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November 18, 2011 Stamping Bella 27 Comments

it’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY and a little tease?

Hiya sistahs!

Hope you had a great week! I just woke up with a bit of a migraine.. so shhh… please don’t raise your voices in excitement n’k? LOL

Does anyone watch X factor? I have to tell you how DISAPPOINTED and REVOLTED I was with Stacey Francis. I was IN LOVE with her and her story when she started the X Factor “journey” but then I saw what a diva, poor sport, spoiled brat she acted like in the last 2 shows and I was immediately turned off. I understand how badly one wants to win a show like this, but put a fake smile on at least! LOL… Little Astro also acted as a poor sport and it irritated me but then I reminded myself that he was 14.. and this is part of the learning process. I used this show as a GREAT learning tool for my kids… Exactly as Paula Abdul said it (finally she made sense!).. you should act GRATEFUL for the opportunity. And I told my children and SHOWED them actually how they acted on stage to show them how NOT to act.. I always teach me kids to LEARN from criticism.. embrace it from professionals (or people who know better 😉 and challenge yourselves to do better). Honestly, I don’t know why I am so upset by Stacy’s reaction .. I guess I was just disappointed. Why do I get so riled up and personally involved in these shows?? LOL

Ok let’s discuss some winnahs from last week shall we?

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

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

20-KAREN G you win! please email me and I will send your moolah!

Timestamp: 2011-11-18 14:09:48 UTC

Now for da winnah for CONTRIBUTIN’ ($20 in Bella Buckeroonis) goes to

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

2-Denise G you win!! please email me and I will send you your moolah!

Timestamp: 2011-11-18 14:11:56 UTC

Ok now down to BIDNISS…

the theme this week was a sketch by EBRUBELLA!

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

Paulabella used UPTOWN GIRL POSH has a PRESENT (sorry not quite sure why so big)

Lindabella used Pia PUDDINTOP

Paulineabella used JAMIE

Danabella used CHRISTMATINI

EBRUBELLA used ALICE

Robinabella used UPTOWN GIRLS VICTORIA AND JULIETTE

Cathabella used BIG GIRL PANTS

Reganabella used CUPCAKE WITH HOLLY

Is that not BABERIFIC DELICIOUSNESS?

Ok now to da DELICIOUS sistahood

Minibella Gaby used LITTLE PEEP’S CHRISTMAS TREE

Halley used JINGLEBELLA

Karenmotzabella used UPTOWN GIRL EVE UNDER THE MISTLETOE

Leslie used SAVVYSHOPPABELLA

Lynn used FIXAFELLA

Margo used WINOBELLA

Maria used UPTOWN GIRL CLAUDIA has a CANDY

Olga used MAISY KETTO

Tanya used KING OF THE CANDYCANES

Violet used TANGLED STELLA

is that not sistahoodaliciousness????

LOL k now for the SURPRISE.. even my DT doesn’t know..LOL.. I am having a little release that I just happened to decide on.. should be some time this weekend or monday.. so stay tuned.. you won’t be sorrrrryyyyyyyyyy !

Next week’s theme FREE FORM!! Do what you want.. how you want to.. no rules.. let your creativity go crazy! Can’t wait to see your creations!

Don’t forget to leave a comment here for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks!Don’t forget to draw a face for AJ monday

Mwah to da sistahs who participate 🙂

> chit chat

November 15, 2011 Stamping Bella 29 Comments

ohh lala… la la la la la la…

Hiya tootsie rolls!

Well I am in a better mood today :). I have been working on a contract for a long time and it has FINALLY come to fruition! Guess where Bella is gonna be? Well, if you are in the U.S., I don’t think it will affect you 🙁 but here in Canada, there is a NATIONAL chain of 27 stores called DESERRES that have given me the privilege of selling to them :). I am on CLOUD NINE! They are beautiful stores.. just where we deserve to be.. oui oui? .. I am so excited BUT my hands aren’t… do you have ANY IDEA-R how much cutting and packaging we have to do??? And the other distributors we sell to? and did I mention I may be *insert shriek here* Allergic-T (i dunno why Tyler always added a T to allergic..LOL.. I also don’t know why I felt I had to share that nugget..) to RUBBAH!!! My hands have been in SUCH poor shape for the past 2 years and I am starting to think it may be the rubbah. How Ironic is that? Have you ever heard of a cobbler being allergic to SHOESIES???? hmmmmmm???

Hmph.

