WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

and since some people don’t wanna tweet (even though I am having a BLAST with it..LOL).. I am gonna show you 2 of the 3 snapshots (can’t find the other right now but will update) I tweeted about.. and I will tweet (can I say tweet more??? ) more throughout the weekend.. and MUH-AYBE will put some here too 😉 .. I want ALLLLL my sistahs happy..

Ready set go!

Jane Davenport is one of our new artists from Australia.  She is ABSOLUTELY PHENOM.. I LOVE her!!  I took all of her classes  and she has been a true inspiration to me.  I mean really.  And when someone inspires me.. I FORCE everyone to get inspired too.. LOL.  Jane taught me how to DRAW.  I mean really she did.  Watching her.. observing her ways.. sharing the love of art supplies.. we are really kindred spirits :).  Jane is hosting an event at Teesha Moore’s art annex.. if you are around that area or feel like taking an amazing class and traveling.. I would recommend this one!  I want to go SO BADLY but the timing is just off for  me and I am so sad :(.

sneak peek one.  If you KNOW Jane and just browse around her blog.. you will know which one this is… this is Jane’s trademark and this image makes me SOOOO VERY HAPPY.. gonna stamp this EVERYWHERE..LOL

Love this one… can’t wait for you to see the rest of her 🙂

There are going to be MANY images released on Tuesday.. you will be astonished (never use that word.. dunno why it came out).. I do have a lot of “valentiney” images per se.. but if you know me, I am not so much into “seasonal” images.  If I buy an image.. I want to be able to use it ALL YEAR LONG.. so the images you will see on TOOSDAY are SO versatile and can be used for ValentiMES (as my kids say) or birthdays.. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. this release.  LOL.. I’m like a recording.  Every release is like GROUNDHOG DAY..LOL..

I would also like to welcome some new sistahs from SPLITCOAST who are contributing this week!  if you post on splitcoast as well quoting our keyword (you can find that on our thread there) you have two chances to win some BUCKEROONIS!

Ok Let’s DISCUSS BELLARIFIC FRIDAY this week.. the first of 2012!  There will be firsts of MANY things in 2012!  WOOOHOOO

The theme for this week was a SKETCH.. and our LOVELY and TALENTED Ebrubella will be supplying these sketches for us for the year!! how amazing is she??  This was this week’s sketch

Let’s see what da baberoonis came up with shall weeeeee????

Cathabella used LITTLE PEEP’s HEART

Danabella used IZZIE WITH A CHERRY ON TOP

Ebrubella used MEREDITH the TEACUP GIRL

Lindabella used UPTOWN GIRL POSH HAS PRESENTS

Paulabella used EUNICE and IRVING

Paulineabella used LOVEY HUGGABUGG

Regabella used HOUSE CIRCLE

Robinabella used VERONICA

Steubybella used KISSY

TELL me that isn’t EYE CANDY?  *sigh* I missed these posts…..

Ok and now for our special SISTAHOOD!

LOOOOOVE these cards and I hope you are inspired to go and craft!

Don’t forget to keep checking here , twitter, facebook, ..LOL I am now a social media GODDESS.. for some more sneaky peekies.. lots of uptown girls coming!

mwah mwah mwah

NEXT WEEK’S THEME is to ink up your FAVORITE BELLA IMAGE!

oh and AJ monday theme… RESOLUTIONS.  Wanna see some mixed media goodies

oh and did you know that I tweet now? 😉 lol just kiddinK

Em

I’m a tweetin’!!!!  I have been SOOOO afraid to tweet.  I didn’t understand it.. nor did I want to.  Sometimes I would test or DARE twitter to post what I write.. like that I am sitting in the doctor’s office..LOL.. I thought I would bother mr. twitter.. Uch I am nuts i tell ya!

Now I have more important BIDNISS to take care of.. showing some sneaky peekies for TOOSDAY’s release… YES TOOOOOOSDAY’s release.. didja hear me?? TOOOOSDAY’s release.. it is one of my bestest and BIGGEST and I love it..LOL.. I think I say that all the time don’t i?  We have 2 new artists coming on board.. and I am SOOO excited for you to meet them 🙂  you will NOT be disappointed.

now if you wanna see some sneak peeks coming up in the next few days.. the only way you will see them is through…………. TWITTER.. or as I would say… TWITTAH!

