Posts By: Stamping Bella

it’s a SNOOOOWY bellarific friday in Toronto….

Hiya sistahs, LB here (lazybella)

you know the type of weather where you just wanna be in PJ’s and watch JUDGE shows all day? LOL (Paulabella will agree).. well that’s the type of weathah here…  I am sitting in my basement trying to find a little humor and muse… so far.. I’m batting 0 in 0..LOL.. It may come to me as I write.. let’s just hope shall we?

Conversation with Jayden in the car yesterday:

J- Mom, it’s now confirmed that Miss M is having a baby (she has been telling me this for about a month now.. LOL.. this is her teacher)

E- Really?  How was it confirmed?

J- My friend told me

E- Jay, that doesn’t confirm anything.. that could be GOSSIP and not the truth

J- silence

E- and where were you when this information was confirmed?

J-probably in the toilet (LOL)

E- and how does SHE (meaning the friend) know?

J-  DUH (meaning Miss M).. she musta gone to the doctor or something like that..

LOL

K I’m warmin’ up over here.

Let’s discuss some winnahs shall we?

Winnah for CONTRIBUTIN’ last week goes to… ($20 in bella buckeroonis)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

7-METTE you win! please email me and I will send your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2012-03-09 17:42:06 UTC

 

Now for a winnah for commentaytin’ ($10 in bellabucks) goes to

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

7- SHARON you win! please email me and I will send you your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2012-03-09 17:43:57 UTC

It’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!  and our challenge this week was a SKETCHYPOO!

Let’s see what our BABEHOOD came up with shall we?

Cathabella used Mo’s BIG GUY JOGGING

Dana used RAIN NEVER STOPPED ME A BELLA

Ebrubella used BYE BYE GIRL

Lindabella used VINTAGE GUMBALL MACHINE

Paulabella used UPTOWN GIRLS FELICITY and BLAIR (what do you think she has written in the card? LOL.. well if it was addressed to me… LOL)

Paulineabella used BFFABUGGS

Regabella used ARTSY HOUSE

Robinabella used RAIN NEVER STOPPED ME A BELLA

Shannanabella used MATILDA AND HER SWING

 

GORGEOUS or what?

Now for da SISTAHOOD

we have a minibella! she belongs to Halley.. her name is Sydney and she is 5 🙂 and she used VALENTINI!

Halley used SWIRLY HEART

Leslie used ANASTASIA

Linda C used STELLA HAS SOMETHING TO SAY

Lynn M used WOOFIN IT UP

Margo used WINOBELLA

Mette used PREGABELLA

Michelle L used UPTOWN GIRLS CLARISSA and CAMILLE sharing a CAFE

Violet used BIG GUY GRILLING

GORGEOUSSSSSSSSNESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Have a great weekend sistahs

NEXT WEEK’S THEME… WITH ST PATTY’S DAY COMING… use GREEN in your cards!

Em

 

ring around the webby a pocket full of…

ok I cant find anything to rhyme with DAT. So sistahs, AS you can see.. I am behind on project life.. am I panicking about it? NO! (yes a little).. I gotta sit down and just print out my pics and be done with it and move on…LOL…
Today, since I have had a hiatus on PL posts LOL, I would like to showcase some of da BELLARIFIC BABES fantastic NON bellarific Friday cards.. If you don’t have a chance to visit them, then you can drool right here.. but when you’re done, please wipey da screeny k?
Here we go!

Here are a few of Cathabella’s creations

Matilda on her swing

Millie and Milo exchanging gifts.. but this is just Milo : ) LOL

and heeeeeere’s MILLIE (said like Ed Mcmahon)

Just BEEYOOTIFUL!

Cath’s coloring is PHENOM.. her choice of colors papers.. uch the whole thing makes me JEALOUS.

Here are some of Regabella’s cards/projects.. love her “edginess”!

Here Regan used our 10 random facts about you stamp and our Dr. seuss quote (have I mentioned that  i LOOOOVE Dr. Seuss?)

and here’s her LITTLE BIRDIE JANE card

and here she used VALENTINE SPRIG

LOVE.

Now some Lindabella shall we?

