October 19, 2009 Stamping Bella 11 Comments

One DOWN and One to GO! and a special TWINCHIE LAUNCH

Hiya sistahs!

Well the Creativ Festival has come and gone and was a great success! We would like to extend a special thank you to all of our current customers who came to show us their support.. we are eternally grateful. We would also like to thank all of da NEW sistahs who came to visit and did some make and takes with me on Friday all day and with Paulabella and Lindabella on Saturday. It was amazing!! I would also like the chance to thank our very own Denabella, Helenabella, and Shelleybella and Ryanafella for all their hard work in making this happen. It was a lot of work but well worth the results. So thank you so much to all of you for making this event AMAZING!

Now on to the next show! LOL. We will be having a booth this weekend at the very SAME location.. the event is called THE NATIONAL WOMEN’S SHOW. Ryan and I visited last year and had such an amazing time! Food, Botox (LOL), teeth whitening, perfume, resorts.. you name it, it was at this show. Even the curly haired products I use will be showing there as well! (so I can get ALL my shopping done..sshhhhh). If some of you did not have the opportunity to see Ryan’s new line coming to the forefront at the Creativ Festival, you will be sure to see it at the show.. we will be launching some products there so stay tuned! you will not be disappointed!

So Lisa at Inchie Arts has been kind enough to allow me to exclusively release a new product! (thank you so much Lisa!) and we are SOOOO excited to have this product! Inchies are the CUTEST things EVAH. I have become completely addicted to them. AND I MEAN COMPLETELY!!

We carry the inchie protective sleeve where each pocket fits one (you KNOW I love CONTAINERS..lol and this is the CUTEST container EVAH!!).. and I was DETERMINED to FILL it. Pronto. So here is a little sampling of it

here is a picture of the full page (unfortunately not a great picture)

Aren’t these the cutest things EVAH???? these are all stamps from the KETTO clothesline collection

the most “magical” part of an inchie is that it makes you think in a different way. It makes you look at your current stamp collection in a different way. You start seeing different parts of the stamps that you would like to “capture”.. it really is an amazing thing. For instance, our very own Lori Brown used an inchie to capture LOTTIE AND GUSSIE’s face. It was the cutest thing EVAH!

Now for da TWINCHIES (how cute is that name?). A Twinchie is a two inch piece of museum quality matboard. This is NOT chipboard. This is an amazing material. It is a a beautiful quality that accepts any medium; copic, watercolor, colored pencil and mineral spirits.. you name it, it accepts it.

Just to prove how much that museum matboard can ‘accept” check out Paula’s card using our BEAUTIFUL definition block and FLOWER BOTTLES stamp. Not only did Paula use mineral spirits and ink but she coated the whole TWINCHIE in crackle glaze! now if it accepts that, it can accept anything :). I love the dimension both the inchies and the twinchies give to a card.. absolutely amazing!

The twinchies will be available with our OCT 30th release!! HOW EXCITED AM I?!

mwah to da sistahs who are loving da TWINCHIE

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October 13, 2009 Stamping Bella 3 Comments

some WINNAHS! and the new THEME for Bellarific Friday

Hiya sistahs! I hope that all of my Canadian sistahs had a great Thanksgiving. We actually hibernated and cut and packaged and cut and packaged RUBBAH around the kitchen table… it was crazy! We were all in our PJ’s on Saturday Sunday AND MONDAY.. when I emerged today, I actually had to BLINK like a BAT when I saw the sun..LOL. We had QUITE a system going around my table.. I was cutting the RUBBAH, Ryan was packaging the RUBBAH, tyler was PRICING da RUBBAH and Jayden was putting them into big bags.. It was QUITE a SIGHT! LOL

Well, I am waiting for the new rubbah to arrive… so excited for this new release!! We are releasing the rubbah at the show (keep fingers crossed) and then online on OCT 30th! Hope you can join us!

