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16 challenges · checked Oct 24, 2026
Make something lovely, and maybe win something too. These card-making, papercraft and art challenges offer gift cards, store vouchers, winner badges or cash prizes. For each one we list the prize exactly as the organizer states it, how the winner is picked, and when it closes.
How prize challenges work: the organizer posts a theme, you make a new project, and you add the link to the link-up (or the gallery) before the deadline. Most prize draws pick a random eligible entry, so following the rules matters more than being "the best".
Prizes, deadlines and rules below are as posted on each organizer's own page when we checked on Oct 24, 2026 (Central time). Most change every round, and sponsors rotate, so the official page always wins. Where a prize isn't spelled out, we say "prize varies, see rules". We're not affiliated with any of these challenges, and nothing on this page is sponsored.
Each of these challenges has a real prize stated on the organizer's own page, and most pick the winner at random, so a beginner has the same chance as anyone.
🎁 Prize: $50 Lawn Fawn gift certificate
📌 Deadline: Challenge #231 "Bingo Board" closes Sun, Nov 1 at 11:59pm ET. A new challenge follows every two weeks.
Your project must feature Lawn Fawn products. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
🎁 Prize: 4 winners × $30 Altenew gift certificate
📌 Deadline: The October challenge closes Oct 31 at 11:55pm EST. A new challenge posts each month; check the blog for November's.
See the challenge post for the theme and the entry rules. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
🎁 Prize: $25 Simon Says Stamp voucher
📌 Deadline: A new theme every Wednesday. Entries close the following Wednesday at 8am Ohio time.
Up to 5 new creations per person. Tag #ssswchallenge on social. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
🎁 Prize: $25 Simon Says Stamp voucher
📌 Deadline: A new theme every Monday. Entries close the following Monday at 8am Ohio time.
Up to 5 entries per person. Tag #sssmchallenge on social. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
🎁 Prize: $25 Pink & Main store credit
📌 Deadline: Challenge #22 "Fall Foliage" closes Wed, Nov 11 at 11:59pm ET. A new challenge starts on the second Friday of each month.
Use Pink & Main products. Enter through the link-up or the Facebook group album. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
🎁 Prize: A sponsor gift card that changes monthly (October: $25 to Pink & Main). Prize varies, see rules.
📌 Deadline: One theme a month, open to the end of the month. September's closed at 9pm Pacific on the last day.
Use a die cut and/or an embossing folder, and follow the monthly theme. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
🎁 Prize: Digital stamps from that round's sponsor (#581: 3 digis from SheepSki Designs)
📌 Deadline: #581 "Halloween or Fall" closes Wed, Nov 4 at 11:59pm Mountain. New challenges start on the 1st and 3rd Thursday.
Follow the theme. Check the sidebar rules for how many entries you can make. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
🎁 Prize: $25 Kat Scrappiness gift card
📌 Deadline: October's "Thanksgiving" round closes Oct 29 at 11:59pm PST and its winner is announced Nov 6. A new challenge posts monthly on the blog.
See the challenge post for the product rules. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
🎁 Prize: 1,000 Cherry Points for one winner per sketch (layout, card and art journal). Every other entrant gets 100 points.
📌 Deadline: New sketches post on Thursdays. Entries are due the next Wednesday at 11:59pm ET.
Upload to the A Cherry On Top gallery. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
🎁 Prize: Prize varies, see rules
📌 Deadline: A new theme on the 1st of every month.
Handmade work only, max 3 entries. You must follow the blog to be eligible for the prize. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
No gift card, but a win here gets your work featured, earns you a badge for your blog, and sometimes an invitation to join the design team for a round.
🎁 Prize: Winner's badge. If the winner used the optional "topping", they're invited to guest design. Runners-up get Birthday Honours badges.
📌 Deadline: #337 "Geometric and Word Dies" closes Tue, Nov 3 at 9am PST. New rounds every two weeks.
The card must be a birthday card. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
🎁 Prize: "Top Cut" badge, a feature on their Facebook community page, and an invitation to guest design
📌 Deadline: New rounds every other Friday, closing the second Monday after at noon PST.
Must include a die cut (machine cuts count). Max 3 entries. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
🎁 Prize: "Winner of the Week" badge and Shout Out badges. October winners are in the running to guest design in January 2027.
📌 Deadline: A new challenge every Thursday at 8am ET. Entries close Wednesday at 6pm ET.
New projects only, no back-dating. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
🎁 Prize: Winner badges (no material prize stated)
📌 Deadline: Starts the first Thursday of the month at 7am UK time and closes the 27th at 11pm UK time.
See the rules tab on the blog. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
Juried drawing, painting and illustration contests with cash prizes. A panel picks the winners, not a random draw.
🎁 Prize: Gold: ¥100,000 (about $650 USD) + Huion Kamvas Pad 12 + CLIP STUDIO PAINT PRO (36 months) + a book. Also 2 Silver, 4 Bronze and 9 Judges' prizes.
📌 Deadline: Closes Nov 30, 2026 at 23:59 Japan time.
Free to enter, any age or country. Up to 2 original works, no fan art, no AI. Entrants outside Japan and China submit through PIE International's Discord. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
🎁 Prize: £9,500 across 4 prizes (1st Prize £3,000, Under 26 Prize £1,000, Ruskin Mill Trust Prize £3,000, Chelsea Arts Club Award £2,500)
📌 Deadline: Closes Tue, Nov 17, 2026 at 5pm (UK).
Open to amateur and professional artists worldwide, in any medium including drawing and painting. An entry fee applies; see the official terms. Always read the full rules on the official page before you enter.
✔ Checked Oct 24, 2026 on the organizer's own page.
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