So if you wanna follow me on TWITTAH… press the TWITTER icon on my home page, open an account and I promise we will have fun!  I am gonna post a lot.  Gonna post some sneak peeks.. things coming up in the store.. etc.  I am LOVING this stuff.. Thanks HELENABELLA for creating an addicted MONSTAH!

Mwah sistahs..

3 little mini sneak peeks are up.. put a comment in so I know you came to visit!!

mwah

Em

Hiya sistahs.. well I promised, so here it is.  Please forgive the pictures.. I don’t think they are the greatest of quality but you will get the ‘picture’.. get it?  project life, get the picture? LOL  uch.. not so funny.

Well I am still on the mend.. between pneumonia and rupturing cysts, I am not too pretty, nor am I so pleasant to be around..LOL  so I should be back on track next week.. my family hopes at least 😉

So has everyone visited us on Splitcoast?  there is a lot of fun chatter going on..LOL.. lots of friends to meet.. it’s a great place to be!  Also, don’t forget to “like” us on Facebook so you can see what’s going on in our little part of the world 🙂

Update on the DUKAN diet.. have had some personal emails asking questions.. well.. I have completed week 1/ ATTACK PHASE.. and have lost 7 pounds (I think.. I go on the scale 3 times, and get 3 different numbers.. so now I have made a deal that I just look at the first number..LOL).. I have not suffered one bit, nor have I felt like I have been on a diet.  I am loving this but could easily quit any day so take everything with a grain of salt..LOL.. although I really don’t wanna quit.

Ok.. so there’s my catchup.. think I need to get out more? LOL

Here’s some pics of da PROJECT LIFE for my first week EVAH.  Loved every minute of it. *sigh* if only I could retire…

here’s my first page

here’s the second page

here’s a 6*12 insert cuz I had too many pictures for the week 🙂

was so proud of myself.. after Denabella and Helenabella tried to teach me Photoshop, I figured out how to put an overlay on my picture.  go me! (you’ll see it on the left in white)

Here I used our WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN stamp (in the next two photos).. LOVE THEM!

here I used YOUR BOOK IS DUE stamp and covered a whole journal card to make lists!

and here I used our THUMBS UP stamp from our MOODY FINGERS set (don’t look at the book title n’k?)

Here I used the FILM square and the ARROW from our GRUNGY SET #1.. LOVE IT

and that’s really it for the week!  I enjoyed working on it thoroughly!  As I am an avid collector of embellishments, stickers, letters, brads.. grrrr….grrrrr…grrrr.. I have FINALLY found a way to put it all int GREAT use!  There is nothing like DIGGING in my pile of goodies and finding just the right thing 🙂

Mwah to da sistahs who are STAMPING and DOCUMENTING LIFE!

Em

Ok sistahs.. it’s a new year and I don’t want you to STOP art journaling n’k?  Promise?

so next week’s theme is : RESOLUTIONS.

Now I know that some people to like to make resolutions.. if you don’t have resolutions for 2012 then write about your dreams, your wants, your aspirations.

The background is a FREE FOR ALL.. so you can stamp, you can watercolor, you can gesso, you can paint.. you can stick.. whatevah you want.. I just want you to get some info down so that we can look at it next year and see how we have all evolved.

Entry is due by Monday morning LATESSSST (JANUARY 16th).. just send me a jpeg of it and I will post on my blog

S’aright?

Start journaling!

Tomorrow I will post my first week of project life.. you will be BLOWN away by some of the stamps I used 🙂

Mwah

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Em

I literally LOL’d..

Found out on Friday after having a chest x ray that I have Pneumonia :(.. Need to take it easy a little while but don’t worry.. there may be something coming up in the near future 🙂

you’ll be HAPPY. PLOMISE.

Mwah to da sistahs who DON’T cough

Em

Happy new year to my sistahs!  I think it is now 5 years I have been blogging… OMG.. when I think about it, I realize how quickly time passes… Crazy I tell ya!

