Friday, January 23, 2015

Inky Paws Challenge #17 - Use a Heart Shape

Happy Friday and the the first day of #17 Inky Paws Challenge!  
This month's challenge is to a Create a project using a Heart Shape!
Inky Paws Challenge #17 - Use a Heart Shape | Newton's Nook Designs
Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store and a Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! If we get more than 15 participants, we will choose two winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along! 
You have two weeks to play along. Deadline to enter is Friday, February 6th, 2015 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, February 9th.

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky? 

  • Create a NEW project (card or other paper craft item).
  • Your project MUST use at least one Newton's Nook Designs stamped image (or free digital stamp - check out our Freebies page).
  • Post your project to your blog or to an online photo gallery such as Flickr Pinterest, or splitcoaststampers (on splitcoast please use keywords newtonsnook and IPC17).
  • Link back to this challenge (if posting in an online gallery copy the link into the photo description). 
  • Submit your project to this challenge using the InLinkz widget below. You must submit a DIRECT link to your post page.
  • Have more than one great idea? You can enter more than once! Just link up each card separately. 
  • TIP: Please make sure your photo in focus  - We can't pick you as a winner if we can't see your card clearly because your photo is blurry! 

Here's some inspiration!

Several of our Design Team Members decided to play along -  Scroll down to see how they added hearts into their projects and then enter your project at the bottom of the post!  Read the description below each card to see who made it!

Je T'aime cat in Paris card by Yukari Yoshioka | Newton Dreams of Paris stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs
First up is this sweet Je T'aime Card by Yukari using Newton Dreams of Paris stamp set. Love the big silver hearts she added and the gorgeous coloring on that kitty! 


Make a wish Valentine card with puppy by Samantha Mann | Stamps by Newton's Nook Designs
Samantha added hearts to her background and to the thought bubble! So Cute! She used the puppy in the tutu from the Boo Crew Stamp set and the words are from Magical Dreams, Love à la Carte and Flirty Flamingos


Zebra Valentine by Tracy Gruber | Wild About Zoo Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs
Our Guest Designer, Tracy Gruber added fun hearts to the background of this card using the zebra heart stamp from the Wild about Zoo stamp set! Adorable! 


Fox Valentine Card by Stephanie Muzzulin | Sweetheart Tails Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs
Stephanie created this adorable little heart shaped card! I just LOVE the way she colored the fox from the Sweetheart Tails stamp set! The tiny little wooden tag adds the perfect finishing touch too! 


Oh la la Eiffel Tower card by Kimberly Rendino | Newton Dreams of Paris stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs
Kimberly added sequin hearts to her cute card using the eiffel tower stamp from our Newton Dreams of Paris stamp set! I love the multicolor embossing too - so pretty! 


Heartfelt Valentine card by Jess Moyer | Stamps by Newton's Nook Designs
Jess created a heart by stamped a ton of little images from Winged Wishes and Sweetheart Tails. She also used words from Simply Sentimental


Zebra Valentine by Danielle Pandeline | Wild About Zoo Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs
Danielle created this fun card using the Wild about Zoo stamp set! Check out that awesome ombré pink background and heart washi tape too! 

Heart Shaped Valentine card by Crafty Math-Chick  | Flirty Flamingos Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs
Crafty Math-Chick created this cute heart shaped card! The heart in the middle creates the perfect spot for the flamingo couple from the Flirty Flamingos stamp set. 


Animal Valentine cards by Larissa Heskett  | Wild about Zoo and Swettheart Tails Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs
Larissa created this cute trio of cards with hearts! Adorable! She used Wild about Zoo and Sweetheart Tails stamp sets. 


Lemur Valentine Card by Jennifer Jackson | Wild About Zoo Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs
Here's one by me - I added some wooden hearts along with the animal print hearts on the yellow background for this card. The animal print hearts and the cute lemur are from the Wild about Zoo stamp set! 


Monday, January 12, 2015

Inky Paws Flash Challenge Winners!

