IT’s BBBBELLLLLARRRIIFFIIIC FRRIDAY (Again?!?!?!) and free shipping continuessss
Honestly, it’s crazy… where does the time go? I remember being perched on my couch last week Thursday night thinking the same thing… WHERE oh WHERE does the time go? I have no ideaR.
Well sistahs, this week was a PHENOM week… we are celebrating Ryan’s birthday on Monday with our FREE SHIPPING OVER $50! The code to use upon checkout is happyweek. So you must take advantage! We had a wonderful new release this week and I have tried to put a lot of product online and in our “special” section.. SUCH GOODIES omg!
Here was this week’s sketch provided by the wonderful and talented Jen Del Muro -babe-o-rama
so let’s start looking at how our Bellarific Babes interpreted this sketch
Nickabella made a beautiful card using our Curly Flourish.. I just love the simplicity of a flourish and the color combo?! LOOOVE IT!
Danabella made a gorgeous card using our brand spanking new ALTEE ‘tude.. Is the card not ADORABLE??
Jenabella made a stunning card using our hanging hearts block.. see how versatile this stamp is?? LOVE IT!
Joanne-abella made a gorGEOUS card using our polar bear circle.. isn’t it DEEVINE?
Karenabella made a stunning card using the brand spanking new queen anne bittybloom. Isnt’ it gorgeous?
LindaBella made a stunning card usingy Ivy Ketto.. umm she told me she colored this in the car on the way home from MEMPHIS?! LOLOL.. you should see my coloring in the car
Paulabella made a stunnalicious card using SPRINGTINI. whaddya thinky?
Shannanabella made a gorgeous card using Wendy Papillon. Isn’t it gorgeous??
And NOOOW onto our SISTAHOOD contributions 
absolutely DEEvine sistahs!
Arianne Addicks using BALLOONABELLA
Barbara Nelson used FRIENDS IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES
Brenda Martin used Tatiana Ketto
Callie Zenner used ALL BUMMED OUT BABY
Carolyn Orgar used Penelope with PREZZIES
Cat Spicer used JAVABELLAS
Christine Dol used STELLA NEEDS A PREZZIE
Colleen Wold used MOMMY AND BABY CUPCAKE
Dawn Barghorn used FROGGY KETTO
Gaby Duclos used I-WISH-I-LOOKED-SO-GOOD-ON-A-BIKE-A-BELLA
Gena Porter used FROSTY
Jane Bracht used APPLEY BOWL HUGGABUGG
Janet Rossi used DAISY BITTYBLOOM
Jessica Ottevanger used PREDICTABELLA
Josee used BEERAFELLA
Josee Boileau used MISSMATCH KETTO
Karen Wilson used Sunday Dress
Kimberly Lowrey used TATIANA KETTO
Leslie Wittenberg used KILO WATT
Lisa Hassmer used RUMOR HAS IT
Lisa Vaughan used LULU KETTO
Lori Haines used ROLLANDA
Louise Charlton used Felix Ketto with FLOWER
Michelle Leishman used Shower Bugg
Monica Reeck used SWEETYBELLAS
Paula Bacon used MINIVANABELLA
Stephanie Bonniot used FAT SCRIBBLE TREE
Sylva Lamson used CUPCAKEABELLA
Tara Panaroni used AGNES KETTO
Terri Dodd used Beatrice Bombshell
Tracy Cornhill used KRISTA'S FLOWERS
Vicki Burns used CUDDLY CAT
Shelley Schectman used KENYA KETTO
Chrissy Bower used BIKERBABEABELLA
So how is THAT for Bellarific Friday?!?!?!? AMAZING no?
One of the contestants will be receiving a $20 gift voucher on Monday and one lucky PEANUT GALLERY participant (aka. someone who places a comment ) can also receive a $20 gift certificate so PLEASE place a comment and tell me you were here to visit even if it’s just a little ‘hi’
Mwah to da sistahs who love DA FRIDAYS
May 1st, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Great cards! I just got a big shipment of new Kettos and I can’t wait to get them inky…..thanks for the inspiration
May 1st, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Wooow are all pretty cards….thanks for put my card in here too Emilly…..but I have sent 2 hehehe is another one not so nice maybe..but I am happy to be here in your Blog…hugs, Monika in Muenchen
May 1st, 2009 at 2:10 pm
More outstanding designs! Awesome coloring. The week got away from me before I got to it this week. Hopefully next week I’ll make it.
May 1st, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Beautiful cards made by everyone! I love looking at all of them for great ideas! I love all my new stamps I bought last week!!Love Love Love them!
