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July 6, 2012 Stamping Bella 25 Comments

it’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY SISTAHS!

And we are BURIED here in Toronto… Not in SNOW silly… IN RUBBAH!!! We are trying our best to process the orders as quickly as we can from my 4&*& sale.. but it is taking some time to get through so please bear with us… !! We thank you for being buried but at the same time, apologize for the time it is taking to process.

If you have any questions at all, please email me directly at (emily at stampingbella dot com) and I will make sure to give you a status… We are trying our best I promise!

Now shall we discuss some winnahs?

Winnah for COMMENTAYTIN on bellarific friday last week goes to ($10 in bella bucks)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

6- WENMC you win!  please email me and I will send you your VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2012-07-06 22:43:43 UTC

Now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah of bellarific friday from last week goes to ($20 in bella bucks)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

1-  AMANDA you win!  please email me and I will send you your VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2012-07-06 22:45:11 UTC

Now let’s discuss this week’s theme! This week’s theme E M B O S S I N G on your card! I can’t wait to show you the GORGEOUSNESS!

Let’s see what da baberoonis came up with shall we?

Cathabella used YOUNG LOVE

Danabella used VINTAGE HI WHEEL

Kathybella used UPTOWN GIRLS VICTORIA and JULIETTE

Lindabella used TALK TO THE BEAR

Natashabella used CARNATION flower head

Paulineabella used our MEMORY definition block

Regabella used GRANDMA'S GRAMOPHONE

Gorgeous phenomalishiousness, no?

Now for da sistahood!

Amanda used GARDENIA GREENTHUMB

Christine used DANDELION WISPS

Joann used TALK TO THE BEAR

Leslie used FLYNN'S BERRY HAPPY DAY

Lynn used BELLA'S TOPIARY

Margo used UPTOWN GIRLS CHELSEA AND LAUREN

Tanya used BEER PEEP

are these gorgeous or what?

The theme for next week’s bellarific friday is a sketch!

don’t forget to leave a comment and you can win $10 in bellarific bucks!

theme for AJ TOOSDAY is your handwriting!

Mwah

> ART JOURNALING TOOSDAY

July 3, 2012 Stamping Bella 6 Comments

It’s ART JOURNALING TOOOSDAY!

hiya sistahs

Hope you had a GREAT long weekend to my fellow Canadians and a great day off tomorrow to my American sistahs! We were BIZZY BIZZY BIZZY this weekend.. preparing kids for day camp, hanging out with friends.. having company over and just chillin’.. ok and I was able to be a bit artsy fartsy.. LOL

So this week’s ART JOURNALING challenge was driplets, droplets, smears.. you name it!

Let’s see what our sistahood came up with shall we?

Cindy's page

Here is Galit's page

and Violet's page

This weekend was on the crazy side… my friend had a bad friday and this page kind of reflects my mood and how I feel as a friend.. when I saw these images.. I went crazy.. I found them in an old book and I just had to put them here :).. I also used embellishments I have been DYING to use but had no “opportunity” to use them… so it was really really fun to make … I know you probably see me use a different journal a week.. I have VERY MANY.. I have commitment issues..LOL… This one is an 8*8 sketchbook and I love the size 🙂

Here is MY page... using a font inspired by one of Teresa Mcfayden's classes.. and some goodies from a collage packet that Denabella bought me... and of course the pennant she is holding and how cute the 2 girls are.. oh and WASHI TAPE...yum

Here's a closeup of the pennant .. oh and I have been DYING to try this leaf stitch on my sewing machine.. so I just did a little bit to see how it would look and I LOVE IT!

and here is a closeup of the bottom of the page.. you can tell when I really enjoy one of my pages, ay? I don't shuddup.

and since I was dripletting and dropletting (are those words? doesn’t really matter.. I like them).. I decided to driplet and droplet on an extra piece of mixed media paper I had.. and guess what I made…. yep another scrapodex card… I LOVE scrapodexing. Have you bought yours yet? have you started filling them out????hmmmm???

