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Sistahs,

don’t you feel sometimes that you would just like a 3 day LOCKDOWN?  where you are in your craft room like a mad woman creating non stop.. no knocks on the doors.. no making dinner.. no “MUMMMMMMMMYYY”…s?  LOL.. well I am having one of those moments right now..

I have discovered Patty Van Dorin’s BLOG.. and am in LOVE.. I found a project that she has been doing over the years and it just sang my name..  Don’t you love how powerful our craft network is.. how pinterest works.. how blogs work?  I love it and I don’t.  I love it because I can keep myself constantly inspired.. and I don’t love it because I can keep myself constantly inspired. LOL.

So when I discovered her SCRAPODEX PROJECT, I instantly emailed her and asked for her blessing to re post her images and her project and maybe “play” around with my sistahs and she said yes!

Here is a picture of her scrapodex.. *WARNING… YOU MAY NOT SLEEP TONIGHT, AND YOU MAY JUST LOCK YOURSELF IN YOUR CRAFT ROOM*.. don’t say I didn’t warn you….

K does all of this make sense to you?  NOW do you see why I am inspired??? hmmmm???

So I went to staples, bought myself a ROLODEX and got to work.  Now there are so many uses for this little treasure… First of all the surface is so small that whatever you put on it will look cute :).. if you are working on a card or layout or collage, instead of having your table covered in scraps, just stick the little pieces on these cards!!  If the cards are too Flimsy you can make your own cards out of watercolor paper, scrap paper.. whatever.. the sky is the limit!  You can use your scrapodex just as daily inspiration, papers, paint, color combos and whenever you are in a rut, you just flip through this magical little place…

The scrapodex can also be “functional” (some people need to justify this baby.. I understand.. I do it too ).. so you can use it as a “catalog” of your stamps.. stamp them out.. write their name out.. pick a piece of paper you would ultimately like to use in a layout or card and staple a piece.. decorate it.. color it in and write down what colours you used.. this can be your reference guide!  You can slap on paint on it to catalog the colors you have.. so if you would like to look at what a color looks like in the future.. just take a peek at your scrapodex!  If you are already smearing a swatch of paint, why not finish it off with a piece of washi tape and book text?  Have a little collage while you are at it.. you can do the same thing with your ink colors, paper colors, markers, pencils etc.   What about if you are a quilter?  glue your fabric scraps, ribbon, even thread in there.. YUM!  It’s kind of like a journal but on a smaller scale.

Patty has a post on her blog where she explains how she does it.. it’s very simple.. and so much fun.. and once it’s full!  well.. need I say more?

Jayden and I started working on our “CARD THINGIES”..LOL that’s what she calls the inserts.. and we had a blast..  here are mine..

And here are Jayden’s.. I think she did a GREAT job on her “card thingies” don’t you?  and she was so focused with brads and buttons and papers.. her tongue was actually sticking out and I think I spotted some drool.. 😉

So I was thinking that maybe we can incorporate a scrapodex card with art journaling TOOSDAYS… or maybe it can merit it’s own day?  Whaddya think?

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey da ideaR

Em

Hiya sistahs!  I am SO glad that the 4-0 is over and now I am officially 40+1 day..LOL.. and enjoying it.. stress free.  Made some goals I wish to achieve by the time I am 41 and I am gonna make sure they are all met.. but I won’t BORE you to tears k?

So I am a day late in AJ monday.. I am sorry for that but I am trying to keep everything under control on our end.. which is a bit tough..LOL.. but we are handling it.  We are buried under orders so please be patient with us.

I think I am going to move AJ mondays to TOOSDAYs from now on if that’s alright with you.. seems like a bettah day for me to post!  I have another project I think you will all enjoy! but I will show you that tomorrow.. it is SO MUCH FUN.. I started doing it and I think you will all love it too… so stay tooned!

So this week’s theme was STRIPES.. and our very own TERESA MCFAYDEN joined us in the post!  I am so excited!!

so let’s see what everyone came up with

Here’s Teresa’s page using her very own stamps DO THESE STRIPES MAKE ME LOOK FAT (lol. every time i read the name of them)

here’s a different angle

Here’s Corey’s page

Here’s my page using DO THESE STRIPES MAKE ME LOOK FAT (lol) set and PIE CHARTS HAVE NO CALORIES (think I have food issues? Lol)

Here’s PINKY’s page (Lori)

and here’s Violet’s page

Aren’t they AMAZING????  *SIGH*

And for the rest of ya’s… I think you need to go and get yourselves a journal.. and play along.  k? k.

