WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

So glad you VISSSSITED today 🙂  First of all TODAY I AM OFFICIALLY 37.. I feel like I am 17… on PAYPAH I am 98.5.. LOL

So here is DA BEGINNING OF DA BLOGGY HOP (i used a new release for mine to show that it can apply to ALLLL occasions including birthdays, runners, marathons.. U NAME IT,  FIRST-PLACE-ABELLA covers it! I HOPE YOU LOVEY HER!!!

FOR DA NEXT STOP, please visit NICKABELLA for her GORGEOUS take on da BLOG HOP! You can also find DA mastAH list here .. KEEP READING IF YOU WANNA SEE WHAT WE HAVE UP OUR SLEEVES!!

We are  SOOO Excited here in Bellaland and we just want to share it with you.  We are having a special gift with purchase (Which we THINK we will be doing monthly so stay TOOONED).. Since it is Summah and since we need WATAH and lots of it… We researched and researched and found THIS one to be DA bestest one EVAH.

Here’s a brief description..

it’s BPA free!

100% recyclable stainless steel water bottles can be used again and again

Carabiner included! (not shown in the picture but can hook onto anything!)

plastic lid with finger grip makes it easy to carry or add the carabiner clip

wide mouth so that you can put ICE CUBES in it

Stainless steel inside

the lip where you drink from is all plastic so it is SO COMFY to drink from!

Stays cool for hours!

last but not least it is a UNIQUE BELLA EDITION that you will not find ANYWHERE!

here’s the front (forgive the pictures, it’s so much nicer in person) and YES, ECOBELLA WILL BE RELEASED TODAY!

It’s honestly FAB-O quality and light and yummy and, well, it’s ECOBELLA!  (you will be seeing more things from the ECOBELLA line)

you  can find ECOBELLA here…check out the new GLITTAH which I will be posting shortly.. Nicky does a great BURNISHED VELVET technique with it and double sided tape.. YUM!!! the little words in ecobella fit her purse..  LOVE THIS IMAGE and the little one can be stamped in the back of your cards.. LOVE IT?  I do! p.s. also used this border punch

Please meet PACKITUPABELLA.. I JUST LOVE HER!!!  I used FUNKY HAMBLY paper for the background.  She can be used for any occasion as she is sitting on boxes. and ACTUALLY I SAT for this image.. as I am moving soon (we bought a great house!).. so this is what I will look like when the moving van comes… NOT..LOL

Now take a LOOKIE at NICKABELLA”S CARDS… OMG.. PHENOM!

here’s ADDY ‘TUDE loves her ‘TINIS.. is she amazing or WHAT?

Here’s another using ADDY ‘TUDE  is on top of the world

Nicky used Addy ‘TUDE is a cupcake DIVA

Here, Nicky used GRATTY ‘TUDE.. is she not DEEVINE?  She also comes with the best sentiment that I got from Christy.. “smile, it’s contagious”

There are 4 MARCHINGBANDABELLAS in a set plus the most amazing SENTIMENT “MARCH TO THE BEAT OF YOUR OWN DRUM”.. how true is that?  You can use them separately or togethah

Marchinband card #2

Marching band card#3

And here are the three togethah!

Here is SOLLY TUDE

and you’re my number one a bella

So here’s the scoop.  As a birthday gift from me to you, I am offering this bottle ($17.99 retail value) free in any order over $75 (limit one per order).  It will also be for sale on it’s own.. it’s a WONDERFUL addition to our Bella family and I am sure you will love it too!  Imagine walking around convention with this baby attached to your bag?  YUUUUMMMMMMM

Also, please stay TOONED to this POST.. this is where I will be updating all day long

Mwah to da sistahs who are THIRSSSSTY!

Em

Ok so yesterday , our “ANYTHING GOES TUESDAY” has been “skipped”.. lol.. I mean, how can you start a weekly ‘thang and not have a NAMMMMMMMMMMMMME for it??? which brings me to the next part of this email.

