WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

Hiya sistahs.. it’s AJ toosday and the theme was to add a vintage photgraph to your page.. either a relative or a complete stranger you have “adopted”….

here we go!

Ok now for next week’s theme?  TAPE.  I want you to use MASKING TAPE, WASHI TAPE, SCOTCH TAPE.. on your page…

have fun!

mwah!

Em

and I wanted to thank all da sistahs for DA overwhelming response to our purge-athon..LOL.. crazy! so thank you 🙂

I was commissioned last week to make a painting for a little girls room.. I thought I would share it here..  I LOVE it and my Jayden was extremely irritated that I sold it ..LOL .  I then told her the story about the shoemaker and his lack of shoes.  She refused to “get it”..LOL.. so now I am painting for her.

here it is and upon delivery, I was advised I had to make 2 more for her wall..LOL  So I am very busy!  One of my goals this year is to get my artwork “out there”… to share my passion with others and perhaps sell a piece or two even though I can’t part with any of them..LOL.  The demand is there so of course my friends and my husband are pushing me to have the courage 🙂

So this piece is definitely mixed media.. modeling paste, vintage wallpaper, acrylics, vintage children’s dictionary contents, pencils, pens.. the kitchen sink..LOL.   The picture does not do this justice but at least it gives a little idea 🙂

As soon as she got home, I got a picture of where the picture was placed.. with a little note saying we need 2 more..LOL

Another thing I wanted to share was a colouring tutorial by Elaineabella!  It’s on splitcoast and you can find it HERE.  She is using MATILDA ON HER SWING and it is so amazing of her to take so much time for this 🙂  Hope you like it!  you can find it here.  If you go, just leave a message for us in there showing us that you were there n’k?

Tomorrow is AJ TOOSDAY.. don’t forget your entry 🙂 and to post a comment on BELLARIFIC FRIDAY’s post below this one for a chance to win $10 in bella buckeroonis!

Mwah to da sistah’s who like a Monday post 🙂
Em

Sistahs, I woke up this morning and looked around me and was OVERWHELMED..LOL.. I need to purge.. I need room for new goodies.. I REALLY need room for new goodies and I am running out of real estate around me..LOL

So, I decided that today until SUNDAY FEB 3d at MIDNIGHT, we are going to have a 15% PURGE your heart out sale!!  I can’t take it! LOL.. then I need to do a personal purge which I have started doing and feel SOOO much better.  This sale applies to all NEW and DISCOUNTED items.. EVERYTHING!    Don’t you love when I wake up in “one of my moods”?  Do any of my sistahs every feel that way?  Maybe that way I will feel “lighter”..LOL

So now that I am lighter.. let’s feel even LIGHTER giving away some buckeroonis!

Winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’ last week ($10 in bella bucks) goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

13-SANDI you win!  please email me and will send your BUCKEROONIS!

Timestamp: 2013-02-01 19:12:40 UTC

And now for a CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah ($20 in bella buckeroonis)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

9- SUSAN you win!  please email me and will send your bucks!

Timestamp: 2013-02-01 19:13:47 UTC

Ok now for this week’s theme….You’re so sweet!  Let’s see what our baberoonis came up with shall we?

Paulineabella used UPTOWN GIRL LUCILLE IS IN LOVE

you can enter code ineedtopurge2013  (LOL) and go crazy!!  15% off the WHOLE ENTIRE STORE.. including SALE ITEMS.. OMG  am I CRAZY?  YUP!

Have fun and stay TOONED.. This sale will only last until SUNDAY at MIDNIGHT and limited stock of some items..

Mwah

see you “soon”

Em

I am SO OFF this week sistahs..LOL.  I am so sorry.  Ever have one of those weeks?

–trying to deal with HOCKEY ISSUES- can’t even get into it so frustrated!!!

