Monday, October 30, 2017

Inky Paws Challenge #58 Reminder

Don't forget - There's still one week to play along with our latest inky paws Challenge!

Have you had a chance to make a card for our latest Inky Paws Challenge?
Today I'm sharing some more inspiration for our theme challenge! 
Here'a a refresher of the challenge - Sketch


Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Merry Christmas by Emily features Holiday Foliage stencil, Pines and Holly dies, and Sentiments of the Season stamps by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Emily Lauritzen brings us a classy and elegant card using the Holiday Foliage Stencil!  I just love the white embossing against the black background combined with the Pines and Holly dies.  Emily adds the festive sentiment Sentiments of the Season Stamp Set to finish her beautiful card.

Coffee is always a good idea by Andrea features Newton Loves Coffee by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Andrea Shell's card brings us some country charm using Newton Loves Coffee Stamp Set . I love the different papers she combines with the touch of twine.  Then there is her fantastic coloring!  A purr-fect blend of caffeine and cuteness!

Toucan do it! by Diane features Toucan Party by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
  Diane Morales showcases the Toucan Party Stamp Set with this bright, colorful card!  The stamped branches make for such a fun background for those amazingly colored birds!  Fabulous take on the sketch!

Zsofia Molnar offers us two takes on the same design using the Beautiful Baubles Stamp Set!  I love the different color combination she uses and how she coordinates the tags!  So, so festive!


Thanks snow much by Debbie features Winter Tails by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Debbie Owens inspires us with an interactive slide card using the Winter Tails Stamp Set. Can't you just imagine Winston rolling his snowball down the hill? Such a fun take on this week's sketch!

I hope this project has inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, November 3, 2017 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!

Monday, October 23, 2017

Inky Paws Challenge #58

This biweekly challenge is a: 
Sketch challenge

Create a project using this sketch.

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, November 3, 2017 at Midnight CST. The winner and DT favorites will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky?

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky? 
Grab your favorite NND stamps to play along and 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! 


Whisking you a happy birthday by Diane features Made from Scratch stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Diane Morales has whipped up a delightful birthday card using Made from Scratch stamp set.  I adore how she has subtly stamped the whisk image on the white and paired it up with the pattern paper!

Merry Christmas by Zsofia features Sweater Weather stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs; #newton's nook
 Zsofia Molnar use of shades of blue creates a beautiful, yet playful, Christmas card. I love how she incorporates the large snowflake into her design as well as her superb coloring of Winston from Sweater Weather stamp set. 
Hip-hip hooray by Debbie features Touchdown Tails by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Debbie Owens showcases this darling bunny from Touchdown Tails stamp set cheering her team to victory! I love the silver glitter paper and shimmery stars!

Your sparkle has not gone unnoticed by Emily features Believe in Unicorns stamp set and Starfield stencil by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Emily Lauritzen treats us with a magical card using Believe in Unicorns stamp set.  I love the pastel rainbow and the shimmery sky that uses the Starfield Stencil!  Wow!

It's Your Birthday Party by Andrea features Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Andrea Shell has combined all the best elements of a good party--hats, cupcakes, balloons--with her bright, festive card. With her cute kitten from Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set peeking out between the polka dotted tissue paper, this card is sure to brighten up someone's day!




Inky Paws Challenge #57 Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws Challenge here 
at the Newton's Nook Design blog!

This biweekly challenge was a Theme Challenge!

Inky Paws Challenge #57 Winner!

We've chosen one RANDOM winner using random.org to receive a $20 Store Credit to 
Newton's Nook Designs!
Dreja creates this delightful CAS card on kraft paper.
The darling fox from Sweetheart Tails is colored wonderfully!


Congrats to Dreja.  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 #57 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!



Debbie's FAVE
Living on the hedge by Tracie features Hedgehog Hollow by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Tracie C. creates a fun autumn scene using the Hedgehog Hollow stamp set. I love the fluffy clouds int the background as well as the acorns and leaves falling around the edges.

Emily's FAVE
You're the pick of the pumpkin patch by Mindy features Newton's Boo-tiful Night by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Mindy creates a delightful pumpkin patch scene using two of the images from Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set. Her bright colors and coloring of those kitties make for a festive card!

Zsofia's FAVE
Happy Fall by Jennifer features Newton's Holiday Mischief by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Jennifer M uses Newton from Newton's Holiday Mischief stamp set to make this fun, festive autumn card. Her stunning water colored background and plaid paper working wonderfully together!
Diane's FAVE
Every year I fall for autumn by Kathy features Fall-ing for You by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Kathy Schweinfurth uses distress oxide inks to create a beautiful background to showcase the pumpkins from Fall-ing for You stamp set. The stenciling adds a nice contrast.

Andrea's FAVE
Laura uses Lovely Blooms stamps and dies by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Laura incorporates the colors of autumn beautifully with this gorgeous bouquet of flowers using Lovely Blooms stamp and die set. Her coloring of the flowers and the jar are remarkable!

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, October 16, 2017

Inky Paws Challenge #57 Reminder

Don't forget - There's still one week to play along with our latest inky paws Challenge!


Have you had a chance to make a card for our latest Inky Paws Challenge?
Today I'm sharing some more inspiration for our theme challenge! 
Here'a a refresher of the challenge - Fall Theme


Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Thank you by Debbie features Autumn Leaves and Autumn Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Debbie Owens uses a touch of felt for the grass to add a nice textual element to her autumn card featuring Autumn Newton Stamp Set and Autumn Leaves Die Set.  So fun!

Truly Grateful by Emily features Falling Leaves and Shades of Autumn by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Emily Lauritzen inspires us with this stunning autumn card featuring the Falling Leaves Stencil and Shades of Autumn Stamp Set. I love the black background and those beautifully colored embossed leaves!

