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Challenge #149 – Give Thanks

Challenge #149 is to Give Thanks, in honor of Canadian Thanksgiving on 10/12/2020. We are looking for a Thanksgiving or Thank You card/creation.

Challenge #148 – Give Thanks

Our challenges always come with 2 ways to win:

#1 – Would you like the chance to win a YNS stamp set? Leave a comment on this post by October 7, 2020 at midnight est to be entered in the random drawing. Want more entries in the drawing? Leave comments on YNS’ IG and FB pages too!

#2 – Would you like the chance to win a YNS store e-gift card? Play along with the challenge! Link up your creation at the bottom of this post by October 15, 2020 at midnight est to be entered in the random drawing to win a $15.00 YNS gift certificate. If your creation contains YNS products and you are the random winner then you receive an extra $5.00.

Meghan

Happy Fall Y’all Stamp Set
Slim Circle Panel Die

Kendra

Happy Hayrides – Fall Fun
Happy Hayrides – Fall Fun Die Set
Stitched Rectangle Die Set
Fabulous Fall 6×6 Paper Pad
Black Olive Ink

Sam

Sea Friends
Water Window Die

Laura

Happy Hayrides – Fall Fun
Stitched Square Frames Die
Stitched Rectangles Die Set
Lots of Dots Edge Stamp
Cool Tag Banner Sentiments
Black Olive Ink

Karen

Stitched Fishtail Banners
Autumn Milk Cans 
Stone Grey Ink 
Bling It On Sparkly Gumdrops
Happy Hayrides (words inside)

Sue

Scarf Weather
Stitched Scallop Rectangles Die
Bling It ON Sparkly Gumdrops

Kerri

Happy Hayrides
Happy Hayrides Die Set
Cool Tag Four Die Set
Stitched Grass Die
Black Olive Ink

Noga

Autumn Harvest
Happy Hayrides
Happy Hayrides Die Set

Kulbir

Autumn Animals stamp and die sets

Challenge Details:

  • YNS’ Challenge #149 ends on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at midnight EST.
  • Only new creations please.
  • Limit of 3 entries per challenge, per person, each entry must be different.
  • Be sure to link back to our challenge in your blog post or gallery entry.
  • Entries not meeting the challenge guidelines will be removed.
  • All stamps are welcome, although we love to see YNS stamps and dies on your projects.
  • 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.

Happy Stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter


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Challenge #148 – Fall Festival – Comment to Win!

Challenge #148 starts right now! Fall officially arrives in the northern hemisphere next week. We are starting just a bit early, but we want you to take inspiration from fall! It could be a fall holiday, the weather, wherever your creativity takes you with a fall theme.

Challenge #148 – Fall Festival

Our challenges always come with 2 ways to win:

#1 – Would you like the chance to win a YNS stamp set? Leave a comment on this post by September 23, 2020 at midnight est to be entered in the random drawing. Want more entries in the drawing? Leave comments on YNS’ IG and FB pages too!

#2 – Would you like the chance to win a YNS store e-gift card? Play along with the challenge! Link up your creation at the bottom of this post by October 1, 2020 at midnight est to be entered in the random drawing to win a $15.00 YNS gift certificate. If your creation contains YNS products and you are the random winner then you receive an extra $5.00.

Kerri

YNS Supplies: Autumn Harvest
Autumn Harvest Die Set
Black Olive Ink
Grass Tuft Edge Die
Tree Trio Die Set

Noga

Kulbir

YNS Supplies: Fall of Color

Meghan

Sam

YNS Supplies: Rainbow Heart
Make Some Nois
Fabulous Fall Wreath

Laura

YNS Supplies: Ellie Loves Lattes
Peek-a-Boo (sentiment)
Black Olive Ink Pad
Fabulous Fall 6×6 Paper Pad

Karen

YNS Supplies: Honeycomb Die Set
Stitched Apple Die Set
Stitched Fishtail Banner Die Set
Icicle Border

Sue

YNS Supplies: Autumn Harvest
Fabulous Fall Paper Pad
Stitched Rectangle Dies

Challenge Details:

  • YNS’ Challenge #148 ends on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at midnight EST.
  • Only new creations please.
  • Limit of 3 entries per challenge, per person, each entry must be different.
  • Be sure to link back to our challenge in your blog post or gallery entry.
  • Entries not meeting the challenge guidelines will be removed.
  • All stamps are welcome, although we love to see YNS stamps and dies on your projects.
  • 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.

