Monthly Archives:: March 2011

a happy announcement :), an ODE to my Design Team, and some EYE CANDY!

Hiya sistahs!

I have gotten many personal emails about yesterday’s video..LOL.  That da sistahs’ children have been requesting a replay of the video a kajillion times… well I must say that my kids did too even though they see MR. FRANKIE every day!

Ok .. moving along..

I would LOVE for you to help me welcome 3 new additions to our baberoonis!  These girls are AMAZING.. AWESOME.. PHENOM.. and really true sistahs and it is my honour to include them on our team.  I need to say that my whole design team is so amazing.. LOYAL, HARD WORKING, and share a true love with our craft and to me they are a very special gift.  And for that, I need to personally thank LINDABELLA, PAULABELLA, DANABELLA (OUR FIRST 3 on our team and love them for that and hope we are togethah forevah!!), JEANIEBELLA, PAULINEABELLA, EBRUBELLA, ELAINEABELLA, CATHABELLA.. I want to thank you for being with us.. your work is amazing!  and NOW..

We are adding 3 more AMAZING sistahs to our group!

Please welcome:

Jessica Dietrich (AKA JESSABELLA)

Tammy Hershberger (TAMMYBELLA)

and

Robin Mckinley! (ROBINBELLA)

am I LUCKY or what?!?!?!?!?!  I hope you are able to welcome them on their own blog!

They will be starting with us THIS FRIDAY with our POLKADOTTY challenge… UMMM where is everyone’s cardZ?  Waiting…..

And now for some EYE Candeee…. Denabella has made SUCH a gorgeous layout that I am SO in love with.. OMG.. is she not AMAZING??? LOVE YOU MY DENABELLA :))

5 stamps in that baby.. count ’em.. 5!  Is that not GORGEOUS?  and if you want to see how Dena is inspired, take a looky at her blog and see what inspired this layout! (and give her a little hello while you’re at it.. n’k?)

Mwah to da sistahs who welcome othah sistahs

Em

Have I mentioned the HUGE release next TOOSDAY?  and some gifties to go along with it?  OMG.. 2 new artists… 2 new styles…  YUUUUMMMALLLLIIISSSH

also HAPPY BIRFDAY to CHRISTY CROLLABELLA.. we LOVE YOU!!

She ART.. ME ART… MAKE ART

Hiya sistahs!

I hope you had a great weekend!  We, of course were SWAMPED andd I promise I won’t bore you with the deets.. but I WILL share another picture of my house guests this weekend..LOLOL..Doesn’t Paulabella look thrilled?  I don’t think she expected this..LOL.  Jimafella came for lunch and little did he know he would be stuck packaging..LOL.. I think I see a little drool.  And Susan has become our houseguest too as she has devoted her last week to helping da Bella when she coulda been LOUNGING…LOL.  And We had Shelleybella and Lisabella and Sylviabella coming as well.. so  BIG heartful thank you to them and everyone who has felt badly for us..LOL!

part of BELLALAND's FLOOR

Bellaland's back table.. hmph

Other than working on saturday, Paulabella and I did art.  MADE art.  TALKED about art.  DREAMED (or is it dreamt??) about ART… And I really need to share what has been inspiring me lately.

As a business owner, I have always PROMISED myself I would lead my company with INTEGRITY, RESPECT and a lot of KARMA..  I vowed to help any other company I believe in.  So with that I would like you to meet CHRISTY TOMLINSON and her SHE ART CLASS which REopens in APRIL.

I would recommend RUNNING to sign up.  She is an absolute AMAZING woman and teaches a PHENOM class.  She has this amazing aura about her and has inspired me to no end..  Here are some samples of what I have concocted (lol) from her class!  have I mentioned that i LOVE her? LOL

I have incorporated my stamps into there.. on the house canvas you should see MY LAUGHTER definition block… which leads me to my next little HINT….  I am not sure why all of my images are coming out so TEENY TINY… but you will see SOMEWHERE on this page a few new stamps…. they are ECLECTIC stamps.. they are AMAZING stamps…

you will DIE with this  new MIXED MEDIA collection created by someone very close to me which makes them mean EVEN more.. Someone who understands MIXED MEDIA to it’s fullest and her stamps will be AMAZING!!! Not only will her collection be featured at SCRAPFEST but they will also be included amongst PHENOMENAL NEW IMAGES….  YOU will FAINT when you see what is coming… FIRST WEEK OF APRIL sistahs.. you will see it all!!!

If you sign up for Christy’s class.. just mention that you heard it from me 🙂  FROM ONE SISTAH to ANOTHAH!

Dont forget to post a comment on our BELLARIFIC friday post… you could win $10 in bella bucks! And APRIL 2nd, Bellarific Friday challenge is POLKYDOTS!!

mwah to MY sistahs

from Anothah 😉

Em

bella fella fo fella banana fanna fo fella FEE FI FO MELLA.. BELLA-riffic friday..LOL

can you tell how HYPER I am?  OMG.. we are still working on a production line here and it seems like it will NEVAH END.  But it will.  Paulabella is coming for a visit and she thinks we are gonna PLAY PLAY PLAY all weekend.. LOL… I have been warning her daily that SHE will be shoving rubbah into little plastic baggies.. so she responds rather quickly “WHY DO YOU THINK I AM BRINGING JIM? LOLOL…

We will be in Bellaland tomorrow so if anyone wants to come and visit and enter at their own risk… LOL.. just kiddink (not really)

ETA:  OMG as  I was driving home I realized that I didn’t post any winnahs from last week!!!!  I am so sorry!!

SO here goes

Winnah for COMMENTAYTIN on da post ($10 in bella bucks) goes to

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

20-LORI T you win $10 in bella buckeroonis!  Please email me and I will send you your moolah!

Timestamp: 2011-03-18 21:41:00 UTC

Now da winnah for contributin’ a card to Bellarific Friday ($20 in Bellaific Bucks) goes to

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

2- CHRISTINE H- you win!  please email me and I will send you your VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2011-03-18 21:43:40 UTC

Ok let’s talk BELLARIFIC FRIDAY cuz I am being summoned to cut rubbah.. *sigh* life is SOOO glamorous ;

This week’s theme is a sketch .. I think people LOVE da sketches

Let’s see what our BABEROONIS came up with!

Lindabella used ANNIE

Ebrubella used BILLBOARDABELLA

YOU MUST GO IMMEDIATELY TO EBRUBELLA’S BLOG!  She is giving away a FREE NEW INSTAX MINI camera that I featured on my blog!!!! Post a comment and you can win it! it is simply AMAZING!!!

Jeaniebella used PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Paulineabella used TEDDYBELLA

Paulabella used ROW OF EGGS WITH BUNNY

Cathabella used ROW OF EGGS WITH BUNNY

Danabella used HANNAH LOLLIPOP

Is that EYE CANDEE or WHAT?!?

Now I can’t wait to feature da SISTAHOOD!  More minibellas have contributed and I think that is just amazing.  I really want to ENCOURAGE the youngin’s to express their artistic selves.. so please don’t hesitate!  I also want da not so minibellas to contribute more!

Ok let’s BOOGIE

Amanda R used MAVIS HAS A DAISY

Ashley da minibella used DAISYBELLA

Caroline T used BABYCARRIAGEABELLA

Corey used PEACHY PIXIE

Dawn B used SHOEBAG

Debbie B used EGGY BOUQUET

Gaby MINIBELLA used ABBY

JEANETTE S used DAISY BALLOON

Jenn B used ROCKABELLA

Julie R used IMELDABELLA

Karen Motzabella (LOL) used CHRISTMAS PEEPS

Karen D used BIRDIEHOUSE

Lauren (MINIBELLA ) used DAISYBELLA

Leslie G used TUTUFACE

Lisa M used MUSICABELLA

Margo S used CUDDLY OWLIES

Maria used STEPSISTERS

Maria H used ABBY

Mckenna MINIBELLA used MEREDITH THE TEACUP GIRL

Mckenzie M (MINIBELLA) used GINGER KETTO

Olga V used FUNKY HANGING PLANTS

Regan D used POOKIE LOLLIPOP

Rosanne D used RUBY

Sandy G used IZZIE IS A BUNNY

Tammy H used BILLYBOOTABELLA

Tanya A used BARBELLA

Violet V used GARDENBELLA

Now how is DAT for da EYE CANDEE????? HMMMMMM????

Next week we have a week off so there is NO EXCUSE for you to submit your POLKADOTTED (love me my polky dots) CARD… n’k?

DUE APRIL 2nd

I will leave you with the following song that I LOOOOOVE LOL.. it is so “a propos”!

Mwah to da sistahs whom I love very MUCHLY

Em

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd7HjeCfOhw

SOOOO BiZzY in Bellaland

Sistahs.. I promise I will have a funny story or two in the next coupla days… just have to find my muse again.  Have you found my MUSE????

It’s been so busy around here preparing, cutting, packaging etc. If you plan to come and visit us for some retail therapy.. please beware….don’t say I didn’t warn you… no really.. I am warning you…

cuz THIS COULD BE YOU in the picture below…

Yup!  These are my amazing customers sitting and helping package..LOL..  Hi Susan, Sylvia, Leslie, Mairi and Liam!!!  We actually had a great time chatting, gossiping.. you know what happens when you put women togethah! LOL

So this is a heartfelt thank you to all da sistahs who are here in body and spirit!