Now for some WINNAHS

For BELLARIFIC SATURDAY just passed:

CONTRIBUTING WINNING SISTAH is:

#11: MONIKA DAVIS! please email me and you will receive a $20 BELLA BUCKS VOUCHER!

PEANUT GALLERY COMMENTING SISTAH WINNAH IS:

#6: LESLIE G!!! you are da WINNAH! Please email me your deets and we will arrange your $10 in Bella buckeroonis!

MAKEUP DISASTAH blog candy winnah! LOL.. I read them all and couldn’t decide who should win so I had to ask my handy RANDOM picker.. omg.. still thinking about them makes me chuckle (NEVER USE THAT WORD BUT SOUNDED SOOOO APPROPRIATE)

#7 BRENDA MARTIN!! You are da winnah! lol on the deodorant *ahem* hair spray story! here is Brenda’s funny makeup disaster story

This is not really about makeup but …… I was running late for work one morning and quickly showered and blew my hair dry then back to my bedroom to get dressed. Now this is back in the 80’s where aersol was product of choice and grabbed the can sitting on my dresser. Started spraying my underarms and OMG………..the burning pain was unbelievable. I looked at the can and seen that I accidently grabbed the hair spray. I run to the bathroom to wash and figure it should be fine. However, all day at work with body heat my underarms are burning. I get home and check to see and they were flaming red. Needless to say as the next few days passed I lost layers of skin, were extremely sensitive and could not even wear deodorent.

This is the type of antics that happen to me weekly that between my family, friends/co-workers they are now labelled Brenda…isms”. They assure me I would have a Number 1 Best Seller if I were to ever write a book on all the …ism’s I have.

Ok, all the colors are driving me MENTAL.. so here’s the challenge for NEXT FRIDAY ( a week from friday sistahs).. I have to skip a weel cuz of the show and there is a next one next weekend but i will TRY MY BESTEST TO POST!!

Next challenge is ANYTHING with NATURE— FLOWERS, any stamp you can interpret as having to do with “Nature” goes.. so use your imaginations and I expect a PHENOM turnout with even PHENOMALER (is that a word?) cards!!

Emailed image is due FRIDAY OCT 23d.. email to emily@stampingbella.com

MWAH SISTAHS!!

p.s. had to sneak in more colors..LOL

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October 10, 2009 Stamping Bella 52 Comments

Bellarific SATURDAY!! and our next challenge!

Hiya sistahs! Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian contingency!

Here is a short and sweet post for today’s challenge. Not many participants.. next week I expect all of you to stamp your ‘ART (get it? instead of HEART??) out!

I will announce the winnahs of our blog candy MAKEUP post below ( you still have a chance to enter) and our Bellarific Saturday (this week only) winnahs on TUESDAY!

Tyler, Jayden, Ryan, my sister in law from Montreal, Tara, and I are all sitting around the kitchen table packaging, indexing and pricing stamps for the show! We are SOOO Excited!! We will also be featuring a BRAND NEW LINE at the show before we post it online on OCT 30th! YES OUR NEXT RELEASE IS ON OCT 30th sistahs so stay TOONED and if you come to the show, you will be able to see/purchase in person!!

Ok, enough blabla.. LOL

Our theme this past week was “ANYTHING BABY”. Let’s see how our BELLARIFIC BABES interpreted the challenge!

DANABELLA used MY BEARY BEST FRIEND

Jeaniebella used BABYNURSEABELLA

Joannabella used TEDDYBELLA

Karen MOTZABELLA used BELLA BABY BUBBLE BATH

LINDABELLA used KETTO’s CLOTHESLINE with some elements from the BABY LINGERIE kit (which can also be used on inchies). She also used elements from the BABY FOOD AND BOTTLE SET by Ketto for some thank you notes!

MEAHNIBELLA used BABY BUTTERCUP

PAULABELLA used the MUMMY THE WITCH AND THE PIRATE in her project!

