Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Inky Paws #38 Challenge Winners

Inky Paws Challenge #38 Winners!


Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog! This months Challenge was a color challenge using teal, red, white and green!


Top Picks for Inky Paws Challenge #38

Here are our top picks! Read the description below each card to see who created it - and make sure to visit their blogs and tell them congrats!!

 
Inky Paws Challenge 38 Winner | Deer Birthday Card by Vicki | Serene Silhouettes and Whispering Pines stamp sets by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
Our first Top Pick is by Vicki at Stamp Smiles! We love the scene she created with our Serene Silhouettes and Whispering Pines stamp sets. The teal blue sky really pops off the green card base with the green and red plaid! 

Inky Paws Challenge 38 Winner |  Cute animals in Sweaters card by Sherry Carrigan | Sweater Weather stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
Our second top pick is this adorable sweater card by Sherry Carrigan! We love how she used the color combo to color all those adorable sweaters on Winston, Lily and the fox from our Sweater Weather stamp set. Check out her blog post to see a fun video and another version of this card using copics too! 

Congrats to Vicki and Sherry! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $10 store credit! (It's easiest if you already have an account set up in our shop)


Inky Paws #38 Favorites

We also wanted to share a couple more entries that we really loved! We chose THREE more as our favorite picks! If you see your card below, contact us if you'd like to get a "favorite" badge for your blog!


Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge - Favorite

Kitty Christmas Card by Zsofi | Ornamental Newton stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
This card by Zsofi at Safsafdesign is so lovely! The red and teal colored Christmas ornament from the Ornamental Newton set is so pretty! We also loved the polka dot paper she used that has green, red and teal polka dots - the perfect colors to match the challenge! 

IPC 38 Favorite | Kitty Christmas Card by Kathy Schweinfurth | Newton Loves Coffee stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
This card by Kathy really caught our eyes! The way she gave the kitty from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp set a fun red and green mug and a santa hat is so cute! The way she added Happy Holidays inside an ornament shape is super fun and she also found paper in the perfect colors to match this challenge!

IPC 38 Favorite | Shark Christmas Card by Diane Morales | Shark Bites stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
This card by Diane Morales made us smile! We love how she used the shark from our Shark Bites stamp set and gave him a scarf to make it into a holiday theme! She also used the fun wreath from the Happy Little Thoughts stamp set! Such a clever combo of stamps! 

Thanks so much!
Thanks again to everyone who entered - It's really so much fun to look through all the entries and see everyones ideas! If you didn't win this time we hope you'll play along again next time! We are changing up the Inky Paws Challenge a bit in 2017 so make sure you check back on January 1st to see what's new! 


Friday, December 2, 2016

Inky Paws Challenge #38 - Color Challenge

This month's challenge is:
Color challenge
Create a project using Teal, Red, White and Green!

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, December 16th, 2016 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog.

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 FlickrPinterest, or splitcoaststampers (on splitcoast please use keywords newtonsnook and IPC38).
  • 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 - check out all the awesome cards they created, inspired by this fun, festive color palette ! Read the description below each card to see who made it.


    Bunny in Sweater Card by Yukari Yoshioka | Inky Paws Challenge 38 | Sweater Weather Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
    This sweet winter card by Yukari features our bunny, Lily, dressed in a Christmas colored sweater from the Sweater Weather Stamp set! She used the color combo on the sweater, leaving the bunny white and added a bunch of fun mittens in the background too! The "Season of Joy" sentiment is from the Beautiful Baubles stamp set. 

    Bear Christmas card by Samantha  Mann| Inky Paws Challenge 38 | Sweater Weather Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
    Samantha used the fun color combo on this card featuring Winston driving his car full of gifts from the Winston's Home for Christmas stamp set. She used the red and green on the car, gift and trees and added the teal as a watercolor background on white paper! 

    Christmas Tree Thank you card by Kimberly Rendino| Inky Paws Challenge 38 | Festive Forest Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
    Kimberly created this adorable card by embossing the trees from our Festive Forest stamp set in white over red cardstock! She added in the "Thank you" from our Vegetable Garden stamp set and a just a little pop of teal!
    Christmas Fireplace with Dog and Cat Card by Larissa Heskett | Inky Paws Challenge 38 | Fireside Friends Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
    This sweet fireplace scene by Larissa uses red and green on the rug and fireplace swag while keeping a white card base. Then she added some teal in the background to help this lovely scene op off the card! This sweet image is from our Fireside Friends stamp set.  

    Snowflake Card by Jess Gerstner | Inky Paws Challenge 38 | Beautiful Blizzard Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
    Jess created a flurry of snowflakes from our Beautiful Blizzard stamp set using the chosen color combo! I love how pretty this looks! She added an extra pop of teal up the sides too! 

    Wreath Shaker Card by Naki Rager | Inky Paws Challenge 38 | Pines & Holly Die Set and Joyful Tags Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
    This gorgeous wreath shaker card by Naki uses the color combo in the form of sequins inside the shaker! She also used the red and green on the wreath which was made with our Pines & Holly Die Set, and added an extra pop of teal with a teal tag using our new Joyful Tags stamp set! Such a fun card! 

    Winter Cat in Sweater Card by  Danielle Pandeline | Inky Paws Challenge 38 | Sweater Weather Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
    This cute forest scene by Danielle features our cute kitty in a sweater from the Sweater Weather Stamp set! She used the green, red, and teal on the sweater, leaving the kitty white! So cute! 

    Dachshund Christmas Card by Stephanie Muzzulin | Inky Paws Challenge 38 | Beautiful Blizzard Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
    This card by Stephanie features our adorable doxie from the Holiday Hounds stamp set twisted up in some holiday lights! She kept her color palette focused on the red green and white with just little teal accents!

    Snowflake Card by Crafty Math-Chick | Inky Paws Challenge 38 | Beautiful Blizzard Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
    Here is another lovely snowflake card using the color combo with  Beautiful Blizzard stamp set. Crafty Math-Chick created this one, using white for the base and added the snowflakes in the other colors of the challenge! I love the simplicity of this with the added sequins for a bit of bling! 

    Winter Bear in Sweater Card by Jennifer Jackson | Inky Paws Challenge 38 | Sweater Weather Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
    Here's one created by me! I used Winston dressed in his sweater from the new Sweater Weather stamp set and colored his sweater using the color combo! The colors really pop off the white card base! 




    Wednesday, November 9, 2016

    Inky Paws Challenge #37 Winners!

    Inky Paws Challenge #37 Winners!


    Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog! This months Challenge was to create a project using a Plaid Theme! 

    Top Picks for Inky Paws Challenge #37

    Here are our top picks! Read the description below each card to see who created it - and make sure to visit their blogs and tell them congrats!!

     

    Inky Paws Challenge #37 | Plaid Christmas card with Cat by Becky Noelle | Newton's Christmas Cuddles Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
    Our first Top Pick is by Becky Noelle! It's so cool how she created her own plaid by using masking tape and inks! What a creative idea! Then she added in the kitty and gifts from our  Newton's Christmas Cuddles stamp set. 

    Inky Paws Challenge #37 | Plaid Christmas card with Dachshund by Jen W | Holiday Hounds Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
    Our second Top Pick is this awesome plaid card by Jen Wills! If you look closely you can see that even the dog is plaid! Wow! So subtle and so pretty! She used the dachshund and sentiment from the Holiday Hounds stamp set

    Congrats to Becky and Jen! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $10 store credit! (It's easiest if you already have an account set up in our shop)


    Inky Paws #37 Favorites

    We also wanted to share a couple more entries that we really loved! We chose THREE more as our favorite picks! If you see your card below, contact us if you'd like to get a "favorite" badge for your blog!


    Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge - Favorite

    Inky Paws Challenge #37 | Plaid Cat and Coffee Card by KT Fit Kitty | Newton Loves Coffee  Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
    This sweet coffee card by KT Fit Kitty is so adorable! We love how she paper pierced the coffee mug wrap to coordinate with the plaid on the background! She used our Newton Loves Coffee stamp set and the "meow" from our Newton Unwinds Die set.  

