Hiya sistahs!  It’s been a crazy month let me tell you and I am so sorry I have been MIA.. I have been kinda MUSELESS…weird AY?  I usually have so much to say!! well I have been away for too long and now have LOTS to say..LOL

First, I was watching Oprah last night and I have been waiting for that episode all week.  It was the SOUND OF MUSIC 45 YEAR REUNION.  I think I cried the whole way through for no reason at all.  I just look at Julie Andrews and I get the warmest bestest feeling evah.  I think I must say that this movie is my favorite movie of all time.  I know every song and I sing it to my kids every day AD NAUSEUM…  I’ll never forget a few years ago the Sound of Music SINGALONG came to Toronto and I FORCED Ryan and a couple of friends to go.  Basically the movie was on the big screen and had the words on the screen as the songs came so you can sing along.  There were also INSTRUCTIONS in the beginning of the movie.. for example, every time you saw the mountains, you had to raise your hands over your head in a V.. like Julie Andrews did… it was HILARIOUS.  The whole audience participated and you saw when people forgot to raise their hands so in the middle of a song you would see a pair of hands go in the air.. what memories huh?

Ok so I would love to know what your MOST FAVORITEST Sound of Music song is and what your LEAST favoritest song is…just leave it in the comments .. I think this would be fun!

Ok so here’s one of my favorites (yes I have many but I made myself pick one)- THE LONELY GOATHERDER

and I think my LEAST favorite song is CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN

yes I am very well versed in the Sound of Music.. I also learned that the GORGEOUS Christopher Plummer (originally from MY hometown Montreal) was 34 in the film and Julie Andrews was 28… I though they were SOOOO Much older than I was..LOL.. Even watching parts yesterday I thought the same thing.. I think it’s time a take a real looky in da MIRRAH..LOL

Ok enough blabla.. see what happens when I am away for a few days?  I give you a WEEK’s worth of nonsense in one post!

BELLARIFIC FRIDAY WINNAHS from TWO WEEKS AGO (KETTO CHALLENGE)!

winnah of $10 in Bella bucks  for COMMENTAYTIN’ is

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1-KRISTIN you win!  please email me your info and I will send da VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2010-10-29 13:10:01 UTC

Now for da $20 winnah of some BELLA bucks for COMMENTAYTIN!

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13- Rosanne D- you win $20 in BELLA BUCKEROONIS!Please email me and I will send your PRIZZZE

Timestamp: 2010-10-29 13:12:40 UTC

PHEW.  I am zonked.  Should I take a break? LOL.

Ok now for THIS WEEK’s (AKA last week’s *ahem* Bellarific Friday

We had an amazing sketch to work from

Let’s see what da BABEROONIS came up with!

Cathy Grodenabella entered TWO of them for this week 🙂

Here she used REINDEER CIRCLE (I love the circle stamps cuz they fit EXACTLY in a 2″ punch.. easy PEESY)

Cath’s 2nd card features TWINKLETOES HUGGABUGG

Danabella used IZZIE HAS A DAISY

Kimabella used POPPY BITTYBLOOM

Elaineabella used THE CHOIR WITH A STAR ON TOP (one of my FAVORITE stamps)

Wendybella used BEACH HUT AND BALL

Lindabella used CHEFFA HUGGABUGG

Paulineabella used GROUP HUG

Paulabella used TOLERANCE

And here’s EBRUBELLA’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY video 🙂

HOW MUCH GREATNESS can we have in ONE POST? HMMMMM?  ~insert INFOMERCIAL voice~  “BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!”

Let’s see what the AMAYZING SISTAHOOD contributed this week!

Angela P used SPOOOOOKY STELLA

Christine H used HAT AND MITTS

Gena P used CHRISTMATINI

Jana W used BUDS-BOY

Jayne M used MAVIS WEARING HOLLY

Jeanette S used KING OF THE CANDY CANES

Jessica W used ALICE

Karen D used BABOO'S OWL

Linda C used CHARLIE

Lori T. used CUPPYCAKE WITH A SPRINKLE ON TOP

Margo S. used POLAR BEAR CIRCLE

Martina H. used AGNES KETTO

Mckenzie M. (resident Minibabe) used PATIENCE

Renyi Lo used TURTLE TOTS-LOVE IS IN THE AIR

Rosanne D used LULU's BIRTHDAY CAKE

Siobhan used CHRISTMATINI

Robin M. used HANGING SPORTS BLOCK

Wendy P used CALLIOPE KETTO

NOW HOW’S DAT FOR DA EYE CANDEEEEEEE?

