Hiya sistahs! Sorry for the late post.. just trying to get my act togethah!  I am teaching a class this thursday night and saturday morning!  I have 13 students! YIKES!

Let’s get down to BIDNISSSSSS

Let’s see what our BABEROONIS did for last week’s challenge

Paulabella used our new MO collection STEPSISTERS

Lindabella used LULU’s WEDDING CAKE

Karen MOTZABELLA used STRUMMABELLA

Danabella used IZZIE HAS A BIRFDAY CAKE

Jeaniebella used GWENDOLYN LULU

Jodibella used TILLY the teacup girl

How’s DAT for gorgeousness??? HMMMM???

Now let’s see what da SISTAHOOD prepared for us!

Andrea Gourley used ELLA LOLLIPOP

Catherine Groden used IVY KETTO

Cheryl Rowley used KISS ME YOU FOOL

Cindy used TURTLE TOTS- SUMMER GIRLS

Deanna Woodland used FLUTTERBY HUGGABUGG

Jane Bracht used EMMA LULU

Janet Berezowecki used PHOEBE KETTO

Jayne Morgan used VALENTINA

Jeanette Smith used BELLA BABY BUBBLE BATH

Jennifer Bradley used HENRIETTA LULU

Kim used IMELDABELLA

Lori Brown used IZZIE HAS A PREZZIE

Lori Tecler used RUMBALL WITH CANDLE

Makeesha Byl used HANNAH LOLLIPOP

Margo Smith used HUGGYBELLAS

Pauline Godfrey used FUSCHIAS for LULU

Regan D'agostino used BALLOON CIRCLE

Robin Mckinley used SPRINGTINI

Shannon Guindon used GERTIE LULU

Sheila Veitch used HARRIET LULU

Tanya Fretz used SKETCHY WILDFLOWERS

Michelle Trotter used ETHAN LOLLIPOP

Rebecca Power used RUBY AND ROSE

Karen Daley used SOLID FUNKY DANDELION

Angela Pruisman used STELLA DIGS IT

Leslie Good used STELLA NEEDS A PREZZIE

Mary Clark used BESSIE LULU

Terri Dodd used BIRDIE HOUSE

Jessica Pranaitis used PACKITUPABELLA

How’s DAT for I CANDEEEE? HMMMM?? I love posting bellarific fridaymonday! LOL

Ok so here are the deets.. post a comment and you can win $10 in bella bucks.. if you submitted, you can win $20 in Bella bucks!!

This week’s theme: MOTHER”S DAY!

Happy creating

Mwah!

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Sistahs high and low and far and wide and up and down and side to side I wanted to thank you all for coming to visit da BOOF at Scrapfest.  It was an amazing event all in all.. It was great to see my customers/supporters/fans/friends all come and say hello.  Many of you came up to me and asked if I was the one who wrote this blog.. I kinda stuttered and wasn’t sure if I should answer cuz my lingo, my nutsiness, my idiosyncracies kinda like to stay anonymous.LOL . ME??? ANONYMOUS?? not so much.. NOT TODAY.. MAYBE TOMORROW..LOL

A few new bella fans asked if I worked at the booF and I said yes.. didn’t wanna divulge who the real owner was..LOL

Helenabella and DENABELLA and RUBYBELLA and Shelley S. and Penny P and Ann K helped us so much throughout the show and I want to TRULY thank you from the bottom of my heart.  It meant the world to me. Really also would like to thank Diane R. and Agnes for HOLDING the fort with DENA on Saturday!

I also want to really thank LINDABELLA, PAULABELLA, and PAULINEABELLA (Pauline, GET THAT BLOG GOING SISTAH!!!) for travelling so far just to be with me (or at least I can pretend.. I know they wanted to get some shopping done).. they worked sooo hard with their demos and were really truly a treat.  Our bellarific babe journey has really gotten us so close and to say that we are truly close friends and that I can depend on them for anything.. really. so THANK YOU!!!

