it’s RELEASE day and gift with purchase… and bellarific friday! What a great friday it is!

Soooo.. I decided that today WAS the day for a release sistahs… why wait until MONDAY?  hmmmmm?  So let’s start with our refreshathon shall we… and it will lead into our bellarific friday… I’m already LOVING this post..LOL

Let’s start with BELLARIFIC FRIDAY shall we?  And then I will recap all the release images with corresponding gorgeous samples…

Some winnahs from last week?

Winnah of $10 bella bucks for commentaytin’ on last week’s post goes to….

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

24- Linda Carson, you win!  please email me and I will send your VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2013-03-01 14:00:21 UTC

 

And now for our CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah! ($20 in bella bucks)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

6- Pinky!  you win!  please email me and I will send your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2013-03-01 14:03:02 UTC

 

And NOWWW… let’s discuss this week’s theme shall we?

This week’s challenge was to use a BANNER (or anything that resembles one 🙂 lol) on your cards… let’s see what da baberoonis came up with shall we??

Here we gooooo!  you may see some new images in here..warning.. enabler alert!

Amandabella used THE WAY YOU MOVE by Diane Duda

Angelabella used THE WAY YOU MOVE by Diane Duda in a frame.. What a gorgeous gift no?

Cathabella used UPTOWN GIRL BUNNY and her DAFFODIL

Danabella used THE WAY YOU MOVE by Diane Duda

Elaineabella used BRAND NEW UPTOWN GIRL SUNNY is STYLISH (I love the sentiment.. )

Kimabella used LACIE and her ICE CREAM cone

Marybella used UPTOWN GIRL SUNNY is STYLISH

Paulineabella shows you how to use an amazing quote as the focal of your card (this is the sentiment that comes with the new UPTOWN GIRL FAITH the FAIRY)

 

Regabella used LITTLE BIRDIE JANE

Vickibella used UPTOWN COUPLE BRETT and BRENDA

Tempted yet?? LOL  hehehe

Ok now for the AMAZING sistahood!

Cathy used MAISY KETTO

Halle used IZZIE with a CHERRY ON TOP

Leslie used Ramona and Mister Penguin share hot chocolate

Lynn used Cakey Watt

Margo used PMSABELLA

Peggy used Billboardabella

Sheena used UPTOWN GIRLS FELICITY and BLAIR

Violet used Teacup Daisies

Gorgeous or what??  LOVE Bellarific Fridays.. But I love BELLARIFIC FRIDAYS even MORE when there is a release! 🙂

Next week’s theme is a sketch!

 

Ok so let’s get back to the release shall we?  For all orders over $55 (before tax and shipping)  you will receive a KETTO goodie bag with stamps of our choice amounting to $30+++ retail!  How fun is that?  The rubber may or may not be packaged in a little bag made especially for you 🙂  please put a note in the comment section saying KETTO GOODIE BAG.

And now for the release.. well we have been previewing all week.. now it’s time to let you get your hands on da RUBBAH.  I will recap all the images here with a linkypoo

meet UPTOWN GIRL SUNNY is STYLISH

Meet Uptown girl OPAL the OPTIMIST

And here’s UPTOWN GIRL FAITH the FAIRY

and now for the 2 Mo’s

Gimme a B by Mo

Sumpin’s wrong by Mo

and now da DUDA’s!

I carry your heart

 

And here is THE WAY YOU MOVE…

Here is LIFE IS GOOD

And YOURS TRULY 🙂

 

Is this not a FANTASTIC release?  They all just make me feel good.  And that’s what we all need these days.  no?

Mwah to da sistahs who want a goodie bag 🙂

 

P.S our amazing Elaineabella has coloured all the images for the website! (except da Mo’s)… gorgeous or what?

