Seriously.  Sistahs.  Where the HECK does the time go?  hmph.  We have had 2 back to back hockey tournaments for my son (this new team is UNBELIEVEABLE and hard to beat)…  My daughter is looking forward to her new goalie career (I live with 3 goalies.. somebody SHOOT ME)… and I am very busy here coming up with new ideas.. and putting the new release together… CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?? a NEW RELEASE???  a NEW LINE of the most GORGEOUS IMAGES you have EVAH SEEN?  I know..  Too good to be true.  but it’s TRUE sistahs…  I cannot wait to start sneak peeking.. but that won’t be for a couple of weeks at least.

So without further ADOOO.. let’s start our Bellarific Friday post shall we?

This was our inspiration photo for this week!

If any of my rooms had this colour scheme, I WOULD NEVER LEAVE IT.  It makes me so happy!

Let’s see how our BABEROONIS interpreted it shall we?

AliceWERTZabella used CHRISTMAS MORNING CHICKS (that one inside the prezzie makes me laugh.. oh and the one smooshed UNDER the prezzie… or maybe it’s the tangled chick I love the most.. how can i pick?)

Angelabella used Uptown girls Samantha and Sierra TAKE A SELFIE

Danabella used UPTOWN GIRL BENTLEY gets BLOWN AWAY

and here’s the inside of her card

Kerribella used UPTOWN GIRL TIFFANY loves to TEXT

Lesliebella used TINY TOWNIE AMANDA is AWESOME

Sandiebella used UPTOWN GIRL REBECCA loves to READ

Shelabella used UPTOWN GIRLS BEATRICE and BARBARA are BESTIES

Stephabella used Uptown girl FARRAH loves FLASHDANCE

Tracybella used TINY TOWNIE BLOSSOM

TracyMACabella used MILTON

Sigh… the colors… the layouts… the images.. (yes I know they are mine but STILL.. I’m allowed to brag a little no?)

And now for our AMAZING SISTAHOOD!! WOOHOOOO!

Anna used UPTOWN COUPLE BRETT and BRENDA get MARRIED

Annette used CAROLING CHICKS

Heather used UPTOWN GIRL CHANDLER makes a CHOICE

Kris used UPTOWN GIRL PIPPA loves to PLANT

Kristina used UPTOWN GIRL PAISLEY has a PREZZIE

Lynne used TINY TOWNIE BREE loves BUTTERCREAM

Margo used PETUNIA has a PARTY

Marilyn used CAROLING CHICKS

Tina used TINY TOWNIE DOROTHY the DREAMER

Now tell me the truth… ARE THESE NOT UNBELIEVABLE???? is our SISTAHOOD NOT INSANELY TALENTED????   yes. it’s a RHETORICAL question (is there an “h” in rhetorical? I don’t feel like looking it up LOL)…. SO love when we have lots of sistahs participating!! hint hint.. nudge nudge… poke poke.. YES I AM TALKING TO YOU!  I want a card from YOU. k? k.

Ok now for next week’s challenge?

a SKETCHYPOO!

All ya need to do is follow da sketch with a CURRENT stampingbella stamp.. and email to MOI.. DA BELLA  and I will post on Friday!

Hope you have a great weekend sistahs and I am hoping to talk to you before next friday!!

Mwah mwah mwah

Em

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And it’s Sept 11th.. very bittersweet :(. Every year I take a moment to remember.  To remember where I was.. what I was doing.. what others were doing.. how many families who were affected by this tragedy. How many people were spared… 14 years ago today.  It totally seems like yesterday.  Where oh where does the time go sistahs?

Ok enough complaining.. let’s embrace today.. be mindful of all that surrounds us and GRATEFUL of what we have 🙂

Today’s theme for Bellarific Friday was a sketchypoo

Let’s see what our baberoonis came up with… I also participated this week! WOOHOO!

