WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

hiya sistahs!  I am so happy it’s friday.. sheesh.  it’s about time.  I am going away with 2 other couples for a blissful no children weekend :).. casino, hotel, shopping.. I really need it!  It’s kind of a pre-celebratory 40th birthday party.. OMG did I say the F word again? (f-o-r-t-y)

Ok enough of DAT.  Let’s pick some Bellarific winnahs, shall we?

Winnah for CONTRIBUTING to last week’s Bellarific Friday ($20 in bella bucks) goes to….

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

5-Lynn you win!!!! we shall put it in your account :)

Timestamp: 2012-06-01 13:22:45 UTC

now for a winnah for commentaytin… ($10 in bella bucks) goes toooo

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

32- LORI you win!  please email me and will send your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2012-06-01 13:24:43 UTC

Ok for today’s sneak peek I chose another Uptownie.. only because I love them so much… and this image just makes me think of what great friends I have and how they are there for me at a drop of a dime (I really don’t know what that means)… this image just puts the feelings one has about a good good friend.. and just makes you feel warm and fuzzy.. the position of the heads, the position of their arms.. how close they are on the bench.. I ADORE this image.

meet uptown girls BELINDA and BERNADETTE the BENCH BUDDIES

I hope you love them as much as I do.. and I hope you have a friend you can share this image with or at least a friend that reminds you of this image 🙂

Ok now for BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!

Our challenge this week was a sketch!

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

ready????

Cathabella used FLUTTERBY

Danabella used one of Paulabella’s FRAMED FLORALS

KathYbella used uptown girl FLORA AND HER BICYCLE

Lindabella used  Vicki Boutin’s TWIRLY BIRDS

Natashabella used UPTOWN GIRLS VICTORIA AND JULIETTE’S NIGHT OUT

Paulabella used THE BOWL OF LEMONS from LULU’S SET OF FRUITS

Paulineabella also used one of the images from PAULABELLA’S FRAMED FLORALS set

Regabella used the heart barcode from our FUNKY BARCODES set

Now is that BABELICIOUSNESS or WHAT?

Now lets see some sistahoodaliciousness shall we?

*sigh*…. I love all the entries

Have a great weekend.. and come back and visit .. you may be surprised with another sneak peek 🙂

don’t forget to leave a comment to be eligible to win $10 in bella bucks!

Next week’s theme is a MASCULINE theme for the men in our lives.. or use masculine colors…

MWAH to da sistahs of lovey DER (their) men

Em

So when Mo sent me this image, I almost passed out..LOL.. I thought it was ADORABLE!  Mo’s attention to detail is incredible.  She just encapsulates emotion, physique, style all in one little image!  Since Mo is a children’s illustrator, and I LOVE children’s books, we are a perfect matchypoo.  I love to take her images of children and translate the emotion so that we can use the same image for both children and adults…

So here we are.. on day TOO and I introduce you to….. BUSKETTIE!  (say it out loud and you will get it!).. I will never forget when I took tyler when he was little to Starbucks and he LOVED the chocolate SPIGOTTI’s (biscotti)..

Do you have any funny mispronounced stories?  do share!

Hope you like Buskettie as much as I do 🙂

mwah.

messy mwahs.

Em

Hiya sistahs.. yes it’s daylight..and yes it’s morning.. and YES it’s time for the first sneak peek of this release!

you ready?

it’s an UPTOWN girl.

Her name is WINNIE

and she is waiting at the window…

I think she’s thinking about YOU sistahs….

*sigh*  these are the days when everything just seems to come together.. when it makes my job so worthwhile 🙂

People always say, how the HECK do you see such potential in images?  and my answer is, I always see everything in color in my head.. I see NADA in black and white.  Weird, no?

Ok you still ready?

let me know what you think about winnie.  I absolutely, positively, am in love with her.

I see Winnie’s blooming flowers in a full pop of color, with glitter… OMG..  I love her

do you?

mwah

Em

“see you tomorrow k?”.. don’t be late!  if you wanna R.S.V.P. for tomorrow’s reveal, just post a comment so I can prepare enough food for our party..LOL

There is a release comin’.

It’s a biggie.

It’s a doozie. (love that word.. that and FLOOZIE)

and it may just ROCK YOUR WORLD.. it did mine.

20’ish images

2 new artists

Phenomaliciousness.

perhaps there should be some BLOGGY previews no?

Stay tooned for tomorrow

You may just be surprised 🙂

OOOH and did I mention a MAJOR uptown girl release included in this one?

YAAAAAA BABBBBBBBBBBYYYYYYY

mwah

mwha (dyslexic mwah cuz I am so excited)

em

Hope you had a great weekend!  Did you get to Stamp?? hmmmmm?  Cuz you need to enter this week’s Bellarific Friday challenge.. k?  See Friday’s post for the sketchypoo

This week’s AJ monday challenge was to create a border around your page!  I love the entries this week.  If you are on the fence.. and really want to try a technique or to make a simple page, please don’t hesitate to email me any question or to put it in the comments for the sistahood to reply.. promise?

Gorgeous no?

Next week’s challenge?  hmmmmmmm  ..Found this prompt on a website.. looks cool!

Fill a blank page with shapes. Paint or color them in.

Have a great day sistahs!

“speak” tomorrow

mwah

what a concept! LOL.. Yes, I was very very bad last week 🙁  but all bettah now k?

I am still assembling this DOOZIE of a release.. OMG I am in LOVE with it.. we have 2 new artists  on board… count ’em.. 2 NEW ARTISTS!  WOOHOOO!! and images that I have not evah seen before.. *sigh* I love my job.

Ooohh I also started reading 50 SHADES of Grey.. anyone reading it?? I am scared to get to some of the JUICY parts.. lol.. My friends all read it and always have smiles on their faces so I figured I should too….

OK let’s discuss bellarific friday winnahs from Wednesday -2 days ago..LOL

Winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’ on the post goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

3- ROBBBIEEEE you win!  please let me know if you would like the vouchah on line or in Bellaland!

Timestamp: 2012-05-25 20:21:03 UTC

Now the winnah for contributin’ goes to…. ($20 in bella buckeroonis)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

4- Lindsay you win!  OMG  we have 2 local winnahs!  how weird!!!

Timestamp: 2012-05-25 20:22:33 UTC

Ok so for this week’s challenge we had a colour combo.. BLUE, YELLOW and BLACK….  let’s see what our baberoonis came up with shall we?

Cathabella used UPTOWN GIRL FLORA and her bicycle

Danabella used one of PAULABELLA’S flowers from our FRAMED FLORAL set

Natashabella used FLUTTERBY

Kathybella used MAISY KETTO

Paulabella used UPTOWN GIRL LOLLY and her BROLLY (everyone, please go to her blog and post a comment on her blistered foot..LOL)  she made SUCH fun of me when we were away and I was limping around with my blister… karma is SO bad baby..LOL… so make fun of her n’k?

Paulineabella used FISHING PEEP

Regabella used Em’s MIXED MEDIA FLOWER and cleverly made it into a sun!

and Lindabella just came back from “groupying” with Dave Matthews for a week!  so we will see her creation next week

How’s DAT for BEAUTICIOUSNESS?

Now for the Beautifullaminous (LOL) Sistahood!

Is that a ROUNDUP or what???!?!

LOVE LOVE LOVE

Next week’s theme?

a sketchypoo!

Monday’s art journaling theme?  create your own borders around your page.. doodle, collage, magazine…. whatevah!  have fun and submit by Sunday night

Have a PHENOM weekend sistahs..

Don’t forget to leave a comment here for a chance to win $10 in Bella buckeroonis!  and if you play along with our sketch?  you have a chance to win $20 in bella bucks!

I will be hiding in every corner reading my *ahem* book…

mwah mwah mwah

Em