Next week’s theme is called 1-2-3

1 IMAGE, 2 PATTERNED PAPERS-3 EMBELLISHMENTS.. don’t forget to email me your entry by NOV 4th MIDNIGHT

>> I also am going to FORCE you to place a comment here.. tell your friends..your grandparents, your 6 month olds.. I WANNA SEE some conversation.  The stats tell me you are there but you ain’t speaking… Now that’s not very BELLAISH is it.  SO COMMENT will YA?

Now I am off this weekend to visit a scrapbook retreat (MMMMMM) and do a colouring demo..Can’t WAIT!

Mwah to da sistahs who try to “solve a problem like MARIA”… LOL (yes I am a BIT obssessed)

Em

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didjamiss me?  OMG sistahs, it has been the CRAZIEST month EVAH.  I actually had to take a day off yesterday to just put myself back together.  I was fighting a cold since last week and just couldn’t afford it to come out..LOL and yesterday I felt like I had full blown MALARIA..LOL.

But I am BACK.  for GOOD.  NO SHOWS for a little while.  I BE HAPPY!  The Creativ festival was really amazing.. met lotsa new peeps, lotsa familiar peeps.. it was great.  Isabelle demo’d VIVA DECOR which was amazing.. I demo’d colouring which also worked out really well.. we shared a table.. it was scary..LOL. Just kiddinK.. we had a PHENOM TIME!  I will be replenishing the shop with lots of goodies so please come back by the end of week and you will see the teeny tiny weeny winy jars of inka gold which are the cutest things EVAH!!!

I need to share some SHOW LOVE…

I got to take a little break and sat down with a master embroiderer, Katrina Witten from ROWAN DEAN EMBROIDERY and her darling sweet adorable hubby, as I am DYING to learn different stitches and I must say, I am learning and enjoying every minute!   I will show you a picture of the make and take I did.. it is DEELISH!  I was having SUCH a hard time with the french know but I DIDDDDDDDDIT!!!

Another one of my most fave booFs at the show was MAD ABOUT PATCHWORK.. their fabrics were AMAZING and of course I bought some.. now DON’T ask me if my sewing machine is outta da box.. and DON”T ask me what I will do with the fabric.  I am gonna stare at it for a while and get inspired 🙂

That’s about it for a recap.

BELLARIFIC FRIDAY FROM LAST WEEK.. the SKETCH is being extended to THIS FRIDAY’S BELLARIFIC FRIDAY so you have until Thursday night (if you haven’t submitted already) to send me a card to post using this sketch

Next week’s theme (NOV 5th) is 1-2-3.  1 image, 2 PATTERNED PAPERS, 3 EMBELLISHMENTS

And here’s a little video that Ebru whipped up 🙂

Enjoy!

I have missed you 🙁

MWAH!

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Hiya Sistahs!

First things first : I gots some BLOG CANDY!  2 tickets to the CREATIV FESTIVAL this weekend..!  ANYBODY want them?  It’s this weekend at the Metro Toronto Convention Center… Leave a comment and let me know!  will pick the winnah tomorrow!

I promised that I would give you a little glimpse of Scrapfest OSHAWA and some feedback from da local sistahs! LOL.  A lot of comments on da BOOB FONDLING.. thanks Michele and Robin..LOL and Sandy K. made me look at the brighter side of things by saying “at least it wasn’t your crotch!!” LOLOL.. OMG I was laughing my HEAD off.. (yikes I hope I didn’t offend anyone..LOL)

The show was great!  Saw some familiar faces, some new faces.. it was great!!  I wanted to shout out a big thank you to Penny P and Galit and Lisa P and Carrol and Gail and Elizabeth and Isabelle and Helen for being there to offer help, bringing Ginger Ale and lattes (what a combo ay?)

Well we started on a great foot.. Helen got her “PUMPKIN” fix every morning where I bought her a pumpkin loaf and a pumpkin scone.. I had my VENTI blabla as you all know by now what it is 🙂

We got there and met our first challenge

Helen and I could not figure out how to unfold our table lol

we needed to call our savior to help us 🙂

our mascot showed up 🙂

Jealous that you weren't there to set up? LOL

setup... BLECH

demo table in ACTION. HI MICHELLE!

Helen and MOI.. I JUST LOVE YOU HELEN! Happy BirFday!

and Ebru made a surprise visit 🙂 and took a video.. I was a little “green” that day.. felt a bit ill.. Jenny clearly wasn’t showing that day..LOL .. Oh Well.. I am going to face the music tomorrow 🙁

Check out what Ebru did! She is WONDERFUL isn’t she?  Please ignore the chins..LOL

Mwah to da sistahs who will post a comment and win da tickets to da Creativ Festival!