May 1st, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Gorgeous submissions once again! Wow! I found Tracy Cornhill’s and Tara Panaroni’s cards particularly eyecatching. Lots of inspiration here.
May 1st, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Wow, what great cards!!! I can’t wait for my new Bellas to arrive. Thanks for the inspiration everyone!
May 1st, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Gorgeous cards as always ladies! Keep up the awesome work!!!
May 1st, 2009 at 2:40 pm
What a FANTABULOUS group of cards! I am super jealous of the sistahs that already got their hands on the new releases!! I have to wait patiently for them to arrive!
Thanks for the inspration!
May 1st, 2009 at 2:40 pm
All the cards are fabulous this week, sistahs!! Love the eye candy on Fridays!
May 1st, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Wow, what an awesome range of cards. All the cards offer such great inspiration. I am off to place my order, I want some new Bellas too. Thanks for all your hard work.
May 1st, 2009 at 2:43 pm
I love how we all came up with such different cards with this one sketch!
Great job ya’ll!
May 1st, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Awesome cards! Can’t wait to spend the holliest day tomorrow at Stamping Bella - you rock!
May 1st, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Oh what a spread! I love that sketch - so many beautiful creations from it!
And now there’s more Bellas that I want! Geat job putting everything together Em. I love Bellarific Friday!
Louise C.
P.S. Happy Birthday Ryan
May 1st, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Now, I gotta know…is it “Beatrice” Bombshell or “Betty”, OR are they one in the same? I gotta know, lol! Anyhoo, great cards everyone!!
May 1st, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Fabulous eye candy again today!!!
May 1st, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Great sketch. Love the challenges Em.
May 1st, 2009 at 2:57 pm
What a great and wide collection with that sketch.Good job everyone! Hope to see more of sketch challenges …so versatile…
May 1st, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Wow ladies!!! I am loving them all but minivanabella and splendiforous rocked it.
It’s a good life!
Terri E.
May 1st, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Wonderful cards ladies!! This was my first ever challenge….I hope to enter many more : )
May 1st, 2009 at 3:09 pm
I do so wish I could have participated in this week’s challenge as that sketch looked like a really fun one. Well, to make up for it I’m gonna place a nice fat Bellaland order this weekend! Hey, I just got a job offer so this is how I’m celebrating!
May 1st, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Oh great sketch! I’m going to to participate this week. I have some new-to-me huggabuggs that need some love before my next order from you arrives!
May 1st, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Outstanding work again! Everyone’s creations just amaze and inspire me! I love the use of the sketch. They are all my favs!
May 1st, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Loved the sketch and love all the different interpretations ladies - nicely done! I’m sorry I wasn’t able to get a card in this week.
May 1st, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Oh wow - all these cards are soooooo fabulous!!!!
May 1st, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Beautiful cards ladies! I love the versatility and the coloring of the images was fabulous!
May 1st, 2009 at 4:14 pm
great great cards everyone… always amazing stuff..thanks for blog and all the inspiration it gives us.
May 1st, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Love them all - great job everyone!!! I placed my order this morning and cannot WAIT to get it… I will be stalking for sure! I’m especially excited for the Kettos, I must say. I am partial to Missmatch Ketto and can’t wait to play!!! :o) Thank you so much for the free shipping!
May 1st, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Oh man, i totally forgot AGAIN!!! This is a great sketch and even though I missed submission I still can’t wait to use it!
Every week the cards get more and more amazing and more stamps get put in my wish list! LOL
May 1st, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Love all these neat cards from the sistah’s!!
May 1st, 2009 at 4:39 pm
All I can say is WOW!! These cards are SO good!! WTG girls and good luck picking a winner Em!! Everyone did a fantastic job and there’s alot of inspiration in here!
May 1st, 2009 at 4:51 pm
I am going to clean my stamp room so I can play this week. I’m simply out of room….(it’s those darn stamp faires that come in and make a mess it’s not me!!!)
mwah!
May 1st, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Just love all the new releases - placed my HUGE order yesterday…hopefully the hubby won’t see the damage!
May 1st, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Wow- love all the fabulous cards! I am in awe of Linda’s ‘car coloring’… I can’t color that well with a sturdy table
Looking forward to getting some of the new stamps and plan to play with the sketch this weekend (better late than never!)
May 1st, 2009 at 5:25 pm
It’s so fun to see so many Bella sistahs participating!
