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can you say BELLA (chorus chimes in BELLLLA).. RIFFIC (chorus chimes in RIFFFFIC)  fridayyy (chorus chimes in FRIIIIIDAY)… Heyyyyy HOOOOO.. ok.. I am a loser, and I BET you kinda chimed in and sang with me..no? LOL

Well da SISTAHS have again OUTDONE themselves in this Friday’s challenge.. I just LOOOVE Bellarific Fridays (but I don’t love them so much on Thursday night when I am loading..LOL)..

I hope you all had a great week sistahs.. we were busy over here.. went to visit Ketto and blabbed and bought some goodies.. will post the pictures next week!

Bellarific Fridays seem to be getting more and more popular and I just LOOOVE seeing the entries.. the similarities.. the differences, paper used, choice of stamps… OMG.. I am in my own Bella Heaven here and feel so LUCKY that you feel like using my stamps and are inspired!  MWAHHHHH!!!!

Ok, let’s see what our Bellarific babes were up to in this challenge…hmmmmmm.. I don’t think you will be disappointed!

Here was the challenge colors!

Nickabella made a GORGEOUS card and a scallopy gorgeous layout using our Happy Flowers stamp.. I just love that stamp.. and it comes in a mini too.. it makes a beautiful set if you stamp the large one as the focal point on your card, and then stamp and color the mini on the inside bottom corner and then stamp it on the envelope … YUM! even stamp the mini on the back of your card and sign your name under it.. can you TELL I LOVE MY STAMPS WITH MINIS???? lol (not screaming.. just trying to make a point 🙂 )

Danabella– has been ONE BIZZY BABE!!! Wait til you check out her blog if you haven’t already!  in this challenge she used MISSMATCH ketto.. and our sentiment (which is one of my faves).. What a GORGEOUS card and oops I forgot the BONBONS on the top right.. I will nevAH forget when karen and Dana came in and got those bonbons in their hot little hands..let’s just say there was LOTS of SQUEALIN’ goin on..LOL.  I f you check out Dana’s earlier posts.. you will se an AMAZING card using Krista’s flowers, a border (not online yet but will be shortly) and billybootabella!! LOOOVE THEM!!

Jenabella has been very busy she used CHARLOTTE ketto in this week’s challenge.. isn’t it gorgeous? You know Jen and her layouts! fantastic! and of course our sassy sentiment! you should also check out Jen’s previous posts where she made 2 gorgeous cards using BEEDAY huggabugg and POPPY bittybloom.  Just gorgeous!

Karenabella who I must say made my WEEKEND when she came into my classroom in Boston and surprised me!!  I got BIG smooches and HUGGGSSS (I miss you karen!!) and She brought me 2 little hello kitty mint tins.. is that LOVE or what!?  MWAH sistah!!! Back to Bidniss (lol). Karen used IVY ketto and this sentiment.. Ivy is so graceful isn’t she? now if I SAT ON THAT BRANCH.. hmph.  How gorgeous is this card??? Karen has also been a very busy bella.. she made a GORGEOUS card using Rollanda Ketto.. I am so annoying in the store cuz I keep saying ROLLLLLLLLLLLanda… LOL and then I finish off by saying “GET IT? she’s on ROLLLLLLLER skates” and customers just ROLLLLLLL their eyes at me..LOL.. if you look further down, you will see a STUNNING card using our flower bottles (comes with a mini too) and another card using stella needs a prezzie!  is that cute or what?!

Lindabella made a gorgeous card for this challenge!  she used the ever so popular MISSMATCH ketto and the feeling groovy sentiment. How well does that image match with the sentiment? LOL.. and the coloring?! triple hmph.. extraordinaire!  Linda has also been a very biZzy babe!! she made the most PHENOMALICIOUS card using my flowery weeds and my dandelion bunches.. OMG.. look where her imagination took her?!  And she is right!  we have SOOO many beautiful flowers.. take a looky and see where YOUR imagination takes you!!  You will also see one of her cards using stella with an olive on top.. stella IS an older version of my Linda..LOL!  excellent job Linda as usual!

moniquabella has been VEHERRRY bizzy too!  she made a stunning card for this challenge! she used Krista’s Flowers (one of my favoritest stamps evah).. it’s so colorful and versatile.. love this card and layout!  She also used this sentiment (so generic and great!) moniquabella has also graced us with her presence today! I love when she comes in and flits all about.. makes me happy!  monique has also been SOOO bizzy and made a gorgeous card on her blog  using our flowery weeds, our string of pearl baubles and this sentiment! gorgeous!  Monique also made the cutest card with mommy and baby cupcake and our new bella blvd paper that we ran out of but quickly reordered and should be in soon and this sentiment

Take a looky at what PAULABELLA has been working on!  for this challenge she used Krista’s flowers too! are they not gorgeous?! and the coloring! YUMMO!!!! and that background paper? double yummo! Paula also made a GORGEOUS card using chichiboulie’s EVA BLOOM.. you can find the gorgeous card here and another piece of art here! she used the beautiful AGNES KETTO.. OMG.. have you ever?? are they not SPEC-FABULOUS? ( a COMPOUND word as Tyler would say)

Shannanabella made this card using suzette ketto.. YUMMALISH! and that sentiment?? one of my faves! PHENOM layout, EXCELLENT COLORING.. YUUUUMMMMMM!!!

and I used our wildflower trio for this card.. also used the new nestabilities PEONY.. it just makes a new look for a “circle” layer.. LOVE that nestability!! and the american crafts TARDY SLIP paper.. LOVE IT!!

