Hiya sistahs.. sorry I am a day late.. this week has been a whirlwind and did I mention I have to prepare for a big weekend coming up?? yep.  I am going on my first HOCKEY TOURNAMENT to Pittsburgh tomorrow at 5:00 am.  7 hours in a bus with 15 hoodlums (lol).. and 4 games and lots of travel.  I am asking you which valium cocktail you think I should inhale?  LOL.  I am excited but at the same time I am feeling ANXIETY for a 7 hour trip on a bus.  LOL.  I BEGGED and PLEADED with Ryan and Tyler to PLEASE allow us to take our own car.. I was sat down very nicely and told that we are going for the “EXPERIENTH” (yes tyler still has a cute lisp)… and that we can’t miss a minute of bus time etc.  hmph.  I waTH (was) outvoted-ETH.  So I have downloaded a new book to my ipad called GONE GIRL (has anyone read it)? And I am hoping that my valium cocktail, my overtiredness and my book will keep me calm.

OK so that’s what’s going on in my perTHonal life (it’s hard to stop this liTHp ya know).. p.s. I LOVE his lisp and I am not making fun of him ok?  I want to suck his mouth when he does that.. so no hate mail about liTHps 🙂

Now for GLUEBOOK wennsday.. has anyone played on their own?  stuck down scraps, stamped etc?  I hope you were able to and feel the sheer joy it gives me 🙂

here is my double mini gluebook page using a vintage magazine page and some new embellishments including the poppy for remembrance day :)..

Here is another page of mine using a vintage photo. I just love the technology back then.. missing a head, a toe a face but you still have that “charm” of the photo. Vintage photos have become a lucrative part of my collages. They show my feelings sometimes when I just can’t write. make sense? I hope so 🙂

Here’ s Leslie’s page. I LOVE this vintage photo, I love the collaged wings that frame the focal point and most of all, I LOVE THAT QUOTE!!!

here’s Lorie’s page. I love the symbolism, the emotion, the sentiment.. just the whole meaning I know this has for her.

And that is it for this week’s GLOObook series.  I hope you love it and will be inspired to contribute and send me your entries by next Tuesday.  your entries inspire us all and you just wait til you actually make one.. you will feel SO GOOD 🙂

Mwah to da sistahs who love to GLOO.

OHHH I also wanted to mention that my “EVERY WOMAN HAS A STORY” has been sold!  Thank you so much for your support.  This is exciting for me!

Em

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What is bettah than gathering supplies, cutting, sticking and embellishing?  sistahs doing this and emailing them to me! LOL 🙂  hint hint nudge nudge poke poke..

I just love paper.. vintage, new, colourful, deckled, splotched, stained, ledgered, erased, penciled.. you name it.. and sometimes there is a WEE piece that I SO wanna keep but don’t know where to stick it..LOL.. well this is a perfect home.  I am sure that most if not ALL da sistahs reading this have scraps everywhere.. won’t you join us and make a glue book?  You can email me by Tuesday of every week and I will post on wednesday..  you can stamp in your book.. but no paint or wet media.. just pure collage… you can make your own papers by stamping, and painting papers then ripping and sticking.. but no paint in da book.. YOU HEAR ME? LOL

Ok here we go..

this is what my little “moley” is looking like…

Here’s one of my pages.. I was on a sewing kick.. vintage everything 🙂

another sewing page.. i love the 2 women waiting by the window.. vintage images just depict my emotions so well

here is Leslie’s page

Here is Lorie’s page

Here’s mary’s page

I just find these pages inspiring and love to share and would love for you to share with me too!

Hope to see your submissions 🙂

and don’t forget Bellarific Friday this week

and our sale!

and a MWAH!

Em

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And last week was a WHOPPING 0.4 pounds lost.  I’ll take it but wasn’t so happy LOL.. and this week has been a write off as I have been feeling so sick :(… I have had a horrible “headache” that emanated from my neck and distributed evenly through my head.. it got SO BAD that I had to go to emergency yesterday for 5 hours to get an emergency CT scan.. I don’t do hospitals sistahs but after a week of this pain, I had to go.  Thank goodness CT scan was clear and the pain is muscular.. so I put heat on it and am constantly taking Advils.  This isn’t fun.  Add the ARENA and hockey tournaments to the mix, I am sure the scale is NOT going to be my friend.  AND I can’t go weigh in on Friday as Tyler has YET ANOTHER hockey tournament.  LOL.  hmph.

Ok I am over my rant.

