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happy RELEASE DAY TOOOO MEEEEEE.. happy release day TOOO ME…  actually to US!

I am starting to post MAJOR goodies right about now.. I will continuously add stuff to this post.. so grab a coffee and enjoy!

What we have decided to do for our anniversary is that for orders beginning today until Monday Dec 8th We will be giving away some special anniversary BELLA DOTS collections and MINI BELLA stamps.  These collections will only be available for this weekend and then that’s it 🙂

For all orders over $30(subtotal before shipping) you will receive 2 mini bella stamps and 2 sampler jars of dots chosen for our anniversary 🙂

For all orders over $50– you will benefit from our any time any where $4.99 shipping deal AND you will receive 4 mini bella stamps and 4 sampler jars of Bella’s Dots chosen for our anniversary

For all orders over $100– you will benefit from our any time any where $4.99 shipping deal AND you will receive 6 mini bella rubber stamps AND 6 sampler bottles of Bella’s dots.. the COMPLETE limited edition set.

**THIS IS AN ONLINE OFFER ONLY**

I have posted one of my many hanging BLOCKS (you will remember the limelight one here)..

well I have added my funky plants hanging BLOCK online which is SUPERB for a gardening page or for any card.. I have started trying my BESTEST to put in samples with the stamps.. so if you click on CLICK FOR MORE IDEAS.. you should start seeing samples with the images!

Here’s nicky’s little 3 by 3 cutie patootie card using these funky plants 🙂  LOOOOOVE IT!

adding more as we speak.. STAY TOOONED get the POPCORN and enjoy!

meet

i-deserve-a-tip-abella– she is AMAZING! You can put any sentiment on her tray to display your message to the recipient!

bingodabbabella– Amazing as a GOOD LUCK CARD!  Love this sentiment to go with her.. sooo bella-esque!

you likey da bellas? MORE TO COME!

have you met peony BITTYBLOOM?

and the lovely and cutesy hollyhock BITTYBLOOM?

I LOOOVE THESE TREES!! I can’t stop staring at them!!

skinny SCRIBBLE tree with a mini!

fat SCRIBBLE tree with a mini!

OK SO THIS IS TOTALLY MY JAYDEN (3.5 yrs old) and her MAMA (36.5 yrs old)  I LOOOOVE this stamp (am I not SO ANNOYING? but really it’s true.. they are all my faves). This stamp can be used in any situation.. the sentiments are included.. and it’s just about the unjust things that “can happen”.. the “I can’t believe” can go right under her and the corresponding “situations” can be stamped inside the card!

NO FAIR girl

Remember when we were little kids and we had tin cans with wires and pretended they were telephones? LOL.. well CHRISTY DAHHHLINK from tiddly inks brilliantly thought this up

meet RUMOR HAS IT! (with sentiment)… This would go with anything.. that it was your birthday.. that you are prego etc.. LOVE IT!

Stella bella bo bella banana fanna fo fella FEE FIII FOOO FELLA… STELLA!

stella thinks she can cook

birthday cake with a stella in it

New ORGANIC embellishments (lol) .. yes they are made of wood and I LOOOVEY THEM!  you can find the large and the small here

MORE FABULOSO FLOWERS by the amazing and talented Tanya from HIGH ON CRAFT! I LOOOVE THEM!

funky irises

flourishy irises

windblown quartet

Here’s a couple of samples that nicky made (phenom!) and a mini tutorial on random stamping with Windblown Quartet!

mini random stamping tutorial using our windblown quartet

Ok I couldn’t resist.. LOL.. I bought one of these and brought them home.. if anyone knows me.. they know how much I LOVE hello kitty.. so here she is in big shot form .. we only have a couple in stock.. trying my hardest to get more!

For the SCRAPPY stampers out there.. these would be so cute on cards and for journalling… I LOOOOVE these stamps made by the Wonderful and TALENTED Jan Dolby! (stella’s creator!)

check out whowhatwherewhenwhy 5 individual stamps.. YUMMMM!

We have decided to release our goodies tomorrow. YUP TOMORROW.  CAN YOU BELIEVE IT??? We are having a special bellaversary day in our store on friday and I just wanted to make sure I had TIME to load everything!  so that’s what I decided.  Yup.. gonna load tomorrow.

We will also have some surprises as well so stay TOOOONED.

How HAPPY does this card make me?

Mwah to da sistahs who WILL stay tooooned

Em

happy bellaversary to us!

This Friday is our 2 year online bellaversary.. can you believe we have been together that long?? LOL.. and we still get along like sistahs?? LOL.. just kiddinK

Friday night we will have a big party on our SplitCoast forum here :).. contests and challenges will be had and some great prizes!  So will you come and celebrate? please?

So I decided since it is our bellaversary that we will have to release some stamps no?  So you will have 2 BELLAS, 2 TIDDLY’s, and 2 STELLAS! Maybe more… we shall see 🙂  There will also be an extra surprise on Friday to celebrate!

so stay TOOOOOOOOOONED

EDITED TO ADD: Couldn’t resist posting my new CHARM BRACELET stamp!  I am IN LOVE with this image.  It comes with 3 charms that you can stamp anywhere on the bracelet and 3 sentiments!  More charms to come!  This stamp is great for a girlfriend… for a loved one.. for a sweet sixteen.. YOU NAME IT!

