Nov 12, 2026

Ellibelle's Garden Party No. 21 - Anything in or from a Garden

Hello everyone and welcome to a new Garden Party, taking place right here on my blog! So glad you stopped by today and maybe you brought something along to share too. Remember, it's Anything in or from a Garden, this can be crafts of any kind, garden photography, garden tips and advice, garden tea parties or weddings etc. The linky tool is at the end of this post.

Before I show you my project I wanted to let you know that there will be a little change..

This is the last Garden Party of 2026 as I am taking December off from hosting challenges on my blog. (My other Design Team cards will be posted as usual and I am planning a Year in Review post with a link up at the end of the year.) There is also a slight change starting with this Garden Party. From now on, each month the parties will run until the end of that particular month (instead of right before the next Garden Party starts.) That means you have until November 30th to link up. I'm hoping this slight change will free up some of my time and keep me better organized. 

Top Picks from this party will be announced in January when the new party starts (January 14th).

And here is what I made for this party:


Squirrels and leaves are everywhere in the garden this time of the year. Unfortunately I think the little critters got busy digging where I planted new purple tulips last week... Curious to see if any of them will bloom in spring!!

For my card I used mostly Lavinia stamps - Tree of Hope, Red Squirrel, Wild Hares Small, Fairy Buttercups and loose leaves from Creepy Vines. The background was inked with Antique Linen, Victorian Velvet, Seedless Preserves, Blueprint Sketch and Chipped Sapphire Distress inks/Oxide plus Peeled Paint at the bottom portion. Trees, animals and sentiment were stamped with Versafine Clair Pinecone, Fairy Buttercups with Versafine Portobello and Rusty Hinges Distress ink for the leaves. My sentiment is an oldie from Whimsy Stamps and no longer available. I used Stickles glitter for a little bit of sparkle. I thought the background needed something more so I used Lavinia's Feather Leaf stencil and Chipped Sapphire ink. 

I am sharing the card with these challenges:


Top Picks from Garden Party No. 19


Many thanks to each one of you for joining me at the Garden Party. There were many fabulous creations and as always it was hard to choose. I did finally make up my mind and my Top 3 are.................


Congratulations to each one of you on your well deserved recognition! Your top Pick logo is below, you may post this to your own blogs if you like to :) 

Remember, each  one of you is also invited to join me as a Special Party Guest for the next challenge.


I would like to invited each Top Pick to join me as a "Special Party Guest" in the next Garden Party (#22 starting Thursday, January 14th). Please message me at ellibellescorner at gmail dot com if you would like to be a special guest. Of course this is totally optional as I know we all are busy in one way or another, just thought it would be something fun to offer the top picks :)

(Btw. Even if you are a special party guest for the month, you are still invited to share your other garden themed creations in the linky tool during the month!)


Now it's time for your share at the Garden Party No. 21

Simply link a new or recently shared post (featuring something in or from a garden) using the linky tool below. To make it even more fun and maybe meet a new blogging friend I invite you to visit another entrant's blog post and leave them some love. This is just a suggestion and in no way do you have to :)

Below are the main guidelines at a glance:

  • Your entry must feature something in or from a garden.
  • You may combine with any other challenges/link parties.
  • Please leave a link back to this blog.
  • Up to 5 entries per blogger please.
  • Backlinking to a recent post is allowed.
  • A short mention of products used whenever possible is expected, especially the focal point.
  • It is the creator's responsibility to follow copyright laws.
  • The party ends on the last day of the month at midnight CST.
  • Remember, there won't be a challenge in December but look out for a Year in Review post (with option to link up) towards the end of December.


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Nov 7, 2026

Winter Foxes

It's time again for a new theme at Allsorts challenge and Brenda's turn to host. She made up a fun moodboard as her option (see below) and of course the Anything Goes option is there too. Prizes come from Simon Says Stamp and  AALL and Create. You have two weeks to join us.


Lots of inspiration on the moodboard and I decided on a wintery scene with foxes using stamps by Tracy Evans Boutique Designs. If you're in the US then Simon Says Stamp is a great source for Tracy's stamps.


I started out by stamping the heart wreath from the set Framed Delights TE58 using Iced Spruce Distress ink. Next I used a torn paper mask for a hill inside the heart and then stamped the foxes from the set Blossoms of Hope TE62. I don't like how you can see parts of the hill ink through the foxes. If I'd start over again I'd heat emboss the foxes and then ink up the hill. Outside the heart I used more of Iced Spruce Distress ink and then flicked a white Posca pen onto the card. I added a few sparkly enamel dots onto the wreath but you have to look really close to see them.
Quote at the bottom is from the set Winter Delights TE23 and sentiment from the set Christmas Wishes TE22.

I am entering the card with these challenges:


As always, thanks so much for stopping by my blog!

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Nov 2, 2026

October Card Chain Challenge Reveal Day

It's reveal day at the Card Chain Challenge and last month my card went to Daja in Germany. Happy that it arrived on time and that Daja liked it as I really enjoyed making it :)

As always, we had several challenge options to choose from, I went with the theme option of "Let's Get Spooky" and made this cute Halloween card which I thought was very fitting to receive during October. It's definitely more cute than spooky, I think 😀


(This is the same large pumpkin I used on yesterday's card, although that card turned out completely different.)

Stamps are all by Tracy Evans (Myriad of Designs and Numerical Cats). I masked off a little bit of the large pumpkin at the top where I stamped the cat. The large pumpkin leaves were done with a Spellbinders die and Distress inked/water spritzed cardstock. Ivy leaves are part of Myriad of Designs. 
The sentiment was part of a designer paper piece by Graphic 45, I thought it was a perfect fit. On the background I used Carved Pumpkin Distress ink and 2 different stencils. A bow made of jute twine finishes it off. 

I was thrilled to have received a beautifully embossed card from Jeanne in Minnesota, thank you!! I didn't get a chance to photograph it but will update this as soon as I can.

That was another fun card exchange I was happy to take part in. If you would like to join in with the Card Chain Challenge, then there is still time to sign up for November. Everyone sends a card and received a card. Check out all the details here.

I am sharing my card with these challenges:
Have a wonderful week and as always thanks so much for visiting!

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Nov 1, 2026

The Four Seasons November Challenge

Hello everyone, today is the start of a new Four Seasons challenge and it's our last Fall challenge of the year. Time flies too fast!!! As always, we have a fun moodboard to inspire you, totally optional to use as Anything Fall Goes. 

And here is what I made using stamps by Tracy Evans.


The pumpkin is from the set Myriad of Designs (I masked off the very top of the pumpkin) and I used Crackling Campfire, Carved Pumpkin and Mustard Seed Distress inks/oxides. Next I stamped the flowers from the set Flower Power also by Tracy Evans with a mask over the pumpkin. I stamped the large flower again on scrap paper and fussy cut. Coloring was done with Stormy Sky and Faded Jeans Distress inks. 

 The text at the bottom is an old favorite stamp from Whimsy Stamps from a set called background basics (no longer available). The dove comes from Tracy Evans set Good Things Take Time along with the sentiment I used. A few flicks of a black Posca pen and staples finish off the card. 

If you're in the US then you can find Tracy Evan's stamps at Simon Says Stamp and overseas of course directly from Tracys Boutique. I'm not affiliated with either, Tracys stamps just happen to be one of my favorites to work with. Tracy also shares some wonderful videos on her youtube channel, this video was my inspiration, although I used different stamps and colors besides the pumpkin. 

This is our optional mood board for the month. My inspiration came from the bottom left image.



Another view of the card below..

I plan to link up with these challenges:

Lots of challenges and I want to say Thank You to each challenge host and DT member of challenge blogs. It takes such a time commitement (not always easy!) and it's wonderful that we have this community of crafters willing to create places for us all to share!

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