Let’s discuss recipes shall we?  new ones…

Last week I made this amazing Chicken Soup in my crock pot… IT WAS FREAKING amazing  so if anyone is in the mood for some good Jewish Penycillin (sp?).. I highly recommend this recipe.

courtesy of LALOOSH

and you can find the recipe HERE

my friend also made these AMAZING 1 point desserts.. OMG TO DIE FOR

courtesy of JUST 2 SISTERS

you can find the recipe HERE

Cool whip is my BESTEST friend.. sorry Mel LOL

So??? did you try anything new and DELISH?  New and HORRIBLE? LOL

share with DA bella!

mwah

Em

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I have decided to restructure the blog slowly and have different themes on different days of the week… it’s easier for me and I know that we all will benefit!  I have also decided that GLORIA will be our cheerleader every week.. so you will see her here representing us!

So what is WEIGHT WATCHERS WENNNSDAY you ask?  Yes, this is a stamp blog.. Yes this is an artsy fartsy blog.. but to me, it is also a SISTAHOOD blog.  We are here for eachother and why not discuss other issues as well? oui oui?   After I announced that I started weight watchers almost 2 weeks ago, I have received countless emails showing support, emails sending favorite recipes etc.

So I am gonna be selfish and devote wednesdays to ME and to US.. to make us all accountable.. to vent.. to share and to bond.  sound good?

So first I will announce that last Friday’s weigh in showed a 4.5 pound loss.  I was VERY happy with that but now am fearful of the scale this week.  Was I perfect this week?  NOOOOOO!!! I am trying my best and need the help and support 🙂

So WEIGHT WATCHERS WENNNSDAY to me is a place to announce, share recipes, websites and losses AND GAINS without shame.  to actually STATE it and be accountable for it .. to get CHEERS from da sistahood.. or pats on the shoulder.

My challenge to YOU and to ME every week is to try ONE new recipe per week and share it the following wednesday if it was a success so we can try it and add it to our repertoire.  EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT on weight watchers, the recipes could be helpful as making dinner every night can be BOOORING.. LOL

I believe we are able to attach files in the comments section so we can collect information from eachother..  sound good?

I want to should out a THANK YOU to Judie P for sending me her favorite recipes.. I made a couple of them and they were amazing!  I urge Judie to attach them here to share with da sistahood!

Ok so last night i made a DELICIOUS Chicken Parmigiana recipe for the family… THEY GOBBLED IT UP.. it was delicious!

Here’s the recipe.  If you try it, let me know what you think!

I am in LOVE with the SKINNYTASTE website.  It’s AMAZING!

Can’t wait to see what you think of this

Mwah to da sistahs who want support 🙂

em

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I know there are some sistahs that don’t wanna get messy with mixed media… and dont know where to start… so I was asked by Splitcoast to do a little tutorial on how I begin a canvas….

wanna seeeeeee?  Go HERE and you can see the step by step

and here is the final project of my little peopleS

Enjoy sistahs!

Em

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Bellarific Friday may be delayed until
Monday.. We are in our vacation cottage in the mountains and having a really hard time with the Internet.. Stay tuned cuz this bella nevah gives up!!

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Hiya sistahs!  You have one more week to make a circle page.. this is a fun one and I encourage you to try!  use your punches and scraps.. paint a piece of paper and cut.. stamp a circle… have fun!

here is the inspiration pic again

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kittypinkstars/2884754238/in/faves-elsiecake/
 

ok now for this week’s STAMPY WENNNSDAY

Cathabella made a gorgeous UPTOWN GIRL OPAL card…

Wanna win an OPAL??? LOL.. leave a comment down below and I will randomly pick a winnah on Friday!

Mwah to da sistahs who love to play

Em

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Sorry sistahs.. I have no idea what day is what these days LOL.. I am now in the process of organizing myself so this should never happen again 🙂

First of all, Sarah G please email me your address so I can send you JUST MY TYPE.. if you don’t respond in the next couple of days, I will pick anothah winnah!

Now for today’s feature, I used the POLAROID stamp with a vintage photo in my art journal!

This stamp is amazing for cards, for scrapbook layouts.. one of my faves!

WHO WANTS TO WINNNNNNNNNN one??????

Leave a comment below and I will pull the winnah on Friday!

Don’t forget to leave a comment here for a chance to win $10 in bella buckeroonis and submit a card for this week’s bellarific friday for a chance to win $20 in bella buckeroonis!

Mwah to da sistahs who wanna win this stamp and who love STAMPY WENNSDAYS no mattAH what day it’s on 🙂

Em

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Hiya sistahs,

So in order to get my mojo going, I decided to feature a sample of a stamp every WeNNsday… and you know what else?  If you place a comment below you will have a chance to WIN that stamp.  Now how’s DAT for mojo? LOL

It may not necessarily be a card.. it may be an art journal page or something else that is crafty… but it will be something to inspire and get YOUR mojo going… n’k?  ready?

