Hiya sistahs!  We had a long weekend this weekend and now I am back at my messy desk with a splitting headache..LOL

I have decided to extend the GIFT WITH PURCHASE until thursday!  So if you haven’t had a chance to get your shopping in, please do so until THURRRRSDAY (not to be mistaken with TOOOOOOSDAY..LOL).  You may even wanna grab some new TANTALIZING TOOSDAY goodies too!

Let’s discuss a winnah from last week shall we?

Last week’s winnah of TANTALIZING TOOSDAY is…

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26-- GALIT, you win!! please email me with your info.. and I will give you $20 in BELLA BUCKEROONIS!

Ok, so WHAT”S ON SALE YOU ASK?   American Crafts CRAFT FAIR COLLECTION, BACKYARD COLLECTION and BLUE SKIES COLLECTION!!  yup! you hear me correctly!! but WAIT there’s MOOOORE (LOL. I know I sound like an infomercial).. we are clearing out ALL of our ZING embossing powder so if you have ever wanted to collect ALL the colors, NOW is da TIME sistahs!  If you would like to just peruse our SPECIALS area.. you can go here .

DONT FORGET TO PLACE A COMMENT ON THIS POST TO HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN $20 in BELLA BUCKEROONIS!!!

You likey da TOOOSDAY thingie?  Sorry for da LATE post but I had to run downtown and pick up my BRAND SPANKING NEW BERNETTE sewing machine…..yummmm.

*ahem* Karyn at  THE WORKROOM (one of my FAVORITEST fabric places) had to teach me how to thread the needle (which I don’t remembah how to do) and wind the bobbin… hmph.  I wanna do a MILLION things at once.  WHY CAN”T A DAY BE 476,789 hours and WHY can’t I have more HANDS and and and..

Mwah to da sistahs who know how to SEW.

hmph.

Em

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Hiya sistahs!!

well, it’s friday again.. where did this week go?  The release is going PHENOMENALLY.. I am so proud! The release continues until Monday Aug 2nd!  so enjoy and take advantage!!

Let’s see who won Bellarific Friday last week shall we?

the winnah of $10 in BELLA BUCKS for commentatin’ is

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41- NICKI ESTES, you win!! please email me, I will send you your moolah!	

Timestamp: 2010-07-30 14:48:08 UTC

Now da winnah for SUBMITTING to Bellarific friday is

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4-Colleen Wold you win!  please email me and I will send you your $20 in bella bucks	

Timestamp: 2010-07-30 14:50:33 UTC

The challenge this week was CHRISTMAS IN JULY!  How appropriate with our release!  Sit down with a cuppa java and enjoy the EYE CANDY!

Here’s what our BABES have come up with!

Lindabella used IZZY has a PREZZIE and made it into a Christmas card!

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Elaineabella used POLAR BEAR CIRCLE

Karen Motzabella used Mavis wears HOLLY .  This is our last week with Karen Motzabella as a BABE.. so sad but happy for Karen!! She is taking flying lessons and is gonna be our next Amelia Earhart! Mwah Karen.. Love you!

Danabella used POLAR BEAR CIRCLE

Jodibella used KING OF THE CANDY CANES

Jeaniebella used THEO GIVES A PREZZIE

Paulabella had a root canalabella and broke out in HIVESABELLA so please leave her a comment to feelbetterabella!  She used ILOVETOSHOPABELLA

CAN YOU BELIEVE HOW STUNNING???

now let’s take a looksee (is that how we spell it?) at da SISTAHOOD!

alexis used SANTA'S CLOTHES A DRYIN'

Amanda Reed used I EVEN LOVE THE BOX

Angela Pruisman used JINGLEBELLA

Angela Thomas used Polly Packages

Banumathy used SOCKAFELLABELLA

Catherine used POLLY PACKAGES

Colleen used SNOWBUNNYBELLA

Corey Galluzzo used SNOWFIGHT

Dawn Barghorn used MIRANDA the teacup girl

isabelle used COSMOBELLA

Jane Bracht used JINGLEBELLA

Kandi used GIFTY TREE

Kelly used WREATHABELLA

Kerri used I EVEN LOVE THE BOX

Lorie used SOCKAFELLABELLA

Lori T used SNOWMAN CIRCLE

Margo used EUNICE AND IRVING

mary used YOU DECORATE MY LIFE

Regan used CUPCAKE with a HOLLY ON TOP

Sandra used SOCKAFELLABELLA

Violet used ORNAMENT with HOLLY

now how is that for EYE CANDY???

