Pages

▼

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.


at 5 comments:

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!

at 24 comments:

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!

at 22 comments:

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!

at 9 comments:

Oct 24, 2026

Something Feminine at Allsorts Challenge

Hello everyone, today it's the start of a new theme at Allsorts challenge and Lynn is hosting. For her optional theme she chose Feminine and as always we have the Anything Goes option too. There are  two prizes to be won from AALL and Create this time. 


I had some fun with Lavinia stamps for today's card and made a feminine, not too spooky Halloween themed card. The witch is Lavinia's Faba stamp and one of the cats from the set Hocus & Pocus. For the background I used Lavinia's Feather Leaf stencil and a circle die cut was used for a moon mask. Sentiment is Witching Hour also from Lavinia and I had the die cut spider web (done with an old Whimsy Stamps die) out on my desk and thought it would work well in the corner. A Sakura stardust glitter pen was  used around the moon, lantern and her hair but it's hard to see the sparkle.

I'm sharing this card with these challenges:

Thanks so much for visiting and hope you're having a wonderful autumn weekend. We are being spoiled with nice late summer/ early autumn weather (around 25 degrees celsius) and I am fully enjoying that! 

I received a nice surprise from my sweet kitty's memorial rose shrub with one more beautiful blossom.



at 22 comments:

Oct 21, 2026

I Spy With My Little Eye......... Autumn in the Woods (Challenge No. 42)

Hello everyone and welcome to a new "I spy with my little eye" challenge taking place right here on my blog. Pauline and I are back with a new theme and we hope you'll join in the fun. We had some wonderful entries for the last challenge so be sure to scroll down to see who made the Top 2, both invited to join us in the next challenge.

This time it was my turn (Ellie) to select a theme and I chose:


I spy with my little eye........

Autumn in the Woods.


As always, the linky tool is at the end of this post. We'd love to see all your woodland inspired autumn creations. 


Here is what we came up with this time:

My Card (Ellie)

(All details are right below the card)

For my card I used some older stamp sets from Tracy Evans. The cute foxes come from the set Up Up and Away, Mushrooms from the set On the Wild Side and the tree is from the set Woodland. The foxes were stamped on inked cardstock (using distress inks) then fussy cut. Trees and mushrooms were stamped with Versafine Clair Portobello ink. I used Peeled Paint and Rusty Hinge Distress inks for the hill and Antique Linen, Carved Pumpkin and Chipped Sapphire ink on the background. The autumn sentiment is from a retired Hero Arts stamp kit, bottom sentiment from Tracy Evans On the Wild Side set.

Challenges I am linking to:


Pauline's Card

Such a beautiful autumn creation by Pauline. Please visit her blog to find out how she made this card.

 

We're so happy to have Lia from Lia's Design joining us for this challenge. Lia was a top pick a few challenges ago and today she is here as a guest designer. Thank you for joining us Lia!

Lia's Card

A gorgeous autumn scene featuring an adorable deer! Please visit her blog to find out how she made this card.

 

Top Picks from Challenges No. 41


We had some wonderful entries for last month's "Added Text" challenge, thank you all so much for sharing your creativity with us! Selecting Top Picks is never easy but we finally managed and here they are in the order of entry:
 
No. 10 Helen (Ellie's Pick) 
 

No.  25 Jolanda  (Pauline's Pick)


Congratulations to both of you on your well deserved recognition! Your Top Pick logo is below. 

Remember, you are both invited to join us as guest designers for challenge no. 43 starting Wednesday November 18th. If you would like to be a guest designer please message me (Ellie) at ellibellescorner at gmail dot com so I can give you all the details. Of course this is totally optional as we all are busy in one way or another and it might just not work out for you but we thought it would be something fun to offer our top picks :)

 

 

To play along in the new challenge please use the linky tool below.

A few things to remember:

(Complete list of guidelines and copyright info can be found here.)

  • You may share up to 5 different projects 
  • You may combine with as many other challenges as you like to.
  • A short mention of products used whenever possible is expected, especially the focal point.
  • It is the creator's responsibility to follow copyright laws.
  • Please include a link back to this blog.
  • Back-linking to a recent project is allowed.
  • Linkup closes on Sunday, November 16th at 11:59pm CST
at 12 comments:

Oct 10, 2026

More Than One Fold at Allsorts Challenge

It's time for a new theme to start at Allsorts challenge and this time Liz is hosting. Her optional theme is "More than one Fold" or you can go with the "Anything Goes" option. Prizes are a bundle of craft essentials from Stix2 and an A4 stamp set from the Allsorts prize box.

For my card I decided to make a simple "gate fold" card. 


For the card front I used Penny Black's Poppy Edger die and a "Brusho" background I made some time ago. On the right side of the card I used My Favorite Things Birthday Background stamp. It didn't stamp properly along the edge, so that is when I decided to add the black strip of paper to the card and I really love how that turned out. To bring in some black on the left side I used my Posca pen for a little splatter. 


Inside I used Penny Black's Hypnotic stencil and Distress ink, then stamped the sentiment from the Penny Black set Sprinkles and Smiles onto a scalloped die cut which is part of Penny Black's die set Pinwheel. 

