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#44- denise Bryant you win CURLY CLARA

#65  DONNA  you win UPTOWN GIRL MELANIE

 

 

Hiya sistahs!

Well today is another one of my favorite reveals.. sheesh.  Every day is.. first because I get to bond with you… and second because I love these images 🙂 LOL

So today we have 2 Uptown girls

First is CURLY CLARA needs your address.  We had Tiny Townie Anabelle in our last release and because she was so popular, we needed to add a “curly” to the collection!

So please meet CURLY CLARA needs your address 🙂

This image is SO useful.. whether you address your envelopes with her.. (put the address in the speech bubble).. label your presents.. send happy mail.. she is amazing!  But what else is amazing is the fact that you can put her on a card.. write a personal message in the speech bubble.. a quote, a saying, an inside joke.. or stamp your favorite sentiment in there.. the options are ENDLESS!

 

and the fact that she has a DIE you can punch holes and tie as a tag? ooohh my wheels are TURNING.

SO Clara has a die offered A LA CARTE

and as a BUNDLE at 15% off! YIPPPPEEEEEE!

wanna see some samples? ok if you insist

Here’s TRACYMACABELLA’s card.. look how GORGEOUS she is!  And Tracy used Uptown girl POSH’s sentiment!

and here’s Lesliebella’s card using Curly Clara and our BIG WORDS SOMETIMES PEOPLE FORGET sentiment in the bubble.. Brilliant I say!

And now for our second sneak of the day!  We have UPTOWN GIRL MELANIE the MODERN BRIDE.  Yes we have Brigitte the bride .. who is a classic bEEyOOtiful bride.. you can see here HERE.. but we thought we would introduce someone a bit more modern.. shorter dress.. wilder flowers… she could be for a second marriage or a less traditional first.  I LOVE MELANIE!! Ahem and check out that ROCK!

Ahhh… Melanie makes me wanna get married all over again… oh and reminds me that I need to lose 50++ pounds LOL. hmph.

and Melanie will have a die available “a la carte”

and as a bundled set with the matching stamp for 15 % off!

and now for some samples !

Here’s Stephabella’s card using Melanie

Here’s Sandiebella’s card

and Angelabella’s card!

Are these gorgeous or what?

Wanna chance to win them!  We will pick 2 winnahs from the comments you place and you have a chance to win a stamp and die bundle set! (we will pick winner and set )

Leave a comment and let me know what you think!

See you tomorrow!

I CAN’T wait 🙂

Mwah

Em

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#223- MARY B you win MARCHING CHICK!

#13: DENISE I you win GARDENING CHICKS

#2: Claudia you win BUDDING CHICK

#214- MARGREET you win CHERRY CHICK

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hiya sistahs!

WOOHOO let the festivities continue!  This is always my favorite part…. feeling SO connected to da sistahood.  Please leave a comment.. I so love getting them and reading each one.. I bore my kids to death reading them all to them but I know deep down inside they are proud 🙂 So keep them coming!  And to have a free chance to win a die and stamp set?  That’s a win win for BOFE (both) of us.  In case you are just getting to know me.. you will realize there is a special language and some made up Bella words so just humour me 🙂

Today we have 4… count ’em  4 sneak peeks.  That means 4.. count ’em 4.. sistahs will win 1 of the 4 stamp and die bundles we are presenting today.. Ok.. are your fingers nice and rested to type a comment?  do you have your favorite hot or cold beverage to sip?  a kleenex to wipe up the dribble?  Ok good.  so we are ready to go!

It’s snowing here in Toronto so I felt the NEED to show you some springy images 🙂

Our COOL CHICKS have developed their own fan base LOL.. they are very naughty but lovable ( I thought there was an e in lovable but i got a squiggly line under the whole word so I took it out.  Shouldn’t there be an E in lovEable?  Im gonna write Merriam Webster and have them recheck LOL)..  It’s amazing how a simple little image.  How a LINE really can be so expressive.. isn’t it amazing?  These chicks are little dumplings with squishy eyes but they tell SUCH a story.  I swear they remind me of minions.  If I had to describe their little personalities I would say they are great friends to each other  for sure.  They DO get into a lot of trouble within their own group and with others  but they REALLY don’t mean it.  Bella promise.  They mean well.  They have good intentions .. but somehow.. they voice their opinion (even when we don’t ask.. you will see that in a future image this week).. they get into STUFF when no one asked them to.. and they are a bit DRAMATIC.  you’ll see what I mean.

