May Anything Goes Challenge #63

Hello and welcome to our May challenge.

The theme at Crafts Galore Encore is always 
Anything Goes.

Thank you for your gorgeous entries last month! It was wonderful to see everyone's projects and, as usual, the DT had a hard time selecting just one favourite each!

Are you an April 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. 

Now onto this month's challenge:

This month we are sponsored by the wonderful Tammy from A Day For Daisies. Pop on over to the store to see the wonderful digital images she stocks.

Thanks to A Day For Daisies for providing images for the DT and for offering a generous prize of an $8 ADFD Gift Voucher (equivalent to 2 digi stamps) to our challenge winner.

Here's some information about our sponsor:

We provide themed categories of over 5000 digital stamp illustrations including lovely designs for all occasions! 

ADFD WEBSITE: www.adayfordaisies.com  View a full selection of A Day For Daisies Digital Stamps.

ADFD BLOG: http://www.adayfordaisies.com/blog/ Play along with our popular blog challenges for a chance to win gift certificates to the shop.  

ADFD FACE BOOK: https://www.facebook.com/adayfordaisies/ Stay up-to-date on our weekly new releases as well as the latest A Day For Daisies happenings. 

ADFD COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/adayfordaisies/ Love A Day For Daisies Digital Stamps? This the place to share, comment, learn and be inspired. We love what you do! 

ADFD ETSY: http://www.etsy.com/shop/adayfordaisies A select group of our Digital Stamps to view. See our reviews! 

We hope you can find some crafty time to enter our challenge this month. We're look forward to seeing your anything goes projects! 

Enjoy the following inspiration from the DT.

You can visit their blogs by clicking on their images in the side bar.

Happy creating!

Carole, Jackie and the CGE DT

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Andree

using Braid in My Hair

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Carole

using Spring Flower Hair

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Claudia 

using Napping Angel

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Dawn

using Nature's Little Treasures

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Ileana 

using Lady Bug and Me

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Jackie 

using Flower Line

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Monica

using Happy Birdie Orange

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Monika 

using Water Talk

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Tracey 

using Striped Shell Mermaid

Thank you, once again, to Tammy at A Day For Daisies for supplying these delightful images to the Design Team and for supporting our challenge blog! 

Now it's over to you...

Challenge #63 sponsored by A Day For Daisies 

Winner (chosen by Random.org) gets an $8 ADFD Store Voucher.

Also DT Favourites are chosen on merit each month.

****** Challenge closes at 12:00 GMT on 30th May ******

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

May with Fred She Said

Hello, and welcome to our monthly Anything Goes Challenge!

This month we are sponsored by Fred She Said who are offering a $10 gift voucher to our lucky winner.

Thank you so much for your entries last month.  Jackie will be posting the winners post and DT Favourites on the winners page (click on the tab above!). 

Sadly, we are saying goodbye to Lynda who has been with us for the last eighteen months. Thank you, Lynda, for all your lovely designs - we wish you all the best for the future!

We have some fabulous new DT members to introduce this month:

Kerri-Ann Briggs

Mary Comik

Samatha Jackson-Hoop

Monika Kobus

Tabitha Skaggs

You can find their blog links in the side bar and we would love you to pop over to their blogs to say hello.

We look forward to seeing all your entries and hope that you enjoy this inspiration from the DT.

Happy creating!

Denyse, Carole, Jackie and the CGE DT

Andree

using Marigolds and Morpho

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Carole

using Doodled Floral Corner

Carole

using Emma in the Strawberry Patch

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Ileana 

using Emma and the Cake

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Jackie

using Doodled Floral Corner

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Kerri Ann

using Doodled Floral Corner

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Lynda

using Easter Chicky

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Mary

using Emma and the Cake

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Monika 

using Emma and the Cake

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Samantha

using Marigolds and Morpho

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Tabitha

using Easter Chicky

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Cards Galore May Challenge

Welcome to May's Cards Galore Challenge!

