This is my FIRST of many videos and I clap my hands like a SEAL, and then I twirl my hair and I look like a FREAK. NOTICE THE FIRST POSITION..LOL  But at least I diddit it! LOL

So enjoy our VERY FIRST BELLARIFIC VIDEO and please welcome our new BELLARIFIC VIDEARIFFIC BABE, EBRU

We had a lot of fun taping this. Ebru was FABULICIOUS!  I hope you enjoy!

p.s. DON’T LAFF.

p.p.s YOU BETTAH NOT LAFF

p.p.p.s  I THINK I HEARD YOU LAFF

p.p.p.p.s NOTICE THAT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO MAKE THIS VIDEO SMALLLLLLER

hmph.

Mwah.

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Hiya sistahs!  I wanted to share a little cutesy thing that happened this morning.  We were all sitting down eating breakfast and as usual the tv is BLARING in the background.  The usual nonsense.. Spongebob and Fairly odd parents.. I will never understand those shows..LOL.  I usually tune the whole thing out but today something Timmy (LOL.. the fact that I know the main character) said resonated. He said “SOMETIMES, THE BEST DAD is the BEST MOM”.  How true is dat?  So I asked my Tyler if he thought that was true and he looks at me and says “IT’S THOOO (lisp) TRUE mom”.  He gets it!  I was so proud.

Today is another Jenny weigh in.  I was a bit of a disaster I must admit but I will PERSEVERE!

Now that my “depth” (lol) is out of the way, let’s discuss some winnahs from last week!

Winnah for commentaytin’ is

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Here are your random numbers:

26- JANET R you win!!!!	= please email me and I will send you the moolah!

Timestamp: 2010-10-01 13:03:13 UTC

Now for da winnah for SUBMITTIN ($20 in bella bucks)

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Here are your random numbers:

1-EBRU you win!! $20 in Bella buckeroonis! please email me and I will send you the moolah

Timestamp: 2010-10-01 13:05:20 UTC

Ok so this week’s theme didn’t seem to appeal to a lot of people..LOL.  I am VEHERRY disappointed at the turnout.. so I am hoping that next week will be bettah (like my weigh in..LOL)

The theme this week was HALLOWEEN and I have an AMAZING announcement.  I mean AMAZING!

We have a new babe on the team that I am excited to announce.  She is SO talented and she will add watercolouring to our mix of colorists! So EXCITED!! She actually has a tombow course on right now (I believe deadline to sign up is TODAY.  I met Kim at CHA and SNUGGLED her then.. didn’t realize it was HER who i snuggled there..LOL but she kindly reminded me.. and you see how connected we all are?  This just proves it!  Please welcome KIM TEASDALE

!  WOOOHOOO!  go show her some lovin’ and check out her BLOG ASAP! she is AMAZING!

So now let’s see what our BABES were up to this week

KIMABELLA TEASDALE used KING OF THE WILD THINGS

Paulabella used BATTIFUL DARRRLING

and the inside of the card

Paulineabella used THE MUMMY THE WITCH AND THE PIRATE

WendyBONDABELLA used MAVIS has a DAISY with a twist!

Elaineabella used the MUMMY the WITCH and the PIRATE

Danabella used BEWITCHED a tude

Lindabella used STELLA’S CHARIOT

Cathybella

used the MUMMY THE WITCH AND THE PIRATE

How stunning are those cards?  LOVE da BABES!!!

and now for da SISTAHOOD!

Angela T used SPOOOOKY STELLA

Christine H used WITCHYBELLA

Larisa h used TRICKORTREATABELLA

Margo used BEWARE HOUSE

regan used MONSTAH BASH

Regan decided to send a second card that I couldn’t resist posting.  I could tell your mood Sistah Regan! LOLOL

lol

Madison Morgan (resident Mini Bella) used BATTIFUL DARLING

Mckenzie Morgan (resident minibella) used THE MUMMY THE WITHCH AND THE PIRATE

Ashley Bulington (a minibella friends with the resident minibellas who will perhaps become a resident minibella 🙂 )

So that’s it for this edition of Bellarific Friday (LOL)   OUR THEME FOR NEXT WEEK IS FALL COLOURS.. use any bella stamp but it has to have the feel of falllll…

Don’t forget to leave a comment here for a chance at winning $10 in bella bucks

don’t forget to leave a comment on our TANTALIZING TOOOOSDAY post for a chance at winning $20 in Bella Bucks!

Mwah to da sistah who enjoyed this post and who loved the song from the post below

Em

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I would love it if you listened and watched this video.  It is MY FAVORITE song right now.. makes me shiver.  Makes me feel like all is ok.  This is Tyler and my song and I now downloaded it as a ringtone.

