Inky Paws Challenge #146

               Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a:

Color Challenge--

Use the colors--orange, yellow, green, and white.

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20 store credit to our Newton's Nook Design online shop! We will also highlight our favorites from each challenge the following Monday so all entries have a chance to be featured on this blog! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, April 23, 2021 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. 

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky? Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project. 

Here's some inspiration!

Need to get inspired? See what our Inspiration Team created with this challenge! 

 Debbie Owens uses the  Newton Cleans Up stamp set to create a fun birthday card!  She uses the challenge colors with the Slimline Masking Circles & Squares stencil set and Houndstooth stencil to create a trio of squares with a fun pattern. She then adds the overworked kitties from the  Newton Cleans Up stamp set on each square.  She pulls the happy birthday sentiment from the Newton Loves Cake stamp set and combines it with the loads of fun sentiment to pull her fun card together!

Diane Morales uses the challenge colors to create a fabulous background using the Plaid stencil. She then adds a white circular element using the Circles Frames die set and subtly embosses the Floral Roundabout image from the  Floral Roundabout stamp set. She adds grass using the Land Borders die set . She then adds the sweet goat from the Bleat stamp and die set for her main attraction. She adds "You're the G.O.A.T" sentiment on an orange banner and heat embosses the remaining sentiment on the green grass.  A lovely way to celebrate a G.O.A.T friend!

Sue T. uses the Blooming Botanicals stamp set to create her white embossed background.  She then uses the Slimline Masking Circles and Squares stencils to go back and distress a trio of circles in green to create a lovely scalloped element down her card. She then layers on the beautiful yellow  and orange flowers from the Daffodils stamp set and die cut using the coordinating die. A black banner with embossed sentiment adds a dramatic touch to this very elegant card!

Amy T. inspires with this refreshing citrus card!  Beginning with a bright yellow card base, she adds a white scallop-edged layer using the  Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. She then splatters with yellow, orange and green. She adds a bright yellow frame using the Slimline Frames & Windows die set. In those trio of windows, she adds a slices of lemon, orange, and lime using the Lemon Twist stamp and die set.  Her sentiment was stamped on the ticket using the die from the Framework die set.  The little slivers of peeling add a fun, festive element to this spectacular card!

Claire Lamb brings us this elegant card showcasing the Peony Blooms stamp set.  She lightly distresses yellow on her amazing pattern paper.  She adds the wonderfully colored flowers from the  Peony Blooms stamp set. She pulls the sentiment from the Winter Birds stamp set and embosses it in white on black card stock.  She adds gold sequins for a bit of glitz.  Seriously, wow!

Use the colors--orange, yellow, green, and white.

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Inky Paws Challenge #145 Winners

  

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

Inky Paws Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

This Biweekly Challenge was a Theme Challenge. 

Inky Paws Challenge #145 Winner!

We've chosen one RANDOM winner using random.org to receive a $20 Store Credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Kristi H. creates this sweet friendship card. What could be better than reading a favorite book with a couple of felines?  This fabulous image is from the A Cozy Day In stamp set.  She adds a shadow under the chair to ground it.  She adds the sentiment a trio of hearts.  A delightful card!

Congrats to Kristi H. !  Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit! (It's easiest if you already have an account set up in our shop)

Inky Paws Challenge #145 Favorites

Our Inky Paws Challenge Inspiration team has chosen a few of their favorite challenge entries from this challenge! If you see your card below, contact us if you'd like to get a "favorite" badge for your blog!

Claire's FAVE

Chocolate and friends is a wonderful combination!  Karen Guettler Carlson scrumptious card has chocolate truffles stamped on her kraft card base.  She then adds a tag filled with more truffles in pinks and browns.These yummy treats are from the Love & Chocolate stamp and cut using the coordinating die set. She adds the sentiment, a twine bow, and a sprinkling of gems.  A wonderful combination!

Debbie's FAVE

Joyce M. crates this sweet CAS card using the Newton's Rainy Day Trio stamp set. She paper pieces the raincoats, boots, and umbrellas in fun pattern papers. She pops the sentiment with foam tape. The pretty colors and patterns make for a darling friendship card!

Diane's FAVE

Donna Hardcastle gives us a fresh retake of these beautiful butterflies from the Monarchs stamp and coordinating die set. Her beautifully colored butterflies look amazing on the buttercup card base. The striped washi tape and bit of twine are fabulous embellishments!  Wow!