Here’s her ALL CRACKED UP HUGGABUGG card

Here’s her UPTOWN GIRLS CLARISSA AND CAMILLE CARD

Here’s UPTOWN GIRL MOLLY MAKES A DETOUR.. LOOK AT THAT LUGGAGE STRAP?!  omg.

*sigh*.. the colouring… the paYpah… the LUGGAGE STRAP….

Here are some of DANABELLA’S gorgeous cards

Here she used the bowl of lemons from LULU’S SET OF FRUITS

here’s Danabella’s YOU ARE UNIQUE card

here’s Dana’s PIXIE card

I just LOVE dana’s bold use of color.. her layouts.. her coloring.. PHENOM!

Here are some of ROBINABELLA’S cards

here is FLUEY HUGGABUGG

Here’s Robinabella’s JANEGIRL

Here’s Robinabella’s UPTOWN GIRL POSH card

Robin has such a NACK (should their be a K in front of KNACK?  hmph)   with KRAFT paper.. I LOVE her color schemes and the creative ways she uses her dies!  (don’t I sound like the announcer on the PRICE IS RIGHT? LOL

Here are some of EBRUBELLA‘s cards

Here’s ebrubella’s UPTOWN GIRL POSH card

Here’s MATILDA AND HER SWING

Here’s HOUSEWORK FAIRY.. I need one BABBBBBLY

Ebru’s coloring is Phenom and her use of embellishments is amazing!

Here’s some of Paulineabella’s cards

Here’s LULU’s WEDDING CAKE… LOVE (maybe we should send this card to BUDDY from Cake boss!)

Here’s SADIE

Ramona and her wagon

Paulineabella’s cards are so very elegant and soft… Her coloring is phenom and her use of dies is impeccable!

Here are some of Paulabella’s cards

Here’s Paulabella’s MONSTAH BASH CARD

Here’s Paula’s MILLIE card

Here’s Paulabella’s HAPPY NEIGHBORHOOD card

Paula’s coloring… hmph.. need I say more?  Also her choices of paper?  TDF.. I wanna be her when I grow up

and here’s some STEUBYBELLA cards

Ramona fishing

here’s GOODLUCKABELLA

and here’s a fun project that Steuby used with our ARTSY HOUSE stamp

Shannan does Gorgeous work.. her style is so current and fresh!  love it

 

So there you are.. you just read my ODE to my DT.. who I LOVE so much. We are a very close bunch and have so much fun together whether we are in person or not..LOL.  I thank them all EVERY SINGLE DAY for the beautiful work they do, for their spirit, passion and loyalty.  Thank you my BABEROONIS.  I LOVE YOU!

mwah

Em

 

 

it’s AJ MONDAY!!

OMG I CANNOT BELIEVE I DIDN’T POST THIS ON MONDAY!! it was all ready and here I am thinking nobody loves me and not commenting… hmph.  Thank you PAULABELLA for the heads up!! and I am soooo sorry that I didn’t click PUBLISH.. I am such an “iddy”.. (an allowed swear word in our house..LOL)

Please forgive me all contributors.. I would have never known if Paulabella didn’t text me telling me I was LAZY..LOL

here ya go! Enjoy!

 

hiya sistahs!! how was da WEEKEND?
We went to Niagara falls and buffalo with da kidlets and two other couples.. it was sooo much fun.. the guys took the kids to the indoor waterpark whilst the LADIESSSS went to da casino and shopped.. is that not DA life? LOL

a very blurry picture but you can see how happy Jayden was all the way on the right..LOL.. she did NOT wanna take that picture..

Apparently Ryan and Jayden are somewhere in this picture.. wanna play where's waldo? LOL this is a quarter of the waterpark.. crazy ay?

OK let’s discussssssssss aj monday!  The theme was ARROWS.. Im telling ya.. I was thinking about what I was gonna doo the WHOLE way home from Niagara… I didn’t have an easy time I tell ya!

Christy S 's page!

Cindy R's page

here's mine.. I decided to use words to create the arrow :).. a little bit of washi tape (going online shortly) and some bits of Sassafras paper.. oh and some acrylic ink!

Laura's page

Pinky's page!