AliceWERTZabella used MERRY EVERYTHING

Danabella used Petunia and Penny take a Break

and the inside with one of my FAVORITE sentiments 🙂

Here is my card.. finally finished colouring this image!  I just love them so much 🙂  I used ESKIMO KISSES

Kerribella used KISSES FOR MY SWEET

Lesliebella used Uptown girl AVA loves to CELEBRATE

Sandiebella used SNOWPALS

Shelabella used SEASONS GREETINGS

Stephabella used HEY BUD

Tracybella used TINY TOWNIE WILLOW the WITCH

TracyMACabella used TALLULAH in her TUTU

How AMAZING are these cards???  I can’t wait to start colouring again.. it is meditative and SO addictive!

And now for our amazing SISTAHOOD!

Annette used NACHO

Kristina used Uptown girl PAISLEY

Maja used UPTOWN GIRL QUINN and her BOOTS

Margo used GAME ON

Marilyn used TINY TOWNIE Jenny feels JOYFUL

Sandy used Uptown girls CLARISSA and CAMILLE share a CAFE

Tina used NACHODEER to make a window card !

If this doesn’t make you RUN to your craft area.. I dunno what will! LOL

Now for next week’s challenge?

An inspiration photo!  Use any or all of the elements in this photo in your card.. could be the color..  the theme.. the stripe.. the textures.. whatever inspires you!

For rules on how to participate in Bellarific Friday, CLICK HERE

mwah to da sistahs who love our Friday time togethAH.

Em

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I love fridays!  do you?

so many things to do before school starts on Tuesday.  OMG SCHOOL STARTS!!!!  Know what that means??? It MEANS… that you will be hearing a LOT more from me!  hehehehe.   I have lots of ideas up my sleeve.. just have to make them come to life!

I’ll keep you posted.  Promise.

Speaking of SCHOOL… I am not sure if you follow me on Facebook, but if you don’t,  I wanted to share an article I wrote for my friend’s amazing website called WISE Women Canada.  Since I shared this story on my personal Facebook page, she has been harassing me to write it so I did :).. A little embarassing admitting this on paper, but I hope I helped some people along the way LOL.  If you would like to read my article, you can find it HERE but don’t judge n’k?    I would TOTALLY recommend subscribing to their site and “like” their FACEBOOK page.. they are AWESOME SAUCE.  For REALS (I always wanted to say AWESOME SAUCE)

Ok and now for our REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAM…

Bellarific Friday!

The theme this week was to CREATE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND… Let’s see what our baberooni’s came up with shall we? Oh, and because this is the FIRST FRIDAY of the month, our Baberoonis are using our STAMP of the MONTH….. UPTOWN GIRL SOFIA the SICKY! She’s 20% off all month long!

Here’s ALICEWERTZABELLA’s card

Angelabella’s card

Danabella’s card

Kerribella’s card

Lesliebella’s card– and her poor mom fell and broke her leg so she added a teeny uptownie cast to her leg for her mom’s card.  Tell me this is not THE CUTEST THING EVAH!!

Shelabella’s card

Stephabella’s card

TracyMACabella’s card

Is that not inspiring??!?  hmph.  I want a window and a view and some floral wallpaper and a chair like that.. AND I WANNA LOOK THAT GOOD when I’m a sicky.  IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK? hmph.

Now for our AMAZING sistahood!

Annette used Tiny Townies TINY DANCERS

Anna used UPTOWN GIRL REBECCA loves to READ

Heather used LITTLE UMBRELLA

Kristina used UPTOWN GIRL LOLLY and her BROLLY

Margo used PETUNIA has a PARTY

tina used a million Uptown girl heads (LOL) and TINY TOWNIE HAYLEY.. What a BRILLIANT background! this may just become a stamp 🙂

Whitney used UPTOWN GIRL FAITH the FAIRY

Amazing inspiration this week sistahs!!

And for next week’s theme?

A SKETCHYPOO!

just follow this sketch and interpret it as you wish!  Use a CURRENT Stamping Bella stamp and you’re IN like FLYNN!  Email to me by Thursday Night (Sept. 10th)

Mwah to da sistahs who love Bellarific Fridays!

Em

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And what a great theme.. A SKETCHYPOO!!

