WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

doo doo doo doo DO doo doo doo…YOU GET A GIFT TOO YA.. (sang to the sound of “you say it’s your birFday.. in case you didn’t notice..LOL)

Here’s our gifty this month..

if your order is:

$35.00-49.99– you receive a KETTO stamp of OUR choice

$50.00-74.99– You receive a KETTO stamp and a TIDDLY stamp of OUR choice

$75.00-$99.99– You receive a KETTO stamp, a TIDDLY stamp, and a BELLA stamp of our choice

and finally:

$100++ you receive all of the above AND A LULU stamp of our choice 🙂

(if you spend over $100 you receive over $35 in stampies!).. good no?  Even if you have them already.. you can give it as blog candy, to a newbie and get them hooked ;).. etc.

How’s that for a GREAT start to a GREAT day?

WHERE DO I BEGIN sistahs?!?!?!?!  HAPPY RELEASE DAY!

I am so excited for this release for several reasons…

(1) cuz I have been preparing and collecting images for so long that I am DYING to share it with you

(2) I am SOOOO very tired because of #1..LOL

(3)  I can finally say that I have designed a few sets in this collection 🙂  took me 7 years to get up the GUTZ (ooh  I like how that looks.. GUTZ  GUTZ… GUTZY…LOL)

(4) cuz I am TIRED

(5)  Cuz I am introducing a dear friend of mine who is quite FAMOUS and is now a PROUD AUTHOR.. and debuting her new stamp line.. SOOO EXCITED

(6)  K I need to stop whining a little.

HERE WE GO!

I’d like to introduce VICKI BOUTIN and her new CREATIVE FOUNDATIONS line of stamps!!!  She has recently authored an AMAZING .. YUMMALISH-OUS MIXED MEDIA BOOK which I think EVERYONE should have in their library 🙂 called CREATIVE FOUNDATIONS

Vicki was kind enough to allow me to give a SIGNED copy away to one LUCKY commentaytah!!  CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT NOW YOU HAVE A REASON TO TALK TO ME VIA COMMENTS? LOL…  you can find it on AMAZON HERE and here is what the book cover looks like.. I LOOOVE IT!!  doesn’t it look YUM?

So if you can put a comment on this post, I will keep it open until MONDAY MARCH 26th and will announce a winnah on TOOSDAY.. k?

Here’s a pic of the cutesy “flippy” (she is known for her wispy flippies..lol her hair- CAN YOU TELL IT’S 2 AM?)

SEE WHAT I MEAN?  she has CUTE WISPY FLIPPIES!!!

and here’s a little bio

“Vicki has loved making pretty things since she was a little girl.  With a background in fine arts and graphic design she was always searching for a creative outlet that was a good fit.  She finally found it in the world of paper crafting after the birth of her first child 10 years ago.  She hasn’t looked back since!

 

In 2006 Vicki became a Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame winner and went on to be part of Better Homes and Gardens Scrapbooks Etc’s Creative Team.  Her work is currently published in Scrapbooks, Etc and Vicki writes a quarterly article for Scrapbooks and Cards, Today magazine.  She enjoys working closely with a number of the industry’s top manufacturers including Core’dinations, 7 Gypsies, Basic Grey, Little Yellow Bicycle and Pink Paislee.  Vicki is also a Ranger Certified instructor.

 

Vicki is always on a mission to learn something new and then find a way to share it!  That is where teaching comes in.  She has taught workshops in the United States, Canada and Europe and loves to approach art in a fun, fresh and accessible way.  Her motto is “Try anything once.  You won’t know if it’s your style unless you try it!”  Her workshops offer an opportunity to meet new friends, try new things and most of all have FUN!!!

 

Vicki’s first book Creative Foundations hit stores in January 2012 and is jam packed with techniques and ideas to jump start readers creativity.  Look for it at your local book store or online at your favorite book vendor.”

 

You can follow Vicki on her blog: vickiboutin.typepad.com

READY FOR SOME STAMPIES from the new CREATIVE FOUNDATIONS line?

HERE WE GOOOO!  Here are Vicki’s TWIRLYBIRDS.. a whole family of them!  and a cute branch.. these are amazing on layouts, journal pages or cards.. LOVE

 

Here is Vicki’s IN SO MANY WORDS set

Again so versatile on cards, journals and layouts!

Here are Vicki’s Journal strips!  The words fit right in.. you can also use these as design elements… LOVE

Here is Vicki’s LOVE NOTES background stamp.. I LLLLLOVE this stamp sooo much!  also perfect for ALL media!