Just remember that you are AMAZING just the way you are 🙂 and thank you for being who YOU are!

P.S. don’t forget BELLARIFIC FRIDAY TOMORROW!! HALLOWEEEEEEN!

Mwah
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Hiya sistahs!

Hope you had a great day!  I felt a bit under da weather earlier today but feeling much bettah 🙂  Had a couple of Jenny Craig slipups and I am hoping that it won’t affect friday but not feeling so great about it 🙁

In any event, I am moving right along LOL and am SO excited cuz I have a few surprises up my sleeve and working with some sistahs on some exciting new things!  I *KNOW* you will love them!

On to TANTALIZING TOOOOOSDAY!

The winnah from last week’s commentaytahs is… (the commentaytah on da surprise release post)

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Here are your random numbers:

6- LAURA EVANS!! YOU WIN da $20 in BELLA BUCKEROONIS!  just email me and I will send da VOUCHAH OVAH!  See?? easy peasy!

Timestamp: 2010-09-28 21:14:05 UTC

Now for this week’s Tantalizing TOOSDAY, I decided to put October Afternoon’s BRAND NEW SEASIDE collection on 20% sale!  I JUST LOVE this collection and I think you will too!

I also put 3 stampies on sale

BEWARE HOUSE, FLOWER BOTTLES, and SWEETYBELLAS

We also got da new STUDIO CALICO ELEMENTARY COLLECTION in bellaland.. LOVE IT!

Mwah to da sistahs who love da sales!

Em

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I hope you all had as a great a weekend as I had… Paulabella and Lindabella came to town to teach the local and not so local sistahs their secret or not so secret techniques.. LOL.  Everybody had a blast.  Linda and Paula came over on Saturday night and we got take out (i had my frozen something or other.. hmph) and we coloured and chatted and chatted and coloured and blabbed and chatted.. well you get the picture..LOL.  Honestly it is so much fun when they come to town.  Bellaland is aBUZZ with creativity and inspiration which is what this whole craft is all about no?

I just wanted to come online and say HI and remind you not to forget our SPPPOOOOOOOKY bellarific friday theme this week.. anything halloweenie (LOL on da WEENIE)..

Also for all of you IPHONERS/IPAD-ERS out there  I am now addicted.. and I mean VERY addicted.. and I mean VEHERRRY addicted to this game that DENABELLA introduced me to.  It is FREE and it is called SKYBURGER.  hmph.  CAN N N O T S T O P  PlAYiNg…

Hope you have a PHENOM/INSPIRING/ and CRAFTYLICIOUS day

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey to colour

Em

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I have tried the monthly releases…  I am not that organized and I don’t enjoy the UNspontaneity of it…so I am gonna go back to my old ways and SURPRISSSSE you with new images… it could be every month, could be when I LOVE an image and must get it out (LOL), could be every week.. I am just gonna do them when I feel like making some rubbah.  I think you will enjoy this way much bettah.  I remember years ago where people would play hide and seek on da website and squeal with delight when they found a new image so that’s what we are gonna do.  Hope you enjoy this way.. I think it will be fun!  And yes, I will announce on da blog once an image is up so no worries.. you are not gonna miss ANYTHING.

So this is a small release.. I wanted to get some WINTERY Christmas images out there… so I chose some MO’S and some VOL. 25 and a GREENBEANBABY (a Peep).. I think you are gonna LOVE IT!!  I fell in love with all of these images (as usual).. hope you do too!

Here goes…

SINGIN’ SO BEAUTIFUL by Mo Manning

how gorgeous is Paulabella's card? look at da little mousie! couldn't resist!

JINGLEBELLS by Mo Manning

Elaine's BEEYOOTIFUL card.. look at Bella's legs? Again.. couldn't resist..LOL

THE CHOIR with a STAR on top by Mo Manning

look at the skintones.. love the perspective.. they look REAL!.. LINDABELLA.. BEEYOOTIFUL

Christmas PEEPS by GREENBEAN BABY.. I wanna SQUOOSH them. BADLY.

Now for Jessica Rose (VOL. 25)

DOILY STRAND and MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR LARGE SENTIMENT (my card)

Love the simplicity, elegance and little touch of bling. This is an amazing corporate card, masculine etc.

Peace on Earth LARGE SENTIMENT and YUMMY HEARTS (not new) (a great shadow stamp)

I made this card using YUMMY HEART shadow and LARGE sentiment and a little touch of bling

HANGING ORNAMENTS–  LOOOOVE!

Ok, that’s my WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY.. replacing TANTALIZING TOOSDAY this week.  YOU LIKEY?

