My papercraft journey started in 2002 when I attended my first "Creative Memories" scrapbooking party. After working on a few scrapbooks I discovered the rubber stamp aisle at Hobby Lobby and promptly purchased my first rubber stamp (a teddy bear by PSX :-) along with a golden ink pad and a pack of pre-folded card blanks. A short time later I was invited to a Stampin' Up party and I was blown away by the stamps and other products in the catalog!!
On the search for cardmaking ideas, I discovered the stamping forum Splitcoast Stampers and was amazed by the wonderful designs I found back then and promptly joined this stamping forum as a member.
When blogging became a thing and the first blogging challenges where you could actually win prizes appeared, I of course had to dip my toes into the wonderful world of blogging. And here I am many years later still sharing my papercrafts with the crafty world.
I started this blog in the Fall of 2008, first under the blogging name of www.livelaughstamp.blogspot.com but purchased my own domaine many years later (still hosted by blogger/google). For a short time my domaine was www.ellibellescorner.com but due to a mistake I lost that domaine and now I blog under www.simplyellibelle.com.
Over my long time of blogging I had the honors to design for some great challenge blogs and stamp companies and got to know (virtually) many wonderful crafters from all over the world.
April 2017 - Current
Love being part of the team along with:
I have also loved working with these past Allsorts DT members:
August 2022 - Current
Thrilled to be designing along side these talented artists:
Darlene // Diane // Karen // Vickie* * * * * *
Past Design Teams and Guest DT
July 2021 - April 2022
Thrilled to be designing along side these talented artists:
October 2010 - Sept. 2020
(until the switch over to "We Love Chocolate Baroque" and then "We Love Stamping")
Really miss this challenge blog!!
January 2011 - June 2016
August 2014 - June 2015
January 2014 - December 2014
Whiff of Joy Stamp Kit
December 2012 - December 2013
Guest Designer Honors:
Try it on Tuesdays Challenge
November 2023
Double Trouble Challenge
May 2019
Retro Rubber Challenge
Inkspirational Challenge
Crafting By Designs
April 2015
Art by Miran
Tiddly Inks
Top Picks/Honors
As of March 2026 I decided to keep track of my Top Picks/Honors received. It's always great to be recognized :)
with this card
with this card
The Alphabet Challenge
with this card
June 2026
The Paper Funday
with this card
June 2026
with this card.
March 2026
with this ATC.
March 2026
with this card.
with this card.
with this card.
March 2026