WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

why does the week go by so quickly???? First of all I have babbled to you all week.. you happy now or am I annoying with my posts? LOL

Guess what we are getting in da BELLA HOUSEHOLD??? Yup Paulabella and Jimafella will be driving to our house today to hand deliver two rescue kitties that Paula has been momma-ing for the past 2 months.  I couldn’t resist so yesterday I told paula that I wanted them.  So JASPER and EDWARD (lol) will be joining our family.  Tyler and Jayden are beside themselves.. Tyler I trust, Jayden I have to advise that she cannot pull any tails..LOL.

We will be having a BELLATASTIC release this wednesday July 28th for those of you NOT going to CHA to enjoy and it will last til August 4th so peeps coming HOME from CHA can enjoy!  WE ARE SO EXCITED.. there will be a FABBY giveaway and some AMAZING images.. so stay tooooned

Now for some winnahs from Bellarific Friday last week!

the WINNAH for COMMENTING is ($10 in bella buckeroonis)

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Here are your random numbers:

32- SHAWNE YOU WIN!! email me and we will arrange!

Timestamp: 2010-07-23 14:55:53 UTC

Now for da winnah for CONTRIBUTIN’

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8- Jenn you win! please email me and I will send you the $20 in Bella buckeroonis!

Timestamp: 2010-07-23 14:59:25 UTC

Ok FINNNNNALLLYY.. let’s see what people came up for BELLARIFIC FRIDAY TODAY! the theme is

ANYTHING BELLA OR STELLA.  Here we GOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Karen Motzabella used GLOBETROTTABELLA

Jeaniebella used STELLA DOING A BALANCING ACT

Danabella used  GRUMPABELLA

Lindabella.. YES I SAID LINDABELLA is a little HEALED and made up a card for us.. WOOHOO LINDA!  She used STELLA HAS HER FIX

Paulabella used Stella’s going a ‘shoppin

Jodibella used STELLA WITH AN OLIVE ON TOP

Elainabella used IPODABELLA

Are those GORGEOUS CARDS or what???

Now let’s look at the GORGEOUS cards from da SISTAHOOD!

so HOW IS DAT for some EYE CANDEE?  Amazing! love them all! great job sistahs!

Ok NEXT WEEK’S THEME before I forget..LOL and the little minibellas have to REMIND ME.. is CHRISTMAS IN JULY ( which will go VERY well with some of our release hint hint)

don’t forget to place a comment on THIS post to win some blog candy

Don’t forget to place a comment here for a chance to win $10 in bella bucks and if you send a contribution, you have a chance to win $20 in Bella bucks!

Mwah sistahs for a great weekend and I want to HEARRRR from you.. ya HEARRRRR?

Em

who cares if it is useful or not..LOL!  Just kiddinK.. it is useful too! and it is PINK.. and it looks GREAT in your tool bag (we were just discussing this last night.. I have every tool bag imaginable and yet I travel NOWHERE..LOL).  What is it you ask? It’s the new WE R MEMORY KEEPERS  BRAD SETTER AND PIERCING TOOL! (oh and the piercing tool has a COVER.. you would think that would be a given but you would be surprised by what is out there.. can you believe I am giving SUCH importance to a paper piercer? LOL)

Last night we had an AMAZING time in Bellaland at my Art Journaling 101 class.  I think people were a bit apprehensive about what it was all about..LOL.. but as soon as we got “down and dirty”, they were cutting gluing painting MANIACS!!! LOL… We had such an amazing time and since it was a really big class, I will be offering it again next month as well as a 102 class.  WOOOHOOO!  In my class yesterday, I mentioned my little teeny tiny obssession with MOLESKINES.. no FAKESKINES.. they MUST be MOLESKINES.. I’m like Pavlov’s DOGGY.. every time I pass the Moleskine section at the bookstore I IMMEDIATELY drool.. LOL.  I will try to pile mine all together and take a picture just for you to really SEE my obssession.. or maybe I shouldn’t…. I just bought the LARGE sketchbook and am in love.. it usually takes a while to really find the journal that “fits” for lack of a better word.  Molesine is the one for me!! It’s not too tight…. it’s not too loose (when will that ever happen).. it’s JUUUUUST right!  Here’s a little technique that I did to make my backgrounds.. I used a dye inkpad, SHMEARED it all over the page and while it was wet (quickly), i SHMEARED (SPREADDDD.. SHMEARRRR just sounds bettah)   it again with a babywipe to spread the inks.. YUMMMMMMM!! and I layered two of them!  I also used our new “I AM STAMP” called FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS and the LITTLE MOMENTS QUOTE STAMP.  Now please note, this is a page in progress but it’s yummy to stroke and lick..LOL (ok I don’t lick it but I do stroke the page sometimes when no one is looking…LOL)…

Don’t forget BELLARIFIC FRIDAY sistahs.. theme is ANY BELLA or STELLA (lol.. I got some EXCELLENT submissions so far!)  Also, don’t forget TANTALIZING TOOSDAY special this week are the TIM HOLTZ EMBOSSING FOLDERS and Dena’s kitabella!