As usual ALL of our WEB IMAGES are coloured by the AMAZING Elaineabella aka MARKER GEEK… Let’s give a round of applause 🙂

Enough Bella BLABLA.. here we go .  Take 2.

Here we actually have a Cool chick who is behaving and minding his own BIDNISS… just carrying his trail of hearts and delivering it to a deserving recipient.  Now listen, he may not be THAT innocent.  Im not sure where he FOUND this banner.. perhaps it was a part of a bigger art piece and he decided to take what he needed?  PERHAPS it belonged to someone else?  I dunno.. but I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt.   This is SUCH a great image for ALL YEAR ROUND heart day don’t you think?  he’s SO proud of his flower and string of hearts I just HAVE to think he made the “heart train” and picked the flower.  Yes FOR sure.  And his SENTIMENT?  *LOVE*

This little chicklet will also be available as a DIE “A LA CARTE”

And as a BUNDLED package with the stampy at 15% off!

How’s About some AMAZINGLY STUNNING samples using this little chicklet?

Here’s Lesliebella’s Springy and fresh gorgeous card

I think Lesliebella loved this image so much she had to show you another way to use this stamp.. by STRINGING THE HEARTS!  LOVE LOVE LOVE

and here’s a close up of the GLOSSY ACCENTED (yes that’s a verb to “glossy accent” something sheesh).. look at these hearts!!

and another way to use the sentiment inside the card 🙂  BEEYOOTIFUL!  It can even be the outside of the card, this sentiment is so amazing 🙂

TracyMACabella used this image in her AMAZINGLY happy card… love her doodle frame around the image and sentiment.. and the papers.. *sigh*

Now let me introduce GARDENING CHICKS… I mean those of you sistahs who love to garden, may not want these visitors in your garden.  Again.. they wanted to help garden..  water.. dig.. whatever needed to be done.. but then came a bit of DRAMA… (note the one on the right) and a bit of PLUCKING.. (note all of them).. and ok.. so they got a bit carried away.  hmph.  This image would be amazing for any gardener in your life.. anybody who needs a pick me up.. just an all year round card :).. I Can’t.  and I don’t think the one on the right CAN EITHER.

This image will also have it’s own die A LA CARTE

and they will be available in a bundle at 15% off!

and now for some AMAZING CREATIONS!

Here’s Angelabella’s fun and springy creation!  (please note the grass because that is coming in another post 🙂 )

Here’s Kerribella’s card with different coloured flowers.. LOVE how you can change this image up (but you can’t change the chicks.. because they CAN’T)

Here’s Shelabella’s card  using perfect highlights and gorgeous white space

1 image.. 3 cards.. 3 looks…  I think I drooled a little.

BUT WAIT… THERE’S MORE!

Again for the gardener in your life.. or a pal.. I love creating images that are good for ANYONE.. they are so ADAPTABLE!  I no likey having a stamp that can only suit 1 purpose.  No likey AT ALL.

Ok so this little chick got lost from his pack.  I have a feeling they were playing hide and seek and he got a bit carried away.  AGAIN.  hmph.

see what I mean?  Even the SNAIL is looking at him and saying UMMMM…. And the little dirt on his head?  I can’t.  And guess what?  The snail is a separate stamp and will be a SEPARATE die so you can use him on his own or play and make a scene!  (I love making scenes.  BOTH KINDS on a card and in real life.  ask my kids.)

Like I said , BUDDING CHICK will be available in a die A LA CARTE (so 3 dies including a separate one for mr snaily)

and it will be available as a BUNDLE at 15% off!

And now for some FABBY CREATIONS!

Here’s TracyMACabella’s card with her famous DOODLE outline.. tag and gorgeous colouring!  Love this simple card!

and NOW for Danabella’s Card  BEAUTIFUL!! and I just love the Daffodil.. the symbolism behind the daffodil… I just smell spring.  Umm so does our chick.

Ok Emily, you can stop now.. you’re saying.. it’s ENOUGH.. WE CAN’T!  Oh yes my friends you CAN.. take a looky!

Meet Cherry Chick.  Again.. a bit of  a lost soul.. He needed a nibble and of course got carried away. AGAIN.

THE LIPS SISTAHS… THOSE LIPS?  I cannot.  They need gloss.  They need something.  The cherries? the colander?  ARGH.. and the sentiment?  That sentiment would also be great with EDNA LOVES ICE CREAM don’t you think?    The great thing about this set too is that the cherries are a separate stamp AND a separate die!  So you can use it’s own.. or create a scene.. (see above comment about scenes . hmph).. I JUST LOVE this stamp.

