Hiya sistahs!  Hope you are having a PHENOMALISH friday!   I have been very busy preparing for our birthday bash.. we have some stuff coming for the men in our lives, we have a new ketto launch and new scrappy stamps for the birth of scrapping bella!! I have also been taking some online classes on how to make an art journal.  I have to tell you that it is THE MOST LIBERATING thing I have done in a long time.. scribbling, gessoing, painting, sanding, sticking, gluing, and WRITING!  I am learning how to journal and reading some very interesting books.  So really? I have been a VE-HERRY busy bella.  I will talk more about art journaling throughout the upcoming weeks but if you want to have a peek at my art journaling IDOL - Dina Wakley (who will be a guest designer for scrapping bella RIGHT DINA? LOL).. Love her and am taking her course.  If you are interested in something like this, please sign up for the class it is really amazing.  We, as women hardly have any time to express ourselves,artistically and verbally and I think this is the best mix of both!  Do any sistahs out there do that now? If so, do you enjoy it? One of our “localish” sistahs ANNA , introduced us to it!  THANK YOU ANNA!

Ok, now back to bidniss.. we are wishing Stamping Bella a very happy 3d year birthday.. doesn’t she look amazing for “3″? LOL. What made us all meet? Who brought us all together?  Who helped us enjoy relationships and special friendships that we never would have had otherwise?  Why, BELLA, of course!  I made these 2 cards to celebrate bella.. very simple.. one is inspired by my new artsy journal where I just felt good MAKING it..if that makes any sense?

well you can see that this card was inspired by my new art journal. I just took 5 copic markers and "scribbled" 5 lines in bright colors. I also mounted our BIRTHDAY DEFINITION BLOCK. Simple sweet and a little sloppy but felt good making it.. that's what counts right?

Here I used our SCRAPLINES FUNKY FLAMES STAMP, and BIRTHDAY DEFINITION BLOCK with MY LITTLE SHOEBOX PAPER!

OK, let’s boogie with our BABEROONI’S  Cards for this week’s challenge!

DANABELLA used DAISYBELLA (does that RHYME?)

Jeaniebella used BALLOONABELLA

Joannabella used SUPERBELLA

Karen MOTZABELLA used CURLY SURPRISABELLA

Lindabella used COSMOBELLA

Paulabella used BABYCARRIAGEABELLA

Meahnibella used SAVVYSHOPPABELLA

Sarahbella made a JOURNAL using out BELLA QUICKUTZ EXCLUSIVE DIE

How’s DAT for da EYE CANDEEEEE? Aren’t our baberoonis so amazing?

Now 3 cheers for our SISTAHOOD contributions!  LET”S GOOOOOO!

Angela Pruisman used YOU-RE-MY-NUMBER-1-ABELLA

Carole Burrage used TEDDYBELLA

Chris Parmenter used JAMMYBELLA

Dana Haug used TINKERBELLA

Deanna Woodland used CURLY SURPRISABELLA

Deanne Burton used POMPOMABELLA

Diana Symonds used CAKEABELLA

Ebru Vatansever used LATTEBELLA

erica used WINOBELLA

Gaby Duclos used COSMOBELLA

Heidi Menzel used I-WISH-I-LOOKED-SO-GOOD-ON-A-BIKE-A-BELLA

the inside

Janet Rossi used PARTYGIRLABELLA

Jessica Pranaitis used BRIDALPARTYBELLAS

Jessica Willison used ELIZABELLA

Leslie Good used DOGWALKABELLA

Lindsy Harness used ELIZABELLA

Lisa Henke used BALLOONABELLA

Lori Tecler used SAVVYSHOPPABELLA

margo smith used BILLBOARDABELLA

Martina Hoermann used SAVVYSHOPABELLA

Michele Ghent used GARDENBELLA

Michelle Trotter used ARIVEDERCIBELLA

Pat Serrano used DAYDREAMABELLA

Regan Dagostino used TINKERBELLA

Sandra Maclean used ELIZABELLA

Valerie Johnson used CHEFABELLA

Vicki Burns used BABYCARRIAGEABELLA

Rosy Craig used CHEFABELLA

Hows DAT for da EYE CANDEE??

Now if I have missed any entries, PLEASE email me your JPEG file ASAP and I will add them in and I apologize

now don’t forget! ALL of the contributors have a chance to win $20 in bella bucks (random winner picked). Results on Monday

All commentators have a chance to win $10 in bella bucks too just by simply placing a comment!