Here’s my little card using our CIRCUS TENT stamp and sentiment.. also these little clippy things that i am now officially in love with that I had to remortgage my house for.. and finding mortgage arrangers that can help you are expensive, not to mention the clippy things themselves! LOL.. but so cute no? You will see the orange splitter splatters in the background and the admit one ticket is from that same collage pack dena bought me from NYC.. oh and a little vintage food stamp stapled to the side :). Sometimes I just don’t wanna write in my journal.. and that’s where our stamps come in. That circus stamp just said exactly how I felt about my life at that moment..LOL

would LOVE to see your creations.. would LOVE for you to submit! don’t be shy.. it’s just “us”!

Next week’s theme is HANDWRITING.. I don’t care if you grunt or sigh..LOL.. Handwriting is a very important part of who we are… you can scribble.. you can bubble print.. but at least one little portion or big portion should be your everyday handwriting.. it can be your background, focal.. whatevah.. you can write nonsense.. scribble in a stream of consciousness.. write a letter… then decorate over top if you would like to.. splatter.. spray.. go crazy! Now you can enter a SCRAPODEX card (2.5*4 I believe the size is.. or 2.25 *4..grr) with that theme.. or an art journal or both!!

Don’t forget this week’s bellarific friday as well.. post a comment for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks.. and enter for the chance to win $20 in bella bucks!

mwah mwah mwah to da sistahs who like da driplety dropleties

> bellarific friday

June 29, 2012 Stamping Bella 17 Comments

It’s bellarific friday!

hiya sistahs! so you liked da scrapodex ideaR? me too! will be stamping on some this weekend and will show you how it looks!

but now down to BIDNISS…

Let’s talk about some winnahs from last week shall we?

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

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

4- DOLORES! you win!  please email me and I will send you your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2012-06-29 16:20:18 UTC

Now da winnah for CONTRIBUTING! ($20 in bella bucks) goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

7- Lindsay you wiN!!!  please email me and I will put your moolah in your account!

Timestamp: 2012-06-29 16:23:26 UTC

This week’s theme was a sketch

Let’s see what our BABEROONIS came up with shall we?

Cathabella used FLYNN NEEDS A CUPCAKE

Dana used GRANDMA'S GRAMOPHONE by Rheea

and here's the inside of her card

Kathybella used UPTOWN GIRL MOLLY MAKES A DETOUR

Lindabella used GRANDMA'S GRAMOPHONE

Natashabella used BLOW A KISS JANE

Paulineabella used BESSIE LULU

Regan used GRANDMA'S GRAMOPHONE'S quote

How is DAT for bellarific goodness..hmmmm?

Now for da sistahood

Amanda used IDA LULU

Corey used JAVABELLAS

Jessica used IZZIE HAS A PREZZIE

Leslie used IZZIE HAS BALLOONS

Lynn used UPTOWN GIRL WINNIE

Margo used SPRINGTINI

maria l used GERTIE LULU

Violet used CURLY SURPRISEABELLA

aren’t these creations gorgeous??? LOVE them!

Now for next week’s theme…

EMBOSSING! your card has to be embossed somewhere.. lots of options sistahs!

Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks.. and play next week you have a chance to win $20 in bella bucks

And if you need anothah challenge.. we have one going on in our splitcoast forum… making a tag shaped card using a bella stamp or using a tag. you can find the thread here

We have a long weekend here.. do you in the U.S.?

have a great weekend sistahs

mwah mwah

I may be back before then!

and aj toosday theme is DROPLETS.. SPLOOTCHES and DRIPS!

have fun!

> Card Samples

June 28, 2012 Stamping Bella 10 Comments

so much inspiration.. so little time

Sistahs,

don’t you feel sometimes that you would just like a 3 day LOCKDOWN? where you are in your craft room like a mad woman creating non stop.. no knocks on the doors.. no making dinner.. no “MUMMMMMMMMYYY”…s? LOL.. well I am having one of those moments right now..