Mwah to da sistahs who love da wednesdays

Em

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I just needed to let off some steam as I am preparing for an upcoming class.. so I decided to walk around da BOOOOOTIQUE and see what makes me happy and what doesn’t make me happy and what makes me not so sure if I am happy or not… so enjoy the show and the captions.  LOL.

Yes my mother told me that I can stay that way. I'm ok wit dat. LOL. AND SO IT BEGINS

this card makes me HAPPY. Reindeer circle for my class tomorrow night

this DATE STAMP and the shipping tag make me VEHERRY happy.. use it ALL the time in my art journals.. now using it on cards.. LOVE.

Not so sure if Dena reading on da job (shhh she didn't know I took this) makes me happy.. LOL but at least it is a scrappy mag! Just kidding. I love this pic and it makes me HAPPY.

brand new in da shop.. looks like I will LOVE these but it's in the NOT SO SURE IT MAKES ME HAPPY PILE.. however the glitter is MAKING ME HAPPY so it has now MOVED to the HAPPY PILE. OY. I really am nuts. LOL

New Grapefruit flavour PERRIER... LOVE this. Makes me HAPPY (finally! didn't love lemon or lime)

My new BIG sewing basket makes me HAPPY

the Inside of the YUMMY sewing basket- NOT so much HAPPY

working on a class.. the desk makes me - NOT so happy

my empty lunch bag with lonely icepacks makes me... NOT so happy

Crate paper SNOW DAY and RESTORATION DEFINITELY makes me HAPPY

my hair--- not SO happy today

side view..LOL- the one lonely curl on TOP make me HAPPY.. the rest, NOT SO MUCH

both ECHO PARK Christmas lines make me HAPPY. The fact that they are not online yet makes me NOT SO HAPPY

Gesso on my class table from Art Journaling class.. MIXED FEELINGS lol- Makes me happy cuz we had fun and this is proof.. not so happy cuz I should have a clean table in the back no? LOL

Denabella and me at the end of this sillyness.. actually it hasn't ended nor will it end.. we have a ball EVERY SINGLE DAY. THIS makes me VERY HAPPY. Wrinkles under my eyes.. not so happy.

so whaddya think of my show?  How badly would you have liked to see THAT on video..LOL (if only I knew how to do it)

Tantalizing TOOSDAY is delayed til tomorrow cuz there is a SURPRISSSSE

STAY TOOOONED

Mwah to da sistahs who love to be silly

Em

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Hiya sistahs!  I hope you had a great weekend!  So this was my first weekend on Jenny Craig and I must say I was VERY good.  I listened, I ate, I was IN CONTROL.  My worst “pecking” time is at night… TERRIBLE.. I dunno if it is habit, hunger or boredom (can’t be)… but I decided to keep my fingers BuSy.  If they are BUSY then I don’t have to think about PECKING..LOL (just call me chickenbella).  I sometimes color at night which I love to do but I wanted to try something new… I have been EYEING embroidery work on blogs.. have been drooling actually and decided I wanted to try so of course I bought every book known to man and learned nothing..LOL.  I spoke to Ryan’s aunt who is an embroiderer (sp?) and she said that as long as you know a couple of stitches, don’t freak out and stress out that you need to know a kabillion.  Just focus on a couple and then increase your repertoire 🙂  .. so that’s what I decided to do.  And what better image to use than MAVIS HAS A DAISY! I love the idea of “HYBRIDING” a craft.. using your tools for different purposes.  So I tried a couple of fabrics the other day to embroider on and I am just gonna test one more and I think I will carry the best one in da STORE.. just to play around with and see what you can do.  I am now OFFICIALLY addicted and how great is it that you can use what you have!  (I stamped it using BLACK INDIA ink which I will have in da shop soon)  So while sipping my BANANA NUT BREAD tea (THE YUMMIEST.. actually the blend looks EDIBLE), I came up with this.  I can’t believe I am showing you this sample because Jayden decided to admire it with AVOCADO on her hands.  HMPH.. so please disregard the stain 🙂 (LOL).. Also I have learned a lot from this first attempt.. this fabric (muslin) is way too thin.. or the next one I will try to line it with batting so that you can’t see the threads through it… Lots of things learned, PLUS A STAIN but hey… that’s me… imperfection at it’s best!  WE MUST EMBRACE IMPERFECTION sistahs!

avocado stain. HMPH.

trying to avoid the avo stain.. no such luck LOL (but I am embracing imperfection remembah? LOL)

AHHHHH... found the angle with NO AVO!!! (PERFECTION..LOL). I just wrote the sentiment and stitched over it So with Mavis has a daisy above, I only backstitched everything.. some even, some uneven.. I do LOVE it!

YUMMM! see the SATIN stitch poking through?

maisy with LAZY DAISY STITCHES

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