guess what day it is? YUP.. AGAIN!
Hiya sistahs!! Hope you are well… We are currently BURIED…LOL undah RUBBBBAH!! I have been cutting stamps all day for the past 8 days.. trying to catch up! my BOSSES are sooo hard on me 
HMPH.
DA good news is that it IS friday, IT IS Bellarific… and it is the WEEKEND!!! WOOOHOOOO!!
I also wanted to apologize for my late challenge this week.. I promise it will NEVAH happen again!
So heeere goes! The challenge this week was “BIRTHDAY” chosen By Danabela. excellent choice Dana and hope you had a great golfing trip!!
Here’s Nickabella’s gorgeous card! she used BFFabuggs. Her layout, the colouring.. FANTASTIQUE! did ya notice da BONBONS and da RIBBON??? also if you check out Nicky’s blog you will see a stunning card using Rollanda Ketto.. the layout is OUTSTANDING!
Danabella made a stunning card using golfafella. If you take a looky at Dana’s blog, you will also see an adorable card using our brand new MONSTAH BASH.. how cute are da monstahs?? and da CARD???
Jenabella made a stunning card using Patricia Birthday cake.. isn’t it terrific? the colors, the layout, the image!! LOOOVE IT! if you check out Jen’s blog, you will also see some gorgeous cards using Agnes Ketto and Savvyshoppabella! go check it out? they are gorgeous!!
Joannabella (who is away in disney!!!) made a PHENOMALISH card using Cuppacakeabella . She also had an adorable card here with hippiechickabella. SOOO CUTE!!!
Karenabella - who I GOT TO SEE TWICE IN 2 WEEKS!!!!! made a stunning card using PATRICIA BIRTHDAYCAKE AS WELL! check out those DOTS!! I believe they are the pumpkin ones.. LOVE THEM! If you want to see some other great samples, go to Karen’s blog and see a gorgeous LATTEBELLA and another gorgeous card using 3 little trees! BEEYOOTIFUL!
Lindabella made a stunning card using BEEDAY HUGGABUGG.. is it not DEEEEVINE??? OMG! If you check out her blog, you will also see a gorgeous mixed copic and pencils card using underthehoodybella.. ADORABLE OR WHAT?
Paulabella made a FANTABULOUS card using retailafellabella. Need I say more? LOL.. also take a look here at peony bittybloom… those colors together are my fave!!
shannanabella made an amazing card using birthday cake with a stella in it.. is it not adorable??? If you look at Shannan’s card here on her blog, you will also see a great card using Daisy with a stella on top.. just LOOOVELY!!
And now for our sistahood contributions!! they are PHENOM as usual! thank you so much for taking the time! it makes me soooo veryyyy happy!
Betty Meyskens used FLOWAHBELLA
Brenda Martin used BILLBOARDABELLA
Carol Schuchard used Cuppycake with a HUGGABUGG on top
Ebru Vatansever used GINGER KETTO
Janet Rossi used DAISY BITTYBLOOM
Janine Orchard used LEANING TOWER OF STELLA
Jessica Kerr used CUPPACAKEABELLA
Jessica Ottevanger used SUPERBELLA
Jessica Willison used MISSMATCH KETTO
Josee Boileau used CURLY SURPRISEABELLA
Karen Wilson used SPRINGTINI
Kathy used HOLLYHOCK BITTYBLOOM
Kimberly Lowrey used BEEDAY HUGGABUGG
Kim Reid used AGNES KETTO
Leslie Good used CUPPACAKEABELLA
Lisa Vaughan used CUPPACAKEABELLA
Louise Charlton used CUPPYCAKE with a HUGGABUGG ON TOP
Mandi used IS THAT A CUPCAKE ON YOUR HEAD?
Margo Smith used SUPERTYLER
Martha used GIFTABELLA WITH HAT
Michelle Leishman used PHOEBE KETTO
Nicole used PARTYGIRLABELLA
Pat Serrano used CAKEABELLA
Paula Bacon used COSMOBELLA
Regan D'Agostino used TEDDYBELLA
Tami Mayberry used TEACUP DAISIES
Tammy Hershberger used CUPPYCAKE WITH A HUGGABUGG ON TOP
Tenia Telson used WINOBELLA
Tracy Cornhill used CHATTY CATHY
Vicki Burns used SPABELLA
Wendy Visser used TURTLE TOTS-CHEERLEADER
melanie fellows using BRANCHING OUT OWLIES
Excellent cards and NEW FACES TOO! I love it! Don’t forget to leave a comment and you can win $20 in bella bucks! One lucky Contributor will also be winning a $20 GIft cert!
