It’s AJ TOOSDAY on WENNNNSDAY!

A little more inspiration for da sistahs??

First I like to introduce new places to visit if you want to learn more about Art Journaling… I am dying to find the time to make a video myself and I WILL just give me a little time K? LOL.. until then, I will direct you to great places to learn a little more about the process.  I am constantly on the web looking, learning, finding and getting inspired for stampies :).. so if you have time to put on some headphones and ‘chill’.. take a look at Jennibellie’s YOUTUBE channel.. I just love her :).. and she has two nice long videos about journaling supplies that is PHENOM!  so take a looky!

Do you have any favorite art journaling sites you go to for inspiration?  (I have tons more .. will try to update my favorite blogs on my sidebar today)

Do you have any favorite SUPPLIES you cannot live without?  Would love to hear more and I will share too 🙂

Ok now for AJ TOOSDAY on WENNSDAY.. Ready?  The theme today was BIRDS…. (why do I always think of a horror movie when I say BIRDDDSSSSSS)

here is my page.. the word BIRDS just fell out of my collage pile.. how weird is that? AND I used our THINKING BIRDS stamp.. I LOVE that stamp! I posted a snipped of this on instagram last night in Black and White.. it looked REALLY COOL!

Here is DOLORES' page

Here is PINKY's page

here is VIOLET'S page- so true!

Aren’t they YUMMY?  Now don’t be shy sistahs… Let loose.. go crazy on a piece of paper.. abuse the heck out of it.. have fun!  I wanna see more sistahs letting loose and journaling.. it nourishes the soul.  I promise.

Ok next week’s theme?  ANIMALS.. your favorite animal (can be a drawing, a photo of your pet, a clipping, a cut out an abstract rendition of an animal).. you are free to do as you wish!

Mwah to da sistahs who aren’t getting sick of my blogging 🙂

Em

 

it’s TOOSDAY and ya know what dat MEANZ?

It means it’s ART JOURNALING TOOSDAY.. (on Toosday! lol)..

This week has been crazy (Im speaking as if it is friday..LOL.. it’s only day 2 of the week..sheesh!).. I’ve been arting and stamping all weekend.. it was DEEVINE!

I also read all of your input on my bloggypoo and so appreciate it!  Have taken notes on all the goodies you would like to see and hopefully I can make it all happen!  So yesterday I think I created the logo and the tagline for our “new look”.. I hope you won’t all be disappointed when you see it because when you do, you will see that Bella has grown up! LOL..  My vision for the website is to be clean and simple so that we can focus on the images.. which is what we are all about right?  and the way we can inspire you… right?  I love the meaning of the tag line and I love the way it looks.. but I can’t show you.. no no.. I cannot show you! LOL  it’s a SURPRISE!  But I will let you know who the winnah is on tomorrow’s post.. k?

A little Art Journaling NUGGET or website to take a look at.  If  you are a newbie and would like to learn more.. check out this website.. first of all it is BEEYOTIFUL.. and this couple is devoting their thursdays to art journaling.  Last week was the basics.. I think you will love it and maybe less intimidating if you can ease yourselves into it.. right?  I just discovered it through pinterest and it is a lovely site 🙂  it’s called EVERYDAY IS A HOLIDAY… I hope you enjoy it!  Look for the AJ posts.

Ok now let’s get down to BIDnISS

This weeks theme for AJ was the concept of TIME…

here's corey's page

clearly it's the one on the left but was too lazy to crop..LOL

Here is Heather's page

our very own LINDABELLA has joined us this week!!

and here's Mary's page

and here is Violet's page!

SIGHHHHHHHHHH have I mentioned that I love AJ toosdays lately?

Ok next week’s theme is BIRDS…LOL now don’t think it is because of my other spread and that I will include that in next week’s entry… n’uh uh.. no way.. not me… ok well maybe if it’s getting a little late..LOL  …

Ohhhh did I mention we were going away on vacation?  I don’t think we have taken one in 5 years.. crazy AY?  and you know what is even CRAZIER?  that we are driving.. AND that our destination is 11 hours away..LOL.. with two kids who have NO IDEA re. concept of time!!  i know.. I am crazy.  Last weekend we were invited to a friend’s cottage about 1.5 hours away.. I am NOT joking when I say that 10  minutes into the drive what do you think I heard?…. “MOMMMMMMMMM are we almost there????”…. so imagine 11 hours.  WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME??? LOL

Mwah to da sistahs who understand ME.

