Crafts Galore Encore June 2026

It's June already and it's been another mixed bag of weather. I wish Mother Nature would make her mind up. One day it's scorching and the next has chilly winds and heavy rain. Still, we have managed a couple of fun outdoor activities in nice weather. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for more nice weather in a couple of weeks as there is an outdoor concert we're going to that was cancelled from last year due to bad weather.

Meanwhile, there's a new challenge at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

Fred She Said

who are offering a prize of $10 gift voucher to our lucky winner.

I've created an A5 card in landscape format.

I started by covering the base with a pink card from my stash. I added a paper from G45's Flights of Fancy and a vertical strip of another pretty paper from the collection. 
I matted both on white card. I also cut a band of pink card and matted that on white card and placed it across the front.

I chose to work with Hummingbird and Columbine digi set which comes with the bird and flower images either together, or singularly, in both JPEG and PNG format. I coloured one of the images with my Copics and mounted it on pink card.

I took one of the flower images from the digi set and flipped it before colouring it, cutting it out and mounting it on foam pads as an embellishment. I finished the card with a bow, a stamped sentiment and three pink gems.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Fred She Said images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this in the following challenges:

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/05/classic-design-challenge-05-2026-mayjun.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2026/06/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2026/06/tb-june-2026-challenge.html

Crafts Galore Encore March 2026

Welcome to March! 

And Happy St David's Day!

Spring is almost here, the days are getting lighter and the weather is getting less cold. But, before we can celebrate any warm sunny days, there is a new challenge starting on the

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

Moondrea Designs

who are offering a prize of 3 digi images from their store to our lucky winner.

I have made an A5 birthday card this month in pretty Springtime colours.

I started with a textured green card from Papermania and layered it with a Papermania smooth light green card. The daffodil paper is the March paper from G45's Flower Market Collection.

I added two strips of layered green card over the paper at the top and bottom of the card.

I used the Daffodil Maiden image from our sponsor and coloured her with my Copics. I matted her onto smooth yellow card from Papermania and fixed her to the card on foam pads.

 I printed the headdress a couple of times, coloured the flowers and fussy cut them to use as an embellishment. I attached them to the card with foam pads.

I printed the sentiment and layered it onto yellow card with another daffodil.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Moondrea Designs images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this in the following challenges:

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2026/03/morgans-artworld-challenge-98.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/02/classic-design-challenge-02-2026-febmar.html

Crafts Galore Encore August 2025

 

School summer holidays have officially begun and it rained all day for the first day! Hopefully the weather will brighten up or else it could be a very long break from school. For now, I need to look for some indoor activities.

Meanwhile .....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

All Dressed Up

who are offering a prize of two digi stamps to our lucky winner.

I have made a charming A5 size birthday card to show this month.

I used a dark blue pearlised card from my stash for the matting layers on this card and a lovely old Craftwork Cards paper from their Venetian collection that I found in my stash.

I printed the sentiment and cut it out as a strip to go across the front of the card.

I used the super cute Little Birdie image and coloured it with my Copics. I die cut a scalloped circle to matt the image onto.

I decorated some die-cut feathers with Frantage and embossing powder and finished the card with a bow and some Card Candy that came with the paper set.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using All Dressed Up images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

Crafts Galore Encore July 2025

 It's still a mixed bag of changeable weather here in our little corner of Wales. So while the rest of the UK basks in a heatwave, I wasn't expecting to be dashing out in between rain showers in my coat at the end of June. Hopefully it will settle into some nice sunny days for summer soon.

Meanwhile .....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

Fred She  Said

who are offering a $10 (Canadian) voucher for their store to the lucky winner.

I have made an 8"x 8" card to use for a special someone's birthday.

I didn't have any card that matched the pretty papers I wanted to use so I cut the matting layers from plain white card and used one of my Copics to colour the edges.

On the base layer, I used an old LOTV Nitwit paper from their Promises 8"x 8"collection. I also made a panel to add to the front before sticking down a length of large ric-rac.

I used the "I love you this much" image and coloured it with my Copics. I also printed off one of the sentiments that come with the image and cut it out for a banner.

The image I used comes with three sentiments and also is available as a pre-coloured set of six images.

I finished the card with some beautiful paper flowers from Prima.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Fred She Said images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this in the following challenges:

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/ltccb-87-anything-goes-ltccb-86-winner.html x

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2025/07/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html HM

https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-2025-challenge-78-anything-goes.html x

 

Crafts Galore Encore June 2025

There is a new challenge starting today at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

Moondrea Designs

who are offering a prize of 3 digi images to our lucky winner.

I have made a simple A5 Happy Birthday card to show you.

I used gold mirri card to cover the base and matted it with a yellow textured card from Papermania.

