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talk to me sistahs!

So I was walking around the pharmacy last week and of course I look in the “CURLY GIRL” section looking for a miracle..LOL.. and I spot this.  Now when I saw it, I could care less if it worked or not.. I just had to have it and you will understand why LOL.

See why I needed to have it? LOL.  And actually it is quite a good product but I need to slather on other stuff to look remotely unkinky… I can share about my regime next week and I LOVE to hear about other curlies’ favorite products!

So this is our ALMOST final week in Bellarific Friday land for the year!!  We have decided that there will be ONE MORE.. and I will tell you more about it towards the end of this post k?

First let’s talk about some DOUBLE BUCKED (lol) winnahs!

Winnah for commentaytin on last week’s post goes to…..

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

21- AVA G!  please email me and I will send you your $20 vouchah!  (p.s. I just read your comment and it was HILARIOUS! LOL)

Timestamp: 2012-12-14 18:28:25 UTC

Now for da winnah for contributin’ ($40 in a bella vouchah)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

9- Shannon you win!  please email me and I will send your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2012-12-14 18:31:16 UTC

Ok..!  Ready for this week’s challenge?  ’twas (get it?  for Christmas cheer?) a sketchypoopoo!

let’s see what our PHENOMALICIOUS baberooni babehood came up with shall we?

And that’s it for da BABEROONIS!  How’s DAT for eye candee hmmmmm?

Now let’s discuss da sistahood!

Da AMAZING sistahood

Da PHENOMALISH sistahood

Are they GORGE  or WHAT?  Ahhh.. I love the inspiration

So next week OUR FINAL WEEK’s theme is a “THINKING OF YOU ” theme.  Our baberooni CATHABELLA is under the weather and we NEED to have her feel better so we would like to have a free form Bellarific friday just with a thinking of you type of sentiment using one of our stampies.. I know if she saw lots of cards it would make her feel SO MUCH BETTAH so how about it?  Let’s end our year with a bang…

And to make it even MORE tempting?  Let’s do a holiday TRIPLE BUCKS post… SO Next week and the week after will be worth TRIPLE BUCKS so for simply placing a comment you will have a chance to win $30 in bella bucks.  If you contribute?  you can win $60 in bella bucks!  How’s DAT for ending da year with a bang!

I look forward to seeing all the entries!

Don’t forget Wednesday’s  AJ post on what your favorite flavor is!

Mwah to all of my “twisted” sistahs

Em

Hiya sistahs!

As promised, here is DA SPLITCOAST CHALLENGE WINNAH!  please email me so I can send your vouchah!  And just to let you know, Elaineabella will be announcing another challenge next TOOSDAY due in January so you can play through the holidays 🙂

Ok so da winnah is…..

The winner has been drawn at random and is:

Sinclair – Just Your Style

So SINCLAIR, LOL, please email me 🙂

Now for ART JOURNALING WENSDAY….  I am gonna keep this weekly AJ day up  and I am hoping to get more participants..LOL..if not, it’s a’ight.. we have our little group and will continue to persevere 🙂

If anyone has any questions on art journaling, please email me.. I would love to answer you!

Ok this week’s theme was COLLAGE.. that’s my favorite and I think every week should be collage week..LOL

arent they stunning?!  *sigh*  you have no idea how “this sport” (LOL) makes me happy

And next week’s theme?  well I was cutting up some magazines over the weekend for collage and I clipped some great themes for our AJ WENNSDAYS…  here’s the one for next week

are you a chocolate type of sistah?  vanilla?  chunky monkey? (LOL).. heavenly hash?

Make a page inspired by your favorite flavour… it doesn’t have to be literal.. it can be style flavour, home decor flavour.. whatevah your heart tells you it is 🙂

ok and a couple of OTHAH things.. tell me what you think

I just got back from Staples.. I was at the cash (the only one open) and I wasn’t even there 3 milliseconds where this older woman whips around and says to me:

“I smelled you when you came in and it is either perfume or laundry detergent and it bothers me” (CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?)

me: “I’m really sorry but I am not sure what you would like me to do.. there is one cash open and I need to pay”

her: “oh ok”

another cashier “WE ARE OPEN IN CASH 2”

me:  I will go pay at the other cash

Her:  Ok.

Listen, it’s not that I am insensitive.. and if i KNEW I would be with someone who was sensitive to smells, I would not wear anything.. but I’m SORRY… if you are out in public and have no control over what other people wear.. what gives HER the right to make ME feel uncomfortable.  ESPECIALLY when she KNEW I had no where to go???  I was so irritated and in disbelief.  What would YOU have done?  was I wrong to be aggravated at this smiling woman?  LOL

Ok I feel better now.

Next.  My FAVORITE song for the moment.  You KNOW that since it is my NEW FAVE SONG, it is now my ringtone.. so you can call me ANY TIME YOU WANT..LOL

Ho Hey by the LUMINEERS.  Maybe I shoulda told the “smelly” woman to HO HEY.  LOL  (K I really am done now)

enjoy!

mwah to da sistahs who JUST WANNA SAY HO HEY.

Em

and da WINNAH will be announced TOMORROW!  Stay tuned for our next splitcoast challenge and I want to thank ALL DA SISTAHS who participated this last month!

ok ready to see more eye candy?  let’s go!

oh and if you see your card here, please say hi in the comments.. would love to hear from you!

Yummalish or what?

Now for some of our Bella Babe inspiration!

Carlabella used our HAPPY SILHOUETTES here.. 2 out of 3 of them.. I just love these 🙂 and the MABEL IS REACHING FOR THE STARS sentiment

and here’s the inside using another happy silhouette

Cathabella used REINDEER CIRCLE and our LARGE MERRY CHRISTMAS sentiment

Amandabella used LULU LOVES POPPIES (have I mentioned that this is one of my most FAVORITEST stamps?)