I LOOOVED everyone’s suggestions.. they were alll SOOOOO VERRRY GOOOD and clevah and brilliant.. just like a true SISTAH!

So we decided to go with TOTALLY TERRIFIC TOOSDAYS.  Dee!! you won!  please email me your information at emily@stampingbella.com  and we will send out the embossing plates for you!

And now for another story….

Something VEhEhEhErrry strange has been happening at bella headquarters.. VEHHHERRY Strange.

Wanna hear my story???  Well, even if you don’t you have no choice.  LOL.. I haven’t had a story in a while.  (note to self.. add more boring stories to entertain da sistahs)

So we get the mail a couple of days ago and I receive this card.. this is the beginning of the story… This was an original of course as I wet my finger and rubbed on the colored pencil and black ink and a little came off.. signed by the wonderful illustrator CHRISTY CROLL (aka TIDDLYINKS).. I was so excited for this birthday card cuz A) this is how she sees me B) I be skinny in this image C) i be veryyyy sexy.  I was thinking to myself.. “self, this is a gorgeous image but I no have  a stamp for this…WEIRD”..

The next day, I get these… hmmmmm.. first one from PAULA..  and I am thinking.. SHE LOOKS LIKE ME (from the waist up).. and I say WHAT IS GOING ON??????  and then I open another envie.. from

and this envie contained KARENABELLA’s card… HMMMMM I say

the next day I got another envelope..LOL.. HMMMMM squared from KIMMIEBELLA

Now I am convinced something is going on…LOL (I know I am a smidge (love that word) slow).. I call Nickabella and ask what is going on?? I am getting these gorgeous card with a STUNNING character (if i do say so myself..LOL) and I don’t even have this stamp?!?!?!  So nickabella laughed at me and said that Christy was up to something..LOL.. she had planned with Nicky and Shannan a little surprise by providing these images and to send them to me in a card..OMG.. I had to email  Christy and ask her if she was NUTS?!  And she just said she loooooved me.  And I SOOOO LOVE HER!! Thank you all so much for making this such a surpRIZE…!!

So then I get MORE MAIL…

AMYRYSAVYbella made a stunning card! notice MY crown..LOL

and then THIS from LINDABELLA

and this from my PINKY DINKY DOOOOOOO including a piece ‘o’ cake without calories that we can share 🙂

so whaddya think about my surprise?? OMG.. I was SHOCKED!!

What a great EVE of da birFday

Mwah to da sistahs who can’t wait til tomorrrrrow!!

Tomorrow is da DAY.. DA DAY!! DA RELEASE DAY!!!

AND DON”T FORGET DA BELLA BLOGHOP TOMORROW!!  Starting HERE and then you will go to NICKABELLA’s BLOG and then you can find the list of all participants HERE if you get lost 🙂

Em

to be more specific, I have in front of me an AMERICANO with 3 shots of espresso and steamed soy.. it hasn’t kicked in yet..LOL

Ok so here are some WINNAHS!  Please email me as soon as you can so I can send your voucher!

for the CONTRIBUTING SISTAHS

Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2009-06-22 15:07:25 UTC

CAROLYN ORGAR!  YOU WIN!!!!  the moolah will be placed in your account in the store!

now for da PEANUT GALLERY

Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2009-06-22 15:09:13 UTC

1. Janet R Says:
   June 19th, 2009 at 8:38 pm eeveryones cards are amazing! i am so sad i couldn’t play this week:( sniffs sniff)

Janet!  Please email me as to whether you would like  me to put it in your account or online!

I can’t believe 2 local sistahs won!!

So how was your weekend?  what did you do???? LOL asking the question as if you are in my living room!

We had family in from out of town which was INSANE cuz we had Tyler’s bday party…  Wanna see our PARTAY?

so here’s da SKETCH for BELLARIFIC FRIDAY JUNE 26th DESIGNED BY NICKY TRANSLATED by SHANNAN!  Don’t forget to email me (emily@stampingbella.com) by THURSDAY JUNE 25th (my BirFday)!  and maybe you can win some Bella Bucks!! please put BELLARIFIC FRIDAY JUNE 26th in the subject line

oh, and did I mention that we have an OUTSTANDING release and a surprise on THURSDAY?? OMG you will be soooo verrrrrry excited!

