WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

So did everyone see me in the white dress next to Kate during the wedding? HMMMMMM? LOL.. cuz I was THEH waving to all my sistahs!!!! OMG dena is LOL’ing as I write this… I dunno why.. hmph.  This morning we were watching the wedding and I told my children that they were witnessing a moment in history and then promptly advised Jayden that she BETTAH find herself a prince.  What a fairytale it was… really.

Ok so let’s discuss some winnahs from last week’s Bellarific FRIDAY..

winnah for CONTRIBUTIN’ goes to…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

2- ASHLEY DA MINIBELLA!! you win $20!  tell your mom to email me and I will send you a voucher! way to go!

Timestamp: 2011-04-29 16:36:42 UTC

Now for da winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

27	- DIANA you win!!! please email me and I will send you your $10 GC

Timestamp: 2011-04-29 16:38:16 UTC

Ok now for this week’s theme it was a MOTHER’S DAY theme… let’s see what da BABEROONIS came up with!

Paulineabella used WILDFLOWER TRIO

Lindabella used FLUTTERBY

Jessabella used GRATTY ‘TUDE

Robinabella used DANDELION WISPS

Paulabella is *ahem* USED  BOSSY

Tammybella used PATSY PIXIE

Elaineabella used HERITAGE TREE

Ebrubella used SORRY SHANNA

Danabella used MOTHER definition block

Jeaniebella used SORRY SHANNA

Cathabella used PATSY PIXIE

Is that EYE CANDEEEEEE or what?!?!

Ok let’s move on with da SISTAHOOD!

Now is DAT bellarific or WHAT?

Ok so now I am off to the palace…TO SWEEP..LOL.

Don’t forget to friend us or Like us on FACEBOOK! ya HEAR?

NEXT WEEK’S THEME IS FLOWERS!!!

mwah to da sistahs who love DA QUEEN

Em

don’t you feel that way when it is POURING outside? hmph.  It’s humid and mucky and yucky and wucky… (can you tell I am a mother? LOL.

Well sistahs, it has been a very eventful week.  I have been EXPLORING acrylic painting and have been having an amazing time.. actually a BLAST… the only problem is, I have a VERY curious dog named Frankie who I should have named GESSO. LOL (you will see it on the right side)

see what I mean?  He acts as a SWIFFER in da basement and actually looks like a DUST BUNNY… omg lol’ing ovah here

if you only heard dena and I in our special frankie language belting out words here and there you would laFFF your head off..

Now if you havent yet “liked” our Stamping bella page on Facebook, you MUST like us and put a comment saying who sent you there… LOL.. Say ME!  I get commish 🙂 (commission)

Actually if you put in a comment saying who sent you, both YOU and WHOMEVER sent you have a chance to win $25 in Bella Buckeroonis!! WOOOOHOOOOO!!!

Mwah to da sistahs who “like’ me 🙂

Em

Do they give awards or the WORST Bloggista in the WORLD OF BLOGGISTAS?  OMG I am so sorry I have been MIA.. My family was away in Montreal for our holiday.. I had to stay back to work 🙁 and every day I would say aloud.. “omg I haven’t updated my blog.. and then I answer myself (THAT’S WHEN YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A PROBLEM..LOL) that I dont have much to day?!?!?  ME???? NOT HAVE MUCH TO SAY????? What’s wrong with me??? I have been museless.. and tired.. and busy… and cranky… LOL.. but the FAM is back and I am even crankier…LOL just kidding.  I am now REINSPIRED again and will promise to update you on my daily nonsense once again if you still wanna read about it!

It’s a long weekend and Ryan promised me to clean my corner of SUPPLIES (I call it a corner but it’s more like MY WHOLE HOUSE infested with ART).. I am so excited to finally PURGE some of my stuff and rediscover some old goodies.. I think Ryan is more excited to PURGE..LOL

Ok.. let’s discuss some winnahs for last week shall we?

Winnah for CONTRIBUTING ($20 in bella buckeroonis) goes to

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

6- KATIE P!! YOU WIN!! please email me and i will send you your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2011-04-22 12:18:47 UTC

Here is da winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’ ($10 in Bella Bucks)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

5- STEPH!! you win!! please email me and I will send you a vouchah!

Timestamp: 2011-04-22 12:23:42 UTC

Now this week’s theme was ANYTHING GOES.. or FREESTYLE… you can’t get easier than DAT sistahs!

