good sunday morning sistahs!

I have Paulabella and Lindabella here.. we are having the BEST time EVAH.. they are now addicted to art journaling.. wait til you see what THEY did!  you saw a blank stare in both of their eyes.. tongues hanging out.. OMG.. HILARIOUS!!
Now Lindabella is making a delicious soup with Tyler and Jayden (weight watchers 1 point she wants you all to know).. it was the cutest thing to watch !

Anyhoo, we are off downtown to look for papers and ephemera and fabric!

Mwah from da BELLAS!

Em

Hiya sistahs! Long time no speak! LOL.. I have been quite chatty this week.. I hope you don’t mind 😉

Let’s discuss WINNAHS from last week’s Bellarific Friday!

Winnah of $20 in BELLABUCKS for one lucky contributah!

Winnah is……

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

8- HOPE CONERLY! YOU WIN!! Please email me and I will email you your $20 voucher!

Timestamp: 2010-07-02 00:20:40 UTC

AND NOW for da winnah of $10 in BELLA BUCKS for placing a comment!

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

50-Monica Reeck.. please email me for your $10 Bella Gift Voucher

Timestamp: 2010-07-02 00:26:25 UTC

OK so the theme for this week was a SQUARE CARD

Let’s see what our BABEROONIS came up with!

LINDABELLA (yup. you heard me correctly!) found a colored card that she had done and assembled it just for us! AWWWWW LINDA!! LINDA USED PATIENCE by Mo Manning

Jeaniebella used THE BIG GUY GOLFING

Elaineabella used BELLA BABY BUGGY BUMPER

Danabella used EXECUBELLA

Karen MOTZABELLA used TABITHA THE TEACUP GIRL

Jodibella used STRUMMABELLA

Paulabella used BUDS GIRL

How’s DAT for BELLARIFIC BABES I CANDEEEEE?? Love them!!

Now let’s see what DA SISTAHOOD came up with!

Angela Pruisman used STELLA'S GOIN' SHOPPIN'

Carolyn Orgar used DAISY BALLOON

Catherine Groden used MARTHA LULU

Cindy used IZZY HAS BALLOONS

Corey Galluzzo used THE BIG GUY GOLFING

Dawn Barghorn used BAYKAHBELLA

Jami Rudd used IVY KETTO

Jessica Pranaitis used GERTIE LULU

Leslie Good used TINKERBELLA

Lori Tecler used SuperTyler

Mary Clark used MONSTAH BASH

Regan D'Agostino used HANGING CLOUDY BLOCK

Tanya Atkisson used I WISH I LOOKED SO GOOD ON A BIKE A BELLA

Tanya Fretz used ANGELINA

Terri Dodd used BAYKAHBELLA

Arianne Addicks used MWAHBELLA

Now THOSE are amazing.. no????

OK. leave a comment HERE and you can win $10 in Bella Buckeroonis.  Leave a comment HERE and you can win the bloggy candy.. contest closes on Monday.

Also received a BRAND SPANKIN’ NEW amazing product called VIVA DECOR which I will try to demo and am putting online.. check it out.. it’s AMAYYYYZING.

Also new ECHO PARK PAPER is online and will be updating with the new PANORAMA LINE as well.. LOTS OF GOODIES and the sale will help!

Sale goes on til Monday.. 20% off your WHOLE order no minimum

Next week’s BELLARIFIC THEME Is HUGGABUGGS!

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey a sale

Em

Just wanted to wish my Canadian sistahs’ a very happy BBQ filled waterpark infested relaxing Canada day! (now you know what I do when I am not a the boootique lol). Don’t forget that our birthday sale continues and will continue throughout the weekend as a treat! Anything you have put on your wishlist should now be made a reality! This is our biggest online discount evah with no minimums and especially with the new release! What could be bettah? All you have to do is enter emily38 at the end of your order and your discount will apply!
Also don’t forget the square card for bellarific Friday and our post below for a chance to win some goodies!
Here’s a glimpse of a game between Ryan and the kidlets.. Let’s act as brooms! Lol

of my ART JOURNAL page using our new I AM stamp.. I JUST LOVE IT.  (now DON’T make fun of my page).  And I can’t even believe I am EXPOSING myself in this way…LOL but who cares.. you will all be doing this with me soon.. even if you say you aren’t.  I watercoloured the page first.. then I used VERSAMARK for the I AM stamp and WHITE UTEE to emboss it… I JUST LOVE how crisply ( or should it be “crisp”..hmmm)  it came out.  YUM!  I also used my ABSOLUTELY most FAVORITE white pen EVAH.  The WHITE UNIBALL SIGNO pen.. OMG… I think it is the best white pen out there!   Now I believe if I showed this page to people, they may have other “choice” descriptions for me.. LOL.  I probably have not covered it all.  I can tell you that I will be using the stamp. A LOT.  Wait til you see what Dena came up with this stamp in a LAYOUT.  OMG.

