Hiya Sistahs!!! Hope you had a great week!  We had a PHENOM week in bellaland with visitors on Monday and we had Kristi Ferro from Hanna Stamps and her POSSE come and visit Bellaland yesterday! How cool is that?!  We had a great time!  I cannot believe that a week has passed again.. I mean.. WHERE DOES THE TIME GO??? If you can find that out, you could be RICH! LOL

Just to let you know that we must say goodbye to Monique Hawrelluk, one of our most esteemed Bellarific Babes.  She has done a phenom job with us and we wish her lots of luck in her future endeavors!

So here was our challenge this week.  I know it was short notice sistahs and I thank you all for participating! It was SOOO MUCH FUNNNN! (and of course one of my favorite color combos :))  Thank you Leslie for recommending it!  Here is the challenge.. using pink and brown…

So let’s see what our Bellarific Babes have been up to with this challenge!

Nickabella– Nicky decided that it would be WONNNDERFUL to give another sneaky peeky for our April 28th release.. she used LITTLE EMMY for this card.. Is she the cutest thing ever?  Christy Croll, our FAMOUS and AMAZING artiste and great friend designed little emmy based on what she thinks I am like..LOL! and boy was she right! notice her curly hair… a little lopsided… different socks, different shoeZZ.. and a love skull on her shirt and glasses on her head..LOLOL.. I SOOO feel like her sometimes and the sentiment?!  We all have some of those DAYZZZZZ.. mwah nicky for the gorgeous card!

Danabella made a stunning card using our WEDDING GOWN circle stamp.. the coloring, the layout, the ribbon!! GORGEOUS!

Jenabella made a PHENOM card using Causabella!  I LOOOOVE IT!! Haven’t seen this stamp in a while..LOL and just makes me smile. Excellent Jen!

Joannabella made a stunning card using Missmatch KETTO… Don’t you just love the polky dots, the nesties, the image etc?! LOOOVE IT!

karenabella made a gorgeROUS card using peony BITTYBLOOM.. is she not ADORABLE?!  Love da bitties and there are more coming on April 28th!  Gorgeous card KAREN!!

Lindabella made a bEEyooTIful stunnariFic (LOL .. am in the mood to be FANCY) card using Stella’s Cupcake.. Aren’t the papers and the coloring phenom?  love it Linda!

Paulabella used babyfellabella… HOW GORGEOUS? HMMMM?

and LAST but not Least… Shannanabella made a stunning CRACKLY card using our Bloomin’ Pots stamp… did I ever tell you that this stamp was inspired by an actual picture of the identical connecting vases.. I pleaded and begged and was not allowed to buy it.. HMPH.. but at least I have the image FOREVAH! Gorgeous!

How’s DAT for BABOLICIOUSNESS?

Now for our SISTAHOOD’s MAJOR TALENT!! I was so thrilled to “see” new faces sistahs! MWAH!  If I missed any submissions, please re-email me and I promise to get the images up ASAP and I apologize in advance!  I have put the name of the stamp in the caption with the artist’s name so if you would like to purchase the image, you can just put that title in the search box and up it will come!

Brandi Burns used LUCY KETTO

Brenda Martin used BUBBLEBELLA

Carolyn Orgar using TINKERBELLA

Christine Dol using STELLA's CUPCAKE

Christy Stanford using CUPCAKEABELLA

Colleen Wold using BILLYBOOTABELLA

Gaby Duclos using SPOSABELLA

Gaylynn Stringham used BABOO'S OWL

Harriet Skelly used Eloise Greengrass

Hope Spencer used LATTEBELLA

Jane Bracht used SNOWBUNNYBELLA

Janine Orchard used PAPILLON KETTO

Jenn Borjeson used NO FAIR GIRL

Joan Bandy used SHOPPABELLAS

Josee Boileau used CUPCAKEABELLA

Julie Weidner used SPOSABELLA

Karen Wilson used KITTYCATTABELLA

Kerry Johnson used WENDY PAPILLON

Leah Moynihan used MISSMATCH KETTO

Leslie Good used COSMOBELLA

Leslie Wittenberg used IS THAT A CUPCAKE ON YOUR HEAD?

Lisa Petz used CUPCAKEABELLA

Lori Haines used SAKE KETTO

Mandi Morlan used STELLA HAS SOMETHING TO SAY

Margo Smith used LATTEBELLA

Meahni Pieterse (from south africa!) used SNOWBUNNYBELLA

Michelle Leishman used LUCY KETTO

Paula Bacon used IMELDABELLA

Peg Rounds used ELIZABELLA

Stephanie Attbury used JAVABELLAS

Tami Mayberry used EMMYBELLA

Tammy Hershberger used LULU KETTO

Tracy Corhnill used CHARLOTTE KETTO

Shelley Schechtman used TWINKLETOES HUGGABUGG

monica reek used PREZZIBELLA

Kimberley Lowrey used PHOEBE KETTO

So how’s DAT for a friday!  I just love these challenges and I will post the next one sooner than monday I PROMISE!

Please place a comment and you could win $20 in bella bucks!

Mwah!

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Sistahs!  it’s been CUHRAZY around here!  I am so sorry I haven’t chosen the winnahs from last friday so here goes!

$20 for a BELLARIFIC sistah contribution- CAROLYN COUNSELL.. COME ON DOWN!! what a beautiful use of our stamp and the circle of flowers.. looked like the challenge image itself!  You have won a 20$ bella bucks card! mwah!

$20 for a PEANUT GALLERY commentator :)- Ryan picked number 12! so PAMELA GIBSON.. COME ON DOWN! You have won a $20 bella bucks card too!  Mwah and thank you for playing!  Pamela, please email me your info and I will send you the moolah!

Sistahs, don’t forget this week’s challenge!  you can find it here.. and you have until tomorrow 5:00pm EST to send it in to emily@stampingbella.com with “BELLARIFIC FRIDAY APRIL 24th” as the subject. So start frantically stamping sistahs!!

Here’s a picture of our day at bellaland with our sistahs who came in from out of town (and a couple of local sistahs too 🙂

from left to right top row: Janet Rossi, Dana White, ME, Karen Motz, Michelle Leishman.. bottom row left to right Leslie Good and NICKABELLA!

We had soooo much fun!! So now you have a little SNIPPET of what goes on in this crazy place that makes us all so happy 🙂

Now for some of DA EYE CANDY.. let’s see what da babes have been up to

Joanne-abella-babe made an adorable card using Cosmobella.. how CUTE is this card? LOVE IT!

Linda-bella-babe made a gorgeous card using happy forest!  The coloring… hmph.  BEEYOOTIFUL!

Monique-A-Bella-babe made a stunning card using veggiebella.. the nestabilities butterflies and the body in the pearls?!  OMG.. LOOOVE this card!

Paula-A-Bella-Babe made a circle card using WEDDING GOWN CIRCLE stamp.. I just love this card!  Beautiful work sistah!

So how’s DATTTT for some EYE CANDEEEEE????

oh and maybe I should give a little sneaky peeky for April 28th release?  There are so many different artists releasing on this date but I will show you our new MONSTER BASH stamp.. I just LOOOVE this stamp and had SO much fun with it!

i used the new EK SUCCESS swiss cheese punch (my absolute favorite and sold out 🙁 waiting for more)! and Tim Holtz tiny attacher.. another new FAVORITE tool.. I LOOOVE IT!! but again, sold out. Will advise when back in stock

Mwah to da sistahs who want a BASH.. a monster bash!

Em

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OH BOY SISTAHS.. I am sooo late and I apologize.. we will see what you can get done by thursday night.. if I don’t get too many responses, I know that you didn’t have time :).  It was a CUH-RAZY day in bellaland.. we had some Bellarific Babes in DA HOUSE!!! Danabella was there and Karenabella (she TOTALLY surprised us!!!) and Lesliebella and Michelle L. and Janet R.. we had a GREAT day!!!!

