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OMG I am so sorry sistahs.. I totally haven’t been around.  Well, actually I haven’t been so well :(.  My diverticulitis (TOO MUCH INFO?) has acted up and haven’t had much sleep, rest, anything really.  We had a great weekend last weekend with the kidlets in Niagara Falls.. Went to Buffalo for some shoppin’, went to Marineland.. and that is when it “hit”… Was not pleasant but needless to say I AM BACK… with a little bit of a VENGEANCE! LOL…

School started today and I was soooo verrry sad.. We changed Tyler and Jayden’s school and when we took him there (Tyler started today), he knew some people but not many.  The good news was that Tyler’s teacher is my verrry good friend and she promised to take care of him.  She emailed me an update and said he was just fine and having a great time… PHEW!  Now where did the summer go???

Paula and Linda are coming back Oct 3d and 4th!!! I am SO EXCITED!! I will be planning the schedule shortly and will advise times of classes etc.  I did promise you some pictures from our last Paula and Linda adventure but my card reader was broken.. so I bought a new one and will show some pictures.. how we wished you were all with us! 🙂

Please don’t forget BELLARIFIC FRIDAY this week! Due Thursday night and the sketch is here:

Hope everyone had a great long weekend!

Here are some pics to make you smile and force you to join us in October 😉

well, this was a little snapshot of what a great time was had.  I hope you enjoyed looking at the pictures!

MWAH SISTAHS!

em

Sorry sistahs.. it has been crazy and with having gone away and a little bout of being a sicky, we will postpone the Bellarific Sketch for next Friday September 11th.. sorry sistahs

But here’s the sketch so you have LOTS O TIME to participate.. no excuses ya HEAR??  This sketch was provided by MEAHNIBELLA. Thanks Meahni!!  SKETCH DUE THURSDAY SEPT 10th.. emailed to emily@stampingbella.com with SUBJECT LINE: BELLARIFIC FRIDAY SEPT 10th

Let’s announce some WINNAHS from last week, shall we? (LOL, I BE SOOOO FORMAL)

Random Winnah for CONTRIBUTION this week is….

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

22	- LITTLE OWEN VANTOL.. YOU WIN!!!  Tell your MOM to contact me to get $20 in BELLA BUCKS!

Timestamp: 2009-09-02 15:37:53 UTC

I really wanted Owen to win..LOL.. and it really is amazing how the random integer pulled his number!

Now for da PEANUT GALLERY WINNAH

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Here are your random numbers:

14-

1. Jessica Says:
   August 28th, 2009 at 6:44 pm eAnother fabulous week!!! I love little Emmy (and big Emmy too :>) ) I am also blown away by the great work of the 7 year old.

Timestamp: 2009-09-02 15:40:17 UTC

Please contact me asap so I can send the vouchers!

MWAH SISTAHS and thank you for playing!

we just got back from Niagara Falls and trying to get our ducks in a row. I have given myself a day off today.. lol.. you see where that is going!

I haven’t been feeling so well so I will make this a little short and continue tomorrow 🙂

Just wanted to let you know that we are having a BACK TO SCHOOL BASH on our Splitcoast Forum tonight! so please join us (there is more information there about time etc) and you will sure have a blast!! Lots and Lots of prizes will be given

Mwah sistahs

See you tomorrow!

Em

Hiya sistahs,

Still struggling with my card reader but I PLOMISE (as Jayden USED to say) that it will be fixed and I will put up some pictures next week of last week’s event!  We had a great week this week.. I taught some classes and they went very well and we had sooo much fun!  And now it is back to BIDNISS and I am now posting the WEEKLY BELLARIFIC EVENT!  School starts in a week and a half (yikes) so we have decided to take a little JAUNT with the kidlets to Niagara Falls and Buffalo.. to go to TACKY Clifton Hill, Marineland etc.. so a lot of fun will be had (we hope).. so wish us lots of luck!!

So let’s boogie.. I will showcase the BABES first and BOY did they outdo themselves!! Now I must include all the SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES at this point.  My BABEROONIS are the BEST.. I really couldn’t have asked for a more committed and loyal bunch and I soo appreciate all their hard work in showcasing da BELLA.. So thank you again BABEROONIS for being there for me and always making the most BEEYOOOOTIFUL pieces of art!  I be SOOOO LUCKY to have you!

Here is the SKETCH everyone had to work with.. designed by MEAHNIBELLA

Let’s start with JENABELLA this week as this is her last Bellarific BABE entry *sniff*  We will miss you Jen and we LOOOVEY you!! Jen used GERTIE lulu

Danabella used ROSE BOUQUET

Joannabella used BEATRICE BELLBOTTOMS

Karen MOTZABELLA (lol every time I write that I say it in my head with a THICK Italian accent) used SUCK IT UP STELLA

Lindabella used STELLARINA (a stamp name that always makes me LOL) .. LOL!

