Hiya sistahs. I hope you enjoyed my little Jayden’s love story in the post below..LOL.  Thank goodness she can’t read cuz I would be in BIIIG trubble (in case you are new here, I know that TRUBBLE is spelled wrong.. it just feels good to write TRUBBLE..LOL).

So this week’s Bellarific Friday’s theme was POLKADOTS BIG OR SMALL WE LOVE THEM ALL!

I just love da polkadots.. and I love the entries we have received this week and we have some new sistahs joining us!! MWAH to da new sistahs

So let’s see what da BABEROONIS have created for our polkadotty challenge:

Karen MOTZABELLA used FLUTTERY LOLLIPOP

Joannabella used LUNA HUGGABUGG

Lindabella used SAVVYSHOPPABELLA

Jodibella used IZZIE HAS BALLOONS

Jeaniebella used FABBY

Paulabella used BABOO’S OWL

Danabella used KETTO’S POT O’ FLOWERS

How is THAT for I candee?  I wanted to let you all know that Meahnibella is no longer with the Bellarific team.. we wish her luck and happiness and send lots of hugs to South Africa!! Mwah sistah!

Now let’s take a looky at what da SISTAHOOD came up with!

Alexis Clare used MONSTAH BASH

Angela Pruisman used BUTCH AND MIMI

Carolyn Wolf used KING OF THE WILD THINGS

Dawn Barghorn used YOU"RE MY NUMBER ONE A BELLA

Donna Macdonald used CAKEABELLA

Ebru Vatansever used IZZIE HAS A DAISY

Gaby Duclos used ELIZABELLA

Jane Bracht used BEERAFELLA

Jeanette Smith used ADDY is a CUPCAKE DIVA

Joanne Burton used SHOWERBUGG

Krista Vantol used YOU ARE UNIQUE

Linda Carson used STELLA'S CUPCAKE

Lori Brown used ELLA LOLLIPOP

Lori Tecler used LATTEBELLA

Regan D'agostino used KILO WATT

Rosanne Dreyer used ELLA LOLLIPOP

Shannon Guindon used BETTY the BOOKWORM

Shannon Fackler used Knitabella

Sheila Veitch used HENRIETTA LULU

Terri Dodd used HENRIETTA LULU

Tricia Traxler used TURTLE TOTS TEDDY BEAR

Robin Mckinley used RUBY AND ROSE

Margo Smith used PARTYGIRLABELLA

Laurel Seabrook used BEERAFELLA

Monika Davis used ELLA LOLLIPOP

Jessica Willison used TRIPLE DECKER PRESENTS

Kathleen Willis used DAISY VW

Mary Clark used CRACKED UP HUGGABUGG

Erica Johnson Wanzer used JUST MY TYPE

Libby Barrett used ELLA LOLLIPOP

Jenn Borjeson used ELLA LOLLIPOP

so hows DAT for da EYE CANDEEEE?? I just loved this challenge you have no idea!  Don’t forget to place a comment and you have a chance to win $10 in bella bucks!  And all the “submitters” have a chance to win $20 in bella bucks!

Since we are having a release next week ( friday March 12th- can you believe it??).. it is very springy and yummy!! so next week’s theme is ANYTHING GOES… submit your bestest favoritest work by next Thursday !  Email me at emily@stampingbella.com by Thursday evening and you will have your card posted!

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey da BELLARIFIC FRIDAYS

Em

Ya I know it’s a weird title but it’s the cutest little story EVAH.  So Jayden and I were talking the other day.. (LOL.. she’s not 5 yet) and she says to me verrrry shyly “Mom, I had a dream last night”.. and looked TRES guilty.. so I sayS (lol) to her “what did you dream about, Jay?” and she says.. “I dreamed (or is it dreamt? nah can’t be dreamt) about Joe and Nick from the JONAS brothers!  And i say to her ” oh Jay what was your dream about?”.. and she says to me “I can’t tell you” (with a smile).. so I sayS (lol) to her “did you KISS in your dream?” and she says to me “OMG MOMMY HOW DID YOU KNOW?”.. LOL.. and she quickly says “DON’T TELL ANYONNNNNNNNEEE” and I PLOMISED her I wouldn’t.. and I said to her that it was OK to have kissy dreams cuz mommy dreams about the BACHELOR JAKE..LOL (just kiddinK .. I did NOT tell her that)