Mwah to da sistahs who love da surPriZes

Em

Helllo sistahs!

Hope you had a great coupla days and I didn’t miss too much…LOL..  Don’t forget to participate in our MY FAVORITE SIZZIX EMBOSSING FOLDERS giveaway!.. you can find the deets on this entry

Ok, get your java fix.. or tea fix.. and sit back and relax and ENJOY!

Here’s Paulabella’s sketch.. for a first attempt at photoshop elements, I think she did really well!

Nickabella made a BEEYOOTIFUL card using mcgill’s LARGE FANCY SQUARE punch for the top two squares and the bottom left square.. Nicky used the dots folder from the new sizzix embossing folder DOTS AND FLOWERS set.  For the bottom right square nicky nested the SMALL FANCY SQUARE PUNCH on the LARGE FANCY SQUARE PUNCH and stamped our CELEBRATE 3 line. HOW GORGEOUS IS THIS CARD?

Danabella made a stunning card using WASABI KETTO’S FLOWER (2 sizes in the package) and our sentiment… is it not STUNNING??????

Jenabella made a BEEYOOTIFUL card using Monarch HUGGABUGG popped in just the right spot!  LOOOVE IT!

Joannabella made a YUMMALISH card using our sentiment.. LOOOOVE THE CULLAHS (colors)

Karenabella made a STUNN-INGGGG card using our PERCOLATOR CIRCLE.  Isn’t it GORGE?? (short for gorgeous.. another entry into the BELLARIFIC dictionary).. she popped and dotted.. I honestly feel like I can POUR from the percolator..LOL!

Lindabella made a stunnalicious (yet another word) using ANISE KETTO’s FLOWERS.. so colorful so beeyootiful.. and she used one of my favorite sentiments .. and the STAGING?  omg

Paulabella made a card not to be believed (losing my touch at SUPERLATIVES..LOL)!  She used MAISY KETTO and Maisy Ketto’s CROWNS in such a fabby dabby way!

Shannanbella made a splendid (LOL never use that word) card using a VARIETY of CHICHIBOULIE stamps.  she used MAISY SUNSHINE, GARDENIA GREENTHUMB, WENDY PAPILLON and ELOISE GREENGRASS.. YUM!!!!

I made a card (no superlatives here) using (my favorite new flower embossing folder.. I know I am annoying) and the GORGEOUS new quickutz CHICKEN NOODLE font (I didn’t make a link here cuz I am solllld outtttttttt but will be getting more.. PLOMISE).  I also used the new MAKING MEMORIES GREAT ESCAPE paper.. my new fave (again)

SARABELLA made a BEAUTIFUL LAYOUT using lots of GOODIES

she also is tantalizing you with my fave CHICKEN NOODLE FONT, DOODLEBUG confection collection for da PAYPAH and EMBELLISHMENTS, she used JESSICA ROSE’s HANGING CLOUDS stamp for journaling and basic grey chipboard letter stickers in WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP and the QUICKUTZ LABEL.. is that YUMMY OR WHA? (didn’t forget the ‘t’.. just wanted to say WHA LOL)

HOW”S DAT FOR DA BABES!

Let’s start with our CONTRIBUTING SISTAHS!! OMG, your eyes will be soooo verrrry happy when you see this selection of cards!!

soooooo whaddya thinky?

One lucky winnah from the CONTRIBUTING sistahs can win a $20 gift certificate and one PEANUT (from the peanut gallery COMMENTATOR) can win a $10 gift voucher!

HAPPY COMMENTING SISTAHS!

and HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!!!
MWAH!

Sistahs,

Upon MUCH deliberation (i sound so serious AY? LOL), I have decided to change SCRAPPY TOOSDAY to ANYTHING GOES TOOSDAYS..  wonder why?  Cuz my head is in a KAJILLION places at once and I need to just make what I feel like making without being committed to a certain topic.  Sound good?  So.. HAVING SAID THAT….

