WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

How have my sistah’s week been?  Well my kidlets started school.. so that’s a relief LOL.. and hockey season starts.. so that’s NOTSOMUCH a relief lol.

and I just finished assembling our next release.. OMG sistahs.. over 42 images…  42 IMAGES.. one of our biggest releases in da HISTORY of DA BELLA!  WOOHOOO!

so today’s bellarific friday challenge was to PAPER PIECE!  I love this technique so much.

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

GORGEOUSNESS!!!

and now for our PHENOM sistahood!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

Now for next week’s challenge?

a SKETCHYPOOOPOOOOO

Mwah to da sistahs who love a sketch and a 42 image release!!

Em

Hiya sistahs.. I am so sorry for the delayed post.  I was away and couldn’t log into my computer for some reason… grrrrrr…. But that shouldn’t happen again cuz I am HERE.  and not going ANYWHERE for a while 🙂

Last Friday’s challenge was a SKETCHYPOO

And a beautifully simple one at that.  MY FAVORITE STYLE 🙂

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

*DROOOL*****

and now for our sistahood!

What amazing talent !!!

Now for THIS FRIDAY’s CHALLENGE ..

PAPER PIECING!

Use any of our image.. and paper piece an element and VOILA!  A beeyootiful card.  If you have never tried this technique, I urge you too.. it’s so much fun and really makes your project POP!

Mwah to da sistahs who are HAPPY to have me back 🙂

Em

I thought we would have one here too for those of you NOT on facebook 🙂

As I hinted in the past, there are going to be lots of amazing changes here in Bellaland.. and the biggest change will allow me to spend MORE time with my sistahs!!!  This makes me happy.  Reminds me of the good ole’ days.   So as part of this celebration of having more time in my life  I thought we would have a “selfie” challenge.  Basically hold up your favorite stamp/stamps, take a picture of you and link it in the comments below… I love putting a face to a name .. and would love to get to know all of you bettah!

So here’s mine.. in my vacation place..wearing NO makeup LOL.. holding up FLOOR PLAN and FRAMED NUMBERS

So won’t ya post yours to the comments?  Contest will be open for 3 weeks and a $50 voucher will be given to a random poster.

so COME ON… Where are you already 🙂

Mwah to da sistahs who will be sick of da BELLA.

Em

Oh sistahs.. what a week.

Been crazy busy and then I was noticing my poor frankie scratching and scratching.  So I had to take him to the vet.  and this is now the face that  stares at me

On Monday we have a scheduled minor operation to remove this itchy bump he has.. the vet is worried that something built a home in there and is growing 🙁  talk about gross.  I am hoping all goes smoothly for this love of my life (shh don’t tell the kids)

So that is the highlight of my week.

I promise as of first week of september I will announce winnahs from contributin’ to bellarific friday.  Life will get back to normal by then (Everything crossed)

I know I am a huge tease but I gotta tell you.. this release I am preparing is PHENOM.. I have been working on it for 3 months.. and so has Elaineabella bringing them all to life.. and we have our new website coming… and the news I have been dying to share since last year…lots of good stuff for da bella and her sistahs (not to be confused with Woody Allen’s movie HANNAH and her SISTERS) LOL

Ok now for this week’s challenge.  an inspiration photo!

I have to thank my design team soooo much .. Danabella especially for organizing these challenges.  She’s so organized and amazing!  I love you Danabella!

here is our challenge photo

let’s see how our baberoonis interpreted this challenge shall we??

If this post doesn’t inspire you,, I dunno what will LOL!

Now for our SISTAHOOOOOOOD

I LOVE MY SISTAHOOD!!! Can you HEAR ME from where you are??? HMMMM???  Fantastic creations!  Love love love them!

Now for next week’s theme.. a SKETCHYPOO

follow the sketch.. use a bella image.. and email to me before next friday! easy peasy no?

Mwah to da sistahs who DON’T have dogs with cones staring at them

Em

 Because all my sistahs are so amazing .. AND it’s the end of SUMMAH.. AND I need room for over 30 new images…. YES over 30 new images!! I need to clear up some inventory! Now I have removed what is out of stock from the shop.. there are no rainchecks. Whatever is online is what we have so think quick LOL. IF you don’t see something online, it is NOT discontinued.. it’s just out of stock at the mo (I love saying AT THE MO).. ok enough blabla
25% off the whole shop. Now through the weekend. code at checkout : thecalmbeforethestorm LOL.. wait til you see what you are in for sistahs.. just you wait!
this sale is an opportunity to check out and try our Christine grove stampies, our Mo stamps .. uptown girls.. AHHH.. I love to stamp

Mwah to da sistahs who love a good sale.

EM

Hiya sistahs!  I am writing remotely from my “happy place” in Blue Mountains, Ontario (Collingwood).  It is so beautiful here but it is SOOOOOO COLD.. What’s up with that?  it’s supposed to be a holiday no?  No matter what, I am away from the daily conundrum of life and enjoying the last little bit of the “summer”.  We are gonna be BUUUUSYYYY in September.. just you wait and see sistahs.. I think I am preparing a 30+ image release.. each image better than the next!!   So sit tight k?

Now for this week’s theme for Bellarific friday we have a SKETCHYPOO

Simple but effective.. those are my favorites!

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

Serious AMAZINK inspiration no??? love love love LoVe LOVE love love love love my DT.  If i could hug them all in person I would.  So instead I send a HUGE CYBER hug to them 🙂

And now for my SISTAHOOD… who I also would love to SQUISH in person 🙂

HOW STUNNING ARE THESE?!

now for next week’s theme.. an inspiration challenge 🙂

So you can use these colours.. a stamp with a cake.. you name it.  However this inspires you sistahs!

So go into your craft rooms.  right now.  (ok or maybe after work).. and make a card.  k?  Can’t wait to see your creations and I welcome all of our new sistahs joining the challenge and all of our loyal weekly challenge participants

MWAH to da sistahs who love CAKE!

Em