    Inky Paws Challenge #37 | Plaid Floral card by Karen Baker | Garden Stamp sets by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
     Karen Baker created her own interpretation of plaid using the frame from our  Garden Starter stamp set. It's so cool how she overlapped the frame with different colors to create this plaid look! The added sunflower is from the Flower Garden stamp set and the banner is cut out with the Garden Window Die set
    Inky Paws Challenge #37 | Plaid Fall card with Dachshund by Vicki | Holiday Hounds Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
    One more favorite - this tag by Vicki is so gorgeous! We love how colored the pup onto kraft paper and added a plaid paper-pierced sweater! The subtle brown plaid behind him adds the perfect touch too!  She used our  the Holiday Hounds stamp set to create this lovely Fall tag!

    Thanks so much!
    Thanks again to everyone who entered - It's really so much fun to look through all the entries and see everyones ideas! If you didn't win this time we hope you'll play along again next time! Save the date - our next Inky Paws challenge will begin on Friday, December 2nd!


    Friday, October 21, 2016

    Inky Paws Challenge #37 - Cozy Plaids

    This month's challenge is:
    Create a project using plaid!
    Inky Paws Challenge #37 - Cozy Plaids | Newtons Nook Designs #newtonsnook #inkypawschallenge
    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, November 4th, 2016 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog.

    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 FlickrPinterest, or splitcoaststampers (on splitcoast please use keywords newtonsnook and IPC37).
    • 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 - check out all the awesome PLAID cards they created! Read the description below each card to see who made it.
      Inky Paws Challenge 37 - Plaid | Plaid skyline card by Samantha Mann | Newton Dreams of New York stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs
      Samantha created a plaid background for her card using masks and inks! So cool! She created the city using images from the Newton Dreams of New York  and Newton Dreams of London stamp sets and the sleigh and sentiment are from the Newton's Curious Christmas stamp set. 


      Inky Paws Challenge 37 - Plaid | Plaid fox thank you card by Larissa Heskett | Bushels of Love stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs
      Larissa created a sweet little shaker card with a fun plaid border! She used images from the Bushels of Love stamp set (Simon Says Stamp Exclusive). Adorable!

      Inky Paws Challenge 37 - Plaid | Plaid Thank you card with pumpkins by Naki Rager | Pick-a-Pumpkin Die set by Newton's Nook Designs
      Naki created a fun fall thank you card using plaid paper and letters! She added in pumpkins cut out with the Pick-a-Pumpkin Die Set. That stitched ribbon is so pretty too!

      Inky Paws Challenge 37 - Plaid | Plaid Dog cards by Yukari Yoshioka | Canine Christmas Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs
      Yuki created a duo of adorable dog cards using dogs from our Canine Christmas stamp set with fun plaid backgrounds. The color combo on these cards of black, red, kraft and white is one of my favorites for Holiday cards!

      Inky Paws Challenge 37 - Plaid | Plaid Bear Fall  Card by Danielle Paneline | Winston's Birthday Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs
      Danielle added plaid paper in fall colors to create this fun card! The angles of paper in the background are so fun! Winston from the Winston's Birthday stamp set really pops off the card! 

      Inky Paws Challenge 37 - Plaid | Plaid Bear in Car Christmas Card by Jennifer Jackson | Winston's Home for Christmas Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs
      I pulled out one of my favorite christmas images, Winston driving a car laden with holiday goodies from the Winston's Home for Christmas Stamp Set. I colored the image with watercolors and then added plaid paper along with some black chalkboard style washi tape. I finished it off with the sentiment "have a beary merry christmas" embossed in white on a black circle.



      Wednesday, October 12, 2016

      Inky Paws Challenge Winners - #36 Halloween Challenge

      Inky Paws Challenge #35 Winners!


      Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog! This months Challenge was to create a project using a Halloween Theme! 
      Inky Paws #36 Halloween Challenge | Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook


      Top Picks for Inky Paws Challenge #36

      Here are our top picks! Read the description below each card to see who created it - and make sure to visit their blogs and tell them congrats!!

       

      Inky Paws Challenge #36 Halloween | Trick or Treat Kitty card by Zsofi | Newton's Birthday Bash Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
      Our first Top Pick is this adorable trick or treat card by Zsofi! It's so cute how she used the kitty in the gift bag from the Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set. and added on the jack-o-lantern face to make it into a Halloween themed card! So adorable!