I will also note the winners of Friday’s challenge  tomorrow n’k?

The challenge this week was a combined effort by da sistahs in da store today… Leslie chose the colors and Janet chose what image I should use to show the challenge so here goes.. DONT LAFF AT US..

Leslie wanted the colors BROWN AND PINK (shhh.. me thinks she had a card done already in these colors..LOL) .. and I wanted an interesting picture and couldn’t find anything until Janetabella picked up my croppin cutie and said “what about this?” the croppin cutie is pink and the embroidered name is in chocolate brown!  PERFECT no??

So again same rules apply.  Only Stamping Bella stamps may be used, and the deadline is Thursday April 23d by 5:00pm EST.. Entries must be sent to me as a JPEG file.. please send to emily@stampingbella.com.  There will be prizes announced on Friday for participants and we have TONS o’ Fun!!!

So please play with us k?

We had a GREAT time at Scrapfest on Saturday.. saw so many people and hosted a make and take at the Paper Pickle booth for an hour.. it was GREAT!! I also got to see MORE bellarific babes.. Lindabella was there and Paulabella!  HOW PHENOM has the last few days been?? OMG.. check out their blogs for THEEE MOST ATTRACTIVE PICTURES OF YOURS TRULY (NOT!!! grrrr.. linda, I’ll get you back…)

So here’s some Monday EYE CANDY.. you ready?

Nickabella gave the instructions on how to make her dozen roses card.. it’s STUNNING! check it out!

Paulabella made a PHENOM card using baby bella hanging bundle and sentiment.. OMG.. the sponging, the coloring, the layout?!  I LOVEY this card!!

Lindabella made a stunning card using Anise Ketto.. isn’t she DEEELISH??????

Danabella made an adorable card using MY BEARY BEST FRIEND!  I love monochromatic cards.. and her bows are AMAZING

Karenabella made a gorgeous card using eloise greengrass… she was our first fairy from CHICHI.. she started it alllll.. I am getting all nostalgic.  Great paper piecing and wonderful card Karen!!

Moniqueabella made a stunning card using GARDENIA GREENTHUMB.. I just love her!  and Monique is a COPIC QUEEN!  Gorgeous card Monique!

mwah to da sistahs who love eye candy.. Oh and pink and brown garbage cans 🙂

Em

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BUT FIXED THE ISSUE… Bellarific Friday may turn into Bellarific WEEKEND..LOL

sorry sistahs but I can assure you it’s a good one!!  Coming SOON to a screen near you!

mwah

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ASIDE FROM HYPERVENTILATING right now, I worked til midnight putting together bellarific friday and now I think I lost it.. so stay tuned……

mwah

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Hiya sistahs..

Hope you are all well! I misssssssss you!! (do you miss me? LOL)

So Ryan and I are going to Scrapfest on Saturday to meet up with some sistahs.. it’s supposed to be a PHENOM event so if you can come.. please do and of course say HI!!  We have “paired up” with a lovely store in Chatham called “the paper pickle”… They are amazing sistahs (literally) who own this and they will be representing our goodies at the show soooo if you can come and need goodies, go STRAIGHT to their “BOOF”..(booth) lol.. I will be trying to hang out there whilST (love that word) shopping around!

I know I am gonna see LINDABELLA and PAULABELLA there and I HOPE to see you too!

Let’s see what our Bellarific Babes have been up to this week… k?

Nickabella made a GORGEOUS simple, glittery and PINK card using our BIG FAT PRESENT stamp.. I just love this stamp AND it comes with a mini to dress the inside of your card, the back of your card and the envie! simply, breathtakingly GORGEOUS!!!

Danabella has been VE-HERRRRY bizzy making some WONDERFUL cards!! check them out! they are beeyootiful!  She used javabuggs, ipodabella, and buzzy huggabugg .. STUNNING no?

