October 2026 Challenge + September Winners!

October 2026 Challenge + September Winners!
JOIN US FOR OUR OCTOBER CHALLENGE: PUFFIES!

The fall season is officially here (and I don't know about you), but I am ready for cooler weather, pumpkin decor, and of course, cozy crafts!
 
What better way to kick off cozy craft season than by using this month's challenge item - puffy stickers!
 
You know we LOVE our puffy stickers around here and can't get enough of them! We have made puffy stickers for every holiday and season over the years, which is why we thought they would be perfect for our October challenge.
 
If you are new to Kingston Crafts and missed out on our puffy stickers, the following collections are still available on HSN:
And if you've ever purchased any of our Everyday Stories Album Kits don't forget about the puffy stickers in there!
 
So, whether you love the fall season, celebrate Halloween, or are ready for Christmas, grab a puffy sticker and make a project for a chance to win $25 in Kingston Crafts goodies!
 
Can't wait to see what you create!

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THE USE YOUR STASH PRODUCT CHALLENGE
This year, we're encouraging you to use your stash with a monthly product challenge! Each month, we'll challenge you to use a particular Kingston Crafts item you probably already have in your stash. No rules on how you use it or what kind of project you make. However you get creative, we want to celebrate it!
 
Two winners will be chosen randomly, and each will receive $25 in Kingston Crafts goodies. The winners will be announced when the next month's challenge is posted (scroll down for our September winners). Can't wait to see what you create!
 
This year, we're giving you a head start on creating your projects by sharing our monthly themes in advance! Here are our June-December themes so you can get your creative juices flowing for the last half of the year.
 
JUNE - the theme is “words” - use any Kingston Crafts alphabet stickers, phrase stickers/cards (from our Everyday Stories or crafting kits) or our patterned paper with words to create your project.
 
JULY - create a project using our stamps. Our high quality oversized background stamps have been a crowd favorite for years and are an easy way to add color and pattern to your projects. If you are a long time Kingston Crafts friend we also had paper doll stamps back in the day (and there are a few left on our site)!
 
AUGUST - the theme is alpha stickers - from Everyday Stories to our original Sticker Binders and more, our alphabet stickers make it easy to customize your cards and layouts.
 
SEPTEMBER - is all about patterned paper - and you know Kingston Crafts has hundreds of patterns and colors to choose from!
 
OCTOBER - let's talk puffies! From holidays to seasons to everyday shapes and colors, puffies make every project better!
 
NOVEMBER - everything that sparkles is glitter! Glitter glues, glitter cardstock, let's see those projects shine!
 
DECEMBER - with the holidays coming, adding a little vellum or acetate brings easy pops of color and depth to any project. Whether you use our embellishments or our vellum papers you are sure to make something fabulous!

HOW TO PARTICIPATE
You can enter in a variety of ways (but only need to enter each project once):
You must use the current month's Kingston Crafts product element in your project (so in October it is any of our puffies) but otherwise any other company's products are welcome! We've got SO many products to choose from (that you may already have in your stash):
 
The project must be YOUR creation.
 
By entering your project you give us permission to share it on socials (and we are happy to tag you).

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF OUR SEPTEMBER PATTERNED PAPER CHALLENGE!
Terri Lamb used our Falloween slimline papers to create these fun cards - and we love how she used both the large and small sides of the ghost paper on the same card!
The holiday season is coming and Jennifer Crabtree used one card layout idea to create multiple cards using our Christmas paper pad and puffies!
Want to check out all our entries for September? Head on over to the Kingston Crafts Group media page on FB!
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