WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

So I have been a LITTLE EENSY WEENSY BEENSY obssessed with embroidering.  I am DETERMINED to make an artquilt for my children.  Basically Art Journaling on fabric.  I have been MAJORLY inspired by Pam Garrison.

A sample of her artquilt can be seen here.  Please check out her blog.. she is UBER inspiring 🙂

I am going to start with a mini Bella Sampler art quilt which will include LOTS of bella images embroidered onto fabric with embellishments, trim.. OOOHHHHH AHHHHHH….. Now don’t get me wrong.. I still love my stampies on Paypah!!  But I feel that needlework is gonna be veHerry popular..and I need to practice.  Now if you know me.. if I no LIKEY something.. I no DO-ey something..LOL.  I AM LOOOOOVING embroidery!  I have now ordered every stitch book available and am learning on my own.  So here is my first piece going into my artquilt.  Now I have put it in a frame just to show how versatile your finished image can be!

I used KETTO’S BUD FLOWER in this image

here’s a close up (with a little glare).. check out my french KNOTS!  WOOOHOOOO!!! LOL.. CAN YA HEAR ME OVER THERE???

Ok just wanted to share.  I feel bettah now 🙂

So these kits are what I started learning on.  I LOOOOVE them.  DID I MENTION I LOVE THEM?  They are simple and STUNN-ING.  I decided to bring a few in the store to see if anyone would be interested.  They are relaxing, and easy… and gorgeous.

you can find them HERE

Here is a sample of one I did… you can find it HERE in da SHOP.  If you don’t know how to embroidery, these teach you simple stitches and then AFTERWARDS, the world is your OYSTER… use your stamps! get creative!

Imagine if you had a wall full of these?  *ahem* I will have a wall full of them..LOL

So that’s my “OUTBURST” for today 🙂

Mwah to da sistahs who LOVE FLOSS

Embroidery floss that is 😉

Em

My poor poor Ty-Ty was sick all weekend with very high fever 🙁 all weekend.  Ryan and I went up to a scrapbooking retreat for me to demo at and it went AMAZINGLY well. The venue was beautiful, the sistahs there were amazing!  Thank you Joanne and Carolyn for inviting me and being such gracious hostesses!

I received a call from Tyler on the way back stating that he couldn’t keep his eyes open and was shivering whilst (one of my fave words) my Mom was watching him.. I got home and boy was he a sight for sore eyes poor little one.  So I nursed him back to health and took the day off yesterday and took him to the doctor… He has a throat infection and is on medication.  But NOT JUST ANY medication.  He has graduated from the syrupy YUCKINESS or chewable CHALKINESS to CAPTHULTH!!!  His chest puffed out immediately, he walked with a little skip to his step and when he gave the pharmacist his prescription, he proudly announced that he is a BIG ENOUGH BOY to swallow “CAPTHULTH”. .. p.s. he had NO IDEA what a capsule was but we all played along…LOL.

That’s my little anecdote for the day.. I thought it was DEELISH.

Speaking of DEELISH.. take a lookie at what I just posted in the shop!  New MAYA ROAD EMBELLISHMENTS!

here we have WOOD BINGO MOTIFS all assorted

and HERE we have the Wood BINGO CALENDAR NUMBERS!  great for a december daily.. or journaling..

and finally some RESIN FLATBACKED flowahs!  LOVE THESE! and you can ink up or paint the raised petals.. YUMMALISH!

ok so that is some product GOODNESS!

Now don’t forget this week’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY 1-2-3 challenge!  1 stamping image, 2 Patterned papers and 3 embellishments!

also we have some BELLARIFIC BABEROONIS coming on Saturday to VISIT!!!  how excited am I??? OMG.. we have DANABELLA, LINDABELLA, PAULINEABELLA, PAULABELLA, CATHYBELLA and EBRUBELLA!!  Should be so much fun to just hang out!  For all da local sistahs, you are more than welcome to come and visit and hang out too!

See you soon sistahs!

MWAH!

