Happy FUN FRIDAY!   Time for more inspiration for the latest challenge.  The Your Next Stamp challenges are also know as Fun Friday challenges because they are FUN and each falls on a FRIDAY!

Part of the fun is that you could win a prize by playing along.  One random participant will win a gift certificate to the YNS store!!!  Your Next Stamp’s Color and Sketch Challenge #7 is open through February 19, 2015 midnight EST, so there is still plenty of time to play along.  Just get crafty and then link up your creation at the bottom of this post.

So what does sketch #7 look like???   Think waves or hills or a graphic card.  How will you interpret it???

Feel free to swap out shapes.  We just need to see the basic sketch layout as the inspiration for your creation.

If it is colors you are looking for then we have a green combination to get you started!

If you choose the color combo, be sure to use at least 3 and feel free to add in neutrals.  The names of the colors are based on Bazzill cardstock, but substitute whatever you have that is close to it.

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How about some sweet samples from the team???!!!

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 DeborahYNS Supplies:  Irish Hello

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 Tracy

YNS Supplies:  Dino-Mite | Dino-Mite Die | Cotton Candy Blue Gumdrops

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Tara

YNS Supplies: Irish Hello | Pine Green Gumdrops

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Laura

 YNS Supplies:  Jungle Critters (heart) | Love and Smiles (sentiment) | Mason Jars | Mason Jar Die Set

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Julie YNS Supplies:  Quirky Animals Set Two | (sentiment)  Little Darling Jasmine

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Annette

YNS Supplies: Rosa from Mexico

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• YNS’ bi-weekly challenge #7 ends on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at midnight EST
• One random participant will win a $15 gift certificate to the Your Next Stamp store.  If YNS stamps or dies are the focal point then the winner receives an additional $5 gift certificate for a total of $20.  The winner will be announced on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes.
  The YNS Top Pick will receive the “YNS Top Pick” badge and their project will be featured on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes.  To be considered for the Top Pick, YNS stamps/dies must be the focal point of your project.

-Julie and the YNS Design Team

Hello Everyone!  If you are looking for a challenge to get the mojo flowing then we have one for you!  We are back with more inspiration for Challenge #5.

We like choices here at YNS, so there is a sketch and color challenge to choose from.  Which one will you choose?  Or will you use both?

Feel free to swap out shapes – a circle in the place of a rectangle, etc.  We just need to see the basic sketch layout as the inspiration for your creation.

If you choose the color combo, be sure to use 3 and feel free to add in neutrals.

Your Next Stamp’s Color and Sketch Challenge #5 is open through January 22, 2015 midnight EST.

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Now on to some inspiration from the design team

Annette

YNS Supplies:  Girls Night Out

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Carole

YNS Supplies:  Smiley Happy Critter Crew Set Two | Whatnot Seasons die set

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 Deborah

YNS Supplies:

Stitched Line die | Awesome Borders 2 | Gumdrops  | Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Pen – Clear

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Julie

YNS Supplies:  Perfect Chemistry  | Talk Bubble Die Set

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 Tracy

YNS Supplies:

Key to My heart Die | Journal Card Bracket Insert Die |

sentiment from Ellie Loves Sunflowers

and on the inside of Tracy’s card…

Be sure to join in the fun and share your own creation inspired by either the sketch or the colors OR both!  Link up your project through Inlinkz below.

• YNS’ bi-weekly challenge #5 ends on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at midnight EST
• One random participant will win a $15 gift certificate to the Your Next Stamp store.  If YNS stamps or dies are the focal point then the winner receives an additional $5 gift certificate for a total of $20.  The winner will be announced on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes.
• The YNS Top Pick will receive the “YNS Top Pick” badge and their project will be featured on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes.  To be considered for the Top Pick, YNS stamps/dies must be the focal point of your project.

-Julie and the YNS Design Team

Hello!  I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and cheers to a Happy New Year.

Today is just a quick reminder that we decided to extend Your Next Stamp’s Color and Sketch Challenge #4 through January 8, 2015 midnight EST.

Here are the sketch and color challenge once again that you can choose from.  Which one will it be?  Or will you use both?

Feel free to swap out shapes – a circle in the place of a rectangle, etc.  We just need to see the basic sketch layout as the inspiration for your creation.

If you choose the colors, be sure to use 3 or more.

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Now let’s revisit some of the design team’s creations…

Be sure to join in the fun and share your own creation inspired by either the sketch or the colors OR both!  Link up your project through Inlinkz below.

• YNS bi-weekly challenge #4 ends on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at midnight EST
• One random participant will win a $15 gift certificate to the Your Next Stamp store.  If YNS stamps or dies are the focal point then the winner receives an additional $5 gift certificate for a total of $20.  The winner will be announced on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes.
  The YNS Top Pick will receive the “YNS Top Pick” badge and their project will be featured on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes.  To be considered for the Top Pick, YNS stamps/dies must be the focal point of your project.

-Julie and the YNS Design Team