Ok don’t lauggghhh

and now just to show you a side view of how CRUNCHY my journal is.  Nothing like a CRUNNNNCHY journal!

Okay sistahs,  I will be teaching an intro to journaling class in the boootique in July.. the calendar should be up any day now so I am hoping that you will come and share the fun!

Don’t forget your bellarific entry for this friday.. a SQUARE card

Also, don’t forget to post a comment on this post for a chance to win $10 in Bella Bucks!

Mwah to da sistahs who will be on their way to a CRUNCHY journal as well!

and here’s the BLOG candy.. leave a comment and you can win the I AM STAMP, my FAVORITE WHITE UNIBALL pen, and a JAR OF WHITE UTEE.. ($28 retail value)

P.S. have I mentioned that Paulabella and Lindabella are coming to visit me????? OMG so excited to have them for 3 days all to MESELF!  We are gonna art journal, colour, make cards, eat, shmooze..We will all be hanging out in the store on Saturday playing!  come and visit and say HI!

MWAH AGAIN!

Em

Happy birthday to me.. happy birthday to mee…. happy BIRRFFFFDAYYYY dear MEEEEE.. Happy birFFday to me.. This ole ‘hag’ wants to celebrate by giving you 20% off your whole order.. no minimums! So enjoy sistahs and keep REFRESHING this post to see the new goodies. I will let you know when I am done!
******a little technical difficulty******
I have no powah in bellaland.. Just lost a Ton of stuff .. Keep you posted….

K.. Power’s BACKKK.. I’m back

My LAURABELLA is here from Splitcoast (LLEVANS)!! She comes every year to visit and this year, I decided to make her WORK! LOL.. so she is sitting next to me.. so focused that her tongue is hanging out cutting rubber for this release!!! MWAH LAURA!! I look forward to our annual visits!!!

Here’s a very important stamp for the beginning of your journey…  This can be many pages of your journal as you will document the “many sides and roles of YOU”.. Love this stamp!!  you can find it here

FLUFFY FLOWER HEAD.. YUM and BIIIIG

CARNATION FLOWER HEAD

SHADYLEAF

GREEN BEAN BABY’s GI JOE

GI JANE

“I AM” script.. can you say YUM?

SORRY WAS OUT OF COMMISSION.. life got in the way.. moving along….

CURLY SILHOUETTE.. YUMMMMMM

Rose with a HEARTY center FLOWER HEAD

Dahlia FLOWER HEAD

Clementine the TEAPOT GIRL

ZOE the HEARTY MUG GIRL

and ABBY

Charlie

Dandelion WISPS

Follow your dreams by our new AMAZING artist VALENTINA RAMOS

LITTLE MOMENTS quote by VALENTINA RAMOS

Mom of the YEAR

and PETER

I want to RIDE MY BICYCLE

Life is like RIDING a bicycle

Roses AMONG US

your book is DUE

For our fellow Canadians..

CANADIAN GI JOE

CANADIAN GI JANE

mwahhhhhh!

It’s so dreary outside.. raining.. blechy.  I forgot to mention what next week’s Bellarific Friday challenge is.  WHY DO I ALWAYS FORGET??!?!  THe theme for next week is a SQUARE CARD… that should be fairly simple (says I who never participates..LOL.. I will try to I promise!)..

Don’t forget to place a comment on the bellarific friday post below to maybe win some bella bucks for tomorrow’s release!  Now regarding this release, you are gonna have to be patient cuz this was all a bit “spur” of the moment (is that spelled right?) so I gots to get me a bit organized k?  so please forgive me for the slowness that i know will happen tomorrow.

On this BLEARY day I wanted to show you something BEEYOOTIFUL that our very own Denabella has made.  IF you haven’t seen it on her BLOG yet, I am featuring it right now.  If you haven’t been to Dena’s blog, RUNNN now and see how amazingly talented she is.. it’s really unbelievable!

On this “layout” Dena uses the 7 gypsies vintage RECEIPT tray.. it’s like an old cash register tray.  I just love this.  My plan for this is to use it as an “inspiration board”.. little snippets of paper, memories, stubs, favorite colors etc will fill this treasure with goodies!  There are so many uses for this.

How gorgeous is this?

Mwah to da sistahs who are having a rainy day and felt like seeing something PRETTY

Em

38 today.  I am thrilled that I have more laugh lines.  I am honored that I have some MORE grey hair… I am respectful of my crow’s feet.  Who am I?  I am a mother, wife, friend, “sistah” (only in a symbolic way), teacher, artist (me?? an artist?? well not really at all).  I AM a HUGE variety of characters.  I play many roles, I balance, juggle and try my hardest to please everyone.  I AM.

