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Saturday, 25 April 2026

Inkspirational Challenge #366 - Word Prompt - RAIN

Welcome to Inkspirational; we're delighted you're joining us.

For the next two weeks (April 25 – May 8), we’re inviting you to find inspiration in our new Word Prompt: RAIN.

From soft drizzles to dramatic downpours, puddles + boots to umbrellas + rain jackets and everything in between, there are so many creative ways to interpret this theme. We know the saying: “April showers bring May flowers." Let's celebrate those rainy days and see where they take your creativity! ☔🌧️🌸

Inspiration from the Design Team:

Looking forward to seeing your RAIN-themed cards/projects filling the gallery.

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The Link will be open until Friday, May 8 @ 11:59pm (GMT).

We'll be back on Saturday, May 2 with a Reminder Post and Top Picks for Challenge #365.

Saturday, 18 April 2026

Top Picks Challenge #364 and Reminder Post - Challenge #365 - Visual Prompt - Sketch

Welcome to our two part post.

**First, a reminder that you have until Friday, April 24 at 11:59 pm (GMT) to play in Challenge #365 -Visual Prompt - Sketch - found HERE. Currently, we have 8 sensational sketches in the gallery. If you've joined us already, thank you (and please feel free to join again); if you haven't, we'd love for you to do so. Let's see if we can quadruple that number before the challenge closes.

Second, we had 40 wonderful entries for Challenge #364 - CAS, with the optional twist of *E is for...* We very much enjoyed seeing your wonderful clean and simple designs, both with and without the twist.

As always, narrowing down our Top Picks was a challenge. Your creativity, craftsmanship and thoughtful interpretations make the process both inspiring and delightfully difficult.

Our Top Picks:

Darnell

Darnell's watercoloured poppy is striking, especially surrounded by all that fabulous white space. CAS loveliness.

Arlene

Arlene's card - designed for her Disney-loving friend - is sure to light up her eyes when she receives it. Clean, simple and delightfully special.

Maria

Maria's fluffy-tailed bunny is adorable, especially paired with rainbow stripes. Clean, simple and sweet.

Bobby

Bobby's daisies certainly have star billing on her white stage. Clean, simple and striking.

Congratulations to our Top Picks; please take your badge.

Saturday, 11 April 2026

Inkspirational Challenge #365 - Visual Prompt - Sketch

Welcome to Inkspirational — we’re so glad you’re here!

For the next two weeks (April 11–24), we invite you to get creative with our Visual Prompt: SKETCH. It’s been five years since our last sketch challenge, so we’re excited to bring one back

This design is simple and flexible. Feel free to adapt it to suit your style — your card base doesn’t need to be square and the smaller shapes in the lower right can be any shape you like. As long as your project captures the essence of the sketch, you’re all set!