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

AliceWERTZabella used PETUNIA and PENNY take a BREAK

Angelabella used SILLY GOOSE

Danabella used UPTOWN GIRL BRITTANY the BIRTHDAY GIRL

Kerribella used DOWNTOWN guy CALVIN loves his COMPUTER

Lesliebella used UPTOWN GIRL ABIGAIL the ARTIST

Sandiebella used UPTOWN GIRL BRITTANY the BIRTHDAY girl

Shelabella used TINY TOWNIE FAYE loves FALL

Stephabella used PAMPERED

Tracybella used Nice to SEE you PETUNIA

TracyMACabella used Ramona goes FISHING

And now for our amazingly talented SISTAHOOD!

Angela used TINY TOWNIE BREE loves BUTTERCREAM

Anna used GAME ON

Annette used TINY TOWNIE SALLY and her SNAIL

Kristina used THE THREE AMIGAS

Lynn used UPTOWN GIRLS VICTORIA and JULIETTE

maja used TINY TOWNIE BLOSSOM

Margo used Petunia and Penny take a break

Sandy used UPTOWN GIRL CHANEL the CHEF

Tina used Uptown girl BRITTANY the BIRTHDAY GIRL

vibeke used UPTOWN GIRL BIANCA and her BIG CAKE

Is this not an amazing SISTAHOOD entry week?  LOVVVVE!!!!

Now for next week’s theme?

CREATE YOUR OWN BACKGGROUND!  Splash.. splatter.. paint.. stamp.. you name it!  Just make your own background and use a current Stamping Bella stamp, and email me by next Thursday and we are good to go!

Oh and don’t forget to mark your planners sistahs!  This Tuesday coming is CRAZY TOOSDAY!  WOOHOO!  that was fast!

Mwah to da sistahs who love Bellarific Fridays AND CRAZY TOOSDAYS!

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Hiya sistahs!

WOWZA, this past release has been INSANE in the MEMBRANE (who says that?).. I was a bit worried that people wouldn’t feel the “spirit” but I was sorely wrong and I think that we need to do this every year, yes?  YES!

Let’s discuss some winnahs first , shall we?  I am LATE nnouncing our  JUNE and JULY winners for contributing to bellarific friday so here goes! I am so sorry for this “lateness” .. it’s been insane around here! WINNAHS please email me with the subject line saying what date you won from, and I will send your 25$ vouchah! (emily@stampingbella.com)

LUCY wins for her JUNE 28th ENTRY using UPTOWN GIRL FLORA

and AMY wins for her JULY 31st contribution using Tiny Townie SALLY and her SNAIL

Now back to our regularly scheduled program 🙂

Bellarific Friday was an INSPIRATION PHOTO challenge!  I LOVE THESE!  they are so inspiring in terms of color, of theme.. LOVE.

Let’s see what our AMAZING Baberoonis came up with… OMG.. I wanna whip out all of my pencils and markers and CULLAH! (colour in case you are new.  hmph).

AliceWERTZabella used TINY TOWNIE BREE loves BUTTERCREAM

Angelabella used CLOSEUPS “I DO”

Danabella used THANK YOU HOPPY POPPY

Kerribella used UPTOWN GIRL ISABELLE loves ICE CREAM

Lesliebella used TINY TOWNIE HAYLEY the HERO

Sandiebella used THANK YOU HOPPY POPPY

Shelabella used UPTOWN GIRLS SAMANTHA and SIERRA take a SELFIE

Stephabella used UPTOWN GIRL CHANDLER makes a CHOICE

Tracybella used  Petunia gets a piggy back

Tracymacabella used SCRIBBLE GARDEN

How’s DAT for an INSPIRING and COLOURFUL lineup?  Our Design Team is FABBY!!!

Now for our sistahoods contributions!  Every week  I get blown away!

Anna used UPTOWN GIRL MOLLY makes a DETOUR

Annette used UPTOWN GIRLS Victoria and Juliette

Ayesha used UPTOWN GIRLS BELINDA and BERNADETTE

janelle used Petunia gets a piggyback

Julia used TINY TOWNIE SAGE loves SCIENCE

Kristina used Tiny Townie Dorothy the Dreamer

MArgo used UPTOWN GIRL FIONA LOVES FLOWERS

Liz used Uptown girl BENTLEY gets Blown AWAY

sandy used Uptown girl FIONA loves FLOWERS

Hows’ DAT for inspiration???

