Your Next Stamp Challenge Blog

YNSC #50 - Winners!

2011-09-16T10:54:00.000-04:00

Good Day!

It's Friday! YAY!!!

If you are looking for our current challenge - YNSC #51 - Paper Piecing - you will find it HERE over at our new challenge location on the YNS Blog.

We'll be posting all the challenges and winners on the YNS blog from now on but I thought since we hosted YNS Challenge #50 in this location I would post the winners here too.

Thank you so much for sharing your Song Inspired creations with us! They we all so AMAZING!!!

This is our last Top Pick prize giveaway so I decided to give all 3 ladies with YNS creations a prize! YAY!

Our Top Pick winners are...

Lorainne

Ashley

Karen C.

Congrats! Please email me to claim your $5 in YNS bucks and your Top Pick Blinkie!!!

Our random draw winner is...

#37 - Jessica's Craft Shaque

Congrats! Please email me to claim your stamp prize! It's this cutie patootie stamp - Boris from Russia!!!

Have a fab weekend and I look forward to having you join us for YNS Challenge #51!!!

Hugs

Karen

We've MOVED!!!

2011-09-14T03:00:00.001-04:00

Are you looking for YNS Challenge #51?

You will now find all of our YNS Challenges over at the YNS Blog - YAY! We're making a few changes and thought it would be appropriate to host everything under one 'roof' so CLICK HERE for all your YNS Challenge inspiration and FUN!!!

Before you go I'd like to extend a HUGE Thank You to everyone for supporting YNS Challenges and joining us these past 2 years! I know some of you may go your separate ways once you discover that you MUST use a YNS Stamp to play along in our new challenge location BUT I really hope you decide to stay and play using YNS stamps.

To make this transition smooth and easy on everyone I've brought back my special edition YNS DIGI STAMPS! You can check them out HERE! This will make it even easier for you to grab a YNS stamp to play along. YAY!

Also be sure to check out the HUGE and ADORABLE selection of rubber cling stamps over at the YNS Store. It's new release day today so be sure to check out the super fun and cute September release stamps too!

I appreciate you and can't wait to see all your FABULOUS YNS projects!!!

See you over at the YNS blog!

Hugs

YNSC#47 Challenge Winners!!!

2011-09-03T23:37:00.002-04:00

Hi Everyone :)

Please click here to see our current challenge YNSC#50

Please click here to see winners from YNSC#48 and YNSC#49

Diana here to announce the winners of our 3-2-1 recipe challenge YNSC#47. Sorry for the lateness in this, being away for the summer makes my calender seem invisible at times lol but I'm here to fix it and hand out some fabulous prizes!!!

Prize 1: Random winner for YNSC#47 is Spyder's Corner Birthday Easel Card, and is the winner of the Get Well Soon Fhiona Stamp.

Prize 2: The Top Pick card for this week is from So Many Stamps so Little Time, and the winner of $5 YNS bucks and the Top Pick Blinkie to display on your blog.

This is the sweet sweet Top Pick Card:

Congrats and please email Karen to claim your goodies!

Diana :)

YNS Challenge #48 and #49 WINNERS!!!

2011-09-01T23:06:00.000-04:00

*click this link for our current challenge - YNSC#50 *

Hello Hello

Karen here and I'm posting the winners for Peggy's Beautiful Border Challenge #49 and my Tooty Fruity Challenge #50. Peggy was away on a little getaway and then was working very had on some new release cards sooooo we all know what happens when we're busy and the days fly by...we forget things and she forgot to post the winners - oops! No fear, I'm here and I'll post both today! YAY!!!

First up Challenge #49 Winners...

Peggy emailed me and her random winner of this awesome stamp Ipod Boy - Kyle is...

#32 Cindy - www.cre8ivecindy.blogspot.com

And her top pick and winner of $5 in YNS bucks is...

Heather with this adorable pastel card...

Now onto Challenge #50 Winners...

My random draw winner of this super cute Monkey Gone Bananas stamp set is...

#14 Jessica - http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com

My top pick winner of $5 in YNS bucks is...

Lorainne with this cutie strawberry set...

Congrats ladies! Email me to claim your blinkie for your blog and your prize!

I hope you join us for our Song Inspiration Challenge! FUN!

Have a fun and creative day

Karen

YNS Challenge #50 - Song Inspiration

2011-08-31T03:00:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone!

Karen here and I'm your hostess again this week! YAY! Thank you so much for all your amazing entries into YNSC49 - Tooty Fruity! WOW! They were really super yummy! I'll be back this Friday to post our challenge #49 winners.

Now let's talk about YNS Challenge #50 - SONG INSPIRATION! We want you to use a song as your inspiration for your card/project. You can use any song your heart desires...maybe you'll choose a holiday song, a favorite kids song, rock, country, classical...well you get the point...just have some FUN with it! Plus we would love for you to upload a YouTube video with your post...this is not a requirement, this would be just for entertainment purposes!

As always there are 2 fabulous prizes for you to win:

1. Winner – one lucky winner will be chosen by random.org to win the adorable Boris from Russia cling stamp and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

2. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by the YNS DT, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

*Special Note* I would like to say THANK YOU to Beth and Crystal for all their wonderful YNS creations this past year! This is their last YNS challenge so let's send them off with big hugs and warm wishes! Thank you ladies, you both are wonderful!

Check out the wonderful DT Song Inspired creations and be sure to stop by their blogs to check out which song inspired them to create their YNS challenge project!!!
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Julie - YNS August Guest Designer - Baseball Boy

Beth - Trick or Treat Fhiona

Crystal - Cute Witch Ellie

Dana - Mother Hen and Sentiment

Diana - Teacher Fhiona

Kerri - Tobogganing Ellie

Peggy - Rainy Day Fhiona

Karen - Monster Sign

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw (but please only enter one non-YNS creation per challenge). As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these fun images yourself! If you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win!

You have until Tuesday, September 13th at midnight EST to enter!

Thanks for joining us! We look forward to seeing/hearing which song inspires you to create!

Have a fun and creative day!

YNS Challenge #49 - FRUIT INSPIRATION!

2011-08-17T03:00:00.001-04:00

Hi everyone!

Karen here and I'm your hostess for YNS Challenge #49 - YAY! Thank you so much for all your amazing entries into YNSC48 - Peggy's Beautiful Border challenge! WOW! They were really stunning! Peggy will be back soon to post the winners.

Now let's talk about YNS Challenge #49 - FRUIT INSPIRATION! We want you to use fruit as your inspiration for your card/project. You can use anything fruit related...color, images, paper, embellies...anything fruity! YUMMY!

As always there are 2 fabulous prizes for you to win:

1. Winner – one lucky winner will be chosen by random.org to win the adorable Monkey Gone Bananas cling stamp and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

Julie - YNS August Guest Designer - So Happy For You
{Inspiration - Limes}

Beth - Yummy Jam
{Inspiration - Berry Jam }

Dana - Digger the Mole

{Inspiration - cherries}

Diana - Yummy Jam

{Inspiration - Berry Jam}

Kerri - Total Sweetness

{Inspiration - cherries}

Peggy - Curly Cutie Fhiona
{Inspiration - strawberries}

Karen - Cheers!
{Inspiration - fruity summer drinks}

You have until Tuesday, August 30th at midnight EST to enter!

Thanks for joining us! Have a fun and creative day!

YNSC #48 ~ Beautiful Borders

2011-08-03T03:00:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone! Peggy here with this week's YNS Challenge, Beautiful Borders! We want to see you using border punches or dies on your wonderful cards!