I have had an ideaR swirling in my head for days and I finally sat down yesterday to GET IT OUT.. don’t you hate when that happens?  It HAUNTED me..LOL

So I decided to  use our JUST MY TYPE Cling stamp.. Oh how I love that stamp soooo much!  I have been a wee bit obssessed with my security envelopes and their designs and used it on the page (the orange on the top right hand corner, and the black and white top right and bottom)… I used washi tape and vintage office paper to write myself a note 🙂 “dear me, you can do it.. LOVE me”..LOL.. Yes I talk to myself.. is there something wrong with that?  You know I love collage.. this page in my moleskine journal was sooo much fun to make and I don’t have anything “haunting me” anymore.. well.. I do still have some ideaRs.. LOL

This would be adorable on a card.. same type of layout with a stamped message to the recipient or the sentiments that come with the stamp!

I hope you enjoyed STAMPY wennnSday..  And be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win this stampy!

next stop…. BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!

Mwah to da sistahs who like this new ideaR

Em

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Hiya sistahs,

just wanted to let you know that I read each and every comment and LOVED each and every one of them.  Christine also told me how amazed she was with our SISTAHOOD.  I am so proud!  so thank you for that!

Now for our LAST but not LEAST sneak peek from Christine for this release, let’s meet “TWIRL”.  Again, there is the same type of encouragement type of theme going on.. and the cuteness factor is off the radar.  I mean.. have YOU evah seen a koala dancing?  I haven’t.  I have only seen them in pictures grasping for dear life to a tree..LOL.  Not this Koala.  When no one’s looking, she goes into her costume trunk, takes out her ballet outfit and just twirls.  For the sake of TWIRLING.  I think I am gonna twirl right now in my spinny chair.  JUST. CUZ. I . CAN.. lol and cuz I am alone and no one’s watching..shhh. .and the Walt disney quote?  YUM.

so meet TWIRL with her slippers and her unitard.  in her glory.  And just squish your screen trying to get at her.  Don’t worry you can have her in just a coupla days……..

This image is coloured by Elaineabella and if you would like to win her and her smug little squooshy face, just leave a comment here for the chance.  Also, all comments will be closed by SATURDAY.  I will draw all the winnahs from this week on sunday maybe monday.. you will just have to stand by and come check the bloggypoo.

Now for some winnahs from last week’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY…

winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’ ($10 in bella bucks) goes to….

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

1- LAURA T. you win!  please email me and I will send you your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2013-06-07 13:24:59 UTC

Now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah ($20 in bella bucks) goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

1-Jennifer you win!  please email me and I will send you your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2013-06-07 13:26:42 UTC

This week’s theme was FRIENDSHIP or “for DA SISTAHS”.  And I love this theme because this is what we are all about.  A SISTAHOOD of crazies who all love the same thing :)..This week was all about new friendships made, new alliances.. new releases.. new names coming up in the comments.. and THAT, my sistahs makes da BELLA very very happy.  So without becoming TOO mushy, let’s see what da BABEROONIS came up with

***WARNING.. there MAY JUST BE a couple of images in here that HAVE NOT BEEN announced yet… bwahahaha…*** enjoy the gorgeousness

Angelabella used GOSSIPABELLA

And in case this image doesn’t look familiar….. she is a NEW UPTOWNIE called POLLY LOVES PERFUME 🙂

and the inside

Danabella used UPTOWN GIRL AVA loves to celebrate

Elaineabella used our new MIMI the CHICK MISSES YOU

Marybella also used our NEW UPTOWN GIRL POLLY loves PERFUME

Paulineabella used UPTOWN GIRLS BELINDA AND BERNADETTE BENCH BUDDIES

Regabella used Em’s MIXED MEDIA FLOWERS

Vickibella used RAMONA and her WAGON

Is that not Beautifuliciousness?

Now for da amazinK sistahood!

Brittany used BFFabuggs

Cindy Used UPTOWN GIRL LOLLY and her BROLLY

Kathleen used UPTOWN GIRLS VICTORIA and JULIETTE

Violet used THINKING chair

Gorgeousness? or WHAT?

Now don’t forget to place a comment here because:

(1) i love my sistahs

(2) for a chance to win $10 in bella buckeroonis

(3) for a chance to win “TWIRL” the koala

Next week’s theme is a sketchypoo ANDDDDD.. you have a choice! either or sistahs!

So stay TOONed this weekend.. there may be more surprises…..

mwah to da sistahs who TWIRL when no one is watching

Em

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