and I must share some yumminess  first and then discuss some winnahs 🙂

Thank you for allll your well wishes.. I am feeling a lot bettah but still shuffling my feet 😉

I wanted to share a layout that Denabella made.. absolutely GORGEOUS using the American Crafts ABODE COLLECTION and some scrappy stampies namely ROUND MEMORY BLOCK and the TODAY memory block.  BEEYOOTIFUL!

Now take a looky at JILL SPROTT’S LAYOUT.. MAGNIFIQUE!  As I have said earlier.. I think it is an amazing challenge to use an image stamp and make it a focal or embellishment on your page!  READY FOR THIS one? She paper pieced LOOOTS of hearty cuppycakes!  and used the new Girl’s Paperie line.. YUM!

Yummalish?  oui oui? (practicing my french..LOL)

Now let’s talk WINNAHS

the WINNAH of da CONTRIBUTAH of da week ($20 in bella bucks) is

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Here are your random numbers:

8- JANE BRACHT you WIN!  Please email me and I will send you your dinero! ( I am VERY international :) )

Timestamp: 2010-05-04 20:45:09 UTC

Now for da COMMENTAYTAH winnah ($10 in bella bucks)

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13- Michelle T.. you win! please email me and will send your voucher!

Timestamp: 2010-05-04 20:49:01 UTC

Don’t forget about Bellarific this week!  FLOWERS FLOWERS FLOWERS (either the stamp or the embellishments) due Thursday May 6th

Mwah to da sistahs who love da layouts

Em

Hiya sistahs!

Well, I am at home shuffling my feet feeling sorry for myself and a little bored.  I haven’t been feeling 100% for the last coupla days… Went into the store yesterday and was accosted by several customers confirming that I must be sick (DID I LOOK THAT BAD?!?!?!? LOL).  See what lack of MAC makeup can do to a person? hmph.  So I woke up feeling yuckadoodle (a very popular word in the BELLA household) and I received STRICT DOCTOR’S ORDERS from Denabella (if you haven’t checked out her blog yet, please do.. it’s amazing and she is so UBER talented) telling me to STAY HOME.  She actually SCREAMED-ED at me.. LOL.  So here I am, writing Bellarific friday and will continue reading the most amazing book called LITTLE BEE and maybe I will sneak in some of my JUDGE shows..LOL.  Have you read any good books lately?  I love reading just never have the proper chance to sit and enjoy.  So today is my treat (if you call feeling yuckadoodley a treat..LOL)..

First let’s begin with a little announcement.  There’s a new “kid on the block”.. we have our 7th Bellarific babe who will be joining us next week! so please welcome ELAINE HUGHES!  She lives across the pond and is an amazing colorist and person! She is so enthusiastic and wonderful.. makes our team complete 🙂

So give a big hand to ELAINE HUGHES.. go to her bloggypoo and say hi!

Now let’s see what our Baberoonis have created..OUTSTANDING!

OUR THEME THIS WEEK WAS TO USE A BELLA STAMP THAT HAS NEVAH SEEN DA INK!

Karen MOTZABELLA used HOUSE CIRCLE

Lindabella used JILL IS TWO

Danabella used JUST MY TYPE

Jeaniebella used STELLARINA

Paulabella used ECOBELLA

Jodibella used HIPPIECHICKABELLA

Are these STUNNING or what??? hmph. I wish I was that talented.

Now for da TALENTED SISTAHOOD.. another hmph wishing I was that talented.

Mckenzie, our 8 year old Bellaholic was so excited when I told her auntie that OF COURSE she can participate in Bellarific fridays! HI MCKENZIE!