Marjorea and Elaine, Thank you for making us your first stop once the “floodgates” opened.  Meant the world to me.  I hope you know that.

Regan, Deanna– NEED I SAY MORE? LOL

Andrea and KIMMIE From KRAFTIN KIMMIE rubbah came to visit

Ok now done with the thanking.. I am hoping there are new bella fans who will tune in to my trials and tribulations..LOL and of course enjoy the RUBBAH!

Now for an announcement: our very own DENABELLA has started her own blog!  She is an AMAZING talent and inspiration.. we have begun an art journal journey together and have enjoying it ever since.. her layouts are to die for and now she can share them publically by having her own PLACE to post.  OF course she is part of the BELLARIFIC SCRAPPING BABES so she is linked on my sidebar.  Please go over to her blog and post a comment welcoming her to da 20th century!!  it’s called A LITTLE SCRAP OF TIME and you must RUN there and comment! k.. PROMISE?!

tomorrow is bellarific FRIDAY on a MONDAY.. LOL and the theme for next week is MOTHER’S DAY! so start submitting!

MWAH!

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GOOOD MOOOOORNING sistahs! and a HAPPY RELEASE DAY TO YOU!!! You excited???? Well in order to celebrate our Mo Manning to our sistahood, I decided to have a 15% special using code welcomemo at checkout!  This special is for ONLINE ORDERS only please and there is no minimum order.. so have fun, get a cuppa java and ENJOY!

Our Design team has been sooooo verrrry busy with samples using the new images.. you may have seen them already but why not see them twice.. they are all that BEEYOOOTIFUL!

we gots da BELLAS:

ROLLABELLA

TIEDTHEKNOTABELLA

STRUMMABELLA

EXECUBELLA

Green Bean Baby has been HARD AT WORK!  Please meet

TABITHA the TEACUP GIRL

we also have TILLY the teacup girl

Let’s see what LULU has for us!

We gots:

Lulu’s CHERRYBLOSSOM tree

ANABEL LULU

Here’s PAULABELLA’s card

Lulu’s BIRTHDAY CAKE

GWENDOLYN LULU

LULU’s WEDDING CAKE

linda’s card

PREZZIES FOR LULU

LINDABELLA’s card

LULU’s SLICE o’ CAKE

Now for some SCRAPPY STAMPS… amazing AVERY LABELS, AND THOUGHT BLOCKS.. YUM!

you can find those in the new APRIL STAMPS section under “STAMPS”.. you will LOVE THEM!!! (dena is working on samples as we speak!!)..

Here are some new IZZZZZIIIIES!!!!

Izzie with a CHERRY ON TOP

Izzie has a BIRFDAY CAKE

And now for some of our new MOOOOOOOOO (not moo like the cow but MOOOOO as in MOW) stamps

Cinderella (check out her quote..).. I just love it and her and fairy tales in GENERAL!

here is PAULABELLA’s card!

ONE OF MY FAVORITE STAMPS EVAH! is the STEPSISTERS (and their sentiment).. the little one’s face is soooo veryyy mean and NAUGHTY.. the older one is TRYING to keep up!

JILL IS TWO reminds me of JAYDEN.. ALL THE TIME..LOL .. I am sure some of you can sympathize.   I would even send this to some of my girlfriends!

TOBY IS TWO reminds me of TYLER then AND now..LOL.. couldn’t resist

BYE BYE GIRL and BYE BYE BOY can be used in all different ways.. Love the DR. SEUSS sentiment that goes with her.  Here’s Linda’s card

here’s RUBY.. and I am ESPECIALLY in love with HER and her SENTIMENT (which is available on it’s own).. can you tell I am a DOCTOR SEUSS FAN?

and ANGELINA by MO? how could you resist that HAIR?? you can put our saying BAD HAIR DAY? with her..LOL

check out PATIENCE… look at the look of the CAT.. is that PRICELESS?!?!

last but not least is SO JAZZED.. is she not adorable? and BRONTE da doggie?  AMAZING!