SARAHBELLA used our new PEPPERMINT CREATIVE stamps HOLEY SCALLOPY BORDERS

Shannanabella is out of commission 🙁 she is very ill.. please send your good wishes her way and make her feel ALL BETTAH!!!

How’s DAT for da BABEROONI EYE CANDEEEEE????

Now let’s take a looky at da WONDERFUL and TALENTED sistahood!

Angela Pruisman used ALL BUMMED OUT BABY

Gaby Duclos used TAKE A STAND MAYA

Jane Bracht USED PANDA

Janet Rossi USED BABYFELLABELLA

Jessica Willison USED FRIENDS IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES

Laura Onosato used EXPECTAFELLABELLA

Leslie Good used MY BEARY BEST FRIEND

Lisa Henke used TEDDYBELLA

Mary Clark used AMIMALS GIRAFFE

Michele Ghent used MY BEARY BEST FRIEND

Monika Davis used BELLA BABY BUBBLE BATH

Tammy Hershberger used BELLA BABY HANGING BUNDLE

Terri Dodd used TEDDYBELLA

now how’s DAT for some EYE CANDEEEEEE? LOL

LOVED the entries this week and every week! I hope you enjoy them!

If you have submitted a card and I have not posted it for this week, please email me and I will try my bestest to put it up!

Remember that all contributors have a chance to win $20 bella bucks and all commentators get a chance to win $10 in bella bucks!!

Enjoy your weekend sistahs!

MWAH!

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October 8, 2009 Stamping Bella 11 Comments

My feet are cold.. LOL

what a way to start a post.. but you know me.. there is no FILTER from the brain to the mouth.. and my feet really are cold (lol). When do you think I should stop wearing FLIPFLOPS? LOL

Today is a great day.. posted lots of goodies online.. lots of stuff in the specials section and now will show you a coupla samples I labored over 🙂

I have to tell you whenever my Lindabella and Paulabella come to visit and teach I am SOO inspired. People may think their look is hard to achieve but if you just sit with them and take a class you would be SHOCKED at how well you can do. Their techniques are achievable and they teach you all you need to know! Now will yours look EXACTLY like theirs? probably not..LOL.. they are in a league of their own in terms of coloring but is it achievable? YES! Our Bellarific Babes are absolutely AMAZING each and every one of them.. their talent cannot be beat.. I am SO lucky. I know I always mention that but I really really am!

Here is a little card I came up with using CONFUSED CHRISTMAS cat by Christy Croll.. this is a TYPICAL Christy Stamp and her sense of humor… LOL

I used the confused Christmas cat image, JILLIBEAN SOUP polkadotty paper, and American Crafts ribbon (LOVE IT)

I have also been working on make and takes for the Creativ Festival.. so next Friday we will be featuring our INCHIES on a card.. we used our HEARTY CUPCAKE inchie and sentiment on one of the cards and on the other card we used something SPECIAL.. something NEW… something that will be EXCLUSIVE TO BELLA for a little while… Can you see what the new thing is in this image??

so do you see something NEW on the left?

Let’s see what else our BABES have been up to!

Danabella made a card using HAPPY NEIGHBORHOOD, the MUMMY the WITCH and the PIRATE

Jeaniebella made a card using NO FAIR GIRL and BEERAFELLA

Joannabella made a card using PERCOLATOR CIRCLE

Karen Motzabella made a card using our BALLOON CIRCLE and IF YOU OBEY ALL THE RULES

Lindabella made a card using STELLA NEEDS A PREZZIE and COCO has a CUPPYCAKE..

Meahnibella made a card using BIRDS DECORATING TREES and ATTITUDY CATS

Paulabella made a card using KETTO’s POT O FLOWERS and ROW OF PUMPYKINS

Sarahbella made a gorgeous MINI BOOK that made it to the #1 spot on 2 PEAS! Way to Go Sarah! (and I know there are some of our definition stamps in there )

Shannanabella has been under da WEATHAH so leave a comment on her bloggypoo to make her feel bettah!