      Inky Paws Challenge #36 Halloween | Kitty Pumpkin card by Andrea | Newton's Boo-tiful Night Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
      Our second top pick is this spooky scene by Andrea! She created such a fun spooky sky for Newton and his pumpkins! She used the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set for the image of the cat and the pumpkins. Then she added on a cute little spider web tag using the web and spider from the Newton's Perfect Pumpkin stamp set! 

      Congrats to Zsofi and Andrea! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $10 store credit! (It's easiest if you already have an account set up in our shop)


      Inky Paws #36 Favorites

      We also wanted to share a couple more entries that we really loved! We chose THREE more as our favorite picks! If you see your card below, contact us if you'd like to get a "favorite" badge for your blog!


      Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge - Favorite

      Inky Paws Challenge #36 Halloween | Halloween card by Chark | Campfire Tails Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
      This card by Chark is so clever we just had to share it! She used the bear and raccoon from the Campfire Tails stamp set and added some fun Halloween rub ons to make it a Halloween Theme! I love the raccoon sitting on the bears head with his pumpkin! 

      Inky Paws Challenge #36 Halloween | Halloween card by Ellen H | Newton's Boo-tiful Night Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
      Ellen always wows us scene building and this is so cool! We love how she created layers of grass and a spooky cornfield for the kitty and pumpkins from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set! Her coloring is amazing too!

      Inky Paws Challenge #36 Halloween | Halloween card by Cimbacreativefun | Digital Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
      This card by Cimbacreativefun using our digital freebie stamp is so fun! Her coloring on the pumpkin image is so great and we love the way she framed it up and inked the edges. The background is super cool too with the pattern pattern paper spiderwebs and the embossed spiderwebs! 


      Thanks so much!
      Thanks again to everyone who entered - It's really so much fun to look through all the entries and see everyones ideas! If you didn't win this time we hope you'll play along again next time! Save the date - our next Inky Paws challenge will begin soon - on Friday, October 21st!



      Friday, September 23, 2016

      Inky Paws Challenge #36 - Halloween!

      This month's challenge is:
      Create a project with a Halloween theme!

      Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge #36 - Halloween Theme
      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, October 7th, 2016 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog.

      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 FlickrPinterest, or splitcoaststampers (on splitcoast please use keywords newtonsnook and IPC36).
      • 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 - check out all the awesome Halloween cards they created! Read the description below each card to see who made it.


        Halloween Kitty Shaker Card by Nakaba Rager  | Newton's Perfect Pumpkin Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
        Naki created this super cute Halloween shaker card using our Newton's Perfect Pumpkin stamp set!
        I love the spiderwebs in the corners too! 


        Halloween doxie card by Samantha Mann | Dress Up Doxies and Boo Crew Stamp sets by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
        Samantha combined the pup in the tutu from our Boo Crew Stamp set with the "Happy Hallo-weenie" sentiment from the new Dress Up Doxies stamp set! Such a fun combo! 



        Halloween Treat Holder with Cat & Pumpkins by Larissa Heskett | Newton's Boo-tiful Night Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
        This sweet kitty treat tote was created by Larissa using the new Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set! The fun newsprint paper is perfect for Halloween and it's so cool how she colored different colored pumpkins! 
        Halloween Witch Cat card by Stephanie Muzzulin| Newton's Boo-tiful Night Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
        Stephanie used our used the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set with some fun bright halloween colors on her card! Do you see the tiny polka dots on the kitty, hat and broomstick that she paper pierced?
        Halloween cat & pumpkins card by Yukari Yoshioka | Newton's Boo-tiful Night Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
        Yuki created this awesome Halloween Kitty card using our Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set. Isn't that vellum grass so cool? 

        Halloween Treat Holders by Crafty Math-Chick |  Stamp sets by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
        This trio of fun treat holders is by Crafty Math-Chick! She used a bunch of sets to create these. The spider and web are from the Newton's Perfect Pumpkin stamp set, the pumpkin is from the new Dress Up Doxies stamp set and the owl on the branch is from the Spooky Street stamp set. 

        Halloween cat & pumpkins card by Jennifer Jackson | Newton's Boo-tiful Night Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook
        Here's a card by me :) I had so much fun watercoloring the kitty and pumpkins from our new Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set.