Sistahs,

this is gonna be short and sweet but HILARIOUS..  Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post.. one of my favorite subjects 🙂

So last night Tyler decided to have a THleep over with Adam his best friend (I cant resist mimicking Tyler’s Lithp because apparently I have one too 🙂 ).. In any event they are all excited… we prepare dinner for them (that’s FANCY for ordering pizza) and they are discussing all they have planned for the evening.. (need I say that they had spent the whole DAY together..LOL).. (if you would like to meet Adam and Tyler again you can look at this post .. just scroll down)

So Ryan and I set up the family room with the pullout sofa with fluffy pillows and comfy covers and of course I set up Jayden’s room (she is sleeping in Tyler’s room) for one of the kids when they decide they cannot THleep together… LOL (I am a pro at this)

So they play.. and they TALK.. and they LAUGH.. and they are THneaky and having an amazing time.. then I see my Tyler walk out of the room to Jayden’s room to sleep (told ya that would happen..LOL) and I go to bed.  The house is quiet.. all is nice..

Then at 3AM Ryan nudges me in bed and says “EM… EM.. look at this!”… so I am freaked out scared and BLIND cuz i don’t have my glasses on.. I quickly pat around and find them and Ryan whispers.. there is SOMEONE in our BED and it isn’t our child!!! LOLOL..  so I look and find Adam, out cold, next to Ryan breathing heavily and VERRRRY comfy.. LOLOL.. I swear, I haven’t had a laugh like that in a LOOOONG time.  We both have NO Idea when he arrived.. LOL.  So now that I was up, I went downstairs to pour myself a drink and when I come up the stairs I see Ryan escorting Adam back to his bed .. lol.  Apparently he woke up .. stared at Ryan.. Ryan stared at him.. Ryan asked when he got there .. he replied he didn’t know and off he went back to bed.  When he woke up, I was ribbing him and he didn’t remember a thing.. he told me he musta been SLEEPWALKING….

That just made my day.. His mom and I laughed SOOO hard.  At least he is comfy in my house right?

Now I know what is gonna happen tonight..  Tyler, in the middle of the night will DEFINITELY be “sleepwalking” and arrive in our bed… we shall see.. will keep you posted..

Anyone care to share any cute kidlet stories?  Would LOVE to hear them

Mwah to da sleepwalkers

Em

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Hiya sistahs!

I am sitting here staring STRAIGHT ahead cuz I cannot move my head :(.. I am not sure what is going on but all i can tell you is that I have been in pain for the last few days… perhaps it is the stress of trying to get everything together for CHA and for preparing for another HUGE thing that will be happening in 2011.. can’t let any of that LEAK though…. but I promise.. it’s a GOOD thing!

So let’s discuss winnahs with my pinched neck in full force

last week’s COMMENTAYTIN’  winnah ($10 in bella bucks is)

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13-Larissa! you win $10 in bella buckeroonis!  please email me and I will send!

Timestamp: 2010-12-17 15:24:15 UTC

Now for winnah for CONTRIBUTIN’ ($20 in bella bucks)

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4- LYNN MILLS!! you win!  please email me and we will arrange!

Timestamp: 2010-12-17 15:28:03 UTC

Ok.. let’s discuss this week’s  theme!  it is a  beeyootiFUL SKETCH!!

Let’s see what da BABEROONIS came up with!

Elaineabella used GIFTY TREE

Paulabella used IZZIE HAS A PREZZIE

CathABELLA used MOMMY and MIMI LULU

Kimabella used DOOR WITH WREATH

Paulineabella used PENGUIN WITH GIFT

Lindabella used POLLY PACKAGES

Danabella used ALICE

Jeaniebella used THE CHOIR

Ebrubella used I EVEN LOVE THE BOX

and here is her video

How is THAT for bellarific baberooni GOODNESS? HMMM?

Now let’s take a looky at da sistahood!

