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CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!

THE WINNAH OF THE STAMPS BELOW IS LYNNE IN NI!

CONGRATS!  PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR SNAIL MAIL ADDRESS WITH THE NAMES OF THE STAMPS (EMILY@STAMPINGBELLA.COM)

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Timestamp: 2015-11-02 02:31:19 UTC

Anothah day anothah……. 2 STUFFIES!  I think I just love saying the word STUFFIE.  ‘I ate so much I feel STUFFIED”.. lol… I need to have ALL the STUFFIES stamping bella has created… ya know.. a typical word we use each day, right?

OK now I’m getting SILLY (I’ve been up since 4am… couldn’t sleep. hmph hence the silliness.  please forgive moi)

OK now for a DEELISH stuffie named GIGI.  When I first looked at Gigi, she looked a bit pensive and well loved.  It’s so hard to send an I’m sorry card to begin with.. and everything I have seen for condolence or sympathy cards have been droopy flowers…. NOT THAT I DON”T LOVE DROOPY FLOWERS BECAUSE I DO so all the droopy flower activists, please don’t write me with your pleas for the rights of droopy flowers.. I AM A BOTANICAL LOVER! LOL

Gigi not only can be for an “i’m sorry” card.. she can also be a pick me up and cutesie card for hostesses.. for a thank you.. for teachers.. she is really a well rounded giraffe and told me that she absolutely does not want to be stigmatized as a sad gigi.  She also whispered to me, that it was a “candid” shot and she didn’t realize which expression was captured.  She also confirmed that she was VERY happy with the results 🙂

without further blabla, please meet my GIGI

Here’s TRACYBELLA’s card using GIGI

Here’s Kerribella’s card using GIGI

And now meet another very SNEAKY stuffie… named PEEKABOO bunny.  She would be amazing on MISS YOU cards,  Easter Cards.. Birthday cards.. just because I love you cards.. she’s pretty versatile and DEELISH (not that I would eat this bunny so PLEASE all bunny activists refrain from writing- and YES I am on my 3d KEG of coffee… I will be normal probably after I finish writing this post LOL)

Here’s Peekaboo

Here’s Tracybella’s PEEKABOO BUNNY STUFFIE card

HOWDJA LIKE TO WIN BOTH OF THESE?? HMMMMM?

Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win win win!

Mwah to da sistahs who tolerate da SILLY bella

Em

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!

THE WINNAH OF THE STAMPS BELOW IS CINDERELLABELLA!

CONGRATS!  PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR SNAIL MAIL ADDRESS WITH THE NAMES OF THE STAMPS (EMILY@STAMPINGBELLA.COM)

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OMGosh, Em! I love these Stuffies! Thanks for the chance to win

Timestamp: 2015-11-02 02:35:31 UTC

Hiya sistahs!  Suffering from STUFFIE OVERLOAD YET???? I hope not!

Today’s sneak peek covers my youth and all the years thereafter.  How oh how does a stamp cover such  a LONNNNG period of time you ask? LOL… well I will tell you.

Meet HONEYBEAR STUFFIES.   What would a release be without a WINNIE THE POOH quote?  I LOVE Winnie… LOVE winnie.  I mean LOVE winnie and have several sentiments in our collection with his quotes.  When I saw this image, my heart fluttered… the hanging foot.. the pot of honey.. the tree branch?  This takes me back 40 years when my mom used to read me alll the pooh stories.  And now this image?  I couldn’t help pairing it with one. Right?  There is also another theme going on in this stamp.. of COURSE Stamping Bella ALWAYS focuses around friendship and relationships.. that is what our company is about.  Do you notice the 2 types of friends here?  You have the adventurous careless friend who doesn’t really think of the consequences- ie. the one on the branch- ie. ME lol.. then you have the one on the bottom catching all the booboos that the top one is doing (my bestie LOL)… but really the careless one’s intentions are GOOD.. she just gets into trouble sometimes.. AHEM the bear does 😉  .. do you have a “partner in crime” like that?  are YOU the partner in crime?  would love to hear!

Shelabella made a GORGEOUS card using our HONEYBEARS (click to enlarge) (following our Bellarific Friday sketch)

TracyMACabella also made a BEEYOOTIFUL card using honeybear stuffies.. (I can’t help loving the climbing footsie) (click to enlarge)

I mean really.  I can’t even.

Now for our next Stuffie LEO the LION… Leo is me throughout my teenage and adult years.  ALWAYS TRYING TO BALANCE EVERYTHING!!!  Do you feel my pain sistahs???  This would be a great card for  people going through hard times.. trying to cope.. manage.. have a lot on their plates.. etc.. I LOVE LEO.

Sandiebella made a STUNNING card using LEO!

Is this not amazing inspiration???

BUT WAIT… THERE’S MORE! (said in my best infomercial voice)

It’s also bellarific friday! WOOHOO!