May 1st, 2009 at 5:31 pm
I just received my first set of bella’s in the mail today. Just looking at all the wonderful cards this group does I hope I can keep up. Great work sistahs.
May 1st, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Yay for Bellarific Friday!!! Awesome cards…such talent here! Thanks for the inspiration!!
May 1st, 2009 at 6:37 pm
I love all of the submissions this week! The new stamps are so cute!
May 1st, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Wow! This was awesome. This is the first entry I have made on your challenges and the very first time I have seen my work on some one else’s site. Very exciting for me.
What talented ladies. All the cards were wonderful. Amazing the number and varied ideas that can come from one sketch.
May 1st, 2009 at 6:57 pm
I love the variety of the cards and the sketch itself was phenom!
May 1st, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Yes, I did color Ivy in the car on the way home from Memphis, but I should add that we were on very smooth straight roads at the time…and for safety sake I should also add that I wasn’t the one doing the driving at the time …:)
May 1st, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Wow - awesome cards. Love all the eye candy! What a great sketch!
May 1st, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Awesome! I just did a card using that sketch myself — with cakeabella!
May 1st, 2009 at 9:06 pm
I’m once again blown away by all of the amazing talent here!! It’s great to see everyone’s interpretation of the sketch. So much fun!
May 1st, 2009 at 10:05 pm
wow how amazing are these???? I love them!!! great job everyone!
hugs
May 1st, 2009 at 10:55 pm
wow wonderful cards! I placed my happy week order and can not wait till it comes in the mail hehehehehehe
May 1st, 2009 at 11:04 pm
What great cards. Lots & lots of talented ladies. I love the sketch & will use it for inspiration. Kudos to Linda for “car colouring” - way to go!!
May 1st, 2009 at 11:08 pm
What a fabulous bunch of entries. The cards are wonderful. The colors are gorgeous. I loved the new releases. I placed my first order for bellas this week and I am so excited. I went way over my budget…. I hope my husband doesn’t check the mail on bella delivery day. hee hee hee.. Love to all the bellas.
May 1st, 2009 at 11:33 pm
I just got my first Ketto stamps and can’t wait to get Peek-a-boo Bella! I only wish I could color like Linda Heavens and Paula Williamson! Great job done by all!
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:04 am
Happy Birthday Ryan!
Wow, what fabulous cards!!! I’m in awe at the coloring talent these ladies have! They do such beautiful work=)
I’m off to see what’s new and get my order going…..
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:26 am
Great cards sistahs…………..How I enjoy doing these challenges…..Thanks for the “birthday special” ………more to add to my forever growing inventory.
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:33 am
The cards are sooo beautiful! I just love them! ….um, she colored that in the car?? my goodness that is some talent! Hmmm, my card did not make it in - will have to check my email to see if it bounced back - I sure did enjoy making it.
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:48 am
Loved the sketch and was happy to get a card done for the challenge. I can’t wait for Friday’s to see what everyone has done for the challenge. So much talent out there.
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:19 am
I love the Kitto stamps, gotta get some of those soon! I also love this sketch layout. I’ll have to make a card using it ASAP!
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:21 am
Always a treat on Friday to visit the blog and check out all the amazing work.
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:36 am
Bikerabella CRACKED ME UP! And the ‘my other ride is a pole’- too funny for words! Great cards- thanks for the chance at the peanut gallery candy!
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:45 am
So many gorgeous cards! Well done everyone!
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:42 am
What beautfiul cards!!
May 2nd, 2009 at 4:20 am
WOW! This is some amazing eye candy! Happy Birthday Ryan!
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:29 am
Gorgeous submissions! I loved looking at everyones interpretation of the sketch!
Got my order in and now the very (un)patient wait for them to arrive!!
May 2nd, 2009 at 7:44 am
LMBO on the last card!!! My other ride is a pole!! …that means what I think…right?? LOL
Great cards all around!!
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:02 am
Wow, Em! Another fantastic week of super samples! I love all the cards and will be using Jen’s sketch in the future - it’s a great one. Can’t wait for next week’s challenge (hopefully I’ll get to play this time!)
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:38 am
What wonderful cards ladies!! I really have to find some time to play along (lol).
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:01 pm
beautiful cards ladies!
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:02 pm
They are all gorgeous cards. What amazing talent these women have. Love all the new stamps…
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:25 pm
WOW!! What awesome cards! Thanks so much for the eye candy- they all look so yummalish! Now on to my shopping cart- lots of must-haves
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:26 pm
The creativity runneth over!!
I never thought to make that polar bear anything but white!! What a little cutie he is in brown! Off to find my brown Copics…..
