WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

sooo excited are you???? hmmmmm????? this is an amazing release really.. featuring two new PHENOM artists.. and our amazing current artists… you ready??

k.. I have my cuppa joe.. and this may take a little while so keep REFRESHING your screen to see new images.. I’m gonna be here for a while.. are you?

ready SET GO! (don’t forget to place comments to MOTIVATE me to continue! LOL).. I am very easily motivated ya know.

Our first artist (in no particular order.. I ADORE them both SO VERY MUCH!) is AMARIAH RAUSCHER.  IF you want to see more of her work you can look here.  If you have any requests for characters, just ask!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“I live in a small town in central Illinois with my fabulous husband and four kids. My favorite color is pink and my favorite numbers are five and seven. I love my camera, punctuality, cartoons, chocolate ice cream, riding my bike, and Project Runway. I hate circles, shopping, naps, Danielle Steel novels, cleaning, cooking, coffee, hot weather, waking up early, and the television series House. I also hate office buildings, and cough syrup. Every morning I drink a cup of green tea, I have a hard time falling asleep at night, I could eat spaghetti every day, my favorite movie is Lord of the Rings, I have a dry sense of humor, and I’m afraid of heights. ”

Amariah has been such a pleasure to work with.. we worked so close together on these images and they are near and dear to our hearts.. these characters are wistful.. thoughtful.. they are quiet..LOL.. we needed a little change around here no?

Meet RAMONA and her wagon.. the second I “met” her.. I saw her as Ramona 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

and here’s ROBINABELLA’s card

 

 

 

 

 

Here Ramona is fishing for LOVE… this can be an all occasion card.. I just love hearts.. oh and Ramona 😉

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and here’s Paulabella’s card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now meet MATILDA swinging on her swing.. she is DEEEELISH.. also take into consideration their larger size :).. My stampies are getting BIGGAH! more room to CULLAH!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s EBRUBELLA’S card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and here’s PAULINE ABELLA’s card

Meet Millie and Milo.. they SO love each other 🙂  You will receive them cut apart so that you can use them both individually or together.  I LOVE them.. I wanna SMOOSH them..

Now meet QUEEN MILLIE and KING MILO and 3 sentiments that go with them!  Are they DEELISH or WHAT? and so useful for kids and adults with a little sense of humor 😉

 

and here’s DANABELLA’S CARD

Now let’s talk about Jane Davenport.  She is a phenom artist!  I have taken all of her classes and she is a true inspiration.  I cannot wait to see how she uses her own stamps! LOL.  This will be a gorgeous collection sistahs .. we are working on concepts we’ve nevah seen before!   Watch some of her videos and get to know her.. her passion is CONTAGIOUS!

I decided that I LOVE silhouettes.. but not your typical silhouettes… meaningful silhouettes.. they are so much fun and so easy to use..these are unique!   These are great on cards, journal pages, project life… you name it!  I see it embossed.. I  *LOVE*… Uch I love everything…LOL

Meet Jane.. or Janey Jane Jane as I call her..LOL

she is always smiling.. hmph..  we gotta change that! LOL just kiddinK

now for a little bio

Jane Davenport is a widely exhibited & licensed artist, prize-winning author, avid Art Journaler and very popular teacher of creative workshops. She is an art supply GURU & has a cool store called the Institute of Cute. She is Based in Byron Bay, Australia’s most easterly point. www.janedavenport.com

READY?  LET’S GOOOO!

The great thing about this BLOW A KISS JANE stamp is that you can use it for ANY occasion.. thinking of you, sending good wishes your way.. I believe in you.. I am gonna use this one A LOT!

and here’s REGABELLA’s card

and the inside

The next one was the image that made me fall in love with Jane and what she is all about.. carefree.. whimsical..passionate.  This character embodies it all in my opinion.. I am gonna stamp her on my forehead.. that’s how much I love her!  or a tattoooooo… (been itching for another one.. GRRR)

She is Jane’s LOGO.. and she is PHENOM.  Her name?

JANE GIRL  and I LOVE the sentiment that goes with her 🙂

Now I LOVE the perspective of this one (aren’t you glad you asked for my opinion?).. love the “rawness” of the sketch lines.. LOVE her.. and what else I like about this one?  The sentiment /prompt will force you to write!  We all forget to write sometimes don’t we?

Her name is LITTLE BIRDIE JANE

Does anybody miss our Christy from TIDDLYINKS?  I DO… take a lookee at what she came up with!