Amanda R. used SO JAZZED

Jessica W. used ZOE the HEARTY MUG girl

Karen D used PENELOPE HAS PREZZIES

Lynn M. used SNOWY HOUSE

Mary C. used THE SNOWMAN WITH CARDINAL

Megan L used CHRISTMAS PEEPS

Regan used GOSSAMERE

Ashlee (9yo minibella) used CHEFFABUGG

so whaddya think of these??   PHENOM!

Ok so this is our last Bellarific Friday for the year!  I can’t believe how quickly this year has passed!  So we will resume in the new year!

Mwah to da sistahs who are celebratin’

Em

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‘nuf said.  LOL

working on my 2011 catalog for CHA.. what are YOU doing?

working on your BELLARIFIC SKETCH perchance (love that word)?  LOL

mwah to da sistahs who DON’T have to say BRRRR.  hmph

Em

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Just a little personal thing 🙂

I went this morning to Tyler’s assembly in school.  I was floored.  I know that there is a “crisis” in America about schooling, quality of education etc.. but what I witnessed at this assembly was astounding.  The whole assembly was about PAYING IT FORWARD and each child came up and spoke about how THEY paid it forward… Children are being taught to be empathetic, sympathetic and HUMAN.  This is one important thing to me.  Then all the children talked about what their wishes were and then they ended it with a message.  AND THE MESSAGE was..

How would the world be if the following things were adhered to:

no poverty,

free education for all

peace

love

friendship

no bullying (had to lol at this one)

it was phenom.  And they sang  it to “IMAGINE”.  I was riveted, and teary eyed.. I must admit

Here’s the glee version of IMAGINE which I actually watched last night on Dvd and this too made me cry :(.. Yes.. a little sensitive I am… and also a BIG dreamer.  I decided to use the version showing the hearing impaired choir starting the song off.. this was what made it so REAL.  One of the comments I read under this video was :

“This song really made me wonder what my brother goes through? everyday not being able to hear music. the thing that surrounds us everyday. But he always tells me that he can’t hear music but he still belives that he can see music and the joy it brings to so many people in the world.”  It’s so true.

I promise back to stamping tomorrow 🙂

just had to share a little thought..  a little nugget about my life

Mwah to da sistahs who not only IMAGINE.. they DO.

Em

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surprise sistahs!!! Did you notice anything NEW on the home page? hmmmm?

I was saving these for a perfect time.. and the time is today!  3 new BELLAS in DA HOUSE.. OMG.. I am in LOVE with them (don’t I say that every time?)  and the sentiments to match?  PHENOM if I do say so mEself..LOL

So why don’t you meet

putyourFEETupabella

next meet:

SNEAKYsneakybirthdaybella.. she planned a surprise too! (could be a “from the gang” card too)

and LAST but not LEAST meet

RAIN-never-stopped-me-ABELLA (lol)

Yup..  they ARE awesome

Hope you lovey them as much as I do… write a comment.. say hello… knock knock..

mwah to da sistahs who MISSED da bellas

Em

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hiya sistahs!  Hope your week started off great!  We are buried in SNOW… I can’t complain because I think I am one of the very few who LOVES snow.. I love watching it fall… makes me all warm and cozy inside…

I have made a CRAZY RASH INSANE decision last week… WHAT you ask?  I decided that Stamping Bella should have a BOOF (booth ) at CHA… OMG am I NUTS?  Yup… that means I have to make a catalog (GRRRRR… can you hear me crying?) arrange details etc..  Well, we all know that I only work under pressure.. so I think it will be amazing!  Once I find out my booF number, I will announce it and I hope you come and visit!  I will also be doing MAKE and TAKES at the boof (Yep still crazy).. but it will be FUN!  I will MAKE IT FUN!    I will also be doing a retailer educator event the day before with Paula from the CCHA..  I think there are a few spots left :).  Check it out HERE.  But you must be a member of CHA first before you apply 🙂 .  My name is not yet on the list but will be added any day now