This stamp will be available as a die A LA CARTE (cherries, main image and sentiment)

and as a BUNDLE at 15% off!

And now for some inspiration with this stamp?

Here’s TRACYMACabella’s card.  How beautiful AND elegant and FUN!

What would you do if you walked into your  kitchen and found this happening on your counter LOL.  I think I would dive in next to him!

 

Well, that’s it for today because any more and I would faint.  or drop dead from being over inspired (do you think that could ACTUALLY happen? LOL)

 

We are going to pick 4 winners on this post.. each winner will receive one random stamp and die bundle (randomly picked by me).. for placing a comment on this post 🙂

ALL of these images and dies will be available on FEB 23d for purchase!

LTTC (let the torture continue)

MWAH

from

MOI 🙂

 

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#77- HEATHER A- you win EDNA with A CUPCAKE ON TOP

#91- JEANNEAN M. Edna LOVES ICE CREAM

 

Hiya sistahs!

Boy oh boy what an overwhelming response to yesterday’s sneak peek!  You Sistahs, totally blew me away!  I am SO SO happy you loved yesterday’s images.  Makes my heart sing!  What I’m also happy about is the overwhelming response about dies!   WOOHOOO!!!!

Ok you sitting down?

Because I need to introduce you to my VERY OWN… PERSONAL… Fairy Godmother named EDNA.  Yes.  EDNA.  The second I saw her, I knew she was mine.. and I knew that HAD to be her name..  I also knew she would watch over me.. and make me laugh.  Don’t tell anyone but..I even know what her voice sounds like.  She may be British.

I told you my stamps are HUMAN. 😉

Of course I have a story… When I was younger (there goes that 70’s inner child again).. I used to watch the Flintstones religiously.  And I LOVED the GREAT GAZOO.  Remember him?  He called Fred DUMB DUMB LOL.. but he always managed to be there when the 2 goofballs needed him. LOL.. I LOVED the great gazoo.  In case you don’t know him or need a refresher, here he is

Ok while he doesn’t LOOK like Edna LOL.. He still symbolizes what Edna is to me :)..

Another thing about Edna is that she is also pudgy and delicious.  For YEARS I have had sistahs asking me for a plus ‘ish size character.. I mean I am one LOL so why not have one in our arsenal?  The reason was that it took years to develop EDNA.  Once I saw her, I knew she would be the one to represent!  She is so sweet and not only does her character remind me of the gazoo.. but her “look” is kind of like a pinup girl.  I know.. what a combo LOL

You’re probably saying What the HECK can a pinup character crossed with the Great Gazoo look like?  I bet you’re worried.

Ok I cannot blabla anymore because I am WORRYING MYSELF.  and that’s NOT GOOD haha.

Meet EDNA with a CUPCAKE On TOP

I mean.  HAVE YOU EVER?  THOSE LEGS?  her PROPORTIONS?  I can’t.  WILL NOT.  WON’T.  I want to eat HER.. never mind the cupcake.  I wanna colour her.. I wanna have her on my shoulder AT ALL TIMES.

Edna is a free spirit.  She doesn’t care what people think.. she gives her opinions when they aren’t asked for.

OMGGGGG.. I think I’m EDNA!!!

Edna will also have her matching die sold A LA CARTE

And Edna with a cupcake on top will be offered as a BUNDLED set at 15% off (stamp + die)

Again, the sentiment dies are a standard clean shape so you can use it for other things too!

 

Now how’s about (who says HOW’S ABOUT?)  some samples using this little vixen? LOL

Here’s SANDIEBELLA’s card

(notice the grass under her feet?  Ya well.. I can’t tell you about that right now.. but you just wait and watch out for a post on that grass…  it’s EARTH SHATTERING (get it?  grass? earth? LOL)  and brilliant ifidosaysomyself… it’s going to be on one of our posts this week.  stay TOONED)

And here’s ALICEWERTZABELLA’s card

I think I drooled a little.

Now for our next EDNA today… EDNA LOVES ICE CREAM!

Her cheeks? her glasses?  her lack of GUILT eating that sundae? her sentiment?   I wanna be Edna.  for REALS.

Edna will also have her corresponding “a la carte” die

and will be offered as a BUNDLE (Stamp and die at 15% off!)

 

Here are some tantalizing samples using Edna loves Ice cream

Here’s TRACYBELLA’s card

And here’s Paulabella’s card 🙂

Can you? cuz I CANT.