I have discovered Patty Van Dorin’s BLOG.. and am in LOVE.. I found a project that she has been doing over the years and it just sang my name.. Don’t you love how powerful our craft network is.. how pinterest works.. how blogs work? I love it and I don’t. I love it because I can keep myself constantly inspired.. and I don’t love it because I can keep myself constantly inspired. LOL.

So when I discovered her SCRAPODEX PROJECT, I instantly emailed her and asked for her blessing to re post her images and her project and maybe “play” around with my sistahs and she said yes!

Here is a picture of her scrapodex.. *WARNING… YOU MAY NOT SLEEP TONIGHT, AND YOU MAY JUST LOCK YOURSELF IN YOUR CRAFT ROOM*.. don’t say I didn’t warn you….

K does all of this make sense to you? NOW do you see why I am inspired??? hmmmm???

So I went to staples, bought myself a ROLODEX and got to work. Now there are so many uses for this little treasure… First of all the surface is so small that whatever you put on it will look cute :).. if you are working on a card or layout or collage, instead of having your table covered in scraps, just stick the little pieces on these cards!! If the cards are too Flimsy you can make your own cards out of watercolor paper, scrap paper.. whatever.. the sky is the limit! You can use your scrapodex just as daily inspiration, papers, paint, color combos and whenever you are in a rut, you just flip through this magical little place…

The scrapodex can also be “functional” (some people need to justify this baby.. I understand.. I do it too ).. so you can use it as a “catalog” of your stamps.. stamp them out.. write their name out.. pick a piece of paper you would ultimately like to use in a layout or card and staple a piece.. decorate it.. color it in and write down what colours you used.. this can be your reference guide! You can slap on paint on it to catalog the colors you have.. so if you would like to look at what a color looks like in the future.. just take a peek at your scrapodex! If you are already smearing a swatch of paint, why not finish it off with a piece of washi tape and book text? Have a little collage while you are at it.. you can do the same thing with your ink colors, paper colors, markers, pencils etc. What about if you are a quilter? glue your fabric scraps, ribbon, even thread in there.. YUM! It’s kind of like a journal but on a smaller scale.

Patty has a post on her blog where she explains how she does it.. it’s very simple.. and so much fun.. and once it’s full! well.. need I say more?

Jayden and I started working on our “CARD THINGIES”..LOL that’s what she calls the inserts.. and we had a blast.. here are mine..

And here are Jayden’s.. I think she did a GREAT job on her “card thingies” don’t you? and she was so focused with brads and buttons and papers.. her tongue was actually sticking out and I think I spotted some drool.. 😉

So I was thinking that maybe we can incorporate a scrapodex card with art journaling TOOSDAYS… or maybe it can merit it’s own day? Whaddya think?

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey da ideaR

> ART JOURNALING TOOSDAY

June 26, 2012 Stamping Bella 3 Comments

It’s ART JOURNALING MONDAY on TOOSDAY!

Hiya sistahs! I am SO glad that the 4-0 is over and now I am officially 40+1 day..LOL.. and enjoying it.. stress free. Made some goals I wish to achieve by the time I am 41 and I am gonna make sure they are all met.. but I won’t BORE you to tears k?

So I am a day late in AJ monday.. I am sorry for that but I am trying to keep everything under control on our end.. which is a bit tough..LOL.. but we are handling it. We are buried under orders so please be patient with us.

I think I am going to move AJ mondays to TOOSDAYs from now on if that’s alright with you.. seems like a bettah day for me to post! I have another project I think you will all enjoy! but I will show you that tomorrow.. it is SO MUCH FUN.. I started doing it and I think you will all love it too… so stay tooned!

