blogger award

I got a Beautiful Blogger award from my fellow PWCO DT member Jenny! thank you!!!

I was delighted to receive this award from my friend Jenny. Thank you so much!

Now I'm supposed to share 10 things about myself and pass this award on to 10 of my friends.

1. I have a great husband

2. I love Starbucks

3. I'm hooked on TV, i watch way too much of it

4. I have 2 kids, 3 if you count the puppy

5. I love all types of movies,except for horror movies

6. My favorite colours are teal and fuschia

7. I love to cook and bake

8. I'm an organized messy person, which means i can find myself in my mess but get me to clean up and i can't find a thing!

9. I need to lose between 30-40 lbs to be healthy

10. I wish I was more creative and not so unmotivated (in everything)

The 10 people I`d love to pass this award onto are:

1. Claude

2. Erin

3. Nathalie (Tchoubi)

4. JJ

5. Melanie

6. Cindy

7. Julianna

8. Sherrie

9. Heart Handmade

10. Pink coffee Photoart

Now it's your turn to pass it on!

Bella xxx

Recycling craft

a very cool craft in honor of Earth day coming up in a week!

How To Make Pet Bottle Sea Creatures! - Funny home videos are a click away

picture post

i've been working on this month's PWCO stamp release and trust me it is AWESOME! check out the blinkie on my sidebar and see if you can catch the clue. So mark your calendars for April 23rd, you won't want to miss this! (pssst....we have a new designer joining us!)

So anyways, today I just wanted to share some pics I took yesterday.

the first one is a cake I made as a donation for a silent auction to raise money for one of my husband's co-worker that is doing the "ride to conquer cancer" If you haven't yet donated, you still have time; just click on the link on the top of my sidebar. It's really for a good cause that is affecting my family. My dad is currently fighting cancer and has been for the past 2 yrs.

thank you.

the second set of pictures are my boys.

Charlie with a cute bear hat my sister gave the boys.

Brady and Charlie, when i take pictures of them Brady always has to have his arm around Charlie's neck. Sometimes it's almost a headlock, LOL!

oh and this one... this morning I asked Charlie if he wanted to exercise, he said yes. I couldn't find the DVD of the kids exercise that I have so I put on the dance exercise DVD from Julianne Hough of Dancing with the Stars. It was so cute to see Charlie do the stretch with the "hot" girls on TV. As soon as they started with the dance moves and it got a bit more complicated though he gave up. He loves to dance so i'm sure i'll be able to get him to shake his booty with me!

Have a great day people!

Bella

our baby is 6 months old!

Cosmo the Bernedoodle

Can you believe he's 6 months old already! he's been growing fast and he's not done yet! I'm guessing he's gonna double his size by the time he's full grown.

here's a picture of him when we first got him from SwissRidge Kennels at the age of 8weeks.

PWCO papercard kit love

This month I'm one of the lucky girls that gets to play with the papercard kit at Paperworks Co. Can I just say that it is great!!! love the robots! I'm usually a "slow scrapper" even when i make cards it takes me a while, especially when I'm coloring a stamped image, but with Peggy's kits i can usually crank out the cards pretty quickly. For these two, since i used the chipboard pieces (which saved me some time), they were made within 1hr - 1h 15 min!

for the first card I made a money or gift card holder. I put a little velcro to keep it closed, however it doesn't close it flat there's a bit of dimension to it, but at least your money won't slip out.

materials:

cs: Prism

pp, cardstock: MME Little robots collection

ink: Versacolor (charcoal)

other: Robin's Nest metallic dew drops, Fiskars upper crest border punch, velcro tab (sewing stuff)

For the second card I decided to make an easel card since I hadn't made one in a while.
materials:

cs: Prism

pp, chipboard, die-cuts: MME Little Robots collection

ink: versacolor (charcoal)

other: robin's nest metallic dew drops

My boys told my I should add some sparkles! LOL!