Violet's page!

How amazing are these???  I just love AJ MONDAY!

Next week’s theme is: SPRING!  I need this COLDNESS to go AWAY.. so maybe we can wish it away with our art journals!

Mwah to da sistahs who participate and who WILL participate!

Em

It’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY! is ‘lessness’ , ‘moreness’?

so this week I am

(1) museless

(2) project lifeless (lol)

(3) sleepless

(4) freshhhhhess

It’s been a crazy week.. poor Helenabella was alone in the store all week.. I have been working from home (I’m sure Helen isn’t feeling so poor.. she’s probably doing a JIG (omg I just literally laughed out loud thinking about helen doing a jig.. if you know Helenabella, you will know what I mean..) Denabella has been in Australia and is back on Monday.. I am sure she is doing a jig too..LOL.. I guess I can add this to my list:

(5) jigless (not to be confused with JIGGLE-LESS– cuz I am JIGGLE-FUL)

Ok enough of my “lessness”.. let’s talk about my “MORENESS”.. because I am dying to post these cards.. and I always get SO INSPIRED after I post my fridays…  so without further ADOOOOO  let’s talk some WINNAHS.. shall we?

Winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’ ($10 in bella bucks) goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

1-Carol W.. you win!  please email me and I will send your moolah

Timestamp: 2012-03-02 14:13:2

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

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

1-Christine L.. you win!

Timestamp: 2012-03-02 14:17:15 UTC

Ok so TWO #1’s in the RANDOM PICK????  I think I am buying a lottery ticket tonight 🙂  I’m superstitious that way….   I hope I don’t have to add “LUCKLESS” to my list..LOL

This week’s theme?  POLKY DOTS… I LOOOOVE polkadots.. I love circles.. *sigh*.. I can’t wait for you to see them!

Ready Set GOOOOO!

Here are the baberoonis masterpieces!

Cathabella used UPTOWN GIRL PERRY ON HER LAPTOP

Danabella used UPTOWN GIRLS FELICITY AND BLAIR

Ebrubella used PHOEBE KETTO

Lindabella used RAMONA FISHING

Paulabella used RAMONA and her WAGON

Paulineabella used FELIX KETTO WITH A FLOWER

Regabella used BEACH HUT AND BALL

STEUBYbella used MEG THE PAINTER

Robinabella used EMMA LULU

Is that BABEROONI MAGIC or what?

Now for our magical sistahood!

Halley used IVEY KETTO

Joann H used PRESLEY LOLLIPOP (discontinued)

Leslie used UPTOWN GIRLS FELICITY AND BLAIR

Lori ( my PINKY DINKY DOO) used PAISLEY PIXIE

Margo used UPTOWN GIRL POSH

Maria used BEEDAY HUGGABUGG

Mary used UPTOWN GIRLS PATTIE AND DOTTIE

METTE used MAISY KETTO

Olga used LITTLE UMBRELLA

Tanya used LULU'S TWO PIES

Violet used THINKING CHAIR

How’s DAT for SISTALICIOUSNESS?  hmmmm??

Ok, so I know you all come to my blog.. why don’t you leave me a message?? a note?? a hello?  maybe a hello for GEORGIE? (see post below)…  ya know you can win $10 in Bella Bucks if you do.. do I have to bribe you to say hello???

AJ monday theme is ARROWS

and next week’s Bellarific theme is a GORGEOUS sketch by Ebru!

I am sure that I have played this song before but it is my FAVORITEST song EVAH… I just blast it and TWIRL (winks to Paulabella) in my chair…   LOVE.

 

 

say HELLO to my little friend :)

Hiya sistahs!  Sorry I have been a bit MIA.. yesterday’s post never made it because LIFE got in the way of PROJECT LIFE..LOL.. and that happens… I have been secretly beating myself up but I am over it.. I will work on it when I can.. which will probably be today cuz I can’t take it anymore..LOL..

So I decided to introduce you to my new friend Ryan found for me…

Let me ‘splain.

