WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

is that not a mouthful of a title or WHAT? LOL

Ok.. so let me start

Let’s begin with the BELLARIFIC FRIDAY WINNAHS!

The CONTRIBUTING sistahood winnah of the $20 in bellabucks is….

Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2009-07-07 15:32:23 UTC

GENA PORTER.. YOU HAVE WON $20 in BELLA BUCKS!! Thank you so much for playing!

Now the WINNAH of da PEANUT GALLERY (commentator)  IS

Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2009-07-07 15:36:00 UTC

JACILYNN you have WON the $10 in BELLA BUCKS!! Please email me your information and I will send over the bucks!!

Ok, Now for a little bit of TOTALLY TERRIFIC TOOOOOSDAYS.. I decided to use one of Jessica Rose’s JOURNALING stamps ( gramophone) in a card!  I just love it for a music layout too… so here it is!

do you see all da glittah? and da BUTTON BONANZA and da HAMBLY PAYPAH?  I used our just a note stamp which is part of billboardabella’s words and the punch I used was a circle 7/8″ punch layered in a 1″ punch… is that YUMMY or what?  The great thing about the gramophone is that you can journal right in there on a layout or even stamp it inside the card with a personal note!  Hope you lovey it as much as I do 🙂

Now for a little personal story.. I AM IN LOVE WITH A NEW MAKEUP PRODUCT AND YOU NEED TO MARCH OUT AND GET ONE ASAP! LOL

I warn you not to read further if you are not interested in makeup..LOL.  So I have been convinced to buy the old fashioned eyelash curler.. I cannot tell you how many times I have PINCHED my lid and scabbed and scarred (LOL) because of that archaic thing (that cost me a kajillion dollars I might add..LOL).. AND I NEVER SAW RESULTS REALLY.. so then I saunter (uchh I wish I could saunter) into SEPHORA for my “fix” and I find the most amazing EYELASH FIBRE THINGAMABOB

so you apply this to your lashes and the “fibers” attach to the end of your lashes .. you apply it as you would a mascara.. and then you put your mascara on top!   it’s honestly AMAZING.. LOVE THIS

So sistahs,

today you got a little bit of everythin’.. LOL .. ya got da card, da winnahs, and da makeup!

Mwah to da sistahs who need da fibers..

Em

winners to be announced a little later sorry.. the day just flew by!!!!

here it is! sponsored by JENABELLA..

isn’t it FUNNNNNNN?!?!?!?

Card submission is to be emailed to emily@stampingbella.com by Thursday night July 9th.  Subject line should be bellarific friday July 10!

Have fun sistahs and I can’t wait to see your creations!!

MWAH!

HELLLOOOOOO sistahs!!!!  How has your week been?  Sorry I have been MIA.. been a little crazy but NO EXCUSE.. so I will commit to more entries n’k?  My mom and I had a great time in “buffalo”.. but  we didn’t really go to buffallo… LOL  we actually snuck to a little teeny tiny hidden away casino.. (our little secret) and had a great time!!!!  Does anyone else like to gamble a little? any funny stories?? Ok, I will share mine from just this past tuesday but really I am a little EMBARRASSED so don’t make fun of me k?  pLomise? K.. here goes!

So I sit myself down at a LET IT RIDE table with a little side of THREE CARD POKER.. VERRRY comfy womfy… and on my first hand I pull back a bet (NOT GOOD WHEN YOU HAVE A GREAT HAND).. the guy next to me almost punches me and announces that I lost $10… Ok so that is how my first hand goes.. I claim that the reason I made this mistake is due to lack of caffeine…. SO what do I do??? I order a coffee of course!   So here comes my coffee.. I am sipping, I am happy, I am winning… and then what do you think happens?  *insert shriek here*  Yup, you guessed it…  I SPILLED THE COFFEE ALLL OVER THE CLOFF (cloth) TABLE!!!!! so the whole table were shooting me the EVILIST looks..  I was apologizing to death.. sweating… and the pitboss gets paper towels and then walks away.. then thinks about it.. then comes back…(still doesn’t wipe the table).. I am sitting in horror staring at the dribbles of coffeee spreading all over the CLOFF.. freaking out internally… and finally he decides to close the table for HOUSEKEEPING to reopen in 1/2 an hour…. So I apologize again and continue to freak out internally and of course return in a half an hour.. only to see that they ran out of chips and the pit bosses were staring at each other at a loss of what to do.. at that point, I took my CLUMSY self out of my chair, and left..  I just couldn’t take the clueless looks the pit bosses had.. HMPH.. double hmph.. triple hmph… LOL.. so that is my little anecdote for the day… NUGGET..LOL  you likey da story?