Inky Paws - FLASH Challenge Winners! 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws FLASH Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog! It was SO MUCH fun checking out all the fun cards that everyone created!  

Inky Paws - FLASH CHALLENGE - Thank you Theme! Newton's Nook Designs
We are excited to say we had over 20 participants so we were able to pick TWO RANDOM WINNERS!  I've posted the winners cards below! We hope you can go check out their blogs and say hello!  (winners picked using Random.org)

Our first random winner is Entry #3 by Anja Curvers 
Stamps used: Newton's Curious Christmas, Winter Tails, Boo Crew


Our second random winner is Entry #17 by Indy's Designs 
Stamps used: Flaky FamilyWinter TailsWinged Wishes

Congrats to Anja and Indy! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $10 store credit!

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Inky Paws - FLASH CHALLENGE - Thank you Theme!

We had a few extra days on our blog this month without anything scheduled so we thought it would be the perfect time to throw in a little Flash challenge! 

If you've played along with our challenges before this ones a bit different for these reasons:

It's only
3 days long  and we're picking a RANDOM winner

You are not REQUIRED to use Newton's Nook Designs stamps (but we love it when you do)

Inky Paws - FLASH CHALLENGE - Thank you Theme! Newton's Nook Designs
Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store! 

If we get more than 20 participants, we will choose TWO winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along! 
You have THREE DAYS to play along. Deadline to enter is Saturday, January 10th, 2015 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, January 12th.

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky? Here are the rules:

  • Create a NEW project (card or other paper craft item).
  • Your project DO NOT have to use Newton's Nook Designs stamps but we'd love to see them if you have them (check out our free digital stamps - I just added the "thank you" one that's shown in the graphic above to our Freebies page).
  • Post your project to your blog or to an online photo gallery such as FlickrPinterest, or splitcoaststampers (on splitcoast please use keyword newtonsnook).
  • Link back to this challenge (if posting in an online gallery copy the link into the photo description). 
  • Submit your project to this challenge using the InLinkz widget below. You must submit a DIRECT link to your post page.
  • Please - only ONE entry per person. Since we are picking a RANDOM winner this time, we want to keep it fair!  


Need a bit of Inspiration? 

I threw this idea out to our Design Team and several of our talented ladies jumped at it right away -here's some thank you themed creations from them:
 
Raccoon Thank you Card by Jess Moyer | Sweetheart Tails Stamps by Newton's Nook Designs
Card by Jess using Sweetheart Tails and Simply Sentimental stamp sets
Floral Thank you Heart Card by Samantha Mann | | Stamps by Newton's Nook Designs
Card by Samantha using the "thanks" from Simply Sentimental, and the the teeny tiny flower and leaf images from Versatile VasesBasket of Wishes, Newton's Day Dream, Winged Wishes and Easter Scramble!


Thanksfor Everything Flower card by Yukari Yoshioka | Stamps by Newton's Nook Designs
Card by Yukari using the Versatile Vases and Simply Sentimental stamp sets

Thanks a Million Rose card by Stephanie Muzzulin | Stamps by Newton's Nook Designs
Card by Stephanie using the Love Grows and Simply Sentimental stamp sets

Thanks a Melon | Watermelon card by Crafty Math-Chick | Stamps by Newton's Nook Designs
Card by Crafty Math-Chick using the Sweet Summer stamp set.

Thanks a Million card by Lydia Evans | Stamps by Newton's Nook Designs
Card by Lydia using words from the Simply Sentimental stamp set and stars from Newton's Curious Christmas stamp set.


Thanks raccoon card by Larissa Heskett | Stamps by Newton's Nook Designs
Card by Larissa using Simply Sentimental and Sweetheart Tails stamp sets.

Thank you Card by Kimberly Rendino | Digital Stamp by Newton's Nook Designs
Card by Kimberly using our "thank you" digital freebie  - you can download this stamp here