WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

I am using a time on the blog which doesn’t coincide with the time the blog says.. does that even make sense?  Oh well we will see!  So if you are late in submitting your card, you will have to wait til I get back from VACAY.. k? (vacay K.. LOL)

So let’s talk about what I have packed so far for my trip.. we are leaving tomorrow for our destination in Ogunquit Maine on Sunday.. we are stopping in Albany tomorrow, Boston on Saturday and Ogunquit on Sunday for the week… Please pray for me (or them RATHER) to not FLING my children out the window.  LOL

If anyone has any tips, or advice, or restaurants to go to places to see, please feel free to post it on this entry!  I love when da sistahs write me comments..  Have I mentioned that lately?

Ok here’s a picture of my…

Ok now down to BIDNISS.. let’s talk some WINNAHS from last week shall we?

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

28- Heather you win $10 in BELLA BUCKEROONIS!  please email me and I will send your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2012-08-17 00:59:39 UTC

Now for a CONTRIBUTIN’ winna ($20 in bellarific buckeroonis) goes to

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

1-Lynn you win $20 in bucks!  email me and I will send your VOUCHAH!!!

Timestamp: 2012-08-17 01:03:00 UTC

I also wanted to thank you so much for all your input for last week’s thoughts on my website.. I am keeping the contest open for another week so keep on thinkin’!

Ok now for this week’s challenge!

BIRTHDAY WISHES.. anything that has to do with birthday 🙂 stamp, background…

let’s see what the baberoonis have come up with

and now for da SISTAHOOD!

gorgeouliciousness no?

Anyway I am off like a prom dress  and like I said, follow me on all social media and I will also try to update da BLOGGG as often as I can.  Art JOurnal TOOSDAY will be postponed until the week after next

Place a comment here and you can win $10 in BELLA BUCKS!!

BEHAVE ok? lol
mwah

Em

next week’s theme is a sketch!

Mwah to da sistahs AGAIN.

Em

hiya sistahs..

As you know for the past while I have been hiding..LOL.. in my craftroom.. painting, experimenting.. stamping.. finding out who I am ‘artistically’.

I have been mixing styles.. coloring, painting.. misting.. collaging.. OMG.. i have been a mess..   but having fun.. trying to find ways to inspire you.. trying to find things that I would want to video and show you…

I  am starting to LOVE and understand abstract art a bit more.. and fell in love with MAGALY OHIKA from the “Itsy Bitsy Spill”.. first of all that name made me melt and giggle at the same time..LOL.  I ended up signing up for both of her classes.. her colours.. her freedom of lines.. that’s what I felt I needed.. no pressure in drawing because I know it is my weakness and MAJOR color.. and that is my passion… what a combo!

here is the piece  that made me fall in love with her.. her rawness.. her innocence

So this was my interpretation of her art, using her techniques.. on a very messy juicy background.. now this may not be for everyone.. and I understand that but I just wanted to show you

(1) that I have no SHAME..LOL

(2)  that it’s OK to love something not everyone else does 🙂

honestly, this was the best of all 3 of my worlds.. the stress freeNESS of the drawing portion.. the collage portion AND the yummalish sprayed and majorly “fondled” (Lol) background.. yum!

anyway.. that’s just what has been inspiring me of late 🙂

I have some cardZ to show off this week too of course!

Carlabella used CLIMB ON by RHEEA.. I LOVE how she finishes the card on the inside.. she just posted this today but I couldn’t wait to STEAL it and show it to you LOL  if you haven’t visited her first

and the inside

here’s a card from KATHYBELLA

here she used LULU’S WEDDING CAKE.. gorgeous!

Paulineabella used UPTOWN GIRL CLAUDIA has a CANDY

Danabella used UPTOWN GIRLS BENCH BUDDIES

Here’s Natashabella’s PAINTER MEG CARD

Cathabella used TURTLE TOTS SUMMER GIRLS.. look at da BLUSH!

and EDGYBELLA REGABELLA used GOSSMERE

GORGEousness no?  Pure BEAUTIFULAMISCIOUSNESS.. LOL

can you tell I am going on vacation tomorrow?

I URGE my sistahs to follow me on Instagram.. I am LOVING posting there so I will keep you all inspired.. you can also follow me on twitter or facebook (not sure if it goes to my personal account there but I think so)… and we can stay “connected”.. like a TROO sistahood should (I like how ‘troo’ looks)..LOL

Ok I am acting like a FOO’ (also love how that looks)

I gotS-Ta-Go

Bellarific Friday should be up bright and early tomorrow if I don’t collapse.. or later tonight if I don’t know how to program my “timer”..LOL..

Mwah to da sistahs who STAY inspired ALWAYS

Em

It means it’s ART JOURNALING TOOSDAY.. (on Toosday! lol)..

This week has been crazy (Im speaking as if it is friday..LOL.. it’s only day 2 of the week..sheesh!).. I’ve been arting and stamping all weekend.. it was DEEVINE!

I also read all of your input on my bloggypoo and so appreciate it!  Have taken notes on all the goodies you would like to see and hopefully I can make it all happen!  So yesterday I think I created the logo and the tagline for our “new look”.. I hope you won’t all be disappointed when you see it because when you do, you will see that Bella has grown up! LOL..  My vision for the website is to be clean and simple so that we can focus on the images.. which is what we are all about right?  and the way we can inspire you… right?  I love the meaning of the tag line and I love the way it looks.. but I can’t show you.. no no.. I cannot show you! LOL  it’s a SURPRISE!  But I will let you know who the winnah is on tomorrow’s post.. k?

