WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

Donna donna bo Bonna DOWNEY is coming tomorrow!! can you believe she is gonna be here already?? SOOOOO VERRRRY EXCIIIIITED.. we are all preparing for her arrival and we are planning a 4:00pm Meet N Greet for whomever would like to meet her and her WHITE GLASSES in person! LOL

I can’t wait.. I can’t wait .. I can’t wait!  I can’t wait to meet everyone who is making the special trip over here too!

MWAH!!!!

Also We are extending our ONLINE 10% sale in celebration of Donna and our new release!  Code at the end of your order to receive the 10% off is junerelease10.  Do take advantage!

you can find the new releases here

Don’t forget tomorrow is also bellarific friday! the theme is HERE COMES SUMMER! don’t forget to submit!

Mwah to da sistahs who want to meet white glasses 🙂

Em

off all orders no matter what the total!  I am in a festive mood what can I say!  (I love this release! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!)  But I love EVERY release..hmph.  I’m my bestest customer..LOL!  (this sale applies to online orders only).

*** PLEASE NOTE NEW DISCOUNT CODE junerelease10*****

So since I have been around a long time (getting OLD ya know), and you know this BELLA well, you know my ‘style’.. whimsical, detailed, youthful and empathetic.  Each stamp that is created by my AMAZING artists show a different side of me…. with each stamp that I present to you, you know there is a piece of me in them and I hope you feel the same way when you look at them.. “oh this reminds me of…”… “this is SO me…” etc.  The stamps require you to colour and revert back to your youth  where you sat with your colouring books and just entered this “zone” and lost yourself.. a type of therapy.  I hope you feel the same way as I do!

All of the artists I work with understand me.. get me.. it’s weird.   Now that we have welcomed MOBELLA to our world, I feel more complete..LOL.  Mo, Christy, Ellia (greenbeanbaby), Krista, Gretchen (Chichiboulie), Miss Mint (scrappy stamps), Elena (turtle tots)… they have all helped me get what’s in my head out on paper.. my head is MUCH emptier thanks to them..LOL (take it as you wish!).  I want to THANK THEM so much for trusting me and going on this adventure togethah!

So I decided to have a MASCULINE father’s day theme within this release.  It is SO difficult to make guy cards, daddy cards, son cards etc.. so here is Mo’s BIG GUYS

THE BIG GUY JOGGING

Here is Lindabella’s card BEFORE (avant in french..k I am annoying) the accident 🙁 .

THE BIG GUY GRILLING

look at the detail! LOL.. he is ASSESSING the grilling job..

THE BIG GUY GOLFING

and his tongue sticking out while he focuses?  Mo captures it all!

THE BIG GUY’S GARDEN

the stubble on the back of his head?  priceless!

and now for the male teens in our lives…

GAME ON

P.S just listening to the song FOOTLOOSE and about to JUMP OUT OF MY SEAT!!! how do I know all the words???

Our Christy has outdone herself with this little character.. I AM IN LOVE with her face, her body, her cuteness.. let me know what you think?! I have decided that she is IZZY’s little feline friend (see, I live through my characters..LOL)  Christy even created this little badge for her.  She SOOO deserves her own “badge”, oui oui? (practicing for PAREEEEE)

MAVIS HAS A DAISY

and here is JEANIEBELLA’S CARD..

MAVIS BUILDS A SANDCASTLE

and here’s Jeaniebella’s card 🙂

SWINGIN’ MAVIS

Danabella’s card

are these MAVISES EDIBLE????

here’s MAVIS IN HER KINI

and now a coupla BELLAS for you!