Mwah to da sistahs who are as excited as I am!

Em

And I mean it.  One person makes fun of me and that’s it.. I will never blog again.. (like that would EVAH stop me).

We had an AMAZING NICKY cardmaking party here at DA BELLA BOOOTIQUE last friday night in honor of the CUTEST sarah EVAH.. take a looky at her blog here!  Happy birthday Sarah!  Christine who owns/runs www.scraptime.ca also came along with Penny and Amanda and Diana and and and..!  We had a wonderful time laughing our heads off.. EATING our heads off and dancing OUR HEADS OFF! AND THEN IT HAPPENED.

It was almost midnight.. we were a little giddy and Sarah HAD to mention Christine’s collection.  Ummmm DO THEY KNOW ME?  DO THEY KNOW THAT I AM AN OBSSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SHOPPAH?  DO THEY KNOW THAT I LOVE WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT?  Yes.. they knew.  OHHHHHH they knew.

They were discussing Christine’s Blythe Doll Collection.. So I “says”.. WHAT”S A BLYTHE AND DO I NEED IT?  And THEY “says”.. YA you so need THEM.. Ummm THEM??? there are multiple BLYTHE thingies?  And they said YES.. they are DOLLS.. and they are sooo cute and cool and funky.

So off we went to the internet and searched them all and oohed and ahhed.. 4 GROWN women… oohing and ahhing.  COULD YOU BELIEVE?  but I really can’t help myself when it comes to dollhouses, dolls, miniatures etc.. CANNOT help myself.  THEN Christine tells me that this Blythe collection has a HUGE following!  There are outfits made and sold on ETSY, there are BLYTHE DOLL  PARTIES.. furniture etc…  The blythe doll originated in 1972 (my birth year) and were stopped in production a year after.. well 20 years later a RESURGENCE came about and here we are..the history is actually quite interesting and can be found here if anyone is as CUH-RAZY as I am.. Now some are QUITE CREEEEEEPYYYYYY.. so I was turned off for a minute.. and then Christine told me that they come in a PETITE SIZE.. and then I was sold…

So.

Whaddya think I did on Saturday Morning?

Yes they are sitting in a cubby in front of my desk keeping me company! LOL.. would YOU WANNA SIT AND STARE AND NICKY AND RYAN ALL DAY? LOL.. just kiddinK 🙂

And YES.. I am COLLECTING THESE for my daughter when she is older :). And that is the story I am STICKING TO.

Mwah to da sistahs who likey da blythees

Em

congratulations number 219!  (chosen by my handy dandy computer)

MichelleH

“Oh my word!! The new buggies are too die for cah-yute!”

Thank you sooo much for all the participation!  Michelle, if you can email me privately to collect your information that would be great and all 8 huggubuggs are yours!
Mwah to da sistahs who entered the contest

Em

Sistahs,

Don’t forget to place a comment to win all 8 huggabugs on this post.. contest ends TOMORROW! and will announce winnah by Monday morninK.

So how have you all been? LOL.  I have been reading each and every comment and am SO THRILLED that you are loving the huggabuggs! They are PHENOM in my humble opinion and the collection will grow.. already have some in my “bank”! along with some bittyblooms 🙂

I have been VERRRY busy yesterday putting in a brand new product called SHIMMERZ paints and BLINGZ paints.  Unfortunately it was very difficult to capture the actual color online.. but trust me they are ALL spectacular :).. so sheer and light and sparkly waterbased paints.  They come in liquid form in a little container… you can use them on vellum, cardstock, flowers etc.. all you need is a paintbrush and off you go!  We LOVE them so start collecting sistahs!

I have also been .. working very closely with CHRIS from PEERLESS who has made a spectacular FELLA BLEND of peerless colors. they are such subtle and soft masculine colors.. YUMMMMMMMM and made especially and EXCLUSIVELY for us!  SO if you LOOVE Peerless watercolors, you will DEFINITELY need these to add to your collection.  A bella blend is in the works for the new year with all of MY favorite girly colors!

Also keep in mind when ordering, our new ANYTIME ANY PLACE $4.99 shipping for orders over $50! No need to enter any codes, you will automatically be offered that option

Ryan and I are going to the Toronto One of a Kind show today.. I go every year and it is SUCH an amazing show.. full of unique and wonderful items.. it’s my FAVORITE activity every year.  If I am allowed to buy anything (PLEASE RYAN??? PLEASE??) I will take pictures and share 🙂

We are also working on a WHOLE new division of stamping bella so there are a LOT of exciting things planned.. mostly to be launched early 2009.. maybe a sneak peek before then!

We are also going to be celebrating our 2 year anniversary on the 5th so stay tuned!

Also our DECEMBER CALENDAR is UP with PHENOM classes by Nicky and Dianne!

Mwah to da sistahs who love new goodieZ AND classeZ

Em