SISTAHHHHHS!! I have missed you!!!

Boston is over and we are back.. we had such a PHENOM time… it was a LONNNNNG drive (8 hours) but we stopped in Albany and shopped and slept and then we were off to Framingham!  We met lots of new peeps and of course our old buddies.. ate well, shopped well, shmoozed well.. picked up lots of new customers.. a GREAT time was had by all!

So having been away and in a car for 6 kadrillion hours I had time for myself.. and you know what that means? aside from  irritating ryan for 5.8 kadrillion hours?  READING MAGAZINES.. my favorite pastimes!  I got to catch up on new makeup products (part of Ryan’s irritation), recipes, fashion, what trends to watch out for etc… basically the main thing I found (especially in INSTYLE magazine) was that the trend is BRIGHT COLORS… and I mean REHEALLY bright colors.. so we were quite “BANG ON” with this week’s challenge! (makes me giddy).  Sistahs, do NOT forget about this week’s challenge.. here’s a little reminder of the colors

for all the rules, check out my post here

I got GREAT inspiration for our challenges too!  I also cut this out cuz it makes me realize how BRILLIANT and AVANT GARDE nickabella is! LOL (she’ll kill me for saying that)

check out Nicky’s card here.. notice how she colored in the letters to coordinate with the card?

Now check out Isaac Mizrahi’s add in IN STYLE

whenever I look in the magazines, I also ALWAYS look at new gadgets, home furnishings etc.. and LOVED these two pages… don’t ask me why!

Aren’t they inspiring?  Well, I am off to the one of a kind show to BEGGGGG Ketto for more images..LOL.. hopefully it won’t take another 2 years.. just kiddinK..   Hope to be even MORE inspired and find MORE goodieZZZZ

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey da EYE CANDY and who will be sending me their submissions!

Em

HIII HOOO THE DERRIO, a Boston we will go.

Ok, so I am still at the store.. done packing, done my show board.. everything cut.. my elves helped me sooo much ! Thank you Helen and Nicky and Dena and Ryan!  OMG.. without them?? well, I would rather not discuss.  Ryan and I will be leaving tomorrow for our lonnnnng trip!  I pity the man to sit with miss “ADD” who asks a KAJILLION times when we will get there.. but with a BIGG starbucks soy misto no foam, 3 sweet n lows (I know it’s bad for me.. shhh).. and my 678 magazines.. life will be GOOOOOD.  We will be seeing our friends Alma from the Cat’s Pajamas, Kim from My Favorite things, Karen Motz and Joanne Basile!!! soooo excited!  Reservations are made for dinner on friday night and I have a date at the American Girl store for *ahem* my little Jayden (as if.. we know it’s for me!)

So I will try to post throughout the weekend but I may not be able to so please forgive DA BELLA n’k?

Don’t for get to participate in next week’s BELLARIFIC challenge.. due April 2nd for Friday April 3d posting! One lucky contributor will win $10 in bella bucks and one commentator (peanut gallery) will win $10 too! So you HAVE to participate! Bella SAID SO.

Our April Calendar is UP! So please sign up for classes as theie is limited space!  Our Diannabella has gone back to school part time!  Congrats Di!  She will still be teaching IN BELLALAND nights and weekends! We are introducing Sindi to our team and she will be teaching day classes!  She is wonderfully talented and does phenom work so enjoy!

Let’s see before I leave if the bellarific babes have been up to anything YUMMY (they better have..LOL)

Danabella has been very bIzZy making 2 cards .. one using FROGGY KETTO and one using CRACKED UP HUGGABUGG.. LOOOVE THEM!

Karen-A-bella made an awesome card using Santa’s clothes a dryin!.. feeling a little chill!  LOL.. beeyootiful!

LindaBELLA made 2 phenom cards using row of ‘kinis and felix KETTO with a flower.. ARE THEY NOT STUNNING? and check out her copic storage on one of her posts..YUMMY!

Paulabella made 2 STUNNING cards using Kenya Ketto (shh.. she is one of my faves) and Lucy Ketto… are they not gorgeous?

Monique-abella made 2 gorgeous cards using Froggy Ketto and ROCKABELLA.. are they not simply luscious? (can you tell I am running out of adjectives? LOL)

shannan-ABELLA made a gorgeous card using patricia birthday cake.. Patricia is SOOO dainty.. EGGsactly like me..LOLOL.. Beautiful card Shannan!

