WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

I have decided to restructure the blog slowly and have different themes on different days of the week… it’s easier for me and I know that we all will benefit!  I have also decided that GLORIA will be our cheerleader every week.. so you will see her here representing us!

So what is WEIGHT WATCHERS WENNNSDAY you ask?  Yes, this is a stamp blog.. Yes this is an artsy fartsy blog.. but to me, it is also a SISTAHOOD blog.  We are here for eachother and why not discuss other issues as well? oui oui?   After I announced that I started weight watchers almost 2 weeks ago, I have received countless emails showing support, emails sending favorite recipes etc.

So I am gonna be selfish and devote wednesdays to ME and to US.. to make us all accountable.. to vent.. to share and to bond.  sound good?

So first I will announce that last Friday’s weigh in showed a 4.5 pound loss.  I was VERY happy with that but now am fearful of the scale this week.  Was I perfect this week?  NOOOOOO!!! I am trying my best and need the help and support 🙂

So WEIGHT WATCHERS WENNNSDAY to me is a place to announce, share recipes, websites and losses AND GAINS without shame.  to actually STATE it and be accountable for it .. to get CHEERS from da sistahood.. or pats on the shoulder.

My challenge to YOU and to ME every week is to try ONE new recipe per week and share it the following wednesday if it was a success so we can try it and add it to our repertoire.  EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT on weight watchers, the recipes could be helpful as making dinner every night can be BOOORING.. LOL

I believe we are able to attach files in the comments section so we can collect information from eachother..  sound good?

I want to should out a THANK YOU to Judie P for sending me her favorite recipes.. I made a couple of them and they were amazing!  I urge Judie to attach them here to share with da sistahood!

Ok so last night i made a DELICIOUS Chicken Parmigiana recipe for the family… THEY GOBBLED IT UP.. it was delicious!

Here’s the recipe.  If you try it, let me know what you think!

I am in LOVE with the SKINNYTASTE website.  It’s AMAZING!

Can’t wait to see what you think of this

Mwah to da sistahs who want support 🙂

em

 

**** this week’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY THEME IS…a sketch!  (sorry forgot it on post)

 

AND….. I have bundled da images as you requested!  ANDDDDD.. it’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!  YEEHAAA.. this is DA. BEST. FRIDAY. EVAH.

Ok first things first… yes it’s release day.. and ALL da images should be available now 🙂

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s’aright?  It’s good news for da sistahood?  oui oui?

*sigh* I’m gonna miss throwing my kids out of the house to their carpool and running down to the basement to send my newsletters.. had butterflies of excitement ALL WEEK.  It’s gonna feel like the day after you get married..LOL.  Ok that’s another blog post.

So let’s RECAP the release shall we? OMG it’s like a fashion show..LOL

“SENIOR”-ita DOLORES available HERE

“SENIOR”-ita MAGDA available HERE

“SENIOR”-itas MILDRED and MAUDE are available HERE

SENIORITA GLORIA is available HERE

“SENIOR”-ita HARRIET is available HERE

“SENIOR”-ita WANDA is available HERE

“SENIOR”ita SYLVIA is available HERE

“TRICKORTREAT-ORITAS” are available HERE

and BECAUSE you all begged and begged and begged, I have a NEEDA HAVIT ALL button too.. which include all 7 SENIORITAS.. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE TRICK OR TREATARITAS as they are seasonal and wanted to keep them on their own… you can find that one HERE (There is a 10% savings on da BUNDLE)

 

and NOW for da UPTOWN GIRLS

Uptown girl BRYNN has a BABY SHOWER

And UPTOWN GIRL CHANEL the CHEF is available HERE

AMAZING OR WHAT?  I hope you enjoyed the last week of sneak peeks.  Our sale will last for a week and will send a newsletter on the last day to remind you.  Hopefully there is enough rubbah.. first come first serve 🙂 LOL

Oh and for WINNAHS of the stampies for the sneak peeks, PLEASE LOOK ON EACH INDIVIDUAL POST.. I WILL POST THE WINNERS IN RED ON TOP OF EACH POST.. STAY TOONED

Ok Now for some WINNAHS for last week’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY

WINNAH FOR COMMENTAYTIN goes to… ($10 in bella buckeroonies)

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Here are your random numbers:

53- CANDY you win $10 in bella bucks!  Please email me and I will send the moolah your way!

Timestamp: 2013-09-13 03:28:15 UTC

 

Now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah ($20 in BELLA BUCKEROONIS) goes to

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Here are your random numbers:

3- VIOLET you win!  please email me and I will send you your moolah!

Timestamp: 2013-09-13 03:30:19 UTC

 

Ok now for this week’s challenge!  USE CIRCLES on your card

Let’s SEE what our BABEROONIS came up with!