May 2nd, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Wow I the bigest fan of all…. lol. love everything about bella.
thank you all for your hard work… or fun .
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:43 pm
As always fabulous work!!
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Those cards….wonderful ladies! Everyone did an excellent job!!
May 2nd, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Wow amazing cards this week! I am impressed! Very nice job to all who submitted cards this week. I look forward to seeing what the next challenge will be. Great job to all who took the time to create some amazing cards!
May 2nd, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Well, “Pink Tulle with Feathers and Sequins” suggested I drop by and see all the lovely “bellas” and I’m glad I did! Lovely cards and some great ideas too!
May 2nd, 2009 at 8:01 pm
What wonderful cards! I’m off to go try out this great sketch!
May 2nd, 2009 at 8:21 pm
These are some beautiful cards. I just placed another order and can’t wait to play with my new stamps and get involved in the next challenge.
May 2nd, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Fantastic cards! Love those Ketto’s!
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Great eye candy everyone! Nice change up too with a sketch instead of a colour challenge. There seems to be more getting on board with the challenges ! The more the merrier! Happy Birthday Ryan ! Please don’t pick 12 again this week !
May 3rd, 2009 at 12:18 am
wowzers!! that is a great sketch and great cards too!!!
I’m all over that sletch, just got some new Kettos!
May 3rd, 2009 at 2:07 am
Great cards ladies! I can’t wait to get my new bellas inky…I’ll definetly be using this sketch! =)
May 3rd, 2009 at 2:10 am
Great sketch and lots of cuteness!
May 3rd, 2009 at 3:55 am
Great Job Ladies!!!!!!!!!!!
May 3rd, 2009 at 4:11 am
I love Bellariffic Fridays..so much inspiration here….I need to get playing along. Maybe next week!!! Awesome work girls.
May 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 am
Wow! Some crazy talent shown here! Thanks for all the fun cards to enjoy!
May 3rd, 2009 at 1:14 pm
I was here to visit!
Thanks for the awesome sketch challenge this week! i had so much fun with it! I am anxiously awaiting my BIG Bella order that I placed earlier this week! WOO HOO!
May 3rd, 2009 at 1:41 pm
I love it when the challenge is a sketch. I get so many great ideas. Beautiful cards this week.
May 3rd, 2009 at 2:58 pm
I sit here confused after another amazing Bella launch. Which amazing stamp do I start with. The cards are fantastic. Ohhh what a hard time you must have picking. Well good luck to you, I’m off to the inspiration room again!!
May 3rd, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Wow–gorgeous cards Everyone!
May 3rd, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Hey Em … The response to your ~BellaRRiFfic Friday~~ is amazing
It’s neat seeing all the different images used so individually. And the *Ketto Cat* is Tooooo cute!
May 3rd, 2009 at 8:19 pm
HI, there! Awesome cards as always! Off to do some Bella shopping now!!:)
May 3rd, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Wow, these samples are so inspiring, makes me want to buy them all!!
Connie K.
May 4th, 2009 at 1:20 am
Hidee ho good stampers…..I mean GREAT stampers!! What fabulous cards! I fully intended to join in….ya know how I love da sketches….but I ran outta time….story of my life! I’ll use it in the future fo’ sho’!!! Great stuff!
May 4th, 2009 at 1:41 am
i am so loving the Kettos! and, wow, would i love some bella bucks
good luck bellas.
May 4th, 2009 at 2:03 am
Hi Emily…sorry couldn’t participate in this weeks challenge but looking forward to the next one. Awesome entries, way to go ladies !!!!
May 4th, 2009 at 2:35 am
I love sliding into last place and saying I LOVE friday’s! I mean I always kinda liked them, but now I LOVE them!!! lol
May 4th, 2009 at 2:43 am
Great job on all the cards ladies!!
May 4th, 2009 at 4:17 am
ooohhh, gorgeous cards everyone!!! loving all the inspiration and the yummy new stamps
May 4th, 2009 at 5:43 am
WOW! All the cards are super cute! I love the creativity and all the stamps
May 4th, 2009 at 10:26 am
hi! Just checking out & getting ideas! Wonderful cards ladies, you’re helping me decide which stamps I want now and which ones can wait for a bit. Now my only problem is that the list of ones I want NOW is longer than the other list!
May 4th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
oh wow… I love all the cards. and those new stamps.
May 5th, 2009 at 12:20 am
Fabulous cards! Love them all!!
May 10th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
LOVE them all! Great entries… can’t wait to play along again next week!