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey da MOLESKINES like MEEEEE

EM

I said to Jayden as we went in for her 5 year physical knowing that she was going to get her booster.  Tyler was busy chanting that he was SOOOO happy he was NOT getting a shot and I saw my little girl’s bottom lip quiver (I gave Tyler SEVERE EYE MAIL..LOL) .  When we were alone together the night before chatting outside (we do that almost every night) and Tyler and Ryan were at baseball practice she asked me if the needle would hurt.  I looked at her like she was CUH-RAZY (even though I am SCARED TO DEATH OF NEEDLES) and asked her if she ever heard of the BLA BLA BLAH medicine against a shot.  She said “no mommy”.. so I told her all about the BLABLA.  What IS the blabla medicine that takes away all needle pain you ask?  Well.. this is a very big secret but I allow you to use it with your kidlets too.  I told Jayden that as SOON as she knows the doctor is going to get the needle she MUST look at me and grab my hand.  When the doctor comes in she is NOT allowed to look at him (LOL) and we just look at each other and say BLA BLA BLA (like we are having a pretend conversation).. sometimes the blabla goes to a higher pitch (like when the needle goes in) and then by the time she got to the third BLA, I told her it was OVAH.. she couldn’t believe it!  She looked at me and said.. is it over?  I said yes… she made sure to tell me that it “STILL HURT” just so I acknowledge it.. and she took a lollipop and off she went while Tyler STILL made sure that we knew that he was happy he didn’t have a shot. LOL. and our doctor looked at Tyler and said “YOURRRRR TURNNNNNN”…LOL. (he was joking).. Tyler was PETRIFIED and I said to him.. “ya wanna do the blabla medicine?”.  He was NOT amused.

That’s one of my little nuggets of the day

Don’t forget BELLARIFIC FRIDAY this week is to use a BELLA or a STELLA!

Take a look at our TANTALIZING TOOSDAY special this week

Mwah to da sistahs who will start BLA BLA’ing ASAP

Em

I been thinking.. wouldn’t it be fun to have a day every week to have a sale?? I think everyone would be happy with that no?  So what I decided was that on TOOSDAY every week we will feature another product on sale.  The sale will last from TOOSDAY to MONDAY (while quantities last) and then the following TOOSDAY something else will be featured on sale.  (Oh and I may sneak some stuff in the SPECIALS section from time to time so you must check often 🙂 ).. Ok I can’t say TOOOOOSDAY anymore..LOL.

So this week I begged and pleaded with Denabella to make a little DENA kit that we will be selling for $10! (If you know Dena’s work and love it, you will be sure to be happy with this kit 🙂 ) This week’s kit is Crate Paper’s PLUM BLOSSOM kit.. it is GORGEOUS and the retail value is approximately $18.  You get 5 sheets of double sided patterned paper (did I tell you that I LOVE CRATE PAPER?  it’s one of my top 2 lines of paper that I adore.. from the quality to the design.. it’s BEEYOOTIFUL!).  Another thing you must keep in mind is that the quantity is very limited so once it’s gone, she be gone!  You also receive some orange ricrac, orange felt daisies, assorted coordinating brads, 2 MAYA ROAD new kraft funky envelopes, 2 sheets of Kraft paper which is really the new black..LOL. and two full packages of coordinating Crate Paper embellishments (sparkle chip, journaling stickers etc,..).  Each kit will vary.  But its YUMMALISH I promise!

Now for this week’s PROMO, we are featuring that kit as well as the TIM HOLTZ/SIZZIX EMBOSSING FOLDERS!  Their regular price is 13.99 now on sale for $9.99 for 2 embossing plates and they are YUMMMMMMY! Plomise!

and now for the BONUSSSSS.  I will be giving some blog candy away to 2 winnahs!  First winnah will win one of the embossing plate sets.. second winnah will win one of the limited edition kits!

** PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROMOTION APPLIES to ONLINE ORDERS ONLY**

So place a comment, do the MAFF (math) and say hi!

We will be doing this every TOOSDAY (that word again)

Mwah to da sistahs who love TOOOOOOOOOOSDAYS (lol)

Em

So it’s Sunday and Ryan is working and I am home with da kidlets. I like them to play “independently” at times (aka give mommy some alonnne time lol) so Tyler asked me if he can put on some face paint (devil theme) and I said yes and Jayden joined him upstairs.. Things were very quiet…. And down comes this MESS of a child I didn’t even recognize. He decided that ADDING water on top of the makeup would make things even NICER lol. This is what came downstairs
And then his sister posed proudly with him
Then we decided to go out for lunch and Jayden decided to dress herself ( she usually nevah matches). This one instance, because she matched albeit not really appropriate for 34 degree weather I allowed her to wear that out lol (legwarmers)
Just wanted to share how glamorous my life is lol.. I must say that we had fun.. Arts and crafts, backgammon.. You name it.
Hope you had as much fun
Mwah to da sistahs’ who can blog from their iPhone ( pardon the blurry iphone pictures)
’em