I thought that it was so cute.. so THEN I ask Tyler .. aren’t there 3 JONAS BROTHERS?  and he says yes, KEVIN is the missing one and he is MARRIED.. hence the reason why KEVIN has not been mentioned by my little precocious daughter named Jayden.

Note to self: GOOGLE JONAS BROTHERS

don’t forget BELLARIFIC FRIDAY tomorrow!! POLKA DOTS theme! you still have time to send in your submissions!

Mwah to da SISTAHS who LOVEY da kissy dreams

Em

Hiya Sistahs!

Hope you had a FANTAB weekend!  My weekend was like a whirlwind.  We had Paulabella and Lindabella teaching in Bellaland and it was a HUGE success as usual!  We had soooo much fun, I can’t even tell you cuz I don’t want you to be jealous..LOL.. so just come next time n’k?  Paulabella stayed with me this weekend and we had SOOOO much fun!  We made fun of eachother’s accents, my kids traumatized her, we surfed the web, crafted, coloured, I was dabbling in encaustic art, Paula laughed at me.. the usual! Lindabella went home on Saturday but we caught up on SKYPE as we didn’t have much time with eachother.  They are coming back in May to teach again so make sure to call Bellaland to put your name on the waiting list!

Stamping Bella will be having a booth at Scrapfest this year and Paulabella and Lindabella surprised me (yes Paula and Linda I WAS surprised) by telling me they will both be there working my booth by doing demos!  How much fun will THAT be?!?!?!?

So as I mentioned during my MALARIA, we had an amazing time in Florida.. despite the cool weather, we still managed to have lots of fun!

We visited Alligator farm which was AMAZING!

We fell in love with this 'laughing' crocodile

ryan and the KIDLETS at the beach

I loved this sign

kidlets writing in the sand

this was HILARIOUS. This was in the RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT museum.. these statues were FERTILITY statues and there was a video going on and on about women attesting to how it works and how many octuplets they have had blablabla. Tyler held me back from touching it.. so then I ran and HUGGED the statues and Tyler FRREAKED out.. he is so scared I am gonna have another baby..LOL. I assured him there was NOTHING to worry about...

so that’s a little synopsis of our trip 🙂

Now onto da WINNAHS from BELLARIFIC FRIDAY last week

The $20 Bella Bucks voucher for CONTRIBUTING GOES TO…. (DRUMROLL PLEASE…)

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Timestamp: 2010-03-02 20:58:04 UTC

and now for da $10 bella bucks winnah for COMMENTATING

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1. Erica J-W – Email me and I will send you your voucher!
   February 26th, 2010 at 3:34 pm e

	
Mwah to da sistahs who lovey da ALLY-GATOR.
P.S. anyone watch my JAKE on the bachelor last night?  What are your thoughts?  I wasn't so happy with the results

and last but not least.. DON"T FORGET THIS WEEK'S BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!!  IT IS SPOTS AND DOTS! 

Em

good morning sistahs!  It is 6:30 AM and i am lying in bed with my laptop actually on my LAP.  The house is quiet… (not for long).. soon my kidlets will be waking up and I will be hearing a SCREAMING SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS from the other room (don’t get me started on that show .. I really don’t understand what it’s about..LOL).  Soon the morning activities will begin… toothbrushing, hairbrushing, picking out clothes, approving picked out clothes, breakfast requests, boots, snowpants mittens, hats.. you get the picture.  so I am going to try to get this entry in while it is still quiet…….

I am SOOOOO excited for this weekend.  Paula and Linda are coming in today!!  They are teaching all weekend in bellaland.  Paula is staying with me! (yay I have a pajama craft party all to myself) and Linda has her hubs for the weekend but we will all “bond” in the store tomorrow.. sooo excited!!