I have also posted some NEW DOTS COLLECTIONS that will be featured at the show as well!

TRICK OR TREAT MIX

Bella Dots Mix MONET

Bella Dots mix WISTERIA LANE

Bella Dots mix JACK FROST

BELLA DOTS MIX CHIC

BELLA DOTS MIX NATURE'S ELEMENTS

BELLA'S DOT MIX GOODY GOODY GUM DROPS

BELLA DOTS MIX NEAPOLITAN

Bella DOTS MIX STARS AND STRIPES

There is also a NEW DESIGN tshirt available in our CLOTHING section. (we will be constantly updating this section with new designs).. what a great GIFTY!

CraftyBella tshirt

PLease don’t forget BELLARIFIC SATURDAY this week!! The theme is BABY.. any sketch, any layout! due FRIDAY NIGHT! email me at emily@stampingbella.com

Mwah to da sistahs who are smart enough to wear SOCKS.

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October 6, 2009 Stamping Bella 5 Comments

real men CAN stamp! and da sketch for da WEEK!

Hiya sistahs!

hope you had a wonderful weekend. We had a WHIRLWIND in bellaland.. it was INSANE.. NON STOP… I just wanna sleep and relish every moment I had. We had Lindabella and Paulabella in to teach their classes and it was OUTSTANDING.. every time I sit with them I am just a sponge.. not only do I take their classes but I just love to watch them work. The talent that OOZES from them is almost unbearable to watch..LOL! just kiddinK. We have become so close over the last little while and for that I am SO thankful. Paulabella and Lindabella will be working at the CREATIV Festival with us.. we will be at booth # 125. They will be there all day on Saturday just sharing their talent with everyone who wants to come and watch! I know that Paulabella is coming on the weekend of November 15th again to teach her fan club here in Bellaland and we are trying to convince Lindabella to come back too! One sure way Paula knows how to “get” her is by “threatening” that SHE will teach the COPIC class here..LOL. So be sure for an update that Lindabella WILL be joining us that weekend for classes.

Just to prove what a great time we had, here are a couple of pictures 🙂

I toldja that REAL MEN can STAMP!!! (doing our make and take)

Diannabella manning the make and take fort! Thanks di!

Diane and Sheryl.. Ahem the TROUBLEMAKERS in the class but they look OH SO INNOCENT 😉

Paula, ANOTHAH troublemaker in the back of Linda's class.. and DANA coloring! and this is the first time I have seen our very own Galit so FOCUSED on her project! MWAH Galit!

Lindabella instructing Shellybella!

I just realized I have no pictures from PAULA”S CLASS!! OMG.. we’ll make up for it next time 🙂

Also, since i am a day late on the BELLARIFIC FRIDAY CHALLENGE this week, you have until FRIDAY NIGHT to submit your cards to me (emily@stampingbella.com). THE THEME FOR THIS WEEK IS ANYTHING BABY

Now for some WINNAHS from last week’s Bellarific Friday

Now for the WINNAH of the PEANUT GALLERY COMMENTS:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

26-

Tracy Cornhill Says:
October 4th, 2009 at 1:52 pm eWow! Great job everyone ! What a great display of talent!

Timestamp: 2009-10-06 15:01:00 UTC

TRACY PLEASE EMAIL ME AND I WILL SEND YOU A $10 BELLA BUCKS voucher!

Now for da WINNAH for submissions:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

1-ANGELA PRUISMAN! you have won $20 in BELLA BUCKS! please email me

Timestamp: 2009-10-06 15:04:50 UTC

Thats it for today!

hope you have a great day 🙂

MWAH!

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October 2, 2009 Stamping Bella 42 Comments

Da BeLlArIfFic FrIdAY iS Here!

Hiya sistahs! well we are back from the “award ceremony” and guess what the BESTEST mom did?

she forgot her camera… GRRRRR..

So anyway, here we are.. bellarific friday.. have a store full of sistahs and I escaped to my computer.. no one will notice….

