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just thought I would share a few BABE cards to make your day shiny and happy 🙂  (how is a day shiny?  dunno but I can tell you that some of MY days are..LOL)

For more information on how to make the card etc.. just refer to their blogs.. and while you are there, why don’t you say hi!  LOL

Paulabella made a gift card holder (ya think the gifty is for meeeee?) using our BALLOON circle stamp (which fits right into a 2 inch circle punch.  fancy that!)

here’s the inside

and here are uptown girls PATTIE and DOTTIE by Paulabella

Here are a couple of PAULINEABELLA’s cards

Flynn’s VERY HAPPY day

and PUT YOUR FEET UP A BELLA

Danabella’s cards

here’s PERK ME UP PEEPS

and FLYNN needs a cupcake (and *ahem* so do I)

Here is a card by  EBRUBELLA

only 1 of the 3 BABY MERMAIDS UNDER THE SEA

Here’s Regabella’s cards

she used the flowers from our FUNKY BARCODES set

and she used Vicki’s TWIRLY BIRDS set

here are a couple of Lindabella‘s cards

here is a very mixed media’ish card using our CURLY SILHOUETTE, FUNKY BAMBOO and some eclectic backgrounds AND our eclectic #8 background !

here she used EM’S LANTERN FLOWERS

Here’s a couple of ROBINABELLA’s cards

using CLARA lulu

and BLOW A KISS JANE

And here are a couple of Natasha’s cards

Here she used Jane’s LITTLE BIRDIE stamps

and here’s BLOW A KISS JANE

and here are a couple of Cathabella’s cards

here she used RAMONA LOVES CAKE

and here she used RAMONA’S WAGON

Is that EYE CANDEE or WHAT?

Back tomorrow with BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!

MWAH MWAH MWAH

Em

Hiya sistahs!

Sorry for the big delay in my post!  I have been recovering from Scrapfest which went swimmingly (what the HECK does that mean?)  well!  We got messy, we stamped, we sprayed we had fun!  wish you would have been there…

I have several stories/antics to share with you from the weekend.

Any of you who know Helenabella, knows how organized, efficient and BOSSY she is…LOL.  So of course, I am her virtual opposite and rely tremendously on her efficiency.  So of course, I email her ALL of our confirmations, numbers etc.. cuz I know it will be in a safe place!  WELLLLLLL… after the show, Helen, Christine and I were soooo tired.. and all we wanted to do was check into the hotel and eat! (it was 10:00pm at this point).. so off we go, driving towards the Delta hotel as Helen said this was where we were staying.. I said Ya, sounds familiar and off we go with Christine in tow behind us.  We park in front of the hotel and helen looks at me and I look at her.. and we say at the same time.. this DOES NOT LOOK FAMILIAR… so I say to the extremely bossy-organized-helen where is our confirmation?  She says at home but I can access it on my computer.. Sure enough.. she can’t access it.  So I call DELTA HQ.  They have a record of my phone number but the email address is wrong.. GRRRRR.. Helen says, let’s just go in and see if we are booked there.. I say “no no!  why should we move when all it is is a phonecall..” LOL… So I call the marriott.. I call holiday inn.. I call every hotel in Kitchener and we are not booked anywhere!! (and the whole time Helen and I are laughing HYSTERICALLY.. better than crying I guess)   At this point it is just shy of 11:00 and we are HOMELESS.  Helen parks the car and says she is going in..LOL.. so Christine and I follow… RAVENOUSLY.

Sure enough, we are checked in there.  hmph.  I hate to admit it but Helen was right.  Then we ask if their lounge is still serving food.  They quickly check their checkout sheet and say the chefs have not signed out, so they were still serving.

We go and sit down, order drinks and then … we tell them we are ready to order our food… they look at us with PANIC.  the chefs LEFT.  So we leave in a huff and go to a restaurant across the street (now 11:30pm).. we get there and an EXTREMELY CHIPPER hostess (was NOT in the mood for chipperness..LOL) said that because it was so busy, the kitchen was closed for an hour… CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?????  It really was Friday the 13th.  Ok in the end, we didn’t wait that long.. we got a chance to gab and catch up .. and all was good.

Saturday was a whirlwind.  lineups.. seeing familiar faces.. DIRT.. (still have ink stained arms).. we demo’d our NEW WATERBASED KOI BRUSHES.. they are amazing.. blendable.. vibrant.. beautiful!! Trying to get Ryan to film me working with them… you use THESE BLENDERS.. on this cheap watercolor paper (works AMAZINGLY well on this paper).. I just LOOOVE these markers so much!!

