Monthly Archives:: April 2012

> ART JOURNALING TOOSDAY
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AJ MONDAY on TOOSDAY!

and I don’t have an entry :(.. but I am wearing my BIG FAT COMFY BLACK pants.. does that count? My kids call it my “uniform”…

The theme for this week was to draw, write, collage about your favorite clothes.

Let’s see what our sistahs came up with!

here's Beth's page

here is Dolores' page (Doesn't have to fit the theme! you can send any entry you wish to da Bella!) AND Dolores is a new playah!

Here is Heather's page (anothah new playah!)

Pinky's PAGE1

Here is Violet's page

Are these not SO inspiring?  LOOOVE!

I want to thank you all for sharing your innermost thoughts and secrets with us :).. I am so honored.. oh and I hope your journals are now getting CRUNNNNNCHY!!!

Next week’s theme?  Write a letter to a loved one.. why you love them, how they make you feel.. etc.  you can embellish the page.. use a fountain pen to mix things up.. paint over it .. let it out.. all your choice.. OR do anything you please and send it ovah!

Mwah to da sistahs who journal!

Em

> bellarific friday
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it’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY on Monday hmph

Hiya sistahs.. I hope you had an amazing Passover/Easter weekend!  We had an amazing trip to Montreal.  I got to do all the things I wanted .. including visiting my 90 year old grandmother and seeing my nephew Stone for the first time.  I didn’t want to let either of them go 🙁

It’s so sad living so far away.. missing special moments and living apart.. but it is what it is, right sistahs?

Ok enough of me complaining!  Let’s talk Bellarific Friday!

Our winnahs from last week are

WINNAH FOR COMMENTAYTIN’ ($10 in bella buckeroonis) goes to

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Here are your random numbers:

11-Sandi N! you win!  please email me and I will send you your VOUCHAH!

Now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah! ($20 in bella bucks)

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Here are your random numbers:

5- JULIE F! you win!  please email me and I will send your $20 in bella buckeroonis!

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Now ON WITH THE SHOW THIS IS IT…. (remember where that line was from?  HMMMM?)

This was the sketch everyone worked with

Let’s see what our BABEROONIS came up with!

Speaking of BABEROONIS.. we have an announcement!  We have a new Babe!  Her name is Natasha and she comes to Bellaland all the time and I love her passion and her creativity and her love for technique.. and of course her 3 little boys (WHAT WAS SHE THINKIN’? LOL  I tell her that all the time).. You will see lots of hands on techniquey goodness on her cards and I urge you to go to her BRAND SPANKIN NEW BLOG and welcome her like a sistah!!

Let’s start with her card shall we?

NatashaBELLA used Em’s LANTERN FLOWERS

 

Cathabella used LITTLE BIRDIE JANE

Danabella used GERTIE LULU

 

Ebrubella used MIRANDA the TEACUP GIRL

Lindabella used WOOFIN IT UP

Paulabella used our CARNATION FLOWER HEAD and BIRTHDAY DEFINITION BLOCK

Paulineabella used BEERAFELLA

Regabella used the sentiment from JANE GIRL

Robinabella used POSIE PIXIE

Do those not make you WEEP because they are so gorgeous???

(lol on the weep.. I can be so dramatic)

Ok now for the weepy SISTAHS cards.. just PHENOM

Amanda R used LULU LOVES POPPIES

leslie used MILO from Millie and MILO exchanging gifts

Angela P used CRACKED UP HUGGABUGG

Tanya used BESSIE LULU

Christine H used WITCHYBELLA

Christine L used UPTOWN GIRLS VICTORIA AND JULIETTE

Corey used BIG GIRL PANTS

Lindsay used UPTOWN GIRL BUNNY

Lynn M used GRILLAFELLA

margo used COSMOBELLA

Teri used UPTOWN GIRL POSH

Violet used KING OF THE WILD THINGS

Are these GORGE (ous) or what?

Don’t forget to leave a comment for your chance to win $10 in BELLA BUCKEROONIS NEXT WEEK!

I will feature AJ monday tomorrow (TOOSDAY)

next week’s theme for Bellarific Friday is *SHOWERS* like April Showers bring may flowers.. GET IT? LOL.. listen I don’t make these up..LOL

So it can be rain, wedding, baby, or bubbles.. your pick!

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey da holidayS

Em

> chit chat
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some MORE inspiration!

Hiya sistahs,

well, I am trying to pack an art bag to keep me busy in between family in Montreal..LOL.  Already bought my magazines for the car and some noise cancelling earphones..LOL.. think i’ll need them?

I am finally allowed to post Vicki Boutin’s layout using her own stampies.. it’s amazing.. I wasn’t allowed before today as it was used for an event.. so here it is!

she’s using TWIRLY BIRDS, her IN SO MANY WORDS set (which by the way I have been using NON STOP.. they are so amazing to complete a card, layout, journal), and her LOVE NOTES BACKGROUND in the circles!  SOOO clever and GORGEOUS!

its soooo GORGE and makes me so happy!

Now for my card using Vicki’s IN SO MANY WORDS SET.. I told you I loved it :).. I also used my FUNKY RECTANGLE SHADOWS set. I used my new DISTRESS MARKERS  and coloured my shadow stamp.. i used 3 different colours and just randomly used the brush side and “painted” the color on the stamp.. the great thing is that these markers don’t contaminate from one another.. so I really had fun painting the color with one less worry 🙂 .  I used 2 different techniques.. just to play around..  the first one I coloured, I “huffed” on the stamp to moisten it and stamped it.  I  then took my waterbrush and blended together.. YUMMMMMY.

Second technique was that I colored it in with the markers, and then misted with water..and then stamped.. I LOVE these markers.. I love the unpredictability of the water and the ink together.. YUMALISH!

Ok, just wanted to share 🙂

mwah!  and see you tomorrow!

Em

> General BLABLA
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a little more collage :)

Yes.  I admit it sistahs.  I am addicted to ripping vintage paper apart, tearing, cutting and sniffing *ahem* I mean using a glue stick.. I’ve mentioned it before but I will mention it AGAIN… Collage is CATHARCTIC!  and using your stamps as your focal point is even MORE fun just you wait and see ‘ENERY ‘IGGINS (henry higgins).. just you wait and see!

So here is a second “installment” of my little 4*4 series… I am in LOVE with Jane Davenport’s  silhouettes.. they make me so very happy 🙂

the paint…the cigar label.. the vintage text.. the vintage advertisements… yum!!  I used Jane Davenport’s JANE GIRL stamp..

here’s another little collage I did on a very vintage flashcard.. I used JANE’S BLOW A KISS STAMP.. see how versatile these stamps are?  Canvases, art journals, cards..  The collage tells a story.. I am the jane girl (can you see the similarities?) and I LOOOVE playing bingo, gambling etc…except I NEED to save $$ (hence the discount coupon).. I know lots of stuff going on but it means something to me 🙂

Hope you can be crafty today!!  would love to see your works of art

Mwah mwah mwah

see you tomorrow!

don’t forget our sketch for BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!!!

> ART JOURNALING TOOSDAY
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it’s AJ MONDAY SISTAHS!

And how was DA WEEKEND?  mine was status quo..  got to be creative which I appreciate.. that’s all that counts no?

ok so for this week our theme was to use anything DISTRESS.. I am going to show you a couple of things I worked on this weekend which will be glued in my journal…

here's Beth's page

and let's all welcome HEATHER!!!

and here's Laura's page!

violet's page .. sorry violet 🙁

I just love AJ monday!!!  Now I was thinking for next week’s theme.. let’s write about, collage, draw our favorite outfits and why…

fun?  you know what?  if you don’t want to do the above, do anything that inspires you and submit it!

mwah to da sistahs who will get all journaly on me

Em