Here’s FRANKIE’S GIFT

and here’s FRANKIE and FIONA by Christy Croll.. They are so nuzzly and I wanna EAT FIONA (in a good way of course!)

Now we have some Mo Manning images!  I just LOVED these goofy princesses 🙂 named FAIRY PRINCESSES ..Are they not sooo cute???? They come separated 🙂

and meet PAINTER MEG

Ready for some UPTOWN GIRLS???? HMMMMM????

Meet UPTOWN GIRL LUCILLE sends her LOVE.. LOVE.

and here’s Paulabella’s card

Now meet UPTOWN GIRL Perry on her Laptop!

and here is Danabella’s card

and here’s UPTOWN GIRL CATHERINE nibbling chocolate

and here is Cathabella’s card

Here is Uptown girl MOLLY makes a DETOUR

and Paulabella’s frame

and LAST but not LEAST… UPTOWN GIRLS PATTIE and DOTTIE FRIENDS FOREVER don’t they look like they have THE BEST time when they go out? LOL

OOOPSIE!! forgot UPTOWN GIRLS FELICITY AND BLAIR!! how DARE I??? LOL

and lindabella’s card

soooooooo whaddya think????!?!?

We’re done sistahs

Thanks for hanging out with me 🙂

Mwah

Em

 

Sistahs.. if you don’t take sedatives, I believe now would be the time to pop 1 or two..LOL .. if you are currently on sedatives, I would UP THE DOSAGE immediately because what you are about to feast your eyes on is.. ummm.. if only I could swear on line… if only… is AMAZING.. AWE INSPIRING.. JAW DROPPING… I can’t STAND IT!!

Tomorrow is the formal release with a surprise!  This is just a little representation of the release.. there is MORE!  BUT you will probably wonder HOW on EARTH could there be MORE? LOL (do I sound like an infomercial?)

Ok Let’s start with one of my FAVE weekly routines.. and that is POSTING and DROOLING at da SISTAHS ENTRIES!

Here we go… the theme this week was RESOLUTIONS…  we have some new PLAYERS! WOOHOO!!

Now are those amazing or WHAT?  Sistahs, if you haven’t joined in on this journey, I REALLY recommend that you do.  PLEASE! LOL.. it should be your 2012 resolution.. if you have ANY questions or anything about this, please feel free to email me at any time and I will help as much as I can!

Ok.. now to our more “classic” bella.. READY FOR YOUR JAW TO DROP?  K.. here we go!  These will be released tomorrow.. along with many more.. plus intros to our new artists and more stuff! Note that these amazing sentiments come with the images!

Here is Cathabella’s rendition of UPTOWN GIRL Catherine nibbling chocolate (WHY DOESN”T SHE PUT ON A POUND? hmph)

Danabella used our new UPTOWN GIRL PERRY and her LAPTOP (get it?  PERRY?  the pear laptop?? I so funny.  I want you to know I stay up HOURS thinking of names of my new “babies”..LOL)

Ebrubella used our new MATILDA character :).. She is wistful I find.. just a thoughtful little girl.

Lindabella used UPTOWN GIRLS FELICITY and BLAIR ENJOYING LIFE

Paulabella also colored up a new character named RAMONA.. I just looked at her and saw RAMONA LOL.. this is Ramona Fishing (this name took me HOURS..LOL)

Paulabella also coloured up UPTOWN GIRL MOLLY and her journey

Here is Paulineabella’s card of Matilda on her swing

Here is Regabella’s card using our new Jane Davenport SILHOUETTE.. this is not just for Valentines sistahs… birthdays, thinking of youS (LOL).. anniversaries  etc..

here is the inside of the card so I don’t leave you hangin’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robinabella used RAMONA and her WAGON

 

 

 

 

 

Steubybella used uptown girls  PATTY and DOTTIE friends forever

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and a close up

 

 

 

 

Ok HONESTLY.. do you love what you see so far?? TELLL meeeeeee.. HMMMM???? I can’t HEARRRR YOUUUUUUUUU

mwah to da sistahs who SCREAM with delight!

Em

 

 

Meet Ramona.. a new family member to Bella :).. what on EARTH could she be dragging behind her?

And  UPTOWN GIRLS Patty and Dottie.. Dottie is naughty.. she’s making rabbit ears behind Patty’s head.. hmph.  sounds like a Friend I WANNA have! LOL 🙂  Wait til you see them in all their glory.. OUTSTANDING….

Stay TOONED.

mwah.

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