Ok so for this week’s Bellarific Friday challenge, the theme was SPORTS/OLYMPICS.  note to self: I need more SPORTS RELATED STAMPS.. you will see why in a minute lol!  You will see some cards where people consider SHOPPING a sport (HERE HERE sistah!!!) and some boots for sport (people wear boots in some sports, no?  YES YES!) and we even have a RESIDENT FELLA! (WOOHOOOOOOO KEITH!!!) who has contributed this week!!  LOVE IT!

So here we go (starting to hear little footsteps..LOL)

Let’s see what the babeoramas worked on this week for us

JEANIEBELLA used SNOWBUNNYBELLA

P.S. I told you I heard footsteps two seconds ago?  I now have a little Chicklet (jayden) in my bed.. watching me and rubbing my arm..LOL.. told you it wouldnt be long!!

LINDABELLA used DAISYBOARDABELLA

MEAHNIBELLA USED DAISYBOARDABELLA

DANABELLA used HOCKEYMOMABELLA

JODIBELLA USED SNOWBUNNYBELLA

KAREN MOTZABELLA used FIRST PLACE A BELLA

PAULABELLA used HOCKEYMOMABELLA

JOANNABELLA used DAISYBOARDABELLA

YUMMMYYYY BABE-ORIFIC I-CANDEE!!!!

Let’s see what the sistahood was up to this week (I am now listening to MAX AND RUBY- just wanted to give you the update!)

Angela Pruisman used GLIDEABELLA

Dawn Barghorn used DAISYBOARDABELLA

Dina Nudelman used SNOWBUNNYBELLA

Erica Messervey used SNOWBUNNYBELLA

Gaby used GLIDEABELLA

Gena Porter used HOCKEYMOMABELLA

Joanne Burton used ETHAN LOLLIPOP

Keith Durrant (OUR FELLA!) used Glideabella

Lori Brown used SNOWBUNNYBELLA

Lori Tecler used HOCKEYMOMABELLA

Margo Smith used GLIDEABELLA

Michele Leishman used DAISYBOARDABELLA

Regan D'Agostino used FABBY

Shannon Guindon used SNOWBUNNYBELLA

Siobhan Kline used BOOTS

Tammy Hershberger used TYLER the JOCK

Vicki Burns used DAISYBOARDABELLA

Leslie used SNOWBUNNYBELLA

so would u like to know a child INVENTORY CHECK?  I have Jayden on one side of me and I have Tyler who is usually up at 6am is still sleeping!  this is news in the BELLA household!

Don’t forget you can win $10 i n Bella Bucks for just placing a comment on this post

And NEXT week’s theme is…… POLKA DOTS BIG AND SMALL WE LOVE THEM ALL! by Karen Motzabella!

All entries due by Thursday Night emailed to me at emily@stampingbella.com

** just to let you know we have all 3 lines of the new CRATE paper release (paper doll, brook, pink and plum).. Crate paper is MY MOST FAVORITE paper line… the BROOK collection is already online (type in brook in search box) and the other two will be on today!

Did I mention there will be a VERY BIG release on March 12th?  We gots a little bit of everything coming!

Hope you enjoyed Bellarific friday!

MWAH to da sistahs who will be throwing snowballs today!

Em

to blog tomorrow.. PLOMISE.  I have been feeling “icky” and trying to shake it.  thank you for your great wishes 🙂

p.s. managed to gather STRENGTH to post some new VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES japanese WASHI tape (aka my happy tape).. you can find them here 🙂

p.p.s DON”T FORGET about this week’s OLYMPIC/SPORTS themed BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!! I expect some emails with attachments of cards… n’k?

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey me

Em

MY FLIGHT BACK FROM FLA!!  Sorry sistahs, I think I caught “MALARIA”  on the plane.. will definitely update you tomorrow with all the goodies and reports and some winnahs

DIDJAMISSME??!?!??!