Angela Pruisman used STELLA LOOOVES RIBBON

Catherine Bilotto made a layout using JOT IT DOWN memory block

Cindy used BFFABUGS

Ellena Esteves used AGNES KETTO

Gaby Duclos used TIEDTHEKNOTABELLA

Jana Weaver used WOOFIN' IT UP

Jane Bracht used GEORGINA GLAMOURPUSS

Jayne Morgan used TURTLE TOTS SUMMER GIRLS

Jessica Willison used Chloe the Coffee Cup girl

Kimberly Lowrey used KING OF THE WILD THINGS

Leslie Good used HUGGYBELLAS

Lori Brown used ANGELINA

Lori Tecler used Ellie-phant

Margo Smith used SUPERBELLA

Mary Clark used PATIENCE

Nancy Ball used CUPPA TEA

Rosanne Dreyer used HANGING SIGN

Siobhan Kline used JULIA's DIAPER BAG

Tanya Fretz used Lulu's BIRTHDAY CAKE

How’s DAT for our SISTAHOOD!  3 cheers!  Loved the cards this week!

Would also like to say HAPPY NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY to all da sistahs (did Christopher Columbus deem this date?  I always wondered how these days were proclaimed..LOL if anyone has the answer, PUH-LEASE share as inquiring minds NEED to know).   Bellaland is going to be ON FIRE tomorrow.. so if you have a chance to come and visit, please do (I am trying to get HEALFY for tomorrow).. we are gonna have free demos and make n takes and dessert (yum).. LOTSA people.. we have a sold out crop (3 rooms filled).. so it will be a BLAST!! Oh and of course some specials in store only.  So COME IN AND VISIT will ya?

Also, a shout out to Kelli who is organizing a retreat with very limited spots left.  If you are interested, you can read about it here and contact her!  Everyone needs a retreat no?

Oh and update on the BELLA’s EUROPEAN vacay (ahem I mean WORK).. it is confirmed that Ryan and I will sneak over to  PARIS (oui oui!) for 2 days after working at the Craft Barn on June 12th and 13th!  If any of our EUROPEAN sistahs can come and visit I would BE THRILLED! This event is meant to be TOP NOTCH and I would love it if you came!  You can read more about it here

Ok sistahs,  this post has taken me over 2 hours to write (with a coupla phone calls in between) and I am zonked.. so I am gonna go read my book and chill for a little (I don’t really think that will happen but will try.  don’t really know how to ‘chill’ but it sounded so YUMMY saying it).

Please come visit tomorrow.. would love to see you

Mwah to da sistahs who love bellarific fridays, the babes, the sistahood and all things bella

don’t forget to post a comment to win $10 in Bella BUCKEROONIS

next week’s theme you ask?  FLOWERS.. using punches, die cuts and BELLA STAMPIES!

Em

Bellarific friday entries using a bella stamp that hasn’t seen any inky!

Mwah!

Hiya sistahs!

I have been accused of being a very slacky “bloggista” (i love that term..just made it up I think?).. I woke up with the WORST migraine on Monday and I have not been the same since..LOL

Ok so let’s get down to BIDNISS…

Winnahs from BELLARIFIC FRIDAY last week

Contributing WINNAH ($20 in Bella Bucks)

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10- MAKEESHA you WINNNN!! please email me and I will send you your voucher!

Timestamp: 2010-04-28 16:43:17 UTC

Now for da COMMENTAYTAH winnah ($10 in Bella Buckeroonis)

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3- KIM you win!  please email me and I will send you your $10 gift voucher!

Timestamp: 2010-04-28 16:49:55 UTC

Congrats ladies!

Now for a little story!  So I went to Old Navy to get my kidlets some clothes (OMG do they ever need them)..LOL.  And you know when you invest your time and energy in finding the right size, colour, print etc.. shopping is a very time consuming hobby.. Anyway so after an hour of picking, choosing, wondering if it will fit, hoping not to return cuz a child doesn’t like etc.. I get to the cash.  and NELSON is there.  He greeted me warmly.  I greeted him back. AND THEN IT STARTED. I must have had about 100 pieces of clothing there.. he starts the checkout process.. at about 50 items, he makes a mistake.. which would be fine if it didn’t ERASE THE WHOLE ORDER!!!! So NELSON apologizes and starts again ! (people who know me would think it is a miracle that I sat through the second attempt-but I DID).. Nelson punches in 80 items and guess what happened??? he ERASED the whole order again. Ok so now the LION bella comes out and pushes all the items to him and says BUH BYE and I left.  Has that ever happened to you?  now I am SO upset cuz I invested all of that time and energy on choosing outfits and I don’t have them so now you know what I havta do?  Find another old navy with NO NELSON!!!! (me a little embarassed)

Ok, now I feel bettah venting.

now for some inspiration!  Take a looky at what PIRADEE did with some bella shtamps! Some scrappy YUMMALISHIOUSNESS

In the following layout, Piradee used JUST MY TYPE as an embellishment.  Isn’t it CUTE?! (her hubbs isn’t bad either..LOL)

In this layout, Piradee used PACK YOUR BAGS.. I just LOVE IT!

and last but not least she used WIREBOUND memory block and popped one of the hearts!

