WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

Hi ho… Stamping Bella Here..LOL (said in Kermit D. Frog’s voice.. I bet you are all doing it now..bWaHahahaha)

So I shared a picture yesterday of what I am going through.. All for the sake of da children.. LOL.. and you think they appreciate having there MAMA close to them?  Hand toting their HOT lunches to school, picking them up etc…????  Yup.. they sure do.  And I finally feel at “peace”.. with where I am.  Where I am in terms of being a mama.. in terms of being an entrepreneur.. in terms of being a wife, a friend and an artist.  FINALLY.  I swear, this 40 thing is turning out to be a GOOD thing. Now the only bases I need to cover is exercise and weight loss… and yess I will get there at some point.   So there you have it.. a candid shot of da BELLA.  I do want to share more here.. and I will.  Cuz I am FORTY.. and I CAN..LOL

Another point to mention is that we are TRYING our BESTEST to process your orders as quickly as possible.. but the rubbah is now in 14 rooms and we are trying to arrange and organize as quickly as possible… so please bear with us .. things should be smooooth sailing after next week!

Oh and anothAH thing..LOL..  Instagram.  What can I say.  I am in LOVE with this website/application.. dunno what you call it.  It is such a warm, amazing community.  Unlike Facebook which to me is a bit sterile.  Unlike Twitter where you know people are SHOVING as many words as they can in a little text box.  Instagram represents who you are.. what you do during the day.. your art.. your habits..your home.. etc.. it makes you get to know the people you are following.  I have met MANY wonderful people there, and we all support each other.. it’s amazing.  I urge you to join.. and follow the people you are interested in following.. just to get a little snapshot of their lives.. it makes them human to you.  REALLY.  GO DO IT. NOW.  k?

Oh and speaking of next week.. In the midst of this chaos, I decided to release some MAJORLY gorgeous images… (probably by next friday)… Until then, we will be doing some sneaky peeky’s showing you the goodness.. so keep coming back ya hear?  and maybe say hi.. I like when da sistahs say hi.  hmph.

OK so now let’s discuss some winnah’s from last week’s bellarific friday challenge shall we?

Winnah for CONTRIBUTING (hehe I so fancy with pink) last week ($20 in bella bucks) goes to….

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

1- CHRISTINE! you win!  please email me and I will send your VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2012-09-21 13:36:57 UTC

Now da winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’ on last week’s post goes to….

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

16-Michelle G.. you win! please email me and I will send your MOOLAH sistah!

Timestamp: 2012-09-21 13:39:04 UTC

Ok now let’s get down to BIDNISS shall we?  BID-NISS.

This week’s theme was a SKETCH…  A BEEYOOTIFUL sketch

Let’s take a looky at what da BABEROONIS came up with… SHHH.. there may be new images…

Carlabella used a NEW UPTOWNIE!!! Yep.. her name is Uptown Girl BUBBLES LOVES her BUBBLY  I know .. I am SO original)

and here is the inside

Cathabella used LULU’s SNOWMAN

Elaineabella also coloured up a NEW UPTOWNIE NAMED…UPTOWN GIRL BEVERLY and her BIG CAKE

So I really screwed up ROYALLY LOL.. I was so excited with Elaines card for the release that I posted it and it was the wrong one! LOL

Here’s BUSKETTIE by Elaineabella.. the REAL card for today..

Paulineabella used “FROSTIER”.. a new image from KRISTA!

BEEYOOOTIFUL cards no?

Next week’s theme is :   BLING IT UP!  so a stamp that shows bling.. actual bling.. bling kabobs.. puffed bling (that’s from Forrest Gump)… so you get the bling idea.  This should be PRETTY EASSSSY for a sistah to do.. so I expect some entries.. ya hear?

I’m really bossy today aren’t i?

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey what they see-y today!

Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win $10 in bucks!  and submit for next week’s bling theme for a chance to win $20 in bella bucks!

Em!

OHHH and in case you will be following me on Instagram.. you should be in for a treat tomorrow and Sunday… hehehe.. I am taking a class with one of my art journaling heros DINA WAKLEY at Bizzy B!.. so that’s where I will be hibernating all weekend.. no kids…. no husband… no work…. just friends and MESSY FUN!  I will be sure to post pics there of what we are doing….

Mwah (squared)

Em

’nuff said

hmph.

who said movin’ was easy.

Mwah.

Hmph again.

Em.

See you tomorrow if I can find my computer.

Hmph AGAIN.

Em

anyone take a lookie at our home page?  some COLOURED IMAGES are up now!!! whatcha think?

Our amazing Krista Schneider  has agreed to colour up our images for the website and perhaps some new inspirational packaging!

I LOOOVE them 🙂

Thank you Krista for saying YES!!!

and da THEME this week was to use GRAPHITE on your page.. in other words.. a pencil.