Now for NEXT WEEK’s theme?

A SKETCHYPOO!

Just follow or “creatively interpret” this sketch using a CURRENT stamping bella image , email to MOI and POOF you will be posted next friday!  For more info on how to enter our challenge, CHECK OUT THIS POST

Mwah to da sistahs who look forward to FRIDAYS… for more reasons than one 😉

Em

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Hope you had a GREAT WEEK!  Well today is the last day to take advantage of  THANK YOU HOPPY POPPY at 20% off!  She flew off the shelves this month and cannot wait to see all the creations using that wacky wabbit 🙂

Tomorrow our new banners go live and our new stamp of the month is introduced!  I LOVE THE FIRST OF THE MONTH!  But what I love MORE is…. CRAZY TUESDAY this coming Tuesday! Where we have a 24 hour CUH-RAZY sale of a few selected stampies and offer them at CUHRAZY prices!  So Stay TOONED for TOOSDAY n’k?  (don’t worry, I will remind you LOL)

So tomorrow I am going to my “happy place”… This year I am staying up in Collingwood, Ontario for the whole month of August!  I am so grateful for this month but I just packed my whole studio to bring with me.. (Ryan still doesn’t know what’s going in the car.. LOL I am sure you will hear him from wherever you are once he feasts his eyes on the LOOT).  I will be working every day and keeping in touch with my sistahs..   (I am planning on coloring lots.. and gonna try to learn new techniques to share with all of you… i.e. PLEATS.. my BIGGEST ENEMY! LOL)   you can take THIS sistah out of Bellaland but ya CANNOT take Bellaland out of dis SISTAH.. LOL.. I never take vacations.. I’m ALWAYS plugged in.. 24/7/.

Ok enough BLABLA.. let’s discuss this week’s Bellarific Friday shall we?

This week’s theme was a SKETCHYPOO

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

AliceWERTZabella used TINY TOWNIE SAGE loves SCIENCE

Seriously those Chicks KILL me every time i see them.. they remind me of the Minions.. they are TOO CUTE for words and are quite naughty but they don’t mean it.. they really try to help!  Wait til you see what they are up to in our Holiday images..  hmph.

Angelabella used BIG WORDS : STOP RUSHING

Danabella used Nice to SEE you Petunia  (check out my minion chicks trying to make Petunia more comfy with her new glasses LOL)

Kerribella used TINY TOWNIE BREE loves BUTTERCREAM

Lesliebella used our BIG WORDS: Sometimes PEOPLE FORGET

and the inside

Sandiebella used Uptown girl BETTY loves BOOKS

Shelabella used uptown girls VICTORIA and JULIETTE

Stephabella used TINY TOWNIE TINY DANCERSz

Tracybella used Tiny Townie DOROTHY the DREAMER

TracyMACabella used Petunia and Penny take a break

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OMG I wanna MARRY my Design Team… is that wrong?  Like I wanna take each one.. loop our arms in eachother’s and walk down an aisle .. that’s how much I love them and their HUGE talent.  It’s CRAZY!  Don’t judge me.  LOL

And NOW for our AMAZINGLY amazing marriage-worthy Sistahood!!

Amy used Tiny Townie SALLY and her SNAIL

Fay used SPOILED

Helen used TOLERANCE

Janelle used Bella and Barney have a barbecue

Margo used PETUNIA has a PARTY

Tina used Uptown girl JAYDEN loves to JOURNAL

Seriously UNBELIEVABLE entries this week!  I think we are all going to live on a compound and become sister wives.. would be fun, no?  We could stamp together… have pajama parties… eat junk food…. mmmmm.

Ok now for next week’s theme?

BUTTONS, BOWS or SEQUINS!  Use any/all of the above and a CURRENT stamping Bella image and submit to me and you’re good to go!

Mwah to da sistahs who are humming dum dum da dum with me (yes the wedding song.. are you singing it?)