Ok so enough feeling sorry for myself. I am in a good place. I am happy. I am also SO proud of our stamping teacher.. Christineabella… how many times I have BEGGED her to be a baberooni but she doesn’t wanna.. so maybe if you go to her blog and ask, she may say yes? I have never experienced such BEDLAM in BELLALAND (lol.. bedlam in bellaland) as when Christine has a class going on. They are JAM packed.. full of techniques and Fun.. and she is just such a doll to take a class from. She honestly goes above and beyond.. the first few classes she even FED her students with sweets! Ok.. enough gushing. Here are some samples of her classes. YOU TELL ME what you think. And if you are local.. or if you are close enough to come.. I ENCOURAGE you to come and experience a Christine class for yourself! She is current in her techniques, her coloring will WOW you.. and we are so lucky she gets bored easily because the cards and projects she comes up with monthly are INSANELY brilliant!

How STUNNING is this? It is the cover of a TAG HOLDER she constructed herself! using our BEEYOOTIFUL uptown girl QUINN and her boots

here is the inside with the little section that holds the tags... *DROOL*

And here are the actual Kraft Tags using UPTOWN GIRL EVE under the mistletoe and QUINN! YUMMALISH. I would NEVAH give those away 🙂

Would ya like MORE EYE CANDEE??? HMMMMMM???? Ok !

Here's her Krafty Card collection.. embossed.. colored with prismas which make the whole thing pop.. *sigh*

We also got a big shipment of goodies in bellaland today including the Tim Holtz tool box and Trinket case.. YUM.. and some new papers by My Mind’s Eye LOVE ME collection and KRAFT FUN DAY PAPERS and HEARTY BARLEY collection..Some cuttlebug folders and some nestibilities.. WOOOOOOWWWEEEEEEEEEE

Mwah to da sistahs who love da GOODIES

don’t forget Bellarific friday this week.. and to comment on THIS POST for a chance to win some BUCKEROONIS!

> ART JOURNALING TOOSDAY

November 14, 2011 Stamping Bella 4 Comments

It’s AJ monday!

Hiya sistahs..

I hope you had a great weekend and enjoyed every minute of it! I had Paulabella and Jimafella here visiting and boy did we have a blast. We celebrated BOTH of their birthdays .. mix media’d.. got a FRESH batch of cards.. laughed.. shopped.. ATE (hmph)… did EVERYTHING but PACK… (double hmph).

I have been reading over the internet about a very special woman who lost her battle with Cancer.. she was a fellow crafter, card maker, scrapbooker… Although I did not know her personally (she was a customer of ours), I was so terribly affected by her story, her suffering, her illness. She was 40.. a wife, a mom.. I am so devastated over this. If you would like to read more about her.. Cath Edvalson from Moxie Fab World wrote a beautiful ode to Katie.. Sistahs.. I am so touched by this. And so sad. I just felt I had to share.

Hmph.

Ok.. trying to get more uplifted.. so let’s talk about AJ Monday.. Maybe I should AJ about her tonight.. I think I will.

This week’s theme was SQUARES.. Let’s see what da sistahs came up with!

: Corey’s BEEYOOTIFUL page

: Jenn B’s page

: Lindabella’s page

: Violet’s page

: here’s my page with my square being the bottom of the house 🙂

: I actually wanted to show you my new favorite technique :).. Do you see the “murky” script in the background? OMG I love that look.. I stamped our I AM SCRIPT .. one of my FAVORITEST most VERSATILEST (lol) stamps and stamped it with BLACK SOOT DISTRESS INK.. I randomly stamped it all over the page. I wet a waterbrush and just gently “murkified” (omg I love that word) the edges and middle of the stamp.. just to show a haze and build texture.. I then used our BUBBLE WRAP mini background and stamped it in DRIED MARIGOLD DISTRESS INK.. and used the same technique by watering down the image but still trying to maintain some of it’s integrity. I need to make a MURKY video, don’t I?

Feeling a bit better, now that I had a chance to “talk” to you 🙂

Next week’s theme.. DRAW A FACE.. (and neck if you want).. don’t be scared. Just draw. In any medium.. Remember Picasso? his faces really didn’t look like faces now did they? Can’t wait to see your entries!

Mwah to da sistahs who ALWAYS make me feel BETTAH

> bellarific friday

November 11, 2011 Stamping Bella 26 Comments

It’s Bellarific Friday… and a little story

Happy Friday sistahs!

I hope you have had a great week :). I had da PLEASURE of seeing Reganabella today.. we had LOTS to catch up on didn’t we Regs? And I have the pleasure of having Paulabella and Jim come to my house this weekend to celebrate their birthdays!! Shhh.. I didn’t tell her that she would be packing my house with me.. Oh did I mention I was moving? So this weekend should be VEHERRRY busy.. relaxing.. girly… and fun. I need it.

So here’s my little story.. LOL.. I just giggle thinking about it and it was the first little story I told Denabella this morning in Bellaland and she gave a good CHUCKLE too. I wake up this morning at about 6:30 and I usually nudge Ryan to wake up because that is usually when he starts to get ready for work.. So what do I do? I ROLL (literally) across the bed and start to nuzzle “him”… I cuddle.. and rub his head.. and I say to myself.. his head seems REALLY FUZZY this morning (still lol’ing in my office right now)… and then I grab “his” hand and say to myself .. why does his hand seem so small.. (lol).. and then I hear…

“UM… Mummy.. I’m trying to sleep!”.. OMG.. I almost had a HEART ATTACK when I realized it was TYLER!!!!! LOLOLOL.. I was so embarassed but I think little Ty appreciated the cuddles.. Ryan was already getting ready for work!

Ok so that’s how I started my day… now down to BIDNISS.

WHO WON BELLARIFIC FRIDAY LAST WEEK YOU ASK?

Winnah for CONTRIBUTIN’ ($20 in bella bucks) goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

9- PINKY DINKY LORI you win!  please email me and I will send you your MOOLAH

Now for a COMMENTAYTIN' winnah ($10 in Bella Buckeroonis) goes to

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

1- Karen you win!! please email me and I will send you your mooolah!

Timestamp: 2011-11-11 21:01:05 UTC

Timestamp: 2011-11-11 20:59:12 UTC

Ok so this week’s theme was CHRISTMAS!

Let’s take a looky and see what da BABEROONIS came up with shall we?

Cathabella used Uptown Girl’s CHRISTMAS TREE

Shannanabella used UPTOWN GIRL POSH with a present

Ebrubella used A SNOWMAN AND A CARDINAL (image by Mo)

Robinabella used Uptown Girl’s CHRISTMAS TREE

Paulineabella used JINGLEBELLA

Reganbella used our I AM SCRIPT to decorate her letters

Paulabella used LULU’S HANGING ORNAMENTS

Lindabella used our ECLECTIC MUSIC BACKGROUND and FRENCH SCRIPT

Danabella used IZZIE HAS A PREZZIE

How’s DAT for our BABEROONIS?? OMG!

Now for our amazing SISTAHOOD

: Ashley (minibella) used CURLY SURPRISABELLA

: Denise G used UPTOWN GIRLS CLARISSA AND CAMILLE have a CAFE

: Halley used POLAR BEAR CIRCLE

: Jeanette used MINTY COFFEE

: Joann H used CONFUSED CHRISTMAS CAT and CONFUSED CHRISTMAS DOG

: Leslie G used SNOWFIGHT

: Lynn M used UPTOWN GIRL QUINN and her BOOTS

: Margo used EUNICE and IRVING

: Maria H used GROUP HUG

: Violet used ELIZABELLA

How’s THAT for an AMAZING BELLARIFIC FRIDAY? hmmm???

Next week’s theme is a SKETCH!

Happy weekend sistahs!!

Don’t forget AJ MONDAY—> squares!

Mwah to da sistahs who LOVEY da BELLARIFIC FRIDAY

oh and fuzzy heads 🙂

> chit chat

November 8, 2011 Stamping Bella 6 Comments

what I’ve been up to :)

so sistahs.. we need to catch up don’t we? I feel like I have been SO disconnected.. hmph. So what can we talk about… hmm??

Books? I finished an AMAZING book.. I just found it such an easy read… a great story line.. I LOVED IT and would recommend it wholeheartedly! It’s called YOU AGAINST ME by JENNY DOWNHAM.. Really enjoyed it. I discovered a new website that I am totally going to from now on for recommendations of my future books.. its called GOODREADS.. I absolutely think it is an invaluable resource if you are an avid reader.. you get recommendations, book club suggestions, and synopses of each book. LOVE IT. I have now started another book called “GOODNIGHT BEAUTIFUL”.. plot looks juicy.. so excited to spend MORE quality time with da IPAD..LOL

Have you read anything great you can recommend?

