September Winners: Challenge #151

  Welcome to the Winner's Post for SEPTEMBER

Firstly a very big THANK YOU to everyone who takes time to enter our monthly challenges.

Every month one winner is picked using a random number generator (and usually a sponsored prize is won, but July was Just fir Fun).

In addition winners are chosen on merit (DT Favourites) and all equally placed. Each winner is selected by a DT member.

September 2026 Winner 

The Random Winner of 2 collage sheets from Wendylynn's Paper Whims 

is

#105 Margaret A (Granmargaret)

Please Take Your Badge from the side bar >>>>

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

Please claim your prize within 10 days.

Design Team Favourites for September

These favourites are listed in the numerical order.

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Ileana chose #14 Carrie Sheridan 

A very original shaker card, I love how she used butterflies for create shaker elements: Wonderful colours.

Koyel chose #28 Ellie.

I absolutely love this Halloween ATC. I love the stencil work on the background and the perfect Halloween colours. The white circle and the placement of the spider are just perfect. To me, this is a wonderfully fun and fabulous Halloween ATC!

Andree chose #42 Kathie

A gorgeous card with an elegant layout to show off some pretty papers. The beautifully coloured butterfly looks wonderful in pride of place.

Sari chose #55 Gerrina

Delicate, beautiful CAS design, love the look and the vibes.

Helen chose 66 - Helen

Very elegant in black and white and a very simple but effective design.

Roni chose #77 Pauline C

I love the combination of stamps used to create this lovely card and the coloring of the flower & butterfly is perfect! Such a beautiful creation.

Carole chose #82 Carmen Anna

A beautiful water colour painted card featuring darling baby ducks and their mother at the side of a pond. Wonderfully painted and beautifully designed.

Dagmara chose #108 Anet

What a beautiful piece of work! It has a wonderful autumn vibe and colors.

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Congratulations to all the DT Favourites!

Our OCTOBER challenge starts tomorrow.

We'd love to see your creations! 

SEPTEMBER 2026: Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #151

 Hello!

Welcome to our SEPTEMBER 2026 challenge. 

Here at Crafts Galore Encore 

the theme is always 

Anything Goes 

and you can enter up to 3 different projects.

This challenge ends on 29th September at mid-day GMT.

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Thank you to everyone who took time to join our August challenge.  We had some fabulous entries and it is always a pleasure to visit your blogs and see what you've been creating. 

Are you an August DT Favourite?

Check the previous post, here, and, if you are 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 month the lovely Wendy, from Wendylynn's Paper Whims, is our sponsor. 

Her Etsy store has some unique collage sheets for downloading and printing. Please head over and take a look at her store. The printables can be found here

Wendy is offering our random winner 2 printables.

Wendy also kindly gave us some sheets to make samples.

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

Carole 

using Fairy Wings

Andree

using Fancy Birds

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Dagmara 

using Mushroom Hat Women

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Helen

Using Hampsters in Party Hats

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Ileana 

using Fancy Birds

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Koyel

using Mushroom Hat Women

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Sari 

using Mushroom Hat Women

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Roni 

taking a break

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Many thanks to Wendy, our sponsor, at WendyLynn's Paper Whims and to the DT for their amazing designs.

Now it's over to you ...

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

August Winners: Challenge #150

 Welcome to the Winner's Post for AUGUST

Firstly a very big THANK YOU to everyone who takes time to enter our monthly challenges.

Every month one winner is picked using a random number generator (and usually a sponsored prize is won, but July was Just fir Fun).

In addition winners are chosen on merit (DT Favourites) and all equally placed. Each winner is selected by a DT member.

August 2026 Winner 

The Random Winner 

is

#7 Wendy Kington

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Design Team Favourites for August

These favourites are listed in the numerical order.

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Koyel chose #38 Tracey

Love those feet.. really are amazing .. Such a wonderful beach scene, I could just imagine myself there right now.

Carole chose #54 Annie H

I am drawn to this cute Christmas mouse shaker card on a snowglobe base. Beautifully crafted!

Helen chose #58 Sharon

A really cute image and a great embossed background.

Andree chose #75 Bernadet.

A gorgeous card in a fabulous corner design that's full of beautiful artwork and wonderful autumnal colours. The cleverly added dimension makes this lovely card extra special.

Sari chose #89 Carolyn

Awesome CAS ATC, loving the bright yellow round shapes at the background and delicate flower silhouettes on top. The look is fab.

Dagmara chose #99 Anet

What a beautiful piece! I really love the green background and that mailbox! I'm a postcrosser, so this is a meaningful theme for me.

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Congratulations to all the DT Favourites!

Our SEPTEMBER challenge starts tomorrow.

We'd love to see your creations! 

AUGUST: Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #150

 

 Hello!

Welcome to our AUGUST 2026 challenge. 

Here at Crafts Galore Encore 

the theme is always 

Anything Goes 

and you can enter up to 3 different projects.

This challenge ends on 30th AUGUST at mid-day GMT.