Meahnibella used SANTA’S BIRDHOUSE

Paulabella made a card using BLOOMIN’ POTS

SARAHBELLA made a layout using SKULLY KETTO!

Shannanabella used HENRIETTA LULU

Now let’s talk about da SISTAHOOD!  We have new SISTAHs who participated this week and it makes me SOOOO HAPPY to “see” new faces! LET’S GGGOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Now how’s DAT for da EYE CANDDEEEEEE??

Just remember now, that all contributors have a chance to win $20 in bella bucks and all who place a comment have a chance to win $10 in Bella bucks!

Mwah sistahs and have a great weekend!!

Em

I love www.random.org.. it helps my life sooo very much..LOL Cuz then I don’t have to make any decisions.. there are days when Ryan or anyone will ask me a question that requires a decision and I just look at them blankly..LOL.  ryan knows that those are the days I cannot for the life of me commit to something.. LOL.. Isn’t that weird?  Kinda like my JUDGE SHOW fetish.

Ok for the random winnah for the SISTAHOOD CONTRIBUTAHS:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

12- LALO you win!  Please email me your information and we will provide you with $20 in BELLA BUCKS!	

Timestamp: 2009-08-25 17:41:43 UTC

And now for our PEANUT GALLERY WINNAH!

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Here are your random numbers:

26	TARA! YOU WIN $10 in BELLABUCKS!  Please email me your information

Timestamp: 2009-08-25 17:43:46 UTC

I now have to buy another card reader so I can upload pics.  TRIPLE MILLION hmphs

Mwah to da sistahs who have things that WORK

Em

Hiya sistahs,

First I would like to present you with this weeks sketch again created by MEAHNIBELLA!  What a great, simple and elegant sketch it is.. I hope you likey!

please ensure that your entry is emailed to me emily@stampingbella.com by latest Friday Morning.. preferably by Thursday night :).. please state BELLARIFIC FRIDAY AUG 28 in the subject line and don’t forget, if you contribute, you are eligible to win $20 in Bellarific BUCKS!  So start working sistahs!  Last weeks were PHENOM and I will be announcing some winnahs tomorrow.

This weekend felt like a whirlwind!  Bellaland was SO PACKED all weekend!  We had so much fun with Paula and Linda and I do have pics to share that I will try to post tomorrow morning with some anecdotes of the weekend.. All I can say is that this weekend proved how loved and appreciated both LINDABELLA and PAULABELLA are.  Their classes were absolutely PHENOMENAL and a chock full of information (is it spelled CHOCK? LOL).  Just watching these artists work bring sheer joy to those around them.. and their patience and senses of humor? OMG.is ALL I can say.  You will have to experience both Paula and Linda to really know what I mean.  AND GUESS WHAT?  they are returning for our weekend of events for WORLD CARDMAKING DAY on Oct. 3d!  We will keep you posted.. promise.  That weekend will be full of prizes, make and takes, classes.. you name it, it’s gonna HAPPEN in Bellaland! so stay tooooned and reserve da WEEKEND.

ANOTHER event that STAMPING BELLA will participate in is the CREATIV FESTIVAL!  WE are going to have a booth there and have make and takes and bring our product in to sell.. should be a blast!  We know that people travel from all over to come to this festival so we hope to see you there! (the event takes place on Oct. 16-18.  And THEN we will be at the NATIONAL WOMEN”S SHOW in Toronto.. that is a GREAT show to come with your girlfriends to! Show takes place Oct 23d, 24th, and 25th.  Read up on the shows and see if this is something you would like to come to! It’s so much fun!

Now for a moment that i will cherish forever.  What a few words can really do to a person.  Lindabella emailed me last week to go check out my dear friend Nichole Heady’s blog.  I asked her what it was and she told me “JUST READ IT”.  SO i did.  AND I CRIED..  I am not even going to try to put it into my own words.  so here it is.. she celebrated her 30th birthday last week and talked about the 30 most influential people /events/things in her life.  And this was what Linda referred me to.  You will find it in this post if you scroll down you will see lil ole me and the big #8 (I asked her why I wasn’t #1..LOL)

Nichole, I know I emailed you personally but I wanted to tribute this post to you because your words meant more than you will evah know.. my sistah, my friend 🙂

Hope you enjoy Nichole’s blog

Mwah to all da sistahs who only have nice things to say 🙂

Em