I would like to announce a new amazing Bellarific Babe who will be completing our team. Her name is JEANIE WITMER and she is just amazing! I have to say we have da best group around.. da best sistahs around.. well, just the best of everything really. Please make a stop at her blog and show her some lovin’.. k? Show her how POWERFUL da sistah’s are. All you have to really say is “hi”.!

Ok.. so the theme for this week’s bellarific friday was HALLOWEEN or FALL.. a little break from the sketches to allow for some creative freedom! I hope you all enjoyed it and if you don’t see your card up and you have sent it to me, please feel free to email it to me and you will go into the draw for $20 in bella bucks. If you place a comment, you also have a chance to win $10 in bella bucks!

So let’s just see what our babes have been up to this week 🙂 Grab a cuppa java and enjoy!

JEANIEBELLA used SPOOOOKY STELLA

Danabella used the MUMMY the WITCH and the PIRATE

Joanne Basile used MATILDA MUFFINBREAD

KAREN MOTZABELLA used SPOOOOKY STELLA

LINDABELLA used CHEFABELLA

MEAHNIBELLA used BEWITCHEDATUDE

Paulabella used ROW OF PUMPYKINS

SARAHBELLA used our HAPPINESS definition block and EVERYDAY MOMENTS SCRAPPY WORD STAMP

SHANNANABELLA used LITTLE WITCHY

and our SPOOOKY stamp as a background!

So how’s DAT for DA babes?

Now let’s go with our SISTAHOOD!

Angela Pruisman used MONSTAH BASH

Angela Thomas used BELINDA BUMBERBOOTS

christine dol used SPOOOOKY STELLA

Colleen Wold used WITCHYBELLA

emily davis used THE MUMMY THE WITCH AND THE PIRATE

Gaby Duclos used LITTLE WITCHY

Janet Rossi used LITTLE WITCHY

Leslie Good used LITTLE WITCHY

Leslie Wittenberg used the MUMMY THE WITCH AND THE PIRATE

Lori Brown used TWINKLE FAIRY

Lorie Haines used BEWARE HOUSE

Lori Tecler used WITCHYBELLA

Margo Smith COSMOBELLA

Monika Davis used WITCHYBELLA

rebecca power used BRANCHING OUT OWLIES

shannon bracken used BEWITCHEDATUDE

Tammy Hershberger used MONSTAH BASH

Tracy Cornhill used BEDBUG HUGGABUGG

Valerie Johnson used WITCHYBELLA

So sistahs.. how’s DAT as a launch to da WEEKEND?!

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey da WITCHES

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October 2, 2009 Stamping Bella 32 Comments

a few things to say (lol.. as if you are surprised) and some BLOG CANDY!

Hiya sistahs!!

first a reminder to send your Bellarific Friday submissions by tomorrow morning 🙂 (send to emily@stampingbella.com). I am not loading until the afternoon cuz my little Tyler is receiving an award in school that we have to attend.. a reward for the most adjusted in a new school. I am so thrilled for my little one!

We are VERY busy in Bellaland these days trying to prepare for our upcoming show at the CREATIV FESTIVAL and the NATIONAL WOMEN’s SHOW. It’s our first jaunt on the road and are so excited!! So won’t you join us from near and far and in between? will you? huh? huh? will you? Our booth is built.. our make and takes are prepared (Paulabella and Lindabella will be demoing all day Saturday October 17th) How exciting is THAT? so if you don’t really want to visit Ryan, Dena, Helen and I.. then at least come say hi to Paula and Linda..LOL! (just kidding.. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULDN”T WANNA SEE RYAN?? ).. we have other great make and takes being planned.. one different one on each day!

2 of these (actually a different one for the second one) will be greeting you at the booth too! She is life size and even gives autographs! LOL

Another piece of news in Bellaland is that we have a brand new stamping teacher! She is so talented, innovative, current and just a joy to be around! You will LOVEY her! I PROMISE!!! She has already led some Java Wednesdays at the store and everybody fell in love with her! Her Name is Shelley!