now I am not sure if you HEARD but our Bellarific Babes are looking for a new FRIEND to join the rank of bella babeness..LOL.  If you think you are “babe worthy” and would love to be on our team, here’s whatcha gotta do

Submit your BESTEST cards by playing along with our challenges for all 4 weeks in AUGUST.  Since a babe requirement is submitting for Bellariffic friday’s, you’ll be getting your feet wet and showing off your creativity!  The BABEROONIS will choose the WINNAHS.. I am not getting involved..LOL.  The Winner and newest babe will be announced in September!

Next week’s theme is PAPER PIECING..

Don’t forget to post a comment on this post and our TERRIFIC TOOSDAY post here and you have a chance to win $20 in bella bucks!  Winners are announced the following TOOsday

Mwah sistahs.. have a GREAT weekend

Em

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why does the week go by so quickly???? First of all I have babbled to you all week.. you happy now or am I annoying with my posts? LOL

Guess what we are getting in da BELLA HOUSEHOLD??? Yup Paulabella and Jimafella will be driving to our house today to hand deliver two rescue kitties that Paula has been momma-ing for the past 2 months.  I couldn’t resist so yesterday I told paula that I wanted them.  So JASPER and EDWARD (lol) will be joining our family.  Tyler and Jayden are beside themselves.. Tyler I trust, Jayden I have to advise that she cannot pull any tails..LOL.

We will be having a BELLATASTIC release this wednesday July 28th for those of you NOT going to CHA to enjoy and it will last til August 4th so peeps coming HOME from CHA can enjoy!  WE ARE SO EXCITED.. there will be a FABBY giveaway and some AMAZING images.. so stay tooooned

Now for some winnahs from Bellarific Friday last week!

the WINNAH for COMMENTING is ($10 in bella buckeroonis)

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32- SHAWNE YOU WIN!! email me and we will arrange!

Timestamp: 2010-07-23 14:55:53 UTC

Now for da winnah for CONTRIBUTIN’

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Here are your random numbers:

8- Jenn you win! please email me and I will send you the $20 in Bella buckeroonis!

Timestamp: 2010-07-23 14:59:25 UTC

Ok FINNNNNALLLYY.. let’s see what people came up for BELLARIFIC FRIDAY TODAY! the theme is

ANYTHING BELLA OR STELLA.  Here we GOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Karen Motzabella used GLOBETROTTABELLA

Jeaniebella used STELLA DOING A BALANCING ACT

Danabella used  GRUMPABELLA

Lindabella.. YES I SAID LINDABELLA is a little HEALED and made up a card for us.. WOOHOO LINDA!  She used STELLA HAS HER FIX

Paulabella used Stella’s going a ‘shoppin

Jodibella used STELLA WITH AN OLIVE ON TOP

Elainabella used IPODABELLA

Are those GORGEOUS CARDS or what???

Now let’s look at the GORGEOUS cards from da SISTAHOOD!

Angela used KINIBELLA

Beth Scott used STELLA WITH AN OLIVE ON TOP

Catherine Groden used BRIDALPARTYBELLAS

Colleen Wold used CAKEABELLA

Dawn used PARKBENCHABELLA

Isabelle used HUGGYBELLAS

Kelly used BUBBLEBELLA (please welcome a new CONTRIBUTAH!)

Leslie used HUGGYBELLAS

Linda C used STELLA's CUPCAKE

Lori used I-Can't-See-a-thing-ABELLA

Margo used ECOBELLA

Maria used BEATRICE BELLBOTTOMS

Sandra used EXECUBELLA (please welcome a new sistah contributah)

Sheila used DAISYBELLA

Tanya used STELLA NEEDS A PREZZIE

so HOW IS DAT for some EYE CANDEE?  Amazing! love them all! great job sistahs!

