WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

surprise sistahs!!! Did you notice anything NEW on the home page? hmmmm?

I was saving these for a perfect time.. and the time is today!  3 new BELLAS in DA HOUSE.. OMG.. I am in LOVE with them (don’t I say that every time?)  and the sentiments to match?  PHENOM if I do say so mEself..LOL

So why don’t you meet

putyourFEETupabella

next meet:

SNEAKYsneakybirthdaybella.. she planned a surprise too! (could be a “from the gang” card too)

and LAST but not LEAST meet

RAIN-never-stopped-me-ABELLA (lol)

Yup..  they ARE awesome

Hope you lovey them as much as I do… write a comment.. say hello… knock knock..

mwah to da sistahs who MISSED da bellas

Em

hiya sistahs!  Hope your week started off great!  We are buried in SNOW… I can’t complain because I think I am one of the very few who LOVES snow.. I love watching it fall… makes me all warm and cozy inside…

I have made a CRAZY RASH INSANE decision last week… WHAT you ask?  I decided that Stamping Bella should have a BOOF (booth ) at CHA… OMG am I NUTS?  Yup… that means I have to make a catalog (GRRRRR… can you hear me crying?) arrange details etc..  Well, we all know that I only work under pressure.. so I think it will be amazing!  Once I find out my booF number, I will announce it and I hope you come and visit!  I will also be doing MAKE and TAKES at the boof (Yep still crazy).. but it will be FUN!  I will MAKE IT FUN!    I will also be doing a retailer educator event the day before with Paula from the CCHA..  I think there are a few spots left :).  Check it out HERE.  But you must be a member of CHA first before you apply 🙂 .  My name is not yet on the list but will be added any day now

Ok so aside fro the usual stamping I have decided that in da BELLA HOUSEHOLD, every sunday we watch MOOOVIES (the kids and I- or SEASON 1 GLEE..LOL) and we do a crafty project.  Tyler is DYING to love doing it ( but I know he really doesn’t..LOL) and JAYDEN wants to DIP herself in paint..LOL.  So I was inspired by Alisa Burke’s blogpost where I noticed a canvas hanging in the background).. I fell in love with it and decided to make it a family project.  This is what we came up with.  Now I LOVE graffiti.  I appreciate Graffiti.. I believe in everyone being able to express themselves in whichever way they would like to (but I do HATE that graffiti artists choose buildings and private property to display their art 🙁 ).. Actually there are some schools of thought that deem graffiti art as a fine art.  I LOVE it… if you would like more inspiration on graffiti, you can check out Dina Wakley and Roben-Marie smith.. they are true inspirations to me.  And then you incorporate your stampies in there and you are good to go..!  I have stamped on canvases lots lately and I LOVE IT!  I also really love GOLDEN products.. this is a great kit to start with if you don’t have a starter kit yet

I wanted a canvas at the doorway of our home.. which tells people what the BELLA family is all about.. the kids had fun coming up with our THIS IS WHERE theme.. aside from BODILY FUNCTIONS that they had to include and scream out when we were thinking about this LOLOL.. we came up with GOOD ONES!  We LOVED making this piece and it really means a lot to all of us 🙂

I think we covered a little bit of DIS and a little bit of DAT today no?

Don’t forget Bellarific Friday this week —> theme is GIFT.. stamp with gift, gift enclosures.. puffed gift.. gift kebab.. popcorn gift, gift CREOLE (OMG if you don’t remember this from FORREST GUMP when he was listing all the shrimp varieties.. I am gonna look like a FOO’ (fool..LOL)..

Don’t forget to place a comment HERE for a chance to win BELLA BUCKEROONIS

mwah to da sistahs who love to paint 🙂
Em

Hiya sistaroonis!

Hope your week was great!  Well I have yet ANOTHAH obssession.. hmph.  First, I would like to wish all da CHANUKAH celebratin’ sistahs a wonderful, fun, family oriented, latkah eating Chanukah 🙂  I decided this year that I would like my gift to be the beginning of a new collection :).  I know you are ASTOUNDED that I like to collect but honest I do.. I collect anything that doesn’t move..LOL.  So I decided that this collection would be a type of Heirloom for Jayden :).  It is LE CREUSET the enamel coated cast iron pots, pans and roasters.. I just love the quality, the colours, the heaviness.. it is “MAGNIFIQUE”.. said in French cuz that is where LE CREUSET originates. HMPH.   Why am I in love with a pot? AND STAMPS? and embroidery? and makeup ? and LEATHER GOODS and and and…. (next week I will let you in on yet ANOTHER obssession I have had for years and don’t think I have shared with you as of yet).  What do you collect?  What makes YOU happy? (aside from world peace of course and a world, COVERED, in BELLA RUBBAH 😉 )

Here is my first piece.. hope you love it as much as I do :).. Yes I KNOW it is a pot.. I am entitled to LOVE a pot ya know…

OK, now Let’s discuss some winnahs for Bellarific Friday Last WEEK!

winnah of $20 in bellabucks for contributing is…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

6-REGANABELLA SISTAH you win!  please email me and i will send you your moolah

Timestamp: 2010-12-03 20:45:14 UTC

Now for the $10 Bellarific Vouchah WINNAH for placing a comment…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

6- MICHELLE GALLOWAY! you win sistah!  email me your deets and I will send you your mooooolah

Timestamp: 2010-12-03 20:47:44 UTC

now let’s move along shall we?

