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Hiya sistahs!

just thought I would announce on my bloggypoo that “bellaland”  AKA the Stamping Bella physical retail store will be closing as of August first.  We sent out a newsletter yesterday and I was SHOCKED at the feedback I received.. some crying.. devastation and sadness.  I hate to see people sad and it made me really sad to have this response.. but Bellaland really was the happiest place on earth.

Business on the online side has exploded.  Literally LOL.  If you looked at our office, you would agree.  We are buried under rubbah!  And what can I say.. I really thought I was a superhero but alas.. I am just a FORTY year old chick with 2 kids and a husband who need her :)…

So this is the scoop.  STAMPING BELLA IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE!!  Business is AMAZING.. online and in the direction of distribution and that is why I had to give something up and I am SOOO happy with the decision so please.. if you are local and you LOVE stamping bella, PLEASE don’t be sad because I am kicking up my heels! LOL … I love everyone I have met and I don’t even have the GUTS to call them customers as once people stepped over our threshold they were in MY territory BWAHAHAHA and they became MY FRIEND.

Stamping Bella’s website will have a BIG facelift (why can’t DA BELLA have a facelift..hmph)… I will be able to create more..try to explore this artist TUG that is pulling at me and BEGGING me to explore it… I will stamp and follow my original passion.  RUBBAH!  I will continue to offer you the most current, beautiful yummalicious stamps.. and MORE OF THEM!! can you handle that sistahs?

I will be updating my blog more often… CAN YOU HANDLE DAT, my sistahs??

I will be showing more samples… CAN YOU HANDLE DAT, my sistahs?

Cuz DAT is what’s gonna happen!  We will sell Rubber stamps, and all associated with the beeyootiful magical craft.. ez mount, blocks and ink..  I can’t wait!!!

I will also continue to update my Facebook page (so you can like STAMPING BELLA and EMILY BLOCK) to see what is going on…

So let’s celebrate.. who’s getting da MARTINIS?

mwah mwah mwah!

Em

I am such a MOOOORON…

I was moving some beautiful images to my home page and I ended up moving and DELETING  the whole website… I think I threw up a little in my mouth…

Bear with us sistahs.. I have an EMERGENCY call into my I.T. department..

Freaking out ovah here..

Mwah… very dry Mwah.. cuz I am nervous

Em

Hiya sistahs!

Hope you had a great weekend!  We are still BURIED under ordahs from my sale.. so please please please bear with us as we did not expect such a volume to hit us.. but we are plowing through!

We also have some BIG plans coming up and an announcement so stay TOONED!

Now let’s discuss this week’s AJ TOOSDAY shall we?

The theme this week was to use your own handwriting.  I took this challenge quite literally LOL.. you can even read my two pages 🙂

aren’t they BEEYOOTIFUL????

And welcome to a new player Maureen!

Next week’s theme is to incorporate a pocket or an envelope somewhere on your page… put a secret letter inside.. have your favorite things stick out of it.. use your creative minds!

Mwah to da sistahs who DIG AJ TOOSDAYS!

Em

And we are BURIED here in Toronto… Not in SNOW silly… IN RUBBAH!!!  We are trying our best to process the orders as quickly as we can from my 4&*& sale.. but it is taking some time to get through so please bear with us… !! We thank you for being buried but at the same time, apologize for the time it is taking to process.

If you have any questions at all, please email me directly at (emily at stampingbella dot com) and I will make sure to give you a status…  We are trying our best I promise!

Now shall we discuss some winnahs?

Winnah for COMMENTAYTIN on bellarific friday last week goes to ($10 in bella bucks)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

6- WENMC you win!  please email me and I will send you your VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2012-07-06 22:43:43 UTC

Now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah of bellarific friday from last week goes to ($20 in bella bucks)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

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

Timestamp: 2012-07-06 22:45:11 UTC

Now let’s discuss this week’s theme!  This week’s theme E M B O S S I N G on your card!  I can’t wait to show you the GORGEOUSNESS!

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

Gorgeous phenomalishiousness, no?