Let’s begin with our BABEROONIS… what did they come up with you ask??  well, I ‘says’.. let’s find out!  First I have to tell you that I have created some MIXED MEDIA MONSTERS within our team… can you guess who they are based on the projects???? LOL

Jeaniebella used FLOWAHBELLA

Elaineabella used ANNIE and our POLAROID FRAME

Lindabella used ECLECTIC BIRDIES, MAISY’S KETTO’S POLKADOT CIRCLES, and ECLECTIC MESH BACKGROUND STAMP

Danabella used one of JULIE’S SPRING BUTTERFLIES

Ebrubella used IZZIE WITH A CHERRY ON TOP

Tammybella used CATCH OF THE DAY

Cathabella used ECLECTIC BUTTERFLY ON PRINT

Robinabella used RAIN NEVER STOPPED ME A BELLA

Paulabella used PHOEBE KETTO, ANISE KETTO’S FLOWERS, ECLECTIC BACKGROUNDS FRENCH SCRIPT and MESH

Paulineabella used PAISLEY PIXIE

JESSABELLA used FLAMENCA KETTO

How’s DAT for da EYE candEE???

Now let’s discuss da SISTAHOOD!

Now how’s DAT for da EYE CANDEEEEEE?

Next week’s theme is MOTHER’s DAY or anything related to that!  make a card for someone who is important to you 🙂

Now don’t forget to join our forum!  Jessabella has LOTS of things going on in there!  You will find that it is a GREAT place to hang out, chat, talk about stampies, and products etc…  YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!

Also, feel free to “LIKE” our stamping bella page and see what’s going on in our world!  samples, tutorials,  post your cards.. it’s ANARCHY in there..LOL

Also, don’t forget to place a comment on this post for a chance to win $10 in bella buckeroonis!!

Mwah to da sistahs who still love DIS BLOGGISTA

Em

hiya sistahs!
hope you had a great week 🙂
we are still on a production line here.. but we are having a great time!

Let’s discuss some winnahs, shall we?

Winnah for CONTRIBUTING to last week’s bellarific friday ($20 in bella bucks) goes to
Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

14- VIOLET V you win! Please email me and I will send you a voucher!

Timestamp: 2011-04-15 16:08:37 UTC

Now for da WINNAH of COMMENTAYTIN’ ($10 in bella bucks)
Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

28-Carisa! you win! please email me and I will send you your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2011-04-15 16:10:56 UTC

Now we have ANOTHAH winnah this week from our challenge FACEBOOKIN’ into the forum!

Here are your random numbers:

7 JacilynDashwood– you win $25 for this contest! please email me and will send you your vouchah!
Timestamp: 2011-04-15 03:10:34 UTC

Jessabella is now in charge our our BELLATASTIC forum! It’s already starting to look like a PHENOM place to hang out! ask questions, chat, upload your cards… AMAZING! so if you have not become a member yet, please do so and we will have challenges, contests, prizes etc going on in there and I think it is gonna be so much fun!
Also, please “LIKE” stamping bella on facebook and you can even befriend ME (emily block) on Facebook if you wanna follow my idle thoughts and personal chit chat..LOL… I’m thinking you NO wanna do DAT..LOL

How about a GREAT announcement for all Bellaland STOODENTS!  Christine Dol-abella will now be teaching AMAZING classes here!  Her first class in may is to learn how to watercolor paint with Distress inks!!  A STUNNING technique.  iF you are curious to see her work.. take a looky at her blog and you will be blown away!

Ok now for Bellarific Friday!
the Theme for this week was a SKETCH by LINDABELLA

Let’s see what our BABEROONIS came up with!  I have to just mention one thing about our babes… they are so CURRENT.. and UP TO DATE with their style.. they change it as style changes.. they are SO AMAZING!!

Ebrubella used CUPPYCAKE with a HUGGABUGG on top

Lindabella used our ECLECTIC CRACKLE stamp for the base of the Mannequin Die and JULIES’ WORDS TO LIVE BY

Paulineabella used PERK ME UP PEEPS

JESSABELLA used CLEMENTINE the TEAPOT girl

Elaineabella used the SENTIMENT from CATCHING UP

Tammybella used MAVIS HAS A DAISY

JEANIEBELLA used BEST FRIENDS FOREVAH

DANABELLA used ALICE

Cathabella used FLORENCE the teapot girl

Robinabella used KING OF THE CANDY CANES

Paulabella used IZZIE IS A BUNNY

were those not AMAZING?!!?!

Now let’s see da SISTAHOOD!

ARE THOSE NOT AMAZINK??????

Next week’s theme is  FREE THEME!  Choose whatevah BELLA image you would like and WHATEVAH colour/layout etc!

Love to my sistahs

Em

Hiya Sistahs!  I’mmmm backkkkkk from Scrapfest and boy did we have a BLAST!!!  I always spend a little time every night on PINTEREST and last night I found THE PERFECT quote that just embodies the experience, exemplifies my employees/friends, and the craft in general.  It is a quote like this that keeps me going 🙂

Love this one.. I am actually gonna make a canvas for the store incorporating this quote!

So our booth was PACKED at all times.. I decided to do a quick make and take that ended up taking 45 minutes each..LOL.. only me.  I feel so bad that I couldnt get to everyone on the list :(.  Next year we will try something different!

But what our 6*6 canvas make and take DID teach me was that there is a desire, a WANT, to dabble in mixed media.. to get rid of the preconceived notions of perfection SOOOO I will be teaching this next month in Bellaland.