Ok NEXT WEEK’S THEME before I forget..LOL and the little minibellas have to REMIND ME.. is CHRISTMAS IN JULY ( which will go VERY well with some of our release hint hint)

don’t forget to place a comment on THIS post to win some blog candy

Don’t forget to place a comment here for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks and if you send a contribution, you have a chance to win $20 in Bella bucks!

Mwah sistahs for a great weekend and I want to HEARRRR from you.. ya HEARRRRR?

Em

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I said to Jayden as we went in for her 5 year physical knowing that she was going to get her booster.  Tyler was busy chanting that he was SOOOO happy he was NOT getting a shot and I saw my little girl’s bottom lip quiver (I gave Tyler SEVERE EYE MAIL..LOL) .  When we were alone together the night before chatting outside (we do that almost every night) and Tyler and Ryan were at baseball practice she asked me if the needle would hurt.  I looked at her like she was CUH-RAZY (even though I am SCARED TO DEATH OF NEEDLES) and asked her if she ever heard of the BLA BLA BLAH medicine against a shot.  She said “no mommy”.. so I told her all about the BLABLA.  What IS the blabla medicine that takes away all needle pain you ask?  Well.. this is a very big secret but I allow you to use it with your kidlets too.  I told Jayden that as SOON as she knows the doctor is going to get the needle she MUST look at me and grab my hand.  When the doctor comes in she is NOT allowed to look at him (LOL) and we just look at each other and say BLA BLA BLA (like we are having a pretend conversation).. sometimes the blabla goes to a higher pitch (like when the needle goes in) and then by the time she got to the third BLA, I told her it was OVAH.. she couldn’t believe it!  She looked at me and said.. is it over?  I said yes… she made sure to tell me that it “STILL HURT” just so I acknowledge it.. and she took a lollipop and off she went while Tyler STILL made sure that we knew that he was happy he didn’t have a shot. LOL. and our doctor looked at Tyler and said “YOURRRRR TURNNNNNN”…LOL. (he was joking).. Tyler was PETRIFIED and I said to him.. “ya wanna do the blabla medicine?”.  He was NOT amused.

That’s one of my little nuggets of the day

Don’t forget BELLARIFIC FRIDAY this week is to use a BELLA or a STELLA!

Take a look at our TANTALIZING TOOSDAY special this week

Mwah to da sistahs who will start BLA BLA’ing ASAP

Em

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So it’s Sunday and Ryan is working and I am home with da kidlets. I like them to play “independently” at times (aka give mommy some alonnne time lol) so Tyler asked me if he can put on some face paint (devil theme) and I said yes and Jayden joined him upstairs.. Things were very quiet…. And down comes this MESS of a child I didn’t even recognize. He decided that ADDING water on top of the makeup would make things even NICER lol. This is what came downstairs
And then his sister posed proudly with him
Then we decided to go out for lunch and Jayden decided to dress herself ( she usually nevah matches). This one instance, because she matched albeit not really appropriate for 34 degree weather I allowed her to wear that out lol (legwarmers)
Just wanted to share how glamorous my life is lol.. I must say that we had fun.. Arts and crafts, backgammon.. You name it.
Hope you had as much fun
Mwah to da sistahs’ who can blog from their iPhone ( pardon the blurry iphone pictures)
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This week just FLEW by and I haven’t “seen” you in a long time.. no comments nada!  Are you there?  YOOOOOHOOOOOOO?

Ok enough of me whining.  I have a very special guest in Bellaland today.  It is MAKEESHA BYL all the way from Australia and a member of her design team from Quebec City.. They are SOOO lovely and I am SO proud to have them here!!

Let’s discuss WINNAHS from Last Week’s Bellarific Challenge (July 9th).  All of the entries were FANTABULOUS!!

Winnah of da COMMENTATIN’ SISTAHS:

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8- ROBIN MCK you win!  please email me and I will send you your $10 VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2010-07-16 14:48:37 UTC

Now for da WINNAH of $20 bella bucks for CONTRIBUTIN’

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Here are your random numbers:

6-Linda C you win $20 in BELLA BUCKEROONIS! please email me and I will send it to you!