Now for da sistahood!

are these gorgeous or what?

The theme for next week’s bellarific friday is a sketch!

don’t forget to leave a comment and you can win $10 in bellarific bucks!

theme for AJ TOOSDAY is your handwriting!

Mwah

Em

hiya sistahs

Hope you had a GREAT long weekend to my fellow Canadians and a great day off tomorrow to my American sistahs!  We were BIZZY BIZZY BIZZY this weekend.. preparing kids for day camp, hanging out with friends.. having company over and just chillin’.. ok and I was able to be a bit artsy fartsy.. LOL

So this week’s ART JOURNALING challenge was driplets, droplets, smears.. you name it!

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

This weekend was on the crazy side… my friend had a bad friday and this page kind of reflects my mood and how I feel as a friend.. when I saw these images.. I went crazy.. I found them in an old book and I just had to put them here :).. I also used embellishments I have been DYING to use but had no “opportunity” to use them… so it was really really fun to make … I know you probably see me use a different journal a week.. I have VERY MANY.. I have commitment issues..LOL… This one is an 8*8 sketchbook and I love the size 🙂

and since I was dripletting and dropletting (are those words?  doesn’t really matter.. I like them).. I decided to driplet and droplet on an extra piece of mixed media paper I had.. and guess what I made…. yep another scrapodex card… I LOVE scrapodexing.   Have you bought yours yet?  have you started filling them out????hmmmm???

Here’s my little card using our CIRCUS TENT stamp and sentiment.. also these little clippy things that i am now officially in love with that I had to remortgage my house for.. and finding mortgage arrangers that can help you are expensive, not to mention the clippy things themselves! LOL.. but so cute no?  You will see the orange splitter splatters in the background and the admit one ticket is from that same collage pack dena bought me from NYC.. oh and a little vintage  food stamp stapled to the side :).  Sometimes I just don’t wanna write in my journal.. and that’s where our stamps come in.  That circus stamp just said exactly how I felt about my life at that moment..LOL

would LOVE to see your creations.. would LOVE for you to submit!  don’t be shy.. it’s just “us”!

Next week’s theme is HANDWRITING.. I don’t care if you grunt or sigh..LOL.. Handwriting is a very important part of who we are… you can scribble.. you can bubble print.. but at least one little portion or big portion should be your everyday handwriting..  it can be your background, focal.. whatevah.. you can write nonsense.. scribble in a stream of consciousness.. write a letter… then decorate over top if you would like to.. splatter.. spray..  go crazy!  Now  you can enter a SCRAPODEX card (2.5*4  I believe the size is.. or 2.25 *4..grr)  with that theme.. or an art journal or both!!

Don’t forget this week’s bellarific friday as well.. post a comment for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks.. and enter for the chance to win $20 in bella bucks!

mwah mwah mwah to da sistahs who like da driplety dropleties

Em

hiya sistahs!  so you liked da scrapodex ideaR?  me too!  will be stamping on some this weekend and will show you how it looks!

but now down to BIDNISS…

Let’s talk about some winnahs from last week shall we?

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

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

4- DOLORES! you win!  please email me and I will send you your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2012-06-29 16:20:18 UTC

Now da winnah for CONTRIBUTING! ($20 in bella bucks)  goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

7- Lindsay you wiN!!!  please email me and I will put your moolah in your account!

Timestamp: 2012-06-29 16:23:26 UTC

This week’s theme was a sketch

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

How is DAT for bellarific goodness..hmmmm?

Now for da sistahood

aren’t these creations gorgeous???  LOVE them!

Now for next week’s theme…

EMBOSSING!  your card has to be embossed somewhere.. lots of options sistahs!

Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks.. and play next week you have a chance to win $20 in bella bucks

And if you need anothah challenge.. we have one going on in our splitcoast forum… making a tag shaped card using a bella stamp or using a tag.  you can find the thread here

We have a long weekend here.. do you in the U.S.?

have a great weekend sistahs

mwah mwah

I may be back  before then!

and aj toosday theme is DROPLETS.. SPLOOTCHES and DRIPS!

have fun!