–trying to deal with putting stuff on sale.. YUP on SALE!! I am on the BELLA section so if there ever was a Bella you wanted to purchase?  NOW IS THE TIME sistahs!  Because most of these will be discontinued along with a lot of the others on sale.. so don’t blink… BUY..LOL.  I know that feeling when you really want something and you wait and wait and then POOF! it’s gone :(.  Very frustrating!

— trying to keep my creative mojo alive

–preparing a release… yes.  don’t know when so keep on checking on da bloggypoo.. The reason why I can’t give a specific date is because I take so much care in the artwork.. so much care in sentiments, and meaning and image perfection that sometimes it takes me a bit longer than other companies who can release as they change their underwearS (don’t you hate people who say UNDERWEARS?  I know you’re saying it out loud now..LOL UNDERWEARSSSSSSS)..  Ok so enough about my VENTING..

A couple of things to share 🙂

So my Tyler is a hockey player as you know.. a goalie.. and his coach recently took a picture of him and unbeknownst to me, the picture made it on a poster for his goalie school!  I was so proud OMG.  You can tell it’s my “TY TY” (shhh don’t tell Tyler that I called him that in public..LOL)  because you will notice the Spider Man helmet :).. LOL

it’s him doing a glove “THAVE” (save.. he still has his lisp God bless this child..LOL)

Oh and if you are local and want to enroll your child in this school.. it is WONDERFUL :).. just a little pluggity plug (what’s WRONG with me today?  I need to get out more..LOL)

Ok and now for our AJ TOOSDAY on WENNSDAY theme..  I wanted you to make PACKING TAPE TRANSFERS.. we only had one entrant and 3 from me..LOL.  I just want you to see how easy and what a great element it may be to add to your art.. to your cards.. etc.. and SOOO EASY! and can be done in both black and white and colour!

So Here is Heather G’s entry!  She used color photos for her transfers.. GORGEOUS!

Isn’t it FUN???

The one thing I want to try is to use either a MATTE or ULTRA MATTE medium on top of the tape to take away the sheen.. that’s next on my laundry list.

here are mine

transfers are so nice as they add a layer and allow you to see the layer beneath it.. YUM!

Ok now for next week’s theme… hmmmmm

Use a vintage photograph on your page.. look online for one.. or use an authentic family one.. and write about it… incorporate it into your page somewhere (it’s terrible.. I call these images “DEAD PEOPLE pictures” LOL… )

Ok sistahs..  off to continue to whine to myself

mwah!

Em

and still coldddddd…  blah

nice and toasty where I am sitting though 🙂  And SO proud of all the entries that were submitted this week! OMG you’re in for a DOOZY (love that word) sistahs!

*****SISTAHS I AM SOOO VERY SORRY FOR THIS DELAY.. I AM BACK UP AND RUNNING so PLEASE bear with me if there are any delays in my responses to you!***

Let’s discuss some winnahs first shall we?

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

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

7- JULIE F you win!!! please email me and I will send you your VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2013-01-25 15:58:24 UTC

and NOW for da CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah! ($20 in bella bucks) goes to….

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

3- JAN B you win!  please email me and I will send you your $20 VOUCHAH!!

Timestamp: 2013-01-25 15:59:39 UTC

ok so NOW for this weeks’ theme…

a sketch!

Shall we take a looky at da BABEROONIS’ interpretation?

What?

I CANT HEARRRRRR YOUUUUUUUU

Ok ok .. stop screaming at me.  Here we go… (can you tell I work alone and need someone to talk to? LOL)

Ok here are our BABEROONIS entries.. let’s go!

Is that BEAUTICIOUSNESS or what?  I hope you find it was worth the wait 🙂

But WAITTTTTTT there’s MORRRREEEE….

let’s see what our sistahood came up with!

Are these amazing or what???

Now for next week’s challenge you ask?  which is really THIS FRIDAY’S challenge (hmph)..

Next week’s challenge is YOU ARE SO SWEET!!!  So use  a bella stamps with the “sweet theme”… or the paper you use.. or the embellishment… or send me a chocolate.. whatevah!

Mwah to da sistahs who have MAJOR patience with da BELLA

Em