Em

Hiya sistahs!  It’s been a crazy month let me tell you and I am so sorry I have been MIA.. I have been kinda MUSELESS…weird AY?  I usually have so much to say!! well I have been away for too long and now have LOTS to say..LOL

First, I was watching Oprah last night and I have been waiting for that episode all week.  It was the SOUND OF MUSIC 45 YEAR REUNION.  I think I cried the whole way through for no reason at all.  I just look at Julie Andrews and I get the warmest bestest feeling evah.  I think I must say that this movie is my favorite movie of all time.  I know every song and I sing it to my kids every day AD NAUSEUM…  I’ll never forget a few years ago the Sound of Music SINGALONG came to Toronto and I FORCED Ryan and a couple of friends to go.  Basically the movie was on the big screen and had the words on the screen as the songs came so you can sing along.  There were also INSTRUCTIONS in the beginning of the movie.. for example, every time you saw the mountains, you had to raise your hands over your head in a V.. like Julie Andrews did… it was HILARIOUS.  The whole audience participated and you saw when people forgot to raise their hands so in the middle of a song you would see a pair of hands go in the air.. what memories huh?

Ok so I would love to know what your MOST FAVORITEST Sound of Music song is and what your LEAST favoritest song is…just leave it in the comments .. I think this would be fun!

Ok so here’s one of my favorites (yes I have many but I made myself pick one)- THE LONELY GOATHERDER

and I think my LEAST favorite song is CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN

yes I am very well versed in the Sound of Music.. I also learned that the GORGEOUS Christopher Plummer (originally from MY hometown Montreal) was 34 in the film and Julie Andrews was 28… I though they were SOOOO Much older than I was..LOL.. Even watching parts yesterday I thought the same thing.. I think it’s time a take a real looky in da MIRRAH..LOL

Ok enough blabla.. see what happens when I am away for a few days?  I give you a WEEK’s worth of nonsense in one post!

BELLARIFIC FRIDAY WINNAHS from TWO WEEKS AGO (KETTO CHALLENGE)!

winnah of $10 in Bella bucks  for COMMENTAYTIN’ is

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

1-KRISTIN you win!  please email me your info and I will send da VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2010-10-29 13:10:01 UTC

Now for da $20 winnah of some BELLA bucks for COMMENTAYTIN!

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

13- Rosanne D- you win $20 in BELLA BUCKEROONIS!Please email me and I will send your PRIZZZE

Timestamp: 2010-10-29 13:12:40 UTC

PHEW.  I am zonked.  Should I take a break? LOL.

Ok now for THIS WEEK’s (AKA last week’s *ahem* Bellarific Friday

We had an amazing sketch to work from

Let’s see what da BABEROONIS came up with!

Cathy Grodenabella entered TWO of them for this week 🙂

Here she used REINDEER CIRCLE (I love the circle stamps cuz they fit EXACTLY in a 2″ punch.. easy PEESY)

Cath’s 2nd card features TWINKLETOES HUGGABUGG

Danabella used IZZIE HAS A DAISY

Kimabella used POPPY BITTYBLOOM

Elaineabella used THE CHOIR WITH A STAR ON TOP (one of my FAVORITE stamps)

Wendybella used BEACH HUT AND BALL

Lindabella used CHEFFA HUGGABUGG

Paulineabella used GROUP HUG

Paulabella used TOLERANCE

And here’s EBRUBELLA’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY video 🙂

HOW MUCH GREATNESS can we have in ONE POST? HMMMMM?  ~insert INFOMERCIAL voice~  “BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!”

Let’s see what the AMAYZING SISTAHOOD contributed this week!

NOW HOW’S DAT FOR DA EYE CANDEEEEEEE?

Next week’s theme is called 1-2-3

1 IMAGE, 2 PATTERNED PAPERS-3 EMBELLISHMENTS.. don’t forget to email me your entry by NOV 4th MIDNIGHT

>> I also am going to FORCE you to place a comment here.. tell your friends..your grandparents, your 6 month olds.. I WANNA SEE some conversation.  The stats tell me you are there but you ain’t speaking… Now that’s not very BELLAISH is it.  SO COMMENT will YA?

Now I am off this weekend to visit a scrapbook retreat (MMMMMM) and do a colouring demo..Can’t WAIT!