As always there are 2 fabulous prizes for you to win:

1. Winner – one lucky winner will be chosen by random.org to win the adorable Kyle cling stamp and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

Julie - YNS August Guest Designer - Shirley Temple Ellie

Beth - Kai from Hawaii

Crystal - Flower Fhiona

Dana - Miya from China

Diana - Ellie Loves Her Kitty

Karen - Flower Pots

Kerri - Window Play outside & Ellie Loves to Bake

Peggy - Birthday Surprise Fhiona

Wendy - Snorkel Fun Penguin

You have until Tuesday, August 16th at midnight EST to enter!

Good luck and happy stamping!

YNS #46 Button Up Winner

2011-07-22T08:00:00.014-04:00

It's Friday...it's Friday...time to announce the winners for the Button Up Challenge. You guys really took buttons to a new level. I loved all the fabulous cards for this challenge.

This week's winner of Basketball Bear Lisa is:

That's you Denise - The Crafty Den!!!

And the winner of the $5 YNS Buck is:
Julie

Head on over to the store and spend your bucks!!!

So ladies, make sure you e-mail Karen so you can receive your blinkies and goodies.

Now don't forget another challenge has already started!

3, 2, 1....Go! it's time to stamp!

Hugs and Happy Stamping!!

Dana

YNSC #47 - 3-2-1

2011-07-20T03:00:00.006-04:00

Hello Everyone. Diana here with a new Your Next Stamp Challenge. I hope you like challenges that have lots of options, if you do then this one will be right up your ally!

If you would like to join in on the fun, just make sure your card uses the following 3-2-1 recipe:

3 embellishments (type or quantity)
2 patterned papers
1 image

As always there are 2 fabulous prizes for you to win:

1. Winner – one lucky winner will be chosen by random.org to win the adorable Get Well Soon Fhiona cling stamp and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

2. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by the YNS DT, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

Here is some inspiration from the DT

Diana (Shirley Temple Ellie)

Peggy (Chompy and Scene Sentiments)

Keri (Cupcake Cutie)

Dana (Kali from Hawaii)

Beth (Matilda from Australia)

Laura ~ July Guest Challenge Designer (Chompy)

Jenny ~ July Guest Designer (Ellie Loves Gardening)

Wendy (Kyle)

Karen (Flower Pot Fairies)

Crystal (Kai)

You have until Tuesday, August 2nd at midnight EST to enter!

Black and White + One More Winners!

2011-07-08T07:00:00.001-04:00

Happy Friday o-yes-sir-eee!

I want to applaud all of you who played along with the

Black and White + One More challenge!

Are you ready to find out who the winners are?

First let's do the random draw for the fun

Celebrate Cling Set:

# 19 Runza Rebel!

CONGRATS!

Now for the hard part I looked through every post twice

and I was really drawn to

Lou Mac

Congrats GF you win $5 YNS Bucks to use at the YNS store

Here is her creation:

I love how she allowed the image to remain a black and white

and added some coloring around the edges.

It's a fantastic look that I am going to have to try soon!

So you two please email Karen and she will hook you up

with your blinkies and prizes.

Have a super weekend and don't forget to

"Button Up" for this weeks Challenge!

YNSC #46 ~ Button Up!

2011-07-06T03:00:00.002-04:00

Hey everyone!! Peggy here for the newest Your Next Stamp Challenge #46 - Button Up! I adore using buttons on my cards so this week's challenge was so much fun!

As always there are 2 fabulous prizes for you to win:
1. Winner – one lucky winner will be chosen by random.org to win the adorable Basketball Bear Lisa cling stamp and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

2. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by the YNS DT, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [NB You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

Laura our special challenge guest - Fetch the Dog

Jenny July Guest Designer - Flying High Fhiona

Beth - Space Boy

Crystal - Geek but Unique

Dana - Song Bird

Diana - Fhiona's Pet Bird

Karen - Flower Bouquet Fhiona

Kerri - Birthday Surprise Fhiona

Peggy - Grasshopper Gloria

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw (but please only enter one non-YNS creation per challenge). As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these fun images yourself! If you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win!

You have until Tuesday, July 19st at midnight EST to enter! We can't wait to see your fun shaped cards!

Winners of Challenge #44

2011-06-24T03:00:00.000-04:00

First of all, I want to thank everybody who entered our Seeing Shapes challenge - all of the entries were so fun and creative!!

Next up, the random winner of the Rock Star Fhinn set:

(picked by Random.org) is #1 (wow - when does that ever happen?!) -

Cabio with this fab card:

Congrats! Please e-mail Karen to claim your prize and your blinkie code.

Now for my Top Pick: #10 Laura with this super fun and very creative shaped card using BBQ Box Scene:

Congratulations Laura! You win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Top Pick Blinkie. Please e-mail Karen to claim your prize!

Thank you so much to everybody who played along! We hope you'll join us for our current challenge ~ Black and White + 1 More!

Black and White + 1 more...

2011-06-22T04:36:00.002-04:00

Happy Wednesday and a huge thanks to everyone who played

along with our "shaped card" challenge!

I personally was floored by the effort put forth.

This week for the YNSC45 we'd like to see you create what ever

you fancy using black and white plus a color of your choosing.

Wow... It doesn't get much better than that!

I just love how the third color just pops:

in all the design team creations:

(Karen~Hummingbird Beauty)

(Dana~Cheers!)

(Jen R {YNS Guest}~ Fhiona Riding Her Bike)

(Diana~Picnic Ellie)

(Peggy~Miya from China)

(Maureen~Snorkel Fun Penguin)

(Kerri~Flying High Fhiona)

(Crystal~Wedding Fhiona)

(Beth~Geek But Unique)

See what I mean about the Pop?

Now it's time to share you could win via random draw?

This is such a fun set, I love the celebrate banner!

Also Don't forget there is also a Top Pick winner who will receive
$5 in YNS bucks to use at the store! Awesome right?!?
We cant wait to see what you come up with!

