WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

And I feel da MOJO coming back 🙂  I do!!!!  YEEHAAAA!!!  I made a mess on my table much to Ryan’s chagrin

and I let my collaging instinct go CUH-RAZY!  Came up with lots of neat pages you may have seen on my instagram feed.. but will show some goodies throughout the week.  I decided that I NEED to be crafty EVERY DAY.. for my sanity.. I can’t recommend it enough.. whether it means sticking something down, scribbling, writing, decorating your calendar… whatever.. one NEEDS this.. or maybe it’s just moi? LOL

Ok this week’s theme for AJ TOOSDAY (on TOOSDAY I might add).. is to make a GRID.  Grids are phenom for card layouts, scrapbooking pages, art journaling pages.. as noisy and as messy as I am, I enjoy a clean nice page.. weird no?  Sometimes I need the “BUSY” but most times I see myself needing some white space to rest my eyes… whats your style?

Ok here is my page.   Have I mentioned I am obssessed with  security envelopes and their patterns?  If any of my sistahs get some good ones from their bills with interesting patterns, feel free to mail me some :).. I love (1) mail and i love (2) security envelopes (oh have I mentioned that? LOL).  So on my grid, I punched out 9 squares of security envelopes that I have collected and purchased for a clean background.. added a vintage foil star, bingo number and vintage image and a wee teeny tiny piece of tape stapled to the top to balance it out…  I have really been interested OBSSESSED with vintage photos.. but not just any photo.. photos that speak to me.. faces that express a feeling I am feeling.. whether it be personal, friendship, family.. This photo just caught my eye.. a page dedicated to my besties :).. clean and simple.

Aren’t these fabby?  DON’ T YOU WANNNNNNA JOIN IN???????? Come on….. ya know ya wanna….

Ok sistahs,

next week’s theme which was something that helped me get my mojo back….

Ok so your challenge this week?  due next TOOSDAY?  Make a  page of patterns and then use it as collage fodder on a page…. ok?  clear as mud?

Don’t forget bellarific friday this week also.. it’s a sketch which would be perfect for an art journal too!  I am gonna play and you can too.. it doesn’t only have to be a card on bellarific friday but it has to follow our theme.. and use a bella stamp

Also don’t forget to leave a comment on the post below (bellarific friday) for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks.  And if you contribute you have a chance to win $20 in bella bucks

Have fun sistahs

sorry to be so long winded.. just excited that Im back! LOL

Em

Hiya sistahs,

well it has been AGAIN one of those weeks where time flies along with my mojo lol.  Where is it?  Can anyone help me find it? (my mojo)..  I don’t know if it’s DA SUMMAH that does it to me.. or what but it better come back soon.  I’m doing a couple of pattern exercises with my watercolors.. I am hoping that drums up some inspiration.. and as soon as it comes, I will share some goodies with you.  PROMISE.  LOL

Ok now for BELLARIFIC FRIDAY winnahs from last week

Winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’ ($10 in bella buckeroonis) goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

13- DIANA you win!  please email me and I will send your MOOLAH

Timestamp: 2013-07-20 21:12:28 UTC

Now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah ($20 in bellabuckeroonis) goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

3- Lynn you win!  please email me and I will send your buckeroonis!

Timestamp: 2013-07-20 21:13:35 UTC

Ok now for this week’s theme… CHRISTMAS IN JULY!

Let’s see what our PHENOMALICIOUSLY DELICIOUS baberoonis came up with (can you tell I’m hungry?)

Why couldn’t these cards come a couple of days ago when it was 35 degrees.  hmph.

Ok now for our amazingly pHenom sistahood!

What a nice turnout and I love seeing new names to your list of sistahs!  If you are too shy to submit a card.. DON”T BE or I will come and get you..LOL.  Join in.. have fun.. it gives you a chance to be a little creative!  all you have to do is follow our theme, email me your card and I do alllllllllll and I mean ALLLLLLL the work LOL

Next week’s theme?  A SKETCHYPOO!

AJ TOOSDAY theme is a grid… so have fun with that too!

Sorry for being a day late 🙁

Love my sistahs

Mwah

How was everyone’s weekend?

We traipsed around with our friends looking for a cottage for August and we found one!  Will share some pics.. so excited for some R&R you have no ideaR!  How are all my sistahs?

This week’s AJ THEME was CIRCLES

I had to get a story out that was mulling in me so here is my page :).. I felt OH SO much bettAH after i did this LOL

And for da SISTAHOOD!

Fantastic!!

Next week’s theme?  A GRID.  little squares, little circles.. drawn, cut up.. filled in, painted etc…

have fun!

mwah

hiya sistahs,

Happy bellarific friday!

So yesterday the kidlets had an overnight excursion at camp.. I had my doubts they would “make it”.. even took bets LOL.. was waiting near the phone all night. NO CALL.  Omg are my kidlets growing up?? Can’t wait to see what “condition” they are in when I pick them up LOL

so it’s another bellarific friday and mid July.. where the heck did the time go???

Some winnahs from last week…

Winnah for CONTRIBUTIN’ goes to… ($20 in bella bucks)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

2- CINDY you win!  please email me and  i will send your buckeroonis!

Timestamp: 2013-07-12 17:49:53 UTC

And now for the COMMENTAYTIN winnah ($10 in  bella bucks)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

4- HEATHER you win!  please email me and you will get a vouchah!

Timestamp: 2013-07-12 17:51:16 UTC

And NOW for this week’s theme!

A sketchypoo!

And now let’s see what our BABEROONIS came up with shall we?

DROOLISH no?

Now for da sistahood!

And for next week’s theme?

CHRISTMAS IN JULY!

Can’t wait to see your creations

Mwah

Em

Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win $10 in bella buckeroonis!

Well, Art Journaling TOOSDAY has been on hiatus for a while and never thought it affected anyone… well in fact it has.. and I am happy that I heard from sistahs that they loved AJ toosdays and loved an excuse to do something creative in their journals.. I BE HAPPY! lol

so here we go.. this week was an anything goes 🙂

This is one page by moi.. notice the caption on her dress and then look at her expression.. LOL.. doesn’t she look like she wants to SKIP to her LOU? LOL

Here’s another one by me

and now for da sistahs

Sigh.. I love this day.  Ok we will start it again!  Next week’s theme is CIRCLES…..

Mwah

Em

I fell in love with Hy and I hope you do too.  He reminds me of my late grandfather in law papa Issie.  RIP.

I hope to grow up and have his soul and his passion.. his kindness and his intensity in his craft.  I just love the 94.5 year old Hy.

I got this video from Pam Garrison who got it from Mary Ann Moss.  And if you have not yet visited their blogs, I HIGHLY suggest you do!

mwah to da sistahs who will “get old” with me.

Em