Next week’s theme?   droplets, splootches, drips.. I wanna see drip marks sistahs… it could be from liquidy watercolors, ink refills, walnut stain.. sprays..

Have fun and see you on TOOOOOSDAY for this challenge!

(i am still gonna see you tomorrow.. don’t panic k?)

Mwah.

Em.

the 40 (there I said it) +1 day old

mwah.

Hiya sistahs,

I thought I would share a card my bestie gave me.. I thought I was the only one who called it the f* birthday… clearly not so much..LOL

I wanted to thank you all for all the birthday wishes…  you have no idea how much I appreciate it.. it means the world to me.  This sale has been totally overwhelming so you will have to bear with us lol… I’m 40 now.. ya know.. I work a little SLOWAH 🙂

I love you and miss you and thank you 🙂

from your ‘ole lady

Em

Hiya sistahs,

so I thought we should ALL celebrate my f*th birthday… I decided to put all of our stampies on sale until MONDAY at midnight.. (monday’s the actual BELLA BIRFDAY)… so just enter the code 40birthday for stamps only and off you go!  Check out our specials section too!  This way I know at least SOMEONE is happy that I am turning 4*… LOL

If you want to get UP TO THE MINUTE NEWS (LOL).. then you should “like” us (stampingbella) on facebook.. the coupon code is already there… seee?

So imagine this… BELLARIFIC FRIDAY on FRIDAY!  what a concept!  LOL.. I’m on da ball sistahs… ON-DA-BALL.

Let’s see who won from last week’s entries and comments shall we?

Winnah for COMMENTAYTIN on bellarific Friday’s post goes to… ($10 in bella buckeroonis)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

15-JULIE F you win! please email me and I will send your BUCKEROONIS! 

Timestamp: 2012-06-22 15:13:00 UTC

ohh that’s bright

Ok now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah ($20 in bellabucks)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

3- jessica A u win!! please email me! 

Timestamp: 2012-06-22 15:14:59 UTC

Ok now for this week’s theme!

Pick your FAVORITE girl stamp and make her into a cardddd… let’s see what our baberoonis have made!

Ya think Our sistahs love BRIGITTE? (pronouced BREEEEGEEEETE)

Now for da SISTAHOOD!

i LOVE when minibella’s play!

Next week’s theme is a sketch!

Don’t forget to leave a comment here for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks and if you contribute with this sketch, you can win $20 in bella bucks!

AJ monday’s theme is STRIPES!

Cant wait to see you monday

Mwah to da sistahs who i miss already!

Em

hi againnnnn… sick of me yet?

Just wanted you to have a little peeksie into what I try to do every morning ;).. also try to fit it in at night as well… I wish I could show you a yoga pose or a treadmill sprint.. but ALAS… it’s not in my cards these days..LOL!

So after rushing with breakfast with the kids, packing their lunch and taking them to school, I come home to peace and quiet…

and my kitchen table

After I do my collage I feel SO much better… sometimes I write, sometimes the title says it all.. sometimes there is no title… there aren’t any rules 🙂

I am going to really make sure this becomes a TRUE morning routine 🙂

Mwah to da sistahs who love to glue and stick

Em

Nothing inspires me more than COLOUR…. when I look at colours and I feel happy, I know that I have been inspired.. I have so many things that surround me at all times that are so colour rich.. and that is what keeps me making art…. why do you think I love scrapbooking paper so much?  For such an inexpensive price, I have a 12*12 sheet of pure and utter inspiration… inspiration that I am pretty confident is “artistically” correct where colours are put together for a reason.. and for that reason, I always have little swatches of my scrapbook papers that I love stuck down in an inspiration journal… whenever I am in a “rut”.. I flip through that book and see yummy color combos that I would have never thought of!  So the next time you are in a scrapbook store and pick up a paper that “speaks” to you.. don’t put it back down and say “i don’t need another piece of paper”! LOL.. I know we all do that.  For the $1.00 or so that it costs, it is sooo worth the feeling you get when you look at it.. Ok?  ya hear me out there? LOL

Here is a painting that i started that is not yet finished.. or it may be cuz I can’t touch it..LOL… these colours can hang around me ALL DAY LONG.. I wouldn’t mind 🙂

hope you are inspired and creative today!

And these colors may be too “sharp” on your screen but in real life, they are soooo happy

mwah to da sistahs who LOVE da COLOURS

Em