Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: 2022

Saturday, 31 December 2022

December 2022: Winner of Challenge #106

Welcome to the Winner's Post

for December

Firstly a very big THANK YOU to all who take time to enter our monthly challenges.

Every month one winner will be picked using a random number generator and a sponsored prize will be won.

In addition winners will be chosen on merit (DT Favourites) and all equally placed. Each winner will have been chosen by a DT member.

December 2022 Winner

We had 136 fabulous December entries

and the

Random Winner

of the $25 Gecko Galz Etsy Store Voucher

#93 Nana Connie

with Snow Globe Wishes

Please Take Your Badge from the Side Bar or the tab above

Contact Carole at cardsgaloreencore@yahoo.co.uk to claim your prize.

Please claim your prize within 10 days.

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Design Team Favourites for December

These favourites are listed in the numerical order.

Please Take Your DT Favourite Badge from the Side Bar

Helen chose #3 Ellie

I love the way this has been put together and the scene created just looks like it should be framed x

Lorraine choose #8 Jenimc

I liked the 3D design. Decorated beautifully both inside and out, the pop-out nativity scene, which was lit with tiny lights, created a beautiful card and display piece too.

Danuta chose #27 Chrissy

Beautiful vintage card. I love the blue leaves.

Andree chose #46 Kathie

A gorgeous card for Christmas. A lovely layout design with pretty papers. The beautiful bauble image is wonderfully coloured and finished with fabulous touches of sparkle.

Carole chose #60 Larissa

These fabulous, working, ferris wheel advent calendars are a paper engineering miracle! They are beautifully crafted and decorated with skillfully coloured, cute digi stamps. They make a great keepsake and can be refilled in years to come. Wonderful project!

Sari choose #73 Cat

I love the round shape, all the pretty layers and wonderfully colored happy images.

Ileana choose #74 Maz

I love sweet image and original design. Wonderful colouring.

Dagmara chose ##108 Roberta

I love the digi and color choices. Also the coloring is brilliant!

Don't forget that the new challenge starts tomorrow.

Thursday, 1 December 2022

December 2022: Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #106

Hello!

A very warm welcome to our December 2022 challenge.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We hope you can find some crafty time in this busy time of year to enter our challenge this month.

Here at Crafts Galore Encore the theme is always

Anything Goes

and you can enter up to 3 different projects.

The challenge ends on the 30th December at mid-day GMT.

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Thank you to everyone who took time to join our November challenge. We had some amazing entries. It is always a pleasure to see what everyone has been creating.

Are you a November winner?

Check here and, if you are a winner and/or a DT Favourite, please collect a badge from the side bar to proudly display on your blog.

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Back to this month's challenge ...

This time we are sponsored by the lovely Leanne from Gecko Galz. She is offering our random winner a whopping

$25 Gecko Galz Store spend!

Remember you can enter our challenge up to 3 times with different projects each time.

We're looking forward to seeing your anything goes projects!

Enjoy the following inspiration from the DT.

You can visit their blogs by clicking on their blog names/images in the side bar >>>>

Happy Creating!

Carole and the CGE DT

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Andree

using Santa Claus Lane collage set and Frozen Mini ATC set

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Carole

using Nature's Winter collage set and Christmas in Nature ATC set

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Dagmara

using Crazy Mannequins collage set

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Danka

using Candy Cane Lane collage set

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Helen

using Snowman Way Digital Stamps

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Ileana

using Christmas Gnomes Digital Stamps

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Koyel

using Flower Girls collage set

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Lorraine

using Retro Christmas Colour collage set

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Sari

using Face It Jewels

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Finally...

Would you like to join our DT?

We still have a couple of spaces left to fill on the DT, so if you would like to join us, please add DT next to your entry name in the challenge or email Carole at cardsgaloreencore@yahoo.co.uk

No previous experience is necessary.

We would love to have you on our team!

Now it's over to you ...

Challenge #106

Winner (chosen by Random.org) gets $25 Gecko Galz spend

Also DT Favourites are chosen on merit each month.

Inlinkz closes 12:00 GMT 30th December

Maximum 3 entries.

Wednesday, 30 November 2022

November 2022: Winners of Challenge #105

Welcome to the Winner's Post for November

Firstly a very big THANK YOU to all who take time to enter our monthly challenges.

Every month one winner will be picked using a random number generator and a sponsored prize will be won.

In addition winners will be chosen on merit (DT Favourites) and all equally placed. Each winner will have been chosen by a DT member.

November 2022 Winner

We had 181 fabulous November entries

and the

Random Winner

of Etsy Voucher is

#60 Lisa J

Please Take Your Badge from the Side Bar or the tab above

Contact Carole at cardsgaloreencore@yahoo.co.uk to claim your prize.

Please claim your prize within 10 days.

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Design Team Favourites for November

These favourites are listed in the numerical order.

Please Take Your DT Favourite Badge from the Side Bar

Andree chose #19 Betta

A wonderfully clever gift bag created to look like a handbag and decorated with beautiful papers. The matching card is also gorgeous and the fabulously coloured images on both are delightful. A lovely gift set.

Ileana chose #29 Karen Letchworth

I love original choice of papers and how she made pumpkins. Beautiful design and background.

Sari choose #98 Lisa J

Coloring is beautiful, love the all blue scene and seeing that cute little snowman makes me happy

Lorraine choose #118 Bernadette

This is such a beautiful interactive 3D design with lots of fabulous moving elements, a card and a gift all in one.

Dagmara chose #160 Andrea Norris

I'm crazy about rats! Andrea's rats absolutely charmed me, they are beautifully coloured and decorated, I would love to get a card like this myself!

Danuta chose #172 Diane.

Red and green are great for a Christmas card. And this beautifully colored image. I have already conceived Christmas.

Helen chose #173 - Nicola Gold

Love the image of the snowman with the wreath and the scene she has created on the card.

Carole chose 181 Priya

I love these cute, three dimensional pieces from Priya. The super fun animal images are beautifully decorated with leaves and flowers whilst the textural trims beneath add dimension and pearls add some shine. Gorgeous work!

Don't forget that the new challenge starts tomorrow.

Tuesday, 1 November 2022

November 2022: Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #105

Hello!

A very warm welcome to our November 2022 challenge.

How time flies - I can't believe we are in the 11th month of 2022 already!

How is your Christmas crafting coming along?

We hope you can find some crafty time to enter our challenge this month.

Here at Crafts Galore Encore the theme is always

Anything Goes

and you can enter up to 3 different projects.

The challenge ends on the 29th November at mid-day GMT.

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*** New DT member ***

We are delighted to introduce another new DT member this month - she's a fabulous, super-creative lady .... it's Sari Aavamaki from Finland, also know in the crafting world as Granne.

You can find Granne's blog here and here is a little bit about her:

I'm a Finnish mother of 2 adult girls. I've been stamping since 2011. I got started when my neighbour introduced me to the world of stamping and paper crafting in real life and in blog land; that's how my blog also got it's name: Granne (=neighbour in Swedish). Usually I make cards, but do love making ATCs, Art Journals, altered items, and, and, and ... what ever seems to be fun and inspires me. Sometimes things work out nicely, sometimes not, but I have fun creating.

Welcome to the Crafts Galore Encore team, Sari - we are so happy you joined the team. We can't wait to see what you make!

Would you like to join our DT?

We still have a couple of spaces left to fill on the DT, so if you would like to join us, please add DT next to your entry name in the challenge or email Carole at cardsgaloreencore@yahoo.co.uk

No previous experience is necessary.

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Thank you to everyone who took time to join our October challenge. We had some amazing entries. It is always a pleasure to see what everyone has been creating.

Are you an October winner?

Check here and, if you are a winner and/or a DT Favourite, please collect a badge from the side bar to proudly display on your blog.

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Back to this month's challenge ...

This time we have no store sponsor, but are offering a

£15 Etsy Gift Card

Remember you can enter our challenge up to 3 times with different projects each time.

We're looking forward to seeing your anything goes projects!

Enjoy the following inspiration from the DT.

You can visit their blogs by clicking on their blog names/images in the side bar >>>>

Happy Creating!

Carole and the CGE DT

xxx

Andree

using The Paper Shelter digi stamps

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Carole

using Funky Fossil Clear Stamps

(Forest Friends)

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Dagmara

using Vera Lane Studio digis

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Danka

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Helen

using The Card Hut Clear Stamps

(The Doghouse Collection)

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Ileana

using New Friends Snowman digi stamp from Polkadoodles

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Koyel

using Stampotique Originals

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Lorraine

using 'Witch's Brew' Stamp set by Chocolate Baroque

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Sari

using Lost Coast Designs Rubber Stamps

(Daisy Flourish and Shrubbery Background)

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Just a reminder ...