Have a great weekend sistahs and I will probably be back before sunday to present the next challenge! I have LOTS to talk about so I will be more active on my blog next week
MWAH MWAH MWAH!!
Em
May 8th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Great job everyone! Wish I had the time to play this week…
May 8th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Wow, great job everyone!! I love these challenges because sometimes you see a stamp and you aren’t sure what you could do with it and then you see all this wonderful inspiration on here and suddenly, you’re off making cards! I also find I see stamps on here and think “I HAVE to have that!”
BIG thanks once again to Emily for doing such a great job with this, to the designers for showing their stuff and to all the Sistah’s for participating and showing off their creativity! LOVE it!
May 8th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Great cards ladies!
May 8th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Hopefully I’ll get time to play myself soon. You are all an inspiration your cards are fantastic.
May 8th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Oh my goodness, these cards are stunning! I absolutely love coming and seeing what creative minds have been up too! Great job ladies!
May 8th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
OMGosh, wonderful submissions from everyone! There is some superb Copic coloring on a lot of these creations that makes me SO jealous! Great job everyone!
May 8th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
I absolutly loveey all these wonderful submissions. What a talented world we live in.
May 8th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Oh my word…these are amazing. So many great cards, ideas, I’m so inspired!
May 8th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Such great cards - so inspiring!!
May 8th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
I’m thinking these cards are getting better every week ! Is that possible? Awesome inspirations and incentives in Bella Land ! Happy Mother’s Day sistahs.
May 8th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
I love them all but my favorite is the one from Johannabella. So Cute!
May 8th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Gorgeous cards ladies!! I’m loving all the spring colours - so cheery!
May 8th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Wow so many beautiful cards! Loe them all! Would not want to be the one choosing a favorite! Happy Mother’s Day everyone!
May 8th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Love all the beautiful cards and inspiration this week
May 8th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
everyone did a great job on the Birthday cards. Love them.
May 8th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
It’s a rockin’ Friday again! Great work everyone!
May 8th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Absolutely stunning cards (again!),
Shame my entry didn’t make it onto the gallery though - first attempt, must try harder next time!!! LOL
Mel xxx
May 8th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
SUCH pretty inspiration! They are all so gorgeous! Happy Mother’s Day to the sistahs!
May 8th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Wow, great cards ladies, you continue to impress me every week with all your fabulous cards.
May 8th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Love these cards!
Thanks for the challenge EM! Have a great weekend everyone!
May 8th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
What wonderful cards! I loved them *all*, but Kim Reid’s and Tammy Hershberger’s really caught my eye. Thanks to the sistahs for the inspiration and to Em for taking the time and effort to make it happen.
May 8th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
I am lovin’ the cards, ladies!!!! Thanks for the fun, Em!!!
-t
May 8th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
OMG, LOVE all the cards —- Makes me want to go ink ‘em up NOW — Can’t wait for the next challenge. Maybe i’ll actually remember to participate! LOL
May 8th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Lovin’ all the cards - no wonder why I have so many bellas, so little time…
May 8th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Great cards ladies! And a big happy birthday to Ryan (again) especially since my hubby’s 30th was the day after your birthday! Do you think he minds that I placed an order the day before his birthday? LOL! Oh well, I had to have my bellas! Anyway, thanks for all of the wonderful inspiration, I really need to jump in and participate one of these days, huh?!!! Have a wonderful weekend! =)
May 8th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
WOW!! so many great cards…Can’t wait for next weeks challenge.
May 8th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Amazing cards again this week ladies! Love all the submissions. I am just blown away by how many of you color…just gorgeous! And the Babes did an awesome job on their cards as well. I am hopping over to look at their blogs now! Looking forward to the next challenge Em. I just love Friday’s!
May 8th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
AWESOME CARDS!!! Go everyone!
I don’t know how I never seem to see these challenges at the right time to get entered! Dang!
May 8th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Beautiful cards everyone!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Love it!!! Everyone is so stinking creative and cute.
It’s a good life!
Terri E.
May 8th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
If it wasn’t finals week, I would definitely be playing along! What great inkspiration everyone!
May 8th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Fabulous cards girlies!!! I hope to play soon too!
May 8th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Oh my gosh so many stinkin cute Bellas - who can choose? I just love what I’m seeing here - need to get out my ink and my Bellas… and get lost in stampin land. Hugs n smiles!
May 8th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
wow great cards made by all!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
I don’t have any of these stamps yet, but the results of this challenge is fantastic! These go on my wish list too!
May 8th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
MWAH MWAH MWAH I hope Ryan had the happiest of birthday’s. And hopefully I will share in his joy by winning this week–LOL
May 8th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Wonderful cards!!