Jenabella made a gorgeous card using missmatch KETTO and one of my most favoritest sentiments! so colorful and jazzy, like the subject AND the artist 🙂 mwah jen!

karenabella made 2 stunning cards!  One using swirly hills with trees using a spotlight technique and of course GLITTAH!!! you can find that card here.  Karen also made a stunning card using hydrangea bittybloom.  Isn’t it gorgeous?  shiny and popped.. BEEYOOTIFUL!

lindabella made several beeyootiful cards!!  she used KENYA KETTO (I hate to admit that she is my favorite ketto..) is she not gorgeous?? she also made a card using Chirpie Ketto and Tyler the jock using cosmo cricket MISCHIEVOUS MAX paper.. DEELISH!  is it not gorgeous??

moniqueabella has also been busy! or have I been slooooow? LOL she made some beeyootiful cards using missmatch ketto, beerafella and AMIMALS bunny!  sooo cute take a lookie!

paulabella made a gorgeous card using PAPILLON KETTO.. is that adorable or what? she also made a gorgeous card using CHATTY CATHY!  you can find it here.. STUNNING!

shannanabella made a gorgeous colorful card using Kenya Ketto.. so cute!

Enjoy the blog candy!!

So can you come to scrapfest??

can you?

can you?

I really want you to.

mwah to da sistahs who will say HI.

Em

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you heard me sistahs.. on April 28th we will be having another phenom release including Jessica Rose images, 2 bellas, tiddly’s new innovations, chichis.. you name it, we will have a BUFFET release!  Are you excited??? CUZ I AM!!!!

The week was great in Montreal.. aside from my chronic pain, all is well 🙂

What are my sistahs up to?  I would love to hear!!

Mwah to da sistahs who want da RELEASE!

Please don’t forget our latest challenge you can find here!  Please send your submissions and I will post this friday!

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Hiya sistahs!!

Sorry I have been MIA.. I was sick yesterday (1st day off in 4 years..LOL) and still not 100% but surviving!

Here are the winners for the contest!

JAMIE MORRIS: your gorgeous card using “missmatch ketto” has won!! I will be sending you a 10$ bella bucks reward! Mwah sistah and thank you for contributing!

and da winnah of the peanut gallery is number 12!

1. Sue Says:
   April 3rd, 2009 at 3:33 pm eOk that’s it I’m going home and carding all weekend. What a bunch of beautiful cards.

Ryan chose this winnah so Sue, please email me ASAP and I will send you your reward!

Now here is the next challenge

This was out of the IN STYLE MAGAZINE.. another inspiring piece from when we drove to Boston…LOL.  I just LOVED this image.. the colors and the roses!!  So the challenge is using these colors.. any combo AND YOU MUST INCLUDE a FLOWER on the card.. OK? LOL.. this challenge is due APRIL 17th as we will be away as of tomorrow until Sunday.. we are going to Montreal to be with our families for the holidays (pending my health of course!)..  rules are you must send me the card as a jpeg to emily@stampingbella.com by Thursday April 16th 5:00pm EST

I hope you have LOTSA fun with this challenge 🙂 I know I will! and if I don’t blog beforehand, I wish all my sistahs a very happy and healthy holiday!

but before I gooooo, let’s take a looky at what our Babes have been up to!

Nickabella: has full instructions on her blog on how to make her Happy Flowers card!  YUMMMY AND GORGEOUS!!

Danabella: has an amazing card using our triple decker presents.. LOVE THAT CARD!

Karenabella: used the ALL CRACKED UP huggabugg… checkout that sparkle.. YUMMMMM!!!

Lindabella made the cutest beerafella cards for her twin boys’ birthdays.. GOOD LUCK WITH DA “RENO LINDA!!

Paulabella (aka ANGELBELLA) made a stunning card using bella blvd paper and WASABI KETTO oh and baubles.. isn’t she DEEVINE?

so whatcha thinky of DA EYE CANDEEEEEEE?

lots of (((((HUGSSSS))))))) and SMOOOOOOCHES to da sistahs

Mwah!

Em

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can you say BELLA (chorus chimes in BELLLLA).. RIFFIC (chorus chimes in RIFFFFIC)  fridayyy (chorus chimes in FRIIIIIDAY)… Heyyyyy HOOOOO.. ok.. I am a loser, and I BET you kinda chimed in and sang with me..no? LOL

Well da SISTAHS have again OUTDONE themselves in this Friday’s challenge.. I just LOOOVE Bellarific Fridays (but I don’t love them so much on Thursday night when I am loading..LOL)..

I hope you all had a great week sistahs.. we were busy over here.. went to visit Ketto and blabbed and bought some goodies.. will post the pictures next week!

Bellarific Fridays seem to be getting more and more popular and I just LOOOVE seeing the entries.. the similarities.. the differences, paper used, choice of stamps… OMG.. I am in my own Bella Heaven here and feel so LUCKY that you feel like using my stamps and are inspired!  MWAHHHHH!!!!

Ok, let’s see what our Bellarific babes were up to in this challenge…hmmmmmm.. I don’t think you will be disappointed!

Here was the challenge colors!

Nickabella made a GORGEOUS card and a scallopy gorgeous layout using our Happy Flowers stamp.. I just love that stamp.. and it comes in a mini too.. it makes a beautiful set if you stamp the large one as the focal point on your card, and then stamp and color the mini on the inside bottom corner and then stamp it on the envelope … YUM! even stamp the mini on the back of your card and sign your name under it.. can you TELL I LOVE MY STAMPS WITH MINIS???? lol (not screaming.. just trying to make a point 🙂 )

Danabella– has been ONE BIZZY BABE!!! Wait til you check out her blog if you haven’t already!  in this challenge she used MISSMATCH ketto.. and our sentiment (which is one of my faves).. What a GORGEOUS card and oops I forgot the BONBONS on the top right.. I will nevAH forget when karen and Dana came in and got those bonbons in their hot little hands..let’s just say there was LOTS of SQUEALIN’ goin on..LOL.  I f you check out Dana’s earlier posts.. you will se an AMAZING card using Krista’s flowers, a border (not online yet but will be shortly) and billybootabella!! LOOOVE THEM!!

Jenabella has been very busy she used CHARLOTTE ketto in this week’s challenge.. isn’t it gorgeous? You know Jen and her layouts! fantastic! and of course our sassy sentiment! you should also check out Jen’s previous posts where she made 2 gorgeous cards using BEEDAY huggabugg and POPPY bittybloom.  Just gorgeous!

Karenabella who I must say made my WEEKEND when she came into my classroom in Boston and surprised me!!  I got BIG smooches and HUGGGSSS (I miss you karen!!) and She brought me 2 little hello kitty mint tins.. is that LOVE or what!?  MWAH sistah!!! Back to Bidniss (lol). Karen used IVY ketto and this sentiment.. Ivy is so graceful isn’t she? now if I SAT ON THAT BRANCH.. hmph.  How gorgeous is this card??? Karen has also been a very busy bella.. she made a GORGEOUS card using Rollanda Ketto.. I am so annoying in the store cuz I keep saying ROLLLLLLLLLLLanda… LOL and then I finish off by saying “GET IT? she’s on ROLLLLLLLER skates” and customers just ROLLLLLLL their eyes at me..LOL.. if you look further down, you will see a STUNNING card using our flower bottles (comes with a mini too) and another card using stella needs a prezzie!  is that cute or what?!

Lindabella made a gorgeous card for this challenge!  she used the ever so popular MISSMATCH ketto and the feeling groovy sentiment. How well does that image match with the sentiment? LOL.. and the coloring?! triple hmph.. extraordinaire!  Linda has also been a very biZzy babe!! she made the most PHENOMALICIOUS card using my flowery weeds and my dandelion bunches.. OMG.. look where her imagination took her?!  And she is right!  we have SOOO many beautiful flowers.. take a looky and see where YOUR imagination takes you!!  You will also see one of her cards using stella with an olive on top.. stella IS an older version of my Linda..LOL!  excellent job Linda as usual!

moniquabella has been VEHERRRY bizzy too!  she made a stunning card for this challenge! she used Krista’s Flowers (one of my favoritest stamps evah).. it’s so colorful and versatile.. love this card and layout!  She also used this sentiment (so generic and great!) moniquabella has also graced us with her presence today! I love when she comes in and flits all about.. makes me happy!  monique has also been SOOO bizzy and made a gorgeous card on her blog  using our flowery weeds, our string of pearl baubles and this sentiment! gorgeous!  Monique also made the cutest card with mommy and baby cupcake and our new bella blvd paper that we ran out of but quickly reordered and should be in soon and this sentiment

Take a looky at what PAULABELLA has been working on!  for this challenge she used Krista’s flowers too! are they not gorgeous?! and the coloring! YUMMO!!!! and that background paper? double yummo! Paula also made a GORGEOUS card using chichiboulie’s EVA BLOOM.. you can find the gorgeous card here and another piece of art here! she used the beautiful AGNES KETTO.. OMG.. have you ever?? are they not SPEC-FABULOUS? ( a COMPOUND word as Tyler would say)

Shannanabella made this card using suzette ketto.. YUMMALISH! and that sentiment?? one of my faves! PHENOM layout, EXCELLENT COLORING.. YUUUUMMMMMM!!!

and I used our wildflower trio for this card.. also used the new nestabilities PEONY.. it just makes a new look for a “circle” layer.. LOVE that nestability!! and the american crafts TARDY SLIP paper.. LOVE IT!!

Ok and you would think the above is ENOUGH?? NOOOOOO!!!! We have our SISTAHOOD who worked so hard and came out with PHENOM cards!! so sit back, relax and enjoy!

ava bellon using cakeabella!

Barb Wesley's paper purse and mini card with Charlotte Ketto!

brenda martin using Agnes Ketto!

carolyn orgar using IVY KETTO!

cat spicer using Balloonabella!

chris arthars using Maisy Ketto!

christy stanford using underwatergoddessabella with the sentiment!

cindy aliff used Emmybella!

dawn barghorn using Tatianna KETTO!

ebru vatansever using javabuggs!

elaine knies with amimals CHICK STACK

gaby duclos used beachabella!

inge groot used BETTY BOMBSHELL!

jamie morris used Missmatch KETTO!

jami rudd using sistahoodabellas!

jane bracht using DAISYBELLA!

jen borjeson using CRUISABELLA!

jennifer bradley using MAISY KETTO

joanne basile using LOVEBEETLE huggabugg!

julee tillman using IVY KETTO!

karen wilson using TATIANA KETTO!

kimberley nath using LULU KETTO

lesley using partygirlabella!

leslie good using turtle tots PICKING POSIES!

lisa thompson using Daisybella!

lori ann altiuk using GINGER KETTO

louise charlton using PHOEBE KETTO

mandi morlan using CHARLOTTE KETTO

margaret dewitt using IPODABELLA

mary clark using PAPILLON KETTO

mindy scott CUPCAKEABELLA

monika reek uses IMELDABELLA!

pat serrano using CRACKED UP HUGGABUGG

peg rounds using ARTISTABELLA!

rebecca power using BRANCHING OUT OWLIES!

sarah pendergast using MARGARITA KETTO!

shaunna lasley using billboardabella!

shelley weaver using BLINGABELLA

stephanie bonniot using PARTYGIRLABELLA!

terri dodd using BEACHABELLA!

terri trotter earley using HIPPIECHICKABELLA!

tracy cornhill using YOKO AND ONO KETTO!

vicki burns using MISSMATCH KETTO!

SISTAHSSSSS.. you have all outdone yourselves.  I cannot believe what you all came out with and I am SOOO VERRRY PROUD!! thank you all!  Now one of you will win $10 in bella bucks! and someone from the PEANUT GALLERY will win $10! so PLEASE place a comment.. tell me what you think.. tell me if you are inspired.. just talk to me!! LOL

Mwah to da sistahs who have made EMMYBELLA very very proud!

Em

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