Sketch and Color Challenge #14 – Winner!

Posted by: Julie Elak on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 12:00 am

Winner Winner fish taco dinner! Ha, ha…as I write this I am eating a fish taco so I could not help but switch out the “chicken”.

Oh how much fun it is to announce the winner!

Random org pulled out #16 as the winner for challenge #14. That means congrats go to participant #16, Marjeta!!! Woo Hoo! Marjeta wins a $15.00 gift certificate to the Your Next Stamp store. Please contact Karen using the link at the bottom of the page.

The top pick for challenge #14 is this card by Ruby of the blog Inspired Scrapper! The gingham, lace and scallops along with the happy red color caught our eye.

Congrats Ruby!!! Here is the Top Pick badge for your blog.

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We always have a challenge up…play along with #15 and you may just be a winner too!

-Julie and the YNS Team

Sketch and Color Challenge #13 – Winner!

Posted by: Julie Elak on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 12:00 am

Was challenge #13 lucky for you? Let’s find out!

Random.org selected participant #15, Donna Rudy of the blog “Kards by Krash Scrapper”! Congratulations Donna, you win a $15.00 gift certificate to the Your Next Stamp store and since your creation featured YNS products you win an additional $5.00 for a total of $20.00. Contact Karen via the link at the bottom of the page to claim your prize.

The Top Pick for challenge #13 is from Anja Curvers. Her bright card is fun and creative with the monsters from the stamp set Silly Monsters 2 peeking out.

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Anja, here is your YNS Top Pick badge:

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We also have a special bonus for you today…check out this card made by one of YNS’ May guest designers. Kitty also got creative with those monsters. Thank goodness they are cute, because those monsters are everywhere lately!

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out Challenge #14 which is going on right now!

-Julie and the YNS Team

Sketch and Color Challenge #12 – Winner

Posted by: Julie Elak on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 12:00 am

Time for the fun stuff!

We have a winner for Challenge #12 and it is…

participant #7, Dawn of Designs by Dragonfly! Dawn wrote in her post that she had just bought some YNS’ stamps, well, she is going to get to buy even more! Dawn wins a $15.00 gift certificate to the YNS store, plus since her entry had YNS products on it she receives an additional $5.00 for a total of $20.00!!! Congrats!!! Contact Karen using the link at the bottom of the site.

Now on to our top pick for Challenge #12. Kudos go to…

Dina Knutson of the blog Little Miss Craft Pants! Dina’s card, featuring Waddles Happy Brrr-thday, caught our eye with her colorful take on color challenge #12. What wonderful patterns – so cheerful.

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Dina, here is your YNS Top Pick badge:

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Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out Challenge #13 which is going on right now!

-Julie and the YNS Team

Sketch and Color Challenge #11 – Winner!

Posted by: Julie Elak on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 12:00 am

Hi everyone! Did you check out yesterday’s DT Dare post? Be sure to scroll down for your chance to win a YNS stamp set of your choice!

If you participated in challenge #11 then you may already be a winner. The winner of challenge #11 is participant #14, Nina Dee of Deesigns by Nina Dee! Nina wins a $15 gift certificate to the YNS store. Plus, she receives an extra $5 for using a YNS product on her creation, for a total of $20! Congrats!!! Contact Karen using the link at the bottom of the site.

The Top Pick for challenge #11 is by Donna Rudy of the blog Kards by Krash Scrapper! Congrats!!!

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Donna, here is your YNS Top Pick badge:

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Challenge #12 is up and full of inspiration. You have until April 30th at midnight EST to play along for your own chance to win a store gift certificate or be the “Top Pick”!

Sketch and Color Challenge #10 – Winner!

Posted by: Julie Elak on Sunday, April 5, 2015 at 12:00 am

Winner time!

Random org started spinning and landed on participant #10.

Congrats go to D of Designs by Dragonfly, she is the winner of a $15.00 gift certificate to the Your Next Stamp store!

Now on to our top pick from the challenge!

Kudos to Anja Curvers of the blog Scrappietoo. Anja combined the colors and the sketch on her clean and cute card.

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Anja, here is your YNS Top Pick badge:

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Have a wonderful day and be sure to check out our new sketch and color challenge. Challenge #11 is open through April 16th at midnight EST.