So it’s a new year… 2012.. I always wonder what it is in store for us.. so far the last 3 days were pretty good..LOL.. (it’s so good that I make myself giggle..LOL)

So last year I talked about my one little word for the year.. (i just had to look it up.. that’s how seriously I took it.. that’s how quickly it was forgotten.. 🙁 ).  The word for last year was COMMITMENT.  Guess what?  Without even THINKING about last year’s word, I told my girlfriends that this years word is COMMIT…LOL.  So clearly I need to focus on this no?  YES.

This year I have a LOT of goals to COMMIT to.  I want a NEW word next year LOL so I have to conquer this one.

this is in NO particular order cuz ALL of them have to get done 🙂

(1)  I am turning 40 in June.  I need to lose weight.  I need to focus on myself again.  When I see grey in my hair, I can’t wait for Paulabella to visit lol.. I need to take care of MY needs.. make time for me to COMMIT to MYSELF

(2)  I will COMMIT to the DUKAN diet.  I have seen all my friends around me melt away.  I wanna melt too.  I am COMMITTING to melt!

(3)  EXERCISE.. slowly.. I hate it with a passion.. but I remember how I felt when I COMMITTED to exercising and never felt better

(4) MINIMIZE.. I need to commit to NOT overindulge.  To enjoy what I HAVE. and USE what I have and to be HAPPY.

(5)  PURGE.. I need to PURGE what I don’t need… not “oh.. I will use this some time”.. if I haven’t used it in 5 years, I think it is time to part ways

(6) SPEND MORE QUALITY TIME WITH MY FAMILY… COMMIT to them.. not to my laptop..LOL.  Be more ACTIVE with them

(7) TAKE MORE PICTURES.. REMEMBER THE LITTLE MOMENTS.. I look back.. and I don’t have as many pictures as I would like to have..

(8)  JOURNAL MORE.. be more honest with my family.. with myself.

(9)  COMMIT to PROJECT LIFE..  Commit myself to sit 1 night a week and document the week’s activities, nonsense, laughs, cries, feelings.. cuz ya know what?  I want my family to look back and see what we accomplished.. to laugh at the memories.. to read my honest journaling.  to smile.

(10) Focus on LIFEBOOK this year.. similar concept to Project life but DIFFERENT.. stay tuned for Angela and I.. and what we come up with!

(11) ARE YOU BORED YET?  just checking cuz I am not done.. LOL.. I am COMMITTED to this list.

(12)  SAY I LOVE YOU MORE.  HUG MORE.  LAUGH MORE.  KISS MORE.

(13)  LIVE LIKE I WILL NEVER HAVE REGRETS

(14)  READ MORE

(15)  CREATE AMAZING NEW THINGS for my sistahs.. we already have something REVOLUTIONARY in stamping in the works.. you will FAINT!

(16)  CREATE, CREATE CREATE.. PAINT more..have the GUTS to call myself an ARTIST.

(17) BLOG MORE.. maybe even VIDEO more to make it more personal 🙂

(18)  LEARN more.. from classes, from other people.. suck it up like a sponge.. always keep my brain working

(19)  FOCUS

(20) MAKE TIME

I think that’s it.. actually I am SURE that there are a million more things but I think I have to tackle this list first.

WHAT IS YOUR LITTLE WORD?  TELL ME!

now for the surprise!  Well we tried a forum on our website and it didn’t really work because we couldn’t focus on the upkeep of it.. no one had the time to take care of it and watch it and COMMIT to it to blossom SOOOOO….

Stamping Bella is back at SPLITCOAST STAMPERS!  This is an amazing website with lots of information, stamping advice, galleries etc.  And we will have our own member forum there AGAIN (we were one of the founding member companies there)  so we can chat and blab about releases, diets, commitments, lifebooking etc… I know many sistahs who have developed very close friendships from my last forum and that is my goal here.  To find crafty friends that don’t look at you weird when you sniff a piece of paper with happiness LOL (I have done that in front of my REGULAR friends and I don’t want to tell you what they thought of me..).  So won’t you join us there?  Start a thread.. let’s blab!  I love the interaction.. I will be there all the time.. cuz that is another one of my COMMITMENTS.

if you check out our banner on Splitcoast, you may just see some new images.. new uptownies.. just sayin’.  And if you stop by there, please just say hi. k?

Ok.. I think I have bored you enough

I’d love to hear what your resolutions are.. what your one little word is.

MWAH (that’s one little word, no?)

Em