Timestamp: 2010-07-16 14:51:42 UTC

OK now let’s get down to BIDNISS.  This week’s challenge was a BEEYOOTIFUL sketch created by Karen MOTZABELLA (who also came to visit me YESTERDAY!! How lucky am I?????)

So let’s see what da BABEROONIS have been up to!

Karen Motzabella used RUBY AND ROSE LULU

Danabella used BYE BYE GIRL

Paulabella used CHEFFA HUGGABUGG

Jodibella used PARTYGIRLABELLA

Jeaniebella used PERSEPHONE

Elaineabella used EXPECTAFELLABELLA

is that not AMAZING I CANDEEEE?
Let’s see what da SISTAHOOD came up with!

Alexis used TWINKLEFAIRY

Angela used STELLA LOOVES RIBBON

Catherine used MEREDITH THE TEACUP GIRL

Cindy used IZZY HAS A DAISY

Danni used TILLY THE TEACUP GIRL

Janet used COSMOBELLA

Jayne used TURTLE TOTS - SUMMER GIRLS

Jenn used MAVIS HAS A DAISY

Linda used Matilda MUFFINBREAD

Lori used Lulu's SLICE OF CAKE

Lori T. used JACKSON THE CHAMPION

Margo Smith used IVY KETTO

Maria used SUCK IT UP STELLA

Olga Vasilenko used BALLOON CIRCLE

Regan D'agostino used DAISY BALLOON

Shanna used HARRIET LULU

Now how’s DATTTT for I CANDEE??

Have a PHENOM weekend sistahs!!!  I miss you already.  don’t forget to place a comment and let me know you’re ALIVE!! I’ve BEEN WORRIED!! LOL.  (and you can win $10 in Bella Bucks! )

***** NEXT WEEK’S CHALLENGE IS TO USE A BELLA OR A STELLA ON YOUR CARD*****

Going sewing machine shopping tomorrow (ask me if i can sew..LOL)

Mwah to da sistahs who actually KNOW how to thread a needle..LOL

Em

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(1) this new book I just picked up from our bookstore called THE CRAFTER’S DEVOTIONAL (not the kindle edition..LOL).  This book looks like an amazing reference.  And it looks AMAZING on a bookshelf..LOL (isn’t that such a ME comment? but it’s trueeeeee).  It has art journaling prompts, coloring, knitting.. you name it.  I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! I am going to study it tonight.. will keep you posted.

(2) RED Z search engine.  OMG.. This is an AMAZING search engine that I just discovered (and of course am advertising on).  The great thing about this search engine is that it is a VISUAL search rather than text.  You can scroll by dragging the web page to the right or left or your scroll wheel on your mouse and you see the website HOME PAGE… LOOOVE this.. you MUST check it out just don’t click on my ad cuz I pay for it..LOLOL just kiddinK.  Please tell your friends about RED Z.. I personally think it is great!

Enjoy da GOODNESS

Mwah to da sistahs who LOVE that little red donkey on RED Z

Em

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it is a HOT HOT BALMY day in Toronto.. how’s the weather there? Things are crazy as usual around here.. not sure if I am coming or going!!  I have my BIG BLOOMS class tomorrow and I will be sure to share some of the cards once the class is done.. used some cute stamps if I do say so meself! LOL.  I am also preparing for our ART JOURNALING 101 class next week.    That should be FUN!  I can’t wait!

Other updates:  Wanted to let you know that the demo Isabelle Norris-abella had planned for this Saturday July 17th has been postponed to July 31. She is doing a PHENOM PHENOM make and take and demo so you have to come!!!

We have also received the brand new Basic Grey Olivia and Oliver collections.. OMG.. SOOO ADORABLE!

Here’s a little JILL SPROTTABELLA goodness for such a hot day 🙂  Enjoy!  She used the FACTS, THOUGHTS and TODAY MEMORY BLOCK

MWAH to da sistahs who are NOT melting..LOL

DONT FORGET BELLARIFIC FRIDAY SISTAHS!!
Em

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