MAY WINNERS & DT Favourites; Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #147

    Welcome to the Winner's Post for May

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.

May 2026 Winner 

The Random Winner $25 store voucher from Gecko Galz

is

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#73 Marjeta

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 May

These favourites are listed in the numerical order.

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Ileana chose #3 Pinky 

Wonderful background and design, I love how she placed sentiment surrounded by cute little flowers.

Helen chose #7  Paperesse: 

a cute image beautifully coloured and a really sweet card

Sari chose #44, Clare. 

Loving the mixed media card. Texture, colors, image and layout, all so beautiful, artistic and perfect together.

Roni chose #47. Paper Whims  

I love the steampunk/vintage look. It's a beautiful mix of elements.

Andree chose #63 Bernadet

A pretty card in lovely soft colours usin.g a fabulous paper fold technique to create dimension. The little butterflies finish the card beautifully.

Koyel chose #82 Rosi.. 

I absolutely love this fun underwater theme — such a bright and colourful card!

Carole chose 96 Pauline C

I love this vibrant, inky card with florals and fairy stamps.

Dagmara chose #102 Jenn Borjeson

Jenn did a great job on this project! I really love her mixed-media background—the embossing powder creates a wonderful texture. The digi is perfect for MerMay. Everything works together beautifully!

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Congratulations to all the DT Favourites!

Our JUNE challenge starts tomorrow.

We'd love to see your creations! 

MAY 2026 Challenge #147 Crafts Galore Encore

 

 Hello!

Welcome to our May 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 May at mid-day GMT.

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Thank you to everyone who took time to join our April 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 April 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 Leanne from Gecko Galz.

Leanne is offering our random winner  a shop voucher for $25 to use in her Etsy store. Head over to see the beautiful paper products she has in stock.

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  The Red Flower collage sheet

Andree

using C'est La Vie ATC sheets and Butterfly Blues collage sheet

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Dagmara 

Using Holly and Ivy collage sheet

Helen

Using Words of the Season collage sheet

and

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Ileana 

Using Digital Stamps

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Koyel

Using Bombshell collage sheet

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Sari 

using Nouveau Winter collage sheet

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Roni 

using Darling Pixies and Nature's Muse collage sheets

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Many thanks to Leanne from Gecko Galz for sponsoring our challenge and

thank you to the DT for their amazing designs.

Now it's over to you ...

Challenge #147

Sponsor: Gecko Galz

Winner is chosen by Random.org

Also DT Favourites are chosen on merit each month.

Challenge Closes May 30th 12:00 GMT

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter