Monthly Archives:: February 2011

do you like pina colada? LOL

I just wanna sit on a beach and sip.  LOL.  I just heard this oldie but goodie and wanted to share on this MOOSIC MONDAY 🙂

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntnt6PeQqGQ

I also wanted to share a happy mixed media canvas I have been working on.. the final piece has a little bit of bling accents.. but these are layers and layers of goodness 🙂

hope you have a great monday sistahs! and don’t forget to comment on last fridays post to be eligible to win $10 in bella buckeroonis!

Em

it’s a SNOWWWWWY bellarific friday sistahs!

it’s snowing and blechy out. I am sitting in my home office.. just kissed the kidlets goodbye for school and am now sitting and trying to find my muse. I think my muse is TIRED..LOL. So without further adoooo,

Let’s discuss some winnahs from last week shall we?

and the winnah for SUBMITTING ($20 in bella bucks) goes toooooo…
Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

12- LISA G!! you win! please email me and I will send you your VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2011-02-25 13:53:58 UTC

and now for the winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’
Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

23- Leah the Orange you win!!! please email me and I will send you your $10 vouchah!

Timestamp: 2011-02-25 13:56:06 UTC

Ok now let’s talk THIS WEEK’S challenge. We asked you to choose a stamp that you haven’t inked up yet.. let’s see what everyone came up with!

Bellarific Baberoonis:
Paulabella used PEACHY PIXIE

Cathabella used EVA BLOOM

Kimabella used IS THAT A CUPCAKE ON YOUR HEAD?

Paulineabella used GOODLUCKABELLA

Lindabella used ANNA AND HER TIMEOUT CHAIR

Elaineabella used our POLAROID FRAME and MWAHBELLA

Ebrubella used PERK ME UP PEEPS

Danabella used DAISY BALLOON

Jeaniebella used BEER PEEP

How’s DAT for da EYE CANDEEEE??

now let’s see what da sistahood came up with 🙂

Angela used ADDY LOVES TO SPARKLE

JulieF used NEW FRIENDS ELLA AND LULU

Ashlee used BEER PEEP

Ashley (minibella) used BOOKWORMABELLA

Corey R used POSIE PIXIE

Jennifer R used SELLABELLA

KerrI b used IZZIE HAS A DAISY

Larissa used a PIXIE from PIXIES SET A

Lynn M used I-WISH-I-LOOKED-SO-GOOD-ON-A-BICYCLE-ABELLA

Margo used MISSMATCH KETTO

Maryann used IZZIE has BALLOONS

Mckenzie (minibella) used IZZIE WITH A CHERRY ON TOP

Michele M used MAISY KETTO

Michelle G used ANNIE

Nancy B used KING OF THE WILD THINGS

Olga V used BIG GUY GRILLING

Robin M used BRONTE AND LOUIS

Shannon G used RUBY AND ROSE lulu

Tanya A used ALICE

Tara C used Leslie and Lorie Lulu

Now how’s DAAT for da EYE CANDEEE????  Love it!

Next week’s challenge is March’s BIRTHSTONE colour

Any card.. any stampingbella image including this colour!

Have a PHENOMALISH and CRAFTY weekend sistahs!

Mwah!

I can’t stop playing this song..

I am in love with this song.  I mean REALLY I AM.  I mean REALLY REALLY REALLY.  I mean it.  I heard the words and it just so applies to my life 🙂

my kids and I were singing this at the top of our lungs all day yesterday 🙂

my advice.. get da kidlets, pets, hubby etc.. and just sing.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do 🙂

don’t forget the tutorial below and if you leave a comment on that post you can win a fabby dabby stamp!

Mwah to da sistahs who wanna live on a mountain and knit sweaters 🙂

Em

Got your POPCORN ready?! and some BLOG candy to go with the popcorn

today is the day sistahs!  You can now watch me colour a beeyootiful face using prismacolors and mineral spirits.. Please don’t look at the conditions of my hands.. they are sooo bad 🙁

I hope the video is informative and useful 🙂

let me know your thoughts.. place a comment and I will pick a random winner and send the cute Arthur and Annie to you!

enjoy the FEATURE FILM and there are lots more to come

today is family day in Toronto so we are spending a quiet day playing dominoes and art journaling and stamping..

mwah to da sistahs who learn something new

Em

It’s and EARLY BELLARIFIC FRIDAY SISTAHS!

Hope you have a LALALALA weekend (see post below before you think I have completely lost it..LOL)

Let’s discuss some winnahs from last week shall we?

Winnah for COMMENTAYTIN ($10 in Bella buckeroonis) goes to….

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

19-BARB W you win!!! I can put the moolah into your account if you wish!

Timestamp: 2011-02-17 23:54:39 UTC

Now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah ($20 in bellarific buckeroonis)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

10- MARIA H! you win! please email me and I will send you your moolah!

Timestamp: 2011-02-17 23:56:48 UTC

Ok now down to BIDNISS

Ebrubella has been a busy bee this week between filming a video, DIRECTING an oscar winning trailer and designed a sketch for the challenge!

here’s her sketch

Let’s see the GORGEOUSNESS (is my computer used to my words that it doesn’t mark GORGEOUSNESS as a typo?) that the baberoonis came up with!

Ebrubella used HOPING

Jeaniebella used TYLER ahem I mean TOBY IS TWO

Lindabella used POSIE PIXIE

Danabella used FLOWER GARDEN

Cathabella used CRACKED UP HUGGABUGG

Paulineabella used BABY BUTTERCUP

PAULABELLA used BBBFFF’s

Kimabella used MAVIS HAS A DAISY

elaineabella used IVY KETTO

How’s that for BELLARIFICNESS??

let’s see what da SISTAHOOD came up with!

Amanda R used OLIVIA

Jenn B used ADDYTUDE LOVES TO SPARKLE

Ashley (minibella) used Baboo's owl

michele M used Lattebella

Julie F used FLOWABELLA

tammy H used ADDY is a CUPCAKE DIVA

debbie b. used ALICE

Ink

karen MOTZABELLA used LITTLE PEEP'S FLOWER VASE

Kerri B used a PIXIE

Larissa used ANNIE

leslie G used PERK ME UP PEEPS

Lisa G used BAYKAHBELLA

Lynn M used FUNKY IRISES

Maria used SUZETTE KETTO

Mckenzie Morgan (minibella) used SAVVYSHOPPABELLA

Regan used IZZIE HAS A BRELLY

Rosanne D used IDA LULU

Siobhan K used PLANETS AND GALAXIES

Tanya A used DOCAFELLA

Tara C used BEERAFELLA

margo smith used MOM OF THE YEAR

HOW GREAT ARE THESE SISTAHS??? LOVE THEM ALL!!!

I hope you have a PHENOM weekend and don’t forget next week’s challenge!  INK UP A STAMP YOU HAVEN’T INKED BEFORE… we trust you…. don’t cheattttt….

a muchly needed LALALALA day

anybody need one of those? Anybody know what that is? You DEFINITELY KNOW what that is you just didn’t know that it can be CALLED a lalaladay..LOL.. ok you are probably thinking that now, Emily has gone over the edge.. talking all LALALALA ish’.. but I will show you where this comes from…

ONE of my FAVORITEST SWISS sistahs.. she is BRILLIANT.. she is AMAZING.. she is WONDERFULLY PHENOM.. she is a DOLL.. she is sweet and BOY is she talented.. She is definitely a minimalist and everything on her layount counts and tells a story.. You HAVE met her before but when I saw this layout I just had to share. Her name is Severine Di Giacomo.

She uses the Bella  Exclusive DIE

is that CUTE or WHAT?   So upon translation, I figured out that Severine’s lalala day includes hanging out with a favorite girlfriend or  girlfriends.. talking about NONSENSE.. over consuming CAFFEINE.. buying nonsense but having a GREAT LALALA day.  I actually had to email her what was in the picture and she told me they were rings that they bought on their LALALA day.

I need a LALALA day.. i think I just like typing LALALA.. (LOLOL )

I think I need a LALALAL WEEK/MONTH/YEAR..  I need to be SPOILED.. and not worry about the usual stuff.. and talk nonsense with my friends and drink one too many LATTES/MISTOS.. and shop for nonsense.. KNOW WHAT I MEAN, BEAN?  So now This LALALA day is a new BELLA term that I have adopted/stolen from the sweet Severine.  What do my sistah’s call their LALALA days?

What would your day comprise of?

mine would be :

hanging with my friends with no timeline.. don’t have to look at my watch.. won’t be late for pickup/dropoff

a mani/pedi with said friend in the chair next to me

a lunch that is SUPER fattening but does not ad any weight (it’s MY LALALA DAY OK?)

shopping with no budget (LALALALALALALALALALA…lol)

and then going home to a quiet house where I can sprawl on my couch and watch my judge shows with no interruptions

there you have it

mwah to da sistahs who love LALALALA

Em

Bellarific Friday on SATURDAY??? OMG

Hiya sistahs!  I am so sorry for the delayed post.. actually for the “silent” week I have had in “blogdom”… it’s been INSANE and I would like to tell you that if any of you have been waiting for your orders , I apologize sincerely.. volume has been INSANE in the MEMBRANE (lol used to say that all the time) and the machine broke down last week to delay even further.. so for that my sistahs, I am sorry!!!  If you have a rush order that is still processing, please email me (emily@stampingbella.com) and I will try my best to take care of it ASAP!

Ok I feel bettah now..

Let’s talk BIDNISS

Winnahs from last week’s Bellarific Friday

Winnah for Commentaytin’ ($10 in bella bucks)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

10

Timestamp: 2011-02-12 19:00:25 UTC

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

10- SANDI N! you win!  please email me and I will send you a VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2011-02-12 19:00:25 UTC

Now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ sistah ($20 in bella buckeroonis!)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

13- TAMMY H! you win! please email me and I will send you your $20 in bella bucks!

Timestamp: 2011-02-12 19:02:27 UTC

Ok so Paulabella decided that this week would be a circle card challenge!  This to me is BEYOND a challenge..LOL.. but sistahs came up with some GOOOOODIES!!

Let’s take a look at what our sistahood came up with!

Paulineabella used A pixie from PIXIES SET A!

Jeaniebella used CUPPYCAKE with a HUGGABUG ON TOP

Lindabella used PETUNIA PIXIE

Danabella used Jill is TWO

Elaineabella used IF YOU OBEY ALL THE RULES

Kimabella used CURLY EWE

Paulabella used PETUNIA PIXIE

Cathabella used CIRCUS SEAL

Ebrubella used LIZZY LAPTOP

and here is EBRUBELLA’S video

How’s that for CIRCULAR PHENOMENALITY? (LOL)

ok let’s see da sistahood!

Amanda R. used GARDENIA GREENTHUMB

Mckenzie M. (minibella) used TENNIBELLA

Ashley (minibella) used MAVIS BUILDS A SANDCASTLE

Debbie B used BARBELLA

Kerri B used IVY KETTO

Loulou used MAVIS BUILDS A SANDCASTLE

Madison M (minibella) used AMIMALS-BUNNY

Margo S used MWAHBELLA

Maria used QUEEN BEE HUGGABUGG

Maria H used PAPILLON KETTO

Regan used Bella BABY HANGING BUNDLE

Violet used FUNKY HANGING PLANTS block

Hows DAT for bella GOODNESS? HMMMMM?

Hope you can leave a comment to say hi and to maybe win $10 in Bella BUCKS!!!

NEXT WEEK’S CHALLENGE IS a sketch by Ebrubella

Mwah to da sistahs who love da bella and da sketches 🙂

Em

Art Journaling. My PASSION

Hiya sistahs!  I hope you had a great weekend!  We had a pajama weekend in the bella household.. had two sicklets (= sick kidlets) but got a lot of journaling done.

I know I have shared little snippets of what journaling means to me here and there. I have been journaling for over a year and a half and it has been medicine for my soul.  There are a kajillion different sites/styles to follow and in the end, you end up finding your own.  I LOVE to use my stamps in my pages.. it just makes me happy.. It depends what mood you are in.. you will see as you spend a few minutes every day how much better you will feel.  You can have a journal with inspiration from magazines, ephemera, stamps etc.

Here is one that I did this weekend.. although it was snowing I felt kinda springy!

In this layout I used our new SCRIBBLE garden stamp.. I just stamped it across the page (cathartic in itself) and colored with watercolors.. My dad had called me that fine morning and read me this quote from the newspaper so I had to use it.. it is just so true.. why focus on pettiness when there are more beautiful things to pay attention to 🙂

I used my watercolors and used my black glaze pen for the quote.. to add shine and dimension 🙂

I had so much fun with this page and I will try to share more 🙂 (that is if you would like to see more! LOL)

I will also be carrying more art journaling tools (I LOVE TOOLS).. my favorites.  I hope you try to do a little something for YOU today.. stamp, rip, paint,scribble, doodle.. . Something!  I promise you will love it!

Mwah to da sistahs who scribble

Em