Sue's FAVE

Mary-Anne V. designs this amazing CAS card featuring the Gull Friends stamp and die set. Mary-Anne creates a stitched window opening for the seagulls. Behind them she has water colored a pastel backdrop.  She stamps the sentiment between the scored lines.  A wonderful way to say hi to a good friend!  

Amy's FAVE

Rahmat showcases the Newton's Rainy Day stamp with her fabulous CAS card. From her die cut clouds, she adds raindrops using the Raindrops stencil to half of her card. She then showcases the friends from the Newton's Rainy Day stamp and shades them with colored pencils. . Don't you love how Rahmat has the raindrops touching the umbrella? A spectacular way to let a friend know that you care!

Thank you for playing!

Thanks again to everyone who entered - It's really so much fun to look through all the entries and see everyone's ideas! If you didn't win this time, we hope you'll play along again next time! You can always find our most current challenge here.

Inky Paws Challenge #145 Reminder

 

Don't forget - 

There's still time to play along with our latest Inky Paws Challenge!

Have you had a chance to make a card for our latest Inky Paws Challenge? 

Here'a a refresher.

Create a project using the theme--Friendship

Today I'm sharing some more inspiration for our current challenge! 

Claire Lamb showcases this daring duo from the Puppy Pals stamp and cut using the coordinating die set. She colors them spectacularly in Copic markers. She creates a stunning backdrop in bright colors. Don't you love the way she creates the subtle stripes?  She stamps the sentiment and adds a trio of hearts for the perfect touch!

Debbie Owens surrounds her sweet pink flamingo from the Flamingo Flock stamp set with lots of her fabulous feathered friends. She uses the scallop-edged frame die from the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set to crop this full frame image down.  She then pairs it with a light pink background die cut using the large scallop-edged frame die from the Frames & Flags die set. She stamps the sentiment on a white banner and adds pink gems. A fabulous idea to surround oneself with beloved friends!

Diane Morales shows us a trio of friends enjoying snacks and a good movie!  These feline cuties are from the Newton's Movie Night stamp and die set. Diane uses the Popcorn stencil to add a lot of buttery treats in the background.  She stamps the sentiment and scatters a few more popped kernels!  Anyone else ready to join them for a good show?  

Sue T.'s friends are enjoying the great outdoors!  With the fluffy clouds made using the Clouds stencil and the tall fir trees using the Forest Scene Build die set, Winston and his friend from the Winston's Lake House stamp and die set are enjoying a day canoeing on a peaceful lake made using the Hills & Grass stencil.  She stamps the sentiment on a speech bubble die cut using the Speech Bubbles die set. 

 Sue uses the Frames Squared die set for her card.  An amazing way for friends to spend the day!

Amy Tollner makes a heart-shaped card using the Heart Frames die set. On her scallop-edged heart, she adds pastel clouds and tall green grass using the Clouds and the Hills & Grass stencils respectively. She then adds her playful puppies from the Puppy Pals stamp and die set. She pulls the little flower hair accessory from the Newton's Valentine stamp and die set, and the butterflies are from the Newton's Birdbath stamp and die set. A fabulous combination of elements for this delightful card!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, April 9, 2021 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - view all the entries and see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here! 

Inky Paws Challenge #145

              Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a:

Theme Challenge--

Use the theme--Friendship

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20 store credit to our Newton's Nook Design online shop! We will also highlight our favorites from each challenge the following Monday so all entries have a chance to be featured on this blog! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, April 9, 2021 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. 

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky? Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project. 

Here's some inspiration!

Need to get inspired? See what our Inspiration Team created with this challenge! 

Claire Lamb creates a wheel card that has the weather changing in a blink of an eye!  Her trio of friends are all decked out in their rain slickers from the Newton's Rainy Day Trio stamp and die set are all ready for a fun day in any weather! This is such a clever card that is sure to delight the recipient of this delightful card!

Debbie Owens makes a fun puppy card! She creates a wood grain frame using the Hardwood stencil. Then she uses the Framework die set to create a frame. Using the Sky Borders  die set, she makes a cloudy yellow sky with green hills in the background using the Land Borders die set. She adds two tall fir trees and a black crow die cut using the Forest Scene Builder die set.  A little fluffy cloud was added using the Sky Scene Builders die set.  For main finale, she adds the darling duo from the Puppy Pals stamp set. A super  fun friendship card!

Diane Morales designs the sweetest friendship card! On her scallop-edged frame die cut using the Frames & Flags die set, she has added a rainbow of pastel flowers using the Petite Flowers stencil.  She adds the stitched heart with the adorable sentiment using a die from the Heart Frames die set. Her duo of lightly colored kittens from the Smitten Kittens stamp and die set look adorable. She adds a few little pastel hearts for good measure!  Sweetness!