Ok so aside fro the usual stamping I have decided that in da BELLA HOUSEHOLD, every sunday we watch MOOOVIES (the kids and I- or SEASON 1 GLEE..LOL) and we do a crafty project.  Tyler is DYING to love doing it ( but I know he really doesn’t..LOL) and JAYDEN wants to DIP herself in paint..LOL.  So I was inspired by Alisa Burke’s blogpost where I noticed a canvas hanging in the background).. I fell in love with it and decided to make it a family project.  This is what we came up with.  Now I LOVE graffiti.  I appreciate Graffiti.. I believe in everyone being able to express themselves in whichever way they would like to (but I do HATE that graffiti artists choose buildings and private property to display their art 🙁 ).. Actually there are some schools of thought that deem graffiti art as a fine art.  I LOVE it… if you would like more inspiration on graffiti, you can check out Dina Wakley and Roben-Marie smith.. they are true inspirations to me.  And then you incorporate your stampies in there and you are good to go..!  I have stamped on canvases lots lately and I LOVE IT!  I also really love GOLDEN products.. this is a great kit to start with if you don’t have a starter kit yet

I wanted a canvas at the doorway of our home.. which tells people what the BELLA family is all about.. the kids had fun coming up with our THIS IS WHERE theme.. aside from BODILY FUNCTIONS that they had to include and scream out when we were thinking about this LOLOL.. we came up with GOOD ONES!  We LOVED making this piece and it really means a lot to all of us 🙂

I think we covered a little bit of DIS and a little bit of DAT today no?

Don’t forget Bellarific Friday this week —> theme is GIFT.. stamp with gift, gift enclosures.. puffed gift.. gift kebab.. popcorn gift, gift CREOLE (OMG if you don’t remember this from FORREST GUMP when he was listing all the shrimp varieties.. I am gonna look like a FOO’ (fool..LOL)..

Don’t forget to place a comment HERE for a chance to win BELLA BUCKEROONIS

mwah to da sistahs who love to paint 🙂
Em

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Sistahs..  OK… so aside from my stamping and embroidery addiction, the creation of new stamps, tools etc I also love MAKEUP as you may all know… hmph.  So I took a little break from a BiZzy day and went shopping cuz I needed some FOUNDATION for my face… WELL.. the foundation turned into a bit of a spree

Someone once told me that NARS foundation was great. Someone Says that I should get help from Skin Helpers about what I am doing.. so that is where I started..LOL.. and continued.. and continued…

So here is what I bought and what I ADORE..

(1) NARS FOUNDATION (SHEER GLOW)– leaves a gorgeous DEWY texture

(2) NARS ORGASM blush (that’s the COLOUR ladies)- one sold every 4 seconds in the world- that and the BRONZER I use.. NARS LAGUNA

(3) NEW COLOUR LIPSTICK called CHRISTINA (not 100% sure about this one)  I am used to such drabby lipstick colours.. this actually has a bit of OOMPH.. so gonna try it out!

(4) new goldish lipgloss… YUM!  NARS called MOONFLEET

(5) KIEHLS- SUPERFLUID UV DEFENSE SPF 50 to put on over my moisturizer

(6) CLARINS concealer

(7) BOBBI BROWN GEL EYELINER in CAVIAR (LOOOVE THIS)

(8) and a new brush FOR THE GEL EYELINER (goes on like BUDDAH)

(9) BOBBI BROWN BRONZER BRUSH (LOOOVE)

(10) LASH FUSION XL MASCARA-  looking for a new one.. anyone with SUGGESTIONS?

AND THEN I BOUGHT AN EYE CREAM..  a new one from KIEHLS.. AVOCADO TREATMENT.. sounds LUSCIOUS but when I came home this is what was on it :(.. ONLY I would be the one coming home with a TESTER.. grrrr.. so now I have to wait til a new one comes in the mail. Until then, I’d decided to order contact lenses and make do with them.

