Monday, June 15, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #253 Week 3

Happy June!

We are celebrating friends this month!

You have until Friday, June 26, 2026 (Midnight, CST) to play along. Each DT member will pick a favorite project to showcase, AND one RANDOM entry will win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Design online shop! The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project.

Here's some inspiration.

Send a card to a friend! For this challenge, create a card to let a friend know you are thinking of them. Use your favorite colors and stamped images to create a friendship card for any season. Get well and encouragement cards are also allowed for this challenge theme.

Deb's patriotic card features Happy 4th, Stars & Stripes, Circle Frames, Frames & Flags, and Newton's 4th of July by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #friendshipcards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #patrioticcards

Debbie Owens creates a fun friendship card in patriotic colors. She uses papers from the Stars & Stripes paper pack with a sentiment from the Happy 4th stamp set. She uses dies from the Circle Frames and the Frames & Flags die sets, and her star attraction is our beloved Newton from the Newton's 4th of July stamp set. A super cute card!

Kelly's friendship card features Spring Heights, Basic Frames, Circle Frames, Lovely Hearts, Christmas Basics, and Birthday Time by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #friendshipcards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #puppycards, #dogcards

What do you do with your scrap papers? You make a darling card like Kelly Santi does! She uses papers from the Lovely Hearts, the Christmas Basics, and the Birthday Time paper pads. She makes her layers using the Basic Frames and the Circle Frames die sets. She then showcases the puppies from the Spring Heights stamp and coordinating die set. The overall effect is total cuteness!

Amy's cute card features Newton's Hanging Basket, Springtime, Cheerful Brights, and Fractured Card Layout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #friendshipcards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #catcards

Amy Tollner uses the fun flower paper from the Springtime paper pad with the green glitter paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. She creates her layout using the Fractured Card Layout die. Enjoying this floral backdrop is Newton from the Newton's Hanging Basket stamp and coordinating die set. Don't you love how cute she colored our beloved feline?

Claire's friendship card features Autumn Apples, Farmyard, and Basic Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #friendshipcards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #applecards

Claire Lamb has a yummy card to share with a good friend. Amy uses the green paisley pattern paper from the Farmyard paper pad. She then die cuts a banner using the Basic Frames die set. At last, she adds some yummy apple treats from the Autumn Apples stamp and coordinating die set. 😋

Danni's friendship card features A Cozy Day, Frames & Flags, and Coffee House Stories by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #friendshipcards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #readingcards, #catcards

Danni Bindel brings us this sweet and cozy card featuring the A Cozy Day In stamp set. She uses the Frames & Flags die set to create her layers. Don't you love the lavender heart paper she uses? It's from the Coffee House Stories paper pad. Such a purr-fect way to read a book!

Don't forget you have until Friday, June 26, 2026.

Monday, June 8, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #253 Week 2

Happy June!

We are celebrating friends this month!

Here's some inspiration.

Danni's friendship card features Floral Roundabout, Pastel Basics, Circle Frames, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardchallenge, #friendshipcards, #cardmakingideas, #friendship, #floralcards, #flowercards

Danni Bindel designs this sweet floral card using the Floral Roundabout stamp set with the Circle Frames die set. She uses papers from the Pastel Basics paper pad with the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set. She places her sentiment on a banner and adds some enamel dies to complete her beautiful card!

Deb's friendship card features Fall Friends, Newton's Movie Night, Black & White, Frame & Flags, and Framework by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardchallenge, #friendshipcards, #cardmakingideas, #friendship, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #catcards

Debbie Owens creates this fun, friendship card using the Newton's Movie Night stamp and coordinating die set. She places this trio of felines on a red background using a die from the Framework die set. She adds a striped backdrop using papers from the Black & White Basics paper pad. She stamps a sentiment from the Fall Friends stamp set onto a banner made using the Frames & Flags die set. A few pieces of buttery popcorn finishes her fun card!

Kelly's friendship card features Summer Moments, Summertime, and Circle Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardchallenge, #friendshipcards, #cardmakingideas, #friendship, #oceancards, #nndpapers, #nndstamps

Kelly Santi creates her bright, ocean scene using papers from the Summertime paper pad. She creates a few cutouts using the Circle Frames die set. Enjoying all the fun is one of the ladies from the Summer Moments stamp and coordinating die set. A wonderful way to showcase all the sea creatures on the paper!

Amy's friendship card features Heartfelt Blooms, Heart Frames, Banner Trio, Pastel Basics, and Card Layout 6 by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardchallenge, #friendshipcards, #cardmakingideas, #friendship, #flowercards, #floralcards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers

Amy Tollner creates this sweet and lovely card using papers from the Pastel Basics paper pad with the Card Layout 6 die. She then adds the floral heart using the Heartfelt Blooms stamp set with the Heart Frames die set. She creates a banner using the Banner Trio die set for her sentiment. A wonderful way to celebrate a friend!