A good glass of wine paired with a good friend is a perfect way to spend one's time, and Sue T.'s card showcases this idea wonderfully. She stamps a trio of wine glasses from the Wine a Little stamp and die set and pops them up with dimensional tape on her embossed card base.  She adds a little strip of Washi tape before adding the sentiment.  Nicely done, Sue!

Amy T. uses the Sunscape stencil to create a sunset in pinks and purples for her napping friends from the Porch Swing Frinds stamp and coordinating die set. She adds a few bird silhouettes in the background using the birds from the Serene Silhouettes stamp set. She places this scene on a wood grain background using the Hardwood stencil. She stamps the sentiment on a banner using the Frames & Flags die set. Using the flower and leaf dies from the Slimline Frames & Porthole die set, she adds a pink and purple flower.  Such a wonderful combination of NND products!

Use the theme--Friendship

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #144 Winners

  Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

Inky Paws Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

This Biweekly Challenge was a Sketch Challenge. 

Inky Paws Challenge #144 Winner!

We've chosen one RANDOM winner using random.org to receive a $20 Store Credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Gail use of pinks, light green, and tan make for a wonderful coffee-themed card!  With a coffee ring in the background, she adds the latte drinking lady from the Pumpkin Latte stamp and die set.  She then pulls the coffee sentiment from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp set and stamps in brown.  A fun way to send coffee wishes!

Congrats to  Gail!  Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit! (It's easiest if you already have an account set up in our shop)

Inky Paws Challenge #144 Favorites

Our Inky Paws Challenge Inspiration team has chosen a few of their favorite challenge entries from this challenge! If you see your card below, contact us if you'd like to get a "favorite" badge for your blog!

Amy's FAVE

Kimberly Curphey adds mixed media elements for this fabulously fun card!  Using one of the lamb images from the Baa stamp and coordinating die set, she shades her in dark grays.  The pretty lavender clouds make for a great backdrop. She adds two banners for the two sentiments from the same stamp set.  Just darling!

Claire's FAVE

Meghan showcases one of the adorable caffeinated kittens from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp and coordinating die set. Her stamped background of coffee beans and black and white splatters make for a perfect backdrop.  The yellow and blue pattern papers add a nice homey feel.  Wonderfully done, Meghan!

Debbie's FAVE

Bunny's orange and pink color scheme make for a bright, cheerful card!  She, too, uses one of the caffeinated kitties from the very popular Newton Loves Coffee  stamp set.  Bunny use of floral and plaid papers give her card such a wonder, spring feel!  Another fabulous coffee-themed card!

Diane's FAVE

Donna's birthday card is filled with beautiful colors and wonderful patterns.  On her light sage card base, she layers with pattern papers.  She uses the gift-laden lady from the Holding Happiness stamp and coordinating die set.  She stamps the Big Wishes sentiment on a distressed circle.  Her use of the black polka dotted banner ties everything together so nicely!

Sue's FAVE

Terra's card showcases the daisies from the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set delightfully!  On a card base of goldenrod gingham, she adds a white frame with the daisies repeatedly stamped.  The beauty is how she left them uncolored.  She then adds a couple of banners and a gray circle.  On top of the circle is a sprig of colored daisies.  A wonderfully designed card!

Thank you for playing!

Thanks again to everyone who entered - It's really so much fun to look through all the entries and see everyone's ideas! If you didn't win this time, we hope you'll play along again next time! You can always find our most current challenge here.

Inky Paws Challenge #144 Reminder

 

Don't forget - 

There's still time to play along with our latest Inky Paws Challenge!

Have you had a chance to make a card for our latest Inky Paws Challenge? 

Here'a a refresher.

Create a project using the below sketch. 

Today I'm sharing some more inspiration for our current challenge! 

Amy Tollner's pastel Easter card is just too cute!  With a pastel blended background, Amy adds shimmer using the Basketweave stencil and texture paste.  She then creates a cloudy sky using the Clouds stencil which is die cut using the scalloped frame from the Circle Frames die set and adds grass using the Hills & Grass stencil. Pastel banners are die cut using the Frames & Flags die set.  She stamps and colors the kitty with his Easter basket using the Newton's Peeps stamp and die set. She colors her peeps in pink, lavender, and yellows!  So cute!  For added interest, she adds more chicks and butterflies from the Newton's Birdbath stamp and die set butterflies.  Seriously, this is amazingly cute!

