WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

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

Trying to upload a pic but I can’t
… Grrr..
Bellarific Friday is a bit delayed..
Sorry sistahs..
Have a healthy family filled weekend!
Mwah!
Em

Hiya sistahs,

well, I am trying to pack an art bag to keep me busy in between family in Montreal..LOL.  Already bought my magazines for the car and some noise cancelling earphones..LOL.. think i’ll need them?

I am finally allowed to post Vicki Boutin’s layout using her own stampies.. it’s amazing.. I wasn’t allowed before today as it was used for an event.. so here it is!

she’s using TWIRLY BIRDS, her IN SO MANY WORDS set (which by the way I have been using NON STOP.. they are so amazing to complete a card, layout, journal), and her LOVE NOTES BACKGROUND in the circles!  SOOO clever and GORGEOUS!

its soooo GORGE and makes me so happy!

Now for my card using Vicki’s IN SO MANY WORDS SET.. I told you I loved it :).. I also used my FUNKY RECTANGLE SHADOWS set. I used my new DISTRESS MARKERS  and coloured my shadow stamp.. i used 3 different colours and just randomly used the brush side and “painted” the color on the stamp.. the great thing is that these markers don’t contaminate from one another.. so I really had fun painting the color with one less worry 🙂 .  I used 2 different techniques.. just to play around..  the first one I coloured, I “huffed” on the stamp to moisten it and stamped it.  I  then took my waterbrush and blended together.. YUMMMMMY.

Second technique was that I colored it in with the markers, and then misted with water..and then stamped.. I LOVE these markers.. I love the unpredictability of the water and the ink together.. YUMALISH!

Ok, just wanted to share 🙂

mwah!  and see you tomorrow!

Em