Our theme for this week was a sketchypoo

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

AliceWERTZabella used CHRISTMAS PENGUINS

Here’s Danabella’s card using MILTON

And the inside using his sentiment 🙂

Kerribella used TINY TOWNIE SALLY and her SNAIL

Lesliebella used UPTOWN GIRL PAISLEY has a PREZZIE

Stephabella used MAGGIE with PENGUIN

Tracybella used MAGGIE with PENGUIN

TracyMACabella used NACHODEER

And now for our SISTAHOOD!

I just wanna RUN and make a card RIGHT NOW LOL… you?

Now for next week’s theme?

use an UPTOWN GIRL or a TINY TOWNIE on your card.. any sketch.. any embellishments.. just use those stamps 🙂  Can’t wait to see what you create!

Wanna chance to win Honeybear Stuffies and LEO?

Leave a comment on da blog for a chance!  WOOHOOO!

Mwah to da sistahs who are still with me…

Em

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!

THE WINNAH OF THE STAMPS BELOW IS  SUE IN MT VERNON!

CONGRATS!  PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR SNAIL MAIL ADDRESS WITH THE NAMES OF THE STAMPS (EMILY@STAMPINGBELLA.COM)

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I am in love with your sweet friends! I want to bring each one home with me.

Timestamp: 2015-11-02 02:38:32 UTC

Hiya sistahs!

I am SO SO happy that you loved the beginning of the sneak peek.. that you loved my story about my stuffies AND especially that you shared yours with us.  That was my favorite part.  I love when an image can trigger some good memories.. and sad ones too.. those are also important ya know!  Please continue to share.. it’s what makes our sistahoood as special as it is!

I was also THRILLED that everyone loved the “HAPPY MAIL” concept..  You’ll soon see why. I promise 🙂

If you have not yet joined our FACEBOOK GROUP, please join.. it’s “chock full” (who says that?) of goodness.  And you will meet like-minded sistahs from all over the world!  Who knows, maybe a sistah is close to you and you don’t even know it!  Our group is amazing!

If you have not yet “LIKED” our page on FB, please do and you will always get up to date information and inspiration!

I also always post on Instagram.. so if you can’t find me at the above, you will ALWAYS find me on Instagram (@stampingbella)

ANDDDDD I’m gonna do a periscope video… so follow me there too.  HMPH.  Sounds like I want you to STALK me.  UMM ya.. I DO. LOL

Now for today’s STUFFIE SNEAK PEEK 🙂

Meet BUNNYPILE stuffies and KITTY AND MOUSIE LOVE TO CELEBRATE.  JUST LOOK at those bunny faces!!  I. can’.t even. (you’ll still learn about that in a later post)…  and the little mousie?? and the KITTY?  I can’t and I won’t (you will learn these too LOL)..  I also love the sentiments!  The one with Kitty and mousie is a “fill in the blank”.. you can get your “LETTERING” on and fill in the name of the person you are “singing” happy birthday to! Clever, n’est-ce pas?  I think so.  I dunno.. these stuffies make my heart all warm and snuggly.  They open up so many memories for me.  They look like illustrations from books that were read to me when I was a WEE little girl  (i was never really ‘wee’ but one can remember what one wants to right? LOL)..

I hope you love these as much as I do 🙂

Here’s BUNNY PILE.. one of my faves.. ECH they are all my faves.. who am I kiddinK.

here’s a card using Bunny Pile stuffies by TracyBella

(click to enlarge)

and meet Kitty And MOUSIE love to celebrate

(look at the mousie footsie :))

and here’s a sample by TracyMACABELLA

(click to enlarge)

Seriously I think I fainted.  LOL

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Leave a comment below! more memories… or just to say HELLO 🙂

Mwah!

Em

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!

THE WINNAH OF THE STAMPS BELOW IS EMILY DAVIS   !

CONGRATS!  PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR SNAIL MAIL ADDRESS WITH THE NAMES OF THE STAMPS (EMILY@STAMPINGBELLA.COM)

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25- EMILY DAVIS!

Timestamp: 2015-11-02 02:42:14 UTC

Hiya sistahs!  Well today is our first “SNEAK PEEK” day! (it should be come a Bellarific HOLIDAY no?).. and I can already tell where this day is headed as I wrote my first post and LOST ALL CONTENT… grrrrrrrrr….  So here I go again 🙂

In case you are new here, and don’t know DA BELLA very well, you will learn that each release, and each image means something to me… whether it is a saying that I currently say.. whether it is an image of a memory of mine.. something that I love.. something that I want to look at every day.. etc.  This company.. these relationships I have forged for over 10 years and the memories that I make every single day is what inspires me.  Who else inspires me?  CHRYSTAL, my artist who has been with me for the last 7 ‘ish years.  She is my inspiration.  She is “MY HANDS” (that so doesn’t sound right grammatically LOL).. but really when we talk about images,  she draws what I think!  Who else can say they can do that LOL.    She understands me.. she “gets” me.  She is alongside me on this Stamping Bella adventure.  We’ve gone through pregnancies together.. through scares together  through good times and bad times.  She has always been there for me and for that I am SO GRATEFUL!! I love you Chrystal!!  Chrystal is so talented in everything she touches!  You have to check out the AMAZING jewellery she makes.. not only can she draw but she can do ANYTHING!