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Thank you to everyone who took time to join our July challenge.  We had some fabulous entries and it is always a pleasure to visit your blogs and see what you've been creating. 

Are you an July DT Favourite?

Check the previous post, here, and, if you are 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 month we are playing JUST FOR FUN

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

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Dagmara 

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Helen

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Ileana 

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Koyel

back next month

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Sari 

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Roni 

and

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Many thanks to the DT for their amazing designs.

Now it's over to you ...

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

JULY WINNERS and DT Favourites: Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #149

      Welcome to the Winner's Post for JULY

Firstly a very big THANK YOU to everyone who takes time to enter our monthly challenges.

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

In addition winners are chosen on merit (DT Favourites) and all equally placed. Each winner is selected by a DT member.

July 2026 Winner 

The Random Winner of 3 single digi stamps from Polkadoodles 

is

#104 Becca Yarling

Please Take Your Badge from the side bar >>>>

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

Please claim your prize within 10 days.

Design Team Favourites for JULY

These favourites are listed in the numerical order.

Please Take Your DT Favourite Badge from the Side Bar

Ileana chose #74 Silke 

Wonderful design, I love image and colouring, the arrangement of beautiful snowflakes is wonderful.

Carole chose #77 Jenn

A beautiful inky, stencilled journal page with an important message.

Andree chose #78 Clare

A fabulous journal page cleverly created with smooshed Brushos and a stamp for an ombre effect. It's finished with two wonderfully cute dogs, super stitching and a lovely sentiment.

Roni chose #94 Loopyloo 

I love this idea to make Christmas cookies with dies and stamps. This card is just darling - perfect colors to help create that lovely vintage feel. Gets me in the festive holiday spirit!

Helen chose #110  

a very elegant, classy Christmas design

Sari chose #115 Silke

Bunnies are my fav pets and Silke's summer surfing bunny is super cute and happy and the CAS design makes the image shine.

Dagmara chose #121 Lorraine B.

I rarely come across such lovely wedding cards! The artist chose a great stamp and colored it beautifully. With the embellishments, the card is absolutely charming!

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Congratulations to all the DT Favourites!

Our AUGUST challenge starts tomorrow.

We'd love to see your creations! 

JULY 2026: Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #149

 

 Hello!

Welcome to our JULY 2026 challenge. 

Here at Crafts Galore Encore 

the theme is always 

Anything Goes 

and you can enter up to 3 different projects.

This challenge ends on 30th July at mid-day GMT.

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Thank you to everyone who took time to join our June challenge.  We had some fabulous entries and it is always a pleasure to visit your blogs and see what you've been creating. 

Are you an June DT Favourite?

Check the previous post, here, and, if you are 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 month our sponsor is Polkadoodles who are offering our random winner a choice of 3 digis.

Please pop over to the Polkadoodles store to see the wonderful array of products on sale.

The DT were kindly given products to make the samples below.

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 Fantasy Moon

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Dagmara 

Using Serenity Kisses

and Winnie Mermazing Kisses

Helen

Using Pickles Dog with a Letter

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Ileana 

Using Winnie Mermazing Kisses

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Koyel

Using Serenity Kisses

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Sari 

using  Fantasy Moon

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Roni 

using Fantasy Moon

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Many thanks to Polkadoodles for sponsoring our challenge 

and

thank you to the DT for their amazing designs.

Now it's over to you ...

Sponsor Polkadoodles

Challenge Closes 30th July 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

JUNE Winners and DT Favourites: Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #148

     Welcome to the Winner's Post for JUNE

Firstly a very big THANK YOU to everyone who takes time to enter our monthly challenges.

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

In addition winners are chosen on merit (DT Favourites) and all equally placed. Each winner is selected by a DT member.

June 2026 Winner 

The Random Winner of $10 store spend from Fred She Said 

is

#84 Trijntje

Please Take Your Badge from the side bar >>>>

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

Please claim your prize within 10 days.

Design Team Favourites for JUNE

These favourites are listed in the numerical order.

Please Take Your DT Favourite Badge from the Side Bar

Koyel chose #16 Sandy J

Such a beautiful simple design! I love those burlap leaves—they complement the design and overall look perfectly.

Helen chose #32 - Donna 

A lovely floral image and the split embossed background is really effective.

Sari chose #55 - Gerrina. 

Striking card, love the look, awesome idea, very inspiring

Ileana chose #64 Glennis F

Wonderful elegant creation! I love choice of colors and white small cutouts! Folds on left side are an elegant touch! Beautiful CAS design!

Andree chose #96 Carrie

A wonderfully serene card with a delicate embossed background and beautifully crafted butterflies in pretty shades of purple.

Carole chose #101 Sheryl Hare

A gorgeous, whimsical Christmas card. Beautiful images and a lovely fold.

Dagmara chose #102 Pauline C

What a great CAS card! The stamp is gorgeous, and the coloring is wonderful. The colors complement each other perfectly, and everything comes together to create a truly unique piece.

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Congratulations to all the DT Favourites!

Our JULY challenge starts tomorrow.

We'd love to see your creations!