P.S. if Mr. Linky isn't working please leave a comment so we can find you
but then check back later to add you creation(s) to Mr. Linky.
Thanks and have a wonderful Wednesday!
~~~Beth~~~

Winner of Challenge #43!

2011-06-10T14:55:00.000-04:00

Thank you so much for playing along with our Sketch Challenge! We loved looking at all of your gorgeous creations! First let me announce the random winner:

The winner of this cutie Fairy Fhiona per random.org is:

#24~Lisa Somerville

Congrats girl! Please e-mail Karen to claim your prize and your blinkie code. Here is her beautiful card:

Now for the Top Pick. I just ADORE this sweet card by Ashley N. Newell:

Congratulations, Ashley! You win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Top Pick Blinkie. Please e-mail Karen to claim your prize!

Thank you so much to everybody who played along! We hope you'll join us for our current challenge~Seeing Shapes!

Kerri

YNSC #44 - Seeing Shapes

2011-06-08T03:00:00.004-04:00

Hi everybody! It's Maureen here and it's time for a new Your Next Stamp Challenge! I love shaped cards so that's your challenge - no plain square or rectangle cards allowed!

Would you like to see what you could win by playing along? How about this fun set: Rock Star Fhinn

Definitely worth playing for, right? Now let's see what the DT came up with!

Jen Roach (YNS Guest) ~ Birthday Surprise Fhiona

Maureen ~ Make A Wish

Beth ~ Rock Star Fhiona

Crystal ~ Fhiona and Fhinn Hiking and Fhiona's Tent

Dana ~ Chompy

Diana ~ Happy Birthday Mermaid

Karen ~ Fetch the Dog

Kerri ~ Sippy

Peggy ~ Summer Fun Fhiona

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw (but please only enter one non-YNS creation per challenge). As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these fun images yourself! If you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win!

You have until Tuesday, June 21st at midnight EST to enter! We can't wait to see your fun shaped cards!

YNS Challenge #42 - Winners

2011-05-27T14:28:00.003-04:00

A big thank you to everyone who took part in Challenge #42 - Pop It Up!

Challenge #42– Random Draw Winner

Adding in extra entries for those of you who used YNS stamps, deleting duplicate or non-qualifiying entries, and using www.random.org, the winner of the fun rubber stamp: Fetch!

and the YNS Winner Blinkie is...

Using Random.org is Lucky #69

Thats you Maria, Congrats

Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Challenge #41 – Top Pick

We sure had some fabulous entries this week using a YNS image.......However, there can only be one Top Pick for challenge #42, who wins $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Top Pick Blinkie, and that person is Katherine from Countless Joy with this wonderful card:

Please contact Karen to claim your prize and blinkie codes.

YNSC #43~ A Sketch!

2011-05-25T03:00:00.010-04:00

Hello! It's time for a new Your Next Stamp Challenge and this time we have a fun sketch for you to play with:

Would you like to see what you could win by playing along? How about this cutie~Fairy Fhiona!

Definitely worth playing for, right?! Here's what the DT did with this sketch:

Cindy Haffner (YNS Guest) ~ Snorkel Fun Penguin

Beth~Happy Dance Butterfly

Crystal~Kite Flying Fhiona Single

Dana~Ellie Loves Her Kitty

Diana~Happy Birthday Mermaid

Jenny~ Yummy Jam

Karen~Ellie Loves to Roller Skate

Kerri~Good Morning Fhiona

Maureen~ Flower Pot Fairies

Peggy~Dixie Daisy

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw (but please only enter one non-YNS creation per challenge). As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these fun images yourself! If you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win!

Please add your entry to YNSC43 below. Please only enter ONCE if you have NOT used a YNS image on your creation. If you have used a YNS image on your creation, please add a 2nd entry and type (YNS image) after your name.

To enter this YNS challenge, please click on the BLUE FROGGY button below to add a picture and the direct link to your creation. Please enter ONCE only if you have not used a YNS stamp on your creation:

You have until Tuesday, June 7th at midnight EST to enter! We can't wait to see your beautiful creations with this sketch!

Challenge 41 Winners

2011-05-14T20:51:00.003-04:00

A big thank you to everyone who took part in Challenge #41- To Use a Charm. Without further ado, here are the winners...

Challenge #41– Winner

Adding in extra entries for those of you who used YNS stamps, deleting duplicate or non-qualifiying entries, and using www.random.org, the winner of the fun rubber stamp: Football Dude
and the YNS Winner Blinkie is...

Using Random Integer Generator Lucky #35

Thats you Anne, Congrats

Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Challenge #41 – Top Pick

We sure had some gorgeous entries this week using a YNS image.......However, there can only be one Top Pick for challenge #41, who wins $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Top Pick Blinkie, and that person is Julie from The Last Minute Crafter
with this wonderful card:

Please contact Karen to claim your prize and blinkie codes.

Remember you still have this week to enter the Pop it Up Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend Everyone!

YNSC #42 - Pop It Up!

2011-05-11T03:00:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone, Jenny here. Its time for a new YNS Challenge!!

This week we are challenging you to "Pop It Up" - use foam tape or anything else to pop up your elements on your creations!

This weeks prize is SO CUTE! You could win:

FETCH!

To inspire you, our Design Team has created some fantastic inspiration for you!

Cindy H. (Our Fabulous May Guest) - Tea Time Fhiona

Beth - Wind Swept Fhiona

Crystal - Mini Fairy Fhiona

Dana - Flutterbug Wishes

Diana - Misc Stamps

Jenny - Aloha Fhiona

Karen - Flutterbug Wishes

Kerri - Happy Days Mermaid

Maureen - Chocoholic

Peggy - Space Boy

Wendy - So Happy for You!

Hope these beautiful creations by our Design Team have inspired you to play!!

You only need to POP your images to play along!

Challenge 40 Winners!!

2011-04-29T22:07:00.000-04:00

A big thank you to everyone who took part in Challenge #40- Texture It. Without further ado, here are the winners...

Challenge #40– Winner

Adding in extra entries for those of you who used YNS stamps, deleting duplicate or non-qualifiying entries, and using www.random.org, the winner of the fun rubber stamp: Football Dude
and the YNS Winner Blinkie is...

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2011-04-30 01:36:45 UTC

which means it's Hazel... from My Crafty Outlook Congratulations ! Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Challenge #40 – Top Pick

We had 5 wonderful entries that used a YNS stamp for this challenge!! How awesome is that? If you want to check out these fab creations, here are their links

However, there can only be one Top Pick for challenge #40, who wins $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Top Pick Blinkie, and that person is Jennifer Roach from "I said I'd never have a blog but I changed my mind."
with this wonderful card:

Please contact Karen to claim your prize and blinkie codes.

Remember you still have this week to enter the charm it challenge.
Thanks for stopping by!

YNSC41 - So Charming!

2011-04-27T09:10:00.005-04:00

Hello and Happy Wednesday!!! This is Crystal and I am hosting the challenge this week!! Thank you to all who joined our "Texturize" challenge last week!!

This week for YNSC41 we'd love to see you "SO Charming" To add a charm to your card or project!!! I must say the DT members really did an amazing job being So Charming. Here is some inspiration to get you started!

I hope you are inspired by our creations this week. If not, maybe this awesome prize will inspire you to join our challenge this week!!

So, do you want to know what you could win?

This fun rubber stamp...Skateboard Dude

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Here are the CHARMING DT creations...

Jodi (YNS Guest) - Cupcake Cutie Fhiona

Beth - Fairy Fhiona

Chris - Rainy Day Fhiona

Crystal - Picnic Ellie

Dana - Spring Song Bird

Diana - Beach Babe Fhiona

Karen - Happiness

Kerri - Tea Time Fhiona

Maureen - Rose

Peggy - Wedding Fhiona

Please add your entry to YNSC41 below. Please only enter ONCE if you have NOT used a YNS image on your creation. If you have used a YNS image on your creation, please add a 2nd entry and type (YNS image) after your name.

The Stitching Challenge winners are....

2011-04-17T15:35:00.009-04:00

Happy Sunday all! I want to start off with a mega wow on all 83 entries

for the "stitching" challenge you guys did an awesome job!

Adding in extra entries for those of you who used YNS stamps,

deleting duplicate or non-qualifying entries,

and using www.random.org, the winner of Fhiona's Bad Hair day is:

# 25 Bonnie O'Clair , enjoy your new stamp set!!!!

(Sorry! I couldn't figure out how to display Random)