You know you are on vacay when:

you are typing up Bellarific friday in bed… and thats what i am doing.. (i do hear the kids fighting in the other room though so I am gonna have to make this quick..LOL)

So let’s begin! our challenge for this week was a color challenge

it’s amazing to see the different interpretations as everyone’s monitors are different..LOL so let’s see what our amazing BELLARIFIC BABES did!

Paulabella used AVERY LOLLIPOP and our SCRAPLINES buttons to attach the sentiment

Karen MOTZABELLA used GOSSIPABELLA

Lindabella used VALENTINA

Meahnibella used birthday cake with a STELLA IN IT

Joannabella used POPPY BITTYBLOOM

Danabella used AMPLEE ‘TUDE

Jodibella used (will update later) used hannah LOLLIPOP

Jeaniebella used QUEEN FOR A DAY

hows DAT for DA bellarific EYE CANDEEEE?

Now let’s see what the AMAZING sistahood came up with.. and i see some new FACES!!! welcome!!

Alexis Clare used PUFF

Angela Pruisman used FUNKY CLOTHESLINE

Anita Kocourek used I WISH I LOOKED SO GOOD ON A BIKEABELLA

Arianne Addicks used DAYDREAMABELLA

Charmaine Ikach used BEDBUGG HUGGABUGG

Danielle Kennedy used GRACE LOLLIPOP

dawn barghorn used HAPPY FOREST

Erica Messervy used LEILA ALWAYS MEASURES UP

Gaby Duclos used AMPLEE 'TUDE

Jamie N used ELLA LOLLIPOP

Jeanette Smith used APPLEY BOWL HUGGABUGG

Jennifer Roach used CUPPACAKEABELLA

Joann Burnham used BETTINA BUTTERCREAM

Lesley Langdon used LOVEYBELLA

Lindsy Harness used SHOPPABELLAS

Lisa Galbraith used WEIGHTWATCHABELLA and YUMMY DEFINITION BLOCK

Lori Tecler used ALTEE TUDE

Margo Smith used MAISY KETTO

Mary Clark used BEST FRIENDS FOREVAH

Leslie Wittenberg used LULU KETTO

Michele Ghent used SNAILY HUGGABUGG

Monika Davis used ELLA LOLLIPOP

Olga Vasilenko used BABY BUTTERCUP

Peri Hill used IVY KETTO

Robin Mckinley used HENRIETTA LULU

Siobhan Kline used ANISE KETTO

Tara Panaroni used PRESLEY LOLLIPOP

Tricia Traxler used BABY BELLA PEA

Vicki Burns used ELOISE GREENGRASS

How’s DAT for da EYE CANDEEEEEE????  IF I am missing anyone, please email me and I will try my best to add!  I will announce winnahs on Monday for all contributahs and all commentaytahs!

Also, if you are interested in any of the stamps, just place the name in the search box and you will find them 🙂 Also, if you click for ideas under the images, there could be some sample cards hiding!

*****next week’s theme is WINTER SPORTS or SPORTS-  FOR THE OLYMPICS****

and now back to your regularly scheduled program…..

mwah!

Em

Ok Floridians.. WHUDDUP with da WEATHAH? OMG.. (p.s. I miss my sistahs hmph)
It is COLD here.. I mean, I COME from cold weather.. I wanted to come to SUNNY HOT weathah.. not so much. We arrived on friday and wore our down jackets for 2 days..LOL but we are HAVING FUN! Will try to post some pics later on in the week and will have to post winnahs from last week’s bellarific friday next week!
What’s going on with you??? anything new and exciting? (I swear sometimes I feel like I am JABBERING to my friends on the phone..LOL).
I have limited access to the internet but I had to sneak on and say hello and a little cold frosty MWAH!
Don’t forget this week’s bellarific friday color challenge

p.s. have you ever had a favorite pair of pants that has ripped to shreds but you still wore it cuz they were your COMFY pants?  Well that happened to me and I am so thrilled to report that I FOUND ANOTHAH PAIR!!!! OMG.. so happy.. it’s the little things me guesses

mwah to da sistahs who lovey da little fings

Em

Jamie N used SHOWERBUGGS

even if I am flying to Florida….  Did anyone ever read “HORTON HATCHES AN EGG” by Dr. Seuss?  He is the most determined little elephant (kinda like da bella).  It is actually one of my favorite books and it discusses adoption and motherhood etc.. I JUST LOVE THIS BOOK. Let me know what you think 🙂

Ok so THIS determined little elephant will be posting right now!