So this week’s theme was STRIPES.. and our very own TERESA MCFAYDEN joined us in the post! I am so excited!!

so let’s see what everyone came up with

Here’s Teresa’s page using her very own stamps DO THESE STRIPES MAKE ME LOOK FAT (lol. every time i read the name of them)

here’s a different angle

Here’s Corey’s page

Here’s my page using DO THESE STRIPES MAKE ME LOOK FAT (lol) set and PIE CHARTS HAVE NO CALORIES (think I have food issues? Lol)

Here’s PINKY’s page (Lori)

and here’s Violet’s page

Aren’t they AMAZING???? *SIGH*

And for the rest of ya’s… I think you need to go and get yourselves a journal.. and play along. k? k.

Next week’s theme? droplets, splootches, drips.. I wanna see drip marks sistahs… it could be from liquidy watercolors, ink refills, walnut stain.. sprays..

Have fun and see you on TOOOOOSDAY for this challenge!

(i am still gonna see you tomorrow.. don’t panic k?)

Mwah.

Em.

the 40 (there I said it) +1 day old

mwah.

> chit chat

June 25, 2012 Stamping Bella 17 Comments

OMG it’s finally here… I feel so much better now..LOL.. and the 40% continues… code 40birthday

Hiya sistahs,

I thought I would share a card my bestie gave me.. I thought I was the only one who called it the f* birthday… clearly not so much..LOL

I wanted to thank you all for all the birthday wishes… you have no idea how much I appreciate it.. it means the world to me. This sale has been totally overwhelming so you will have to bear with us lol… I’m 40 now.. ya know.. I work a little SLOWAH 🙂

I love you and miss you and thank you 🙂

from your ‘ole lady

> bellarific friday

June 22, 2012 Stamping Bella 30 Comments

40% off sale on stamps only online! CODE 40birthday! And BELLARIFIC FRIDAY on FRIDAY! LOL

Hiya sistahs,

so I thought we should ALL celebrate my f*th birthday… I decided to put all of our stampies on sale until MONDAY at midnight.. (monday’s the actual BELLA BIRFDAY)… so just enter the code 40birthday for stamps only and off you go! Check out our specials section too! This way I know at least SOMEONE is happy that I am turning 4*… LOL

If you want to get UP TO THE MINUTE NEWS (LOL).. then you should “like” us (stampingbella) on facebook.. the coupon code is already there… seee?

So imagine this… BELLARIFIC FRIDAY on FRIDAY! what a concept! LOL.. I’m on da ball sistahs… ON-DA-BALL.

Let’s see who won from last week’s entries and comments shall we?

Winnah for COMMENTAYTIN on bellarific Friday’s post goes to… ($10 in bella buckeroonis)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

15-JULIE F you win! please email me and I will send your BUCKEROONIS!

Timestamp: 2012-06-22 15:13:00 UTC

ohh that’s bright

Ok now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah ($20 in bellabucks)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

3- jessica A u win!! please email me!

Timestamp: 2012-06-22 15:14:59 UTC

Ok now for this week’s theme!

Pick your FAVORITE girl stamp and make her into a cardddd… let’s see what our baberoonis have made!

Cathabella used DIPLOMABELLA

Danabella used UPTOWN GIRL MOLLY MAKES A DETOUR

here's the collaged inside of Danabella's card

Lindabella used UPTOWN GIRL ISABELLE LOVES ICE CREAM

Natashabella used UPTOWN GIRL POSH

Paulabella used UPTOWN GIRL BRIGITTE the bride

Paulineabella used UPTOWN GIRL BRIGITTE THE BRIDE

Here's REGABELLA's card using UPTOWN GIRL BRIGITTE the BRIDE

Ya think Our sistahs love BRIGITTE? (pronouced BREEEEGEEEETE)

Now for da SISTAHOOD!

Halley's card using IVY KETTO

Here is mini Sydney's card (halley's little one) using HERITAGE TREE (my fault not a girl :(.. I was meant to post this for the last 2 weeks).. sorry Sydney!!