Em

 

 

 

 

 

 

it’s RELEASY-DOODY-TIME , it’s RELEASY DOODY time (sang in Howdy Doody tune)

Yep I am GIDDDDDDY!  Cuz

(1) it’s friday

(2) it’s RELEASE day

(3) Looking at these images make me GIDDDDDY

Ok.. so you kinda met Uptown COUPLE Brett and Brenda.. here they are again

and here is Regabella’s card

Now meet Uptown girl AUDREY loves her MAKEUP

and here is Elaineabella’s card using Audrey

here’s Vickibella’s card

And now meet Uptown COUPLE Emily and Ryan under the umbrella (I couldn’t resist..LOL)

>>> can you notice that I FORGOT to send Emily and RYAN to my DT?? LOL.. sorry you will see coloured samples shortly..LOL

and finally uptown girl REILLY needs to RELAX

And here’s Elaineabella’s card using Reilly

And here’s Danabella’s card

Here’s Kimabella’s card

and here’s Amandabella’s card

and Marybella’s card

SO????? whaddya THINK???? I’m in Love with THEM!!!

Mwah to da sistahs who LOVE da new DOWNTOWN man

Em

ohhhhh.. and to celebrate the new year…. how about a 10% discount off your whole order?  Ya that’s a good idear!  use code welcome2013

 

Mwah

Em

15% off your whole order cuz it’s been a while :) code : october2012.. Happy Release Day Sistahs!

**ALSO PLEASE NOTE.. I will be posting some images that will be discontinued in our sales section.. first come first serve and once they are done, they are done 😉 **

 

Ok so I couldn’t wait until I leave for weight watchers to post some goodies.. so HERE GOES… da REFRESHATHON begins!!!

Meet THE HAPPY FAMILY by Rheea.. I couldn’t WAIT to colour these babies up.. (yes I colour.. and yes I MISSED IT.. haven’t done it in sooo long).. I am all about the simple card.. focusing on my passion.. the image and the colouring.. ok and maybe a little Washi TAPE… but that’s it.. simple.. and gorGe.  KEEP refreshing throughout the day to see more goodies

meet uptown girl WINONA loves WINTER

and here’s Elaineabella’s card

Outstanding if I do say so myself 🙂

I’m BAAAACK.. and down 4.8 pounds sistahs!  I am sooo thrilled especially since I enjoyed this week of eating.. FINALLY in control.

So I mentioned that we are releasing a new BELLA’S BESTEST paper..  KRAFT in 8.5*11  It’s GORGEOUS.. you all know that Kraft is the new BLACK.. you can use it for ANYTHING.. it matches EVERYTHING.. it’s like JEANS..LOL  So here’s a sample of me playing around and blending on it.. copic is the base and the shading is done with prismacolor and mineral spirits.. PLEASE NOTE I didn’t study colors.. just picked out of my bucket and went for it :).. gorgeous! you can find the new paper HERE

Refreshathon continues!

Have you asked me for a RAMONA stamp lately?  umm YES YOU HAVE!! So let’s get to it!

Ramona has met a new winter friend and her DEELISH.. has a bit of an identity crisis but deelish nonetheless

Meet PENGUIDEER (his actual name, *ahem* is MISTER penguin)

and here is Danabella’s card.. isn’t it amazing when it goes from black and white to colour?  that’s what makes stamping so magical!

do I need to have an attendance sheet?  Anybuddy here watching?  let me know what you think!

Here is Ramona getting ACTIVE.. she loves to glide.  You can find her here

And here is REGAbella’s card

And here is MISTER Penguin goes for a ride.. kinda like a hitchhiker no?  but a cute one!

And here Ramona is SHARING her hot chocolate with MISTER PENGUIN.. lol.. can you tell I love mister penguin?

meet MISTER penguin helps Ramona 🙂

and here is Paulineabella’s card

and here is UPTOWN GIRL BUBBLES loves her BUBBLY

and here’s CARLABELLA’s BUBBLES’ card

and the inside

and here is another RHEEA creation called  A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU (card to follow tomorrow)  she’s sending her little gift by “air mail” for Christmas.. SWEET!

