Ryan and I had a GREAT week!  Lots of fun.. LOTS of learning.. talk about information overload!  I am not sure my brain has NOT worked that hard since Mcgill University..LOL

So I have to unwind my brain.. remove it.. shake it up a bit.. and I will be back to normal by Monday 🙂

Here’s a little tutorial  for you 🙂

I will be giving this to tyler and jayden’s teacher’s .. Hope you enjoy!

I LOOOVE this COASTER

this is the coaster as you get it in the package...and I cut a GIGA circle in Pink Cardstock

punch out Lattebella with mega scalloped circle punch, colour in Lattebella (or any BELLA image..LOL)with copics (or any other medium) and glitter her up!

put it all togethah and there you have it! a FUNKY and CHUNKY coastah.. kinda like it's maker..LOL

Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

you can find the coaster in the what’s new section and the punches

Mwah to da sistahs who will enjoy their weekends with a brain IN their head while da bella rests hers!

for celebrating our anniversary! It was DA BESTEST anniversary EVAH!!! we hope you lovey your goodies! Ryan and I are away now learning some new things/products that will be a phenomenal addition to our current line!! IT should be introduced in early 2009 and you are SURE to be pleased.  We are SOOO impressed with what we will offer you that it will be sure to knock your socks off!!  I just wanted you to know that I am away on training and will try to post as much as I can but if you don’t “hear” from me.. you know why!

Mwah to da sistahs who are as EXCITED as we are of what’s to come!
Em (and Ry)

happy RELEASE DAY TOOOO MEEEEEE.. happy release day TOOO ME…  actually to US!

I am starting to post MAJOR goodies right about now.. I will continuously add stuff to this post.. so grab a coffee and enjoy!

What we have decided to do for our anniversary is that for orders beginning today until Monday Dec 8th We will be giving away some special anniversary BELLA DOTS collections and MINI BELLA stamps.  These collections will only be available for this weekend and then that’s it 🙂

For all orders over $30(subtotal before shipping) you will receive 2 mini bella stamps and 2 sampler jars of dots chosen for our anniversary 🙂

For all orders over $50– you will benefit from our any time any where $4.99 shipping deal AND you will receive 4 mini bella stamps and 4 sampler jars of Bella’s Dots chosen for our anniversary

For all orders over $100– you will benefit from our any time any where $4.99 shipping deal AND you will receive 6 mini bella rubber stamps AND 6 sampler bottles of Bella’s dots.. the COMPLETE limited edition set.

**THIS IS AN ONLINE OFFER ONLY**

I have posted one of my many hanging BLOCKS (you will remember the limelight one here)..

well I have added my funky plants hanging BLOCK online which is SUPERB for a gardening page or for any card.. I have started trying my BESTEST to put in samples with the stamps.. so if you click on CLICK FOR MORE IDEAS.. you should start seeing samples with the images!

Here’s nicky’s little 3 by 3 cutie patootie card using these funky plants 🙂  LOOOOOVE IT!

cute no?

adding more as we speak.. STAY TOOONED get the POPCORN and enjoy!

meet

i-deserve-a-tip-abella– she is AMAZING! You can put any sentiment on her tray to display your message to the recipient!

bingodabbabella– Amazing as a GOOD LUCK CARD!  Love this sentiment to go with her.. sooo bella-esque!

you likey da bellas? MORE TO COME!

have you met peony BITTYBLOOM?

and the lovely and cutesy hollyhock BITTYBLOOM?

I LOOOVE THESE TREES!! I can’t stop staring at them!!

skinny SCRIBBLE tree with a mini!

fat SCRIBBLE tree with a mini!

OK SO THIS IS TOTALLY MY JAYDEN (3.5 yrs old) and her MAMA (36.5 yrs old)  I LOOOOVE this stamp (am I not SO ANNOYING? but really it’s true.. they are all my faves). This stamp can be used in any situation.. the sentiments are included.. and it’s just about the unjust things that “can happen”.. the “I can’t believe” can go right under her and the corresponding “situations” can be stamped inside the card!

NO FAIR girl

Remember when we were little kids and we had tin cans with wires and pretended they were telephones? LOL.. well CHRISTY DAHHHLINK from tiddly inks brilliantly thought this up

meet RUMOR HAS IT! (with sentiment)… This would go with anything.. that it was your birthday.. that you are prego etc.. LOVE IT!