Angelabella used TEDDYBELLA

Danabella used RAMONA LOVES TO GLIDE

Elaineabella used several uptownies for this card :): Victoria and Juliette, Madison and Pattie and Dottie

Kimabella used UPTOWN GIRL AVA

Marybella used UPTOWN GIRL POSH

Paulineabella used UPTOWN GIRL BUBBLES

Regabella used our HAPPY SILHOUETTES

Vickabella used ARTSY HOUSE

Phew!  I need a break..LOL.  Is this post not worth the 2-3 hour effort? LOL.  I think so! PHENOM work from da BABEROONIS and da SISTAHOOD!

Don’t forget…

Tomorrow is ART JOURNAL WENNNNSDAY… COLLAGE is the theme.. so get crackin.. take some time for yourself to play!

Also, don’t forget to post a comment on the above post for a chance to win double bucks for commentaytin ($20!)..

Mwah to da sistahs who need to wipe da DROOL

Em

And how has everyone been??? hmmmm????

Well I have been hiding in my “cave” working working working and sneaking in the studio for some “ME TIME”.. remember my “bunny painting” I showed you a while ago?  Well it is now complete.. wanna see????   Here’s the evolution of DA BUNNIES.

Ok now on to our regularly scheduled program..LOL

Let’s discuss some winnahs for last week!  DOUBLE BUCKEROONIS!

Winnah for contributin’ ($40 in bella bucks WOOHOO!) goes to..

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

4-VIOLET YOU WIN!! please email me and I will send your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2012-12-07 20:46:13 UTC

and now for our COMMENTAYTIN’ winnah ($20 in bella bucks.. WOOHOO!)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

12- Diana L you win!  please email me and I will send your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2012-12-07 20:48:10 UTC

So now for this week’s challenge!  and we have new BABEROONIS to celebrate!

USE A TAG on your card or MAKE A TAG using one of your stamps 🙂

let’s see what da BABEROONIS came up with shall we?

Paulineabella and Regabella are both off for December.. Carla is back next friday but check out her blog for some new cards next week!

Ok Now for da SISTAHOOD

Are ya DROOLIN’ yet?

Next week’s theme is OUR LAST ONE OF THE YEAR!! *sniff*  .. so MAKE IT GOOD will ya? LOL… and PARTICIPATE… will ya?

Ok here’s da SKETCH

Don’t forget to leave a comment here for the chance to win DOUBLE BELLA BUCKS! ($20)  or CONTRIBUTE to next week’s sketch for a chance to win $40 in bella bucks!

Mwah to da sistahs who are making a card as we speak

Em

and it was all about what was inspiring you this week….

So this week what inspired ME the most and continues to inspire me is CHEAP kraft paper… I just love the texture.. I love to stamp on it and I LOVE to colour with colored pencils on it.. they just POP.  If you follow me on instagram you may have seen this image of my “homely” girl… but it just shows what you can do on Kraft.  This paper I used was actually from a big “scratch pad” of paper I bought at the art supplies store.. 18*24 I believe and I cut it to the size i needed for my new “moley” (moleskine sketchbook). It was $3.10 LOL

In fact, I am SO inspired by this paper that I made my OWN journal with it… One night I was DETERMINED to make a journal with a long stitch (i was up until 2AM).  I have taken all of MARY ANN MOSS’S classes and just adore her.  The “recipe” for this book is from her FULL TILT BOOGIE class.  She is HILARIOUS and makes it so easy… she embraces imperfection.. that’s just my style.  Have I mentioned that I am obssessed with online classes? 🙂  I think I have taken every single one available to sistahkind….

here is the book I made using the long stitch.. my first attempt and I am happy with it :).  the front and back covers are 8*10 canvas boards that I am gonna paint.. it’s chunky , it’s juicy.. it’s kinda like me..LOL

and here’s the inside with my new inspiring paper

hehehehe.. ok now for my entry this week.  My little homely girl who has no self confidence :(… she is giving herself up for FREE (see the bingo card collage piece)..

let’s see the other sistahood entries shall we?

ok so for AJ WEDNESDAY next week, let’s think of a theme… hmmm… Ok how about COLLAGE?  I want you to cut and paste and cut and cut and paste and paste and feel the joy I feel everytime I make a collage 🙂

Mwah to da sistahs who will be dangerous with a pair of scissors.. LOL

Em

hiya sistahs!

how was your weekend?  I am still coughing up a lung and a half.. it ain’t pretty sitting next to me 🙁

I have “doubled up the bucks” for contributing to bellarific friday this week  AND for commenting on the bellarific friday post…. SO come ONNNNN whatcha waitin’ for?

So I am moving AJ toosday to tomorrow.. so if ya wanna play along.. i’ll wait for ya k?

Today I am going to feature some entries for our SPLITCOAST challenge going on!  Now forgive me as I don’t have real names.. I am just posting everyone’s ALIAS… how mysterious.. so if you see your card posted here.. why not say HELLO and let us know who you really are.  The funny thing is that I believe our DT is mixed in here and I don’t even know their aliases.. I am so sharp that way..LOL.  So SAY HELLO so I don’t feel like a FOO’ (I like that better than FOOL..LOL)

Ok here we go.. ready?

How amazing are these cards??? I LOVE the turnout and hope that YOU TOO will participate!

you can read what you need to do HERE

Mwah to da sistahs who LOVEY to be inspired

mwah

Em

*cough* *choke* *gurgle*

not so pretty bella