Ok now to BIDNISS… this week was a PHENOM week in terms of responses to Lindabella’s sketch due today… Some new faces appeared which makes me SOOOOo verRRRyyyyy HApppppY!

So off we go…

Here is this week’s sketch

Here are our Bellarific Babes’  contributions for this week and might I add they are SPEC-TAC-ULAR as usual..! So enjoy the VIEW! and ENJOYYYY!!!!

Nickabella made a stunning card using STELLA DIGS IT.  Nicky used our sizzix embossing folder Flowers and dots duo (LOVE THAT DIE) and our BAUBLES.. check out the GRASSSS!!! LOVE IT NICKY!!!

Danabella made a stunning card using TURTLE TOTS PICKING POSIES

Jenabella made a beeyootiful card using VIOLET BITTYBLOOM and swiss dots

Joannabella made a stunning card using ALTEE “TUDE

Karenabella made a gorgeous card using BEACH HUT AND BALL

Lindabella made a gorgeous card using BEACH HUT AND BALL . Linda used SARSAPARILLA from the Lime Rickey collection

PAULABELLA made a stunnerific card (another BELLA-ism) using limelight.. notice that the LIGHTS are ON..? LOL.. simple detail that makes me so happy and she used the COSMO CRICKET paper SOMETHING SPECIAL from the EVERAFTER COLLECTION

Shannanabella made a gorgeous card using CUPPYCAKE WITH A HUGGABUGG on top and using the FRIDAY paper from the cosmo cricket GIRL FRIDAY collection (LOOVE IT!)

SARAHBELLA made a gorgeous layout using tons of fun PAYPAH and embellies that we carry in da bella boutique! THE NEW JUNE BUG COLLECTION BY BASIC GREY HAS ARRIVED IN BELLALAND!!!!   I will be putting it online this weekend or monday latest.. TO DIE FOR I SWEAR!!!

Now is that AMAZING EYE CANDEEEE or WHAT??

Now the SISTAHS have OUTDONE themselves as well! OMG.. FANTABULOUS creations…   Now the contributing sistahs are eligible to win a $20 BELLA GIFT VOUCHER and our PEANUT GALLERY (commentators) have a chance to win $10 BELLA BUCKS AS WELL!  So start commentin’ and start submittin’ sistahs!  Please also make sure that you stay tuned for da winnahs announced on Mondays as well as the new CHALLENGE posted for the week!

I feel like this was a commercial..LOL

Ok now onto our SISTAHOOD CONTRIBUTIONS.. now if you don’t see your submission, please email it to me again and I will try my bestest to add.. sometimes things get lost, or in the junk folder etc so please forgive me

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE  TODAY!  LOVVE that I see new SISTAHS participating.. just worth the 7 hour prep work..LOL.. cuz I LOOOVE all of you!!

Mwah to da sistahs who love me too 🙂

Em

Hiya sistahs!

I am off for the day to Buffalo with my mom for a little R&R and of course some retail therapy!  So here I am at the office at the end of a busy MONDAYYYY writing for TOOOOSDAY.. and decided to feature a Quickutz limited edition set called FLIRTY.. OMG I AM IN LOVE with this set and it is so worth it’s price as it is a box of FUN including images, a font and a little pink baggy.. YUMMMM!

I wanted to do something FUN and FROOOTY and SUMMMMERY so here goes 🙂  all 3 samples were using some dies and font from the FLIRTY set

well, I’m “OFF LIKE A PROM DRESS” (LOL people always LAFF when I say that)

so have a GREAT day..

Mwah to da sistahs who can still FIT IN their prom dresses (LOL)

Em

Hiya Sistahs!  We had such a PHENOMALISH time this weekend.. we had our BABES LINDA AND PAULA AND THEIR POSSSSEEEE come and visit.. we had coloring tutorials.. copic and colored pencils.. OMG we had a store fulla sistahs and lots of SQUEALING goin on!!!  What a great time we all had.. OMG.. words cannot express the appreciation I have for these wonderful sistahs.. taking the time out.. driving 5+ hours.. for lil’ ole’ us?????  I could BOW DOWN in honour and appreciation.. LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

and NOWWWW for this weeks’ sketch.. made by our very own LINDABELLA.  This is due on Thursday evening to be posted on Friday for Bellarific Friday.. you can email your entry to me emily@stampingbella.com  with the subject line saying BELLARIFIC FRIDAY JULY 3d.. HAPPY CARDMAKING SISTAHS!!! isn’t it SUPER?

