

This kit is packed with all kinds of nautical goodies including a cruise ship, port holes, captain's hat, shells, flip flops, ship's wheel, glitter splats, chaise lounge, shells, treasure chest, raffia, palm tree, dock, coconuts, even footprints in the sand. You'll also get 20 papers in the classic Disney cruise line colors of red and blue along with other beautiful colors, prints and patterns.

Kelly has a new Add-On for this kit filled with 7 papers, 25 elements and a beautiful white full alpha. Check out the sweet sand castle and all those flairs!

Look how gorgeous that alpha is. Here's 5 word art titles that will be perfect to top your Disney cruise pages.

I don't know about you, but I'm addicted to these paper stacks and page starters.

Can't you envision using these page starters on your layout, how awesome one of the borders would look on your page and what photos you'd pop into the frames? Better put these in your shopping cart too!

I'm sure you know how the Remember The Magic sales work at www.KellybellDesigns.com. You get 50% off the kit for this weekend only and 25% off the new add-on, word art, paper stacks and page starters. Now, if only putting a Disney cruise in your shopping cart was this easy! Stop by Kellybell Designs blog to see all the CT inspiration with this collection.

While this kit is perfect for scrapping your cruise and beach pages, the colors are very versatile and can be used for lots of other Disney places and characters. Here's a page I made.

Columbia ship at Tokyo Disney Seas and Cape Cod lighthouse
Template: Scrapping with Liz
Kelly's Where Dreams Set Sail
Photo Action and Frames: Charmstagram Toolbox
Font: A Drippy Fountain Pen
Additonal Shadows: Crossbone Cuts

Wow, are you just dying to go on a Disney cruise now? I think I am! Here's one last bit of information for you. You get to "cruise" on over to Kelly's Creative Team and pick up their beautiful freebies. Have a great weekend and happy scrapping.

JamieB - Scrappin Frame Of Mind

JessicaP - The Apples Of My Everything

Lisa - Lisa Campbell Designs

Sneak a Peak!

Check by Friday for the latest Kellybell realease that will be sailing on in!