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It’s AJ TOOSDAY on WENNNSDAY!

Hiya sistahs!  I was buried under orders and trying so hard to see the light and got a little nudge from our very own sistah pinky saying.. ummmm lady.. I need something to read 🙂

I so don’t have any muse but I do want to tell you that the RUBBAH for the new release is being made as we speak! and boyoboyoboy are you gonna LOVE the new images!  9 in TOTAL!! woohoo!  Stay tuned for some sneak peeks!

So for AJ TOOSDAY I asked you to make a page with flowers… I need to see spring somewhere.. cuz it ain’t outside 🙁

So for today’s theme I took out my watercolors which I have been playing with lately and took out a piece of yummy watercolor paper and went a bit “mental”.. LOL.. But I LOVE the results!

Here’s my page

aren’t the colors so amazing?  I could stare at this piece all day LOL!

And here is Pinky’s page

gorgeous!

And Violet's GORGEOUS page!

and now for next week’s theme

I bought this today and fell in love.. keep them open as I work just to stare at them.

 

I want you to get a fresh new box of something crayola… something inspiring.. and I want you to play with it.. find colors you love.. feel like a kid again.  k?  Doesn’t have to be expensive.  You can get the markers and spread with water.. yum.. crayons (even my kids know NOT TO TOUCH MY CARNATION PINK!!).. go crazy k?

Don’t forget about bellarific friday this week.. a sketch you can see above.

Can’t wait to see your creations!

mwah to da sistahs who are young at heart

Em

it’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!!!

*****ETA************

This is gonna be a great event on SPLITCOAST STAMPERS!!  Lots of fun.. lots to win.. lots to learn… etc!

here is the link that will be valid tomorrow to see our challenges so you can participate and possibly win!  there will be TWO winnahs in the amount of $25 in bella bucks and TRUST me.. you will want to win when you see the images that will be released LOL!

You can also drop by our forum tomorrow to read our MEET THE DT thread.. read some fun bios.. the thread will be open for chatter and any questions you may have for us!

So have fun!  don’t forget to say hi, and participate!

 

And NOWWWWWW back to our regularly scheduled program

Hiya sistahs,

Well it’s that day again.. please don’t get inspiration overload.. is that even possible? LOL

Let’s discuss some winnahs shall we?

Winnah for CONTRIBUTIN’ to bellarific friday goes to…. ($20 bella bucks)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

10- OLGA you win!  please email me and I will send your $10 vouchah!

Timestamp: 2013-02-15 18:11:41 UTC

Now for da winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’ goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

9	- Elaine, you win!! please email me and I will send you your $10 vouchah!

Timestamp: 2013-02-15 18:12:59 UTC

 

And NOW… for this week’s theme.  ANYTHING GOES!  So any card, any theme, any paper as long as you use one of da BELLA’s images!

get your cuppa whatevAH and let’s goooo!

Amandabella used RAMONA FISHING

Angelabella used ALLBOXEDUPABELLA

Danabella used UPTOWN GIRLS BELINDA AND BERNADETTE

See Elaine’s card below?  Even though the WHOLE image depicts a wedding scene, cropping it  can be used for anniversary, love etc!  Great idea!

Elaineabella used UPTOWN COUPLE BRETT AND BRENDA get married

Kimabella used JILL IS TWO

Marybella used UPTOWN GIRL REILLY LOVES TO RELAX

Regabella used JANE GIRL

Vickibella made an art journal page ! (so proud!) using JANE GIRL and EM'S MIXED MEDIA FLOWERS

How’s DAT for da EYE CANDEEE?

And Now for da SISTAHOOD!

Elaine H used RUBY

Jane used TOPIARYBELLA

Kathleen used UPTOWN GIRL CATHERINE NIBBLING CHOCOLATE

Louise used UPTOWN GIRL BUBBLES loves her BUBBLY

Margo used UPTOWN GIRLS VICTORIA AND JULIETTE

Maria used ABBY

Peggy used UPTOWN GIRL VIENNA ON HER VESPA

Susie used ADDY TUDE IS A CUPCAKE DIVA

Violet used UPTOWN GIRL ISABELLE LOVES ICE CREAM

Was that GORGEOUSNESSS or what?