This is Shelley hard at work for the show assembling our brand new DOT mixes that will be featured at the show! You will love them AND her!

Can you tell we are excited!?

Another yummy thing is that as you all know we have been working on developing www.scrappingbella.com . Well, it’s finally in the final development stages! Go take a look there and tell me what you think of our little sample of our new design!

Ok now for another little funny story…

Note the lip gloss lodged in this “potted plant” (these little paper flowers will be giveaways at the show that our Shelley made for us).. This little lip gloss looks innocent right?

how cute is this pot? at the center of each flower is a bella pin 🙂

its there its there.. see it with the JK?

So this is the scoop on the lip gloss. I went to target in Buffalo and I am always in the makeup department… and almost always lost in the lip gloss department. I am ADDICTED to lipgloss.. but it has to look natural.. it can’t be sticky (MAC) cuz if it is sticky then my hair gets stuck to it.. then i walk around with hair on my cheek.. you get the picture.. it ain’t PURTY. So this lip gloss called out my name. I read the box it came in and it said that it was clear when applied and then promised to “react” with your skin and assume your lip tone.. so basically it promised to enhance the NATURAL tone of my lip. It also promised to not be sticky. WHAT MORE could a sistah want?? a stickiless, neutral shiny yummy lipgloss right?

So I bought it and put it in my purse. One day at the office I found it in my purse and decided to put it on. So I slathered it on. Felt minty and yummy and STICKY FREE on my lips. AND I FORGOT ABOUT IT. Sure enough our lovely Laurie P. came in the store to shop (Hi Laurie!) and all I hear is “WHOOOOAAAA BABBBBBBY”. I stared at her a little puzzled, I must say and asked her what was wrong?! She says to me, ” YOUR LIPS!!!!” and I casually say.. “it’s the NEW LIPGLOSS “.. ” ISN”T it GREAT?” Laurie says.. “YA” (but did NOT sound convincing). So I quietly snuck to the bathroom to take a looksy and what do I see? THESE FLORESCENT PURPLE SMACKERS staring at me in the face. OMG OMG OMG. I was MORTIFIED!! I took toilet paper and WIPED it off promptly and was so embarassed to re-enter bellaland. But I did.. with my head hanging low.. LOL and of course WITHOUT the PERFECT lipgloss.

So here’s your chance at some BLOG CANDY ($25 in blog candy) to buy WHATEVER you would like! Do you have any funny makeup stories? Any products that promised one thing but didn’t come out exactly as promised?? If so, leave a comment with the story to make the sistahs laugh. I will close this contest next Tuesday Oct. 6th

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey da NEUTRAL lipgloss 🙂

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September 29, 2009 Stamping Bella 10 Comments

Another reason to CELEBRATE?

Hiya sistahs,

I wanted to announce da WINNAH of da BLOG CANDEEEE from last BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!

NUMBAH 22 from da ENTRIES has won!

MEGAN LOCK! You are da winnah of 20 BELLA BUCKS!

NUMBAH 28 from da PEANUT GALLERY COMMENTS has won!

LISA HENKE! YOU WIN 10 BELLA BUCKS!

Please email me sistahs and I will send your vouchers out (I forgotted to cut and paste the RANDOM numbers.. forgive me!)

So I decided to play around with our new DEFINITION STAMPS by PEPPERMINT CREATIVE and I went NUTS! Who says you always have to have an IMAGE as your focal point? HMMMM? I also used our new OCTOBER AFTERNOON papers from the REPORT CARD COLLECTION (click on the MORE IDEAS button to see the backs of the paper)! I will be uploading the rest of the collection and the FARM FRESH collection! SO YUMMY! I also used our SILK RIBBON collection (which I will be posting too… the silk ribbon is so soft and yummy and romantic. Will be putting it on line shortly too!

ALSO.. DON”T FORGET bellarific friday this week.. no sketch just a fall/halloween bella theme!