Please don’t forget that there is still a contest going on guessing what the picture is.. for $50! in bella blog candy!

And BELLARIFIC FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27th is a SKETCH (provided by Danabella)! Don’t forget to email your entries to emily@stampingbella.com by Thursday November 26th!

Mwah sistahs! I hope you enjoy this post and that you have a PHENOM weekend!

Em

Hiya sistahs!  are you wondering what this is??? IF you are, then I am succeeding in my “MISSION”! LOL

I am going to do some fun things on my blog with BELLA BUCKS up for grabs!  We are doing this in celebration of our upcoming 3 year birthday for Stamping Bella on line, and the BIRTH of the new www.scrappingbella.com!  So play along with us, you won’t be disappointed!

Try to guess what the above image is.  You have until SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22nd, to place your guesses in the comment section.  I will gather all of the CORRECT answers, and I will randomly draw a winner for an amazing $50 SHOPPING SPREE at da BELLA!

P.S. don’t forget about BELLARIFIC FRIDAY THIS WEEK!  THEME IS ANYTHING BELLA (the character bella) in any of your cards, layouts, or any creations for that matter!

Have fun sistahs!

MWAH!

I have SPRUNG back to health magically..! Nothing like GOOOOOOOOD antibiotics..LOL!  I hope everyone had a great weekend.  Bellaland was OUTTA CONTROL this weekend.  With Paulabella and Lindabella here, it’s no doubt a MADHOUSE.. but a happy madhouse!  We had an amazing time.. copics and prismas flying all over the place, inky hands, smiley faces.. ahhhh heaven on earth!  Would love to hear what you did this weekend!

Well while Paulabella was teaching her class (there was NO ROOM FOR EMMABELLA.. class too full), I made a layout in preparation for the launch of SCRAPPINGBELLA!  Let me know what you thinky (pardon the crooked picture.. LOL)

take a looky at my Jayden looking up at her PAPA who was taking the picture ( you can actually see his foot next to her.. lol). In this layout, I used WEBSTER'S PAGES PARIS COUTURE PAPER (love that line), K&CO's WOODGRAIN paper and LETTERS, JENNI BOWLIN buttons with a pink rhinestone center and punched butterflies sprayed with GLIMMER MIST.. OMG SCRUMMY!

closeup of punched out circles (from the pictures and the JENNI BOWLIN BUTTONS) oh and the little butterfly :)

on this closeup I used the JENNI BOWLIN BUTTON PACKAGING as my JOURNALING block..

Let’s discuss some winnahs from BELLARIFIC FRIDAY, SHALL WE?

The random winnah of $20 in BELLABUCKS from the SUBMISSIONS last friday is  (DRUM ROLL PLEASE…)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

10- JESSICA PRANAITIS you win!! Email me and I will send you your voucher!	

Timestamp: 2009-11-16 19:04:06 UTC

now for our PEANUT GALLERY winnah!

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

18-RHONDA you win! Please email me and I will forward your $10 voucher!	

Timestamp: 2009-11-16 19:50:57 UTC

Now sistahs, don’t forget BELLARIFIC FRIDAY NOV. 20th!  the theme is ANYTHING BELLA (the character Bella, that is)

And p.s. did you know we will be celebrating our 3 years on line in less than a month? OH YOU DON”T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE IN FOR…LOL

Mwah!

Em

Hiya sistahs!  I hope everyone is keeping nice and healthy.  I, on the othah hand, have been sick in bed for the last 3 days.. throat infection, flu.. blechiness.  I have to get BETTAH for this weekend!!  We have our Paulabella and Lindabella celebrities coming this weekend.. I have to be healthy!! So one last day of rest for me (well not really rest, as I will be working from home).. ok enough BLABLA. lol

Let’s begin our BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!!  Our theme this week was WILD CARD- ANY THEME, ANY LAYOUT.. ANYTHING .. just using our stamps.. let’s see what our BABEROONIS came up with!

Danabella used ADDY ‘TUDE LOVES HER ‘TINIS

Jeaniebella used HARRIET LULU

Joannabella used AVERY LOLLIPOP

Karen MOTZABELLA used ELLIE-PHANT and the balloon from I -CAN’T-SEE-A-THING-ABELLA

Lindabella used FLUEY HUGGABUGG

Meahnibella used GERTIE LULU

Paulabella used LOVE HAPPENS ROBOTS

Sarahbella used our TOP 10 FAVORITE THINGS MEMORY block

How’s Dat for BABEROONI EYE CANDEEEEE?