Our theme this week was SNOW.. having some form of snow on your card…

let’s see what our WONDERFUL and TALENTED  baberoonis came up with!

Paulabella used Mommy and MIMI LULU

Jeaniebella used SNOWMAN CIRCLE

Paulineabella used DOOR WITH WREATH

Danabella used POLAR BEAR CIRCLE

Elaineabella used SO JAZZED

Lindabella used LuLu’s SNOWMAN

Cathabella used SNOWBUNNYBELLA

Kimabella used BOOTS

and here’s EBRUBELLA’s video!

I would like to just take a moment and announce that our Wendybella will be stepping down from her position as a babe for the next while.. Lots of things on da Plate and I just get in her way..LOL just kidding.  We will SO miss you and your amazing TALENT Wendybella!!!

How’s DAT for da EYE CANDEEEEEE??

Now for da sistahs?? mwah! MAGNIFIQUE (yes I am fluent in Francais)!

now how is DAT for da EYE CANDEEEE??  Love da sistahood really I do!

NEXT WEEK’S THEME IS GIFT!  So an image showing gifts, gift enclosure, a 3d gift.. etc.. so ENJOY and HAVE FUN and I hope to see lots of entries!

Don’t forget to place a comment HERE to have a chance to win $10 in bella buckeroonis!

Mwah to da sistahs who LOVE french cookware AND to collect SHTUFF

Em

no other words explain how I feel when I hear this song.  I am INSPIRED… I am TWIRLING.. I AM SINGING OUT LOUD… I am COLOURING OUTSIDE OF THE LINES.  That’s what life is about, no?

would love to see what inspires you.. songs? colours?  Tell me!  I wanna know.  What makes YOU colour outside of the lines 🙂

mwah to da sistahs who really are my “SOUL SISTAHS”

Em

hiya sistahs!

Wanted to share this happy song for all you GLEEKS out there.. I need to become a gleek badly.. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this version.. so don’t forget to get up and dance or sing out loud. It’s VERY important to sing out loud ya know.  I am singing right now thinking of my sistahs 🙂

Cyber Monday.. I was reading about Cyber monday all over the net so I decided to extend Black Friday into CYBER MONDAY and still offer the 5 free stamps with your order today.. why not celebrate when everyone else is! LOL .. So enjoy and don’t forget to sing out loud.

Mwah to da sistahs who have ONE LOVE
Em

p.s. don’t forget SNOW on your BELLARIFIC CARDS this week!

Hiya sistahs!

Sorry for the late post.. I have finally accomplished one of the things that I had set out to do in the beginning of the year.. I took a long drive all by MYSELF! LOL.  I went to visit PAULABELLA in Michigan and Lindabella met us there on Friday.. We had SUCH a phenom time.. laughed, ate, journaled, coloured.. you name it.. we did it!  Mary Clark also met us Thank you Paulabella for hosting such a great weekend.  I had SUCH an amazing time.  And needed it so very badly 🙂

So let’s discuss Bellarific Friday WINNAHS from last week!

The winnah for CONTRIBUTIN’ a card ($20 gift voucher) is

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

3- Jennifer you win!  please contact me and we can arrange the vouchah!

Timestamp: 2010-11-28 16:01:06 UTC

Now for da COMMENTATIN’ sistah winnah ($10 gift vouchah)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

4- Lori you win!  Please email me and I will send you your VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2010-11-28 16:02:30 UTC

Ok, now that I am an ACCOMPLISHED INDEPENDENT TRAVELLER (LOL.. I Am so proud of mEself), we will discuss this week’s Challenge.  This week’s challenge was to make an ALL WHITE CARD..the image could be coloured in but the background had to be WHITE.

So let’s see what da BABEROONIS came up with!

KIMABELLA used SNOWY HOUSE

Jeaniebella used a SNOWMAN AND A CARDINAL

Danabella used SNOWMAN WITH A BIRDIE ON TOP

Cathabella used DOOR WITH WREATH

Wendybella used MAVIS HAS A DAISY

Paulabella used SNOWMAN AND A CARDINAL

Lindabella used SWIRLY HILLS WITH TREES

Elaineabella used DOOR WITH WREATH

Paulineabella used MINTY WREATH

Here’s EBRUBELLA ‘s VIDEO using LULU’S SNOWMAN

and now for da SISTAHOOD!

*SIGHHHHH*  I just love Bellarific Fridays..  especially since I am a SEASONED traveller (LOL.. had to sneak that in one more time)

Next week’s theme… SNOW on your card!! (Please.. no real snow should be harmed in this card..LOL)

So anything you have that can be texturized and look like snow will do 🙂

Don’t forget this is the last day for our 5 FREE STAMPS gifty for all orders over $50!!!  Retail value is up to $50!

ALSO don’t forget to submit next week for a chance to win $20 in bellarific BUCKS or place a comment on this post for a chance to win $10 in Bellarific BUCKEROONIS!

Mwah to da sistahs who are SEASONED..

Em