I also have to HIGHLY recommend an online class I have been taking (Actually I have taken MANY recently..I am SO overeducated already..LOL). This one is called “SUPPLIES” me by JANE DAVENPORT. I am in LOVE with this adorable Ozzie… This class teaches you how to use your art supplies, drawing fundamentals, and it’s just PURE juiciness.. her class is SO current, Jane is SO adorable.. and this class is worth EVERY PENNY. And there may be a little “SUPPLIES” (lol.. surprise) coming soon to a BELLALAND near you… you will just have to wait.. but trust me.. you will be VERYYYY HAPPY. So get acquainted with Jane.. you will not be sorry. I have also signed up for her next class called I HEART DRAWING.. I CANNOT WAIT!!! If/WHEN you sign up, mention to her that emabella sent you :)… SO…. do you think you can guess where this is going? Let me know what your guess is!

I am also very quiet because I am working on a new stamp line for art journalers.. the first set will be out VERY soon… I smell a release coming.. do you? *sniff********

Also, if you ever need inspiration.. go to our CARD GALLERY here.. we have almost 800 projects in there for you to drool over! And I keep adding more!

I am also trying to keep our home page up to date with new goodies that come to bellaland.. you should check out the new s.e.i. TUMBLE DYE inks.. (may do a video on these…SHHHH).. and also the new Simple Stories YEAROGRAPHY collection.. OMG in love. Am going to be starting PROJECT LIFE in January.. and this paper is PERFECT for it…

Ok.. i think I am done. *sigh*… I miss you

Mwah to da sistahs who LOVE to catch up

> ART JOURNALING TOOSDAY

November 7, 2011 Stamping Bella 7 Comments

macho macho MAN… I wanna be.. a MACHO man… oh ahem and AJ Monday

see what I mean?we were unable to see the face under DA FUR but now look what popped out after his grooming?

Ok back to bidniss. I am writing this from my HOME computer now CUZ.. my work computer is still acting FRITZY.. you’re so lucky you are FAR FAR away from da BELLA right now… LOL .. me not so happy.. would rather be on a HIKEY.. and you know how I feel about DAT.

AJ monday from last week… Last week’s theme was ANYTHING goes!

Corey's page

Here is my BLURRY page.. so along with a broken computer, my camera takes fuzzy pictures.. LOL.. has NOTHING to do with the stressed out operator...

Violet V's page

Ebrubella's page

Jennifer B's page

Lindabella's page

Pinky's page (aka. lori b)

Violet V.. please resend your entry!! I am unable to access it from my computer!! thank you 🙂

well that was da small AJ sistahood this week. I expect LOTS more next monday where the theme is to use SQUARES in your layout.. they can be punched, hand cut, frames.. you name it..

Tomorrow it’s gossip day with da bella.. stuff I have been up to etc.. so stay TOONED. HMMMM GOSSIP TOOSDAY..LOL just kiddinK

> bellarific friday

November 5, 2011 Stamping Bella 22 Comments

It’s Bellarific Friday… on SATURDAY

or is it AJ monday? or weight watchers wednesday? or Music Thursday? grrr.. it’s been one of those weeks sistahs… I can’t even go into the gory details but a BELLA WIFOUT a COMPUTAH, is not so PRETTAH (pretty, but wanted it to rhyme, ya mind? LOL)

Ok so without further ADOOOOO, let’s discuss some WINNAHS from last week shall we?

winnah for CONTRIBUTING to Bellarific Friday ($20 in Bella bucks) goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

2-COREY you win!!! please email me and I will put $20 in BUCKEROONIS into your account!

Timestamp: 2011-11-05 14:52:19 UTC

Winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’ on that blogpost ($10 in bella bucks) goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

10-Sandi N you win $10 in Bella bucks!! please email me and I will forward it to you!

Timestamp: 2011-11-05 14:53:55 UTC

And now for this week’s challenge… It was using SNOW on your cards…

let’s see what our baberoonis came up with, shall we?

Danabella used SNOWY HOUSE

Cathabella used PENGUIN WITH GIFT by Mo Manning

Ebrubella used Lulu’s snowman

Robinabella used UPTOWN GIRL QUINN IN HER BOOTS

Paulineabella used LULU’s SNOWMAN

Reganabella used ARTSY HOUSE

Lindabella used UPTOWN GIRL QUINN IN HER BOOTS

Paulabella used NOELLE BEARING GIFTS by Mo Manning

STEUBYbella used IZZIE has a BRELLY

Is that BELLARIFIC BABENESS or WHAT?!