Now let’s see what amazing pieces we received from DA SISTAHOOD! I would like to welcome all da new sistahs who joined us this week!!

Carolyn Orgar used SNOWFIGHT

Chris Parmenter used JAVABELLAS

Christine Dol used ELLA LOLLIPOP and MISS MINT'S GIGGLE DEFINITION

Deanna Woodland used LADY OWLIE on SIGN

Diana Symonds used POLLY PACKAGES

Gaby Duclos used WINOBELLA

Janet Rossi used I-WISH-I-LOOKED-SO-GOOD-ON-A-BIKE-ABELLA

Jen Mcmillan used HANNAH LOLLIPOP

Jenn Cornell used ADDY TUDE LOVES TO SPARKLE

Jessica Pranaitis used GOODLUCKABELLA

Karen Daley used BELLA'S DAISY OVEN

Kerry Johnson used CHRISTMATINI

Leslie Wittenberg used SNOWBUNNYBELLA

Lindsy Harness used KISSIEFACE and Miss Mint's TOGETHER DEFINITION BLOCK

Lisa Henke used LOVEY HUGGABUGG

Lori Brown used DAYDREAMABELLA

Lori Tecler used KILO WATT

Mary Henesey-Hansgate used MAISY KETTO

Monika Davis used GERTIE LULU

Pat Serrano used IVY KETTO

Regan D'Agostino used BEACH HUT AND BALL

Robyn Nevils used TEDDYBELLA

Rosy Craig used DAISYBOARDABELLA

Tara Panaroni used HEARTY TREE

Valerie Johnson used DAISY VW

Vicki Burns used BESSIE LULU

Violet Verhoog used CHIRPIE KETTO

What a great week of cards sistahs!! Excellent job!

Now don’t forget: If you are a CONTRIBUTAH to  Bellarific Friday, you have a chance to win $20 in Bella Buckeroonis (picked randomly on mondays) and if you are a COMMENTATAH on Bella blog from Friday until Monday, you have a chance to win $10 in Bella bucks! just for placing a little  itty bitty comment!  So Come on!! let’s hear from you! or else I am only gonna think I have 3 viewers. S’aright?

Ok.. don’t faint but da BABEROONIES have chosen next weeks’ theme- BELLARIFIC FRIDAY NOV 20th is ANYTHING BELLA.. using the Bella CHARACTER. Any layout, any theme but you must use DA BELLA.

Have fun! Have a great weekend and don’t forget to place a comment and we will pick 2 lucky winnahs on Monday!

Mwah to da sistahs who contribute and comment

Em

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hiya sistahs!

I made a DYLAN LOLLIPOP card yesterday and just had to share.. oh how i lovey him! I used one of my FAVORITEST brands of paper COSMO CRICKET ( the BOYFRIEND collection).  I stamped him on BELLA’S BESTEST PAPER of course, and colored him in with copics as a base and shaded with prismacolors (Will be loading individual prismacolors online in the next couple of days!).  The paper was a very stark white, so I learned from my bestest teachers Paulabella and Lindabella.. (not sure which one but I am SURE they will correct me this weekend and let me know who taught what..LOL).  To correct the “starkness” I used one of my colorbox stylus’ and sponge with versamagic WHEAT ink (a wonderful invention if you ask me).. rubbed it all around the card in small circles over a craft mat and voila! STARK-FREE! LOL. Now for the embellishments!

The red Button and the turquoise and green buttons are both QUICKUTZ dies which I am sold out of but have re ordered.. they are just a staple to have in your quickutz collection, IMHO.  I have been waiting a while to load the GLITTER RITZ online but I am FINALLY doing it today! Along with my ABSOLUTE FAVORITEST silk ribbon.. OMG.. it is smooshy and wooshy and ties into a wonderful bow.. LOVE IT.  I will try to make a more VISUAL tutorial on the amazing ULTRA ULTRA fine glitter ritz glitter but for now, i will tell you what I did to make those “buttons”.  I cut out the QK button die out of QUICKUTZ Self Adhesive CHIPBOARD on my big shot machine.  I peeled off the adhesive off of one side of the button.  I then poured the glitter ritz color over the exposed adhesive button, brushed away the excess with my finger or a blush brush or shaving brush, and then rubbed the remaining glitter with my finger in a burnishing motion to shine up or “buff” the color… PHENOM PHENOM PHENOM!!  I am in love with this glitter.. sold out twice in the store and have to replenish!

I also wanted to remind you that this Bellarific friday (due tonight) is a WILD CARD.. so any bella stamp, any layout anything goes!