When I was younger, I did go through some hardships.. my parents divorced on my 12th birthday (don’t get me started LOL).. I started high school that same year (yes in Montreal, high school starts in grade 7!).. I moved homes… and I had to deal with this as an only child.  Not EASY.  I was lucky as I had a very vivid imagination which allowed me to deal with whatever came my way.  I also had my “STUFFIES”.. yes.  A bed FULL of stuffies.  These stuffies were my “friends”.. were always there for me and were just so well worn and loved.   After so many years of THINKING about this collection,  and finally after being able to talk about these memories to Chrystal, we were able to collaborate and come out with the CUTEST (if I do say so myself LOL) Stuffie line every to be created by man or woman kind (what would an EMILY post be without SOME sort of DRAMA lol).

So without further dramatic BLABLA, please meet a couple of new characters from my STUFFIE line.  k?  Ready?

Meet HARRY the STUFFIE loves HAPPY MAIL… Ummmm I mean the pointy “faux hawk” hairs in the middle of his head? his pudginess?  his willingness and need to make you happy?  That’s MY HARRY!

Here are some samples using HARRY

AliceWERTZabella’s card

Here’ s KERRIBELLA’s card

and here’s ANGELABELLA’s card using HARRY

And now PLEASE meet PEACHES the STUFFIE.   She wanted to make sure I told you NOT to confuse her with PETUNIA…   Petunia has a completely different personality from her and she wanted us to be CLEAR on that 😉 .

Meet PEACHES.. sometimes things may not work out in your favor.. they just aren’t “meant to be”.. I really believe in that and I think Peaches says it perfectly 🙂

Here is TRACYMACAbella’s card using Peaches 🙂

I really hope you love these two as much as I do 🙂 .. there’s LOTS more to come and you will be able to purchase these on NOVEMBER 2nd!  WOOHOO!

WANNA chance to WIN THESE TWO???

Leave a comment below.. tell me about your favorite stuffie.. or if you had one.. or just say hi 🙂 no pressure!

MWAH

Em

Because our SNEAK PEEK “BLITZ” is starting tomorrow… I am SO SO SO excited about this release you have no idea 🙂  .. we have amazing  new characters and fun new concepts .. So so So so So excited to start the blitz again.. I love release time because I get to “talk” to you daily .. share some memories… talk about our images etc.

If you haven’t signed up for our newsletter, please do! (it’s on our home page on the right) and you will be sure to get our daily inspiration and sneak peeks!  I will also make sure to write daily posts as well 🙂

Hope you can join us and that you won’t be “too annoyed” with the daily emails in your inbox !

MWAH to da sistahs who are ALMOST as excited as I am 😉

Em

and boyoboyohboy is it a good one 🙂  Droolworthy I say!

Our challenge this week was an inspiration photo.. you can take any element of this photo and apply it to your card, whether it be the colours.. the theme.. the composition.. you name it!

Here’s the inspiration photo

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

AliceWERTZabella used TINY TOWNIE Dorothy the DREAMER

Danabella used UPTOWN GIRL JAYDEN loves to JOURNAL

and here’s the inside.. I just love this sentiment.

Kerribella used UPTOWN GIRL CHARLIE waits by the CHIMNEY

Lesliebella used SCOUT’S HONOR

Sandiebella used TINY TOWNIE HAYLEY the HERO

Shelabella used PETUNIA gets a PIGGY BACK

Stephabella used PETUNIA thinks she’s a PREZZIE

Tracybella used TINY TOWNIE FAY loves FALL

TracyMACabella used tiny townie FAY loves FALL

Isn’t it amazing to see how different people interpret the inspiration photo?  I LOVE IT!!!

And now for our amazing SISTAHOOD!

Arent’ these AMAZINGGGGGG??? So grateful for my sistahood!

Now for next weeks theme?

A SKETCHYPOOOOOO!!  Follow this sketch and email me your version of it using a CURRENT stamping bella stamp 🙂

MWAH!! ohhh I also wanted to let you know that SNEAK PEEKS are starting NEXT WEEK!  Sign up for our newsletter (on our home page ) to be in the know!  You can also sign up for our blog if you havent already.. this way you won’t miss out.  This new release is INSANE sistahs.. INSANE!

MWAH!!

Em