Em

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say that 12 times fast.  The code for free shipping is splitcoastfreeshipping for all orders over $55 going anywhere in the world..  So if ya have your Christmas or Chanukah list ready, this is the time to take advantage 🙂

So how’s everybody been?  I am a VEhErrY tired sistah.  We just had Scrapfest this weekend (will tell more about it tomorrow) Ebru even surprised me with her Camera demoing ..hmph. But it really was a great surprise.. Helen was amazing as usual as was Isabelle-abella doing her demos.. but more about that tomorrow with some pictures 🙂 and some comments I received about the current videos..LOL.  you will CRACK up.

So now let’s get down to bidniss.

Winnahs from last week’s Bellarific Friday which was ON a Friday..LOL

Winnah for commentaytin’ ($10 in bella buckeroonis)

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8-Christine, you win!  please email me and I will send you your bella buckeroonis!
Timestamp: 2010-10-17 14:

Now for da Contirbuting sistah ($20 in bella buckeroonis)

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13-Robin M.. you win sistah!!! Email me and we will hook you up

Timestamp: 2010-10-17 14:51:57 UTC=-

Ok sistahs’ , the theme this week was KETTO.  Anything KETTO.  So let’s see what da BABEROONIS came up with!

Kimabella used ANISE ketto

Lindabella used Ketto’s SOLID TREE

Paulineabella used ANISE KETTO

Wendybella used MISSMATCH KETTO

Ebrubella used MISSMATCH KETTO

Paulabella used ANISE KETTO

Danabella used SUZETTE KETTO

Elaineabella used LUCY KETTO

Catherine Grodenabella used PHOEBE KETTO

Gorgeousness? omg YA.

Now let’s see wat da sistahood came up with… if I am missing your entry, please let me know and I will post as I am a bit of an airheadabella today!

Carol used MAISY KETTO

Corey used TATIANA KETTO

Jamie N used KENYA KETTO

Jayne used GINGER KETTO

Lori T used LULU KETTO

Margo used MAISY KETTO

Mary H used SAKE KETTO

Mckenzie (resident minibella) used MISSMATCH KETTO

Megan L used CHARLOTTE KETTO

Regan used MAISY KETTO

Renyi Lo used SAKE KETTO

Robin M used AGNES KETTO

Rosanne D used KETTO'S POT O FLOWERS

Sheila used MISSMATCH KETTO

How’s DAT for inspiRAtion? hmmmmmm?

Next week’s challenge is a sketch!

Hope you likey!

Don’t forget to place a comment here for a chance to win $10 in bella buckeroonis and to submit for next week’s challenge for $20 in Bella buckeroonis.

Mwah to da sistahs who will be CREATIVE today

See ya tomorrow

Em

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Hiya sistahs!

Just wanted to let you know that we are having a FREE SHIPPING bonanza for all orders over $55.  At the end of your order, all you have to do is put in the code splitcoastfreeshipping and BOOM.. it’s removed.  It’s like magic! LOL

So now let’s take a looky at what we are releasing today 🙂

We have some peeps!

Peeptini (look at her teeny tiny gogo boots!)

here’s a card made by Wendybondabella

Pregapeep (look at da TUMMMMMY)

and here’s a card by DANABELLA

There are some TIDDLY WIDDLY’s by Christy Croll.. They are so EDGY.. I just love them

meet Gossmere

and a card by PAULABELLA

and meet EVERYDAY PRINCESS

and what about ALICE?

and my card using Alice

ARTSY house by Christy Croll

and now for a gorgeous POLAROID stamp for the scrappers out there by JESSICA ROSE

and Denabella’s STUNNING layout using the stamp

Let’s talk a little MO MANNING shall we?

A Snowman and a Cardinal

and here’s Elaineabella’s card

Bismarck

here’s Lindabella’s card for Bismarck

Bronte and Louis

Here’s KIMABELLA’s

card

Bunny with GIFT

here’s PaulineAbella’s card

Door with Wreath (I must admit that this is one of my FAVORITE stamps)

and here’s a card by Lindabella.. you can almost feel the snow!

NOT EVEN A MOUSE

and here’s Paulabella’s card

Penguin with Gift

and Paulabella’s card

I just hope you love this release as much as I do 🙂

it makes me VEHERRRRY happy

Take full advantage of the sale..order all the goodies on your wishlist too!

Mwah to da sistahs who LOVEY da images

Em

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starring… da BF (Boob Fondler..LOL)

Mwah to da sistahs WHO CANNOT WAIT FOR DA RELEASE TOMORROW!!!

Em

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Hiya sistahs… hope you had a great week so far! I am actually making a card for tomorrow’s bellarific friday.. AND it’s using a brand spankin’ new image.. I know you will LOVEY it!
If you have not submitted your bellarific card yet, please do!! We LOOOVE bellarific fridays!

this week’s theme is FALL COLOURS.. not fall stamp.. just the colours.. so come on and make it and send it on in to emily@stampingbella.com

Mwah to da sistahs who wanna see a sneaky peeky that doesn’t leaky..LOL
Em

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