May 8th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Fabulous cards everyone!!! Looking forward to the next one!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
I love Fridays–just so that I can look at these wonderful cards!
May 8th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
The challenge entries are once again BEAUTIFUL…I can’t wait till my first bellas get here so I can play along too. Everyone did a wonderful job coloring.
May 8th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Amazing cards, everyone!! Can’t wait to see the next challenge!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Absolutely delicious eye candy! Thanks for the challenge!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
BEAUTIFUL cards!!! Loved Danabella’s challenge theme.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Lovely cards!! Hope to join in the fun in a couple of weeks. Have a great weekend all.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
wow, gorgeous samples… love all the different looks!
– dalis
May 9th, 2009 at 12:03 am
Wow beautiful cards again…I love this challenge so much!!
May 9th, 2009 at 12:36 am
WOW! SO many beautiful cards. It’s hard to choose a fave!
May 9th, 2009 at 1:07 am
All the cards are great! I wish now though that I had ordered more huggabuggs! Cuuuute!
May 9th, 2009 at 1:13 am
these are so faB! I am gonna go place my first bella order now!
May 9th, 2009 at 1:47 am
These are all beautiful! I love the Kettos!
May 9th, 2009 at 2:16 am
Another great week. Hope everyone has a super weekend.
May 9th, 2009 at 2:31 am
I love looking at the cards everyone made - they give me alot of inspiration to keep on making more cards. It gets addictive because after seeing all of these creations - it makes you want to buy more and more. Great works of art everyone.
May 9th, 2009 at 2:49 am
Jena is crazy amazing with her coloring! I lovah that card she made. I am gonna go blog surfing to check out all the cards from your team! Amazing and stunning!
May 9th, 2009 at 3:02 am
I’m lovin’ all of the inspiration again this week! Great cards everyone!!!
May 9th, 2009 at 3:09 am
wow love those submissions
so inspirational
you guys rock
May 9th, 2009 at 3:36 am
Love all the cards…amazing inspirations!!!!
May 9th, 2009 at 4:17 am
Wow…such stunning cards!! Gorgeous variety!!
May 9th, 2009 at 4:21 am
WOWEEE that’s some fabulous eye candy! Way to go sistahs!
May 9th, 2009 at 11:57 am
All the cards are stunning as always. Emily, thank you for all your work to but these challenges together every week for all of us to participate and get inspired.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY !! everyone…
May 9th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
So much fabulous eye candy!! Love it!!
May 9th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Love all the beautiful cards!
May 9th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Great cards once again from all the participants this week. I’m really hoping to play next week - can’t wait for the next challenge to be posted! Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend and a wonderful Mother’s Day!
May 9th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Love them all - still loving the Kettos the mostest!!!! :o)
May 9th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
WOW! What fabulous cards!!! Such amazing eye candy- If I could only escape work to go play with my RUBBAH!!
May 9th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Ok, that settles it…I need more bellas! Great cards, ladies!
May 9th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Loverly, loverly, loverly…..I must get my space cleaned up so I can join one of your challenges! Now where is my counter top???
May 9th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
I’m so glad I got to join in this time. The gallery is fab again this week, and it’s so cool to see what everyone’s doing with these images, especially the Ketto ones. Thanks to Em for the chance to showcase these.
May 9th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Wow! another week of awesome samples. Great cards ladies. I wish I had time to participate this week, it was a great challenge, hopefully next week!
May 9th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
Wow, ladies, everyone’s cards are wonderful. Great inspiration as I head off to go do some cards myself!
May 10th, 2009 at 1:03 am
Wow–excellent work. I am in awe!
May 10th, 2009 at 1:08 am
Love the cards. Very inspiring.
May 10th, 2009 at 5:05 am
Fantabulous cards!!! Love them all : )
May 10th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
WOW, makes me wish my birthday was closer! LOL, not…The cards are all so fun and amazing and I lOVE lookin at em all!!
May 10th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Wow! Awesome cards, I am going to be ready for birthdays for a year if i make all of those!
May 10th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Fun challenge this week! I was bummed I did not get a chance to play…I still plan on making a fun Bella B-day card, but it’s just not in time for the challenge.
I am anxiously awaiting a big Bella order!!!
May 10th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Beautiful cards everyone!!
May 10th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Great cards!! Such great inspiration!!
May 11th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Wow, what amazing cards! Love seeing all of the different “Bella’s” Everyone used!
May 11th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Wow!! This is so great–I love all the entries. I hope I get some time to play soon. Great cards.
May 11th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Beautiful cards ladies! Who can resist an awesome birfday card? LOL!!!