It's probably one of the easiest "more than one fold" cards to make. All you need for the base is a 8.5" x 5.5" piece of cardstock, scored at 2 ⅛ " on both sides, fold and decorate as you wish for an A2 sized card.


I plan to link up with these challenges:

The challenge at Allsorts runs for 2 weeks and hope you are able to join us. 
Have a wonderful weekend!

at 14 comments:

Oct 8, 2026

Ellibelle's Garden Party No. 20 - 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. I also have two special guests joining me today so be sure to scroll down.

It's beginning to look a little spooky in the garden, in fact the large Illinois orb weaver spiders have been busy since August and of course cats are part of it. Wether it's my own Fussy who enjoys sleeping on a garden chair when the weather is mild, and it always makes me happy when a stray cat wanders through the garden. 

Anyway, you might recognize the cat stamp I used here as I made a similar ATC in September. I loved that one so much that I decided to make two greeting cards using the same cat stamp.

The stamp set I used is called Spooktacular by Penny Black. Background was done with orange and black Distress inks and a stencil. I flicked some water onto the background for that fun reaction and a few flicks of a black Posca pen. The cat has been fussy cut and I colored the pattern on the cat with pencils and a glitter pen. Sentiment is from the Penny Black stamp Creepy Crawly Halloween K4018 (no longer available). 

Challenges I am entering the above card to:


This is the other card I made:

Here I created an inky background with Villainous Potion Distress ink and once again a few splatters of water. A circle die has been used to cut out the cat and then I used a starry Avery Elle circle die around the circle die cut. Sentiment and spider are both part of the same stamp set Spooktacular. And I used a pencil and glitter pen again for the cat's pattern and sparkle on the spiderweb.


Challenges I am entering card 2:




I'm so excited to have not one but two special party guest joining me here today as guest designers, that is Priya and Darlene! Thank you both!!

 Priya

Darlene

Aren't these both amazing!! To find out how they are made, please click on the links above the projects.



Top Picks for Garden Party No. 19


This is never an easy task but one that I do enjoy and finally made my selection. They are listed in the order of entry, each one invited to join me as a special party guest/designer for the November 12th Garden Party.




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 :) Please read the info below if you'd like to join me as a special party guest.

New this year:
I would like to invited each Top Pick to join me as a "Special Party Guest" in the next Garden Party (#21 starting Thursday, November 12th). 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. 19!

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 Monday November 9th at 11:59pm CST


at 10 comments:

Oct 2, 2026

September Card Chain Challenge Reveal

Today is reveal day at the Card Chain Challenge and  I joined in the fun again :) This time my card went to Hilary in the UK and so glad it arrived just in time! Mail delivery unfortunately isn't as fast as it once was.

Our wonderful hosts Gail and Jo came up with some fun challenge options and this time I chose the theme option of Cute and Funny along with technique option of Stencils.


I thought this little mouse was super cute and find the sentiment a little funny too. I'm not sure if Hilary is a coffee lover but I figured if not then it can be re-used and sent on to someone in her life who is :)

The stamp set is another one by Colorado Craft Company illustrated by Anita Jeram (Coffee House - sadly retired and I believe the full line of Anita Jeram stamps has been discontinued). I used a polka dots along with a stripes stencil and thought the background paper found in my stash coordinated really well with the image panel. Sentiment is part of the same stamp set and I tied a bow of jute twine around the card. Image was stamped with Versafine Onyx ink and colored with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils. 


I am linking up with these challenges:

I received this gorgeous card from Pia in Norway, thank you so much dear Pia!


If you have been thinking about joining in the fun at the Card Chain Challenge then you are in luck as the linky tool for this month is still open for a few more days! Super fun way to receive some happy mail, all you have to do is make a card and send it to the person you sign up after so they receive it (hopefully) before the month is over. You can read all the details here.

at 15 comments:

Oct 1, 2026

Each Season Brings Its Own Delights: Four Seasons October

October has arrived and that means it's time for a new challenge at the Four Seasons challenge blog. We're of course still in full autumn mode with another optional moodboard for your inspiration. The challenge runs until October 25th evening US time and hope to see you there!!

And here is what I made:


The star of the card is the cute Pipspell from Lavinia Stamps. I masked off the Christmas lantern and instead stamped a Pixie Lantern in its place as Pipspell is taking a walk in the pumpkin patch on this card. I used Tracy Evans' stamp set Myriad of Designs for the pumpkins, ivy leaves and blackbirds. The sentiment is also from Tracy Evans, part of the set Framed Delights. The dark green ink pad smeared a little bit on the left side when I stamped the ivy leaves so I decided to use Lavinia Stamps Texture 2 along part of the sides and the bottom so it looks intentional and not like a smudge.

For the background I used a circle to mask off a moon shape and also used a flourish type stencil for some interest on the background. (That was all done before stamping the images.) The edges were distressed with scissors before adhering to a brown card base.

Below is our wonderful moodboard. As you can see I was mainly inspired by the bottom right image of pumpkins and the lantern was why I chose Pipspell with a lantern :) You can also see some leaves  around the pumpkins if you look really close at that image. I did originally want to add a fence but that didn't work out as I wanted to so I left it off.

Another view is below:

I am sharing with these challenges:
That's a lot of challenges but always fun to join in when possible 😊

Have a wonderful day and Happy October!!
at 13 comments: