WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

but I love and miss my sistahs!!  You are sooo worth it! LOL

Just wanted to stay in contact and say that we are having a BLAST!  The cruise is a huge success and people are having the greatest time evah!!! Can you believe it???

Remind me that I am on a diet on MONDAY.. k?

Remind me of all the stories I MUST relay… k?

Remind me that I have to write you as soon as I get home… k?

Mwah to da sistahs who are here with me in SPIRIT!

Em

a cruisin we will go!

HELLLOO my sistahs!  Well.. we survived the tough part.. OMG did we work.. you have NO IDEA… Nicky and I arrived here on Thursday evening and met with Gina K who is the HOSTESS with the MOSTESS.. a wonderful welcome and a lovely dinnah was had and then… THEN… THENNNNNNNNN.. we arrived in the room… THE CONFERENCE ROOM….GIna’s room…  THE TORNADO room.. I think there were approximate 5 KAJILLION boxes, stamps, bags, stamps… goodies… OMG did I say stamps?  nevah released stamps??  INCLUDING 3 BEEEYOOOOTIFUL bellas which will be released upon our return?  Nichole the OTHAH HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTESS met us and our work began.. stuffing boxes, bags tools, goodies, tissue etc.. Nicky and I TOTALLY bonded with da sistahs and for the last 3 days learned SOOO much about eachother.. maybe a little too much? LOL.   I won’t bore you with the gory details but what I can share is a lovely picture Gina took of us in the midst of our bella bakery boxes (pink of course).. Nicky and I STRATEGICALLY planned to take a picture from the neck up hiding behind the boxes… boy were we smart.. checkout the closeup of us!

ok so ASIDE from not wearing makeup, I thought we were PRETTY HOT hiding behind those boxes.. LOL (not so much) but at least very CLEVAH to just take a neck up picture.. just weren’t in the mood soooo tired you have no idea.. anyway, I get an email from shannan telling me how CUTE nickabella and I looked in the picture on GINA”S BLOG…  so i stop packing, STUFFING and SQUEEZING to take a lookie and LO AND BEHOLD I see THIS

YUP… we were STANDING IN FRONT OF A FULL LENGTH MIRROR SO THE PICTURE  reflected our *ahem* BACKSIDES !! WE were ROLLING ON THE FLOOR laughing.. now normally, a picture like this would be BURNED but I just thought it was HILARIOUS how calculated we were in the placement of the picture and BAM.. we were caught… LOLOL.. OK just had to share…

So we have completed our work.. the UHAUL is packed…. we are all STILL FRIENDS (LOL) and we are off on the cruise tomorrow!  if you love us you will wish us looots of luck!!  we will have a great time and share all deets when we get back!  Nicky will be teaching an after cruise bonanza.. please call the store to get info and sign up as we are almose sold out…. Dianne is teaching lots of PHENOM scrapbooking classes while we are gone so come in and play and take the classes!

I will try my BESTEST to communicate whilst (LOL.. love that word) on the cruise but it may cost $5 million per second.. then I cant make any mo’ stamps… so if I don’t write, please stay tooooned cuz I will be posting lots when we get back

Mwah to da sistahs who try to hide their backsides in pictures where sometimes it WORKS.. and sometimes, NOT SO MUCH

Love you

Em

Sistahs,

Today is the day that I have been sooo excited about… For many reasons.. First of all, my creative juices have been FLOWING and I have had a resurgence or a new spark in me.. can’t really explain.. On one of my many late nights surfing, researching, scoping, I stumbled upon VOL. 25..aka. Jessica Rose.. and it was love at first sight.  Jessica is an amazing talented phenom SISTAH!  We have a wonderful rapport and her ideas on her own are BRILLIANT.. !  We also work together and understand each other so well that when I open one of her pieces, i SQUEAL with delight.. we also made a little deal that since we are 3 hours apart she usually sends me an image so that  when I wake up in the morning I get a little treat :).. and boy is it a treat!  You can find all of Jessica’s goodies at www.vol25.com.. her work is printed on a wonderful canvas and I have to tell you I ordered TONS for my house… and a few originals.. shhh…. You can also read about Jessica’s daily adventures here.  There is another secret here… yes, something that has been in development for some time and is being worked on as we speak.. it is an exciting thing.. a wonderful thing… its a scrapping thing… yes, you guessed it.. Stamping Bella is opening another shop called SCRAPPING bella… scrapping bella has a target date of opening on Dec. 1st.. so wish us luck!  Jessica will be furnishing a lot of the stamps for scrapbooking and I think it will be a wonderful addition!  YOU THINKY?  YOU LIKEY THE IDEA?  I am going to add one teaser for what is to come in terms of scrapbooking… ok maybe 2.. s’aright?

Edited to Add:  I have started dabbling in scrapbooking and I have noticed a lack of journaling blocks.. funky ones.. shapely ones.. cutesy ones.. larger stamps to fit on scrapbook pages.. I had an interesting conversation with CARMEN  my lovely sistah in the Netherlands.. and she told me that she calls scrapbooking a “LIFESTYLE”.. when I heard that, something clicked.. I can’t explain it.. and then I did a little research and realized that not only was there a lack of journaling blocks but a lack of items to put on your scrapbook pages to create a type of legacy..  a message from me to you.. a message regarding the “feelings” one has in the picture.. I want my kids to open up my scrapbook and say.. OMG that is SOOO mom.. or was she really feeling or thinking that?  More emotional so to speak..TO me, a picture is worth a thousand words but the actual word is worth MORE.. does that make sense? i hopey it does! (lol on the hopey)

Here is a little bit about Jessica by Jessica

I enjoy cooking. Although I admit to not being THE greatest cook.

You may find me curled up on the couch, enjoying a huge bowl of Tillamook Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream. mMmM

I am also mommy to two sweet as sugar little girls, 4 and 3 mos. I’m also a wife to an amazingly sweet husband of 5 years.

I worked at a chevrolet dealership for 3 years and am proud to recognize the year and make of most vehicles.

I believe that sleeping in, should be considered somewhat of a sport. It does take training to master, especially when a baby is introduced into your “scheduled” life.

I enjoy capturing life’s (the mundane, and not so mundane) moments with my 10mp sony a-100.

We own a house built in 1892. While I absolutely adore the age of our home, with all its character, I would love to one day build our own home.

I am now aunt to three adorable little girls. One right here in Prosser with us, another in Oklahoma, and another in California. Both are too many miles away from me, and I do not get to see them near enough.

Someday I would like to own a 1969 Ford Mustang Fastback, or a Mach1.

My hopes is that at least one person will connect with each piece of art I create.

So this is it in a nutshell.

Wanted to say goodbye to da sistahs as we are leaving on the cruise tomorrow!  Will blog from there I hope 🙂

An we will take a selection of Jessica’s stamps and give them as blog candy.. valued at LOTS.. ok?  so POST A COMMENT! Let us know what you think! we cannot wait!  Winner will collect when we are back 🙂

Images will start going up now!

Mwah to da sistahs who love jessica

you can find the stamps here! http://www.stampingbella.com/index.php?cPath=98

Em

Sistahs,

Aside from packing, making photocopies, figuring out last minute things before the cruise (OHBOY).. I have a new artist that I CANNOT WAIT to show you… she is AWESOME.. she is AMAZING.. I mean I do sound like a broken record but she seems to fill a niche in our collection.  I LOOOOVE her.. not only is she a phenom artist, she is a wonderful person. And I will be PROUD to feature some of the images that we have been working on..  I am SURE you will LOVEY 🙂

There is also another surprise i hinted to a little while back.. something that has been in the works for a while so I may just announce that tomorrow too 🙂  as a bon voyage type of thingie…

so stay toooooned. 

tomorrow is the day.  Yup.  It SURE IS.

mwah to da sistahs who want it to be tomorrow

Em

AND EVEN OWN HER PRODUCTS!!! Introducing the FANTASTIC and WONDERFUL and PHENOMENAL Tanya Gleadall.. artiste extraordinaire for High on Craft on ETSY (my absolutely favorite website)… You can see all of Tanya’s art on her website www.highoncraft.etsy.com .  What better gift that to give a Cuddlewee and a matching coloured card????? I dunno! is there anything better?  sets are awesome and I am about to place my order for some Cuddlewees myself.  So here goes!  I find that retro is VERY IN… you will notice this in my next release next week!  FANTASY is also in.. magic and alice in wonderland and mushrooms.. oh my!  gives me the warm and fuzzies… and now while I seem like a broken record all the time, I have to say how important my artists are to me.. They are my hands.. my bouncing board.. people who actually LISTEN to my crazy ideas and who create their own crazy ideas to fit mine.. so THANK YOU for bearing with me, my artists, and sticking by me 🙂

so here are the new goodieZ

gerbera in vase— look at the clever vase in the water.. it is MAGNIFIED.. is that brilliant?? I happen to think so.. and I have included an inside out stamp with it (inside outs are amazing! They include 2 stamps.. one being the focal point and the other being the accent for the interior of the card or to decorate the envelope. They could also be used for tags and 3* 3 cards!! LOVE them!)

 you can  see all the new goodies HERE

Thank you Tanya for adding to our AMAZING line… We all thank you! and now, sit down and keep drawing! lol :p

Enjoy them and let us know what you thinky!  We promise that after the cruise we will be making LOTS of samples!

Em

Ok sistahs.. HAVE BEEN VEEERYYY BIZZY!!! I have 2 artists to introduce to you.. PHENOM.. AMAZING.. LOVELY!

I will be featuring one on Friday.. not giving you her name.. n’uh uh… NO WAY.. LOL YOU CAN”T MAKE ME LALALALALALALA (hands on ears)..but what I can give away is her bio… see how much like us she is.. and she is CANADIAN like me and like SHelagh!!  SOOOOOO here is her bio.. learn a little bit about her 🙂  you will get to know her VERY well.  Her artwork is whimiscal and beeeeyoootiful.. funky yet elegant.. LOVE THE ART AND LOVEY HER!

So give her a pseudo welcome even though you don’t KNOW her yet… prove to her how warm and fuzzy da sistahs are by leaving a comment.  There may be a little hint in her bio where you can actually FIND her.. hmmm.. we shall see!

here’s her bio :

I am a thirty-something wife and stay-at-home-mom who has always loved anything creative.  After my daughter was born I become a scrap-booking consultant but found that the business side of things interfered too much with the creative side of things and realized that that just wasn’t for me.  I needed to create.  All the time.  My best friend hounded me to open my own etsy shop after I developed a passion for sewing a year and a half ago.  I hesitated for a long time before giving in and now I can’t believe I waited so long!  I started out making and selling baby rag quilts but let my creative energies guide me which is how I came up with my Cuddlewee™ baby and fairies.  I love to draw and paint and sew.  The idea of taking a blank piece of anything – paper, fabric, wood – and turning it into something that wasn’t there before amazes me.  Still.

I’m an introvert who loves sushi, chocolate, cats (we have 2), silence, holidays, aniticipation, naps, my family and friends – among other things.  I signed up for Irish dance lessons because I love to skip and jump and that is a socially acceptable place for an adult to do those things.

I have a strong dislike for watermelon and chronic negativity

LOL on her last sentence.. that’s when I fell in love.

OK.. more on the QT.. I have a BIG something happening in the next coupla months.. a BIG something which will be AMAZING and WONDERFUL and PHENOMENAL and EXQUISITE.. So excited but I can’t share yet 😛

mwah! to da sistahs who may LOVE or have a “strong dislike” to watermelon

Em