Our Ecobottles have had such a great reception 🙂  We are thrilled and we know that you will LOOOVE the future gifties too!  Our gift with purchase ends on Wednesday July 1st (happy Canada Day!!) and i have received lots of emails as to whether we sell the bottle on it’s own!  WE SHO’ DOOOO!  you can find them here

and now for da WINNAH’s of BELLARIFIC FRIDAYS!

Here is Da Winnah of our PEANUT GALLERY

Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2009-06-29 17:52:43 UTC

1. Nancy DeLenardo Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 12:36 am eWow all of these cards are amazing. I am glad that the cards are picked at random because this would be too hard to pick. Good Luck ladies.
   Nancy

NANCY!! EMAIL ME AND YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR $10 in BELLA BUCKS!  CONGRATS!

and now for da winnah of the SISTAHOOD CONTRIBUTAHS!

Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2009-06-29 17:56:46 UTC

JENNINE CHAMBERS!!! COME ON DOWN!!! You have won $20 in BELLA BUCKS for contributing!!  Thank you!!!

It’s been a while since we took a peeky at what da BABES have been up to 🙂  so let’s go!

Nickabella made a gorgeous card using AMPLEETUDE.. isn’t she gorgeous?

Danabella made a stunning card using I-CAN’T-SEE-A-THING-ABELLA

Jenabella made a FAB-O card  using CHARLOTTE KETTO

Joannabella made a BEEYOOOTIFUL double card entry (showoff! LOL) using TURTLE TOTS – BIRTHDAY WISHES and BLUEBELL BITTYBLOOM..

Karenabella made a YUMMMM card using our JUST MY TYPE STAMP (have I mentioned that this is one of my favorite stamps?).. LOOOVE IT!!

Lindabella made a STUNNING card using PRESENTAHBELLA.. I can’t begin to say how all the birthday wishes were truly sooo appreciated and humbling.. from EVERYONE!!!

Paulabella made a fantastic card using JUST MY TYPE .. I just wanted to show everyone how versatile my favorite stamp is..LOL.. and BEEYOOOTIFUL (I kinda begged Paula to keep it and I WON!!!)

Mwah to da sistahs who will always remain true SISTAHS

Em

Hiya SISTAHS.. we have a promotion going on.. YUP we DO!  It lasts until July 1st and we are so excited about it!  If you have not read about it yet, you can find it here.. this bottle is so PHENOM.. I SWEAR!  BELLA’s HONOR!

Since I am so late in this post, I can’t dilly dally (love those words) so it’s straight to BIDNISS… n’k?

First, let me begin by showing you Nicky’s SKETCH translated by SHANNANABELLA

Now if I have left anybody out, please email your submission and I will try my bestest to make sure it is posted ASAP!

Also, if you don’t know about our BELLA BUCKS PRIZE… here goes!

I will give out a $20 bella bucks voucher on MONDAY to a random contributor to the sketch.. I will also provide a $10 bella bucks voucher to A PEANUT in our PEANUT GALLERY (one who places a comment on this post).. Ok?  READY? SET GO!

Here are our contributions from our BELLARIFIC BABES.. YOU WILL BE IN AWE sistahs!

Danabella made a stunning card using WASABI KETTO

Jenabella made a bEEyotiful card using PARTYGIRLABELLA

Joannabella made a PHENOM card using TURTLE TOTS birthday wishes

Karenabella made a FAB-O card using SAVVYSHOPPABELLA

Lindabella made a FABBY DABBY DEELISH card using CAKEY WATT

Paulabella made a PHENOM card using LITTLE EMMY

shannanabella made a YUMMALISH card using DAYDREAMABELLA

Sarahbella made a GORGEOUS layout using THICKERS and American Craft paper.. isn’t it gorgeous??

So that’s it for DA BELLA BABERIFFIC BABEROONIS (lol.. I like that)

AND NOOOOOWWWW FOR DA SISTAHHHOOOD BABEROONIS…  LOVE IT!

Hope you have a FANTASTICALLY PHENOMENALICIOUS WEEKEND!!

mwah!

Em