So how’s DAT for a release? HMMM?  you likey? you LOVEY??

The 15% sale is on until Tuesday APRIL 20th

enjoy!

mwah!

****** I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO POST BELLARIFIC FRIDAY THIS FRIDAY.. IT WILL MOST LIKELY BE UP ON MONDAY DUE TO SCRAPFEST****** sorry sistahs 🙁

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sistahs,

WHO’S EXCITED for MANANA??? I AM!!!! Not sure when I will fit the release in between finishing off my make and takes for scrapfest (which are YUMMY) this friday.. but don’t you WORRY… it’ll happen!  Tomorrow is the HUGE release! and of course a little surprise :).. me thinks you will be happy!

Here’s a couple more cards made by our wonderfulest DT!

Danabella used TABITHA TEACUP

Jeaniebella made a card using our new LULU’s CHERRY BLOSSOM tree image

Karen MOTZABELLA used our NEW ROLLABELLA.. isn’t she GROOVY?

Lindabella used LULU’S FANCY PREZZIES in her beeeyootiful card

DRIVER BEWARE!  If you happen to see this license plate, you KNOW you GOTS TA MOVE.. ok?  Just get outta DA way and I promise no one will be hurt LOL… I have a bit of a lead foot ya know!

Also, REMEMBER the origin of the “NOT TODAY, MAYBE TOMORROW” punchline from a joke by Ty’s best friend Adam and I said that the size differential between the two was crazy? LOL and that Tyler was like HUH CHESTER HUH CHESTER HUH HUH HUH??? (bugs bunny).. you can find the original post here

Well, here’s a picture of Tyler and ADAM.. we went to the HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS over the weekend.. remember them?? I just lovvvvved them way back when and these kids just loved them as much as I did! so here is “huh” and here is “chester”.. LOL.. “HUH” (my Tyler) is the little one in the front..LOL

In my previous life, I was a consultant and trained people on Canada Customs policies etc.. I was always on the road and always made new friends with my clients.. Well I am UBER thankful for one of my clients recommending THE BEST coffee in Toronto in my humble opinion.  This is a little place you can miss if you blink.  It’s called JET FUEL and it is sooo wonderful.  I used to sneak there when I was pregnant (SHHHH).  The place has an eclectic clientele to say the least..LOL.. fun to people watch and they make the most wonderful, inexpensive Lattes.. YUM.. The first time I was there, I was prego and I said to them.. “do you have DECAF?”.. the BaristO said “WE DON”T DO DECAF”.. (LOL).. ok so I said the regular please.. then I asked if they had sweetner… and the BARISTO said “WE DON”T DO SWEETNER”.. LOL .. they just had natural sugar.. so Off I went with my soy latte, extra CAF, BRIMMING with SUGAH.. and had the best coffee evah.  I decided to take MY BFF and the kidlets there after the “Trotters” as the kids would say and the kids had a blast with this coffee “experience”… Of course I told my BFF not to ask for DECAF or SWEETNER..LOL (although they do have sweetner now).. and off we went back home all CAFFEINATED and happy :).  Here’s a picture of HUH and Chester again at the little table sharing some thoughts..

Ok, Off to prepare more Make N Takes… YOU GONNA BE AT SCRAPFEST?  HUH CHESTER HUG CHESTER HUH HUH HUH???