So how’s DAT for scrappy candeeee?

have a GREAT rest of da day!

Mwah to da sistahs who don’t have to encounter a NELSON in the near future

Em

Hiya sistahs!  Hope your week was FINE FINE FINE!  We had a great week here!!  Ok, let’s get down to BIDNISS!

Let’s announce some winnahs from last Bellarific FRIDAY/MONDAY!

Winnah for CONTRIBUTION and $20 in BELLA BUCKAROONIS goes to….

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Here are your random numbers:

27- MARY CLARK! you win!  Email me and I will send you your $20 vouchah!

Timestamp: 2010-04-23 13:46:55 UTC

Now for da winnah of da COMMENTAYTAH

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Here are your random numbers:

39- JENN CORNELL You win!! Email me and I will send you your $10 in Bella Bucks

Timestamp: 2010-04-23 13:49:08 UTC

ok.. now let’s talk THIS WEEK’s challenge!  The Theme for this week was MOTHER’S DAY!  Now let’s see what the BELLARIFIC BABES came up with!

PAULABELLA used Pot O’ ORCHIDS for LULU

Jodibella used COCO HAS A CUPPYCAKE

Jeaniebella used BILLBOARDABELLA

Danabella used FUSCHIAS FOR LULU

Karen MOTZABELLA used POT O’ ORCHIDS for LULU

Lindabella used FUSCHIAS FOR LULU

How’s DAT for BELLARIFIC BABE CANDEEEEE??

Now let’s see what the SISTAHOOD was up to!

Catherine Groden used IZZIE HAS A PREZZIE

Cindy used BETTY BOMBSHELL

Gaby used MINIVANABELLA

Janet Rossi used EMERY LOLLIPOP

Jayne Morgan used SCARLETT TEACUP

and the inside of Jayne's card!

Julie Lacey used LULU's CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE

Kimberly Lowrey used MEREDITH the TEACUP GIRL

Lori Brown used Gardenia Greenthumb and other yummies

Lori Brown view #2

Lori Brown view 3

Lori Tecler used PRESLEY LOLLIPOP

Makeesha Byl used ADDYTUDE is a CUPCAKE DIVA

Margo Smith LADY OWLIE AND HER SIGN

Mary Clark used JILL IS TWO

Michelle Trotter used POT O' ORCHIDS for LULU

Regan D'Agostino used KETTO'S POT O FLOWERS

Tanya Atkisson used BESSIE LULU

Aren’t they GORGEOUS??

Don’t forget to place a comment for the chance to win $10 in BELLA BUCKS!

NEXT WEEK’S THEME: INK UP A BELLA STAMP THAT HAS NEVAH SEEN INK BEFO’!!! submit by next THURSDAY APRIL 30th!

Ok sistahs,

I hope you have a PHENOMALISH weekend!

“see” you MONDAY!

Hiya sistahs! Sorry for the late post.. just trying to get my act togethah!  I am teaching a class this thursday night and saturday morning!  I have 13 students! YIKES!

Let’s get down to BIDNISSSSSS

Let’s see what our BABEROONIS did for last week’s challenge

Paulabella used our new MO collection STEPSISTERS

Lindabella used LULU’s WEDDING CAKE

Karen MOTZABELLA used STRUMMABELLA

Danabella used IZZIE HAS A BIRFDAY CAKE

Jeaniebella used GWENDOLYN LULU

Jodibella used TILLY the teacup girl

How’s DAT for gorgeousness??? HMMMM???

Now let’s see what da SISTAHOOD prepared for us!