 

and here is my card using A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU

Here’s CATHABELLA’s card using A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU

Oh another UPTOWNIE you ask?  I LOOVE them.. They are called UPTOWN GIRLS THE THREE AMIGAS.. LOL.. I love the quote/toast I put with it 🙂  Makes me happy .. they are one of my FAVORITEST images

and here’s UPTOWN GIRL CHARLIE by the CHIMNEY

and here is FROSTIER

and here’s Paulineabella’s card

Here is the REINDEER and the BIRDIE

and here is Paulineabella’s card

and here is UPTOWN GIRL CAITLYN is having a CUPCAKE PARTY

and here’s CATHABELLA’s card

And here is uptown girl BIANCA and her BIG CAKE.. i need a bite.. I think a bite alone would be 566 points LOL.. but BIANCA has NOTHING to worry about hmph

SOOOOO whaddya think so far??? HMMMM??

off to pick up kidlets from school.. will be back in about 45 minutes… be good… talk amongst yourselves..LOL  or you can discuss on this thread on SPLITCOAST!

i’m baaaaack

meet HOW TO MAKE A SNOWMAN.. I love this image.. so playful and fun!

and Regabella’s card

How about some MO’S??? hmmmmm?

Meet HANNAH with WREATH

and Henry with wreath OF COURSE! What’s a Hannah without a Henry?

and now for some art journaling stamps.. but they aren’t only for art journaling ya know…  They are for inspirational cards, or any other type of cards.. samples to follow maybe tomorrow 🙂

now if you know me, you know I love collage.. so much so that if my kids aren’t moving for a second, I would stick a piece of paper or a wrapper on THEM..LOL.. I love the art of just randomly sticking vintage or new papers, wrappers, bills etc in my art journal.  But collage doesn’t stop at papers ya know.  COLLAGE STAMPING is an amazing thing too… wanna see? K.

Here is our “foundation” stamp for this set.. it’s a brick wall with inspirational words that you can stamp IN the bricks.. you can also write in the bricks.. color in the bricks.. it’s never ending!  You can use the wall alone for a textured background.. the possibilities are endless i tell ya and I will show you.

here’s THE WALL with words.. now don’t think I am weird ok.. LOL.. Trust me when I say that this stamp will be carried in your kit at all times 🙂

Now are you ready for some “COLLAGE ELEMENTS” or COLLAGE “GRAFFITI”  to stamp on your wall?  HMMM?? keep in mind that these stamps can be used on their own beautifully or can be used to “decorate your wall with different inks, embossing etc”… FUNNNNNNN  see? I told you I loved collage!

Here is our set of journal your art out happy  silhouettes GRAFFITI to go on your wall or to be used alone.. so inspiring.. so uplifting!  sometimes when ya just don’t know what to write.. these could just “capture” that feeling no?

Here’s a sample card I did.. I stamp “collaged” one of my silhouettes right on the wall and stamped a little word.. and also used the scraps of ephemera and washi tape on my table…. have I mentioned that I love Washi tape lately?  I could EAT it.  LOL.. and my “points PLUS” calculater says it’s 0 POINTS.. WOOHOOOO!

You can see that the same application can be done with all of the “graffiti” I have made for this wall . FUN NO???

and now here’s our NATURE GRAFFITI stamp  for our wall.. or of course they are GORGE on their own.. no?

look at this for a sample for a sympathy card

and here I mixed from the graffiti set AND the nature set…  FUN! a little messy but YUMMALISH nonetheless 🙂

and here’s more GRAFFITI for the wall.. including some “spillage”.. set of two

 

here’s what it would look like on “DA WALL”

 

and FINALLY some journal your art out JAVA spills to decorate your journals 🙂 (and less cleanup..LOL)

And that my dear sistahs, is the end of a GORGEOUS release 🙂

Now go shopping.. tell your friends LOL because I will not be having a sale for a long time :).. and Christmas is coming and Chanukah! LOL

Mwah to da sistahs who feel REFRESHED.