Stella bella bo bella banana fanna fo fella FEE FIII FOOO FELLA… STELLA!

stella thinks she can cook

birthday cake with a stella in it

New ORGANIC embellishments (lol) .. yes they are made of wood and I LOOOVEY THEM!  you can find the large and the small here

MORE FABULOSO FLOWERS by the amazing and talented Tanya from HIGH ON CRAFT! I LOOOVE THEM!

funky irises

flourishy irises

windblown quartet

Here’s a couple of samples that nicky made (phenom!) and a mini tutorial on random stamping with Windblown Quartet!

does this stamp not make the most beeeyootiful generic card? LOVE IT

mini random stamping tutorial using our windblown quartet

stamp the windblown quartet the first time on a corner of your cardstock

where there is a little gap or "v" in the original impression, stamp the windblown quartet a second time

stamp a third time in the "V" to create a beeeyooootiful pattern

voila! beautifully and perfectly randomLY stamped

final result! and if you ever want to hide a spot? just punch a circle, stamp a sentiment and voila!

Ok I couldn’t resist.. LOL.. I bought one of these and brought them home.. if anyone knows me.. they know how much I LOVE hello kitty.. so here she is in big shot form .. we only have a couple in stock.. trying my hardest to get more!

could you FAINT? honestly! there's some bling in there too!

For the SCRAPPY stampers out there.. these would be so cute on cards and for journalling… I LOOOOVE these stamps made by the Wonderful and TALENTED Jan Dolby! (stella’s creator!)

check out whowhatwherewhenwhy 5 individual stamps.. YUMMMM!

We have decided to release our goodies tomorrow. YUP TOMORROW.  CAN YOU BELIEVE IT??? We are having a special bellaversary day in our store on friday and I just wanted to make sure I had TIME to load everything!  so that’s what I decided.  Yup.. gonna load tomorrow.

We will also have some surprises as well so stay TOOOONED.

How HAPPY does this card make me?

always remember how BEEYOOTIFUL you are 🙂

Mwah to da sistahs who WILL stay tooooned

Em

And I mean it.  One person makes fun of me and that’s it.. I will never blog again.. (like that would EVAH stop me).

We had an AMAZING NICKY cardmaking party here at DA BELLA BOOOTIQUE last friday night in honor of the CUTEST sarah EVAH.. take a looky at her blog here!  Happy birthday Sarah!  Christine who owns/runs www.scraptime.ca also came along with Penny and Amanda and Diana and and and..!  We had a wonderful time laughing our heads off.. EATING our heads off and dancing OUR HEADS OFF! AND THEN IT HAPPENED.

It was almost midnight.. we were a little giddy and Sarah HAD to mention Christine’s collection.  Ummmm DO THEY KNOW ME?  DO THEY KNOW THAT I AM AN OBSSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SHOPPAH?  DO THEY KNOW THAT I LOVE WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT?  Yes.. they knew.  OHHHHHH they knew.

They were discussing Christine’s Blythe Doll Collection.. So I “says”.. WHAT”S A BLYTHE AND DO I NEED IT?  And THEY “says”.. YA you so need THEM.. Ummm THEM??? there are multiple BLYTHE thingies?  And they said YES.. they are DOLLS.. and they are sooo cute and cool and funky.

So off we went to the internet and searched them all and oohed and ahhed.. 4 GROWN women… oohing and ahhing.  COULD YOU BELIEVE?  but I really can’t help myself when it comes to dollhouses, dolls, miniatures etc.. CANNOT help myself.  THEN Christine tells me that this Blythe collection has a HUGE following!  There are outfits made and sold on ETSY, there are BLYTHE DOLL  PARTIES.. furniture etc…  The blythe doll originated in 1972 (my birth year) and were stopped in production a year after.. well 20 years later a RESURGENCE came about and here we are..the history is actually quite interesting and can be found here if anyone is as CUH-RAZY as I am.. Now some are QUITE CREEEEEEPYYYYYY.. so I was turned off for a minute.. and then Christine told me that they come in a PETITE SIZE.. and then I was sold…

So.

Whaddya think I did on Saturday Morning?

Yes they are sitting in a cubby in front of my desk keeping me company! LOL.. would YOU WANNA SIT AND STARE AND NICKY AND RYAN ALL DAY? LOL.. just kiddinK 🙂

And YES.. I am COLLECTING THESE for my daughter when she is older :). And that is the story I am STICKING TO.

Mwah to da sistahs who likey da blythees

Em