That was the easy part folks but the Top Pick
really threw me for a loop

because your creations were so outstanding!

So here goes, the winner of YNS Stamp Bucks to be spent on YNS Stamps)

and the YNS Winner Blinkie is...

Julie E # 43 for the top pick Prize...here is her card

Just look at this adorable creation with all the fun stitching
and paper piecing and awesome sentiment usage, way to go!
Congratulations Julie E and Bonnie!
Please contact Karen to claim your prizes and blinkie codes.

Remember you still have this week to enter the texture challenge.
Thanks for stopping by!
BETH

YNSC40 Texture It

2011-04-13T03:00:00.008-04:00

Hello and Happy Wednesday!!! This is Chris and I want to say thank you to all who joined
our "Stitching" challenge last week!!

This week for YNSC40 we'd love to see you use texture on your creations,
this could be stitching, dry embossing, feathers, ripped paper, distressing (not ink distressing though), added lace, and etc.! I must say the dt members really did a beautiful job with this challenge.

Jodi - April Guest Designer

Peggy

Fairy Fhiona

Chris

Fhiona's Easter Basket

Beth

Easter Bunny Fhiona

Dana

Fhiona's Easter Basket

Karen

Flower Garden

Kerri

Birthday Surprise Fhiona

Crystal

Ellie loves to Bake

Jenny

Ellie's Kitty Willow

Wendy

Fluffy chick with Egg and Mini Bunny Fhiona

Maureen
A Good Friend

I hope you are inspired by our creations this week. If not, maybe this awesome prize will inspire you to join our challenge this week!!

So, do you want to know what you could win? This fun rubber stamp: Football Dude

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation,

but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw

(but please only enter one non-YNS creation per challenge).

As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty

of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these fun images yourself!

And if you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation,

you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be

entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win!

Please add your entry to YNSC40 below. Please only enter ONCE if you have NOT used a YNS image on your creation. If you have used a YNS image on your creation, please add a 2nd entry and type (YNS image) after your name.

Challenge 38 Winners

2011-04-04T17:28:00.003-04:00

A big thank you to everyone who took part in Challenge #38. We had almost 100 entries!! WhooHoo!! So without further ado, here are the winners...

Challenge #38 – Winner

Adding in extra entries for those of you who used YNS stamps, deleting duplicate or non-qualifiying entries, and using www.random.org, the winner of the stamp set and the YNS Winner Blinkie is...

Katie Oakley

with this beautiful card. Congrats Katie!! Please contact Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Challenge 38 Top Pick Winner is

# 22 Maylee

Just beautiful Maylee!! Gorgeous coloring of Erin, and I love the sparkle you've given her crown and outfit. Congrats Maylee, you've won $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS STamps) and the YNS Top Pick Blinkie. Please contact Karen to claim your prize.

Thanks to everyone who played along and remember there is still time to join us for Challenge39...Stitching.

Hugs,

Wendy

YNS Challenge 39 - Stitching

2011-03-30T03:00:00.005-04:00

Hello and Happy Wednesday!!! This is Beth and I want to say wow!

You all really came through with last week's "Make it Sparkle" challenge,

we had well over 100 fabulous entries!

This week for YNSC39 we'd love to see you use stitching on your creations,

faux or real you pick! I must say the dt members really out did themselves for this challenge,

so without further ado:

Diana

Mini Fairy Fhiona

Dana

Snorkel Fun Penguin

Chris

Easter Egg Tree

Peggy

Erin From Ireland

Kerri

Rainy Day Fhiona

Crystal

Mini Rainy Day Fhiona

Jenny

Ellie's Kitty Willow

Rock Star Fhiona

I told you! The dt creations are jaw dropping this week!

So, do you want to know what you could win? This gorgeous rubber stamp set:

I just love Bad Hair Day Fhiona,

shucks my life is a perpetual bad hair day but heck, it's only hair...right?

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation,

but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw

(but please only enter one non-YNS creation per challenge).

As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty

of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these cuties yourself!

And if you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation,

you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be

entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win!

So, are you itchin' to start stitchin'?

Challenge 37 Winners

2011-03-18T03:00:00.026-04:00

A big thank you to everyone who took part in Challenge #37. Without further ado, here are the winners...

Challenge #37 – Winner

Adding in extra entries for those of you who used YNS stamps, deleting duplicate or non-qualifiying entries, and using www.random.org, the winner of $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Winner Blinkie is...

which means it's... Martha from Created by Martha. Congratulations Martha! Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Challenge #37 – Top Pick

We had 5 wonderful entries that used a YNS stamp for this challenge!! How awesome is that? If you want to check out the fab five's creations, here are their links:

9 - Linda Cummings
10 - Rebecca
48 - Sheng
63 - Katherine
65 - Katherine

However, there can only be one Top Pick for challenge #37, who wins $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Top Pick Blinkie, and that person is Rebecca from The Paper Bug with this wonderful card:

I love the scene Rebecca has created. She has added 2 further balloons to Birthday Surprise Fhiona, which she has paper pieced, so that Fhiona is floating away into the clouds.

Congratulations Rebecca! Please contact Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Thanks for playing everyone and we look forward to you joining us for Challenge #38!

Hugs,

Challenge 38 - Make It SPARKLE!!

2011-03-16T03:00:00.020-04:00

Welcome to YNS Challenge #38! Wendy here with you today, and I'm hosting this fortnight's challenge. I've chosen one of my favorites and I'm sure one of yours too.

Make it SPARKLE

So we want to see you use a lot of sparkle on your challenge entries! You could use rhinestones, Shimmerz, Stickles, Glitter, anything as long as it sparkles.

As always, we have 2 fabulous prizes for you to win:

1. Winner – one lucky winner will be chosen by random.org to win $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

2. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by the YNS DT, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [NB You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw (but please only enter one non-YNS creation per challenge). As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these cuties yourself! And if you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win!

You came for inspiration, so lets see the beautiful creations the YNS designers have for you...

Peggy Toole {Guest Designer}

Using Miya from China

Wendy Ramlakhan

Using Easter Egg Tree

Beth Ranney-Thomas

Using Space Boy

Chris Olsen

Using Erin from Ireland

Crystal Irwin

Using Easter Bunny Fhiona

Dana Joy

Using Sugar Cone

Diana Genario

Using Berry Patch Ellie

Jenny Suchins

Using Mini Ellie Loves Music

Kerri Michaud

Using Happy Days Mermaid

Maureen Wong

Using Mini Fairy Fhiona

Simonne

Using Easter Egg Tree

Challenge 36 Winners

2011-03-04T15:03:00.000-05:00

A big thank you to everyone who took part in Challenge #36. Without further ado, here are the winners...

Challenge #36 – Winner

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2011-03-04 19:54:48 UTC

which means it's... Lisa from Lisa's Paper Fun. Congratulations Lisa! Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Challenge #36 – Top Pick

And the Top Pick for challenge #36, who wins $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Top Pick Blinkie is Peggy Toole with this STUNNING card:

Congratulations Peggy!! Please contact Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Thanks for playing everyone and we look forward to you joining us for Challenge #37!

Hugs,

Challenge 37 - Feeling Blue

2011-03-02T03:00:00.017-05:00

Welcome to YNS Challenge #37! We have a nice and easy colour challenge for you this fortnight...

Colour challenge: Blue

So we want to see you use a little or a lot of blue on your challenge entries!

Yesterday saw the start of our new DT term here at YNS, and so we'd like to welcome Dana and Diana to their very first challenge as new DT members! We would also like to extend a warm welcome to our wonderful March Guest Designer, Peggy. Welcome ladies!

As always, we have 2 fabulous prizes for you to win:

1. Winner – one lucky winner will be chosen by random.org to win $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

2. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by the YNS DT, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [NB You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw (but please only enter one non-YNS creation per challenge). As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these cuties yourself! And if you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win!

We'd like to welcome our 2 new DT members, Dana and Diana, and our wonderful March guest designer, Peggy.

So without further ado, here are the wonderful cards from the very talented designers to inspire and delight...

Peggy Toole (GDT) ~ Bubbly Fun Fhiona

Simonne ~ Asha from India

Beth ~ Pico the Porcupine

Chris ~ Ellie with Pressies

Crystal ~ Space Boy

Dana ~ Boris from Russia

Diana ~ Grasshopper Gloria

Kerri ~ Ethan out on the pond

Maureen ~ Yippee Fhiona & Mini Greetings

Jenny ~ Tea Time Fhiona

Challenge #35 Winners!

2011-02-18T08:00:00.001-05:00

A big thank you to everyone who took part in Challenge #35! I thoroughly enjoyed seeing everyone's take on "Pretty Pleats" and got some great ideas that I want to try out later! And now, without further ado, here are the winners...

Challenge #35 – Winner

Adding in extra entries for those of you who used YNS stamps, deleting duplicate or non-qualifying entries, and using www.random.org, the winner of $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Winner Blinkie is...

which means it's... Hua who made this pretty card (love the different pleats on it!):

Congratulations Hua! Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Challenge #35 – Top Pick

And my Top Pick for challenge #35, who wins $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Top Pick Blinkie is Peggy Toole with this gorgeous card (love all the pearls and the super fun pleated ribbon!):

Congratulations Peggy!! Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Thanks for playing everyone and we look forward to you joining us for Challenge #36!

Hugs,
~Maureen =)

Challenge 36 - Paper Piecing

2011-02-16T03:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to YNS Challenge #36! It's my turn to set the challenge this fortnight, and so I have chosen one of my all-time favourite techniques...

Paper Piecing

What is paper piecing? Well, simply put, it's when you use scraps of designer paper to 'colour' parts of your stamped images instead of, or as well as, using your usual colouring medium. Once you have stamped your chosen image, you then stamp it again onto designer papers, cut out the chosen parts, and then stick them in the corresponding places on the stamped image instead of colouring that part! There is a very helpful and clear video explaining this technique HERE at You Tube.

As always, we have 2 fabulous prizes for you to win:

1. Winner – one lucky winner will be chosen by random.org to win $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

2. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by the YNS DT, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [NB You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw (but please only enter one non-YNS creation per challenge). As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these cuties yourself! And if you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win!

So without further ado, here are the wonderful cards from the very talented designers to inspire and delight...

Carole Burrage (GDT) ~ Tootega from Alaska

Beth ~ Monkey Hanging Around

Chris ~ Flower Bouquet Fhiona

Crystal ~ Birthday Surprise Fhiona

Kerri ~ Bubbly Fun Fhiona

Linda ~ Anika from Holland

Maureen ~ Party Fhiona

Wendy ~ Rainy Day Fhiona

Jenny ~ Rainy Day Fhiona

Sylvia ~
coming soon

Challenge 34 Winners

2011-02-04T08:00:00.001-05:00

A big thank you to everyone who took part in Challenge #34. Without further ado, here are the winners...

Challenge #34 – Winner

which means it's... Netty who made this beautiful card:

Congratulations Netty! Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Challenge #34 – Top Pick

And Linda's Top Pick for challenge #34, who wins $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Top Pick Blinkie is Peggy Toole with this STUNNING card:

Congratulations Peggy!! Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Thanks for playing everyone and we look forward to you joining us for Challenge #35!

Hugs,

YNS Challenge #35 ~ Pretty Pleats!

2011-02-02T03:00:00.006-05:00

Hi everybody and welcome to Challenge #35! It's Maureen here and I'm so excited to be hosting this challenge! I've picked the theme "Pretty Pleats" - add pleating to your project with ribbon, paper, fabric, etc. I've done a few different types of pleating on my cards in the past and think it's a fun and interesting accent! In case you're a little unsure what pleating is, here's the Wiki article with more information than you'll ever need! Also, I have a couple very simple tutorials on my blog that might help.

As always, we have 2 fabulous prizes for you to win.

1. Winner – one lucky winner will be chosen by random.org to win $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

2. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by the YNS DT, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [NB You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw! As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these cuties yourself! And if you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win!

And now for some fabulous samples from the DT!

Carole Burrage (GDT) - Happy Days Mermaid

Maureen - Ellie Loves Music and Garden Greetings

Sylvia - Ellie Loves to Bake

Wendy - You Make My Heart Soar

Beth - Fairy Fhiona

Chris - Birthday Surprise Fhiona

Crystal - Mini Ellie Loves to Skate

Kerri - Flower Bouquet Fhiona

Linda - Tea Time Fhiona

Nicole (Challenge Guest) - Cupcake Cutie Fhiona

To enter, follow the challenge and use a stamp (traditional or digital) somewhere on your creation, post it on your blog or in your online gallery, and post the direct link to it using the Linky widget below. (Please do not post a general link to your blog or gallery, as this makes it more difficult for us to find your card - thanks!). If the linky widget is not working, please post your link in the comments section below, and we will add it for you when the widget is back up and working. If you do not have a blog, then please email us a photo of your challenge entry so we can add it to our online gallery and enter you into the draw.

Entries for challenge 35 close at midnight (EST) on Tuesday, February 15th.

Thank you for playing along with us at YNS. We look forward to seeing your Pretty Pleats!

~Maureen

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YNS Blog Hop

2011-01-31T03:54:00.001-05:00

Hi everyone, Simonne here!

We are so excited here because Karen has taken YNS to CHA for the very first time! That's right, as you're reading this Karen will be at Winter 2011 CHA at booth #4518! WOO-HOO!! So to celebrate this event, YNS is releasing some fab new YNS stamps just in time for CHA: 9 World Kids stamps plus a fabulous new Celebrate Collection from HR Designs and 7 new mini stamps.

The new stamps are available to buy right now from the Your Next Stamp store along with all your YNS favourites, and I have used one of the adorable *new* World Kids stamps called ERIN from Ireland for my blog hop creation above!

Karen is also running some special bundle promotions, so be sure to hop on over to the YNS store once you've finished the hop. If you order all 9 World Kids stamps in one bundle, you will save 15% over the cost of buying them individually!

Of course we couldn't let this release pass by without having a fun BLOG HOP! So I'm hopping on here to invite all our wonderful YNS Challenge friends to join us.

We have a wonderful PRIZE for one lucky hopper - one lucky winner will be drawn at random from the links in the linky list to receive their choice of 3 of the new World Kids stamps!

You still have a couple of days to enter (hop ends on 2 Feb 2011 at midnight EST) so get yourself on over to to the start of the hop at Kerri's blog and hop along with us!

I hope you enjoy our new release and will hop along with us!

Hugs,

YNS Challenge #33~Winners!

2011-01-23T14:57:00.000-05:00

Hello! I am sooooo sorry to be posting this late! I totally spaced it until today! Thank you so much for playing along with my sketch! We loved looking at your fabulous creations:) Now for the winners...

The winner of the $10.00 towards YNS stamps and the Winner Blinkie is:

True Random Number Generator

Min: 1

Max: 18

Result:

5

Powered by RANDOM.ORG

#5~ Peggy Toole!!!

Here is her fabulous entry:

The Top Pick Winner of the $5.00 to spend towards YNS stamps and the Top Pick Blinkie is:

Allison Cope!

I really just love everything about her card:)

Congratulations ladies!!! Please e-mail Karen to collect your prizes! Don't forget to join us for our current challenge which is to Create a Winter Scene!