Now let’s drool over da SISTAHOOD!

: Angela P used GLIDEABELLA

: Christine L used UPTOWN GIRL QUINN IN HER BOOTS

: Denise G used JAVABUGGS

: Gaby H, “GABS” da minibella used WRAPPED IN LOVE

: Leslie used FROSTY

: Lynn used JOYFUL VILLAGE

: Margo used POLAR BEAR CIRCLE

: Michelle G used MERRY CHRISTMAS BRANCH WITH BIRDIES

: Pinky Dinky Doo (aka Lori) used SNOWMAN AND A CARDINAL by Mo manning

: Tanya used SANTA’S CLOTHES a DRYIN’

: Violet used BUNNY WITH GIFT

How’s DAT for eye candy??

Oh I missed writing this week.. I have to say. Will compensate for it next week I hope 🙂 I hope you don’t stop visiting 🙂

NEXT WEEK’S CHALLENGE IS A HOLIDAY CARD.. use any Stamping Bella CHRISTMAS image.. or turn another image INTO a Christmas image and submit!!

AJ monday is still waiting for your entries!! Due Sunday.. ANYTHING GOES theme.. send send send sistahs!

Mwah to da sistahs who missed da sistahs

> Card Samples

November 4, 2011 Stamping Bella 8 Comments

yoohoooooooo!!

anybody home?? I am so sorry I have been MIA.. my computer CRASHED on Monday.. and I have been unable to do a thing since 🙁

It is being fixed AS WE SPEAK so I promise Bellarific Friday will be up shortly 🙂

missed you

> Card Samples

October 31, 2011 Stamping Bella 3 Comments

GRRRRR

So today started with me MISPLACING (losing) my keys so I couldn’t drive to work…. THEN my computer CRASHED at work so I couldn’t log in and have to buy another one…

Today was not a good day 🙁

I will not be able to post AJ Monday for the next couple of days until my computer comes back 🙁

I am so sorry for the delay

mwah to da sistahs who are having a GOOD DAY!

> bellarific friday

October 28, 2011 Stamping Bella 16 Comments

Bellarific Friday after a field trip to the conservation….

Hiya sistahs! Sorry for the late post 🙁

I was swindled into going on a grade 4 fieldtrip.. LOL. And what a field trip it was! The one that was MEANT for da bella. Hiking through a conservation area.. LOL.. ummmm MOI? HIKING? I was PETRIFIED.. me no likey to hikey. But it was SUCH a gorgeous fall day.. the views were BREATHTAKING.. the air was FRESH and I had 24 fourth graders to contend with..

look at the trees.. just STUNNING.

we did have a blast I must say.. and da TYLER was so happy his mama was there..

So happy, in fact, he decided to sit on my lap 🙂

a LiTtLe close...LOL

ok.. enuFF about me… let’s discuss some BELLARIFIC WINNAHS shall we?

Winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’ on last week’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY ($10 in buckeroonis) goes to

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

25-Shannon G you win!! please email me and I will send you your DOUGH! LOL

Timestamp: 2011-10-28 19:22:16 UTC

Now for a CONTRIBUTIN’ WINNAH ($20 in bella buckeroonis)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

12-Violet! you win!  please email me and I will send you your money!

Timestamp: 2011-10-28 19:25:26 UTC

Ok, now that the BIDNISS is outta da WAY, let’s talk about this week’s challenge! This week’s challenge was STRIPES.. let’s see what our BABEROONIS have done!

Paulabella used UPTOWN GIRL EVE UNDER THE MISTLETOE

LINDABELLA used ANASTASIA

Paulineabella used BUNNY WITH GIFT

Reganabella used HEARTY CUPPYCAKE

Danabella used UPTOWN GIRL EVE UNDER THE MISTLETOE

Ebrubella used UPTOWN GIRL’S VICTORIA AND JULIETTE’S NIGHT OUT

Robinabella used EMMA LULU

SHANNANABELLA used LACIE AND HER ICE CREAM

CATHABELLA used TRICK OR TREAT ABELLA

now is that STRIPEY GOODNESS OR WHA?

Ok now for da STRIPED sistahood!

Angela P used VINTAGE GUMBALL MACHINE

Corey used UPTOWN GIRL QUINN

Caroline T used GLIDEABELLA

Karen D used MONSTAH BASH

Leslie G used BRANCHIN OUT OWLIES (and was so cute emailing from the train to work to MAKE SURE I would wait for her entry! I would always wait for you Leslie!!