-Julie and the YNS Team

Sketch and Color Challenge #9 – Winner!

Posted by: Julie Elak on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 12:00 am

Time to announce the winner of challenge #9 and the Top Pick!

The winner of a $15.00 gift certificate to the Your Next Stamp store is participant #16 – Cheryl Lea! Congratulations and Happy Shopping!!!

The challenge’s Top Pick is this adorable Happy St. Patrick’s Day card by Jeanie Witmer of the blog The Spotted Chick. Jeanie’s card is full of color and fun with a scene perfect for the occasion. Be sure to check out her blog for more pics and details.

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Jeanie, here is your YNS Top Pick badge:

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Challenge #10 is up and full of inspiration. You have until April 2nd at midnight to play along for your own chance to win a store gift certificate or be the “Top Pick”!

Sketch and Color Challenge #8 – Winner!

Posted by: Julie Elak on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 11:59 pm

Time to announce the winner for challenge #8…

the winner is participant #22, Sherry of Scrapbooking & Card Making by Sherry!!! Congratulations, you win a $15.00 gift certificate to the YNS Store! Contact Karen to claim your prize (see contact us link at bottom of website).

It is also time to announce the Top Pick from challenge #8…

oh my, the creations for challenge #8 were wonderful! Once again, we had a hard time deciding! Anja Curver’s Mad About Coffee card is the Top Pick for challenge #8…her card has a creative combination of stamps, and results in a creation that I am sure coffee lovers can all relate to! ***

Anja, here is your YNS Top Pick badge:

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Challenge #9 is up and open through March 19, 2015 midnight EST. Be sure to play along!!!

-Julie and the YNS Team

Sketch and Color Challenge #7 – Winner!!!

Posted by: Julie Elak on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 12:00 am

Winner time!

The winner for Challenge #7 is participant #16, Rosebuds n Ribbons!!! Congratulations, you win a $15.00 gift certificate to the YNS Store! Contact Karen to claim your prize (see contact us link at bottom of website).

It was incredibly hard choosing the Top Pick for challenge #7! Everyone was so creative with their takes on the sketch and color combo. Alas, there can only be one Top Pick and it is the “You Old Goat” card created by Holly of Hollybeary Creations.

The Funny Farm Crew stamp set is a favorite of the design team!

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Holly, here is your YNS Top Pick badge:

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Challenge #8 is up and open through March 5, 2015 midnight EST. Be sure to play along!!!

-Julie and the YNS Team

Sketch and Color Challenge #6 – Winner!

Posted by: Julie Elak on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 12:00 am

We have a winner!

With the help of random.org, the winner of Challenge #6 is Maye_ML, participant #19! Congratulations Maye, you win a $15.00 gift certificate to the YNS Store! Contact Karen to claim your prize (see contact us link at bottom of website).

Everyone submitted such great creations for the challenge. The Top Pick for challenge #6 is by Holly of KopyKat Creations. The combination of colorful and happy papers caught our attention along with the cutie from Keep on Trucking.

It is ironic that Holly’s take on sketch #6 is very similar to our current challenge, sketch #7. Be sure to check out our latest challenge and join in the fun!

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Holly, here is your YNS Top Pick badge:

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-Julie and the YNS Team

Challenge #5’s Winner!

Posted by: Julie Elak on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 12:00 am

Wooooo Hooooo, it is winner time! It is always so much fun to give away a prize!

The random winner of Challenge #5 is participant #9…Heather Mills of the blog Wire Wrapture. Congratulations!!! Heather wins a $15.00 gift certificate to the YNS Store AND because her creation featured YNS products she wins an additional $5.00 for a total of $20.00 – yay!!! Please contact Karen for your prize (see “contact us” at the bottom of the website).

The Top Pick for Challenge #5 is a CAS cutie from Cornelia Wenokor of the blog Stempel Spass. Her clean take on the sketch with the water colored mat grabbed our attention.

Congrats Cornelia, here is a badge for your blog! If you are a previous Top Pick please grab the badge too!

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Thank you to every one who played along. Be sure to check out Challenge #6 which is up and running right now.

Happy Stamping!

-Julie and the YNS Team