I am totally addicted to die cuts.  Quickutz to be exact.  OH YA and my BIG SHOT.  It’s SICK!  Even the older dies that have existed forevah (which I own) are just becoming my new BFF’s again LOL.  So I decided that on TOOSDAYS, we will talk about dies, tutorials, scrapbook layouts, dies, quickutz, dies.. LOL you get the picture.  We are squealing with delight in BELLALAND today cuz I think my most “FAVORITIST” (as jayden says) embossing folder has crossed the threshold.  OMG.. I think you will fuh-reak out!  I can’t explain how Nicky and I HUGGED each other when we saw these embossing folders.. *ahem* I mean we THOUGHT about hugging each other.. LOL.  These flowers are the CUTEST FLOWAHS I HAVE EVER SEEN.. and being run through the big shot? OMG.. the detail, the crispness..  I don’t think I have felt this way in a lonnnng time (sorry Ryan..LOL)

here’s a sample that Nicky cooked up in 30 seconds just to show you the deep impression of this die..  is this the cutest thing EVAH? Nicky also used her SIGNATURE retro flower punches as embellishments and Bella’s dots in the center.

Here is a little 4*4 card I made (HAVE I TOLD YOU I AM ALSO ADDICTED TO 4*4 CARDS??? hmph).. ever since I found the envies to fit, I cannot control myself… double hmph..

I LOVE this card (if I do say so myself)..LOL.  Makes me so very SHMAPPY.  I used the Jenni Bowlin MINI PAPERS in TANGERINE DREAM.  I am absolutely IN LOVE with these MINI PAPERS.  SOOO in love with these mini papers… TRIPLE HMPH!! LOL.  They come with a million sheets..(4 sheets of each image) and they are such a teeny print.. perfect for cards!  LOOOOOVE THEM!  Used the quickutz INSTANT PHOTO teeny tiny weeny winy CUUUUUTE polaroid photo quickutz die.  LOOOVE IT!  It’s wonderful for a scrapbook layout as well.. you can actually put background pictures in them..cropped pictures… they look ADORABLE!! I think that Sarahbella will have some samples using this die in a mini book .. TO DIE FOR!  Also used cloud white bonbons in the top corner sprinkled for decoration. Also used the EK SUCCESS BRACKETS PUNCH as an element. CUTE?

Last but not least.. I made ANOTHER 4*4 card (hmph) using the quickutz TELEPHONE die.. and our sentiment.. it just makes me happy! also used PRIMA CAUTION paper from the Rebellious collection

So how’s DAT for anything goes TOOSDAY!

So here’s a CONTEST FOR SOME BLOG CANDY…  WANNA WIN MY ABSOLUTELY FAVORITEST EMBOSSING FOLDER IN THE WORLD ??? (see above for deets).. well, I would love to hear what you would like to call these TOOOSDAYS!  So leave a comment and let me know if we should replace “ANYTHING GOES”.. k?  Contest closes NEXT MONDAY JUNE 22nd!

Let’s hear what DA SISTAHS come up with!!

Hiya sistahs!  hope you had a great weekend!

Paulabella and her daughter JORDANBELLA made a gorgeous sketch for this week!  Thank you Jordan for helping MAMA!  You are a true BELLA!

isn’t it stunning for a first attempt with PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS??? LOVE IT!

Now for da winnnah of da PEANUT GALLERY!

Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2009-06-15 19:40:45 UTC

and the winner is!!

1. LoriT. Says:
   June 14th, 2009 at 4:02 am eI so love looking at all the gorgeous cards every week!! Thanks for sharing, Ladies!:)

Lori, please email me and I will send you your $10 bella bucks!

now for da CONTRIBUTAHS!

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2009-06-15 20:30:32 UTC

BRENDA MARTIN!  COME ON DOWN!! LOL.. you have won $20 in bella bucks!

Mwah to da sistahs who “peanut” and contribute

love you

Em