Before we moved into our new home, Ryan PROMISED me my dream craft room.. remember?  ok so I got the room with racking and even a BAFROOM and a SHOWAH! (will take pics when it is nice and clean.. which will probably be NEVAH).. anyway, since I like to do MESSY stuff, I don’t wanna do it in my CRAFT room because the CRAFT room has become a place to house the crafts and for me to work on project life.  So SLOOOOOWLY…. every so SLOOOOOOWLY.. I EXPANDED into the main part of the basement.. we had our old dining room table which became a craft table for Jayden and I in the old house.. we COULDN’t throw it out right?  so it came to the basement.. I said to ryan. why have the TABLE in the BASEMENT if I can’t USE it thankyouverymuch.  He didn’t respond.. LOL.  So out came my easel and my paints (the messy stuff) and within minutes, the whole table had stuff all over it (you know how it is..) so I needed a “friend”… a friend who could help me “declutter”.. who could “house” my necessities and help me clear off my table…  so here he is.  Meet “GEORGE”..LOL (I just named him for effect…LOL).. idn’t he cute?  The top was meant to hold my Vagabond or my sewing machine but oh well.. may need a George Junior soon… He is a Rubbermaid Mobile Work station and is on wheels!  *love*.

here is one of the drawers open.. I keep all of my crayons.. stencils.. stuff I use all the time so G-D forbid I should get this arse up and get it..LOL

How CUTE is he? hmmmm?  A HOTTIE I tell ya. (I am a bit demented aren’t I.. I love the word demented.. it really has an effect no?)

And since Ryan couldn’t take all my artwork on the floor, he decided to build a shrine and put all of my finished and unfinished pieces on the wall to inspire me.. it makes me SOOO VERRY HAPPY…  here’s a little portion of DA WALL

da WALL

I hope I didn’t bore you to death with my Boyfriend’s details. but I had to share 🙂

Mwah to da sistahs who want my boyfriend

Em

It’s AJ MONDAY!!!

Hiya sistahs!

did you have a great weekend?  We kinda chilled at home.. Ryan ran around with Tyler for hockey playoff games and practices and Jayden and I just hung out.. did some art, watched movies  etc…  When we do our art is when she decides to recap her whole week to me.. what happened.. who said what.. what said where.. she said this… can you believe I said that… AND she told me that her friend is scared of me.. So I stopped and said, why on earth would she be scared of me???  So she says to me “because you have crazy curly hair and wear glasses”…. LOL.. So jayden says to her friend (instead of really defending me).. “doesn’t matter.. she’s the COOLEST MOM EVAH”…LOL.. so basically does that mean she agreed with her friend? LOL

Then we spent Sunday shopping for clothes.. Jayden has a VERY unique style shall we say.  Friday was the straw that broke the camel’s back where I INSISTED we go shopping.  She emerged from her bedroom wearing a pink pair of printed leggings (which were now CAPRI LENGTH).. actually MAUVE… with a RED shirt and a TURQUOISE sweatshirt and pink socks.  She walked around quite confidently I might add WHILST Tyler and I looked at each other with mouths agape.  She looks at us and says “WHAT”.. I said to her kindly to please point out WHAT in her outfit matches.  She told me point blank that there is WHITE in everything and I TOLD HER that white matches everything.  HMPH.  what could I say to that?  I did tell her to march herself upstairs and put something on that matches..LOL.  I guess in hindsight I shoulda let her embrace her individuality.. which I usually do.

Soooo Sunday comes and we go to this store called JUSTICE.. my friends have been talking about it but I have never been in there.. everything was 40% off and if you go to the “BACK WALL” you get 50% and an additional 40% so I guess they paid us to take the stuff away.  So at the beginning of 2012, I forecasted that NEON would be in style.. and sure enough I walked into the store and it was like 1984 WHAM!  Wake me up before you gogo.. remember that era?    EVERYTHING was neon.. so we got Jayden some goodies.. and some SILVER blingy ugg type boots which I think she slept with.. and some other stuff..   I am so happy that she has stuff that matches and pants that are long enough..LOL  .  Tyler got some goodies too.  It’s so funny.. Tyler since the age of 2 would pick out his clothes and has a great eye.. his sister?  the ONE TOOTH WONDER.. not so much..LOL (shh.. she’s like her father).