Claire's friendship card features Flamingo Oval, Oval Frames, and Summertime by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardchallenge, #friendshipcards, #cardmakingideas, #friendship, #flamingocards, #flamingo, #nndstamps, #nndpapers

Claire Lamb creates this adorable card featuring all the flamingos from the Flamingo Oval stamp set. She adds a scallop border using the Oval Frames die set. At last, she surrounds her flock with the fun leaf paper from the Summertime paper pack. A fantastic way to showcase those pink birds!

Don't forget you have until Friday, June 26, 2026.

Monday, June 1, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #253 Week 1

Happy June!

We are celebrating friends this month!

Here's some inspiration.

Send a card to a friend! For this challenge, create a card to let a friend know you are thinking of them. Use your favorite colors and stamped images to create a frienship card for any season. Get well and encouragement cards are also allowed for this challenge theme.

Claire's coffee card features Newton Loves Coffee by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #coffeecards, #coffeelovers, #coffee_crafts

Claire Lamb uses a trio of felines from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp die to create this delightful card! Her wonderfully designed card showcases her amazing coloring and distressing skills! Great job!

Danni's floral card features Dainty Daisies, Banner Trio, A2 Card Layout 2, and Bright Basics by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #floralcards, #springcards, #springcards

Danni Bindel creates a striking backdrop using the blue striped paper from the Bright Basics paper pad and adding a yellow dotted frame border using the A2 Card Layout 2 die. She places her spring of daisies from the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set atop it with her sentiment on a banner using the Banner Trio die set. So bright and cheerful!

Debbie's tea card features Pug Hugs, Puppy's Bubble Tea, Bubbly, Frames & Flags, and Circle Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #coffee_crafts, #friendcards, #teacards, #puppycards

Debbie Owens creates a wonderful and bubbly card using the Bubbly stencil with the cute little puppy from the Puppy's Bubble Tea stamp set. She also adds a little bow from the Pug Hugs stamp set and dies from the Frames & Flags and the Circle Frames die sets. The shades of purples with the splash of lime green is a fun color combo!

Kelly's coffee card features Newton Loves Coffee, Coffee Shop, and Card Layout 6 by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #coffeecards, #coffee_crafts, #catcards, #friendcards

Kelly Santi creates such a cute, caffeinated coffee card using papers from the Coffee Shop paper pad with the Card Layout 6 die. She features our beloved Newton from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp and coordinating die set. Hope he doesn't over-caffeinate with all those lattes!

Amy's pizza card features Card Layout 5, Frames & Flags, Bright Basics, and Newton Loves Pizza by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #friendcards, #pizzacards

Amy Tollner is showcasing our pizza-lovin' feline from the Newton Loves Pizza stamp and coordinating die set. She pairs him with fun papers from the Bright Basics paper pad and the Card Layout 5 die. For her sentiment, she uses the Frames & Flags die set. So cute!

Don't forget you have until Friday, June 26, 2026.

Inky Paws Challenge #252 Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

We loved seeing all your creative projects using the sketch.

Inky Paws Challenge #252 Prize Winner!

We've chosen one RANDOM winner using random.org to receive

a $20 Store Credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Crystal's card features Puppy's Reading List by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #puppycards

Crystal Irwin delightful card featuring the studious canine from the Puppy's Reading List stamp set is just so cute! Crystal adds lots of details, such as the stitching, prints, colored jute, that add so much texture to her sweet card!

Congrats to Crystal Irwin! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at

info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit!

Inky Paws Challenge #252 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!

Danni's FAVE

Arlene's card features Cocktail Mixer by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #cocktailcards

Danni loves the bold striking colors of Arlene's card featuring the margarita image from the Cocktail Mixer stamp set. That delicious-looking drink really stands out! Cheers!

Debbie's FAVE

Kristi's card features Newton's Kitchen by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #catcards,

Debbie loved the clean crispness of Kristi H.'s card featuring the chef Newton from the retired Newton's Kitchen stamp set. The combination of papers gives her card an elegant-restaurant vibe. Wonderfully done!

Kelly's FAVE

Carrianne's card Love & Meows and Smitten Kittens features by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #kittencards

Kelly loves Carrianne Banul's cute design and lovely color combo. Carrianne uses the retired Smitten Kittens stamp set with a fabulous selection of papers from the Love & Meows paper pad. Such a wonderfully designed card!

Amy's FAVE

Sabra's card features Umbrella Pals, Springtime, and Birthday Party by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers,

Amy loved Sabra Gerdes's darling umbrellas from the retired Umbrella Pals stamp and coordinating die set. In addition, Sabra mixes and matches papers from the Springtime and the Birthday Party paper pads to create this bright, fun card!