Mwah to da sistahs who try to “solve a problem like MARIA”… LOL (yes I am a BIT obssessed)

Em

didjamiss me?  OMG sistahs, it has been the CRAZIEST month EVAH.  I actually had to take a day off yesterday to just put myself back together.  I was fighting a cold since last week and just couldn’t afford it to come out..LOL and yesterday I felt like I had full blown MALARIA..LOL.

But I am BACK.  for GOOD.  NO SHOWS for a little while.  I BE HAPPY!  The Creativ festival was really amazing.. met lotsa new peeps, lotsa familiar peeps.. it was great.  Isabelle demo’d VIVA DECOR which was amazing.. I demo’d colouring which also worked out really well.. we shared a table.. it was scary..LOL. Just kiddinK.. we had a PHENOM TIME!  I will be replenishing the shop with lots of goodies so please come back by the end of week and you will see the teeny tiny weeny winy jars of inka gold which are the cutest things EVAH!!!

I need to share some SHOW LOVE…

I got to take a little break and sat down with a master embroiderer, Katrina Witten from ROWAN DEAN EMBROIDERY and her darling sweet adorable hubby, as I am DYING to learn different stitches and I must say, I am learning and enjoying every minute!   I will show you a picture of the make and take I did.. it is DEELISH!  I was having SUCH a hard time with the french know but I DIDDDDDDDDIT!!!

Another one of my most fave booFs at the show was MAD ABOUT PATCHWORK.. their fabrics were AMAZING and of course I bought some.. now DON’T ask me if my sewing machine is outta da box.. and DON”T ask me what I will do with the fabric.  I am gonna stare at it for a while and get inspired 🙂

That’s about it for a recap.

BELLARIFIC FRIDAY FROM LAST WEEK.. the SKETCH is being extended to THIS FRIDAY’S BELLARIFIC FRIDAY so you have until Thursday night (if you haven’t submitted already) to send me a card to post using this sketch

Next week’s theme (NOV 5th) is 1-2-3.  1 image, 2 PATTERNED PAPERS, 3 EMBELLISHMENTS

And here’s a little video that Ebru whipped up 🙂

Enjoy!

I have missed you 🙁

MWAH!

Pennybella Palmerbella!  You win.. please email me and I will keep the tickets for you 🙂

Just filling mineral spirits bottles.hmph.

Hope to see you all at the CREATIV FESTIVAL (and YES it is spelled that way..LOL).. Isabelle will be demoing on Friday and Paulabella will be demoing on Saturday and Sunday.. I may help a bit too..LOL

Mwah to da sistahhhhhs

Em

Hiya Sistahs!

First things first : I gots some BLOG CANDY!  2 tickets to the CREATIV FESTIVAL this weekend..!  ANYBODY want them?  It’s this weekend at the Metro Toronto Convention Center… Leave a comment and let me know!  will pick the winnah tomorrow!

I promised that I would give you a little glimpse of Scrapfest OSHAWA and some feedback from da local sistahs! LOL.  A lot of comments on da BOOB FONDLING.. thanks Michele and Robin..LOL and Sandy K. made me look at the brighter side of things by saying “at least it wasn’t your crotch!!” LOLOL.. OMG I was laughing my HEAD off.. (yikes I hope I didn’t offend anyone..LOL)

The show was great!  Saw some familiar faces, some new faces.. it was great!!  I wanted to shout out a big thank you to Penny P and Galit and Lisa P and Carrol and Gail and Elizabeth and Isabelle and Helen for being there to offer help, bringing Ginger Ale and lattes (what a combo ay?)

Well we started on a great foot.. Helen got her “PUMPKIN” fix every morning where I bought her a pumpkin loaf and a pumpkin scone.. I had my VENTI blabla as you all know by now what it is 🙂

We got there and met our first challenge

and Ebru made a surprise visit 🙂 and took a video.. I was a little “green” that day.. felt a bit ill.. Jenny clearly wasn’t showing that day..LOL .. Oh Well.. I am going to face the music tomorrow 🙁

Check out what Ebru did! She is WONDERFUL isn’t she?  Please ignore the chins..LOL

Mwah to da sistahs who will post a comment and win da tickets to da Creativ Festival!

Em