Now for next week’s theme…  A sketch!

Again if any of my sistahs are looking for orders, please email me as we are backlogged!

Also, please stay tuned to this post as we have some activities going on this weekend that we want you to be a part of!

And the new artist is confirmed sistahs! and da RUBBAH is being made as we speak.. so stay tuned.  This may be the bestest release yet 😉

Mwah

Em

 

 

Happy V DAY to all my sistahs all ovah DA WORLD

I thought this was hilarious.  I love all the E cards.. but some are just WAY too nasty to post here..LOL

So how about some inspiration for today’s LOVVVE fest?  Let’s see what the baberoonis have been playing around with lately

Amandabella used UPTOWN GIRL CATHERINE NIBBLING CHOCOLATE

Amandabella used UPTOWN GIRL LUCILLE sends her LOVE

Angelabella used UPTOWN GIRL MADISON loves her MARGARITA

Angelabella used PATSY PIXIE

Cathabella used UPTOWN GIRL BRIGITTE

Cath used UPTOWN GIRL AVA LOVES TO CELEBRATE

Danabella used BLOW A KISS JANE

danabella used ZOE the coffee cup girl

this isn't a card but I thought it was REHEALLY inspiring.. an UPTOWNIE BUFFET!

Elaineabella used UPTOWN COUPLE EMILY AND RYAN

Kimabella used PAINTER MEG

 

Kimabella used TALK TO THE BEAR

Marybella used BRETT AND BRENDA

Marybella used JUST MY TYPE

Paulineabella used CURLY SILHOUETTE

Paulineabella used VINTAGE HI WHEEL

Regabella used FLUTTERBY

Regabella used JUST MY TYPE

Vickibella used VALENTINI

vickibella used UPTOWN GIRL QUINN

now do these not make you wanna break out the heart shaped box and eat? LOL

mwah to da sistahs who love valentiMes day 🙂

Em

 

it’s AJ TOOSDAY on TOOSDAY sistahs!

Hiya tootsie rolls..

How was DA WEEKEND?  Do anything exciting?  well we are inundated with orders and I am working on our new release (veHerry soon).. if anyone is in an urgent rush for their goodies, please drop me an email and I will dig.. k?  We are trying as quickly as we can!

Ok for this week’s aj toosday, I asked you to use TAPE on your page. …  let’s see what the creatives came up with shall we?

I decided to stick some strips of masking tape on a piece of wax paper.. then I doodled, stamped, painted , splotched etc on them and waited for them to dry…

I then tore strips and bits and pieces and used them on this page below.  I will then keep this in my “stash” for future use!  These are great to use on cards, layouts, canvases etc.. had so much fun with it!

And now for da sistahood!

Here is PINKY's page

and here is Violet's page

Just love them 🙂  I appreciate anyone who participates.. makes me happy shmappy.

Next week’s theme?  hmmmm…….  FLOWERS.. pressed ones, fake ones, real ones, drawn ones, doodled ones, painted ones…  I need a little spring in my step sistahs (get it?  SPRING? LOL.. I kill me)

Ok don’t forget to participate in this week’s bellarific friday ANYTHING GOES challenge!  Also place a comment on the post above for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks!

Mwah to da sistahs who wanna smell DA flowaHS

Em

it’s bellarific friday and I am SNOWED IN.

and Ryan claims that he cleaned off my car before work this morning.. should I believe him?

so any of da sistahs who receive notification for the last 2 days that their shipment has shipped, it has been delayed 🙁  I have over 100 parcels to ship so please bear with DA BELLA who is snowed in n’k?

So did you watch Oliver’s video below?  If you haven’t I encourage you to.. he is amazing!