We had some wonderful entries last month, there really are wonderful crafters out there.

The theme this month is:

"A Tim Holtz Homage"

You can use any craft technique you like, as long as it stays within the theme.
So why not bring out your inner Tim and enter the challenge for the chance to win a great prize from this months fantastic sponsors

Letraset

Where you will can win this great set of Ultra-Fine Edition Promarkers

The Design team have certainly out done themselves with this months inspiration projects

Zoe

Isobel

Marleen

Denyse

Angela

Rachael

To enter please leave a direct link to your project, using Mr Linky below then why not pop over to our friendly Facebook Group for some crafty chat.

Cards Galore May Challenge - Inspired by...

Hiya crafty friends,

A bit of a different challenge, for you this month. Is there a crafter you are inspired by? They can be famous, or not so famous. Are they just one of those crafters who you just keep going back to. 
Make a project which is inspired by their style. Please state the crafter you were inspired by. And if they have a blog, website etc, please add that too.

This challenge has also been sponsored by

where the winner will win two template of their choice!!

It will be great to see who inspires all you crafters out there, plus hopefully, at the same time, challenging yourself. In all honesty it was a bit of a challenge for all the Design Team members too :)

Isobel’s inspiration: “Barbara Gray is my heroine. I love anything Clarity. I just feel so inspired to have a go whenever I see her on the telly. Her work is so beautiful, hence my submission to the DT this month." Website: www.claritystamp.co.uk Isobel’s Card

Debbi T’s inspiration: "I have decided that I am going to use Shelli Gardner as my inspiration, founder of Stampin' Up!I love most of the stamp sets that SU produce and I love the fact that they co-ordinate everything... card, ink, buttons, ribbon and brads... this makes producing a project very pleasing to the eye. I also love that the colours are in colour families as they co-ordinate so well together. I have met Shelli a couple of times and she is a lovely person and also a great crafter... For my project I have used the stamp set Everything Eleanor and have made a candle, photo frame, notebook and card that all highlight how well everything goes together... " Website: http://www.soshelli.com/ Debbi’s Card

Denyse inspiration: "I wanted to create something different for this Challenge and used two sources of inspiration. The first is my lovely daughter Bethany, who is an aspiring Manga Artist, & who has introduced me to manga, anime and Steam Punk. The second inspiration is the lovely Wendy Kadzidlo who has taught me so much about Copics. All of the techniques I have used in colouring the image, I learnt from Wendy and the airbrushed feathers and easel (which I made from normal Kraft Card) are a result of my love for her airbrushing classes!" You can find Wendy and all things Copic at www.stampsand memories.co.uk, if you have any questions just ask her! Denyse’s Card

Lexie Inspiration: "Sue Wilson's my inspiration for this card. Just wish I had half her talent, looks, charm, etc, lol." Wesite: http://www.particraft.blogspot.co.uk/ Lexie’s Card

Barbara Inspiration: "My inspiration is Sue Wilson too. I love her designs, colour choices and think the way she assembles each creation is amazing. I just love using 'dies' though, from any company :)" Barbara’s Card

Marleen’s Inspiration: "Tim Holtz is my Inspiration. I love all thing distressed. I rarely make a project without the use of a sanding tool and my ever growing stach of distress inks" Website: http://timholtz.com/ Blog: http://timholtz.typepad.com/ Marleen’s Card

Angela Inspiration: This card is inspired by Jennifer Mcguire who works with Tim Holtz and Hero Arts amongst others and whose work I admire. I love her work with stamps and inks, especially the effects achieved with clear or white embossing powder. Angela’s Card

Rachael’s Inspiration The person I am most inspired by is Tim Holtz. I love all his designs, distressed inks and stamps, idea-ology range and much more, you can find more about Tim Holtz by visiting his website here. Rachael’s Card We are sooooo excited to see your projects for this challenge...good luck everyone!! Happy crafting