That’s it before collapsing

Mwah to da sistahs WHO WILL NOT COLLAPSE and who will miss me so 🙂

Em

well it was a GREAT weekend in Toronto sistahs.. Tyler, my almost 7 year old finally got the hang of BALANCE on his two wheeler!!  We were cheering and screaming and shouting!

now of course I cannot leave PRINCESS JAYDEN out….

So THAT was our day yesterday.. LOTS accomplished!

I am still BURIED in work.. only 3 more days to get things done for Boston on the weekend.. Ryan is busy trying to get everything printed for our catalogs.. nothing like CRUNCH time I tell ya!!!

Bellarific Friday was FAB-O last week! congrats!

Joanne Basile, you wil the $10 bella bucks card for your BEEEYOOOTIFUL CARD!!

now for the PEANUT GALLERY NUMBER 21 was chosen by Random integer!

so LINDA H! you win you BELLARIFIC BABE!

Now for the next challenge… DRUMROLL PLEASE…….  This will be due by THURSDAY APRIL 2nd with subject line BELLARIFIC FRIDAY APRIL 3d.. so you have EXTRA LONG to work on it 🙂

I AM IN LOVE witht this picture

that’s the challenge SISTAHS!!!
happy stamping and challenging while I CRUNCH.. I should be crunching my abs.. hmph

Mwah to da sistahs who FEEEEL MY PAINNNN

Em

brand new nestabilities in DA HOUSE.. very limited quantity.. LOVE THEM! I hope you do too!

you can find them here

Mwah!

Hiya sistahs!

I hope you had a great weekend.  We just hung around and did not very much (well, we snuck into work a little bit). .. it was REFRESHING I tell ya!

I absolutely LOVED posting all the works of art last week for bellarific friday!  So keep submitting as it is a true labor of love and I appreciate the submissions sooo very much!

here’s the “peanut gallery winner” (comment winner).. it was a random integer and it chose #14!

So PEGG, please email me ASAP to collect your $10 in bella bucks!

Now for the winner of the submissions!

LORI BROWN (PINKY DINKY).. beeyootiful layout, use of the button, colours!  EXCELLENT! Will send you your bella bucks ASAP!

Now for this week’s challenge:  Please ensure on all your submissions that you follow the challenge and that you use only BELLA stamps.  In the subject line of your submission, please put BELLARIFIC FRIDAY MARCH 20th.  and that’s it!  Nicky chose a GORGEOUS picture and we had to share.  I love the colors and the texture.. just wanna wrap them around me!

mwah to da sistahs who lovey da WRAP

Em

Sistahs!  Where does the week go?!  I have no clue but it happened again.  It’s FRIDDDAYYYYYYYY!

WE have had great entries this week so get your java, sit down and get inspired… you ready freddy?

Here goes!!

this was the challenge image

The colors were black, red, ivory and blue.. a mixture of any or use all 4!  Another part of the challenge was to include a button on the card or layout (yes, of course you are allowed to submit layouts! With our amazing papers available online and in Bellaland,  how can I RESIST a gorgeous layout?!  HMMMMM????  In the image above, I posted Collage Press Paper (another one of my favorite lines).. the quality of this double sided paper is not to be beat.  it is thick and smooooooth and silkyyyyy and YUMMMMMY.. and the colors are crisp and FRESH! The buttons are from JENNI BOWLIN.. they are soooo Vintage.. SOOO creamy and delicate.  These are by far one of my favoritEST buttons evah.. and it has just a hint of bling in the middle.. DEEELISH! Of course you didn’t have to use these products, I just thought it is so much fun to mix and match different lines.. I am SO not a matchy matchy person.. I love to just mix paper lines and embellishments!

Let’s begin with our BELLALAND Bellarific Babes

Nickabella made a gorgeous card with our new WILDFLOWER BOUQUET stamp.. it comes with a mini stamp as well to embellish the inside of your card and envelope and back of card!  LOVE IT!  NIcky Cuttlebugged the bottom layer with SWISS DOTS embossing folder and embellished her middle button with a cut out of the original flowers.. I just LOVE that touch.  Brings the whole card togetha, don’tcha think?