Em

art journaling TOOSDAY on WEDNESDAY

Hiya sistahs!

I hijacked my own post yesterday LOL..  because we had a long weekend, I thought yesterday was monday.. what a DOORKNOB.  LOL

I had to take a picture of Jayden this morning.. she craftily  popped out her lenses from her 3D glasses from a movie (atta girl) and decided she wanted to wear these.. I thought she looked STUNNING.. this picture is going RIGHT on my inspiration board near my art table.  THIS picture inspires me…

Ok now let’s discuss AJ TOOSDAY (on wednesday).. the theme this week was to journal about what’s on your mind these days…

This is Heather's page

Here is Mini Emily's page

here's Mary's page

Here's Corey's page

this one's mine. I made a gesso board which will be framed eventually... basically just thinking about simple things.. simple things that make me happy 🙂

next week’s theme is TIME.. you can use clocks, clock hands.. minutes.. passing of time.. time flies.. etc..  use some colored pencils on that page…

Have fun sistahs!

MWAH!

Art Journaling TOOSDAY on WENNNNsday

Hiya sistahs!

Sorry for the delay in this post… it’s been a crazy coupla days with the store closing.. people visiting.. etc.. So please forgive me!  I just wanted to let all the local sistahs not to be sad about the store closing… I am SO happy about my decision and I cannot wait to focus on what I love.. please continue to follow me on INSTAGRAM (love that app) and FACEBOOK and of course my bloggypoo!  Now again for the local sistahs.. I may be making you happy… so stay tuned because I may have some good news for you 🙂

Now for Art Journaling TOOSDAY on WENNNSDAY

Pinky dinky doo (my soul sistah Lori) sent me a link about a very SQUISHY DELICIOUSLY sweet older gentleman talking about how and why he keeps a journal…  It is very short and so interesting to watch.  It just proves to all of us that we don’t need all the fancy tools.. paper qualities.. different pens and glue sticks.. cases… (I am talking about myself here..LOL)… it’s about what’s in your head, and what should come out on paper..

watch “mr Squishy” and his bio is under the video.  He has since passed away but imagine the legacy he has left his family.

Ok now the theme for this week was to use your favourite colour!

Let’s see what da sistahood came up with!

Here's my page.. I LOVE watercolor and I LOVE pink and I LOVE washi tape 🙂

Here is Dolores' page

here is Heather's page

Here is MINIBELLA Emily G joining in on the fun with her Mom Heather!

Mary's page!

Pinky's page

Violet's page

This week was TERRIFIC sistahs!!  I am so impressed!  I LOVED IT!

ok for next week’s theme.. I would like you to make a stenciled background with sprays/pastels/gesso/paint.. whatever you are in the mood for.. and maybe incorporate some journaling about where you’re at right now.. how you’re feeling.. what’s up in your life.. what’s on your mind…

Mwah to da sistahs who take on the challenges!  It makes my heart SINGITY (bella ism)  SING!

and THANK you pinky for reminding me about that video so that we can share it with da sistahood!

Em

 

 

it’s AJ TOOOSDAY sistahs!

Hiya tootsies!

how was your weekend?  What did you do?.. LOL.. see? it’s like we’re on the phone!

I was home most of the weekend.. still trying to figure out heads or tales of my craft room basenent

today’s theme for AJ toosday was to use a punch!

let’s see what our sistahood came up with shall we?

Cindy's page!

Corey's page!

Dolores' page!

my page 🙂

Heather's page!

Pinky's page!

Here is violet's beautiful page. Violet.. I don't know why it always seems like I misfile your pages :(.. please don't take offense.. I am just simply a MORONABELLA. Your pages are GORGEOUS!!! Please forgive me.. AGAIN.

Having SOOO Much fun with these pages you have no ideaR.. I feel my style evolving.. it’s fun to watch!

*sigh*  AJ toosdays make my heart singggg!

Next week’s theme?  hmmmm….Build a page around your FAVORITE color!