Margo used UPTOWN GIRL POSH

Maria used IZZIE with a CHERRY on top

Olga used BUTTERFLYABELLA

Violet used WREATHABELLA

Lindsay used UPTOWN GIRL ISABELLE loves ice cream

Angela (minibella) used PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

here's another one minibella Angela made using Anise Ketto

And here is Mini Jenna's card using Tilly the teacup girl (jenna is Angela's sister)

i LOVE when minibella’s play!

Next week’s theme is a sketch!

Don’t forget to leave a comment here for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks and if you contribute with this sketch, you can win $20 in bella bucks!

AJ monday’s theme is STRIPES!

Cant wait to see you monday

Mwah to da sistahs who i miss already!

> Art Journaling

June 20, 2012 Stamping Bella 5 Comments

my mornings..

hi againnnnn… sick of me yet?

Just wanted you to have a little peeksie into what I try to do every morning ;).. also try to fit it in at night as well… I wish I could show you a yoga pose or a treadmill sprint.. but ALAS… it’s not in my cards these days..LOL!

So after rushing with breakfast with the kids, packing their lunch and taking them to school, I come home to peace and quiet…

and my kitchen table

my little journal .. collage papers.. and my COFFEEEEE

here's my little art supplies tin (so cute no?) which is full of bits and bobs and scraps and shmaps... this is it CLOSED hehehehe

here's my little box OPEN.. with all my goodies in there 🙂

and here's my page using a TERESA stamp (YOU'RE ALWAYS A STARBURST to ME set). And used my prismas to color it in.. and just STUCK all sorts of things I had in my box

After I do my collage I feel SO much better… sometimes I write, sometimes the title says it all.. sometimes there is no title… there aren’t any rules 🙂

I am going to really make sure this becomes a TRUE morning routine 🙂

Mwah to da sistahs who love to glue and stick

> Card Samples

June 19, 2012 Stamping Bella 5 Comments

a little bit of inspiration

Nothing inspires me more than COLOUR…. when I look at colours and I feel happy, I know that I have been inspired.. I have so many things that surround me at all times that are so colour rich.. and that is what keeps me making art…. why do you think I love scrapbooking paper so much? For such an inexpensive price, I have a 12*12 sheet of pure and utter inspiration… inspiration that I am pretty confident is “artistically” correct where colours are put together for a reason.. and for that reason, I always have little swatches of my scrapbook papers that I love stuck down in an inspiration journal… whenever I am in a “rut”.. I flip through that book and see yummy color combos that I would have never thought of! So the next time you are in a scrapbook store and pick up a paper that “speaks” to you.. don’t put it back down and say “i don’t need another piece of paper”! LOL.. I know we all do that. For the $1.00 or so that it costs, it is sooo worth the feeling you get when you look at it.. Ok? ya hear me out there? LOL

Here is a painting that i started that is not yet finished.. or it may be cuz I can’t touch it..LOL… these colours can hang around me ALL DAY LONG.. I wouldn’t mind 🙂

hope you are inspired and creative today!

And these colors may be too “sharp” on your screen but in real life, they are soooo happy

mwah to da sistahs who LOVE da COLOURS

> ART JOURNALING TOOSDAY

June 18, 2012 Stamping Bella 7 Comments

it’s AJ MONDAY!

I love art journaling mondays because it really gives me an excuse to play :).. We have gorgeous entries this week.. which makes my heart SINNNGALING!

Ok the theme this week was to use a bella stamp on your page.. let’s see what everyone came up with shall we?

Cindy used ARTSY house and SISTAHOODABELLAS to tell her story

Corey used TERESA stamps "in my element" to tell her story along with our solid flowery weed stamp

Dena used lots of Teresa's stamps... PIE CHARTS HAVE NO CALORIES and the rest.. I LOVE the quote she used from a movie she saw.. will be stealing that for my journal 🙂