Hugs,

Kerri

YNS Challenge #34-Let's Make a Scene

2011-01-19T03:00:00.004-05:00

a 'Winter Scene' that is!

Hi YNS Fans! Yes, today's challenge is to make a 'Winter Scene'. I think it is an appropriate challenge since there has been snow from one coast of the USA to the other. In fact, in Middle Tennessee where I live, the schools were closed all last week due to snow and icy conditions. How has it been in your area?

Let's look at the 'Winter Scenes' from the Design Team.

Chris-Ellie Builds a Snowman

Simonne-Gingerbread House

Linda-Happy Snow Day and Skating Fun Fhiona

Kerri-Tobogganing Ellie

Beth-Ellie Builds a Snowman

Maureen- Ellie Builds a Snowman

Wendy-Fhiona and her Friend Penguin and Christmas Tree

Jenny-Skating Fun Fhiona

Karen - Penguin Buds

Sylvia-Fhiona and her Friend Penguin

As always, we have 2 fabulous prizes for you to win.

1. Winner – one lucky winner will be chosen by random.org to win $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

2. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by the YNS DT, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [NB You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw! As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these cuties yourself! And if you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win! YNS Store has plenty of winter stamps and you can see them HERE.

To enter, follow the challenge and use a stamp (traditional or digital) somewhere on your creation, post it on your blog or in your online gallery, and post the direct link to it using the Linky widget below. (Please do not post a general link to your blog or gallery, as this makes it more difficult for us to find your card - thanks!). If the linky widget is not working, please post your link in the comments section below, and we will add it for you when the widget is back up and working. If you do not have a blog, then please email us a photo of your challenge entry so we can add it to our online gallery and enter you into the draw.

Entries for challenge 34 close at midnight (EST) on Tuesday, February 1st.

Thank you for playing along with us at YNS. We look forward to seeing what kind of 'scene' (winter, that is) you will make!

Stay warm! LindaC

YNS Challenge #33~Sketch Time!

2011-01-05T03:00:00.035-05:00

Hello! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! We're ready to get back into the swing of things here at YNS, and we're going to kick off the New Year with a Sketch! This is what I came up with:

As always, we have 2 fabulous prizes for you to win:

1. Winner – one lucky winner will be chosen by random.org to win $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

2. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by the YNS DT, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [NB You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw! As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these cuties yourself! And if you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win!

Are you ready to see some samples from the DT?

Kerri~Ethan Out on the Pond

Linda~Mother Hen

Maureen~ Monkey Gone Bananas

Simonne~

Sylvia~Scrapfest Fhiona

Wendy~Henrietta the Hippo

Beth~Day Dream Fhiona

Chris~Skating Fun Fhiona

Crystal~Birthday Surprise Fhiona

Jenny~

Karen~Keep Fit Fhiona

Entries for challenge 33 close at midnight (EST) on Tuesday, January 18th.

Thank you so much for playing along with us! We can't wait to see what you do with this sketch!

Hugs,
Kerri

Happy Holidays!

2010-12-22T14:03:00.000-05:00

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I just want to say...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

If you haven't noticed yet...

I have a HUGE sale going on right now! I'm not officially announcing it until Dec 26 so hop on over to the YNS store and get first pick! All sale items have a very limited availability and they'll sell out fast!

Happy Stamping!

Karen

Challenge 31 Winners

2010-12-21T15:29:00.000-05:00

A big thank you to everyone who took part in Challenge #31. Your CAS Christmas creations were STUNNING! Without further ado, here are the winners...

Challenge #31 – Winner

...which means it's Oma who made this gorgeous card:

Congratulations Oma!! Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Challenge #31 – Top Pick

And the Top Pick for challenge #31, who wins $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Top Pick Blinkie is Peggy Toole with this AMAZING card:

Congratulations Peggy!! Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Thanks for playing everyone and we look forward to you joining us for Challenge #32!

Hugs,

YNS Challenge #32: Let's PARTY!

2010-12-15T03:00:00.049-05:00

Hello and welcome to our final YNS Challenge of 2010! Today it's Karen's turn to set the challenge, and she is challenging us to ...

Let's PARTY!!

So we want to see anything that is party related rather than the usual birthday cards, so ... Party invites, New Year's cards, Party decorations, Food decorations, Party bags, Party favours ... anything that screams "PAR-TAY".

*Please note that challenge #32 will run for 3 WEEKS (instead of the usual 2 weeks)*

(our first challenge of 2011 will be on January 5th)

As always, we have 2 fabulous prizes for you to win:

1. Winner – one lucky winner will be chosen by random.org to win $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

2. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by the YNS DT, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [NB You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw! As our challenge runs for 3 whole weeks you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these cuties yourself! And if you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win!

So without further ado, here are the wonderful cards from the very talented designers to inspire and delight...

Angela (GDT) Gingerbread House and Baking Ellie

Karen - Mini Snowman and Large Snowman

Kerri ~ Birthday Surprise Fhiona

Linda ~ Merry Mouse Candle

Maureen ~ Fairy Fhiona and Let's Party

Simonne ~ Penguin Cheers
* Hanging Treat Box * to go over a bottle of wine and fill with chocs!

Sylvia
{coming soon}

Wendy - Mini Skating Ellie

Beth ~ Yippee Fhiona

Chris ~ Merry Mouse Candy Cane

Crystal ~ Mini Cupcake Cutie

Jenny ~ Pico the Porcupine

To enter, follow the challenge and use a stamp (traditional or digital) somewhere on your creation, post it on your blog or in your online gallery, and post the direct link to it using the Linky widget below. (Please do not post a general link to your blog or gallery, as this makes it more difficult for us to find your card - thanks!). If the linky widget is not working, please post your link in the comments section below, and we will add it for you when the widget is back up and working. If you do not have a blog, then please email us a photo of your challenge entry so we can add it to our online gallery and enter you into the draw.

Entries for challenge 32 close at midnight (EST) on Tuesday 4th January 2011.

Thank you so much for playing along with us! We can't wait to see your PARTY creations!

Finally, everyone at Your Next Stamp would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!! See you in 2011!

Hugs, Simonne x

Challenge 30 Winner

2010-12-10T09:00:00.011-05:00

A big thank you to everyone who took part in Challenge #30. Your CASE creations were FABULOUS!! :o) Sadly we didn't have any entries that used a YNS stamp for this challenge, so we don't have a Top Pick prize this week, but we do have a winner...

Challenge #30 – Winner

After deleting non-qualifying entries and using www.random.org, the winner of $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS stamps) and the YNS Winner Blinkie is:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2010-12-11 01:03:07 UTC

which means it's Julye B. Congratulations Julye!! Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Thanks for playing everyone, and we look forward to you joining us for Challenge #31!

Hugs,

Challenge 29 Winners

2010-12-10T08:50:00.029-05:00

So sorry - it seems we forgot to announce the winners for Challenge 29!! Oops!! *blush* So without further ado, here they are....

Challenge #29 – Winner

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2010-12-07 23:04:01 UTC

...which means it's Audrey E. Congratulations Audrey!! Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Challenge #29 – Top Pick

And the Top Pick for challenge #29, who wins $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Top Pick Blinkie is Tanya J with this adorable card:

Congratulations Tanja!! Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Thanks for playing everyone! Please check back for the winner of Challenge #30 in a few minutes and we look forward to you joining us for Challenge #31!

Hugs,

YNS #31 - Its a CAS Christmas!

2010-12-08T03:00:00.035-05:00

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!! SMILE! :) Welcome to YNS Challenge #31! I'm Jenny, your host for this challenge!! I have a great challenge for you this week...