 

YUM?  yes!

and now for da SISTAHOOD

 

 

 

excellent work from da sistahood!!!

I will be back over the weekend probably but not sure.. But I WILL MISS YOU MY SISTAHS! LOL

Leave a comment here for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks next week!

Mwah!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

****2 WINNAHS HERE****

WINNA OF TRICKORTREATARITAS goes to..

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Here are your random numbers:

74- LORI T you win!! 
Please email me with subject line "TRICKORTREATARITA winnah"
and your snail mail addy please	

Timestamp: 2013-09-13 23:57:16 UTC

 

WINNAH OF UPTOWN GIRL CHANEL THE CHEF goes to

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Here are your random numbers:

1- LINDA WEST you win!
please email me with subject line "CHANEL WINNAH"
and your snail mail address	

Timestamp: 2013-09-13 23:58:48 UTC

 

 

 

Sistahs.. you readyyyyyyyy????   Ok.. Not gonna talk much today LOL.. I just have to tell you how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE the comments you have been placing…. puts a smile on my face or a tear in my eye.. THANK you for sharing your stories and memories…they are wonderful and just shows what 8 years ago I set up to create.   A SISTAHOOD.  Even though we are MILES part, it doesn’t change the fact that we are united in the craft, in our emotions and in our tears and happiness… Here’s to CYBER FRIENDSHIPS!

Ok meet the TRICKORTREAT-ARITAS… LOL.. yes I come up with these names ALL BY MESELF.. clever no?

They are adorable.. actually when you really look at their emotions and expressions it looks like the one on the right tickled the one on the left..LOL. she is just giving a whole hearted laugh..LOL.  They are goofy and having fun.. see?  age is just a numbah.. these stamps transcend age and just express emotion.. What do you think they are thinking? LOL  .. write it in the comments.. I love stories 🙂

And for the LAST image for this release (10 in total)… meet CHANEL (said SHHHanel) the CHEF… I went CRAZY for this quote.. LOL.. why are my thoughts always so FOOD CENTRIC?  hmph.  hence weight watchers first weigh in tomorrow..LOL

Well sistahs.. I hope you enjoyed the sneak peeks.. I SOOOO enjoyed our time togethah.. really truly I did.  I am hoping to keep blogging at least 3 times a week.  BUT.. I will not be sending out newsletters (Only for releases.. I don’t want to harass da sistahs).. so if you are interested in blog updates, please please subscribe to the right of this screen … then I know you are getting all da info.. you can also “like” stampingbella on FB for constant updates etc.. oh and INSTAGRAM and TWITTER @stampingbella (I really sound like an infomercial..LOL).. just want my sistahs covered.

OH and if you wanna win them?  leave a comment HERE!

Mwah to da sistahs who LOVE to eat and LOVE them some TREAT

Em

SENIORITA SYLVIA WINNAH IS….

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Here are your random numbers:

73-LYNNE ATTIX you win!
please email me with subject line "SYLVIA WINNAH" and 
your snail mail address please!	

Timestamp: 2013-09-13 23:54:56 UTC

 

 

Hiya sistahs,

I am SOOOO thrilled with the response to this release.  I am SO. VERY. PROUD. OF. IT.  I have been desperate for a line like this and finally met my “match” in Christine when we developed this one.  THEY ARE JUST PERFECT!! (to me anyway :))… Whenever I have a release, I always have butterflies in my tummy.. like will da sistahs love it as much as I do?  Will they appreciate the humor?  And if you have been with me for the last 8 years, then you totally will.. if you’re a new sistah, well then Welcome to da world of da bella … BWAHAHAHA. LOL.  Just as I anticipated, da sistahs pulled through and love this line as much as I do.. And I am grateful.  And I am hoping I ordered enough LOL.

So the release will be THIS FRIDAY… ya hear me?  THIS. FRIDAY.  Finally!  what we have been waiting for!

Meet SYLVIA.. she is airing her laundry without shame..LOL.. size and all.  And of course we share EVERYTHING with our besties don’t we?