Claire's FAVE

Tracie's card features Chicken Scratches by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #chickencards

Claire loves how Tracie paired the trio of chickens from the retired Chicken Scratches stamp set with the fence. In addition, the paper selection has such a country vibe. Such a darling 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.

Monday, May 25, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #252 Week 4

It's May and it's time for a sketch challenge!

Use the sketch to create your next NND project.

You have until Friday, May 29, 2026 (Midnight, CST) to play along. Each DT member will pick a favorite project to showcase, AND one RANDOM entry will win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Design online shop! The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project.

Here's some inspiration.

Get creative with this fun sketch. Use the center square to hold your favorite image or sentiment. Try using multiple colors or patterned papers for the layers behind it. Cards for any theme or occasion are welcome as long as they match the sketch. Don't forget you can turn the sketch sideways for more options. Now let's take a peek at the IPC teams' cards.

Amy's card features Newton's Book Club, Coffee House Stories, Cheerful Brights, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenges, #catcards, #bookloverscards

Amy Tollner creates a bright, cheerful card just purr-fect for the book lover in one's life. She uses one of the feline images from the Newton's Book Club stamp and coordinating die set with papers from the Coffee House Stories paper pad. She adds a bit of sparkle using the lavender paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment and makes it into a banner using the banner die from the Frames & Flags die set. Fabulously fun!

Claire's birthday card features Newton's Birthday Trio, Birthday Time, Bookmark II, and A7 Frames & Banners by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenges, #catcards, #birthdaycards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers

Claire Lamb uses the Newton's Birthday Trio stamp and coordinating die set to send birthday wishes to a loved one. She uses a trio of festive papers from the Birthday Time paper pad. To create her panels and banner, she uses dies from the Bookmark II and the A7 Frames & Banners die sets. Such a darling card!

Danni's floral card features Little Lilies, Frames & Flags, and Pastel Basics by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenges, #flowercards, #floralcards, #nndstamps, #nndpaper

Danni Bindel opts for a floral card using the flower image from the Little Lilies stamp and coordinating die set. She adds papers from the Pastel Basics paper pad with dies from the Frames & Flags die set. Just love how she uses just lavender and greens to create such a beautiful card!

Debbie's birthday card features Newton's Mix Tape, Music Notes, Pastel Basics, Banner Trio, Cocktail Mixer, and Newton's Bright Birthday by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenges, #birthdaycards, #catcards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers

Debbie Owens couldn't decide whether to make a feline or a canine card, so she made one of each. For her feline birthday card, she uses the music-lovin' Newton from the Newton's Mix Tape stamp set. She adds more musical touches using the Music Notes stencil to create her backdrop. She creates a banner using the yellow-striped paper from the Pastel Basics paper pad. Her finishing touches include a margarita from the Cocktail Mixer stamp set and a birthday hat from the Newton's Bright Birthday stamp.

Debbie's birthday card features Puppy's Mix Tape, New Retro, Pastel Basics, Retro Mix Toner Fronts, Banner Trio, and Cocktail Mixer by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenges, #puppycards, #birthdaycards, #cocktailcards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers

For her canine version, Deb uses the puppy from the Puppy's Mix Tape stamp set with a margarita from the Cocktail Mixer stamp set. She uses the yellow-striped paper from the Pastel Basics paper pad as well as papers from the New Retro paper pack. That pink shimmery panel uses a Retro Mix Toner Front. Her banner uses a die from the Banner Trio die set. Two wonderful birthday cards for someone 21 years or older!

Kelly's floral card features Bright Basics, Springtime, Tulips, Easter Postage Sampler, Essential Tags, Basic Frames, and Sea Borders by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenges, #floralcards, #tulipcards, #springcards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers

For our final card this week, Kelly Santi is showcasing tulips from the Tulips stamp and coordinating die set as well as the Easter Postage Sampler stamp and coordinating set. Don't you just love how you can mix and match different stamp sets for a wonderfully unique card? She uses papers from the Bright Basics and the Springtime paper pads. She uses dies from the Essential Tags, the Basic Frames, and the Sea Borders die sets. A bright and beautiful card filled with such lovely tulips!

Don't forget you have until Friday, May 29, 2026.

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Monday, June 15, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #253 Week 3

Happy June!

We are celebrating friends this month!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, June 8, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #253 Week 2

Happy June!

We are celebrating friends this month!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, June 1, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #253 Week 1

Happy June!

We are celebrating friends this month!

Here's some inspiration.

Inky Paws Challenge #252 Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

Inky Paws Challenge #252 Favorites

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.

Monday, May 25, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #252 Week 4

It's May and it's time for a sketch challenge!

Here's some inspiration.