So when are you coming? LOL

mwah to da sistahs I love

Em

Karma: what goes around comes around

Hiya sistahs!! I hope you had a PHENOM weekend!  I was VEhERRY busy cutting rubbah.. it’s been so busy around bellaland since CHA.  We are on a majorly tight shipping schedule cuz we are shipping to ARCHIVER’s!  Yup you heard me correctly.. I have a new BFF at Archivers who I love dearly and am so excited about this opportunity to ship to 44 stores!!  So basically, the next two weeks I will be buried under rubbah.. I sat at my kitchen table yesterday with my kidlets cutting and packaging and I went to my friends’ house for supPah on Saturday night and it was so funny.. I sat there with my pile o’ rubbah cutting.. my kids were flitting back and forth around me and the other kids at the house were MYSTIFIED at what I was doing… so they ask “*ahem* Em, what the HECK are you doing?”.. and my kids just look at them like it’s normal and say.. “she’s cutting rubber”.. their eyes were like “DUH”.. don’t YOUR parents cut rubbah? LOL.. I was laughing my head off.. oh what is normal to some….

So while I was cutting for 12 hours at the table yesterday, my kids were playing MADLIBS.. remember those??? If you don’t have them, I recommend you purchase them PRONTO.. cuz they kept us all busy.. the tv didn’t even go on!

so that was my weekend.  What did YOU do?

I promised to post a pic of my new TATTOOs.. and here they are (still healing)

Yup.. I do believe in Karma.  Firmly.  It may take a while til it happens but it does.  The top symbol is aHEART infinity symbol.. the hearts symbolize my 2 children and my eternal love for them and the Karma below it also follows the shape of the infinity symbol (what goes around comes around)..  so that’s that.

Already have my next one designed :).. just call me Kat von D. LOL

don’t forget this week’s challenge

Don’t forget to post a comment on the entry below for a chance to win $10 in bella buckeroonis!

Mwah to da sistahs who believe in Karma

Em

It’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!!

and yup I did it!! I got my new tattooS… don’t ask it was actually a HILARIOUS story which I will tell you on Monday..LOL.   I will also share pics on Monday.. keep you in suspense! LOL

So let’s talk WINNAHS from last week’s bellarific friday!

Winnah for contributin’ a card ($20 in bella buckeroonis) goes to:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

2- BETH N you win! please email me with your deets!

Timestamp: 2011-03-11 17:28:11 UTC

Now for da WINNAH for COMMENTAYTIN’ ($10 in bella bucks) goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

8-BRENDA N' you win! please email me and I will send you a $10 gift vouchah!

Timestamp: 2011-03-11 17:29:42 UTC

Now the theme for this week.. EASTER!

let’s see what the BABEROONIS came up with!

Paulineabella used EGGY BOUQUET

Lindabella used EGGY WITH BUTTERFLY

Danabella used CRACKED UP HUGGABUGG

Jeaniebella used LOTTIE THE BUNNY

Cathabella used IZZIE IS A BUNNY

Paulabella used EGGY WITH BUTTERFLY

Ebrubella used AMIMALS- BUNNY

Is that not BELLALICIOUS?  (hmmm I may need to use that word more ‘oft… hmmm I love the word ‘oft too..LOL)

Ok now for da SISTAHOOD!

Ashley MINIBELLA used EVA BLOOM

Christine H used COSMOBELLA with an easter basket!

Leslie G used CRACKED UP HUGGABUGG

Lynn M. used GARDENBELLA

maria H used SPRINGTINI

Mckenna used GRACIE LOLLIPOP

mckenzie (minibella) used BUNNYHOPPABELLA

Regan used EGGY BOUQUET

Tammy H used EVA BLOOM

how’s DAT for some EYE CANDEEE? hmmmmm????????

Don’t forget to place a comment for a chance to win $10 bellarific buckeroonis 🙂

next week’s theme?  MARCH 18th is a sketch by Danabella

Mwah to da sistahs who are feeling sketchy 😉

Em

another type of journal :)

Hiya sistahs,

I had my lalalala day last Friday with my friend Galit, and I was very tempted and did in fact buy the CUTEST, BUBBLIEST, YUMMIEST looking Fuji polaroidy (is that a word? LOL) camera.. I just couldn’t resist.. and boy did I have an ideaR to go with it.

I mean COME ON.. could you resist this thing?

so my idea was to start another journal (of course).. you don’t have to start a new one.. you can continue in the one you are using now.. and I decided to take pictures .. random instant pictures throughout the week and journal about them in my “MOLEY” (that’s what Dena and I call our Moleskine  journals).. I think that photos are so important in journaling.. I mean nothing better than capturing a moment, right?  So this is a type of journaling when I am not in the mood to HAUL.. and I mean HAUL my supplies out, this is a fun way to just sit and write what you felt in that picture.. what about the picture made you TAKE that picture..etc..

So now my new thing is that I NEED another tattoo.. yup I know.. I am CRAZY.. but I reHeally want one.. and that is the basis for my entry below.  Dena’s friend Gina has a GORGEOUS tattoo right in between  the thumb and pointy fingah.. you will see in the picture below.

just some inspiration for a snowy Wednesday

mwah to da sistahs who lovey da tattoos and da MOLEYS

Em