A little Art Journaling NUGGET or website to take a look at.  If  you are a newbie and would like to learn more.. check out this website.. first of all it is BEEYOTIFUL.. and this couple is devoting their thursdays to art journaling.  Last week was the basics.. I think you will love it and maybe less intimidating if you can ease yourselves into it.. right?  I just discovered it through pinterest and it is a lovely site 🙂  it’s called EVERYDAY IS A HOLIDAY… I hope you enjoy it!  Look for the AJ posts.

Ok now let’s get down to BIDnISS

This weeks theme for AJ was the concept of TIME…

SIGHHHHHHHHHH have I mentioned that I love AJ toosdays lately?

Ok next week’s theme is BIRDS…LOL now don’t think it is because of my other spread and that I will include that in next week’s entry… n’uh uh.. no way.. not me… ok well maybe if it’s getting a little late..LOL  …

Ohhhh did I mention we were going away on vacation?  I don’t think we have taken one in 5 years.. crazy AY?  and you know what is even CRAZIER?  that we are driving.. AND that our destination is 11 hours away..LOL.. with two kids who have NO IDEA re. concept of time!!  i know.. I am crazy.  Last weekend we were invited to a friend’s cottage about 1.5 hours away.. I am NOT joking when I say that 10  minutes into the drive what do you think I heard?…. “MOMMMMMMMMM are we almost there????”…. so imagine 11 hours.  WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME??? LOL

Mwah to da sistahs who understand ME.

Em

da sistahs from the last post.. KEEP IT UP SISTAHS!

see you tomorrow for AJ TOOSDAY!

MWAH

Hiya sistahs,

I KNEW I would get your attention!  I need your help.  I have my children thinking, ryan thinking, me thinking and now I want to have you thinking… k?  Ready for my question?

As I mentioned, I am redoing my website.. giving the old one a BIG HEAVE HO..LOL (I like the words HEAVE HO)..

I would LOVE to see which websites inspire you.. which elements of certain websites make you happy.  I have an ideaR in my head of how I want the website to look.. but would love it if you had some favorite websites (not necessarily stamping websites) that you would share with me..and why you love them so much.. a specific design?  A certain function it has?  a colour?

Now second of all, I need your help.  I am looking for a “tag line” to go under STAMPING BELLA.. something clever.. something CURRENT.. something CATCHY as I am redesigning my logo.  My brain is fried.. I have had a few ideas but would love to hear yours.. so for instance, these are a few I was thinking of but they are just so “blah”

Stamping bella: where ink meets paper

stamping bella : where RUBBAH meets PAYPAH (lol)

Stamping Bella: Unleash your creativity

stamping Bella: it’s MAGICAL

stamping bella:  JUST.  PLAIN. COOL

LOL.. see? I’m DRYYYYYY

So I need your help!  Anybody have any ideas?  And if I use your ideaR, I will give you a $50 in Bella Buckeroonis…  SO comment away.. not just once.. as the muse hits you.. you can comment a kajillion times 🙂

Can’t wait to see your ideas!

Ok now down to da nitty gritty

Let’s discuss some winnahs from last week’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY.. shall we?

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

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

10- OLIVIA you win! please email me and I will send you your bucks!

Timestamp: 2012-08-10 21:20:38 UTC

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

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

7-Maria you win!! please email me and I will send you your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2012-08-10 21:23:23 UTC

And now for today’s challenge

a sketch!

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

And now for da SUPERSONIC SISTAHOOD!

ooh.. how about STAMPING BELLA : where SUPER meets SONIC..  grrrr.  LOL. did you ever watch Guy Smiley on Sesame street and he would try to compose a song on the piano and proceed to BANG HIS HEAD on his piano a million times out of frustration?  that’s how I feel..LOL

where did all da sistahs go? LOL..

So you gonna help me sistahs?  find a tagline? win some moolah?

Submit a card next week and win some moolah?

Comment on this post and win some moolah?

think I am trying to say something here? LOL

Next week’s theme is BIRTHDAY WISHES…  I mean COME ON.. is that an easy one or WHAT?  I expect a lot of entriesssss.. k?

Mwah to da sistahs who love tag lines.. oh and me 🙂

Em

P.S don’t forget to follow me on Instagram and Twitter.. I post a LOT over there..LOL and like us on facebook if you haven’t already!

I love to do a “roundup” once in a while.. of all of our BABEROONIS’ fantastic work.. and then I make a little shrine and bow down to them every day..LOL.. They are SOOO talented!  I am so lucky!!

So if you haven’t had a chance to see all of their cards lately.. let’s take a looky right over here… in one place.. my “living room”

So get comfy, grab a java or a tea-a and a napkin to wipe up the drool.

Ready? Set?  GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

here’s a couple of Kathybella’s cards

Let’s take a look at some of PAULINEabella’s cards shall we?

Here are some of Danabella’s cards

Here are some CARLABELLA cards

And here are some of NATASHABELLA‘s cards

Now for some CATHABELLA goodness

And now for some of  REGABELLA‘s cards

K now you can wipe your chins of the drool.. take a last sip of your hot BEVERAGE (I can’t help thinking of BIG BANG THEORY when I hear that word).. and then you will be startled because it is cool now…

Enjoy the rest of the day…

see you MANANA

Mwah