Every Year I Fall for Autumn Leaves by Andrea features Fall-ing for You and Autumn Leaves by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Andrea Shell showcases the Fall-ing for You Stamp Set and the Autumn Leaves Die Set. I love the stamped background with the pumpkin spiced lattes, pumpkins, and leaves. The gold embossing adds a perfect touch of elegance!

You're never too old to play by Diane features Newton Unwinds, Newton's Antics, and Wagon of Wishes by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Diane Morales combines several stamp sets to create this playful card-Newton Unwinds stamp set, Newton's Antics stamp set, and Wagon of Wishes stamp set. I can so imagine this scene as Newton attacks that pile of leaves. Thanks Diane for showing how to stretch our NND stamps!

Harvest Blessings by Zsofia features Autumn Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Zsofia Molnar pairs the Autumn Newton Stamp Set with the bold plaid to create a striking autumn card. I love how she colored those cute kitties!  Super cute!

I hope this project has inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, October 20, 2017 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!

Monday, October 9, 2017

Inky Paws Challenge #57

This biweekly challenge is a: 

Theme challenge

Create a project with a Fall Theme.

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, October 20, 2017 at Midnight CST. The winner and DT favorites will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky?

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky? 
Grab your favorite NND stamps to play along and 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! 


For my amazing mother by Andrea features Autumn Leaves by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Andrea Shell has captured the hues of autumn wonderfully using the Autumn Leaves Die Set with words from the Lovely Blooms Stamp Set.  The touch of gold embossing is just the perfect touch of elegance. 

Loads of fun by Diane features Wagon of Wishes by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Diane Morales delightful and playful card showcases Wagon of Wishes Stamp Set. The fun pumpkins in the background were creating using the Pick-a-Pumpkin Die Set and add such a wonderful touch!

Zsofia Molnar  creates this stunning card using the Falling Leaves Stencil and Autumn Leaves Die Set. Her use of gold glitter paste turns this into a truly amazing design!



Thanks by Debbie features Autumn Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Debbie Owens  features Autumn Newton Stamp Set. The autumn colors and burlap are a perfect combination for a harvest card.


Grateful for you by Emily features Falling Leaves and Newton's Antics by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Emily Lauritzen layers those gorgeous leaves using Falling Leaves Stencil. The beautiful colors against the black provides for a stunning background for those snuggly kittens from the Newton's Antics Stamp Set.


Inky Paws Challenge #56 Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws Challenge here 
at the Newton's Nook Design blog!

This biweekly challenge was a Color Challenge!

Inky Paws Challenge #56 Winner!

We've chosen one RANDOM winner using random.org to receive a $20 Store Credit to 
Newton's Nook Designs!
Thinking of You by Stamping Kitty features Falling into Autumn by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Stamping Kitty showcases Falling into Autumn beautifully. The white embossed leaves are so striking against the water-colored background. 



Congrats to Stamping Kitty 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 #56 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!


Andrea's FAVE
Happy Halloween by Tracie C. features Boo Crew by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Tracie C.'s goodies bag is sure to be a hit with the trick-or-treaters!  Her spectacular coloring of the Boo Crew critters is spook-tacular!

Debbie's FAVE
Wanted by Beverly Y. features Newton Rides West by Newton's Nook Designs; #Newtonsnook
Beverly Y's use of the colors using Newton Rides West is so creative and fun!

Emily's FAVE
Happy Meow-oween by Andrea features Sky Border Dies and Newton's Perfect Pumpkin by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Andrea's spooky sky using Sky Border Dies  is just purr-fect for Halloween as is her darling kitty peeking from behind that Jack-o-lantern from Newton's Perfect Pumpkin!

Zsofia's FAVE
A Halloween Hello by Jennifer M. features Newton's Holiday Mischief by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Jennifer M.  creatively stretches her Newton's Nook Designs supplies by adding a witch hat to Newton's Holiday Mischief.  I just love the purple and orange scarf and the fabulous layout!

Diane FAVE
You're the pick of the patch by Trina features Newton's Boo-tiful Night by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Trina's pumpkin patch has such a spooky background, especially with those cute little black bats!  What a fabulous scene using Newton's Boo-tiful Night!

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, October 2, 2017

Inky Paws Challenge #56 Reminder

Don't forget - There's still one week to play along with our latest inky paws Challenge!


Have you had a chance to make a card for our latest Inky Paws Challenge?
Today I'm sharing some more inspiration for our color challenge! 
Here'a a refresher of the challenge--Use purple, black, orange, and white. 


Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Happy Birthday by Zsofia features Newton Loves Cake and Newton's Birthday Bash by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Zsofia Molnar combines Newton Loves Cake and Newton's Birthday Bash stamp sets to create a such a festive birthday card!  I just love the little windows with the kitties poking out!

Pets leave paw prints on our hearts by Debbie features Furr-ever Friends by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
It's always difficult losing a beloved pet, but Debbie Owens clean and simple card using Furr-ever Friends brings a bit of comfort.


Thankful for you by Emily features Shades of Autumn and Newton's Perfect Pumpkin by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Emily Lauritzen captures the beauty of autumn with her gorgeous purple background and striking leaves!  She combines Shades of Autumn and Newton's Perfect Pumpkin.


Have a blast by Andrea features Cosmic Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Andrea Shell has designed a delightful moving card!  I just love that her spaceship from Cosmic Newton can actually bast through her gorgeously colored background!


No Bones About It by Diane features Spooky Skeletons by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Diane Morales spooky little shaker boxes are sure to be a hit!  I just love that she used Spooky Skeletons with this week's colors!


I hope this project has inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, October 6, 2017 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!