Ok another little story.  Which is QUITE embarassing but I will tell it.  So I have nicknamed my darling, adorable, loveable delicious husband HAL.   From the movie SHALLOW HAL.  Have you seen that movie?  The gist (sp) of it is that there is this man (Jack Black) who is obssessed with looks and figures of women.. only Gorgeous SKINNY women were the ones for him.. until something happened.. not sure if it was a spell or a dare or something of the sort.. Anyway he then meets Gwyneth Paltrow and FALLS HARD for her.  totally in love with her.. and sees her as this beautiful, skinny, brilliant, gorgeous little thing.. but in reality.. she is very large.. everyone around him sees it but he doesn’t… they go shopping and she picks up a pair of underwear that he sees as this minuscule thong.. but in effect they are enormous queen size panties..LOL.   she dives in the pool and he sees a little splash, but in reality, she empties the pool of water.. anyway you get the point.  So that is how Ryan sees me… as this beautiful little thing where in effect I am Gwynethy (not the real Gwyneth)..LOL

So one day he was folding the laundry and he picks up my underwear to fold and I WANTED TO DIE.. although we have been married for 16 years, I still am quite shy about my intimates.. know what I mean sistahs? LOL.. and he holds them up to lay on the ground and fold them innocently.  Well I DOVE.. and I mean DOVE into the laundry pile to grab my less than mini skivvies and told him NEVAH to fold them again.  He had no idea what hit him, my little Hal.. but now you and I know the truth…. There is not much I WOULDN’T share with my Ryan.. except. folding. my. undies.

Meet Sylvia.. she has no shame.  She doesn’t really care.  She has gone through enough that she is ready and at a place to share EVERYTHING.

You know, some people ask me.. how many characters can you actually come up with?  Why don’t you have any flowers or trees or hearts like other companies do.  While I do have some generic stamps, my “thing” is da sistahood.. my thing is identifying with these characters.  Each one tells their own story.  Each one allows us to say “that reminds me of” and rekindle great memories.. or “she’s SO blabla”… When I hear those comments, I know I have accomplished what I have set out to accomplish.  Stamping is a social and magical journey.. and the more we “relate” to the images,the more amazing the stamping experience is.  That’s how I have always felt.

I urge you to read the comments on the seniorita’s .. every sistah has a story.. some brought tears of joy , and some brought on painful tears…. I applaud our sistahood for sharing their stories without fear .  BRAVO to my sistahs for continuously making my dreams come true.

Ok here’s Sylvia (and my undies LOL)

Christine wrote me a quick email telling me to tell all of you that she is reading all the comments and is so thrilled with the reception of these images.  She is in terrible pain so she couldn’t write but please know she is reading each and every comment.

WANNA WIN-A Sylvia?  Leave a comment here for a chance!

Mwah to da sistahs who have a HAL and a SYLVIA in their lives

Em

WINNAH who WON WANDA (LOL) is….

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Here are your random numbers:

11-LAILA you win!
please email me with subject line "I WON A WANDA" 
and your snail mail address!	

Timestamp: 2013-09-13 23:52:18 UTC

 

Hiya sistahs.. Now I don’t want you to think that WANDA is said in the same expression as MAGDA… Magda is more elegant.. Wanda is a bit of a screamer LOL.

When I saw this image I just about fainted… it took a few tries to get the pucker “just so”.  I have never ever seen a stamp like this one EVER.. she either makes you run with fright… or makes you wanna kiss her right back.  LOL.  I wanted to call her AUNT BUNNY… you know those relatives that just wanna squish you as a kid and all you see are ginormous lips coming at you? LOL

Wanda is by far one of my favorites.. How many friends do I have that I say I wish I could just give you a hug or a kiss but I am too far away.  Well if you made a card with wanda , I can GUARANTEE that the recipient will laugh and get the message.  You can almost “FEEL” her wet kiss no?

Meet Wanda.. she comes with 2 sentiments.. couldn’t resist one of them.. you will see why 😉

Wanna win a Wanda? (say that 8 times fast).. leave a comment here.

Would love to know what you think of her and how you would feel getting a card from this SQUISHY senior-ita (ps.  I think I have a moomoo like the one she is wearing.  hmph)

Em

**** WINNAH OF SENIORITAS MILDRED and MAUDE goes to….***

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Here are your random numbers:

33- KAREN YOU WIN!! 
Please email me with the subject line "MILDRED AND MAUDE WINNAH"
along with your snail mail addy please!

Timestamp: 2013-09-13 23:49:16 UTC

 

 

Hiya sistahs!  So have you been enjoying the sneaky peeks so far?  I am so enjoying your responses.. It feels that all this hard work is paid off 🙂  Christine is also SO thrilled with the comments so keep them up!  Poor Christine has shingles and is moping and is in pain at home.. so leave her a comment here to make her feel bettah k?

Ok So without further ado….. meet MILDRED and MAUDE.. they are SO cool with their little purse and cell phone.. and the sentiment?  I mean REALLY.. that’s why I went to weight watchers LOL

So if you have a BFF that you love to make cards for.. how perfect are Mildred and Maude? I mean.. Stamping Bella is all about da SISTAHOOD.. Mildred and Maude represent! LOL

Mwah to da mildred’s  who are stuck to their “maude’s”

Em

Release coming soon… you will see a post here and a newsletter if you are subscribed.

Wanna win the stampy?  Place a comment here for a chance to win Mildred and Maude