WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

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

And it’s gloooomy Here in Toronto… kinda like the I-just-wanna-stay-in-bed-and-watch-YOUTUBE-videos typa (type of LOL) day.  hmph.

But here I am.. in quiet Bellaland.. kids in school (YUM).. and ready to conquer the day… first by announcing 2 winnahs for AUGUST

and SEPTEMBER’s Bellarific Friday entries!

Winnah for AUGUST is: LIZ for THIS card using Uptown girl BENTLEY gets BLOWN AWAY.  Liz, please email me so I can send you your $25 vouchah!

Winnah for SEPTEMBER’s contribution to Bellarific friday goes to Janelle FOR this CARD USING Tiny Townie FAY loves FALL!  Janelle please email me for your voucher!

Thank you to my sistahs for participating every week!  makes me so happy 🙂

Now for this week’s inspiration?  A SKETCHYPOO! And so clean and simple.. LOVE.

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

AliceWERTZabella used NACHODEER

Danabella used PETUNIA LOVES CHRISTMAS

and here’s the inside with the corresponding sentiment!

Kerribella used TINY TOWNIE JENNYis JOYFUL

Lesliebella used PAMPERED

Sandiebella used I HEART YOU

Sheleabella used HALLOWEEN CAT

Stephabella used PETUNIA has a PARTY

TracyBELLA used Tiny Townie AMANDA is AWESOME

TracyMACabella used PENGUIDEER

The sketch was so simple.. and LOOK AT ALL THESE BABEROONI CREATIONS!!!!  ** I can’t EVEN*** (ok if you dont know how to use the phrase “i can’t even”… I will teach you soon.. it’s the BEST PHRASE EVAH.. I have a whole NEW stamp set revolved around those little words.. “YOU WON”T BE ABLE TO…”  which is ANOTHER spinoff from “i can’t even”… trust me.  You will fall in love with these words and use it on the daily if you don’t already 🙂

Ok now for our AMAZING and WONDERFUL SISTAHOOD!

Is this an amazing phenomalish ROUNDUP or what??  I AM Thrilled with this many entries.  Keep the inspiration flowing sistahs!

and if you need more inspiration and want to meet some amazing sistahs, don’t forget to join our STAMPING BELLA SISTAHOOD facebook group.. there’s some amazingness happening over there 🙂

now for next week’s theme?

an inspiration photo!  use the colours.. the bird theme.. the composition of the photo using a CURRENT Stamping Bella stamp.. email me your creation and VOILA, you are ready to boogie!

Mwah to da sistahs who “CAN’T EVEN” or “WON’T EVER”…you just wait for this lesson 🙂

MWAH.

and that means CUHRAZY prices!

take a looky!  add to your collection, buy a gift… do we really need an excuse to shop sistahs?  Not really LOL

here’s what’s featured today!

mwah!

you can find the crazy sales HERE

And it’s Oct 2nd!  SO that means,  our baberoonis are featuring our STAMP OF THE MONTH in their samples just to give you some ideas on what to do with her 🙂 .  Our stamp of the month is QUEEN HOPPY POPPY and she is 20% off ALL. MONTH. LONG.  Our theme this week was PAPER PIECING .. let’s see what our baberoonis came up with shall we?

This is ALICEWERTZAbella’s card

Here’s Danabella’s card

Here’s KERRIBELLA’s card

Here’s Lesliebella’s card

Here’s SandieBELLA’s card

and Shelabella’s card

and Stephabella’s card

and Tracybella’s card

and here is TracyMACabella’s card

Aren’t these fun?  I love ALL the HOPPY POPPies simply for their ease.. you can whip up a card 1-2-3 using her 🙂

And NOW for our amazing SISTAHOOD!  The challenge for da sistahood was PAPER PIECING!

what a FUN CHALLENGE SISTAHS!  ANd DROOLWORTHY cards :).  Now for next week’s challenge?  A sketchypoo!

Use ANY CURRENT Stamping Bella image (one that is for sale on Stampingbella website).. place on sketch and Email it to MOI.  and VOILA, she is done!

Mwah to da sistahs who are RUNNING.. i say RUNNING to their craft rooms/tables/corners/floors/  etc.

Em

Hiya sistahs!  I KNOW I know  a blog post NOT on a Friday!  My goal is to write more.. I say it all the time and have to put it into practice!  So I was playing around in my studio which is a DISASTER…  I have a huge table to work on and have about 2″ of free space to stamp on… ARGHHH.  Anyhow, I decided to play around with what was on the other 875 (not really) inches of my table.. grabbing scraps and doilies and tape and and and… to make this card.

I stamped ESPECIALLY FOR YOU PETUNIA on our Bella’s Bestest Paper  and decided I would only use Petunia and not the little chickie helping her.. Ok so at least I made a conscious decision there.   Then my copics happened to bleed past the lines (ok maybe it was really me and not the copic) so I decided to use my handy dandy scissors and cut around Petunia getting rid of anywhere the *ahem* “copic may have bled through” (lol)… I then HATED the way I shaded her feet… SO I REALLY had to get thinking… and get creative.  I could have really scrapped the whole thing but I did love how I coloured the rest of her so I had to start thinking…..   and thinking.. and thinking.

And Lo and Behold, I decided to take my handy dandy craft knife and cut 2 little slits under her arm… EUREKA!  Because of all my booboos, I found a way to “save” her.. and a WHOLE NEW WAY TO USE HER…  Now that I cut these slits, I was able to “hang” her over the scrapbook paper bit (I found in my mess) and allow her to just “hang out” (she really is a laid back piggie)…

Aside from the fact that I found all the bits and bobs for the card on my table (all 7865 inches of it (not really)).. and the card is a bit busy (ok a lot).. I just wanted to show you how happy accidents happen and how they really can spark your creativity!

I hope you love her as much as I do 🙂

Here is the original “ESPECIALLY FOR YOU PETUNIA” image which you can find HERE

And here is my card, discovering a way to allow Petunia to “hang out”

Yes she’s a little busy, but I am just so thrilled that I have a whole new way to use this stamp!

Would love to hear about your “creative accidents” and how you solved them!

Mwah to da sistahs who have more than 2″ table space to work on 🙂

Em