On a side note, i've been taking an online class called Indie Biz 2.0, I've been doing it very slowly and i'm behind on the schedule but that ok you know; I'm not in a super rush and i want it to be perfect. I'm stuck on finding a new name for my shop but that's a whole other blog post, LOL! I did discover some great artists through this class, one of them being Deandra Caudill. She makes these beautiful metal charms that you cna get personalized. She's also having a giveaway on her blog right now, you should really check it out! her blog: All in a days Dream

Thanks for stopping by,

Bella

blog candy alert!

ok it's not mine but it's awesome! I will have one on my blog toward the end of the month of April, so don't forget to come back and check it out. I have to apologize for my blog not being updated much lately i'm kinda in a very blah state of mind right now and not feeling very creative. Hopefully Mojo will be coming back very soon.





Kellie Winnell is celebrating 100 000 hits on her blog. To celebrate, she is offering this sweet, adorable candy! Check out Kellie's blog for more information on how to win these!

(image copyright: All that Scraps)

good luck! I know i'm crossing my fingers!

Bella

PWCO SS#26

I don't know if i should be showing you guys this since it'll be my mother's day card for my mom and i know she checks my blog so....

Here you go Mom! you'll get it through the mail in May!
this is for Sketch #26 at Paperworks Co.

materials:

cc: Prism

stamp: PWCO - Cassie Tinheart

ink: Memento, Copic (0, W1, W3, W5, W7)

other: Washi tape, Nesties, embossing folder, pop dots

thanks for stopping by,

Bella

finally some layouts!

i know it's been a long long time since i've done a layout! Actually i've only done 3 in the year 2010 so far. 1 for the possible cover of Canadian Scrapbooker (yes i'm still waiting on some news about that and i can't show it to you yet.) and these 2 that i made at he 4th anniversary all day crop at Scrapbook Star a couple week-ends ago. i'm just slow at posting them.

materials:

cs: BoBunny

pp: October Afternoon

ink/pen: Zig marker, versacolor

letters: AC tickers

other: twine, fiskars upper crest border punch, Karen foster floss

materials:

pp: Cosmo Cricket

ink/pen: verscolor, Ranger Distress, zig marker

letters: AC thickers, Pink Paislee stickers

other: Fiskars circle punch (1", 2"), Kaiser brads, ribbon (?), 7 gypsies tape, Cosmo Cricket sticker borders

thanks for stopping by,

Bella

got what it takes?

Peggy posted this on the PWCO blog this morning.

Do you got what it takes?

SO today, I woke up, realizing I need help.

-yes you can start with all those wise-cracks now lol

It makes me super excited and sad at the same time when I had this realization. Excited, that PWCO is getting busy enough that I can’t do this on my own.. and sad because I can’t do it on my own anymore..

so today, I’ve posted on SCS my call for DT Coordinator, and the description goes something like this:

Paperworks Co. (PWCO) is an online stamp company and scrapbooking supplier based in Canada, that is looking to expand and grow the current stamp line. Currently, we are searching for a Design Team Coordinator to work along side with Peggy (owner of PWCO) – to promote, expand, and better the blog.

If you deem yourself as the “organized-control-freak-super-fun-and–friendly-but-stern-have-great-ideas-but-no-one-wants-to-listen-social-butterfly”, DO APPLY!

This is a new position, so we will work together to build the role. In general, the DT coordinator is responsible (in collaboration with Peggy) for:

• Maintaining the daily functions of the blog
• Creating new promotional ideas for releases (ie: contest, blog hops, etc)
• Liasse with the DT members
• Creating Store/blog awareness via different social networks.
• Commit to a 6 month term beginning June 1, 2010

The DT Coordinator will receive the following:

• A welcome package
• Free stamps during your term on the PWCO team
• Discounts on PWCO store products
• Shipping discounts (to coincide with the DT material shipping)
• Other bonuses and incentives
Specifics will be further discussed upon contract agreement.

How to Apply:

Please submit via email to peggy@paperworksco.com:

A paragraph or two introducing yourself and explaining why you choose to join PWCO’s team, and also:

• Provide full contact information including full name, address, email address and telephone number.
• Please provide the link to your active blog and SCS gallery.

• Explain what makes you a good Coordinator, and what will you do to make PWCO a better place
• Please include your past and current DT commitments (we don’t require exclusivity).
• Please include two samples of your best work, including one with a stamped and colored image. (This does not need to be new projects but something that showcases your talents and would be a fair representation of your “regular” work).

This DT call will end on April 5^th, 2010 at 11:59 MST.

The successful candidate will be chosen by April 12th, 2010.

Can’t wait to see your aps! Good luck!

more cards...

i know i've been making a lot of cards lately. but i don't mind, i like making cards. I have been getting a lot of special orders from friends and acquaintances which is a good thing!
here are my two latest special order cards:

yesterday i spent the day at the Scrapbook Star anniversary crop and it was alot of fun, i'd never been there but it was great! Sam is really nice and the atmosphere was the same at any crop IMO. I had given myself as a goal to make at least 2 layouts, and i did! i love them both and will be submitting them for sure. I'm just waiting till tomorrow to take the pictures cause today is a rainy day and kinda dark. I will share them as soon as i can. I also managed to make two cards with some images i had already colored. that's a bit more challenging since you have to match your paper to your image and not the other way around. those too I will share later.


Oh?! i almost forgot today is Sunday Sketch at PWCO! go check it out here.

here's my take on the sketch!

thanks for stopping by,
Bella!

PWCO march stamp release

Here's Alfy!

I was so glad to finally pull out these papers from the Cosmo Cricket Cogsmo line!

what's in it?

cs: Prism smooth

pp: Cosmo Cricket - Cogsmo line

stamp: PWCO - Tinheart family - Alfy Tinheart

ink: Memento, copic (C1, C3, C5, E08, R22, R29, B0000, B00, BG09, YR65)

other: Zig pen, Stickles, pop dots

Jam Tinheart trio

these could makes some cute thank you cards or b-day party invites!

close-ups

what's in it?

cs: Prism Smooth

pp: Cosmo Cricket - Cogsmo line

stamp: PWCO - Tinheart family - Jam Tinheart

ink: Memento, copic

other: Stickles, sharpie white marker

(C1, C3, C5, YR07, YR65, R27, B93, B97 BG10, 0, 100)

(C1, C3, C5, B00, R27, G02, Y38, YR68, TG41, 0, 100)

(C1, C3, C5, R27, R59, B00, B21, B93, B97, 0, 100)

thanks for stopping by,

Bella

PWCO news and sneak peek!

The March release is approaching fast and let me tell you you will not be disappointed. this month's stamps are the cutest ever! I love ALL of them !

Check out the other DT members for their sneak peek, leave comments on our blogs because some of us have a free blog prize! Also, over the weekend there will be a blinkie available on the PWCO blog, if you post it on your blog you will be eligible to win the whole, i repeat the ENTIRE stamp set!

here's the schedule for the sneak peeks:

march 5th- Stephanie's blog

march 6th- Lisa's blog

march 7th - Bella's blog (that's me!)

march 8th- Jenny's blog

march 9th-Tinla's post on the PWCO blog

march 10th- Natalie's blog

march 11th-Tinla's post on the PWCO blog

march 12th- stamp release 6pm-8pm MT

So here's my little sneak peek. come back on the 12th to see all my projects for this month's release.

Thanks for stopping by,

Bella

looking up

this is my entry for Mo's weekly challenge that you can find here.

thanks for stopping by,

Bella

i cannot believe it!

I will have 3 (yes 3!!!) layouts in the Summer 2010 issue of Canadian Scrapbooker!

that's it, i just wanted to share the good news!

blog candy alert!

check out Stephanie's blog, she has an awesome blog giveway with loads of papers, embellies and baubles and yes...many stamps! (even a PaperWorks Co stamp)

her blog: Pink Star Creations

BellaG Designs and my boys

So first off i just wanted to share these cute pictures of my boys; they are growing up so fast it's unbelievable! You are probably wondering what Charlie has in his face. Well, I personally do not like Cadbury easter eggs with the gooey creamy center but i was curious to know if the kids liked them so while we were running errands at the pharmacy i bought them each an egg that they quickly devoured in the car. Of course that meant very chocolaty fingers! I told them to lick them clean (uh, hello! that's the best way to clean up chocolate!) Brady just wiped his hands on his jeans (after i specifically told him not to!) Charlie (that's my boy!) licked his fingers clean, well almost. He started with the pinky, that he stuck in his mouth of course that made the first and middle finger stick up in his face and that is why he's got two chocolate lines up his face. On the whole drive home i kept telling him not to wipe his face clean cause i wanted to take a pic! scrapbooker mom, what can i tell ya!

now off to some cards. here are all the cards i made for my first special order through BellaG Designs. These were all for one of my hubbie's co-worker. hope she likes them!

stamp: The Greeting Farm

papers: Bazzill, boBunny, My Mind's Eye

stamp: Taylored Expressions

papers: Bobunny, Cosmo Cricket

stamp: the Greeting Farm

papers: Bobunny, zebra (hand drawn pattern by me)

stamp: Mo's digital Pencil, Taylored Expressions

papers: bobunny, Graphic45

stamp: Mo's digital pencil

papers: Bazzill, Graphic45

thanks for stopping by,

Bella

PWCO sketch #21

in honour of our Olympic athletes! Go! Canada! Go!!!!

materials:

pp: BoBunny, Cosmo Cricket, Prism smooth

stamp: PWCO Zoey the Skier and PWCO Zach the Hockey player

ink: memento, Copic (E00, E47, E51, C1, R29, R59, Y08, Y21)

other: pop-dots, fiskars circle squeeze punch, Maarvy scallop circle punch, Copic liner pen, white gel pen

thanks for stopping by,

Bella

store update

I've just updated my shop with new cards, please check it out here!

I have also been asked, by three different people, to do some custom-made cards.

the first is for my sister. she really like this card but would've preferred is the design had a little girl instead so i mixed a digital image (Odette) from The Greeting Farm with Little Loud Stamp - Jacob's table for two I did some masking technique and love the way it turned out. Although i think that next time i would angle Odette a little bit towards the table.

the next one is the first of a five card order from my hubby's co-worker.

I totally forgot to share this with you guys. here's the cake i made for Charlie's third birthday (back in mid-January) it's a giant cupcake! the bottom is a white cake with chocolate icing and fondant, the top is a carrot cake with cream cheese icing topped with a fondant caterpillar.

this is what i left on the table for hubby this morning! I used an empty bag of buttons found in my stash while cleaning. I stuffed it with hot lips and used a piece of Fancy Pants V-day paper from last year. the title "hot 4 you" was done on a piece of white cardstock then cut out and glued on. very simple but he appreciated it. btw, i'm still waiting for my v-day present or wish or sentiment....whatever anything will do...

thanks for stopping by!

Bella

sugar bowl challenge 28

here's my participation at the latest sugar bowl challenge. the sketch is fantastic and what can i say about the prize... would love to get my hands on it, for sure!

material:

cs: Bazzill, prism smooth

pp: Cosmo Cricket

stamp: Sugar Nellie (gorjuss girl), Taylored Expressions (sentiment)

ink: memento, Copics

other: pop dots, ribbon (MME)

thanks for stopping by,

Bella

a little reminder

Just a little reminder that tomorrow night is the release of the new stamps at Paperworks Co. don't forget to join us for a chat at 8pm. the new stamps are really cute you just have to come and take a look!

Oh i almost forgot, i sold my first card from my shop (see sidebar). the girl that bought it is a sweetheart and she owns her own online business, a photo-editing and restoration business. go take a look at her work, she is really good! hey she can even make you look slimmer!

Bisou Imaging

right now her store having a sale. "Bisou Imaging is currently offering a discount on the All-In-One package and the Weight Reduction retouch. If they enter the discount code KISS, they will get $3 off."