The theme this week was VALENTINES DAY or LOVEY DOVEY… Oh how that makes me happy

***please note, if I am missing any entries, it is because I wrote this post early.  please email me your entry and I will try to enter it once I arrive in FLA***

let’s see what our BELLARIFIC BABES have come up with!

Lindabella used ELOISE IS IN LOVE

Paulabella used BUZZY HUGGABUGG

Karen MOTZABELLA used APTEETUDE

Jodibella used LOVE BEETLE HUGGABUGG

Danabella used PHOEBE KETTO

Meahnibella used LOVEBEETLE HUGGABUGG

Jeaniebella used EUNICE AND IRVING

Joannabella used APTEE TUDE

Sarahbella used EVERYDAY MOMENTS and MEMORY definition block

Let’s see what DA rest of da AMAZING sistahood came up with!  Because there is a glitch with my blog where I can’t link something in the caption box ! so if there are any stamps you would like to see, just type the name in the search box!

Alexis Clare used HENRIETTA LULU

Arianne Addicks used BFFABUGGS

Mary Clark used ROMANTIC CAGE

Avril Tanner used CUDDLY OWLIES

Brenda Martin used Ketto's Dolly

Catherine Groden used BEEMINE HUGGABUGG

Chris Parmenter used BEEMINE HUGGABUGG

Danielle Kennedy used IZZIE HAS BALLOONS

Dawn Barghorn used HEAD OVER HEELS HUGGABUGG

Angela Pruisman used PHOEBE KETTO

Deanna Woodland used PEACE VW

Dina Nudelman used MATILDA MUFFINBREAD

Gena Porter used OLIVIA

Jane Bracht used JUGGLABELLA

Jen Del Muro used BETTY THE BOOKWORM AND SPENCER THE BOOKWORM

Jenn Borjeson used JUGGLABELLA

Jennifer Bradley used HEAD OVER HEELS HUGGABUGG

Leslie Good used CHLOE THE COFFEE CUP GIRL

linda carson used LOVEY HUGGABUGG

Lindsy Harness used KING OF THE WILD THINGS

Lori Tecler used KISSIEFACE

Margo Smith used CUDDLY OWLIES

Michelle Leishman used OLIVIA

Regan D'Agostino used SCRAPLINES 10 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT YOU

Robin Mckinley used VALENTINA

Rosanne Dreyer used BRANCHING OUT OWLIES

Lori Brown used EUNICE AND IRVING

Shannon Guindon used MONSTAH BASH

Sheila Veitch used GOSSIPABELLA

Silke Kittmann used amimals ELLIE phant

Tara Panaroni used KETTO'S DOLLY

Siobhan Kline used FELIX KETTO WITH A FLOWER

Tanya Atkisson used TOPIARYBELLA

Tina Mayo used MISSMATCH KETTO

Tricia Traxler used BLUEBELL BITTYBLOOM

angela thomas used STELLA DOING A BALANCING ACT

Vicki Burns used CHLOE THE COFFEE CUP GIRL

Wendy Bond used OLIVIA

Terri Dodd used Phoebe Ketto

Christine Dol used HEARTY CUPPYCAKE

Corey Galluzzo used KISS ME YOU FOOL

Lori Haines used EUNICE AND IRVING

and NEXT week’s challenge is a color challenge!  Don’t forget to email me your submissions by THURSDAY FEB 18th! to emily@stampingbella.com .  you have a chance to win $20 in Bella Bucks!