EM

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Hiya sistahs!

So sorry for the delayed post.. kidlets got in the way 😉

What an amazing and inspiring blog hop on Friday, yes?  LOVED every single entry and had so much fun hopping (the most exercise I have had in MONTHS LOL).

The winner of the COMMENTATOR on my CARDMAKER BLOGHOP POST IS….

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Here are your random numbers:

17	-STEPH you win!!! Please email me (emily@stampingbella.com) and I will email you your $25 vouchah!

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This week’s Bellarific Friday theme was CHRISTMAS in JULY!

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

AliceWERTZabella used FROSTIER.. LOVE the line free stamping and LOVE how Alice layers her papers and washi.

Angelabella used Christmas Mouse

I used Buddy and Jolly.. I challenged myself to use only pencils on this card.. pretty happy with the results 🙂  I also “operated” on the sentiment that comes with Uptown girl EVE UNDER THE MISTLETOE (I used my craft knife to separate the sentiment so that I could use just the “holiday wishes” portion of the sentiment)

Kerribella used Christmas Soldiers

Lesliebella used Valerie with SNOWMAN

Sandiebella used SANTA LOUIS

Shelabella used Uptown girl Savannah has a star

Stephabella used Uptown girl OPAL.. (SEEEE?  you can make ANY stamp into a HOLIDAY stamp ;))

Tracybella used BUDDY and JOLLY

TracyMACabella used Christmas SOLDIERS

If these cards don’t make you wanna wrap up a gift and send it to me (LOL) I don’t know what will!

Now for our amazing sistahood!

Angela used Mister Penguin Helps Ramona

Barbara used Uptown girl CHARLIE waits by the CHIMNEY

Bev made tags using SENIORITA ERMA

Heather used CUTTING THE RUG

Janelle used Uptown girl Savannah has a STAR

Margo also used a “non-holiday” stamp and made it work BEAUTIFULLY on this holiday card! Uptown girl Molly makes a detour

Tanya used VALERIE with SNOWBALL

Tina used UPTOWN GIRL CHARLIE waits by the CHIMNEY

Are these not PHENOMALISH???? Omg I love them all!  I appreciate so much when da sistahs participate every week.. makes my heart sing (this week it is singing Christmas carols LOL)

Now for next week’s theme?

A SKETCHYPOO!

Can’t wait to see what you create!

Mwah to da FALALALA’s in my life 🙂

Em

P.S. another reason I am humming carols is because I have 18 NEW HOLIDAY IMAGES COMING !!!!  Can’t wait to share them with you 🙂

Mistle toe MWAH’s

Em

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hiya sistahs!

Hope you’re having an amazing summer so far :).. i’m so busy planning a new HOLIDAY release!! coming sooner than you think!  The images are stunning so stay tuned!

This week’s Bellarific Friday theme was a SKETCHYPOO!

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

Angelabella used I LOVE YOU HOPPY POPPY

Danabella used TINY TOWNIE BREE LOVES BUTTERCREAM

Kerribella used “I DO”

Lesliebella used UPTOWN GIRL CHARLOTTE LOVES to SHOP

Shelabella used TINY TOWNIE HAYLEY the HERO

Stephabella used

UPTOWN GIRL SERENA has a SIGN

TracyMACabella used Tiny Townie HAYLEY the HERO

Tracybella used Tiny Townie SAGE loves SCIENCE

these are SO AWESOME 🙂

and now for our SISTAHOOD!

Amy used Uptown girl WINNIE

anika used PARKER the SUPERPIGGY

janelle used Uptown girl TIFFANY loves to TEXT

Sandy used Uptown girl BUBBLES has her BUBBLY

Sonja used Tiny Townie AMANDA is AWESOME

Tina used Uptown Girls Clarissa and Camille share a CAFE

What  a PHENOM Bellarific Friday!

Now for next week’s theme?

CHRISTMAS in JULY!  Simply use a CURRENT Stamping Bella image on a Christmas layout.. embellishment.. etc.. and voila!  Email it to me by Thursday and it will be up with the rest on Friday!

MWAH!!!!

Em

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