Your Next Stamp Challenge Blog: YNS Challenge #17

Welcome to our October Sketch and Color Challenge! Please note that next month we'll be moving our challenge to the new YNS store blog - stay tuned for more info!

I'm soooo excited to inform you that our brand spankin' new and awesome website will be LIVE this weekend! Be sure to join us on Oct 19 for our new release celebration!

Everyone is welcome to play along! We can't wait to see what you create!

Here's a few quick points about the Fun Friday Challenge...

1. There will be one challenge per month (Inspiration/Sketch--do one or the other, or both!)

2. Everyone is welcome and you may submit a maximum of 3 projects per month

3. Each monthly challenge will start on the First Friday of every month right here on the Your Next Stamp Challenge Blog.

4. PRIZES: You may use any brand of stamps for the challenge to be eligible to win a YNS $20 gift certificate (we've doubled our challenge prize!). However, in order to win a special "YNS Top Pick" badge for your blog, YNS stamps/dies must be the focal point of your card or project.

5. GUEST DESIGNER SPOT: A monthly YNS Guest Designer will be chosen from the challenge participants, and get to play along with us in NEW RELEASES and also receive a fabulous package of previously released stamps! FUN!!!

6. All projects must be linked up on the YNS Challenge blog to be eligible to win.

7. All entries using YNS products will automatically get 2 entries into the monthly $20 prize

8. Be sure to check out the YNS Challenge blog every Friday for more inspiration from the design team using the monthly Inspiration/Sketch. You will WANT to play along!

Here is our October sketch...