Andrea Gourley used ELLA LOLLIPOP

Catherine Groden used IVY KETTO

Cheryl Rowley used KISS ME YOU FOOL

Cindy used TURTLE TOTS- SUMMER GIRLS

Deanna Woodland used FLUTTERBY HUGGABUGG

Jane Bracht used EMMA LULU

Janet Berezowecki used PHOEBE KETTO

Jayne Morgan used VALENTINA

Jeanette Smith used BELLA BABY BUBBLE BATH

Jennifer Bradley used HENRIETTA LULU

Kim used IMELDABELLA

Lori Brown used IZZIE HAS A PREZZIE

Lori Tecler used RUMBALL WITH CANDLE

Makeesha Byl used HANNAH LOLLIPOP

Margo Smith used HUGGYBELLAS

Pauline Godfrey used FUSCHIAS for LULU

Regan D'agostino used BALLOON CIRCLE

Robin Mckinley used SPRINGTINI

Shannon Guindon used GERTIE LULU

Sheila Veitch used HARRIET LULU

Tanya Fretz used SKETCHY WILDFLOWERS

Michelle Trotter used ETHAN LOLLIPOP

Rebecca Power used RUBY AND ROSE

Karen Daley used SOLID FUNKY DANDELION

Angela Pruisman used STELLA DIGS IT

Leslie Good used STELLA NEEDS A PREZZIE

Mary Clark used BESSIE LULU

Terri Dodd used BIRDIE HOUSE

Jessica Pranaitis used PACKITUPABELLA

How’s DAT for I CANDEEEE? HMMMM?? I love posting bellarific fridaymonday! LOL

Ok so here are the deets.. post a comment and you can win $10 in bella bucks.. if you submitted, you can win $20 in Bella bucks!!

This week’s theme: MOTHER”S DAY!

Happy creating

Mwah!

Sistahs high and low and far and wide and up and down and side to side I wanted to thank you all for coming to visit da BOOF at Scrapfest.  It was an amazing event all in all.. It was great to see my customers/supporters/fans/friends all come and say hello.  Many of you came up to me and asked if I was the one who wrote this blog.. I kinda stuttered and wasn’t sure if I should answer cuz my lingo, my nutsiness, my idiosyncracies kinda like to stay anonymous.LOL . ME??? ANONYMOUS?? not so much.. NOT TODAY.. MAYBE TOMORROW..LOL

A few new bella fans asked if I worked at the booF and I said yes.. didn’t wanna divulge who the real owner was..LOL

Helenabella and DENABELLA and RUBYBELLA and Shelley S. and Penny P and Ann K helped us so much throughout the show and I want to TRULY thank you from the bottom of my heart.  It meant the world to me. Really also would like to thank Diane R. and Agnes for HOLDING the fort with DENA on Saturday!

I also want to really thank LINDABELLA, PAULABELLA, and PAULINEABELLA (Pauline, GET THAT BLOG GOING SISTAH!!!) for travelling so far just to be with me (or at least I can pretend.. I know they wanted to get some shopping done).. they worked sooo hard with their demos and were really truly a treat.  Our bellarific babe journey has really gotten us so close and to say that we are truly close friends and that I can depend on them for anything.. really. so THANK YOU!!!

Marjorea and Elaine, Thank you for making us your first stop once the “floodgates” opened.  Meant the world to me.  I hope you know that.

Regan, Deanna– NEED I SAY MORE? LOL

Andrea and KIMMIE From KRAFTIN KIMMIE rubbah came to visit

Ok now done with the thanking.. I am hoping there are new bella fans who will tune in to my trials and tribulations..LOL and of course enjoy the RUBBAH!

Now for an announcement: our very own DENABELLA has started her own blog!  She is an AMAZING talent and inspiration.. we have begun an art journal journey together and have enjoying it ever since.. her layouts are to die for and now she can share them publically by having her own PLACE to post.  OF course she is part of the BELLARIFIC SCRAPPING BABES so she is linked on my sidebar.  Please go over to her blog and post a comment welcoming her to da 20th century!!  it’s called A LITTLE SCRAP OF TIME and you must RUN there and comment! k.. PROMISE?!

tomorrow is bellarific FRIDAY on a MONDAY.. LOL and the theme for next week is MOTHER’S DAY! so start submitting!