I hope you love my EDNA as much as I do.  I hope you can relate to her.. and I hope you can hear her little voice 🙂

ALL IMAGES WILL BE AVAILABLE on Feb 23rd

LTTC (let the torture continue :)).. It’s a good torture I hope 😉

I am offering 2 chances to win these stamp and die bundles.  One for each image.  (Images will be chosen randomly per winner)

leave a comment and let me know what you think!

MWAH to da sistahs who share some of my memories 🙂

Em

 

 

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#332 CINDY POTENTIER- YOU WIN BECKY LOVES BUNNY WOBBLES!

#3 REBEKKAH- you win BONNIE LOVES BOWS

 

 

 

Happy Happy Valentines day sistahs!  Starting our sneak peeks on Valentines day is a bit ironic.  See,  come of this release was intended FOR Valentines day but we had a bit of a delay in releasing them on time… Now to be honest, to me , Valentines day, heart stamps.. hearts in general, LOVE.. should be celebrated every day.  I also think that if I look at all of my releases, they kind of go for Valentines day too LOL.. because that’s just who. we. are. 

I received an email from a sistah once saying.. I LOVE your stamps but do you think you can lay off some of the hearts? LOL… and I said…….. NO WAY HOSE-AY (Jose to be technical)… there is no way we will ever compromise our aesthetic.  This is WHO WE ARE.. We are an all year round Valentines day company LOL. ok?

So without further ADOOO, get a cuppa java.. and a kleenex for the dribble..  Our Baberoonis worked so hard on this release with me.  Elaineabella colored ALL of our images of course.  I hope you love them as much as I do 🙂

First up…

Meet Tiny Townie BECKY loves BUNNY WOBBLES.  I mean really.  Emily.. BUNNY WOBBLES?  There HAS to be a  story about them.  And ummm.. this is the story. When I was little I had a toy called the WEEBLES… someone told me they still exist.  the weeble’s catchphrase was “weebles wobble but they don’t fall down”.. yes I was a 70’s baby.

ANYWAY, I digress.  now when I saw these images, I thought WEEBLE right away.. but how can I call them WEEBLES without getting in trouble?  So I called them WOBBLES.  I showed THEM LOL.  Now you are just getting a glimpse of the wobble in this image but you will meet them up closer and more personal on a future sneak peek.  You will fall in love with them. PROMISE.

Now our tiny townies.. do I need to introduce them again?  I think they speak for themselves.  Enough BLABLA.. take a looky!

ALL OF THESE IMAGES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON FEBRUARY 23d for PURCHASE!  Until then, I TORTURE.. ok?  I need to give you time to think, and decide.. and drool.. and want to come back to see me for more torture, and thoughts and drool, no?

Meet TINY TOWNIE BECKY LOVES BUNNY WOBBLES.  I mean the hanging feet.  THE wobble FEET!!!! those feet?  the little mooshy gooshy faces? I can’t even.  and it’s hard to find a “FROM ALL OF US card no?

Another feature with this release is we will be offering DIES with all of the images!! Yup dies.

A la carte dies.  What’s nice about all of our SENTIMENT dies, you will notice.. is that they are a clean shape.. meaning you can fit any of your sentiments in them 🙂

or BUNDLE sets with a 15% discount 🙂

The choice is yours!

Now for some inspiration!

Here’s our SHELabella’s card using tiny townie Becky loves bunny wobbles

Here’s our SANDIEbella’s card using Tiny Townie Becky Loves Bunny WOBBLES

UMM.. have you ever?  I haven’t.  I JUST LOVE this image!!  (ok I’m partial but really.. )

 

Now for our next image… Have you ever watched DANCE MOMS?  Yes, it’s one of my guilty pleasures..  Anyway there’s a little girl named JO JO.. they call her JO JO with a BOW BOW.. because she always wears these HUGE bows LOL.  I was gonna name this image COCO with a bow bow.. LOL But I refrained.

Meet TINY TOWNIE Bonnie loves BOWS.  I mean seriously, how much fun are these bows to COLOUR??  Shes holding a heart but again like I said, we should create LOVE cards every single day .. you with me sistahs?

Meet BONNIE LOVES BOWS..

 

she is SO delish.. even has bows on her feet.  Seriously.  I can’t again.  The ruffles?  the polkadotted TIGHTS?   I know you can see.. but I just need to REITERATE .. LOL

Bonnie will also have a die available

A la carte

or as a bundle for 15% off!

Sandiebella’s card

Stephabella’s card

she decoupaged and layered!! how fun is DAT? LOOKEEE!!!

Here’s PAULABELLA’s card

SOOO??? whaddya think???