This brings me to the introduction of Stamping Bella’s “I AM.” line.  This line is meant to bring you to a different level.. to open your box.. to leave all your roles aside and focus on YOU.  Over the last little while, I have been experimenting with new techniques.. I have explored the other side of me.  I have been MESSY, and SLOPPY, and COLLAGE-Y .. I have splattered and rubbed and glued.  I have had a tremendous time doing so too. And I think you will too.. if you want to enjoy the journey.. NOT the destination.  Don’t get me wrong, I still have my “other side” (bwahahahahaha). where I LOVE neat and tidy and elegant… but I also love my ART JOURNALING side.  I believe that styles are changing.. mixed media, collage, and paint are coming to the forefront.. I think people out there are starting to focus on themselves and that is part of my 38th year resolution (that and losing a kajillion pounds.  First task is MUCH easier..LOL).  Donna Downey came to teach and visit us earlier this month and she has inspired us.  I have come out with a new line called I AM.  Now this line contains larger stamps (always look at the size below the image). stamps that can be used in your journals/layouts/cards.. INSPIRATIONAL stamps.. stamps that make you nod your head.. and just like my characters may make you smile or empathize with them , so will these botanicals, quotes and images.  I AM having a release on Monday and of course there will be a surprise with the release.. so don’t forget to come back and visit on monday.. NOD with me.. Take this JOURNEY with me.  I will be giving some examples, I will try my best to work harder (as my design team does every week) and share my work with you.  You know.. it is so hard to consider yourself an artist. I think it is the hardest thing evah but you all deserve to call yourselves one.  So make sure you take some paint.. slap it on something (or someone) lol.. and let loose.  I promise you will love it.

Ok, enough of my 38 year old ramblings..LOL  Let’s discuss BELLARIFIC FRIDAY this week, shall we?

Jodibella created a great sketch for us

So let’s take a looky what our AMAZINGLY TALENTED, BESTEST IN THE WORLD design team! (have I said that lately???)

Paulabella used STRUMMABELLA

Elaineabella used KISSY

Danabella used MATILDA MUFFINBREAD

Jodibella used KITTYCATTABELLA

Jeaniebella used CUPPACAKEABELLA

Karen MOTZ-ABELLA used TURTLE TOTS-BAKER

How’s DAT for BELLARIFICBABES I CANDEEEE?

Now let’s see what our SISTAHOOD came up with

Angela Pruisman used STELLA NEEDS A PREZZIE

Catherine Groden used PARTYGIRLABELLA

Corey Galluzzo used IZZIE HAS A LETTAH

Mary Johnson used Ketto's DOLLY

Dawn Barghorn used MAVIS BUILDS A SANDCASTLE

Emily Davis used LATTEBELLA

Erica Johnson Wanzer used PARISABELLA

Hope Conerly used MANICURABELLAS

Isabelle Gagnon used CINDERELLA

Jami Rudd used CAKEABELLA

Jeanette Smith used BEERAFELLA

Leslie Good used IZZIE HAS A PREZZIE

Libbie Rudd used POMPOMABELLA

lori Brown used PRESLEY LOLLIPOP

Lori Tecler used YOU'RE MY NUMBER ONE A BELLA

Mckenzie Morgan used MAISY KETTO

Regan D'Agostino used Bella Baby Hanging BUNDLE

Rosanne Dryer used PREZZIES FOR LULU

Shannon Bracken used TOBY IS TWO

How’s DAT for ICANDEE???

If I have forgotten or left out anybody, please email me your contribution and I will add it in.  I am so sorry but with 2 weeks lapsing, it may have gotten lost in CYBERSPACE.

Don’t forget to leave a comment.. WISH ME A HAPPY BIRFDAY (LOL.. I have no shame) and you can win $10 in Bella Bucks!  All Contributors have a chance to win $20 in Bella Bucks!

We are working on July’s calendar for the store and we will be giving an INTRO TO ART JOURNALING class.. we are so excited for you to join us on this journey.. DO YA WANNA???????

Love to all of you

Mwah

Em

HMPH.. I KNEW I shoulda posted Bellarific Friday from BED on my Iphone..LOL
Will try to get back tonight

Mwah

I told you sistahs’ that I would share the mugging story in Paris. It wasn’t that exciting but it was funny because before we left for Europe, our friend Agnes told us to be careful of this scam where someone would “drop” a ring in front of you hoping you would pick it up and while you were picking it up, they would pick your pockets. We fluffed it off and sure enough we were walking on the Champs Elysees and I was ahead of Ryan which was very rare cuz I was usually traipsing 4 km behind him sweating,and I hear Ryan screaming obscenities .. Lol and sure enough je reported that a guy threw a ring in front of him.. But he didn’t fall for it my sharp cookie!

So tomorrow will have lots more to report.. Ahem about a release… About inspiration, birthday resolutions etc.

Don’t forget bellarific friday tomorrow!! I expect some more cards k??

Over and out and a mwah from my couch on my iPhone
Lol
Have I
Mentioned that I love this?

Bwahahahah
Here’s my messy desk and diet doctah peppah.. This could get extreeemely addictive. Oh app where have you been all my life? Lol