Happy Stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter


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Challenge #132 – Create Your Own Background

There is still a week to join in Challenge #132!

Challenge #132 – Create Your Own Background

Would you like the chance to win a YNS store egift card? If you answered yes, then play along with the challenge! Link up your creation at the bottom of this post by February 20, 2020 at midnight est to be entered in the random drawing to win a $15.00 YNS gift certificate. If your creation contains YNS products and you are the random winner then you receive an extra $5.00.

Before we share more inspiration we have a winner to announce from our comment to win giveaway last week. Congrats and a stamp set of their choice goes to June Swart who wrote:

June, please use the contact us link at the bottom of the site to claim your free stamp set!

Now, how about more backgrounds created by the team to inspire you?!

Deborah

YNS Supplies: Fabulous Feathers

Cassie

YNS Supplies: Silly Love Monsters
Floating Heart Panel Die
Whatnot Sentiments Set Eleven

Challenge Details:

  • YNS’ challenge #132 ends on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at midnight EST.
  • Only new creations please.
  • Limit of 3 entries per challenge, per person, each entry must be different.
  • Be sure to link back to our challenge in your blog post or gallery entry.
  • Entries not meeting the challenge guidelines will be removed.
  • All stamps are welcome, although we love to see YNS stamps and dies on your projects.
  • 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.

Happy Stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter


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Challenge 123 – The Fun Continues!

First, we have the lucky comment from last week’s comment to win to announce!

Congratulations goes to Kelly Kennedy who wrote:

Kelly, please contact Karen via the contact us link at the bottom of the site to claim your free stamp set!


Now on to our FUN challenge! YES, the challenge is still going on! We had a typo on our challenge announcement post. There is still time to play! There are now 2 links at the bottom – link up your creation to the open link. Entries from both links will be combined and one winner will be selected.

Would you like to win a YNS store gift certificate? Then, play along with the challenge! All you need to do is create something that you find fun!

Challenge #123 – Just for Fun

Link up your creation at the bottom of this post by October 3rd at midnight est to be entered in the random drawing to win a $15.00 YNS gift certificate. If your creation contains YNS products and you are the random winner then you receive an extra $5.00.


Here is more inspirations from the team…

Deborah

I think it is fun to surprise friends with a card in the mail.

YNS Supplies: Fabulous Feathers
Fabulous Feathers Die
Feather Fun Die

Cassie

I think it is fun to create colorful backgrounds with dies!

YNS Supplies: Feather Fun Die
Stitched Wavy Circle Die
Whatnot Sentiments Thirteen

  • YNS’ challenge #123 ends on Thursday, October 3, 2019, at midnight EST.
  • Only new creations please.
  • Limit of 3 entries per challenge, per person, each entry must be different.
  • Be sure to link back to our challenge in your blog post or gallery entry.
  • Entries not meeting the challenge guidelines will be removed.
  • All stamps are welcome, although we love to see YNS stamps and dies on your projects.
  • 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.

Happy Stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter


You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter


You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter


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Fun Friday Challenge #120 – Comment to Win!

It’s time for a new challenge and this time we are looking for thank you creations.

Let’s start off with a big thanks to all of you!!!

Be sure to enter in the code THANKS30 prior to completing the check out process. Cannot be applied to past orders.

Now on to the giveaway…

1 – Would you like to win a YNS stamp set? Leave a comment on this post by August 14th to be entered in the random drawing.

and the challenge…

2 – Would you like to win a YNS store gift certificate? Play along with the challenge!

Challenge #120 – Thank You

Link up your creation at the bottom of this post byAugust 22nd at midnight est to be entered in the random drawing to win a $15.00 YNS gift certificate. If your creation contains YNS products and you are the random winner then you receive an extra $5.00.

Andrea

YNS Supplies:
Honey Bee stamps
Honey Bee dies
Scripty Words Die Set
Fishtail/Banner Die Set One

Tricia

YNS Supplies:
Flowers and Smiles
So Mush Fun

Kerri

YNS Supplies:
Sweet Treat Cart
Sweet Treat Cart Die Set
Grass Tuft Edge Die
Black Olive Ink
Hugs & Kisses 6×6 Paper Pad
Vintage Holiday Gumdrops
Stitched Fishtail/Banner Die Set

Sue

YNS Supplies: Totally Narly
Totally Narly Dies
Waddles Beach Fun
Seas the Day Paper Pad
Crystal Clear Gumdrops

Kendra

YNS Supplies:
Beautiful Butterflies
Spring Window Die Set
Double Pierced Hills Die Set
Fairytale Magic 6×6 Paper Pad
Black Olive Ink
Sunset Sparkle Gumdrops

Deborah


  • YNS’ challenge #120 ends on Thursday, August 22, 2019, at midnight EST.
  • Only new creations please.
  • Limit of 3 entries per challenge, per person, each entry must be different.
  • Be sure to link back to our challenge in your blog post or gallery entry.
  • Entries not meeting the challenge guidelines will be removed.
  • All stamps are welcome, although we love to see YNS stamps and dies on your projects.
  • 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.

Happy Stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter


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Fun Friday – Challenge #115 – Still Time to Play

Challenge #115 is going on right now and there is 1 week left to play along. We are looking for Ombres on your creations.

Challenge #115 – Ombre

One random participant will win a YNS gift card for $15.00. If your entry is made with YNS products then you win an additional $5. Link up your creation at the very bottom of this post by Thursday, June 13th, 2019, at midnight EST to be entered in the drawing.

We have more inspiration for you this week, but before we get to that we have a winner to announce. The winner of a stamp set of their choice from our Challenge #115 comment to win opportunity is…Barbara Rumsey who left this comment on our FB page:

Love the ombre backgrounds!!

Congratulations Barbara! Please contact Karen via the contact us link at the bottom of the site to claim your prize.

Now on to more cards featuring ombres!

Deborah

YNS Supplies:
Puddles of Fun
Puddles of Fun dies

Julie

YNS Supplies:
Just Keep Floating
Just Keep Floating Die Set
Wave Die

 

The Details:

  • YNS’ challenge #115 ends on Thursday, June 13th, 2019, at midnight EST.
  • Only new creations please.
  • Limit of 3 entries per challenge, per person, each entry must be different.
  • Be sure to link back to our challenge in your blog post or gallery entry.
  • Entries not meeting the challenge guidelines will be removed.
  • All stamps are welcome, although we love to see YNS stamps and dies on your projects.
  • 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.

Happy Stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter


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Fun Friday – Challenge #114 – Comment to Win


It’s Friday! Are you ready for fun? Are you ready for a couple chances to win YNS prizes?

Challenge #114 starts today and the theme is ‘School’s Out for Summer’. We are looking for school or summer related creations.

Challenge #114 School’s Out for Summer

Each time we start a new challenge we also do a comment to win giveaway! You could win a stamp set of your choice by leaving a comment on this post by May 22, 2019 at midnight est. Want more chances to win? Leave a comment on YNS’ Instagram and Facebook too. Comment on all 3! One random comment will be selected to win. The winner will be posted on May 24, 2019.

Want to win a YNS gift certificate? Play along with the challenge by May 30, 2019 at midnight est. One random participant will win a $15.00 YNS Store gift certificate.  If you win and your creation for the challenge contains at least 1 YNS product then you win an extra $5.00.

Are you ready for inspiration from the designers? Scroll on down and then get stamping!

Kendra

YNS Supplies:
Just Keep Floating
Just Keep Floating Die Set
Beach Towel Shaker Die
Watermelon Party 6×6 Paper Pad
Black Olive Ink
Almond Latte Ink
Gumdrops

Sue

YNS Supplies:
Waddles Beach Fun
Waddles Beach Fun die set
Stitched Square Dies

Deborah

YNS Supplies:
Waddles Beach Fun
Waddles Beach Fun die set
Stitched Scallop Rectangle Dies
Seas the day gumdrops
Tiny Waves

Andrea

YNS Supplies:
All Booked stamps
All Booked dies
Scripty Words Die Set

Ripped Rectangles Die Set
School Days Paper
Black Olive Dye ink
Rainbow Sparkle Gumdops
Watermelon Party Sparkly Gumdrops
Spooky Cute Gumdrops

Tricia

YNS Supplies:
Flowers and Smiles
Magical Wishing Wells
Stitched Scallop Rectangle Dies

Kerri

YNS Supplies:
Sweet Treat Cart
Sweet Treat Cart Die Set
Black Olive Ink
Stitched Grass Die

Samantha, May Guest

YNS Supplies:
Totally Narly

Milka, May Guest

YNS Supplies:
Perfect Chemistry
Periodically Nerdy

Samantha, May Guest

Ready to play along?

Here are all the details:

Be sure to join in the fun and share your own interactive creation!  Link up your project through Inlinkz below, up to 3 entries per person.

  • YNS’ challenge #114 ends on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at midnight EST.
  • Only new creations please.
  • Limit of 3 entries per challenge, per person, each entry must be different.
  • Be sure to link back to our challenge in your blog post or gallery entry.
  • Entries not meeting the challenge guidelines will be removed.
  • All stamps are welcome, although we love to see YNS stamps and dies on your projects.
  • 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.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter


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Sketch and Color Challenge #8 – More Inspiration

Are you ready for the weekend?  Hopefully you will be able to get in lots of crafty time and play along with Your Next Stamp’s Color and Sketch Challeng#8!

Challeng#8 is open through March 5, 2015 midnight EST, so there is still plenty of time to play along. Any brand of stamps/dies are welcome. One random participant will win a $15.00 YNS store gift certificate and if the winner’s creation features YNS products then an additional $5.00 is added to the prize!

Just choose the sketch challenge or the color challenge OR double the challenge and combine both!

Sketch #8 is full of circles, but feel free to swap ’em out for another shape.  Any other shape will do so long as the basic sketch is clearly your inspiration.

YNSSketch-8

If sketches are not your thing then how about a color challenge?

YNS Color Challenge 8

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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Now on to the fab creations from the design team!

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 #8 ends on Thursday, March 5, 2015, 2015 at midnight EST
  • Everyone is welcome to play along and you may submit as many projects as you would like.
  • Any brand of stamps/dies may be used for the challenge.
  • 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


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Sketch and Color Challenge #7

Happy Friday!

Time for a new sketch and new color challenge along with new inspiration from the design team to go along with it! We are already on challenge #7 and we have loved seeing how everyone interprets the sketches and color combos.

Remember, play along and you may just be the winner of a gift certificate to the YNS store!!!  Your Next Stamp’s Color and Sketch Challeng#7 is open for the next 2 weeks through February 19, 2015 midnight EST.

YNSSketch-7

 

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!

YNS Color Challenge 7

 

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???!!!

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 #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


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Challenge #4 Update

Hello!

If you were stopping by today to check out the winner of Challenge #4 you have just a bit longer to wait.  We decided to extend the challenge until January 8th to give the DT the holidays off.  This means you have more time to play along.  The winner of Challenge #4 will be announced on January 11th.

-Julie and the YNS DT

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