This time we are going to pick 2 winners!  One for each STAMP AND DIE BUNDLE!!!  (winner does not pick which one they receive..  It will be random)

Leave a comment below for a chance to win!  ALL WINNERS WILL BE PICKED by FEB 22nd, the night before release day!  WOOOHOOOO!

Hope you love this sneak peek as much as I DO

BIG FAT SMOOCHIES on VALENTINES DAY.. which should be celebrated EVERY DAY!

Em

 

Hiya sistahs!

I love Fridays.. and guess what other day I am loving this week.. SUNDAY!!  First because it’s Valentines day… and SECOND.. because it’s the first day of our sneak peeks for the RELEASE!!! WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!   So get your typing finger WELL rested to write me comments for a chance to win the stamps featured.  This is gonna be a fun release.. lots of new ideas.. a new character… LOVE!

Now for this week’s Bellarific Friday we had a MOJOBELLA sketch!

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

AliceWERTZabella used UPTOWN GIRL MONIQUE loves MACARONS

Angelabella used FOREVER MY ALWAYS

Danabella used PEACHES the STUFFIE

and the inside

Kerribella used UPTOWN GIRL LUCILLE sends her LOVE

Lesliebella used TINY TOWNIE PENELOPE has a PENCIL

Stephabella used UPTOWN GIRL MACKENZIE loves MUSIC

Sandiebella used HARRY has HAPPY MAIL stuffie

Shelabella used Chicks with a SPRINKLE on top

Tracybella used LEO the STUFFIE

TracyMACABELLA used Marmalade the Stuffie

DROOLWORTHY?  I think so!!!

Now let’s check out our INLINKZ Sistahs who contributed at the bottom of THIS POST… LOVE THEM ALL!

and now for our emailed contributing sistahs 🙂

How amazing are these creations???  I just love and appreciate that when you sit down to create, you think of lil ole us 🙂

MWAH!

Now for next week’s theme?

to make a 1-2-3 card – 1 Stamp 2 Papers and 3 embellishments

use any current Stamping bella image in your creation and you’re done!  For more information on how to enter, click HERE

mwah to my sistahs who love Fridays… oh and sundays.. oh.. and…

 

Hiya sistahs!

Just wanted to do a little review of what I have posted on social media this week 🙂  I know that some of you refuse to dive into the GIANT RABBIT HOLE of instagram and FB and Pinterest and I really don’t blame you sometimes LOL.. but sometimes I do.. I mean don’t you know what you’re missing? LOL.. just kidding.. you’re probably MUCH MORE PRODUCTIVE than I certainly am!

First I wanted to show you an amazing card I found on instagram yesterday.. I mean I flipped.. first because it’s one of my favorite stamp sets because it’s SO ME.. and second of all, it’s just a wonderful, simple and beautiful card.  Sometimes we don’t need to be fancy.  I quickly hijacked Jenny’s IG post and DEMANDED.. ahem asked nicely if I could share her card and she said yes!  You can find all of Jenny’s work on her BLOG

I am ALWAYS looking for cards.. so if you are on instagram, simply tag me @stampingbella or use #stampingbella in your post and I will look for you!

Such a sweetheart!

Here’s Jenny’s card using one of the CHICKS WHO COULDN’T EVEN .. Why do I relate to these chicks so much.. something’s wrong with this picture 🙂

Thank you Jenny for making such a gorgeous card!!

I also posted a STUNNING card by Faye Wynn Jones..

Her work is OUT OF THIS WORLD and not that I’m giving away anything.. but you MAY just see more of her in the near future.. read it as you will 🙂

Here is her card using our CLOSEUPS- CLINK.  I LOVE our closeups!  The intention of these stamps was to just zone in on a moment on our lives.. a closeup of a moment, if you will.  And that’s what I love so much about them.  This card can be used for almost any occasion!  Birthday, retirement, promotion…. you name it 🙂  Someone mentioned that they used it for a divorce card.. hmmmmm. LOL.

Faye brought this card to life in my opinion.  GORGEOUS!

And to see more of our CLOSEUPS.. you can look HERE

From our BELLA VAULT, I also posted a gorgeous card by Sandiebella used UPTOWN GIRL SUNNY is Stylish

So that’s our Thursday recap 🙂

I hope you enjoyed it and are RUNNING to your craft spot to make a card.. stamp.. scribble.. SOMETHING! LOL.

Bellarific Friday is tomorrow and it is not too late to create a card using this week’s sketch!

you can email me your card or you can simply add it to our INLINKZ spread at the bottom of this post

MWAHHHHH

Em