Mwah to da CHESTERS out there

Em

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hiya sistahs,

first I would like to tell you that I feel like releasing on THURSDAY rather than FRIDAY.. is that ok with you? LOL

I also have to tell you what Jayden said to me yesterday..LOL.  So Jayden and Tyler went grocery shopping last night and when I came home from work late last night she says to me “mommy, we bought ICE CREAM (i must add it is low fat yogurt LOL).. and I said, “that’s GREAT Jay!”.. so she says to me but you can’t have any cuz you are on a DIET (really? last time I checked my rear was still quite large..LOL).. I said ” ok Jay, i won’t have any because of my DIET.. Jay, do you know what a DIET is?” and she says “YES mom, it is when you can’t eat anything that you LOVE” Oh how correct that little one is… not even 5 and NAILED the concept..LOL.. is that cute or what?

Next is some new SNEAK PEEKS in case you haven’t hopped through our DT’s blogs.. OH ARE THEY YUMMALISH!  Have I mentioned that this is an amazing release???? HMMMM????

Paulabella used one of MO‘s new RUBBAH images named ANGELINA.. oh how I love her.  I have this “thing” for kids with funny hair..LOL.. and I JUST loved the STATIC that the balloons were generating.. so when I saw this image, I knew she had to be “OURS”.. good choice no?  It would go great to send to your girlfriends saying “BAD HAIR DAY”? LOL.. I just love her.. *sigh* and the new GIRL’S PAPERIE LINE that Paula used? OMG …

Danabella used our new TIEDTHEKNOTABELLA on her card.. just makes ya wanna get married ALLLL OVER AGAIN… (just ask RYAN..LOL he’ll SURELY agree)

Jodibella made a gorgeous card using our new EXECUBELLA.. how retro!

Are these not PHENOMALISH!?

Mwah to da sistahs whose favorite day is THURSDAYYYYYYY

Em

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How did you all guess who I am collaborating with?  LOL.. it couldn’t have been the title of my last post NOR my little hinty?  Well now that the cat is outta da bag.. let me show you what Lindabella used to celebrate the new MO-BELLA release.  This image will be available in RUBBAH on Friday April 16th.. his name is BYE BYE BOY and he comes with the DR SEUSS sentiment (“oh the places you’ll go”).. my favorite part of looking at a stamp that will be made is to find really great sentiments to go with them.. you will see some GOOD ones in this release!  I also love to make stamps versatile so even though it is a kidlet, it can apply to an “adult-let” (Mo coined that term and LOVE IT)

Every stamp I choose for Stamping Bella has some sort of meaning, or pulls a heart string of mine or evokes some sort of emotion.. Every single one of them.  When I look at Mo’s images, I can’t explain what I feel.  I revert back to my childhood..LOL.  I LOVE children’s books.. I can sit at a bookstore and read them all.  As a matter of fact, I was at the bookstore yesterday morning and read the most HILARIOUS book to Jayden.. I have recounted this story to anyone that came remotely in my direction..LOL .  this is the book.. but you have to read it with MY voice k?

Ok, so back to my MO.  Clearly after my little blurb above, you SEE how she and I are a perfect fit.  I am so lucky to have the artists I do.. they are really special and each one of them represents a different part of me.  I always say, if I only had the hands to draw, I would get rid of SO MUCH that is jumbling up in my brain..LOL.  Mo has the most WONDERFUL digital images EVAH.  Who can’t love them?  And for some people DIGI is the way to go!  But for lil ole me?  I like da RUBBAH.  DA REAL RUBBAH you can touch and sniff and hug (LOL).  So what bettah combo than having mo’s images in rubbah?  We hit it off right away and a DEFINITE friendship has flourished from it.  She is so wise, so business savvy.. amazing!  So for this week, we will have I intended to release 4 of Mo’s images.  But if you know me.. 4 just won’t do.. so we have 10 Mo’s coming sistahs! and it will be a monthly thing, RIGHT MO? LOL

We have 4 bellas being released too.. and they are AWESOME.. we also have LULU’s .. we have TEACUP GIRLS.. OMG.. you will all freak and some SCRAPPY STAMPS.. this is one of our LARGEST releases EVAH.. you excited?  cuz I AM!

Now for some winnahs!

the winnah of a $30 BELLA VOUCHAH for posting on our “hint” blog about who our next artist is, is……

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

6- DAWN BEERY-- you win!  please email me your deets and I will send over a voucher!

Timestamp: 2010-04-12 18:44:50 UTC

NOW FOR WINNAHS of bellarific friday

the winner of $20 for CONTRIBUTING to bellarific friday is

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

4- JANA WEAVER you win! please email me for me to send you the $20 voucher!

Timestamp: 2010-04-12 18:46:53UTC

Now for the $10 vouchah for “commentating”

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

 1- LYNN MILLS! YOU WIN!!! please email me and I will hook you up!

Timestamp: 2010-04-12 18:47:57 UTC

OMG.. SO MUCH TO DO.. and SO LITTLE TIME!  Still planning (LOL) scrapfest.. working away on make n takes etc.. it’s gonna be fun! Plus I get to see PAULABELLA AND LINDABELLA!! me so happy!

Ok sistahs gotta go ship, cut rubbah, package, answer phones, play and create

Mwah!

Em

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so here’s a HINTYpoo for who our newest COLLABORATION is with.. which artist decided to travel with me.. who decided to entrust me with her images….who wanted to have FUN.. and who has become a real friend…

Ok so here’s the hint… she rhymes with ROW’S MIPITAL STENCIL…

Post a blog comment on this post and you can win a $30 gift certificate to maybe use to buy her images on Friday???

post a comment with your guess on who she is and don’t follow my MANTRA not today maybe tomorrow cuz it ENDS TOMORROW night at midnight.  Monday will be the REVEAL!

don’t forget to also post a comment on our BELLARIFIC FRIDAY post below to win $10 in BELLA BUCKS!

mwah to da sistahs who GUESS the right artist and who post a comment TODAY and NOT TOMORROW!

P.S. NEXT WEEK’S THEME FOR BELLARIFIC FRIDAY IS “ANYTHING GOES”.. SUBMIT YOUR BESTEST BELLA CARDS.. it’s release day next Friday!

Em

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and this is the SECOND time I had to post this.. I lost everything!!! So you know what I feel like saying?

“NOT TODAY, MAYBE TOMORROW” for this post…  but I am PERSEVERING!

You will be so EXCITED on Monday as I am venturing on a collaborative effort with an artist already known in our industry and you will be SOOOO excited! I will be giving the first hinty on Monday!

No time to blab unfortunately cuz I am SWAMPED :(… have been burning the candle at both ends for the last 2 weeks and for next week as well for SCRAPFEST on Friday!  It’s gonna be so much fun and Paulabella and Lindabella will be doing make n takes on Saturday!  and I will be doing make and takes on Friday! so don’t forget to pass by BOOTH #100 to say HI!

The sketch for this week is

Now let’s see what da BABEROONIS came up with

Karen Motzabella used JACKSON THE CHAMPION

LINDABELLA used HEARTY PLANT FOR LULU

Danabella used DAISY VW

Jodibella used GRATTY TUDE

Paulabella used BEE BEE BITTYBLOOM

Jeaniebella used HAPPY NEIGHBORHOOD

AMAZING AY? (Canadian term= U.S. HUH?)

Now for the SISTAHOOD

Cindy used CATCH OF THE DAY

Ebru used HAPPY FLOWERS

Gaby used I-wish-i-looked-so-good-on-a-bikeabella

Jana Weaver used miniwagonbella

Jayne Morgan used ELLA LOLLIPOP

Jennifer used IVY Ketto

Jenn Mcmillan used BEERAFELLA

Lori Tecler used SUPERTYLER

Margo Smith used JACKSON the CHAMPION

Martina used YOU ARE UNIQUE

Mary Clark used CRAFTY HUGGABUGG

Nancy used VALENTINA

Regan used HOLLY IN JAR

Shannon Guindon used TURTLE TOTS-BAKER

Sheena Brooks used GRILLAFELLA

Sheila used MARTHA LULU

Silke used AMIMALS TURTLE

Siobhan used MAISY

Tanya Atkisson used SCISSORBELLA

Jenn Borjeson used ELLA LOLLIPOP

Amazing OUI OUI?

don’t forget to place a comment to earn $10 in Bella bucks!