Ok and you would think the above is ENOUGH?? NOOOOOO!!!! We have our SISTAHOOD who worked so hard and came out with PHENOM cards!! so sit back, relax and enjoy!

SISTAHSSSSS.. you have all outdone yourselves.  I cannot believe what you all came out with and I am SOOO VERRRY PROUD!! thank you all!  Now one of you will win $10 in bella bucks! and someone from the PEANUT GALLERY will win $10! so PLEASE place a comment.. tell me what you think.. tell me if you are inspired.. just talk to me!! LOL

Mwah to da sistahs who have made EMMYBELLA very very proud!

Em

SISTAHHHHHS!! I have missed you!!!

Boston is over and we are back.. we had such a PHENOM time… it was a LONNNNNG drive (8 hours) but we stopped in Albany and shopped and slept and then we were off to Framingham!  We met lots of new peeps and of course our old buddies.. ate well, shopped well, shmoozed well.. picked up lots of new customers.. a GREAT time was had by all!

So having been away and in a car for 6 kadrillion hours I had time for myself.. and you know what that means? aside from  irritating ryan for 5.8 kadrillion hours?  READING MAGAZINES.. my favorite pastimes!  I got to catch up on new makeup products (part of Ryan’s irritation), recipes, fashion, what trends to watch out for etc… basically the main thing I found (especially in INSTYLE magazine) was that the trend is BRIGHT COLORS… and I mean REHEALLY bright colors.. so we were quite “BANG ON” with this week’s challenge! (makes me giddy).  Sistahs, do NOT forget about this week’s challenge.. here’s a little reminder of the colors

for all the rules, check out my post here

I got GREAT inspiration for our challenges too!  I also cut this out cuz it makes me realize how BRILLIANT and AVANT GARDE nickabella is! LOL (she’ll kill me for saying that)

check out Nicky’s card here.. notice how she colored in the letters to coordinate with the card?

Now check out Isaac Mizrahi’s add in IN STYLE

whenever I look in the magazines, I also ALWAYS look at new gadgets, home furnishings etc.. and LOVED these two pages… don’t ask me why!

Aren’t they inspiring?  Well, I am off to the one of a kind show to BEGGGGG Ketto for more images..LOL.. hopefully it won’t take another 2 years.. just kiddinK..   Hope to be even MORE inspired and find MORE goodieZZZZ

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey da EYE CANDY and who will be sending me their submissions!

Em

HIII HOOO THE DERRIO, a Boston we will go.

Ok, so I am still at the store.. done packing, done my show board.. everything cut.. my elves helped me sooo much ! Thank you Helen and Nicky and Dena and Ryan!  OMG.. without them?? well, I would rather not discuss.  Ryan and I will be leaving tomorrow for our lonnnnng trip!  I pity the man to sit with miss “ADD” who asks a KAJILLION times when we will get there.. but with a BIGG starbucks soy misto no foam, 3 sweet n lows (I know it’s bad for me.. shhh).. and my 678 magazines.. life will be GOOOOOD.  We will be seeing our friends Alma from the Cat’s Pajamas, Kim from My Favorite things, Karen Motz and Joanne Basile!!! soooo excited!  Reservations are made for dinner on friday night and I have a date at the American Girl store for *ahem* my little Jayden (as if.. we know it’s for me!)

So I will try to post throughout the weekend but I may not be able to so please forgive DA BELLA n’k?

Don’t for get to participate in next week’s BELLARIFIC challenge.. due April 2nd for Friday April 3d posting! One lucky contributor will win $10 in bella bucks and one commentator (peanut gallery) will win $10 too! So you HAVE to participate! Bella SAID SO.

Our April Calendar is UP! So please sign up for classes as theie is limited space!  Our Diannabella has gone back to school part time!  Congrats Di!  She will still be teaching IN BELLALAND nights and weekends! We are introducing Sindi to our team and she will be teaching day classes!  She is wonderfully talented and does phenom work so enjoy!

Let’s see before I leave if the bellarific babes have been up to anything YUMMY (they better have..LOL)

Danabella has been very bIzZy making 2 cards .. one using FROGGY KETTO and one using CRACKED UP HUGGABUGG.. LOOOVE THEM!