Mwah to da sistahs who will sit in a bookstore with a latte and read HORTON HATCHES AN EGG

Em

Have I been MIA or what?!?  This is just terrible.  I promise I will make it up to my sistahs!  I have been BOUND AND GAGGED in HAPPY TAPE and THAT is why I have not been able to blog.. LOL.. ya ya.. that’s the story and I am STICKING to it!

Always getting new deliveries, always getting new goodies.. I can’t keep up!!!!

Let’s talk about some winnahs today!

We have 3 winnahs of the scrunchie gloves… lets see which sistah has won da GLOVIES!

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1. diana Says:
   February 5th, 2010 at 4:15 am eNot sure if this counts! But I can’t live without sweets! Hehehe. DIANA PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR INFO AND WE WILL MAIL OUT YOUR GLOVES!

Timestamp: 2010-02-10 17:24:40 UTC

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1. Robin Maddock Says:
   February 3rd, 2010 at 11:02 pm eI too am a curly haired sistah and can totally relate to the challenge!! Products I love: Dermalogica MV power Firm eye and lip (goes on like silk!), Dermalogica Daily Microexfoliant, and Schwarzkopf Professional Essensity Organic hair colour (leaves hair shiny and natural looking – lOVE it!!!) Thanks! Robin.  ROBIN please email me your info and I will send out your glovies!

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36-Tara Capewell Says:
February 4th, 2010 at 9:34 pm e TARA PLEASE EMAIL ME with your info so I can send you your gloves!!

Timestamp: 2010-02-10 17:26:58 UTC

Now let’s see some WINNAHS from BELLARIFIC FRIDAY last week!

The WINNAH of the $10 Bella gift voucher for “commentating” (LOL)  in BELLARIFIC FRIDAY GOES TO…

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1. Jodi C. (jodinjaz) Says:    CONGRATS JODI, please email me your info for me to send your voucher!
   February 9th, 2010 at 4:31 am eWOW!!! What an amazing group of cards!!!! It helps that they have such amazing stamps to work with!!! I just received my 1st order (finally…meant as I finally ordered after wanting these stamps for so long). I LOVE the PINK RUBBAH, definitely my kind of stamp!!! Now it’s time fro me to start creating and these incredible examples give me LOTS of inspiration!!!
   THANKS
   -Jodi

Timestamp: 2010-02-10 17:44:28 UTC

Now da WINNAH from da CONTRIBUTAHS in Bellarific friday goes tooooo:

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40-TERRI DODD you win!! email me with your info!

Timestamp: 2010-02-10 18:09:12 UTC

How fun was that?!  So what’s new in your neckadawoods (new word)?  It’s snowing here.. ho hum.  I am trying to pack for FLLLLOOOOORIDA.  We are leaving on Friday in the middle of da night for 10 days..  I am excited to go and the kidlets are counting down da SLEEPS.  We have not had a vacay in sooo long!!!!  My mom is already there asking me what she needs to buy us to eat and fill our fridge.. (grrrrrr…) and she has already put me on some sort of regime that I must walk with her every morning for 40 minutes (double grrrrrr…)… I don’t know HOW I can explain to her that i just wanna read books and surf the net and blog and journal.  She doesn’t get it.  Oops and spend time with my family 🙂 did I forget that important part?

I am reading an AMAZING book.. loving every minute of it but I am such a slow reader.  It’s called “THE HELP” by  Kathryn Stockett and I just bought the new Kristin Hannah novel “True Colors”.  She wrote FIREFLY LANE and I LOOOOVED that book. Have you read anything lately that you can recommend?  I love getting ideas and peoples opinions etc.  so let me know!

Ok, now for the next question.. WHAT AM I GONNA WEAR IN FLORIDA?  OMG… thank goodness it is cool so I don’t have to SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE into anything uncomfortable and THANK GOOODNESSS there is a washing machine cuz then I can wear my favorites all the time..LOL!

Mwah to da sistahs who don’t have to SQUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZEEEEEEEEEE

Em