Claire Lamb knows how to celebrate birthdays in cuteness!  She partially distresses a pastel background. Then she uses the Confetti stencil to add texture and shimmer.  She pops on some little clouds and adds the kitten with his colorful balloons from the Newton's Birthday Balloons stamp and die set.  She adds a black and white diagonal banner and a white one with the sentiment.  So much cuteness!

Debbie Owens uses pastel teals and purples to distress her background with a little splattering of white. She die cuts it using the scalloped frame from the Frames & Flags die set. She then distresses the coffee mugs from the Mugs stencil on a darker purple before die cutting using the large circle die from the Circle Frames die set. She stamps the sentiment from the Love Cafe stamp set on a banner die cut using the banner die from the Frames & Flags die set. She focal attraction is the striped kitten in his paper-pieced mug from the Newton's Mug stamp set. She adds glossy accents to give it a more ceramic look.  A super cute coffee card!

In orange and yellows, Diane Morales brings in spring with this bright, bold card!  She uses the Frames Squared die set to create her scallop-edged card base.  She uses the Bold Blooms stencil to create an orange-on-orange floral layer.  She uses the Frames & Flags die set to create a lime banner and a white one on which she stamps the sentiment.  The beautiful butterfly from the Monarchs stamp and die set is her central element.  So lovely!

Sue T.'s Easter card showcases the fun Spring Roundabout stamp set. With her white card base, she die cuts a circle from the embossed layer.  Within the circle, you'll see the sweet Easter images from the  Spring Roundabout stamp set. Sue adds Washi tape for the sketch banners. She stamps the sentiment on a white rectangle and pops atop the circular element.  A sweet way to send Easter wishes!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, March 26, 2021 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - view all the entries and see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here! 

Inky Paws Challenge #144

 Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a:

Sketch  Challenge--

Use the above sketch with 

your Newton's Nook Designs products.

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20 store credit to our Newton's Nook Design online shop! We will also highlight our favorites from each challenge the following Monday so all entries have a chance to be featured on this blog! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, March 26, 2021 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. 

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky? Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project. 

Here's some inspiration!

Need to get inspired? See what our Inspiration Team created with this challenge! 

Amy T. celebrates St. Patrick's Day in style with this fabulous card!  Beginning with a green shimmery card base, Amy adds paper filled with colorful shamrocks!  She then uses the stitched-round die from the Circle Frames die set and stamps the festive Newton from the Newton's Pot of Gold stamp set. She splatters on some green and heat embosses the sentiment in gold.  She completes the card with a green shimmery banner and a gold one using the banner die from the Frames & Flags die set. A fabulous way to celebrate the luck of the Irish!

Claire Lamb uses a blends a combination of coffee images to create this CAS card that is spectacular!  She adds some coffee cup rings and splatters to the card base before adding the kitten in her coffee cat. The soft pink shading on the cup from the Newton's Mug stamp and cut using the coordinating die set looks amazing!  Her her banners, she stamps a sentiment from the Love Cafe stamp.  She sprinkles some coffee beans and a few hearts which are from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp and die set.  A wonderful way to espresso one's love!

 Debbie Owens creates a sweet Easter card brimming with cuteness!  She begins by distressing the stencil Basketweave to create her background which she then die cuts using the postage-edged frame die from the Framework die set.  She then makes a shaker element using the Snow Globe die set. She uses the Clouds stencil for added interest and fills her shaker with little diamond art rhinestones.  From the Frames & Flags die set, she makes banners on which she stamps the sentiment on one. Her focal point is the sweet critters from the Newton's Easter Basket stamp set. A wonderful way to celebrate the upcoming Easter holiday!

Diane Morales brings us a breath of spring freshness in this sweet card. Beginning with a lavender card base, she cuts a matching scallop-edged layer using the frame die from the Frames & Flags die set. She then adds a gorgeous holographic paper in a pretty pink. She adds the scallop-edged circle using the die from the Circle Frames die set. Her star attraction are the beautiful flowers stamped and die cut using the Daffodils stamp and die set. Using the Banner Trio die set, Diane cuts the small banners and stamps the sentiment on one.  Don't you love how the fluttering butterflies draw your attention to the flowers.  Nice touch!

Sue T. also features the kitty leprechaun from the Newton's Lucky Day stamp set. For her card base, she lightly distresses yellow over the the Basketweave stencil to add texture.  She adds fun St. Patrick's Day Washi tape for her banners.  Using the scallop-edged circle from the Circle Frames die set, she cuts a white circle on which she affixes her darling Newton!  Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!

Use the above sketch. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter