Cover Story from Kellybell!

When you walk into a book store, what type of book catches your eye? Is it one with an interesting title or one with a cool photo on the cover? Creating a cover page for your photo book is a very important job because you're going to be looking at this page the most! To help give you some inspiration for a cover page, Kelly has created 2 kits to get you started. Today, she's announcing....

COVER STORY VOL1 & VOL2

Sometimes you need a good word art title for your cover page or maybe a title mixed with photos. 'Cover Story Vol1' is fabulous for combining your park photos into a Disney World or Disneyland word art. There's also 2 princess frame arts to make the cover a bit more feminine. 'Cover Story Vol2' gives you 4 perfect titles. Mix and match the titles and frames to make your cover page layout even more interesting. There's so many possibilities!

Both 'Cover Story Vol1' and 'Cover Story Vol2' will be on sale this weekend only for 25% off at Kellybell Designs Store. Stop by the store and see what other kits you might need to create your cover page.

Take a look at the cover page layout I made.

Can't wait to see what you can come up with. Happy scrapping!

Kellybell's Once Upon A TIme Kit, Cover Story title ,and Cindy Schneider Template Set 107

Spread Your Wings....and FLY to Kellybell!

Where do fairies come from? Have you ever seen one?

A story of the origin of fairies appears in a chapter about Peter Pan in J. M. Barrie's 1902 novel The Little White Bird, where he first introduced the character and mythology of Peter Pan. Barrie wrote, "When the first baby laughed for the first time, his laugh broke into a million pieces, and they all went skipping about. That was the beginning of fairies." Isn't that just a precious and wonderful thing to imagine? Don't we all need a little pixie dust every now and then to brighten our lives?

Tinker Bell is one of the more famous of the fairies. She's sassy and feisty and drop dead gorgeous in the strapless green leaf dress!! Today, Kelly is proud to honor her with a fabulous new kit called...

SPREAD YOUR WINGS

Kelly's filled this kit with over 50 elements including grass, mushrooms, branches, flowers, doodle swirls, ribbons, lantern, tree, leaves and 2 of the prettiest Tinker Bell characters. There's 15 papers in luscious shades of green, pink and brown and a beautiful green gel alpha.

Take a look at this Word Art pack of 7 titles. Just gorgeous!!

Fly on over to Kellybell Designs Store to purchase 'Spread Your Wings' and the matching Word Art which will be on sale for 25% off this weekend only.

When Tinker Bell flies, she leaves behind a trail of sparkling pixie dust. So while you're browsing the store, you might also want to grab some Pixie Dust Trails to give your Tinker Bell page a little more sparkle!!

Now for a little creative inspiration. Check out what I made with 'Spread Your Wings'.

click to enlarge; template by Cindy Schneider (modified)

Kelly's Creative Team will spread their own pixie dust with a few freebies for you today.

Here is my paper stack:

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Now fly to Jessica's Blog to grab her lovely page border, and then for a double dose of magic, head to Kelly's Blog where you'll find her pretty Quick Page and also Christy's sweet cluster frame.

Make sure you spread some pixie dust around to your family and friends this week!

Going on an Expedition! Remember the Magic at Kellybell Designs

Have you ever been on a wild animal safari? Or maybe dreamed about one day taking a trip to Africa in search of lions and elephants? Maybe some day .... but for now we'll enjoy seeing these majestic creatures in the zoos and wildlife parks, which is just as exciting. Today, we celebrate those animal instincts as we Remember The Magic of....

EXPEDITION SAFARI

Expedition Safari is so wonderfully wild and full of animal goodies. Take a look at the lion, giraffe, rhinoceros, hippopotamus and elephant. Look further and you'll find a jeep, camera, bongos, tribal mask, and a mix of flowers, greenery, buttons, ribbons and 15 papers with some great animal skin prints. And lastly, a large cardboard alpha for crafting the perfect title.

To supplement the Expedition Safari kit, Kelly has created a new Add-On with 7 richly patterned papers and amazing frames, leaves and flowers. And check out the set of 6 Clusters which can give your pages a quick jump start.

To find the Expedition Safari kit, Word Art Pack, Add-On and Cluster Pack, you can head on over to Kellybell's Store. Remember, the Kit and Word Art will be 50% off this weekend and the new Add-On and Clusters will be 25% off this weekend. That's a fabulous price so why not grab them all!!

Here's a page I made with these fabulous kits:

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credits: Kellybell Expedition Safari Kit, Word art and add-on kit;
template: Cindy Schneider Designs set #105

Hope that you can find your inner animal and scrap some really wild pages!
Happy scrapping!

We're All Bugged Out at Kellybell Designs!

Ewww, there's a bug!!! Seriously, when you see a bug, is your first reaction to save it or squish it?? Or maybe to put on your 3D "Bug Eye" glasses to watch It's Tough To Be A Bug show at Animal Kingdom. Disney-Pixar's "A Bug's Life" is full of adorable little creatures featuring a cute blue ant named Flik and all his insect friends. Today Kelly has a new kit that's also full of little outdoor critters called...

BUGGED OUT

'Bugged Out' has 15 papers with a great mix of solids and patterns including some wonderful leafy designs. And take a peek at the adorable big blue ant Flik. He's accompanied by a snail, caterpillar, bumblebee, black ant, dragonfly, firefly and several ladybugs. Plus several woodsy leaves, grass, tree and mushrooms. The big green alpha will make some fabulous titles. And if you want some premade titles, then check out Kelly's Word Art pack of 7 different sayings. Whether you scrapping your meetings with Flik and Atta or scrapping your child picking up bugs, this kit will be a fabulous addition to your scrapping stash.

Stop by Kellybell's Store to browse all her wonderful creations and to purchase this kit and matching word art. Remember, all new releases are 25% off for the weekend.

Aren't those colors fabulous? Take a look at what I scrapped with 'Bugged Out'.

click to enlarge:
credits: Bugged Out Kit by Kellybell Designs
template: Cindy Schneider Designs set #105
some photography by Mark Barbieri

Kelly's Creative Team earned their "creative" badges today with an amazing selection of freebies. You don't want to miss out on these! So here's the ant trail you need to follow today: Donna's Blog, Linda's Blog and Sarah's Blog. Happy scrapping and watch out for bugs!!

POP over to Kellybell Designs!

Be hip or be square! You'll find everything groovy and cool in this new release inspired by the Pop Century Resort at Disney World. It's called...

EVERYTHING POP

Disney's Pop Century Resort is full of huge icons that salute the 20th century pop culture craze. Decorating the resort are monster sized bowling pins, big wheel, play dough cans, psychedelic flowers and fun gadgets and fads. Kelly's captured all the colorful and whimsical grooviness in one fabulous, fun-filled kit. 'Everything Pop' has 15 colorful and wavy papers in gorgeous 60's colors. There's 45 funky elements including an eight ball, smiley face, lava lamp, cassette player, big wheel, bowling pin, jukebox, Rubik's cube and a peace sign.

Kelly created a cool pink stitched alpha for making the perfect title. Here's the matching word art pack with 6 titles that are really Far Out!! Take a look...

Pretty groovy, huh? Head on over to Kellybell's Store to pick up the kit and word art pack.

They're on sale this weekend only for 25% off.

There's so many possibilities to scrap with this kit. Whether you're hosting a 60's party with all those funky clothes or having a rock n roll party, this will be the funky kit you'll be searching for to scrap all those groovy layouts. Here's what I created.

I used Britt's template from the Mousescrappers Template challenge!

Kelly's Creative Team got their groove on and made you some fun freebies. Make a stop on over to Jenn's Blog, Linda's Blog, and Lisa's Blog to find their groovy goodies.

Remember the Magic-at Kellybell Designs-Well Seasoned!

Today you get another chance to grab a Kellybell treasure from the past. This weekend we remember the magic of 'Well Seasoned'. First introduced on Friday Dec 17, 2010, this kit was an instant hit for showing off your character meal gatherings at Disney and for preserving the memories of your favorite family meals and get togethers.

WELL SEASONED

'Well Seasoned' is packed with 47 adorable food inspired elements like pots and pans, pizza, cereal bowl, utensils, cutlery, pizza, chef hat, salt and pepper shakers, pancakes and many other kitchen goodies. Plus there's 15 delicious papers along with a striking black alpha with silver edging ... perfect for any page title. Whether you're scrapping your kids eating breakfast in the morning or sharing a character meal with Mickey Mouse, this kit is a must-have for your scrapbook stash.

You can grab it for 50% off this weekend only at Kellybell's Store, then it will go back into the vault. Make sure you don't miss out on this great deal!

For some scrapping inspiration with this kit, here's what I created.

And of course, Kelly's Creative Team is offering some fabulous freebies made with 'Well Seasoned'. Here's is my page: Also visit... Donna's Blog, and Roxana's Blog. Make sure to leave them some love and thanks. Have fun scrapping all those fun character meal pages!!

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It All Started With A Mouse....

Disneyland opened to the public on July 18, 1955. It was the only theme park to be directly designed and built by Walt Disney himself. Disneyland was dedicated by Walt Disney with these words...

"To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America, with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world."

It truly is a fun and magical place that has delighted millions of visitors. Today, Kelly has a new kit inspired by the beginnings of Disneyland called.....

MAGICAL BEGINNING

'Magical Beginning' is a beautiful kit that embodies the feeling of Disneyland. There's 15 papers with a fabulous assortment of blue, pink, green and yellow colors. And Kelly's selection of elements is so stunning! Let's start by oohing and ahhing at her gorgeous Sleeping Beauty's castle!! Wow!! She's added lots of adorable mickey head balloons, banners, textured flowers, pixie dust, scatters, along with colorful ribbons and buttons. The alpha is fresh and fun with white and blue polka dots outlined in red glitter. Kelly also put together some stunning word art titles for you too!!

Isn't it just beautiful?? So don't delay, head on over to Kellybell's Store to pick up this kit and word art pack. They're both on sale this weekend only for 25% off.

Take a look at what I created with 'Magical Beginning'!!

credits: A Magical Beginning kit and word art by Kellybell;
template by Cindy Schneider Half Pack

Are you ready for some goodies now? Stop over to Kellybell's Blog to find her add-on freebie. Then it's time to visit with the Creative Team. You'll want to check out Lisa's Blog, Jenn's Blog and Linda's Blog to find their creations! Have a magical day and have fun scrapping!!

Who is the Fairest One of All?

Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all? A famous quote from the Evil Queen in Disney's animated movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" which first aired in 1937. Such innocence and beauty from such a long time ago! And now today, it's Kellybell's turn to....

Today is a special Friday where Kelly brings back a treasured kit from the vault to share with you for a limited time. Today we remember the magic of...

FAIREST IN THE LAND

First introduced in June 2010, 'Fairest In The Land' is a spectacular kit inspired by the story of Snow White. The kit contains 15 papers with rich, deep textures and colors. The collection of elements includes a wishing well, magic mirror, apples, crown, and wooden door along with some beautiful doodles, ribbons, flowers and vines. Kelly also created a word art pack of 5 fabulous titles.

To compliment this gorgeous kit, Kelly has a NEW Add-On kit full of some amazing elements to add to your collection. The papers are just darling and the new Snow White dress is ta die for!!!

'Fairest In The Land' will be available THIS WEEKEND ONLY for 50% off, then back into the vault it goes. Don't miss the opportunity to grab this one, it's simply stunning!! The Add-On kit will be available for 25% off this weekend. Here's the link to Kellybell's Store, hurry on over!!

This kit and new Add-On have so many uses. It's a fabulous fit for Snow White, Stitch, even Mickey Mouse. Take a look at what I created.

credits: Fairest In the Land kit and Add on Kit by Kellybell; template by Cindy Schneider

Are you ready for some matching goodies? We've got a few for you today. If you check out Donna's Blog, Lisa's Blog, and Roxana's Blog, you find the beautiful treasures they have created for you! Remember the magic today, the magic in 'Fairest In The Land'!! Enjoy and happy scrapping.

All Together Now at Kellybell Designs!

Meeting the characters at Disney World is an absolute blast! The hugs, the smiles, the autographs.... it's all part of the magic! The Character Spot inside Epcot is probably THE best place to get to meet the Fab 5 characters. You know them -- Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Pluto. You take tons of photos and now you have to figure out how to scrap them! Today Kelly is releasing a new kit that pulls all 5 characters together. It's called...

ALL TOGETHER NOW!

Kelly's captured the magic of each character including Mickey's red shorts and yellow shoes, Minnie's red and white polka dot dress and bow, Goofy's green hat and orange shirt, Donald's blue cap and shirt, and Pluto's paw print and dog tag. There's 15 papers in all the classic colors and a fabulous yellow alpha that just rocks!! Take a look at the word art titles that Kelly's created for you.

There's so many possibilities with this kit. Make sure you stop by Kellybell's Store to pick up the kit and matching word art pack. Remember, this kit is on sale for 25% off this weekend only!!

Here's what I scrapped with 'All Together Now'.

credits: Kellybell's All Together Now kit and word art,
template by Cindy Schneider at Sweet Shoppe Designs

And now for some Fab Freebies for you! You know you love them!

Here's my cluster frame freebie!

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Make sure you also hit Jenn's Blog to pick up a rockin' paper stack, then to Linda's Blog for a wonderful word art, and ending up at Kellybell's Blog to pick up her amazing Quick Page and to buy this awesome kit! Have a fabulous day and happy scrapping!!

Just Keep Swimming!!

Kelly's back!! And she's got a splashy new kit to share with you today! Whether your scrapping your pool play, trips to the beach or aquarium, dining at Coral Reef restaraunt, or playing at Disney's The Living Seas, this kit is the one you'll need! Inspired by the movie 'Finding Nemo' and the beautiful The Living Seas area at Epcot, Kelly's newest kit is called....

JUST KEEP SWIMMING

Just Keep Swimming has 15 papers with gorgeous coral and green colors. There's some adorable sea creatures like a whale, shark, turtle, seagull, crab, stingray and tropical fish. Plus some fabulous elements like a snorkel mask, sea plants, coral, waves, submarine, bubbles and fishbowl. Her coral alpha is absolutely outstanding. Take a look at the coordinating kit of word art titles she's designed for you.

Swim on over to Kelly's Store to pick up both the kit and matching word art pack.

Both will be on sale this weekend only for 25% off.

While this kit was designed with Nemo in mind, it's such a versatile kit that you can use over and over again. Here is my layout.

Kellybell's Just Keep Swimming kit and word art, Date stamp from Kellybell Designs,
template by Jenn Lindsey Designs, large center photo from Mark Barbieri photography

Kelly's Creative Team has some goodies for you to pick up today. Swim on over to Paula's Blog to grab her beautiful frame, then to Roxana's Blog for a fabulous Quick Page, and then to Donna's Blog to find a wonderful word art. Have a wonderful weekend and happy scrapping!

Ka-CHOW! Kellybell Celebrates Cars 2 with a new kit!

Kachow! He's back!!! Our favorite little race car is back to star in another fabulous Disney movie, Cars 2, just released today! Lightning McQueen and Mater head overseas to compete in the first ever World Grand Prix to determine the fastest car in the world. To celebrate the movie release, Kellybell has a racy new kit called ....

CROSSING THE FINISH LINE

Not only is this kit perfect for scrapping your meeting with McQueen and Mater, but also for scrapping TomorrowLand Speedway, Test Track, driving tests, road trips and all the fun of getting to your final destination. There's 15 papers including some sporty checks and patterns. Kelly's included an awesome alpha in black checks outlined in red. She's also created some very fun elements including a speedometer, traffic light, tire, tread marks, keys, winding roads, checkered flag, trophy and a whole lot more.

Here is a set of 7 coordinating word art titles. Isn't that alpha just amazing??!! The kit and word art are on sale this weekend only for 25% off. Make sure you stop by Kellybell's Store to buy them on sale!

With so much versatility in this this kit, there's just too many possibilities for scrapping. This is what I made...

template by This Dixie Pixie (Donna) at Mousescrappers for Template Challenge #69,

Now that you've seen the kit and some layouts, let's talk about some freebies! Kelly's Creative Team has done a super duper job making a few goodies for you with 'Crossing The Finish Line'. Steer your race car over to these blogs and find the treasures they have for you.

Lisa - Lisa Campbell Designs

Jenn - Scrapping With Jenn

Linda - MJAJ Designs

Melissa - M2 Digital Designs

Aloha! Remember the Magic with Kellybell

If you listen carefully you can hear the drums beating and the waves crashing on the beach, you might even smell the pina colada's as we take you back to Polynesia. Polynesian Paradise is out of the vault for a limited time only. It will be 50% off thru Sunday and then back into the vault it goes!!! And for those of you who may already own this kit, there is a brand new Add-On kit! The Add-On will be 25% off thru Sunday as well. So put your hula skirt on and dance over to Kellybell Designs and snatch them up!!!!