Here is Diannabella’s layout using Jenni Bowlin 4*4 mini paper pack (I LOOOOOVE THESE.. LOVE LOVE LOVE THESE!!) they are cute and little and so versatile! you can make your own little 4*4 book!  This one she used is the Farmer’s Wife mini paper set.. I have sold out the others but have a new shipment coming in any day and as soon as I get them I will post and let you know!  Dianne also used the Jenni Bowlin chipboard Bingo Butons… SO CUTE!

Here is Dana-bella’s card using Flamenca Ketto.. Is it not adorable?! The colors, the paper piecing! excellent card!

Here is Karenabella’s card using bikahbabeabella! I LOVE IT!

Here is Paulabella’s card (I think she likes to be called ANGELBELLA lol).. Linda, is Paula an ANGELLLL??? HMMM? LOL.. she used Cosmobella in this card and colored her OH SO PHENOMENALLY!  This card has a gorgeous layout and the ribbon is sooo romantic!  Excellent job sistah!

Here is Lindabella’s card. So SIMPLE and GORGEOUS.. I am a very big fan of white space and simplicity.  She used Chatty Cathy and DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON HER COLORING.  triple HMPH. Linda, when are you and paula and pauline coming again???

Here is Jenabella’s card. Isn’t it ADORABLE?  She uses the bright and cheerful appley bowl huggabugg and just a note sentiment.  Don’t you wanna SQUOOSH her? OMG.   Jen is a PROFESSIONAL “layouter”..LOL.. she has her weekly sketch challenge.. deelish!

Here’s Shannan’s Card.  Isnt’ it gorgeous?  Shannan used mwahbella in this card and I just think it suits the whole layout, the bling and one of my FAVORITE sentiments!  Excellent card!

Here is Monique-abella’s card.  HOW GORGEOUS is it? She used Tatiana KETTO as her focal image (WHO I LOVE BTW).  She also used the JUST FOR YOU sentiment..  isn’t she CUH-UTE? LOVE HER

Here is my very simple card.   As you can tell.. I LOOOVE simplicity.. so here you have it.  I used my cloudy HANGING BLOCK .. I paper pieced one of the clouds with fancy pants paper, I stamped happy birthday from billboardabella’s words and in the third cloud are these charms that I FELL IN LOVE with and had to carry in the shop.  They are called “tiny words” charms and they come 12 in a package.  LOVE LOVE LOVE them!  so linear and graphic!  I attached them with Queen and Company’s ultra mini brads (SO CUTE).  The cloudy hanging block is great for cards or scrapbooks.. you can journal in them, stamp in them.. love them!

That’s it for the Bellarific Babes!  I hope you LOVED THEM!

Now for DA sistahood contributions! I loved the challenge.. the colors were gorgeous and what you all did with it is incredible! so thank you AGAIN for making this another successful and wonderful Bellarific Friday!  The fact that everyone used different stamps just PROVES what a diverse collection we have!  Makes me soo very proud 🙂

Alexis used Sake Ketto in this wonderful layout!

Brenda used Daisy Lamp in this great card!

Callie used chefabella, Staceyfishabella, lattebella, and flowahbella respectively on this layout! how fun!

Carol used Stampah Huggabugg on this gorgeous card!

Carolyn Orgar used Tatiana KETTO!  GORGEOUS!

Corinne used Daisy bella on this butterfly card!

Dawn used Queen Bee Huggabugg in the REGAL card! great job!

Elaine used Appley Bowl HUGGABUGG! so cute!

Gaby used Phoebe KETTO.. so cute!

Jane used Ipodabella in this fabulous card!

Joanne used Hydrangea Bittybloom in this stunning card!

Jolie used SNOWBUNNYBELLA In this great card!

Julie made a gorgeous card using Sake Ketto and our “hello dear friend” sentiment! gorgeous work!

Karen made a beautiful layout using the fabulous collage press paper!

Kim used Content-to-be-a-Bella in this great card!

Kimmie made a BEEYOOOTIFUL card with Charlotte KETTO.. lookie how great!

Laurie made a FABULOUS card using Partygirlabella’s balloons!!  How clever Laurie!

Lisa used Balloonabella in this great card!

Lisa used WRAPPED IN LOVE for this fab-o card!