I also bought THIS eye cream.   And I HAVE NOT STOPPED TEARING since..LOL.. my eyes are dripping.  so this is a real NO NO for moi. (but I gave it to Dena to see if she likes it 🙂 )

So that is my list of thingies bought.. aren’t they yummy?  and I am SOOOO BEEEYYOOOOOTIFUL right now..LOL

I am OFF to MICHIGAN to visit Paulabella tomorrow for some girly time and to hang out and SHOP for some black friday specials!! And LINDABELLA is joining us on Friday!

Stay TOOONED to da bloggypoo cuz there may just be a SURPRISE!

A reminder of Bellarific Friday this week!  ALL WHITE CARD with a coloured image but background all white 🙂

Mwah to da sistahs who LOVE makeup

Would love to hear about your favorite products cuz I need MORE…LOL

Em

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Hiya sistahs!  I hope you had a PHENOM weekend!  I have some stories to share but I am on the way to the dentists office.. BLECH.

I just wanted to remind you that it is the last day of our PRE CHRISTMAS sale and  to take advantage for gifts etc!

Also wanted to announce a WINNAH of our OCTOBER AFTERNOON MODERN HOMEMAKER COLLECTION of papers AND the 3 STAMPS from our release!

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Here are your random numbers:

85-Janet P! you win!  please email me your info and I will send you your goodies!

Timestamp: 2010-11-22 17:05:52 UTC

Thank you all for playing.. that was fun!

Ok, I still have a coupla minutes to spare so I have to tell you about DA WEIRDEST dream I had on Saturday night.. You know when you have these dreams and they are SO VIVID that you think they actually happened?  Well, I had one of those..

Now I don’t want ANY comments from DA peanut gallery about Jenny Craig-low carb-no-carb-weight watchers-mediterranean-suzanne somers, ATKINS etc etc etc… YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.  and YES, I have tried a KAJILLION diets and I just haven’t found the one that “fits”.. so HUSH will ya?  (and YES, the one that fits is the one where you can eat like a piglet and lose weight.  HMPH)

Ok so here’s my dream…

I was in England (no clue where) but everyone had a BriTTish (yes Isabelle that is for you.. I am not pronouncing it as BriDDish) accent.. I was in a TALL TALL building with lots of flat CARPETTED escalators.. (you know the flat ones that don’t turn into steps?  YA that one).. I was with my aunt (who I haven’t spoken to in 5 years) and I had a slip of paper that had the number 16 on it.  Now this building was BUSTLING with women walking, marching, on the escalator etc.. I asked a woman who passed me by where I could find “number 16”.  She hmphe’d and told me I had to go up 16 flights of escalators.  So off my aunt and I went.  I knew this was some sort of Diet place.. kinda like Weight Watchers-esque but not called weight watchers… so I go up 16 escalators with my aunt whom I don’t talk to in tow and the number 16 on a wicket blinks.. so off I go.. I had to step on a scale meant for TRUCKS (I remember getting ANGRY in my dream and looked around and realized that everyone was being weighed on this industrial scale– WHEW!).. and the lady looks at me and says “you weigh 20 kgs” … she throws me some books to study and then proceeds to tell me that I am obese.  So I look at my aunt and I say “isn’t 20kgs 35 pounds??”.. my aunt says YES and YOU ARE OBESE, emily.  So I look around and In my head I am thinking.. 35 pounds is obese?  I was ready to kick my legs up in the air and do the HULA out of happiness!  So I look around and proceed to ask women how much they weigh.. one woman grunts at me and tells me she weighs 4 kgs (which is 9 pounds ‘ish).. another woman grunts and tells me she weighs 12 Kgs… So really in their books, 35 pounds was obese!!  Ok.. so at that point I wake up and scream at Ryan (who is asleep next to me) to do a proper conversion of 20 kgs.. he looks at me blankly and goes back to sleep.  HMPH.