Anyway, enough personal boring stuff  Let’s discuss AJ monday shall we?  The theme this week was to use pencils.. coloured pencils, HB pencils..   Let’s see what our sistahood did shall we?

Cindy Redding's page

Lindabella's Page

Lori (PINKY DINKY DOOO) card inspired by the oscars 🙂

Violet's page

Here is my page.. whenever I am in front of the TV, I ALWAYS have to do something with my hands.. and since I am staying away from RUBBAH (discovered an allergy).. I practice zentangling etc.. so I came up with this BIG flower and then decided to stamp my ARTSY HOUSE stamp and our THINKING BIRDS stamp.. I love the "villagey "feel of the different sized houses.. I just love that stamp 🙂 The flower was coloured in AFTER I visited JUSTICE with alllll The new NEON colors included in our NEW COLOR PRISMACOLOR KIT

Here's a closeup of our village 🙂

Here is Beth's page.. a different theme but I love it!

So that’s it for AJ monday today … Thank you for posting some suggestions for our themes.. I’m gonna use them all!  So NEXT WEEK’S THEME IS ARROWS (thanks PINKY!)… you can use them as a background.. as your focal point.. pointing to your focal point.. Get creative!  Can’t wait to see!!!   Since AJ monday is supposed to be FREEING, I just suggest themes.. you don’t have to follow them.. you can just send in anything you worked on that we can drool over 🙂

Mwah to da sistahs who participate and who match 😉

Em

THIS WEEK’S BELLARIFIC FRIDAY THEME is POLKADOTS!  hope to see your creations!  And Bellarific Friday doesn’t have to be a card.. if you would like to use our stamps in a 3D project, mixed media project etc.. do NOT hesitate!  just follow the theme and use a bella stamp and you’re good to go

 

It’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!

And I am SOOOOO tired..LOL.  I am curled up in my basement… tv on.. coffee in front of me writing this post.  It’s a very snowy day here in Toronto and just dropped kids of at school… AHHHHHH piece and quiet (aside from the RODEO going on upstairs between the dog and 2 cats..LOL)

So here we are.. another Bellarific Friday.. where the HECK (LOVE that word) does the time go, hmmmmm?

Let’s see who won for last week’s BF

Winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’ ($10 in bellabucks) goes to

True Random Number Service

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

29-Claudine G you win!  please email me and I will send you your VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2012-02-24 14:20:15 UTC

Now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ sistah! ($20 in bella buckeroonis)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

4- GABY DA MINIBELLA wins!  Gabby, tell your mom to email me for your money!

Timestamp: 2012-02-24 14:21:55 UTC

Ok no down to BIDNISS as usual

This week’s theme was a BEEYOOTIFUL Ebrubella sketch!

and let’s see how our BABEROONIS interpreted it K?

Cathabella used SPIT HAPPENS by Mo

Danabella used MATILDA on her SWING

Ebrubella used AMY

Lindabella used JAMIE

Paulabella used one of Mo’s Fairy PRINCESS

Paulineabella used BABY BUTTERCUP

Regabella used SKETCHY WILDFLOWERS (has been discontinued)

Robinabella used FROGGY KETTO

How’s DAT for da BABEROONIS? hmmmmm?

OK let’s see what da SISTAHOOD came up with.. STUN-NING

Christine L used used SADIE

Janet B used LITTLE BIRDIE JANE

Jennifer R used MAVIS WEARING HOLLY

Karen Motzabella used UPTOWN GIRL POSH

Leslie G used MILLIE

Lynn M used GOLFAFELLA

Margo S used AGNES KETTO

Maria used LULU'S TWO PIES

Maryann used PAULABELLAS FRAMED FLORALS

Mette use SNAILY huggabugg

Sheena used MATILDA on her SWING

Violet used GOLFAFELLA

Corey used LUCY KETTO

Aren’t these PHENOM entries?? you could be featured toooooo.. all you need to do is send me a card corresponding to our theme! k? k!

Our theme for next week is

JUST ADD POLKA DOTS!  Whether it be in the paper, a pen you name it!  hint.. it could also be a pattern in a DRESSSSSS….