So I kinda chose this theme selfishly because I had a product I was DYING to try.. hehe.. something I bought a while ago and didn’t have an excuse to use…  it’s called ARTGRAF water soluble graphite.  When I saw this set with the pot of graphite, the brush and the stick.. I melted.  literally.. uch actually i WISH i could melt..LOL  but Seriously.. anything that says it comes in a little “pot”.. has to be MINE…  and it was a small fortune too.

In any event, I had a blast playing with this… the shading, the meltability, and just the whole drawing experience kinda changed for me using this!  So it’s definitely a keeper

I really liked this challenge!!

Now for NEXT WEEK’S THEME??? BLACK AND WHITE.. paper, paint, pastel, marker.. but it must be BLACK AND WHITE!  YA HEAR THAT MARY?  LOL

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey to art journal
Em

Hiya sistahs..sorry about not posting yesterday but I am still feeling a bit offffff.. blech

so let’s get down to bidniss.. I should be back to my usual self in a couple of days..

So some winnahs for last week’s bellarific friday!

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

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

1- Heidi you win!  please email me and I will send your moolah!

Timestamp: 2012-09-15 21:44:05 UTC

Now for da COMMENTAYTIN winnah ($10 in bella bucks) goes to…  BONGO ROLL PLEASE.. (I kill me)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

1- Carol you win!  please email me and I will send your VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2012-09-15 21:45:40 UTC

Now for this week’s theme…

USING BUTTONS OR BOWS on your card.. YUMMALISH!

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

gorge no??????

And now for da SISTAHOOD

are these gorgeous or what?  I love buttons and BOWSIES.

Ok next week’s theme is a SKETCHYPOOPOO!

Have fun sistahs!

don’t forget to post a comment for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks ORRRR Submit a card for a chance to win $20 in bella bucks

mwah to da sistahs who forgive me for being LATE and BLAH.

Hmph

Em

hmph.  So I have been so out of it lately.. not feeling well.. totally “off”.. so listen to what happened.. k?  you listening?

So I had to run some errands.. go to the bank, get some food etc.. you still with me?  I get to my destination, ready to put my bank card in the machine and guess what?  NO WALLET. no wallet!  NOOOOOO WALLLET.  I looked everywhere!!!  NO WALLET.

So I get myself back into the car, try to take a shortcut home and this is what I end up in

so of course I post my ANGER on facebook and whilst cursing to myself I am belting out TUNES.  THANK GOODNESS one of my favorite songs came on..

So FINALLY I get through this MUCKNESS.. I get home basically HYSTERICAL.. Search the house like a maniac lunatic.. NO WALLET.

So knowing me, I go back to the car and guess what was next to me the WHOLE TIME.  my wallet.  Need I say more?  I almost cried.

Ever have one of DOZE-DAYZ?  Hmph.

Ok I feel bettah now.

So I did some crafting .. and I thought it would be fun to show you the evolution of a collage/painting! I was posting on instagram but IF YOU AREN’T FOLLOWING ME… nudge nudge poke poke…..  hehehe

Ok so here is a random collage where I used vintage pieces, cards, ephemera and some newer scraps..  I don’t really think of where I place the papers.. I just have sooo much fun tearing, cutting and GLOO-ing.

Another thing I just learned from a class I am taking is to scan the collage and reuse it in future projects!  BRILLIANT!  So If I use originals in my work, I will always have copies to rip, tear and use again!  And even if you scan your progress.. there will be even MORE elements to include in future work.. brilliant… no?

In the next photo, I used Martha Stewart paints (ON SALE THIS WEEK AT Michaels for 40% off- thank me later..LOL).. I used PUTTY, SUMMER LINEN, and ARTICHOKE.  I LOVVVE these paints.. Of course I own all the expensive ones too but the nice quality of cheapy paints is that they have a low pigment load which makes them SHEER.. which is what you want when you layer colour… CAPICHE? LOL (my mother used to always say that to me).. meaning you understand?

Here I stamped and doodled a little and outlined my “chicklet”…

And here she is.. with her crooked mouth and her sad eyes… LOL.. but I love her.  I stamped a message.. it’s kinda like I am talking to myself.. trying to remind me of certain things.. so when you see me stamp “messages” on my canvases.. I’m usually talking to myself 🙂  LOL

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial.. Im DYING to make another video..LOL..and I will soon!

Bellaland is actually moving this week so we are in a bit of chaos!! IF you are waiting on an order, please email me as we cannot work on it until Monday as we are trying to get this arranged as quickly as we can and as smoothly as we can.. Will keep you posted on the progress!

Oh and did I mention a release?  A wintery one?  A JOOCY one?  OMG.. TDF.

Mwah to da sistahs who “listen” to me vent

Em

Oh and if you haven’t heard THIS song yet, I suggest you blare it.  It’s so inspiring… I LOVE “FUN”
http://youtu.be/qc-vNR1D4X8