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Happy Friday!   It feels like the month is flying by, we are already at the halfway point.

Have you been busy pulling together Halloween projects or are you a plan ahead type of crafter and are finishing up winter cards?   Either way, we have a challenge to jump start your creativity and you may just win a gift certificate to the YNS store by playing along.

Challenge #25 starts today and we have a new sketch and a new color combo to choose from.   You only need to pick one to inspire you, unless you really want to challenge yourself and combine the 2!

Challenge #25 is open through Thursday, October 29th at midnight EST.   That gives you 2 weeks to play along for a chance to win a YNS gift certificate.   One random participant will win a $15.00 gift certificate to the YNS Store, plus if the winner uses YNS products on their creation they will receive an additional $5.00 on their gift certificate.  We also select our favorite creation featuring YNS products from all participants and announce a “Top Pick”.   The random winner and “Top Pick” will be announced on the YNS blog the Sunday following the challenge close.   Link up a picture of your creation from your blog, gallery, etc. at the bottom of this post and you will be entered to win.

Are you ready to see which one will inspire you?

The sketch?

If you use the sketch feel free to swap out shapes or rotate; so long as we can see the basic sketch was your inspiration.

The colors?

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

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We look forward to stopping by to see which one you decide to go with.

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The design team has creations spanning the seasons to share with you today!

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Sue

YNS Supplies:  Piles of Smiles stamp set | Piles of Smiles Matching Dies | Fancy Congrats Die

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Maureen

YNS Supplies: Sprinkles – Sew Cute | Stitched Rectangle Die Set | Circles Die Set | Circle – Stitching Marks Die Set | Tiny Stitches – Stitched Line Die

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Julie

YNS Supplies:   Phoebe with her Wagon stamp set | Halloween Pumpkins stamp set | Silly Monsters Incognito Three (cat accessories) | Happy Day Sentiments stamp set | Scrapworks – Strips die set | Stitched Fishtail Tags die set two | Circles Die Set | Circle – Stitching Marks Die Set | Stitched Square die set | Black Gumdrop 

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Anita  

YNS Supplies:  Waddles – Trick or Treat stamp set | Waddles – Trick or Treat Die Set | Stitched Rectangle Die Set | Circles Die Set | Circles – Stitching Marks Die Set  | Gumdrops – Candy Corn and Spellbound  

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Carol

YNS Supplies:  Halloween Phoebe | Halloween Phoebe Coordinating Dies | Circles Dies

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  Kymona

  YNS Supplies:  Gingerbread Man die set | Whatnot Sentiments Set Six

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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 #25 ends on Thursday, October 29, 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.
• All stamps are welcome, although we love to see YNS stamps and dies on your projects.
• 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 Team