MWAH!

GOOOD MOOOOORNING sistahs! and a HAPPY RELEASE DAY TO YOU!!! You excited???? Well in order to celebrate our Mo Manning to our sistahood, I decided to have a 15% special using code welcomemo at checkout!  This special is for ONLINE ORDERS only please and there is no minimum order.. so have fun, get a cuppa java and ENJOY!

Our Design team has been sooooo verrrry busy with samples using the new images.. you may have seen them already but why not see them twice.. they are all that BEEYOOOTIFUL!

we gots da BELLAS:

ROLLABELLA

TIEDTHEKNOTABELLA

STRUMMABELLA

EXECUBELLA

Green Bean Baby has been HARD AT WORK!  Please meet

TABITHA the TEACUP GIRL

we also have TILLY the teacup girl

Let’s see what LULU has for us!

We gots:

Lulu’s CHERRYBLOSSOM tree

ANABEL LULU

Here’s PAULABELLA’s card

Lulu’s BIRTHDAY CAKE

GWENDOLYN LULU

LULU’s WEDDING CAKE

linda’s card

PREZZIES FOR LULU

LINDABELLA’s card

LULU’s SLICE o’ CAKE

Now for some SCRAPPY STAMPS… amazing AVERY LABELS, AND THOUGHT BLOCKS.. YUM!

you can find those in the new APRIL STAMPS section under “STAMPS”.. you will LOVE THEM!!! (dena is working on samples as we speak!!)..

Here are some new IZZZZZIIIIES!!!!

Izzie with a CHERRY ON TOP

Izzie has a BIRFDAY CAKE

And now for some of our new MOOOOOOOOO (not moo like the cow but MOOOOO as in MOW) stamps

Cinderella (check out her quote..).. I just love it and her and fairy tales in GENERAL!

here is PAULABELLA’s card!

ONE OF MY FAVORITE STAMPS EVAH! is the STEPSISTERS (and their sentiment).. the little one’s face is soooo veryyy mean and NAUGHTY.. the older one is TRYING to keep up!

JILL IS TWO reminds me of JAYDEN.. ALL THE TIME..LOL .. I am sure some of you can sympathize.   I would even send this to some of my girlfriends!

TOBY IS TWO reminds me of TYLER then AND now..LOL.. couldn’t resist

BYE BYE GIRL and BYE BYE BOY can be used in all different ways.. Love the DR. SEUSS sentiment that goes with her.  Here’s Linda’s card

here’s RUBY.. and I am ESPECIALLY in love with HER and her SENTIMENT (which is available on it’s own).. can you tell I am a DOCTOR SEUSS FAN?

and ANGELINA by MO? how could you resist that HAIR?? you can put our saying BAD HAIR DAY? with her..LOL

check out PATIENCE… look at the look of the CAT.. is that PRICELESS?!?!

last but not least is SO JAZZED.. is she not adorable? and BRONTE da doggie?  AMAZING!

So how’s DAT for a release? HMMM?  you likey? you LOVEY??

The 15% sale is on until Tuesday APRIL 20th

enjoy!

mwah!

****** I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO POST BELLARIFIC FRIDAY THIS FRIDAY.. IT WILL MOST LIKELY BE UP ON MONDAY DUE TO SCRAPFEST****** sorry sistahs 🙁

sistahs,

WHO’S EXCITED for MANANA??? I AM!!!! Not sure when I will fit the release in between finishing off my make and takes for scrapfest (which are YUMMY) this friday.. but don’t you WORRY… it’ll happen!  Tomorrow is the HUGE release! and of course a little surprise :).. me thinks you will be happy!

Here’s a couple more cards made by our wonderfulest DT!

Danabella used TABITHA TEACUP

Jeaniebella made a card using our new LULU’s CHERRY BLOSSOM tree image

Karen MOTZABELLA used our NEW ROLLABELLA.. isn’t she GROOVY?