Karen-A-bella made an awesome card using Santa’s clothes a dryin!.. feeling a little chill!  LOL.. beeyootiful!

LindaBELLA made 2 phenom cards using row of ‘kinis and felix KETTO with a flower.. ARE THEY NOT STUNNING? and check out her copic storage on one of her posts..YUMMY!

Paulabella made 2 STUNNING cards using Kenya Ketto (shh.. she is one of my faves) and Lucy Ketto… are they not gorgeous?

Monique-abella made 2 gorgeous cards using Froggy Ketto and ROCKABELLA.. are they not simply luscious? (can you tell I am running out of adjectives? LOL)

shannan-ABELLA made a gorgeous card using patricia birthday cake.. Patricia is SOOO dainty.. EGGsactly like me..LOLOL.. Beautiful card Shannan!

That’s it before collapsing

Mwah to da sistahs WHO WILL NOT COLLAPSE and who will miss me so 🙂

Em

well it was a GREAT weekend in Toronto sistahs.. Tyler, my almost 7 year old finally got the hang of BALANCE on his two wheeler!!  We were cheering and screaming and shouting!

now of course I cannot leave PRINCESS JAYDEN out….

So THAT was our day yesterday.. LOTS accomplished!

I am still BURIED in work.. only 3 more days to get things done for Boston on the weekend.. Ryan is busy trying to get everything printed for our catalogs.. nothing like CRUNCH time I tell ya!!!

Bellarific Friday was FAB-O last week! congrats!

Joanne Basile, you wil the $10 bella bucks card for your BEEEYOOOTIFUL CARD!!

now for the PEANUT GALLERY NUMBER 21 was chosen by Random integer!

so LINDA H! you win you BELLARIFIC BABE!

Now for the next challenge… DRUMROLL PLEASE…….  This will be due by THURSDAY APRIL 2nd with subject line BELLARIFIC FRIDAY APRIL 3d.. so you have EXTRA LONG to work on it 🙂

I AM IN LOVE witht this picture

that’s the challenge SISTAHS!!!
happy stamping and challenging while I CRUNCH.. I should be crunching my abs.. hmph

Mwah to da sistahs who FEEEEL MY PAINNNN

Em

Morning sistahs!  I hope you had a great week.. I have no ideaR where this week has gone as I have been buried under papers and working very hard to complete everything I need to complete for our show in MASS. next week… nothing like CRUNCH TIME! This gives me flashbacks of when I was in university and pulled all nighters for every exam and paper I had to write…grrrr.. why is this the only way i can work? in chaos..and mess.. and time restrictions?? I will nevah change me thinks!

so here goes another TERRIFIC bellarific challenge!  sit back, relax and enjoy!

here was the challenge

Here are our bellarific babes in ACTION

nickabella has been hard at work and produced THE MOST phenomalicious card… I JUST LOVE Charlotte

Ketto.. she is so DEEVINE! and the layout? and the tiny flowers? and the colouring!  YUMMMM!

Diannabella has a YUMMALICIOUS layout in the same colors too! LOVE IT DIANNE!

shannanabella made a beautiful card using chichiboulie’s baby buttercup.  Isnt it stunning?

Paulabella (aka angelbella) made a stunning card using happy neighborhood.  That stamp and that card make me OH SO VERY… HAPPY!! and that coloring? hmph.. so yum!

what has our MONIQUEABELLA been up to??  she made a gorgeous card using cracked up huggabugg

our LINDABELLA made this gorgeous card using AGNES KETTO.. I just love her braids.. and how whimsy she is… how about the little detail with liquid pearls at the bottom of her dress? HARUMPH (that means big hmph).. the coloring?!  BELLISSIMA!

karenabella made a stunning card using our AMIMALS turtle.. gorgeous!

JenABELLA used our turtle tots picking posies in this stunning card! So clever stamping right onto KRAFT paper! beautiful!

Danabella made a gorgeous card using stella’s chariot.. that actually is one of my favoritest stamps! Great job

I made a quickutz card this week.. i just LOOOOVE quickutz and am becoming re addicted again.. OMG..  this pot and flowers and mini tags are just DEELISH

is that PHENOM or what?!  How amazing are the babes? HUHHHHH?

Now for DA SISTAHOOD cards!  Excellent job everyone and thank you so much for participating!

Arent’ these AMAAAAZING?? Thank you so much again for participating.. it means the world to me!

we will be issuing $10 in bellabucks for the peanut gallery winner (commentator on this post) and to one submission.  will be announced on Monday! so comment away!

I will announce the new challenge on Monday and you will have two weeks to complete as I will be skipping next friday (I will be away) so I expect LOOOOTS of submissions!!!

well I am off to crunch in my crunch time again.. hmph.. harumph.. triple harumph!

mwah to da sistahs who love to crunch too!

Em

brand new nestabilities in DA HOUSE.. very limited quantity.. LOVE THEM! I hope you do too!

you can find them here

Mwah!