So go crazy and don’t forget to email me your amazing creations!

Also, don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win $10 in bella buckeroonis!

AJ monday theme is PENCILS! Charcoal, colored pencils.. HB.. you name it! just use your pencils!

Have a great weekend sistahs

I SHMISS SHMOO already

Em

it’s PROJECT LIFE TOOSDAY on WENNNSDAY

Hiya sistahs!  Well this week I was SOOOO tired.. and SLEEEEEPPPPYYY and was NOT in the mood for project life..LOL.. it happens ya know!

But I know ME.. and if I am TOOO late in getting it in my book, I will drop the project..LOL. SO I PUSHED myself… very hard.. and I did it!  I kept it simple.. used only ELLE Studio and some little stickers I picked up at the book store and off I went!  I used 6*6 photos so I didn’t have to journal much..LOL (SHHHHHH)…

a little blurry but you get to see my “toothless wonder”..LOL

there she is in all her wonder..LOL she came to the car and surprised me because I had NO idea she lost her toof!

Here’s Helen’s Project Life! GORGEOUS!

 

I LOVE PL.. even when I am LAZYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

mwah!

don’t forget Bellarific Friday! on FRIDAY! LOL

 

It’s AJ monday.. and all is VEWY QUIET

Hiya sistahs.. I am down in my basement/craftroom and boy did I get stuff done this weekend!

As I mentioned on SPLITCOAST STAMPERS,  my BFF’s sister had a little baby Ivy (LOOOVE that name).. Ivy Hunter to be exact and she is just deelish. Now I didn’t have a chance to buy a gift (she came rather quickly) so last night I was SO inspired.. ready to PAINT THE WORLD… and I sat down at my table and decided to make a painting for Ivy.  Now, I am not an artist..  or maybe I am?  I don’t follow ANY rules at all..  I don’t know the rules… don’t WANNA know the rules.. I just want to paint.  Actually I have wanted to paint all my life and never “could”.. I always wanted to draw… but “never could”… now I just don’t care… and I just “do”..LOL.. and I feel SO much better after it is out..LOL.  My friend Melissa (BFF mentioned above) was over today and she saw my workspace and she just looked at me and said “this is so good for you isn’t it”.. and I said YES.  She is one of my biggest fans and she encourages me to just DO all the time and her MOTHER is MAD at me because she says I should sell my pieces and make OTHERS as happy as I am..LOL.. and that’s exactly what I did.  I Lol’d!

Anyway.. I was like a little elf working away last night until I saw that it was 1 AM and just had to stop my painting and continued this morning.  I had to have it ready for Ivy this morning.  It is a canvas made with tissue paper, acrylics, collage… whatever was in my way.. and I made it so that it could match her room… I included a doctor Seuss quote, and of course, her name is in there too.. Actually there are several Dr. Seuss quotes but they are buried under the layers.  Needless to say Ivy LOVED the piece..LOL.. I have a great 3 day old audience.. Oh and her mom loved it too…   Here it is… I was so nervous to give it to Amanda.. and I am so nervous to show it here.. but what the heck.  I loved it so much and loved making it so much that I need to share :).. I don’t think the colours are very true below but you get the picture 🙂

Ok, now that I am “outed”.. I can continue with AJ MONDAY!  Sorry for the delay sistahs!

The theme this week was DRIPPAGE (that is when you have drips of paint running down your page…

Here is Christy S's page

Here is Corey's page

Mine

Hailey's piece! Hailey is Paulabella's niece and they had a GREAT mixed media weekend 🙂

Jordan's piece.. (paulabella's DAUGHTER who joined in on the fun!)

Here's Paulabella's piece!

Lori's page (pinky dinky)

Violet's page

How great are these?? OMG!!

 

Project life will be delayed til Wednesday!

don’t forget Bellarific Friday this week is a sketchypoo…

THEME for next week’s AJ monday is….. USING PENCILS on your page.. can be a regular HB or colored pencils.. or BOTH!

Anyone who would like to suggest the week after’s theme.. please put them in the comment section.. I need help!  a little brain dead over here…

Mwah to da sistahs who came here to visit 🙂
Em