Mwah sistahs!

Hiya Sistahs! I hope you are having a sunny great day!

I wanted to share a little bit about what goes on in Bellaland “OFF HOURS”.

After many requests from patrons of Bellaland, we have started an ATC (artist trading card) group where we pick a theme monthly, meet on the last Thursday of every month and EXCHANGE our little masterpieces!! The amazing thing about the ATC is that you can fit so much on that little card and then you simply mount it on a card and you are SET!!!  We met last Thursday to swap our little treasures and I had such an amazing time.. OMG.. I was like a kid in a candy shoppe!  I love everything “little”.. miniatures, teeny inchies.. etc. and when I saw these and how hard our sistahs worked I was in AWE!

We have 18 sistahs in our group and I just had to share what fun we had last week!

Chris leading our group! I see Shelley and Shelly and Helen and Sheryl and Anna and and and..

Here's Anna holding up her BELLA BOX with her ATC's she just exchanged!

very focused sistahs.. i think i see helen snacking on some COOKIES!

Here's Rhian with her goodies just exchanged! SO CUTE!

There's Diana and Rhian in all their glory!!

It’s all about DA FUN sistahs.  I wish you could all be here with us but you KNOW you are all here in spirit!

Mwah to da sistah who are always here with us

Em

Hiya Sistahs!

I hope you had a phenom weekend!! We had an all day crop in Bellaland and had 2 rooms FULL O’ sistahs!  It was so much fun!!

Last week’s bellarific friday was AWESOME.. made me wanna pull out my PARKA (never use that word.. what IS a parka? LOL)

Here are some WINNAHS!

The $10 BELLA BUCKS WINNAH from da PEANUT GALLERY IS…..

True Random Number Service

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

32	

1. Rhonda Says:
   November 6th, 2009 at 11:18 pm eLove the Christmas images. Need to go shopping!

Timestamp: 2009-11-09 21:47:43 UTC

**RHONDA, please email me and I will send you your voucher! Congrats!***

Now for da RANDOM winnah from da CONTRIBUTAHS :

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

2	CHRISTINE DOL!  YOU ARE DA $20 winnah sistah! congrats!

Timestamp: 2009-11-09 21:51:41 UTC

So how’s DAT for an eeeny weeeny smidge of HAPPINESS

Ok now for this weeks theme.. due THURSDAY NIGHT sent to EMILY@STAMPINGBELLA.COM, SUBJECT LINE: BELLARIFIC FRIDAY THE 13TH  BWAHAHAHAHAHA (you don’t have to put the BWAHAHAHAHA.. LOL)

The theme this week is WILD CARD.. anything goes.. any layout, any image, as long as it is BELLA.. s’arignt?  s’ok?

Can’t wait to see!!

Mwah to da sistahs who have a little bit of “WILD” in their “CARDS”

Em

HAPPY BELLLLLARIIIIIFFFFIIIIICCCC FRIDAYYYYY.. HAPPY BELLARIFIC FRIDAY TOOOO YOUUUUU (sung in a HAPPY BIRTHDAY song in case you didn’t notice).. Can you tell I had 14 hours of sleep last night???!?

Hope everyone has had a GREAT week!  We have been VERY BUSY in bellaland and anticipating Paulabella and Lindabella’s visit next week!  Of course 4 sold out classes.. HMPH.. I don’t even think there is room for MOI in those classes.. double hmph

THIS WEEK’S THEME WAS ANYTHING WINTER/CHRISTMAS THEME.. let’s see how our BABEROONIS interpreted it

DANABELLA used SNOWY HOUSE

Jeaniebella used SNOWY HOUSE (LOL)

Joannabella used YOU DECORATE MY LIFE

Karen MOTZABELLA used CAR WITH TREE

Lindabella used REINDEER CIRCLE

Meahnibella used TANGLED STELLA

Paulabella used FROSTY

Sarahbella used TRADITION definition block

How dat for da BABEROONI “I-CANDEE”?

Now let’s see what da SISTAHOOD came up with!