Em

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s release day! and it’s gonna be a LOOOOONG one…LOL

Hiya sistahs!  I am just leaving home to go to Bellaland and I cannot access my computer at work…grrrrr…

So.. I have not introduced you to another new artist and I have a more formal bio coming but I will tell you what I feel about her first 🙂

Teresa Mcfayden is one of my art journaling “heroes”!  I have taken every single one of her online classes to date :)… she is so warm, so friendly and a phenomenal teacher.  Really.  So one day I shyly approached her and asked if she would share some of her “trademark” elements she uses on her art journaling pages.  and guess what?  SHE SAID YES!!!!  I was humbled.  I was so excited.. SO EXCITED.  So off to work we went together and had a blast.  Her signature is her layering on her pages… I try to copy her all the time but it never quite looks the same..LOL.   The greatest thing about these stamps is that if you are beginner, these will come in handy!  they are space fillers and fun to colour and just amazing to look at!

We are releasing 4 of her fun sets.. you will be so excited!  I know Teresa and I are :).   The funny thing also was that Teresa and I were looking for a name for the collection.  It took us 3 weeks for her to come up with it and I think it is just perfect.  “IN MY ELEMENT stamps” by Teresa Mcfayden.  LOVE IT.

Ok so I am going to post my quick sample of a journal page I used with them… you can actually guess where they are..  In. Love. With.Them.Honestly.

Another great thing about them, is that you can make backgrounds with them for cards, use them as a focal point on your cards and use them as journaling blocks on scrapbook pages.. very versatile!

Ok here it is 🙂

whole spread

closeup.. the little stack of circles are teresa's and the label on top right...

another close-up.. the element on the left (3 stacked circles) and the circle with the cluster on top are both Teresa's...*sigH* have I mentioned I love them?

Ok.. leaving for bellaland.. will meet you there in an hour k?  then you can play the “refreshing game”…..

Mwah.

Here are the formal introductions to the new stampies

meet UPTOWN GIRL  WINNIE peeking out the window

meet UPTOWN GIRL VIENNA on her VESPA

meet uptown girls BELINDA AND BERNADETTE-bench buddies

now meet BRIGITTE the beautiful bride.. of course you pronounce her name (BREEJEETE).. k? LOL.. she’s FANCY that way

Meet Uptown girl ISABELLE loves her ICE CREAM

Here’s UPTOWN GIRL TESSIE the TEACHER.. the great thing is.. with the sentiments included, they can be for a teacher or for an encouragement card!

and Here is uptown girl PIPPA loves to plant!

How’s DAT for da UPTOWNIES?? hmmmm??

Now let’s discuss my MOEYPOO shall we? (Mo Manning..LOL)

Here’s TALK TO THE BEAR

Here’s the CUPCAKE thief.. bwahahahaha

Here’s DADDY’S SHOES

and here’s CUTTING THE RUG by mo

here’s  BUSKETTIE

And now for our AMAZING RHEEA!  Love the sketchiness.. love the RAWness.. yum

Here is CLIMB ON by RHEEA

And now here is JUST ANOTHER LOVELY DAY

Here is SIMPLE JOY by Rheea..this image makes me so happy *sigh*

here’s GRANDMA’S GRAMOPHONE by RHEEA

Last but not least… MICROPHONE

And nowwwww.. let’s talk TERESA shall we?

here she is all gorgeous and a little bit about her

Like I mentioned earlier this morning.. if you have never taken a Teresa class, you must.. she is amazing!

Here are her 4 sets from her “IN MY ELEMENT” line.. you are gonna LOOOOVE these!!!  and you will also love the names we picked for them hehehehe

Here is the DO THESE STRIPES MAKE ME LOOK FAT? set.. lol

These are Teresa’s signature stripes.. colour with copics.. run them down the side, up top of your page.. LOVE

Here’s Teresa’s PIE CHARTS have NO calories “in my element” stamps

And “YOURE ALWAYS A STAR-BURST to ME”

And last but not least “YOU’VE BEEN FRAMED”

 

LOOOVE THEM!!!!