PARKBENCHABELLA

Dana‘s Parkbenchabella card

BAYKAHBELLA

Ok, so back to MO.  We decided to test something out this release by releasing the digi and the stamp at the same time.  This little DIVA reminds me of ME.. LOL and I think it reminds MO of me (even though she never met me… should I take that as a compliment?? LOL) SHE IS SO GORGEOUS and I think I found the perfect sentiment to go with her.. whaddya thinky?

meet DIVA by Mo

and then there is this SCRUNCHY MUNCHY YUMCHY (that would be YUMMY but had to Rhyme) KISSY FACE.. I just wanna SMOOCH her and THEN PROCEED TO NIP AT HER JUICY legs.. (my kids suffer from the little nipping once in a while..LOL)

Meet KISSY by mo

here’s JODIBELLA’s rendition of Kissy

and HOPING.. she is one step ahead of me actually cuz she is ON the scale but notice how her toesies are CURLED over the number that appears! LOL  LOVE HER

LIZZY LAPTOP (ummm that’s ME.. I think she shoulda named her EMILY laptop non? (french for NO..LOL)

Everyone knows that with PATIENCE comes TOLERANCE.. LOL.. had lots of requests for him.. I hope you enjoy! (that poor poor cat)

The CAT’S out of the BAG is so my personality..LOL.. you can send this to anyone for any occasion!  Just LOVE this

How can you resist BEST BUDS?  the look and feel of this stamp is so amazing.  I am sure you will agree!

look at his little bumbum 🙂

And now BUDS-girl.. look at her curly toe 🙂 stretching in sheer bliss

Ok that’s it…. DO YOU LOVEY DA RELEASEY???

what happened to BELLARIFIC FRIDAY YESTERDAY?  did you forget?  LOL.. and the answer is.. nope.. I was so swamped with family coming into town, Trish coming to visit.. it’s been a nuthouse!!  So I apologize for our this-week’s-bellarific-saturday sistahs 🙁

I will try for this not to happen again..LOL on the “TRY”

Our theme this week was MASCULINE/FATHER’S DAY

so without further ADOOOO.. let’s see what da BABEROONIS came up with (Linda… *sniff sniff” try to colour with your feet n’k?)

Paulabella used FISHAFELLA

Jodibella used NOAH THE COMPUTER GUY

Karen Motzabella (even though she is in Hawaii) was so amazing to have made this card for this week!.  She used our FATHER DEFINITION BLOCK

Danabella used DYLAN LOLLIPOP

Elaineabella used KING OF THE WILD THINGS

Jeaniebella used Dylan Lollipop

now how’s DAT for BELLARIFIC BABEROONI goodness? LOL

Now let’s see what da SMALL sistahood submitted this week.. WHERE IS EVERYBODY? LOL.  you are NOT entitled to lives unless you submit. K?

So how great are these cards? LOOOOOVE them!!

Don’t forget to leave a comment to have a chance to win $10 in bella bucks!

Mwah to da sistahs who love BELLARIFIC SATURDAYS as mUcH as BELLARIFIC FRIDAYS!

*****NEXT WEEK’S THEME IS “HERE COMES SUMMAH”******

Em

I loved you lately? LOL.  I have not FORGOTTEN my sistahs.. it’s been a whirlwind around here preparing for our PAULABELLA coming for a full day of classes on Saturday (OMG so EXCITED!!!!)..  Everyone is in for a TRUE PAULA experience.  She is coming with Jim who is so amazing and brings her lunch etc (cuz her hostess sure doesnt..lol  I am too comfortable now!!).  We haven’t seen eachother in a while so this should be fun!  I am hoping she will come early enough on Friday so that we have some more time to bond!  And friday is gonna be special cuz TRISH is coming to visit too!  we are gonna have an ENCAUSTICALLY great time..LOL (ya I am a bit of a loser..LOL).   On SUNDAY we will be thinking about poor LINDABELLA elevating her wrist.  HMPH.  I miss you lindabella!! we all do!

We are also getting ready for DONNA DOWNEY coming! She will be here from June 4-6.  OMG sooo excited to spend a whole weekend with her…  I hope she doesn’t get sick of me cuz I am gonna be ON TOP OF HER for 4 days LOL.. she may not even know that we will have a pajama party..LOL.  She also promised me that we will be doing an inspiration journal on the Sunday night… cannnnnoooot wait!  And then it is the BELLA in Europe from June 9-17 working at the Craft Barn June 12-13 and then Paris! oui oui!