Lindabella used LULU’S FANCY PREZZIES in her beeeyootiful card

DRIVER BEWARE!  If you happen to see this license plate, you KNOW you GOTS TA MOVE.. ok?  Just get outta DA way and I promise no one will be hurt LOL… I have a bit of a lead foot ya know!

Also, REMEMBER the origin of the “NOT TODAY, MAYBE TOMORROW” punchline from a joke by Ty’s best friend Adam and I said that the size differential between the two was crazy? LOL and that Tyler was like HUH CHESTER HUH CHESTER HUH HUH HUH??? (bugs bunny).. you can find the original post here

Well, here’s a picture of Tyler and ADAM.. we went to the HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS over the weekend.. remember them?? I just lovvvvved them way back when and these kids just loved them as much as I did! so here is “huh” and here is “chester”.. LOL.. “HUH” (my Tyler) is the little one in the front..LOL

In my previous life, I was a consultant and trained people on Canada Customs policies etc.. I was always on the road and always made new friends with my clients.. Well I am UBER thankful for one of my clients recommending THE BEST coffee in Toronto in my humble opinion.  This is a little place you can miss if you blink.  It’s called JET FUEL and it is sooo wonderful.  I used to sneak there when I was pregnant (SHHHH).  The place has an eclectic clientele to say the least..LOL.. fun to people watch and they make the most wonderful, inexpensive Lattes.. YUM.. The first time I was there, I was prego and I said to them.. “do you have DECAF?”.. the BaristO said “WE DON”T DO DECAF”.. (LOL).. ok so I said the regular please.. then I asked if they had sweetner… and the BARISTO said “WE DON”T DO SWEETNER”.. LOL .. they just had natural sugar.. so Off I went with my soy latte, extra CAF, BRIMMING with SUGAH.. and had the best coffee evah.  I decided to take MY BFF and the kidlets there after the “Trotters” as the kids would say and the kids had a blast with this coffee “experience”… Of course I told my BFF not to ask for DECAF or SWEETNER..LOL (although they do have sweetner now).. and off we went back home all CAFFEINATED and happy :).  Here’s a picture of HUH and Chester again at the little table sharing some thoughts..

Ok, Off to prepare more Make N Takes… YOU GONNA BE AT SCRAPFEST?  HUH CHESTER HUG CHESTER HUH HUH HUH???

Mwah to da CHESTERS out there

Em

hiya sistahs,

first I would like to tell you that I feel like releasing on THURSDAY rather than FRIDAY.. is that ok with you? LOL

I also have to tell you what Jayden said to me yesterday..LOL.  So Jayden and Tyler went grocery shopping last night and when I came home from work late last night she says to me “mommy, we bought ICE CREAM (i must add it is low fat yogurt LOL).. and I said, “that’s GREAT Jay!”.. so she says to me but you can’t have any cuz you are on a DIET (really? last time I checked my rear was still quite large..LOL).. I said ” ok Jay, i won’t have any because of my DIET.. Jay, do you know what a DIET is?” and she says “YES mom, it is when you can’t eat anything that you LOVE” Oh how correct that little one is… not even 5 and NAILED the concept..LOL.. is that cute or what?

Next is some new SNEAK PEEKS in case you haven’t hopped through our DT’s blogs.. OH ARE THEY YUMMALISH!  Have I mentioned that this is an amazing release???? HMMMM????

Paulabella used one of MO‘s new RUBBAH images named ANGELINA.. oh how I love her.  I have this “thing” for kids with funny hair..LOL.. and I JUST loved the STATIC that the balloons were generating.. so when I saw this image, I knew she had to be “OURS”.. good choice no?  It would go great to send to your girlfriends saying “BAD HAIR DAY”? LOL.. I just love her.. *sigh* and the new GIRL’S PAPERIE LINE that Paula used? OMG …

Danabella used our new TIEDTHEKNOTABELLA on her card.. just makes ya wanna get married ALLLL OVER AGAIN… (just ask RYAN..LOL he’ll SURELY agree)

Jodibella made a gorgeous card using our new EXECUBELLA.. how retro!

Are these not PHENOMALISH!?

Mwah to da sistahs whose favorite day is THURSDAYYYYYYY

Em