 

Now I created another little cluster set.. (will be a new collection).. I just envision these on cards.. little ones.. or stamped in “clusters” on the corner of a scrapbook layout, card, journal page… I LOVE THESE!!!

OK that’s it!! I will be adding some samples here and there on this post 🙂 but I hope you love this release as much as I do 🙂

Mwah!

 

 

 

 

is it tomorrow yet? LOL…. release of OVAH TUH-WENTY (20) images…OMG

What was I thinking?  Am I gonna have to pull an all nighter????? (getting flashbacks of university days)

I’m not giving you NO MO’ sneaky peekies.. but I WILLLL leave you with some GORGEOUS cards to inspire you and make you tingly inside.  (yes.  cards make me tingly.  ya mind?  After reading 20 shades of grey- NO I AM NOT FINISHED YET.. everything is tingly! LOL.. did I say that out loud?)

Ok look at our DT and how amazinK they are

Ok since I am showing off my DT.. I just realized I have to show off NNNNEWWWWW IMAGESSSSSSSSS.. happy now? LOL

Kathybella  used CUPCAKE THIEF by Mo

Danabella used UPTOWN GIRL VIENNA on her VESPA

did any of this make sense?

have two kids fighting upstairs… I can’t even hear myself think!

mwah.  see you tomorrah

ready for MORE???? hmmmmmm?

First of all, I would like to wish our very own LINDABELLA a VERY HAPPY birthday today!  If you wanna make her feel warm and fuzzy, just mosey (LOVE THAT WORD) on ovah to her blog and post a comment 🙂

Now for today’s menu.. we are serving up a MO.

Now not just a regular Mo.  When she emailed me this image, I FUH_REAKED out… like how did she get my Jayden so perfectly? LOL.  And take a look at the bear… he is SO ANNOYED..LOL.. do you know how many times he has been flung in someone’s face that day?  LOTS.  LOL

meet TALK TO THE BEAR (aka Jayden or any sistahs who share my pain and have a daughter like this one..LOL.. just kiddink  my daughter is DEEVINE)

should we do anothah one??? hmmmmmmm…..

Sure.. another MO… k?

This one is called CUTTING THE RUG.. so cute.. for kids, for anniversaries.. for lovey doveyness… it can fit a lot of bills (what does that mean? LOL.. )

Just love their faces 🙂

Here is a sample that our Paulineabella made..isn’t it GORGEOUS?

These babes just bring everything to life don’t they?

Ok Ok.. one more?  hmmmmm?

Meet uptown girl TESSIE the TEACHER… as you know I don’t love seasonal images.. I love images that you can use many many times over for multiple occasions.  So for Tessie, I included an encouragement quote so you can use it for friends etc.!  I’m clever that way, no? LOL

and here is Kathybella’s card… DEEVINE I say.. DEEVINE.

ok gotta go prepare more goodies!!!

Mwah mwah mwah…

Let me know how you like da stampies!

Em

 

3 Sneaky Peekies and AJ monday coming SOON to a theatre near you! LOL

I am back from Niagara and had a PHENOM time with GREAT friends.. can I go back yet? 🙁

Today I wanted to introduce you to one of our new artists named RHEEA.  She is from Singapore and she is a delight.  When I saw her artwork, I was mesmerized.  The “sketchiness” of it.. the “rawness” of it.. I dunno.. I can’t explain it but it evoked so many emotions for me.. so I thought to myself.. I can’t be the only one feeling this.. I gots TA share it with da sistahs!  These images are paired with incredible quotes.  They don’t necessarily need to be colored in as I think they make their point in crisp black and white.. or you can play with background techniques and stamp the image over it as well as many other techniques which would be phenom with this style.  Another reason I love these images is because not only are they amazing for cards but they are great for journaling too.. sometimes you don’t want to write in your journal.. you want to find the perfect image to dispell how you are feeling.. and I really think these images do the job.. so vintage.. so retro.. so current…  I could be CUH-RAZY because I have never seen this before in our industry but sometimes, you gotta work with your gut and instinct (*ahem* which I really do all the time)..  you will meet her main characters NINA and NONO (little girl and her Dachsund).. they are in most of the images and they just happily celebrate life together…