Here are Vicki’s LABEL IT stamps.. again, all words fit in here.. LOVE

is this NOT A GREAT BEGINNING?

ok OFF to take kidlets to school! will be back!

Ok I am BACK and showered!  and off to my NEXT destination.. aren’t you happy we get to hang out today? LOL

Let’s release a coupla MO’s shall we?

MEET FIXER BOY

And of course his partner FIXER GIRL! (I think I NEED that toolbox)

K on my way to my NEXT destinations!  to pick up gloves and deliver them and a winter coat for Jayden at school.. she is going ice skating with her class (indoor of course..it’s SOOO BEEYOOTIFUL out)

Then to pick up BELLA’S BESTEST PAYPAH

THENNNNNNN back to release more?

OK.. i was thinkin’  how the HECK can I run errands when I have a releasathon going on???? So here I am in Bellaland and am resuming the release!  READY?  SET? GOOOOO!!

Let’s do some AMARIAH/RAMONA stamps k?  You asked for them and they are a comin!

Meet Ramona loves CAKE!

Meet RAMONA and TEDDY in their balloon

Amariah is introducing a new character today.. I love her.

Meet MABEL

YUMMY so far?

Here’s another set that I helped design :).. I LOOOVE this set for scrapping and Project lifing… for JOURNALING and mixed MEDIA-ING… LOVE.

here is a new element in our LIFEBOOK collection… these are called HEADLINERS.. this one is the WEEK in a NUTSHELL headliners

and some HAPPY FLOWERS I helped design 😉

Here are DANCING DAFFODILS (set of 3 dancers LOL)

and one of my FAVES.. Em’s Mixed Media flowers

and the LANTERN FLOWERS you saw yesterday 🙂

Here is my FUNKY BARCODE set… LOOOOVE this set :).. all the words come separately and you can mixy and matchy.. you can use these again in any media.. journals.. cards… I love the graphic bold lines!  This is a set of 4.. beautiful sizes

Here’s REGABELLA’s sample

Now if any of you have met WRYN at Christy’s house  and fell in love with her which I sure did.. then you are SURE to love FLYNN, her little sister :)..

Meet FLYNN’s BERRY HAPPY DAY

here’s Danabella’s card

Here is FLYNN NEEDS A CUPCAKE

Here is Danabella”s card

and FINALLY here’s SUNSHINY FLYNN

Ok you wanted some UPTOWNIES right?????  THESE are OUTSTANDING if I do say so myself 🙂

MEET uptown girl LOLLY and her BROLLY 🙂

Here’s Paulabella’s  UPTOWN GIRL LOLLY and her BROLLY card

 

UPTOWN GIRL AVA LOVES to CELEBRATE

and here is FLORA the CYCLIST.. look at the spokes in her wheels… and her little basket of flowers…yum!

Here is PAULABELLA’s FLORA card

and finally UPTOWN GIRL AND HER DAFFODILS

Here’s Paulabella’s UPTOWN GIRL BUNNY card

 

NOW IS THAT A RELEASE OR WHAT SISTAHS?  OK.. I am DONE (I think).. will do a final review to see if I am missing anything..LOL

ENJOY! and take advantage of our free gifties 🙂

MWAH

Em

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hmph.  but it’s gonna be FUNNNNNNNNNNNNN

I am busy loading images that you can’t see (LOL) into the system.. and then we can have our REFRESHATHON!  What is a REFRESHATHON you ask?  it’s a time where you look to your left and look to your right.. you make SURE your boss isn’t looking and you click REFRESH on my blog a KAJILLION times to see new images..LOL.  IF you don’t work.. forget the boss part.. just click REFRESH a kajillion times… THAT, my sistahs, is a REFRESHATHON… (new bellaism and I LIKEY it!)

OK to stop some of the torture, I shall reveal an image (or two or three) NOW.. ya happy?

here’s UPTOWN GIRL BUNNY and her DAFFODIL..

I also have a few GORGEOUS flowers coming out.. this one is BEEYOOTIFUL.. for any occasion.. and two little surprise stamps that come with it.  This set is called LANTERN FLOWERS

and the last one I will show you today is a STUNNINGLY interactive LIFEBOOK/PROJECT LIFE stamp..  The tag, the insert, the little hole, and the “string” and all the days of the week are all separate.. the tag can be stamped on any scrap of paper and cut out and the great thing is that it fits PERFECTLY into the 3*4 stamps for project life!  How COOL is dat?

Ok I think that’s enough spoiling right? RIGHT!

I am going to now hibernate for 367 hours and try to get this done!