Chris Parmenter used MINTY COFFEE

Christine Dol used SNOWFIGHT

Deborah Southard used YOU DECORATE MY LIFE

Jamie Morris used HOLLY IN JAR

Jane Bracht put a Santa hat on TURTLE TOTS TEDDY BEAR

Jeanette Smith used MINTY COFFEE

Jessica Pranaitis used SUZETTE KETTO

Karen Brooks used TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLYABELLA

Karen Daley used JOYFUL VILLAGE

Katie Wilkins used ORNAMENT WITH HOLLY

Leslie Good used SNOWFIGHT

Lindsay Henderson used TANGLED STELLA

Lindsy Harness used SNOWBUNNY

Lori Brown used POLLY PACKAGES

Lori Tecler used SNOWBUNNYBELLA

Margo Smith used GLIDEABELLA

Megan Lock used ORNAMENT WITH HOLLY

Michele Ghent used MINTY WREATH

Pat Serrano used CHRISTMATINI

Regan D'Agostino used 3 LITTLE TREES

Rosy Craig used MERRYBELLA

Tina Mayo used GERTIE LULU

Valerie Johnson used 3 LITTLE TREES

Vicki Burns used GLIDEABELLA

Now how’s that as an intro to a wonderful weekend?  I KNOW that nothing much can beat that! Ok.. well maybe a BIG MAC with no CALORIES would beat that *giggle*

So for all SISTAHS who have CONTRIBUTED this week, you have a chance to win $20 in BELLA BUCKAROONIS

and for ALL SISTAHS who will place a COMMENT, you have a chance to win $10 in bella bucks!

How’s DAT?!

Mwah to da sistahs who love to contribute to da BELLARIFIC FRIDAYZZZZ

Em

Hiya sistahs.. we hope you had a SPOOKtacular weekend.. BWAHAHAHAHAHA (as if you haven’t heard that sentiment before..LOL I be such a LOSER)..

For more information on our giveaway, please take a looky at our post HERE

Please note our BELLARIFIC THEME OF THE WEEK! it is ANYTHING CHRISTMAS/WINTER theme due THURSDAY NIGHT and emailed to MOI (emily@stampingbella.com)

And now for some SPOOOOKTACULAR (yes i AM a loser).. here’s some pics of DA KIDLETS in ACTION

Tyler the Skeleton and Jayden, THUMBALINA with a Winter Jacket :)

Tyler being GOOFY

scarrrry tyler

Jayden's WINGS (over the winter jacket..LOL)

Jayden's HALLOWEEN bag BEFORE the accumulation

the morning after... I heard little footsteps at 6 AM.. I went into our upstairs den and this is what I saw! They were quick to say that they were NOT eating anything.. just TRADING..LOL. They look PRETTY guilty to me!

Ok.. that’s it for the family pics.. hope you enjoyed my goofy children..LOL ( I have no ideaR where they got THAT trait from *winks*)

Here is the card I made 2 weeks ago but couldn’t post..LOL.  I really love it.  I used our new TWINCHIES and like I’ve mentioned before I LOOOVE the new perspective (the 2″ perspective) I have with the twinchies.. in this card I used FUNKY IRISES which is quite a large stamp but got a unique perspective on the two inch piece. I coloured in with COPICS AND shaded with my PRISMACOLOR pencils.. and I used CRATE PAPER BLISS COLLECTION (LOVE that paper).  And of COURSE my favorite FLOPPY YUMMY SOFTY SILK ribbon that I will try to post this week!

And now for some WINNAHS from BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!

a $20 gift voucher goes to CONTRIBUTAH:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

8	- LESLIE WITTENBERG!! YOU WIN SISTAH!  money will be put in your account  

Timestamp: 2009-11-02 19:24:32 UTC

And now for the  $10 WINNAH from da PEANUT gallery (commentaytah)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

13-Karen Wilson Says:

			October 30th, 2009 at 1:01 pm e	

Timestamp: 2009-11-02 19:26:51 UTC

Congrats to da WINNAHS!

Mwah to da Sistahs who lovey da GIVEAWAYS

Em

Hiya sistahs!  Please note that the new amazing release continues (see blog post below) and the giveaways too! this is until Tuesday!! so take advantage of the free goodies and free shipping over $55!!

Now for the Chichiboulie Blog Hop!

Unfortunately I didn’t have time to make a card (i am so sorry) but let’s start the ball rolling!  Here’s the master list if you get lost.  Have fun at Laura’s blog and the continued treasure hunt!

Laura

Vicki Burns

Kathy

Emily

Dee

Jessica

Amber

Sara

Terri

Kelly

Kerry

Karolyn

Angie

Sparkle

Gabriela

Janet

Melinda

Danabella

Melody

carolina

Paulabella

Karen Motzabella

Tiffaney

Miche

monika

Lisa

Jane

Jamie

Jackie

Meahnibella

Lindabella

Nancy

Jeaniebella

Sherrie

Happy HOPPING!