Mwah to da sistahs who can’t wait til MONDAY

Em

PS.. I FORGOTTED next week’s theme is ANYTHING GOES! Submit your bestest BELLA CARD as we have the release next week and don’t want any limits!

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Not today, maybe tomorrow..  😛

Mwah to da sistahs who get my jokes

Em

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dear sistahs,

I am SOOO thrilled that everyone was SOOOO worried about my health yesterday whilst (love that word) I was hyperventilating and choking over new goodies.. I coulda been HOSPITALIZED ya know!  So a lot of sistahs  read my blog,  came in throughout the day demanding to see the goods that made me choke and I kindly reminded them that I  mentioned I was ILL yesterday from all the goodness and they all “forgotted” to ask me how I was.. 🙁 LOL.. it’s ok, I love PAYPAH more than me too 🙂

So here are some winnahs from last bellarific friday

$20 BELLA BUCKS WINNAH for contributing to BELLARIFIC FRIDAY GOES TO

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

11- SHANNON GUINDON! YOU WIN!!! please email me and I will send you the voucher!	

Timestamp: 2010-04-07 19:30:33 UTC

now for da BELLARIFIC COMMENTATOR:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

1- SHEENA B! YOU WIN $10 in BELLA BUCKS! please email me and I will send you your voucher!

Timestamp: 2010-04-07 19:30:33 UTC

Now for the cute story 🙂

So my darling LITHPY tyler (that’s my Tyler with a LISP) has a BFF named Adam.  Adam and Tyler have known eachother since they were 3 ish and his mom and I are BFFFFs’ like soul sistahs.  So my BFF happens to produce these GINORMOUS children (her husband is 6’5 ish) (which has NOTHING to do with the story BTW) anyway I am an AVID Bugs Bunny watcher.. I think I know every episode.. well the one with the two dogs (OMG I hope it is from BUGS BUNNY) where one is a little annoying one, and one is gigantic.. the little one keeps asking questions to the big one saying “huh Chester, Huh Chester, HUH HUH HUH?” and the bigger dog gets so annoyed with the little one and says “AHHH SHADDDAP”.. Ever see that one?  Well if you ever saw the interaction between Tyler and Adam, you would be reminded of these 2 dogs as tyler is the little one and Adam is the giant..LOL ..

Ok on with the story .. Adam tells me a joke one day and he just KILLLLLS himself laughing and I don’t remember the joke but I DO remember the punchline.. and he said it in a sing song voice.. “NOT TODAY… MAYBE TOMORROW”… So now this has become an inside joke everywhere I go..LOL.. I speak to his mom and ask her if we should try a new diet.. she says “not today.. maybe tomorrow”.. you will see how FUNNY it is at how many situations this little statement applies to.. we LOL all day.. I ask dena if she packed an order… “not today maybe tomorrow”..  I have been waiting for my car for 5 days to be ready and dena just asked me if I am getting my car.. and guess what I said??? LOL Ok so maybe this is a BORING story but if you wanna hear how it SOUNDS.. you gotta call me and I will sing song it to you n’k?

Ok don’t forget BELLARIFIC FRIDAY THIS WEEK it’s a SKETCHYPOO

oh and did I mention a release?  A RELEASE?  YESSS I SAID A RELEASE!  Next friday.  AMAZING FANTABULOUS AMAZINGOUS PHENOMALISHOUSNESSES RELEASE.. Oh and a surprise NEW ARTIST.. YUP you will be in SHOCKABELLA

Mwah to da sistahs who say NOT TODAY MAYBE TOMORROW..LOL

Em

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