Isabelle-abella was AMAZING and worked her tush off demoing her new line of stamps… her creativity and talent is beyond words… and BOY did we have fun sharing a table..LOL

Helen was a trooper and also worked her tushy off whilst nibbling her Jenny Craig snacks..LOL.  Dena was holding down the fort in Bellaland and the BABEROONIS were swarming around the auditorium.. Carrol and Warren were helping (thank you Carrol and Warren!)… Linda actually had the opportunity to sit with me and make a make and take… she was DROOLING.. look at this masterpiece she made!!

Angie Blom waited SO patiently and look what she came up with

Are they not STUNNING?  well we had the BESTEST TIME EVAH

Here’s some more random pictures from Scrapfest! Don’t forget to read the captions…

now take a look at Ebrubella’s AMAZING video.. please don’t look at my SQUOOSHY body (that’s gonna change soon..LOL)

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey to SQUOOSH
EM

Yes, ’tis the night before scrapfest and we are all ZONKED.  LOL.  Tomorrow is a 6 hour set up.. a 1+ hour drive and a 6 hour show.. that’s like 768 hours, no?  We are going to have an amazing MESSY make and take using all our new ECLECTIC stamps.. and there is NO ONE BETTAH demo-ing these stamps than ISABELLE herself!  I will be sitting next to her all quiet doing my little canvas and hopefully people will wanna hang out with me TOOO!!!  If you are on the fence as to whether to come or not.. hop OFF da fency and COME.. it’s gonna be great!  And Saturday there will bee BABEROONIS EVERYWHERE!! Paulabella, Paulineabella, Lindabella, Robinabella and maybe Ebrubella?  they will be floating around the floor and maybe do a demo or two.. (they don’t know this part..LOL… So please HEAVENS ABOVE give me the STRENGTH to survive this weekend.. cuz we are SWAMPED in the store and ARCHIVERS needs more SHTUFF!!!

Ok.. I am not complaining no mo’… let’s discuss WINNAHS from last week’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY n’k?

Winnah for commentaytin ($10 in Bella Buckeroonis) goes to

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

31- SHANNON G ! you win $10 in bella bucks!  please email me and I will send you your VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2011-04-08 01:49:43 UTC

Now for da CONTRIBUTIN’ winnah of $20 bella buckeroonis goes to

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

7- Karen D you win!  please email me and I will send you your VOUCHAH!!!

Timestamp: 2011-04-08 01:52:28 UTC

Ok.. so the theme this week was a MONOCHROMATIC theme…  I just love tone on tone… and ranges of the same colour.. let’s see what our BABEROONIS came up with…

Tammybella used TURTLE TOTS- SUMMER GIRLS

PAULABELLA used MAISY KETTO

Danabella used one of the new 3 BABY MERMAIDS UNDER THE SEA

Cathabella used CHARLOTTE KETTO

Lindabella used SORRY SHANNA

Paulineabella used SCRIBBLE GARDEN

Elaineabella used ARTSY HOUSE

Jeaniebella used ADDYTUDE loves her TINIS

Ebrubella used FLOWER BOTTLES

Robinabella used BESSIE LULU

Jessabella used ANNIE

Is that EYE CANDEE or what?!  Ok so something is wrong with my LINK thingmabobber so if you wanna find our BABEROONIS, just look at the sidebar and RUN.. I say RUNNN to their blogs (said in the FOGHORN LEGHORN voice)

Now da sistahood

Next week’s theme is a SKETCH by Lindabella!

Ok now LISTEN sistahs… should you EVAH SUBMIT and NOT see your card posted here, do not take offense!  I am an airheadabella and may have misfiled your card in some random place in cyberspace.. it was NOT done on purpose.. would NEVAH be done on purpose.. shoot me over an email with your attachment and I PROMISE to place it.. today I had a gorgeous TEACUP girl and I named the file “a”.. LOL.. I have no ideaR whose it is.. so PLEASE the sistah with the “A” card.. please email me your info and name and I will put it up by Sunday or monday as I will be at the show.

If you are a new sistah, and never PLAYED in our FRIDAY game, all you have to do is follow the challenge set..and ALWAYS use bella stamps and email me at emily@stampingbella.com by THURSDAY before the friday and if I am not lost in space, you should see your card on the friday 🙂  K?  So NEVAH hard feelings.. EVERYONE is eligible.. EVERYONE to me is an artist and WE NEVAH pick and choose..WE EMBRACE entries.. although I must admit as I am posting I am kinda cursing a little cuz it takes so long..LOL

Ok.. I am off to COLLAPSE… only to wake up and COLLAPSE once again.

Mwah.  I love you. And can’t wait to “HEAR” from you through your comments.

Don’t forget to post a comment to be eligible to win $10 in bellarific buckeroonis…

Don’t forget that I am tired.

Don’t forget that Frankie says Hi.

And don’t forget that I LOVEYYYYYY you.

Mwah squared.

Me.