Mwah to da sistahs whose hearts are singing too!

Em

 

it’s AJ TOOSDAY!

Hiya sistahs!

well an update from Bellaland.. we see the sunlight at the end of the tunnel!  All da rubbah is mostly done and stay tuned as by next week, your closest Archiver’s is gonna have more of our stamps!! so excited!

So AJ toosday’s theme this week was to use an envelope on your page..

let’s see what our sisterhood came up with shall we?

Here's Cindy's page

here is Lori's page

Here's Mary's page

here's my page

so much fun!!  Who else wants to join us?

NEXT WEEK’S THEME is .. hmmmmm….

PUNCHES.. use some interesting punches on top of your backgrounds.. you can collage it, paint it etc..

have fun!  and don’t forget to put a comment on bellarific friday post for a chance to win $10 in BELLA BUCKEROONIS!

mwah to da sistahs who wanna journal

Em

 

 

 

Art Journaling TOOSDAY

Hiya sistahs!

Hope you had a great weekend!  We are still BURIED under ordahs from my sale.. so please please please bear with us as we did not expect such a volume to hit us.. but we are plowing through!

We also have some BIG plans coming up and an announcement so stay TOONED!

Now let’s discuss this week’s AJ TOOSDAY shall we?

The theme this week was to use your own handwriting.  I took this challenge quite literally LOL.. you can even read my two pages 🙂

Cindy was so inspired.. she made 2 PAGES! here's the first page

Here is Cindy's SECOND page!

Here is Dolores' page

Here is Lori's (pinky)'s page

Here's Mary's page

Here's Maureen's scrapodex card using scraps from her card she made for bellarific friday!

Here's the other side of Maureen's scrapodex card

here is violet's page

aren’t they BEEYOOTIFUL????

And welcome to a new player Maureen!

Next week’s theme is to incorporate a pocket or an envelope somewhere on your page… put a secret letter inside.. have your favorite things stick out of it.. use your creative minds!

Mwah to da sistahs who DIG AJ TOOSDAYS!

Em

 

 

It’s ART JOURNALING TOOOSDAY!

hiya sistahs

Hope you had a GREAT long weekend to my fellow Canadians and a great day off tomorrow to my American sistahs!  We were BIZZY BIZZY BIZZY this weekend.. preparing kids for day camp, hanging out with friends.. having company over and just chillin’.. ok and I was able to be a bit artsy fartsy.. LOL

So this week’s ART JOURNALING challenge was driplets, droplets, smears.. you name it!

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

Cindy's page

Here is Galit's page

and Violet's page

This weekend was on the crazy side… my friend had a bad friday and this page kind of reflects my mood and how I feel as a friend.. when I saw these images.. I went crazy.. I found them in an old book and I just had to put them here :).. I also used embellishments I have been DYING to use but had no “opportunity” to use them… so it was really really fun to make … I know you probably see me use a different journal a week.. I have VERY MANY.. I have commitment issues..LOL… This one is an 8*8 sketchbook and I love the size 🙂

Here is MY page... using a font inspired by one of Teresa Mcfayden's classes.. and some goodies from a collage packet that Denabella bought me... and of course the pennant she is holding and how cute the 2 girls are.. oh and WASHI TAPE...yum

Here's a closeup of the pennant .. oh and I have been DYING to try this leaf stitch on my sewing machine.. so I just did a little bit to see how it would look and I LOVE IT!

and here is a closeup of the bottom of the page.. you can tell when I really enjoy one of my pages, ay? I don't shuddup.

and since I was dripletting and dropletting (are those words?  doesn’t really matter.. I like them).. I decided to driplet and droplet on an extra piece of mixed media paper I had.. and guess what I made…. yep another scrapodex card… I LOVE scrapodexing.   Have you bought yours yet?  have you started filling them out????hmmmm???

Here’s my little card using our CIRCUS TENT stamp and sentiment.. also these little clippy things that i am now officially in love with that I had to remortgage my house for.. and finding mortgage arrangers that can help you are expensive, not to mention the clippy things themselves! LOL.. but so cute no?  You will see the orange splitter splatters in the background and the admit one ticket is from that same collage pack dena bought me from NYC.. oh and a little vintage  food stamp stapled to the side :).  Sometimes I just don’t wanna write in my journal.. and that’s where our stamps come in.  That circus stamp just said exactly how I felt about my life at that moment..LOL

would LOVE to see your creations.. would LOVE for you to submit!  don’t be shy.. it’s just “us”!