I created two narrow panels with red card and gold mirri as a sort of frame for the image panel.

I chose to use the Poppy Fairy image and I coloured her with my Copics.

I then matted her onto gold mirri card.

I created a poppy embellishment by cutting two petal shapes from red card and adding a die-cut black centre.

I finished the card with a computer printed sentiment and some red gems.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Moondrea Designs images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this in the following challenges:

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2025/06/morgans-artworld-challenge-89.html 1st Prize Winner

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/05/classic-design-challenge-05-2025-mayjun.html x?

Crafts Galore Encore March 2025

If you think you've seen this card before, you're right. I mistakenly blogged it last month but put it back in draft and published the correct card for February once I realised what I'd done. Silly me! Or was I just wishing that Spring came quicker? Our family could have done without February altogether as it turned out to not be a very good month for us. Here's hoping March is better ...

.... There is a new challenge starting today at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

Last Minute Manda

who are offering a prize of 5 digi sets to our lucky winner.

I made an 8" (20cm) birthday card for my wonderful friend.

The first layer is a dark green Papermania card. I used a thin sliver of the dark green card to create a border between the two pretty papers from Graphic 45's Secret Garden.

I used one of the lovely images from the Shabby Chic Cups and Books colouring page and coloured it with my Copics. I mounted the image onto light green card and cut out two flowers from the Secret Garden papers for decoration.

I fixed a strip of green ribbon across the card before attaching the mounted image and tucked another small piece of ribbon under the side of the image.

I finished the card with a double bow, three gold gems and a computer printed sentiment.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Last Minute Manda's images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this in the following challenges:

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/classic-design-challenge-02-2025-febmar.html

https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2025/02/january-2025-challenge-73-anything-goes.html

Crafts Galore Encore January 2025

 Happy New Year everyone!

I wish you all a healthy, happy and prosperous 2025

Now that all the winter festivities are over for another year it's time to get back to normal and that starts with a new challenge on the

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

SheepSki Designs

who are offering a prize of 3 digi images from their new blog shop to our lucky winner.

I have made an 8"x 8" (20 x 20 cm) card to celebrate the New Year.

I used a lovely textured paper from the Mulberry Kisses 12" (30 cm) paper pad by First Edition. I matted it onto a green card from Papermania. I used a slim paper cutoff mounted onto green card as a design feature.

The cute gnome image I used is called It's a Spring Thing and comes in Jpeg and PNG format. I coloured it with my Copics, cut it out and mounted it on the green card.

I printed the sentiment on my computer and added some flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. I tied a string bow to finish the card.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using SheepSki Designs images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Crafts Galore Encore October 2024

Welcome to Autumn!

There is definitely a change in the weather this past week, it's wetter and colder. Brrr! Time to dig out the coats, sweaters and fleecy pyjamas. 

Meanwhile .....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

The Paper Shelter

One of the things the children enjoy at this time of year is pumpkin growing and picking, so, I have made a card to celebrate that rather than just Halloween.

The card is 8"x 8" (20 x 20cms). I started by covering the card base with a green card from Papermania and layering it with an orange card and finally, a purple one. The other paper elements are included in the Halloween Spirit image set from our sponsor. I cut the circles and green panel out and arranged them on my card.

You also get the Halloween Spirit digi image in both JPEG and PNG formats, and a pre-coloured version too. I chose to use the PNG image and coloured it with my Copics. I mounted the image onto orange card and tucked it under the other paper elements.

I created the sentiment on the computer and finished the card with some paper flowers and purple gems.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using The Paper Shelter images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Crafts Galore Encore September 2024

After celebrating our little princess's birthday last week it is now only days until she heads out to "big" school. She is both excited and nervous. But, most of all, she's looking forward to catching up with all her friends and making new ones.

Meanwhile .....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

The Paper Shelter

who are offering a prize of three digi images for our lucky winner.

I made an 8"x 8" (20 x 20cm) birthday card for my daughter's puppy who celebrated his first birthday last month.

The papers are from an 8" paper pad Paradise Crush by First Edition. The matting layers are white card with the edges coloured with an orange Copic pen.

This delightful image from our sponsor is called My Good Boy. The set comes with a coloured version of the image as well as the outline drawing, both in jpeg and png formats. It also has a digital backing paper and the coloured image mounted on the backing paper. Everything can be sized to suit in a computer program.

I used my Copics to colour the outline png image.

I cut out the tag shape from the digital paper and used it as a layer behind the image. 