If you would like to join our DT, please add DT next to your entry name in the challenge or

email Carole at cardsgaloreencore@yahoo.co.uk

No previous experience is necessary.

We would love to have you on our team!

Now it's over to you ...

Challenge #105

Winner (chosen by Random.org) gets £15 Etsy Gift Card

Also DT Favourites are chosen on merit each month.

Inlinkz closes 12:00 GMT 29th November

Maximum 3 entries.

Monday, 31 October 2022

October 2022: Winner of Challenge #104

Welcome to the Winner's Post for October

Firstly a very big THANK YOU to all who take time to enter our monthly challenges.

Every month one winner will be picked using a random number generator and a sponsored prize will be won.

In addition winners will be chosen on merit (DT Favourites) and all equally placed. Each winner will have been chosen by a DT member.

October 2022 Winner

We had 205 fabulous October entries

and the

Random Winner

of 2 digi stamps from All Dressed Up

#78 Cards by Beckie

Please Take Your Badge from the Side Bar or the tab above

Contact Carole at cardsgaloreencore@yahoo.co.uk to claim your prize.

Please claim your prize within 10 days.

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Design Team Favourites for October

These favourites are listed in the numerical order.

Please Take Your DT Favourite Badge from the Side Bar

Carole chose #1 Diane Louise J

A stunning water coloured, winter card featuring the cutest robin. I love that Diane will personalise her card with the name of the recipient next to the image. Lovely design.

Danuta chose #50 LorraineB

Beautiful handbags with a Halloween twist. I love these little ghosts.

Ileana chose #59 Lisa J
The sweet image wonderfully colored stand out on the simple card, and the moon with bats are a beautiful extra touch.

Lorraine choose #98 Donna's Creations
A beautifully paper pieced image with so many lovely patterned paper layers in the design.

Sari choose #126 Bridget
The green witch looks absolutely scary stunning (awesome coloring all the way), and love the simple layout with great Halloween papers

Helen chose #173 - Life is Good

I love the colours used for the vehicles and the map in the background. A real fun card x

Dagmara chose #174 Roberta

I have a weakness for Halloween themes, so I really liked Roberta's work. Fantastic colouring, amazing background!

Koyel also choose #174 Roberta

Love the background and Halloween theme

Andree chose #190 Lynne

A beautiful White-on-White Christmas card. A lovely arrangement of pretty die-cuts and a fabulous textured paper. A perfectly wonderful WOW card indeed!

Don't forget that the new challenge starts tomorrow.

Saturday, 1 October 2022

OCTOBER 2022: Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #104

Hello!

A very warm welcome to our October 2022 challenge.

Autumn is well and truly here now in the northern parts of the world, so it's time for us to cozy up and craft!

Here at Crafts Galore Encore the theme is always
Anything Goes
and you can enter up to 3 different projects.

The challenge ends on the 30th October at mid-day GMT.

This month we are sponsored by the wonderful Wendy Burns at

All Dressed Up

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*** New DT member ***

We are delighted to introduce a new DT member this month - she's such a talented lady .... it's Lorraine Collett.

You can find Lorraine's blog here.

Welcome to the Crafts Galore Encore team, Lorraine - we look forward to seeing your beautiful projects!

Would you like to join our DT?

We still have a couple of spaces left to fill on the DT, so if you would like to join us, please add DT next to your entry name in the challenge or email Carole at cardsgaloreencore@yahoo.co.uk

No previous experience is necessary.

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Thank you to everyone who found time to join our September challenge. As usual, we had some amazing entries. It is always a pleasure to see what everyone has been creating.

Are you a September winner?

Check here and, if you are a winner and/or a DT Favourite, please collect a badge from the side bar to proudly display on your blog.

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Back to this month's challenge ...

All Dressed Up is our wonderful sponsor.

Please head over to the store to see the gorgeous range of digital stamps.

You can find All Dressed Up on Facebook.

They have a challenge blog where you can enter your All Dressed Up projects (there's a freebie page too in case you don't have any ADU stamps yet!).

They also have a Junior Crafters section where under 16s can showcase their work.

All Dressed Up is offering 2 digi stamps to our lucky random winner.