OHHH I also got to spend some quality time with my Vicki Boutin.. is she delish?  (don’t mind my tongue sticking out)

SEEE???? DID YOU MISSS MEE??? HAVE SOOO MUCH TO SAY! Like I was let out of a cage or something..LOL.

Now we have a teeny tiny weeny winy AJ monday on Wednesday.  The theme this week was to write a letter to a loved one and either cover it up, let it shine.. do what you wish with it!

look how CRUNCHY my journal is getting.. is yours?

Next week’s ART JOURNALING theme is to PAINT!  paint your head off… backgrounds, circles.. whatever you want.. just use your paint.  Don’t forget to put wax paper in between your pages so they don’t stick

I am putting new goodies online as we speak and putting new things in my SPECIALS section.. keep checking!

Also forgot to mention Bellarific Friday theme this week!  it’s an ebrubella sketch

don’t forget to place a comment on the post above for a chance to win $10 in Bella bucks!

Hope you are being creativeeeeee!

mwah to da sistahs who missed me.

Em

I hope you have all flown down to come see me..LOL.  I know you will all be there in spirit like true sistahs 🙂

It’s friday morning and I feel like it’s time for bed… got kids ready for school (you should SEE what I look like taking them.. OMG).. THEN I decide I need to wear something at the show that doesn’t have GESSO smack on my boob (all of you who come to bellaland know EGGSACTLY what I am talking about..LOL).. drove to walmart with hair askew, a winter jacket and flipflops (winter jacket because no bra on..LOL)… Thank goodness I didn’t bump into anyone.. but all was accomplished.

I wanted to shout out to DENABELLA and HELENABELLA  and RUBYBELLA  (in no particular order..LOL) for working SO HARD in making this event happen.. they were so calm and quiet.. I was the hysterical one..  they set up the booth.. really tried hard to remove some stress from my plate and I so appreciate it.  THANK YOU !!!  Thank you to Christine for doing the make and takes at the show and helping me out in creating them.. thank you to my husband for renting a truck and setting all the furniture up.. thanks to my kids for ATTEMPTING to not be annoying..LOL.. thank you to my TWINNIES for helping package and to Susan and Janis and Sylvia  for accepting me throwing rubber (literally) their way to package for me 🙂 LOL…  and thank you to Paulabella, Lindabella, and Paulineabella for driving in for me (not really.. they wanna see the show LOL).  Thanks to Regabella who doesnt know what she’s in for when she comes to say hi (LOL) .. notice how I am saying thank you BEFORE the event.. you just wait to see what Monday’s post will be..LOL

Ok back to bidniss because I need to get ready!

Last week’s winnahs are

For commentaytin’ ($10 in bella buckeroonis) goes to

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

2- SUZI you win!  please email me and I will send you your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2012-04-13 14:34:37 UTC

Now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah! ($20 in bella buckeroonis)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

5-Christine H you win!  please email me and I will send your buckeroonis!

Timestamp: 2012-04-13 14:35:53 UTC

Now to the MEAT n’  PATAYTAS (lolol) of the post

The theme this week is APRIL SHOWERS.. so playing with the theme, it could be any kind of “shower”…

So let’s start shall we?

Let’s see what our babes came up with!

Cathabella used UPTOWN GIRL AVA

Danabella used UMBRELLA PEEP

Ebrubella used RAIN NEVER STOPPED ME A BELLA

Lindabella used UPTOWN GIRL LUCILLE sends her love

Paulabella used our CARNATION FLOWER HEAD

and here’s the inside

Here is NATASHABELLA‘s card using FLOWER GARDEN

look at the dimension!

Here is Paulineabella’s card using PREGABELLA

Regabella used WEDDING GOWN CIRCLE

ROBINABELLA used BRIDALPARTYBELLAS

*sigh*

Ok no time to sigh!  gotta get rid of DA FRIZZ!

Here’s da AMAZING sistahood!

if I am missing anyone, please forgive me and email me and I will put it up on Monday 🙂

Hope to see you at Scrapfest!

Don’t forget to leave a comment to be eligible to win $10 in bella buckeroonis!

mwah mwah mwah!

OOH I also wanted to leave you with my current FAVORITE song (and of course my ringtone..LOL).. I LOOVE LOOOVE LOOOVE this song.. sing it, hum it.. it inspires me.  I hope it inspires you too!

here’s the GLEE version which I love too 🙂  enjoy

** don’t forget to blast it!**

mwah mwah mwah!

anybody home?  haven’t heard from DA SISTAHS in a while.. am I boring you or something?  hmph.

Ok, just for you not saying hi, I am gonna TORTURE you a little.. n’k?

Scrapfest in Kitchener is this weekend and we are STRESSED in Bellaland.. but not STRESSED ENOUGH to find a product, try it out.. make sure it works, love it, and then show it to you!

You will see in these two sample bookmarks that Christine whipped up that they are colored in BEEYOOTIFULLY no?  Wanna know what we used?  Well if you aren’t coming to Scrapfest this weekend, then you will just have to wait until next week.. bwahahaha.. and I may even have Ryan video me using them.. whatcha thinky?  See what you get when you don’t say HELLO?

see how BRIGHT and VIVID our FLOWER GARDEN is? how BEEYOOTIFULLY shaded it is… OMG.. having palpitations…

So will you come visit us at BOOF # 415 (i think.. LOL)

Vicki Boutin will be hangin’ out with us between classes.. we gonna have FUNNNNN!!!!!

mwah to da sistahs who will NEVAH go a day WITHOUT saying HI.

Em

and I don’t have an entry :(.. but I am wearing my BIG FAT COMFY BLACK pants.. does that count? My kids call it my “uniform”…

The theme for this week was to draw, write, collage about your favorite clothes.

Let’s see what our sistahs came up with!

Are these not SO inspiring?  LOOOVE!

I want to thank you all for sharing your innermost thoughts and secrets with us :).. I am so honored.. oh and I hope your journals are now getting CRUNNNNNCHY!!!

Next week’s theme?  Write a letter to a loved one.. why you love them, how they make you feel.. etc.  you can embellish the page.. use a fountain pen to mix things up.. paint over it .. let it out.. all your choice.. OR do anything you please and send it ovah!

Mwah to da sistahs who journal!

Em

Hiya sistahs.. I hope you had an amazing Passover/Easter weekend!  We had an amazing trip to Montreal.  I got to do all the things I wanted .. including visiting my 90 year old grandmother and seeing my nephew Stone for the first time.  I didn’t want to let either of them go 🙁

It’s so sad living so far away.. missing special moments and living apart.. but it is what it is, right sistahs?

Ok enough of me complaining!  Let’s talk Bellarific Friday!

Our winnahs from last week are

WINNAH FOR COMMENTAYTIN’ ($10 in bella buckeroonis) goes to

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

11-Sandi N! you win!  please email me and I will send you your VOUCHAH!

Now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah! ($20 in bella bucks)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

5- JULIE F! you win!  please email me and I will send your $20 in bella buckeroonis!

Timestamp: 2012-04-09 13:45:12 UTC

Now ON WITH THE SHOW THIS IS IT…. (remember where that line was from?  HMMMM?)

This was the sketch everyone worked with

Let’s see what our BABEROONIS came up with!

Speaking of BABEROONIS.. we have an announcement!  We have a new Babe!  Her name is Natasha and she comes to Bellaland all the time and I love her passion and her creativity and her love for technique.. and of course her 3 little boys (WHAT WAS SHE THINKIN’? LOL  I tell her that all the time).. You will see lots of hands on techniquey goodness on her cards and I urge you to go to her BRAND SPANKIN NEW BLOG and welcome her like a sistah!!

Let’s start with her card shall we?

NatashaBELLA used Em’s LANTERN FLOWERS

Cathabella used LITTLE BIRDIE JANE

Danabella used GERTIE LULU

Ebrubella used MIRANDA the TEACUP GIRL

Lindabella used WOOFIN IT UP

Paulabella used our CARNATION FLOWER HEAD and BIRTHDAY DEFINITION BLOCK

Paulineabella used BEERAFELLA

Regabella used the sentiment from JANE GIRL

Robinabella used POSIE PIXIE

Do those not make you WEEP because they are so gorgeous???

(lol on the weep.. I can be so dramatic)

Ok now for the weepy SISTAHS cards.. just PHENOM

Are these GORGE (ous) or what?

Don’t forget to leave a comment for your chance to win $10 in BELLA BUCKEROONIS NEXT WEEK!

I will feature AJ monday tomorrow (TOOSDAY)

next week’s theme for Bellarific Friday is *SHOWERS* like April Showers bring may flowers.. GET IT? LOL.. listen I don’t make these up..LOL

So it can be rain, wedding, baby, or bubbles.. your pick!

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey da holidayS

Em