Ok now down to some nitty gritty.. let’s talk WINNAHS from last week shall we?

Winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’ on last week’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY POST ($10 in bella bucks) goes to….

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

5- YOORAH you win!  please email me and I will send you your VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2013-02-08 15:37:08 UTC

now for a CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah ($20 in bella bucks) goes to….

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

10-Tracy you win!! please email me and I will send your $20 Vouchah!

Timestamp: 2013-02-08 15:39:05 UTC

Ok now for this week’s challenge!  A SKETCHYPOO!

let’s see what da BABEROONIS came up with shall we?

Amandabella used RAMONA AND HER WAGON

Angelabella used RAMONA FISHING

Cathabella used UPTOWN GIRL BUBBLES loves her BUBBLY

Danabella used PERK ME UP PEEPS

Elaineabella used HAPPY SILHOUETTES

Kimabella used TOBY IS TWO

Marybella used UPTOWN GIRL AUDREY loves her MAKEUP

PAulineabella used TEDDYBELLA

Regabella used ARTSY HOUSE

Gorgeousness no?  And now for da PHENOM sistahood!

Caroline used IZZIE HAS A LETTAH

Cathy S used PATSY PIXIE

Elaine H used RAMONA FISHING

Karen Motzabella used UPTOWN GIRL WINONA LOVES WINTER

Kathleen used UPTOWN GIRL LUCILLE

Leslie used PAYTON

Lynn used PAULABELLA's FRAMED FLORALS

Margo used UPTOWN GIRL TESSIE THE TEACHER

Mitzi used HEARTY EWE (discontinued stamp)

Olga used BIG GIRL PANTS

Patricia used UPTOWN GIRL AVA loves to CELEBRATE

Peggy used UPTOWN GIRLS FELICITY AND BLAIR

Shannon used UPTOWN GIRL VIENNA and her VESPA

Susie used UPTOWN GIRL QUINN

Violet used BIRDIE HOUSE

Is this not AMAZINGALICIOUS?

Next week’s theme?  ANYTHING GOES!!! woohoo!  use any bella stamp, any layout, any embellishment and you’re IN LIKE FLYNN!

Don’t forget to look at our specials section too for great savings!

and put a comment here and you can win $10 in bella bucks!

Mwah to da sistahs who are keeping warm and cozy

Em

 

it’s AJ TOOSDAY!

Hiya sistahs.. it’s AJ toosday and the theme was to add a vintage photgraph to your page.. either a relative or a complete stranger you have “adopted”….

here we go!

here is my page .. I used lots of elements here including a photo I downloaded of a mother and daughter.. some script, tape, paper.. yum! Jayden and I were going through some homework "issues" that were driving me crazy! So I wrote about them 🙂

Here is Pinky's page.. of her grandma's baby picture!!

Here is Violet's page

here's heather's page!

 

Ok now for next week’s theme?  TAPE.  I want you to use MASKING TAPE, WASHI TAPE, SCOTCH TAPE.. on your page…

have fun!

mwah!

Em

 

it’s MONDAY.. ho hummmmm

and I wanted to thank all da sistahs for DA overwhelming response to our purge-athon..LOL.. crazy! so thank you 🙂

I was commissioned last week to make a painting for a little girls room.. I thought I would share it here..  I LOVE it and my Jayden was extremely irritated that I sold it ..LOL .  I then told her the story about the shoemaker and his lack of shoes.  She refused to “get it”..LOL.. so now I am painting for her.

here it is and upon delivery, I was advised I had to make 2 more for her wall..LOL  So I am very busy!  One of my goals this year is to get my artwork “out there”… to share my passion with others and perhaps sell a piece or two even though I can’t part with any of them..LOL.  The demand is there so of course my friends and my husband are pushing me to have the courage 🙂

So this piece is definitely mixed media.. modeling paste, vintage wallpaper, acrylics, vintage children’s dictionary contents, pencils, pens.. the kitchen sink..LOL.   The picture does not do this justice but at least it gives a little idea 🙂

As soon as she got home, I got a picture of where the picture was placed.. with a little note saying we need 2 more..LOL

 

Another thing I wanted to share was a colouring tutorial by Elaineabella!  It’s on splitcoast and you can find it HERE.  She is using MATILDA ON HER SWING and it is so amazing of her to take so much time for this 🙂  Hope you like it!  you can find it here.  If you go, just leave a message for us in there showing us that you were there n’k?