Meet RHEEA all the way from SINGAPORE!  Is she not deelish?  If she was in front of me I would SQUISH and hug her right now… (I may break her in half.. but that’s another story.. hmph)

and here is a little bit about her

‘Dollgift is a peek into the whimsical mind of illustrator, Rheea. Featuring free spirited creations that are both nostalgic and timeless, Dollgift is about Art, about simple Joy and always, about Love…”

She is a little pipsqueak.. LOL.. with a LOT of SOUL.. someone I would love to hang around with 🙂

Ok  enough already… you ready?

how many days did I miss?  2?  plus today? 3?  Ok so I shall sneak peek 3 images…!

Here is KEEP CLIMBING!

The name of this stamp is SIMPLE JOY.. and that’s what it is :).. when I look at this image, I get giddy happy 🙂

3 more inspirational ones coming this week!  LOOOVE my Rheea!

Now how about one more UPTOWNIE?

Meet uptown girl PIPPA who loves to plant!

our very own CATHABELLA who is heavily involved in her own garden at the mo’  brought PIPPA to life!  I wanna look like PIPPA!

Ok that’s it for now!  Hope you love RHEEA as much as I do… Hope you love the new uptownies too!

Will be back later with AJ MONDAY on this very post.. so check back

and please let me know what you think!  I read every single comment and may surprise you once in a while with a comment right back..LOL

mwah mwah mwah

Em

And HERE’S AJ MONDAY!  Our theme this week was SHAPES..  let’s see what da sistahood came up with

Here's CINDY'S page

my page

MARY'S page

VIOLET'S PAGE

Here's Lorie's page

next week’s theme… use your FAVORITE colors on your page!  Explain how it makes you feel

 

MWAH!

 

 

 

I. COULD. NOT. RESIST. THIS. ONE… sneaky peeky day TOO..hehehe for normal folk.. day TWO!

So when Mo sent me this image, I almost passed out..LOL.. I thought it was ADORABLE!  Mo’s attention to detail is incredible.  She just encapsulates emotion, physique, style all in one little image!  Since Mo is a children’s illustrator, and I LOVE children’s books, we are a perfect matchypoo.  I love to take her images of children and translate the emotion so that we can use the same image for both children and adults…

So here we are.. on day TOO and I introduce you to….. BUSKETTIE!  (say it out loud and you will get it!).. I will never forget when I took tyler when he was little to Starbucks and he LOVED the chocolate SPIGOTTI’s (biscotti)..

Do you have any funny mispronounced stories?  do share!

Hope you like Buskettie as much as I do 🙂

mwah.

messy mwahs.

Em

sneak peek day 1…. lots more to come!

Hiya sistahs.. yes it’s daylight..and yes it’s morning.. and YES it’s time for the first sneak peek of this release!

you ready?

it’s an UPTOWN girl.

Her name is WINNIE

and she is waiting at the window…

I think she’s thinking about YOU sistahs….

*sigh*  these are the days when everything just seems to come together.. when it makes my job so worthwhile 🙂

People always say, how the HECK do you see such potential in images?  and my answer is, I always see everything in color in my head.. I see NADA in black and white.  Weird, no?

Ok you still ready?

let me know what you think about winnie.  I absolutely, positively, am in love with her.

I see Winnie’s blooming flowers in a full pop of color, with glitter… OMG..  I love her

do you?

mwah

Em

“see you tomorrow k?”.. don’t be late!  if you wanna R.S.V.P. for tomorrow’s reveal, just post a comment so I can prepare enough food for our party..LOL