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey what they SEE-Y so far

Em

 

 

have a project life entry.. but I don’t feel like posting it CUZZZZZZ.. I WANNA POST SOME SNEAKIES!!! LOL

Our release is on THURSDAY and it is JOOCY… stay tooned

Ok.. just spent an hour trying to upload sneak peeks…  our release is gonna be THURSDAY.. be there or be SQUARE for our “refreshing da screen RELEASE party”.. you comin’?

Also, if you’re a local yocal (sp?)  don’t forget to come visit tomorrow afternoon from 1-3 for our Stella and Dot party!  If you haven’t seen their goodies yet.. OMG.. you need to RUN.. i say RUN.. to their website..

I feel like I have a lot of ((((((((((((((((((((  )))))))))))))))))))))))) today.. lots of sidenotes..  cuz I am BIZZY with da RELEASE-Y!

mwah to da sistahs who love to be BEJEWELED (oohh have I mentioned how addicted I am to that game? hmph)

 

 

 

Hiya sistahs!

Well I am finally coming up for air!  Paulabella has been here since Saturday and we have been in a MIXED MEDIA MAYHEM since! LOL.. We have been creating.. shopping, creating etc.. it is such a treat for me when Paula comes cuz then I have an excuse to hibernate and “escape” LOL.. doesn’t happen often but I appreciate every moment!   So Paulabella and I worked on our security envelope entry and had so much fun and so did you!  I have gotten numerous emails from people who were so excited about this patterned paper SO EASY to find and so much fun to collect!  Pinky (see her entry below) used 6 DIFFERENT DESIGNS!  i told her that we should do an envelope swap cuz now I am JEALOUS..LOL

Ok so here we go!

*sigh* I love AJ mondayyyyyy…

Next week’s theme is  Design a virtual clipboard on your page (a frame) and tape or “pin” or paint all of your inspirations for the week..a magazine article, a color, a menu a doodle.  Anything that has inspired you.. you can also paint the whole frame in and just collage other stuff in it..  have fun with this!

oh.. and I may show some more sneaky peekies… stay tooned!

ALSO… If anyone reading my blog is LOCAL , we would love to have you join us for a STELLA and DOT jewellery party in Bellaland on Wednesday March 21st from 1-3pm… I love supporting women based companies.. and I love jewellery.. funky and AFFORDABLE jewellery that is.. and this just fit the bill!  So come will ya?  Would love to see you!

Mwah!

Em

Ok Ok sistahs.. you are all complaining that I am such a TEASeabella just showing a half of the image… so I decided to show you THE OTHER HALF……

of new images!!! bwahahahahahahaha  I am LOVING this..LOL

So here is the RIGHT side of some new AMARIA images…LOL

now guess who’s sitting on the LEFT side of this cake?  hmmmmm?

Now of COURSE I have to include another UPTOWNIE no? and I really can’t be THAT mean .. so I will show you the complete image :).  Unfortunately, I have to watermark the heck out of it.. but such is the times that there is SO MUCH image theft… it makes me so sad 🙁  but that’s a WHOLE ‘NOTHA story.

Meet Flora.. don’t know if you can notice all the details but she is really exquisite

So there you have it.. another sneaky peeky!

Now for some winnahs for Bellarific Friday

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

LORI M!  you WIN!  please email me and I will send your vouchah!

 

Now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah ($20 in BELLA BUCKS) goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

4- LINDA C! you win!  please email me and I will send your VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2012-03-16 13:40:08 UTC

Ok now down to BIDNISS…

The challenge this week was to use GREEN in your cards…  Let’s see what the BABES came up with shall we?

Here we goooo..!

Cathabella used IZZIE HAS A BRELLY

Danabella used ARTHUR from the ARTHUR and ANNIE set

Ebrubella used TOLERANCE

Lindabella used MATILDA on her SWING

Paulineabella used CHARLIE

Paulabella used PATTY MCLUCKY

REGABELLA used ARTHUR from ARTHUR AND ANNIE

Robinabella used BIG GUY GRILLING

 

Those cards are making me GREEN WITH ENVY (hardy har har)

now for da SISTAHOOD!  We gots some new ones!  Please welcome them!

If I am missing any, PLEASE email me the file again and I will put it up!  I’m sorry if I missed you!

How’s DAT for da inspiration.. hmmmm?

Next week’s theme is a sketcherooni!

 

Don’t forget to leave me a comment to say HI and to say “my name is BLABLA and I am not a STAT on Emily’s BLOG.. I am HUMAN”..LOLOL

home you like the teasers so far 🙂

mwah mwah mwah

Em

 

 

 

you will have to wait til tomorrrrow to see more!

let me know what you thinky…

Mwah

and

see you tomorrow!  don’t forget bellarific friday!