It’s gonna be a great summah sistahs.. Oh and I failed to mention….. THERE WILL BE A PHENOMALICIOUS release next monday.. MEMORIAL day.. you will FUH-REAKKKKK out!!! I promise.. it is an OUTSTANDING release.. Mobella has awesome images coming out in Rubbah, and CHRISTY CROLLABELLA has a new character that you will wanna SQUEEZE.. there will also be some bellasssss… YUUUUUMMM!

I AM SOOOO EXCITEDDDDDDDD.  are you?

don’t forget about Bellarific Friday!  MASCULINE THEME !

mwah to da sistahs who didn’t forget about lil (not so much) ole me

Em

Hiya sistahs!  Hope everyone has had a good end of the week.  This will put you over the edge FO’ SHO’!

Let’s talk about winnahs from last week’s bellarific friday!

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Ok, now let’s talk BIDNISS

Bellarific friday for this week was AMAZING!  Everyone was working with the following sketch

Now let’s see how our BABEROONIS interpreted it

Our poor Lindabella will be out of commission for the next 6-8 weeks 🙁 poor lindabella. We miss you!!!

Paulabella used TURTLE TOTS-SUMMER GIRLS

Elainabella used TACO KETTO

Danabella used TURTLE TOTS-SUMMER GIRLS

Karen Motzabella used FABBY

Jeaniebella used BFFABUGGS

Jodibella used FRIENDSHIP DEFINITION BLOCK

Now how’s DAT for extra YUMMALICIOUSNESS??? HMMMM??

Now let’s see what da SISTAHOOD came up with.. and DA MINI SISTAHOOD!

so How’s DAT for EYE CANDEEE?  I just love this day! don’t you? hmmmm?

also soo excited for da DONNA DOWNEY coming in two weeks and da PAULABELLA next week! WOOHOO very bisssssssyyyyy

mwah to da sistahs who lovey da fridayZ

******OOPSIE..next week’s challenge is  FATHER’S DAY OR MASCULINE THEME****

Em

Hiya tootsies.. how’s everybody on this HUMP day?  I’ve been feeling a bit “off” which is verrry weird.. may go home and sleep it off.  Reading a fabby although depressing book called the GLASS CASTLE.  It is definitely a page turner and really makes you appreciate what you have.

Yesterday was my little Jayden’s 5th birthday.  Where does the time go?!  I asked my mother in law when the excuse of carrying baby weight can not be used anymore… she advised it is an excuse we are allowed to use FOREVAH.. So I am sticking to it.   We took some pictures but now that I have the card reader in my possession, I forgot the CARD AT HOME!!! GRRRR.. I swear if my head wasn’t screwed on tightly I would leave it somewhere too.  I will be sure to post the pics as soon as I have the TWO in my possession AT THE SAME TIME..LOL

so sad news… (I feel like a newspaper..LOL).  Our poor poor poor LINDABELLA went to Vegas and decided to ZIPLINE (what’s wrong with her?!?!?! lol)  and she broke her wrist!! and it is THE wrist at that.  I asked her why she couldn’t break a LEG or something if something HAD to break.  Hmph.  Please send her a comment cuz she is sad at home missing us and can’t color 🙁  she will be out of commission for 6-8 weeks! (I MISS YOU LINDABELLA).  Her class in Bellaland will be cancelled for May 30th.  We will be sending emails tomorrow to notify everyone.

I am very excited!  My new friend TRISH BALDWIN from my encaustic course last weekend is coming to visit me!  She will be arriving next Friday to play in wax with me!  Is that exciting or what?  I am begging her to bring her dress project with her … I need one of those badly and she promised she would bring it right TRISH? LOL 

Now let’s share some SCRAPPY goodness. Denabella is so coming out of her shell.  I am soooo proud of her!! Her work is TOTALLY OUTSTANDING.  I hope you will be able to go to her blog and leave a little comment ..  This is her most recent layout using our whole  STORE on one page.. LOL.  She used our CELEBRATE LIFE stamp, basic grey new BASIC COLLECTION, the new Australian BUZZ AND BLOOM chipboard flowers (still loading some in the system).. AMAZING OR WHAT?!?!?! oh and marshmallow glimmer mist on the alphabet.

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey da BUZZZZ and da BLOOOM and da DENABELLA

Em