Tomorrow is AJ TOOSDAY.. don’t forget your entry 🙂 and to post a comment on BELLARIFIC FRIDAY’s post below this one for a chance to win $10 in bella buckeroonis!

Mwah to da sistah’s who like a Monday post 🙂
Em

It’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY and a PURGE sale :) 15 % off the whole store! code: ineedtopurge2013

Sistahs, I woke up this morning and looked around me and was OVERWHELMED..LOL.. I need to purge.. I need room for new goodies.. I REALLY need room for new goodies and I am running out of real estate around me..LOL

So, I decided that today until SUNDAY FEB 3d at MIDNIGHT, we are going to have a 15% PURGE your heart out sale!!  I can’t take it! LOL.. then I need to do a personal purge which I have started doing and feel SOOO much better.  This sale applies to all NEW and DISCOUNTED items.. EVERYTHING!    Don’t you love when I wake up in “one of my moods”?  Do any of my sistahs every feel that way?  Maybe that way I will feel “lighter”..LOL

So now that I am lighter.. let’s feel even LIGHTER giving away some buckeroonis!

Winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’ last week ($10 in bella bucks) goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

13-SANDI you win!  please email me and will send your BUCKEROONIS!

Timestamp: 2013-02-01 19:12:40 UTC

 

And now for a CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah ($20 in bella buckeroonis)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

9- SUSAN you win!  please email me and will send your bucks!

Timestamp: 2013-02-01 19:13:47 UTC

 

Ok now for this week’s theme….You’re so sweet!  Let’s see what our baberoonis came up with shall we?

Amandabella used RAMONA LOVES CAKE

Angelabella used ADDY IS A CUPCAKE DIVA

Cathabella used UPTOWN GIRL AVA LOVES TO CELEBRATE

Danabella used CATHERINE NIBBLING CHOCOLATE

Elaineabella used MATILDA ON HER SWING

Kimabella used WRAPPED IN LOVE

Marybella used RAMONA LOVES CAKE

Paulineabella used UPTOWN GIRL LUCILLE IS IN LOVE

Regabella used VINTAGE GUMBALL MACHINE

Vickabella used LOVE SCOOP

 

Stunningness?  I THINK OUI OUI!!!  *sigh….*

Now for da AMAZING PHENOMALISH sistahood!

Jenny used UPTOWN GIRL POSH

Julie used VALENTINI

Leslie used RAMONA FISHING

And here's the inside.. so sweet!

Lynn used UPTOWN GIRL CLAUDIA LOVES CANDY

Margo used CUPCAKE THIEF

Maria used ECLECTIC BIRDIES

Patricia used UPTOWN GIRL CAITLYN HAS A CUPCAKE PARTY

Peggy used UPTOWN GIRLS FELICITY AND BLAIR

Susie used UPTOWN GIRL CLAUDIA LOVES CANDY

Tracy used UPTOWN GIRL LUCILLE is in LOVE

Violet used KISSES FOR MY SWEET

 

What a PHENOM turnout.. I could stare at these all day long!

Ok now for next week’s theme? A SKETCH!

ok sistahs.. get to work!

Don’t forget to place a comment here because

(1) I love you

(2) You wanna win som moolah

(3) that’s it.

Mwah

Em

Oh.. PS.  did I mention I am working with an amazing new artist?  you guys will FAINT when you see this new line.  FAINT.