The sentiment, bones and paw prints are all stamps from a set that was free in a magazine years ago.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using The Paper Shelter's images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this in the following challenges:

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2024/09/morgans-artworld-challenge-80.html DT Fav

https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2024/09/challenge-87.html x

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2024/09/challenge-90-anything-goes-with.html x

Creative Artiste #107 August 2024

  ....Welcome to a new challenge at

Creative Artiste

Creative Artiste is a monthly challenge blog for everyone who likes to mix their media. So, as long as you like to use various mediums on your creations, we'd love to see you enter the challenge.

A big Thank You to everyone who entered the challenge last month. Your projects were all wonderful and our winners have been announced on the blog.

Our theme is always
"Anything Mixed Media Goes"
We have opportunities to be a Guest Designer for all our winners.

One of my beautiful daughters loves vintage roses so I made her this hexagon canvas. It measures 11.5" (30 cms) from point to opposite point.

All the ephemera is from a very old set by Kaisercraft, apart from a die cut heart and the Cheery Lynn die cut leaf flourishes.

I started by using texture paste through a DecoArt Americana Decor text stencil randomly over the canvas.

I then tore up up some old book pages and coloured them with watered powders from Lindy's Magicals Nantucket Pearls set.

Once stuck down with Soft Matt Gel, and dried, I gave the canvas a coat of white gesso.

Next, I used the Magicals to colour areas of the canvas and gave another coat of white gesso.

I used the texture paste on the some of the sides of the canvas and extended the book pages around the sides too.

I assembled the floral elements by layering some of them up on blocks of differing heights that I made from acetate. To do this, I cut the acetate into strips and scored it to fold it into 5 equal squares. I then folded each one into a cube and glued it into place under a flower with Heavy Body Gel.

I die cut the leaf flourishes and coloured them with green Copics. I glued several layers together for stability. I chopped the flourishes up and tucked the pieces in between the roses.

I die cut a small heart and coloured it with the Salt Water Taffy Magical. I added the frame, the birds, a little butterfly and the word Adore. I finished the canvas with some clear glass flat backed beads.

Now it's your turn to have fun and create your mixed media projects. You can enter our challenge as many times as you like. A full list of the rules is on the challenge blog. For more inspiration please visit the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog to see the fabulous mixed media projects created by our multi talented team.
Remember to have fun crafting and enter your "Anything Mixed Media Goes" creations in our 

August challenge. 

I have entered this project in the following challenges:

https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/07/miucb-72-anything-goes-optional-veggie.html x

https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/07/ltscb-168-anything-goes-ltscb-167.html x

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2024/08/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/07/classic-design-challenge-07-2024-julaug.html x

Crafts Galore Encore August 2024

I've been dreading this month as it's the first anniversary of my wonderful brother's passing but, as a family, we've been planning some lovely events to look forward to.

Meanwhile .....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

All Dressed Up

My lovely Sister in Law had a nasty accident and ended up in hospital recently. I made her a card to cheer her up and let her know we were thinking of her.

The card is 8"x 8" (20 x 20cm). The matting layers are all white card coloured with Copic pen V15 to match the pretty papers from LOTV's Promises 8"x 8" pad.

I used this cute image called For You and coloured it with my Copics.

I finished the card with some seam binding ribbon and paper flowers from Prima.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using All Dressed Up images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this in the following challenges:

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2024/08/morgans-artworld-challenge-79.html CT Fav

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2024/08/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/07/classic-design-challenge-07-2024-julaug.html x

https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/07/july-2024-challenge-153.html Top Three

Crafts Galore Encore June 2024

Already half way through the year! I'm not sure where the time goes when I'm not looking. This past week we've enjoyed a mini-break away as it's been half-term at school..  Now we will have to get everything ready for our little princess to move up to secondary school in September as she comes to the end of primary school..

Meanwhile .....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

Beccy's Place

I have made an 8"x 8" (20 x 20cm) card using one of the free images and a free paper from our sponsor's blog. All the matting layers are white card coloured with Copic pen RV06.

I printed one of the free papers to cover the card base. I actually printed it twice, once with more opacity and then a thin strip slightly darker. I separated the two papers with a punched scalloped border to create the illusion of different layers. I inked around the edges with Picked Raspberry Distress Ink.

I used the gorgeous Pink Lily pre-coloured image and printed it four times so I could cut out the layers and decoupage the flower. I used a die to cut the image in a circle and layered it onto  a die-cut scalloped circle.

I mounted the decoupaged layers of the petals using foam pads.

I created the sentiment on the computer and die cut the circle and scalloped circle base.  I added pink ribbon to the card with double sided tape and covered the join with the sentiment. I added some pink gems and a pink bow to finish the card.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Beccy's Place images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this in the following challenges:

https://beccyschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/06/june-challenge.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/classic-design-challenge-05-2024-mayjun.html

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2024/06/morgans-artworld-challenge-77.html