Lori used the beautiful IVY ketto for this beautiful card! Look at the cuttlebugged  LEAFY BRANCH background! has the same movement as Ivy!

Louise used Stella has her fix on this amazing card!

Michelle used our AMIMALS spotted giraffe on this ADORABLE card!

Galit used the gorgeous COLLAGE PRESS paper and the Wonderful Maisy Ketto!  Gorgeous work Galit!

Monika used HUGGYBELLAS in this lovely card!

Pat made a gorgeous card with Lovebeetle HUGGABUGG… STUNNING!

Pauline used BEEDAY huggabugg for this SPECFABULOUS card.. Beautiful job!

Sheryl made a gorgeous clipboard again using Collage Press and the beautiful Quickutz GAZEBO font.  Isn’t it gorgeous?

Stephanie made a beautiful card using Fashionistabella.. Way to go!

Susan used Bubblebella for this great card!

Tina used lovey Huggabugg in this great card!

Jami Rudd’s card.. how cute is the dirt on fixafella?!

Shelley’s layout!

Vicki used the beautiful Lattebella in this Beautiful job!

PHEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

only 4.5 hours to post this entry.. I think I am SLOOOOOOWWWW.. LOL

anyhow, I hope you love these posts.. I think they are soo much fun and SOOO inspiring.

Have a GREAT weekend sistahs!

Mwah to da sistahs who are INSPIRED

don’t forget to post a comment letting us know what you think! you could win $10 in bella bucks!

Em

Sistahs!!! I’ve missed you sooo much!  It’s been a crazy week in Bellaland.. Ketto’s have been SO OUTTA CONTROL!  I thank you so much for confirming that I am NOT crazy for loving them so!  Our orders have been non stop and we thank you.. we may be  a little behind right now so if anyone is in a super hot rush, please let us know and we will try our bestest to accomodate!  Our special offer is over TODAY at midnight so if any of you have last minute shopping, we recommend to place your order today as you will receive very cute goodies if your orders are over $45 and $90.. see 2 posts down!

Ok here are  the winners to our 2 special entrants.. one for comments and one for submissions!

here goes!

the winner from the PEANUT GALLERY (lol a.k.a. comment section) is

Here are your random numbers:

150	

Timestamp: 2009-03-12 18:57:23 UTC

Linda w
inkylin@new.rr.com | 65.27.67.151

I am already so in love with your new line of stamps. I want one of each. No, maybe I want 2 of each to share.

Thanks much

LINDA W, please email me and I will send you a 50$ voucher! Thank you so much for playing!

Now for the winner of the submission

TAMMY HERSHBERGER! BEEYOOOTIFUL CARD and gorgeous layout!  Please email me to collect your 50$ prize!

Ok, now for what I HAD TO HAVE… I COULD NOT RESIST.. Now that you know my obssession with pretty skulls, and all things ED HARDY…. My girlfriend Natanya came to Bellaland with her 9 month old baby and she had THEE most gorgeous DIAPER BAG slung around her stroller.  A DIAPER BAG YOU ASK?  YUP A DIAPER BAG.. it had pockets and it had the coolest strap (forget about the changing pad it came with..LOL).. It was just YUMMALISH.  YUMMALISH.. I confirmed with my friend if it looked like a diaper bag and she said ABSOLUTELY NOT! So once I had confirmation, I immediately  HAD to buy it.. .. and I mean WITHIN 5 MINUTES… Did ja know that I am compulsive???  and now you will see why.

SO HOW AMAZING IS THIS?  I just love this purse.  LOVVVE IT.

Now for some GOODNESS from Nickabella… you MUST check out her new and improved blog banner created by one of our BABES MONIQUE! and please leave her a comment and tell her what you think!

Here is Nicky’s card featuring Maisy KETTO

I just LOOVEY this card.. the image, the layout, the sparkle, the Fancy Pants paper.. YUMMMM!!!

is it not the CUTEST?  LOVE LOVE LOVE HER!!

We just received an order from AMERICAN CRAFTS.. OMG.. we are all freaking out in Bellaland.. so I had to make a card using my FAVORITE PAPER EVER.. called “Passing Notes” from the TEEN collection. I also used TATIANA Ketto.. my favorite Sassy Ketto Tomboy

you can find it here.. I JUST ADORE this whole tweeny collection.. OMG.. more to follow sistahs!

glitter glitter glitter glitter.. YUM!

Ok, now let’s take a looky at what our babe-o-ramas are up to

Danabella made a BEEYOOOTIFUL card using our Polar Bear Circle.. how gorgeous is this? it’s feeling like winter here again!!

Karenabella made a gorgeous card using our Minty Coffee stamp!  Thanks karen!

Lindabella made a stunning card using bella daisy oven and sentiment.  can you believe the colouring job? OMG.

has anyone seen the DENTABELLA card by Monique?  take a looky! it’s STUNNING!

check out Paulabella’s card?!  She uses Basic Grey Marrakech paper and CRUISABELLA!! What a combo! and the coloring.. OMG again!

here is Shannan’s card!  look how cute! She uses Crafty Huggabugg!  adorable!

Ok that’s it for me today.. see you all tomorrow with the entries!

mwah!

Em

Hope you had a LOVEALICIOUS weekend (that’s a new word that just came out..sorry). I wanted to thank you all for your support on the new KETTO line.. it has EXCEEDED all of our expectations and if you know me, you know I have VERY HIGH expectations!!

I decided that we are going to extend our comment contest to win 50$ in Bella Bucks!  We are also extending our Winner announcement from last week and BOTH will be announced this THURSDAY!  So if you have not placed a comment yet, please place one HERE and let us know what you think about the  new KETTO line! Our special offer ends this THURSDAY March 12th!  If you spend over $45 you receive an exclusive KETTO bella badge set and if you spend over $90 you receive both the exclusive badge set AND 6 assorted bella card charms!  YUMMM!!!!

The most wonderful SISTAHS are here visiting us in BELLALAND TODAY!! You may know them as PINKY66 and KIMREID_STAMPER!!!! HOOOOW AMMMMAZINGLY LUCKKKY AM I???!?!?!??!

you can tell that Nickabella is in HEAVEN cuz her eyes are closed!

It’s such a fun day .. we wish you were here!!

Another thing is I have posted a few more images over the weekend.. and am posting a couple more today.. and then THAT’s IT.. I PLLLLLOMISE!! so shop til you drop SAFELY..LOL

Ok I never told you about my little SKULLY thing… but I LOOOVE CUTESY skulls.. not SCARY skulls.. but I LOOOVE funky skulls.. can I say the word “SKULL” one more time? LOL

so meet SKULLY ketto

and another secret is that Ryan bought me the cutest DIAMONDIEST skull ring that I wear every day… the heart crossbones are in DIAMMMMMONDSS.. aren’t I the LUCKIEST?

another thing I am posting today is the tripletree KETTO

also added GINGER ketto… k that’s IT.. i’m DONE. k?

Ok.. now on to THIS WEEK’S BELLARIFIC CHALLENGE!

Ok so This is the challenge.. you can use ANY of these colors for a color combination AND you MUST use a button on your layout.. not the jenni bowlins necessarily.. any button.. but I just LOOOVe these colors!

Entries MUST be in by Thursday 5:00 EST to emily@stampingbella.com with the subject line saying BELLARIFIC FRIDAY MARCH 13th!

CANNOT wait to see what the entries look like! (back to $10 prize for entries)

HAVE FUNNNNNNN SISTAHS!!!

I AM SUUUUUCH A DUMBABELLA!!! I FORGOT TO SEE WHAT THE BELLARIFIC BABES ARE UP TO!!!!

so here goes.. let’s take a lookie!:

Nickabella: made a GORGEOUS card using ELMER !  is he not the cutest? LOVE him and the layout!

Dana-Bella– made a GORGEOUS card with SUZETTE KETTO!!!  HOW GORGEOUS is this card?? OMG.. I love suzette!

karen-abella used MARGARITA KETTO!  How cute is she?? I’m telling you.. these Kettos drive me NUTS with excitement! Great job KAREN!!

Linda-Bella used our SHOPPABELLAS… just love her coloring and the card!  Great job Linda!!

Monique-abella made a GORGEOUS MAISY KETTO card… ENJOY THE BEEEEYOOOOTY!

Paula-ABELLA: used SNAILY HUGGABUGG.. is it not PHENOM?!?!

mwah!

Em