It's a CAS Christmas Challenge!
Just make a creation that is Clean and Simple and Christmasy :)

This will be a fun and simple challenge for you! And I know some of you still need some MOJO to get those Christmas cards done! So whatcha waiting for?

*Please note that challenge #31 will run for 1 WEEK ONLY (instead of the usual 2 weeks)*

(our final challenge of 2010 will be on December 15th)

As always, we have 2 fabulous prizes for you to win:

1. Winner – one lucky winner, chosen by random.org, will win $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

2. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by Karen, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [NB You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw! As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these cuties yourself! And if you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win!

...

We'd like to give a warm welcome to Melissa Cross as she joins us as our guest designer for this challenge, and also welcome Angela Wood as our December guest designer. As you can see, they have both made fabulous cards! Thank you ladies!

Without further ado, here are the wonderful cards from the very talented YNS Starlets to inspire and delight….

Melissa Cross ~ Taboganning Ellie

Angela Wood ~ Fhiona and her Friend Penguin

Jenny ~ Fhiona's Gingerbread House

Karen ~ Light Up the Holidays

Kerri ~ Light Up the Holidays

Linda ~ Fhiona's Snowman

Maureen ~ Penguin Cheers

Simonne ~ Holiday Accessory Set and Fhiona's Christmas Tree

Sylvia ~ Spread the Cheer

Wendy ~ Mini Christmas Tree

Beth ~ Mini Snowman

Chris ~ Ellie Loves to Skate and Mini Ellie Loves to Skate

Crystal ~ Ellie Building a Snowman

...

If you are posting your card to your SplitCoast Stampers (SCS) gallery, please use the keyword ynsc31 and then post a direct link to it in the Linky Tools below.

Entries for challenge 31 close at midnight (EST) on Tuesday, December 14th.

Thanks for playing with us! :) :) :)

Have a great day!

Jenny

To enter this YNS challenge, please click on the CLICK TO ENTER button below to add a picture and the direct link to your creation. Please only enter ONCE if you have not used a YNS stamp.

Challenge #30: CASE a YNS DT member!

2010-11-24T03:00:00.180-05:00

Welcome to YNS Challenge #30! Today we are challenging you to ...

CASE a member of the YNS DT.

CASE is an acronym for Copy And Share Everything. The idea is that you choose a specific piece of work and take inspiration from it. You can be very literal when CASEing and create an exact copy of the work you have chosen as inspiration. Alternatively, you can use the work you have chosen to copy as a starting point, lifting just one or two elements - e.g. the general style of the piece, or perhaps a colour.

For your YNS CASE creations, we would like you to....

1. Choose a YNS DT member
2. Visit their blog
3. Pick one of their creations (past or present - any creation) that inspires you, and...
4. ...CASE it!

You can either copy it exactly or put your own spin on it, but we do need to be able to see that you have CASEd a specific creation. Therefore, please post a picture of the original card/creation you CASEd in your blog post together with your challenge entry (not forgetting to give credit to the original artist), so we can see your individual take on it!

Here is the list of YNS DT members for you to visit to CASE:

Karen
Simonne
Kerri
Maureen
Beth
Chris
Crystal
Jenny
Linda
Sylvia
Wendy

As always, we have 2 fabulous prizes for you to win:

1. Winner – one lucky winner will be chosen by random.org to win $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

2. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by the YNS DT, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [NB You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw! As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these cuties yourself! And if you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win!

We are delighted to welcome Peggy Toole as our guest designer for this challenge. Peggy is an amazing crafter, so be sure to hop on over to her blog and check out her work after you've finished here - you won't be disappointed!

So without further ado, here are the wonderful cards from the very talented designers to inspire and delight….

Peggy Toole (Guest Designer) has CASEd Kerri ~ Happy Snow Day! stamp

Kerry Urbatch (November GDT) has CASEd Kerri ~ Merry Kiss-mas stamp

Jenny has CASEd Simonne ~ Bubbly Fun Fhiona stamp

Karen has CASEd Kerri ~ Happy as a Reindeer stamp

Karen has also CASEd Wendy ~ Penguin Cheers stamp

Karen has also CASEd Sylvia ~ Merry Mouse Wreath stamp

Kerri has CASEd Chris ~ Ellie Loves To Bake stamp set

Kerri has also CASEd Karen ~ Skating Fun Fhiona

Linda has CASEd Kerri ~ Happy Snow Day! and Tea Time Fhiona stamps

Maureen has CASEd Linda ~ Christmas Tree Baubles stamp set

Simonne has CASEd Jenny ~ Tea Time Fhiona stamp

Simonne has also CASEd Beth ~ Fhiona and her Friend Penguin stamp

Sylvia has CASEd Jenny ~ Vacation Don stamp

Wendy has CASEd Kerri ~ Mini Ellie Loves to Skate stamp

Beth has CASEd Maureen ~ Just Swimming By and Mini Happy Days Mermaid stamps

Chris has CASEd Crystal ~ Mini Hanging Monkey stamp

Crystal has CASEd Simonne ~ Mini Snowman and Mini Ellie Loves to Skate stamps

Entries for challenge 30 close at midnight (EST) on Tuesday, December 7th.

Thank you so much for playing along with us! We can't wait to see your CASE creations!

Challenge 28 winners!

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For the current "YNS it" challenge, click here.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the bookmark it challenge!!! There were so many fun entries!!

Challenge #28 – Winner

Adding in extra entries for those you used YNS stamps, deleting duplicate or non-qualifiying entries, and using www.random.org the winner of $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Winner Blinkie is.....

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2010-11-10 17:38:18 UTC

#5 Susan Mason

Congratulations Susan! Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

Challenge #28 – Top Pick

Isn't the image just darling!! Gorgeous coloring too!! What an awesome way to customize a gift! Congrats Susan!

And the winner of $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie is...

#14 Nicole.

Isn't this a cute Penguin?!

A big thank you to everyone who played along with our challenge and hope to see you join us for our current challenge, YNS It!

Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie code.

stamping hugs,

YNSC29 - YNS IT!

2010-11-10T03:00:00.011-05:00

YNS Challenge 29- YNS it!

Welcome to YNS Challenge #29! I am Crystal and it is my turn to set the challenge this fortnight and I am challenging everyone to ...

TO YNS IT!!!

You probably want to know what that means....It means to add at least two of these things to your creation:

Y - Yellow

N- Nesties

S- Stickles

As always, we have 2 fabulous prizes for you to win but this week we have also something special for you to have a chance to win!!!! Really Reasonable Ribbon is Co-Sponsoring this week!!! HOW AWESOME is THAT????

Really Reasonable Ribbon has been meeting the ribbon needs of crafters, rubberstampers, scrapbookers, wedding planners and the artistic community for over 10 years. We offer great low pricing and fast shipping on all our products. Our large selection of ribbon styles includes a variety of colors and widths in grosgrain, organza, gingham, satin, ric rac, twill tape, lace, jute, bakers twine and much more. We also carry some fun embellishments and several adhesives that work great with ribbon. We invite you to stop by today and browse through our website. We have something for everyone!

1. Winner - one lucky winner, chosen by random.org, will win $10 Gift Certificate to Really Reasonable Ribbon

2. Winner – one lucky winner, chosen by random.org, will win $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

3. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by Karen, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [NB You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw! As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these cuties yourself! And if you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 4 chances to win this week!

Without further ado, here are the wonderful cards from the very talented YNS Starlets and some SPECIAL GUESTS to inspire and delight….

Kerry Urbatch - Skateboard Dude

November Special Guest

Cheryl Walker - Santa Fhinn

Really Reasonable Ribbon DT - Special Guest

Trudy Sjolander -Fhiona's Christmas Tree

Really Reasonable Ribbon DT - Special Guest

Julie Thorton -Windy Day Fhiona

Challenge Guest

Maureen - Holiday Stockings

Karen - Skating Accessories

Jenny- Holiday Stockings

Using Really Reasonable Ribbon

Chris Olsen -Holiday Cookies

Using Really Reasonable Ribbon

Sylvia - Ellie Loves to Bake