Next week’s theme is HANDWRITING.. I don’t care if you grunt or sigh..LOL.. Handwriting is a very important part of who we are… you can scribble.. you can bubble print.. but at least one little portion or big portion should be your everyday handwriting..  it can be your background, focal.. whatevah.. you can write nonsense.. scribble in a stream of consciousness.. write a letter… then decorate over top if you would like to.. splatter.. spray..  go crazy!  Now  you can enter a SCRAPODEX card (2.5*4  I believe the size is.. or 2.25 *4..grr)  with that theme.. or an art journal or both!!

Don’t forget this week’s bellarific friday as well.. post a comment for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks.. and enter for the chance to win $20 in bella bucks!

mwah mwah mwah to da sistahs who like da driplety dropleties

Em

 

It’s ART JOURNALING MONDAY on TOOSDAY!

Hiya sistahs!  I am SO glad that the 4-0 is over and now I am officially 40+1 day..LOL.. and enjoying it.. stress free.  Made some goals I wish to achieve by the time I am 41 and I am gonna make sure they are all met.. but I won’t BORE you to tears k?

So I am a day late in AJ monday.. I am sorry for that but I am trying to keep everything under control on our end.. which is a bit tough..LOL.. but we are handling it.  We are buried under orders so please be patient with us.

I think I am going to move AJ mondays to TOOSDAYs from now on if that’s alright with you.. seems like a bettah day for me to post!  I have another project I think you will all enjoy! but I will show you that tomorrow.. it is SO MUCH FUN.. I started doing it and I think you will all love it too… so stay tooned!

So this week’s theme was STRIPES.. and our very own TERESA MCFAYDEN joined us in the post!  I am so excited!!

so let’s see what everyone came up with

Here’s Teresa’s page using her very own stamps DO THESE STRIPES MAKE ME LOOK FAT (lol. every time i read the name of them)

here’s a different angle

Here’s Corey’s page

Here’s my page using DO THESE STRIPES MAKE ME LOOK FAT (lol) set and PIE CHARTS HAVE NO CALORIES (think I have food issues? Lol)

Here’s PINKY’s page (Lori)

and here’s Violet’s page

Aren’t they AMAZING????  *SIGH*

And for the rest of ya’s… I think you need to go and get yourselves a journal.. and play along.  k? k.

Next week’s theme?   droplets, splootches, drips.. I wanna see drip marks sistahs… it could be from liquidy watercolors, ink refills, walnut stain.. sprays..

Have fun and see you on TOOOOOSDAY for this challenge!

(i am still gonna see you tomorrow.. don’t panic k?)

Mwah.

Em.

the 40 (there I said it) +1 day old

mwah.

it’s AJ MONDAY!

I love art journaling mondays because it really gives me an excuse to play :)..    We have gorgeous entries this week.. which makes my heart SINNNGALING!

Ok the theme this week was to use a bella stamp on your page.. let’s see what everyone came up with shall we?

Cindy used ARTSY house and SISTAHOODABELLAS to tell her story

Corey used TERESA stamps "in my element" to tell her story along with our solid flowery weed stamp

Dena used lots of Teresa's stamps... PIE CHARTS HAVE NO CALORIES and the rest.. I LOVE the quote she used from a movie she saw.. will be stealing that for my journal 🙂

here's my page using TERESA stamps too 🙂 namely "DO THESE STRIPES MAKE ME LOOK FAT? lol. also used our JUST MY TYPE STAMP

PInky Dinky DOO (LORI) used FLOWER GARDEN to tell her story

Violet used our eclectic birdies

BEEYOOTIFUL entries sistahs!!

Next week’s theme is STRIPES………….. you can use teresa’s stamps.. make your own .. striped border.. etc..

and PLEASE put some theme recommendations in the comments to help me 🙂 LOL

 

Also Teresa’s new class Art JOURNALISTA starts today!  I am so excited.. lesson one is up!  You will lOVE IT!

 

Mwah mwah mwah

Em