So then I was rifling through some websites about organization (SHHHH to the same peanut gallery) and I came across something called “SLIMMING WORLD”.. I thought this was just a category for weight loss for this woman but I decided to google it anyway (cuz I nevah give up)… and then I see on the screen “SLIMMING WORLD… UK’S AMAZING DIET PLAN”….. hmmmm… I immediately thought that this was a “SIGN”… yes.. “A SIGN”… I read the premise of the way of life AND LOVED IT!! so I signed up for three months to see if I really like it…

NOW ISN”T THAT WEIRD?  that I dreamed (or is it dreamT) of WEIGHTLOSS in the UK and then come across this little sentence on someone’s blog.. research and find this DIET WRITTEN FOR DA BELLA on the website?  OMG… I really believe in stuff like that.. if any of our UK sistahs have heard of this way of eating, I would love to hear what you think!

Ok NOW I am really going to the dentist

Mwah to da sistahs who believe in “COINCIDENCES”

Em

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Hiya sistahs!
Well, another week has passed and we are buuuuusy in Bellaland receiving new goodies, holding classes, running around like chickens without heads.. the usual..!

You’ll nevah believe what happened last night.  So I was teaching a class and I decided to move my van closer to the door of the store… it was 5 steps away and I wanted to be 2 steps away..hmph.  The parking lot was EMPTY I tell ya. E-M-P-T-Y.  So I reverse and CRUNNNNNNNNNCH just at that moment a car with 2 LOVELY women in it (hi Gail and Sheila) decided to drive past my car and… out I got out of my car to the “crunchy” car and sure enough they were 2 new students coming to my class.. I almost fainted.. I felt SO badly.. See? that’s what happens when you are LAZY.  and that’s what happens when you come to a class ON TIME.. I asked them why they couldn’t come to the class late?! LOL.  All was ok in the end.. they were SO sweet and understanding…

Let’s discuss some winnahs from last week’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY challenge

The $10 Bella Bucks winnah for Commentaytin’ goes to
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Here are your random numbers:

22 -FIONA P you win! please email me and I will send you your voucher!

Timestamp: 2010-11-18 23:33:07 UTC

Now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah

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Here are your random numbers:

4-Emma! you win!! please email me and I will send you a $20 voucher!

Timestamp: 2010-11-18 23:34:51 UTC

Ok down to Bidniss

here’s this week’s BELLARIFIC SKETCH by CATHABELLA

Isn’t it great?

Let’s take a looky at what our babes came up with

Paulabella used SNOWY HOUSE

Lindabella used JOYFUL VILLAGE

Paulineabella used TANGLED STELLA

Cathabella used PIA PUDDINTOP

Danabella used CHRISTMAS PEEPS

I used ALICE

WendyBELLA used KING OF THE CANDYCANES

Elaineabella has a broken toesie…. poor Elaine in PAIN!! send her get well wishes 🙂

Kimabella used FUNKY BAMBOO

Jeaniebella used SANTA’S CLOTHES A DRYIN’

Ebrubella used

Now let’s see what our SISTAHOOD came up with!

Christine H used RETAILAFELLABELLA

Cindy used SNOWBUNNYBELLA

Jennifer R used ALICE

Tanya F used ADDYTUDE LOVES HER TINIS

Margo S used BEERAFELLA

Kerri B used JINGLEBELLS

Lynn M used SNOWBUNNYBELLA

Megan L used FLOWER BOTTLES

Michelle G used CHRISTMAS PEEPS

Michelle M used BISMARCK

Regan used CUPCAKE WITH A HOLLY ON TOP

Rosanne used ELLA LOLLIPOP

Tanya A used BABYFELLABELLA

Violet used GARDENBELLA

Jana W used CUTESY ORNAMENTS

How’s DAT for EYE CANDEEE??

Now don’t forget to place a comment here for a chance to win $10 in Bella bucks next week! and don’t forget to post HERE for a chance to win new stamps and papers!

Also our SALE CONTINUES TIL MONDAY NIGHT!  20% off your whole order using code christmas20

next week’s theme is : an all white card… the image can be coloured but the base must be white or shades of white.. you up for da challenge?

Mwah to da sistahs who SEE if a car is coming 🙁

EM

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