Using Really Reasonable Ribbon

Linda - Ellie Loves to Skate

She made three creations this week make sure you check out her blog!!

Beth - Teresa the Seal

Sem - Merry Mouse Candle, Winter Wishes Sentiment

Crystal - Cute Cupcake Fhiona

Using Really Reasonable Ribbon

Kerri-Ellie Loves to Skate

Using Really Reasonable Ribbon

Wendy - Mother Hen

Using Really Reasonable Ribbon

To enter, follow the challenge and use a stamp (traditional or digital) somewhere on your creation, post it on your blog or in your online gallery, and post the direct link to it using the Inlinkz widget below. (Please do not post a general link to your blog or gallery, as this makes it more difficult for us to find your card - thanks!). If Inlinkz is not working, please post your link in the comments section below, and we will add it for you when the widget is back up and working. If you do not have a blog, then please email us a photo of your challenge entry so we can add it to our online gallery and enter you into the draw.

If you are posting your card to your SplitCoast Stampers (SCS) gallery, please use the keyword ynsc29 and then post a direct link to it in Mr Linky below.

Entries for challenge 29 close at midnight (EST) on Tuesday, November 23rd.

To enter this YNS challenge, please click on the BLUE FROGGY button below to add a picture and the direct link to your creation. Please only enter ONCE if you have not used a YNS stamp.

Thank you so much for playing along with us!

Crystal

Challenge 27 Winners

2010-10-29T09:00:00.004-04:00

For Challenge #28 "Bookmark It" click HERE!

Well for you six brave souls who paticipated in the "Nicely Negative " challenge Thank You!

Adding in extra entires for those you used YNS stamps, deleting duplicate or non-qualifiying entries, and using www.random.org the winner of $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Winner Blinkie is.....

#4 Little Moo!

I would love to have that cute spider sit down beside me!

And the winner of $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie is

#6 Barbara!

I just love this set and those fun white kitties!

Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie!!

A big thank you to everyone who played along with our challenge and hope to see you join us for our current challenge, Bookmark It!!

See ya later! Beth

YNS Challenge 28- Bookmark it!

2010-10-27T03:00:00.010-04:00

Welcome to YNS Challenge #26! I am Chris and it is my turn to set the challenge this fortnight and I am challenging everyone to ...

Create a bookmark

As always, we have 2 fabulous prizes for you to win:

1. Winner – one lucky winner, chosen by random.org, will win $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

Tori Wild ~ Merry Mouse Candle

Guest Designer for October

Chris ~ Fhiona's Gingerbread House

Beth ~ Just Swimming By

Crystal ~Thankful for you Fhiona

Jenny~ Fhiona's Christmas Tree and Snowflake Border

Karen ~ mini party Fhiona

Kerri ~ Space Boy

Linda ~ Eek the bat

Maureen ~Fhiona's Pet's and Favorite Treats

Simonne ~Bubbly Fun Fhiona

Wendy ~ Space boy

Peg Rounds - YNS Guest - Quiet Time, Lily, Mini Yippee Fhiona

If you are posting your card to your SplitCoast Stampers (SCS) gallery, please use the keyword ynsc28 and then post a direct link to it in Mr Linky below.

Entries for challenge 28 close at midnight (EST) on Tuesday, November 9th.

To enter this YNS challenge, please click on the BLUE FROGGY button below to add a picture and the direct link to your creation. Please only enter ONCE if you have not used a YNS stamp.

Thank you so much for playing along with us!

To enter this YNS challenge, please click on the BLUE FROGGY button below to add a picture and the direct link to your creation. Please enter ONCE only if you have not used a YNS stamp on your creation:

Thanks for playing with us!!!

Chris

Challenge 26 Winners!

2010-10-15T03:00:00.004-04:00

For the current challenge #27 - Nicely Negative, click HERE!

Thank you all so much for joining our "Grow Your Own Flowers" challenge. The entries were all so fantastic and it was a pleasure to visit everyones blogs and see all of the beautiful creations!

Challenge #24 - Winner

Adding in extra entires for those you used YNS stamps, deleting duplicate or non-qualifiying entries, and using www.random.org the winner of $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the YNS Winner Blinkie is.....

Heidy's Scrappies

I just love those rolled roses!! And she even made a tiny one above the sentiment.

Great job Heidy.

And the winner of $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to be spent on YNS Stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie is

Tanya

Love those rolled flowers with the bling in the middle!!!

And what a perfect image for this challenge, Flower Bouquet Fhiona.

Please email Karen to claim your prize and blinkie!!

A big thank you to everyone who played along with our challenge and hope to see you join us for our current challenge, Nicely Negative!!

Hugs,
Wendy

So can you be Nicely Negative? Challenge #27

2010-10-13T03:00:00.014-04:00

Hello Happy Wednesday, This is Beth with a fun challenge for the next two weeks of Nicely Negative ynsc27.

Now this may sound like an oxymoron but really that's our challenge for the week. No we don't want you to go out into the world tossing out insults with a smile, we want to see a white image stamped onto dark paper. Don't shy away from this challenge just because you may not have a white ink pad we have compiled a few alternative techniques to create the looksie.

This technique is using an Embossing Ink with a White EP:

This technique is using an Embossing Ink with a clear Embossing Powder, and the brayering on black ink. You have to go over the image when done brayering with tissue to get excess ink off:

Finally this is white acrylic paint. You need to paint it out really thin on a plastic surface and then treat it like a stamp pad. Might I suggest you wash of your stamps right away. As long as it's not a foam pad if you are forced to let the paint dry onto your stamp with a little scrubbing it will come off:

There are many other alternatives as well use your imaginations!

So are you ready for some negativity?

Please join us in welcoming our guest designer for challenge 27, Judy, who has made this wonderful treat bag:

Judy (Guest Designer) - Trick or Treat & Vampire Set

Me - Cute Witch Ellie and Her Kitty

Chris - Holiday Cookies

Crystal - Rock Star Fhiona

Tori Wild (YNS October Guest Designer) - Cute Witch Ellie

Karen - Various Halloween Accessories

Kerri - Rock Star Fhiona

Linda - Snow Flake Border

Maureen - Happy Halloween Fhiona

inside of Maureen's card

Simonne - Happy Haunting

Sylvia - Spread The Cheer

Wendy - Eek the Bat

To enter, follow the challenge and use a stamp (traditional or digital) somewhere on your creation, post it on your blog or in your online gallery, and post the direct link to it using the InLinkz widget below. (Please do not post a general link to your blog or gallery, as this makes it more difficult for us to find your card - thanks!). If the linky widget is not working, please post your link in the comments section below, and we will add it for you when the widget is back up and working. If you do not have a blog, then please email us a photo of your challenge entry so we can add it to our online gallery and enter you into the draw.

If you are posting your card to your SplitCoast Stampers (SCS) gallery, please use the keyword ynsc27 and then post a direct link to it in InLinkz below.

Entries for challenge 27 close at midnight (EST) on Tuesday, October 26th.

To enter this YNS challenge, please click on the BLUE FROGGY button below to add a picture and the direct link to your creation. Please only enter ONCE if you have not used a YNS stamp.

Thank you so much for playing along with us!

YNS News: ScrapFest and Surprise Blog Hop

2010-10-11T05:18:00.000-04:00

[Click on the voucher to open it in new window ready for printing]

Your Next Stamp will be at ScrapFest Oshawa 2010 (Canada) this weekend (15-16 October). To celebrate, Karen is offering a 10% discount voucher for those attending the show! Simply print out the above voucher and present it at the YNS Booth to receive 10% off your purchase of YNS stamps!

The Your Next Stamp DT also have a very special blog hop planned for this coming Friday (October 15th) where we will be showcasing a VERY special stamp! The stamp will only be available for a very limited time and will be at an amazing price with free shipping to boot, but we can't tell you anymore than that right now as it's top secret! So be sure to pop back here on Friday to hop along with us, see this extra special stamp, and be in with a chance to own it yourself! Any crafter who isn't able to grab this stamp will definitely be disappointed. As I said, it's only going to be available to buy from the YNS store from Friday and for a VERY limited time and I'm positive you'll kick yourself if you miss it!

Hugs,