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Check out the page I made with both kits!

credits: Kellybell's Polynesian Paradise and add-on,
template by Jenn Lindsey Designs

Now for the surprise.......to keep the 50% off celebration going... Beachy Keen and Sail Away With Me are also gonna be 50% off thru Sunday as well!

And if that wasn't enough we are also celebrating this month's Member Of The Month!

Name: Donna Sonmor

Here is a link to her site: http://www.riderprider.blogspot.com/
Q. How did you get into Digital Scrapbooking?

I've always been a very artistic, creative person. My daughter married an American boy (long story but it's the best love story you'll ever hear) on such short notice in December 2009 that none of his family were able to get passports to attend, and only my husband, our son & myself were there for her side of the family. There were very few photos. I decided that the best Christmas gift for his family and our family would be a scrapbook of the pictures that we did have. I knew that I would never be able to make 12 traditional scrapbooks so I looked into making a photo book. I started in March 2010 with a free version of Digital Scrapbook Artist 2, found some tutorials online and taught myself the basics, and the book was ready to print in late September. I've since upgraded from DSA2 and now I mostly use PSE9 but I also have PSCS5 which I'm teaching myself to use. The photo book turned out very nice and everybody who has seen it loves it, although when I look at it now I cringe! My style has definitely changed and my skills have improved a lot in the year since then!

Q. What brought you to Kellybell Designs?

I had a lot of Disney photos to scrap and I stumbled onto the MouseScrappers website somehow. I started seeing some amazing LOs and took note of the designers being credited. Kelly was one designer whose kits I loved, and I developed a large collection of them pretty quickly. I remember feeling very jealous of the talented CT members she had because I thought they were so lucky to be able to play with her kits!
Q. What has been your best moment as a member of Kelly's Team?

Oh gosh, how can I choose?! I'm serious - I've only been here 6 months but there have been so many best moments! How about the day that I was invited to join Kelly's team as a Guest CT? It might have been how quickly I was welcomed to the team by everybody. Then there was the day that I was invited to stay with the team permanently. Maybe it was the day that I quit feeling shy and inadequate, and started feeling confident that I belonged here. Or how about the day that I realized that all of us girls are not just a team of strangers -- we're friends and we all truly care about each other. I think that the last one is the one I'll go with! I love this team! We have the best team, we each have our strengths that we bring to the scrapping part of the team; but most of all every one of the girls is awesome, and we've got each others' backs.

Q. In addition to being a member of the team .. tell us a little about you.
I've been married to my high school sweetheart for 26 years, but we've been together for 30 years. We have two wonderful "adults" now (can't call them kids anymore!) - our son is 23, and our daughter is 21 and married to a man I adore and consider to be my own son. I live in the middle of Canada, in Winnipeg, where we have to deal with short hot summers and long cold winters. I was in an accident 3 years ago that forced me to retire but I used to manage a small florist shop before that. I have always had an artistic streak in me, but until I discovered digi scrapping I didn't know how to let that artist out. I love to travel and have been to 6 Canadian provinces, 42 American states, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. We love to road trip through the USA and we've just discovered that we also love to cruise. This fall we plan to combine our two loves by taking a 12000 km road trip and a 4 day cruise to the Bahamas. By the end of this year, we'll have visited 49 states, with only Alaska left to visit -- which we'll do next summer, and we'll have added the Bahamas to the list of countries we've visited. Oh and we're having a mid-life crisis... we just bought a Honda Goldwing motorcycle - can't wait for our first road trip on it!

Q. What is by far your favorite kit here at Kellybell Designs?

Boy you really like to ask the hard questions! That's kind of like asking which one of your kids is your favourite. I get really excited when I see Kelly introduce the princess-y kits, but I think I love her absolutely stunning Blooming in Adversity kit the most.

Q. What are your favorite layouts?

I think that these are probably my favorite LO's so far, both made with Blooming in Adversity. I love how drastically different that one kit can look:

Head over to Donna's blog because she has a freebie for you!

And don't forget your manners and give her some love!