Monday, December 18, 2017

Inky Paws Challenge #62

This biweekly challenge is a: 
Color challenge

Create a project using the colors: Olive Green, Lavender, Cream, and Dusty Teal.

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 THREE WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, January 5, 2018 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! 

Andrea features Newton's Candy Cane and Snowfall by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Andrea Shell creates these delightful tags using Newton's Candy Cane stamp and die set. I love the snowy background on the first tag using Snowfall stencil and her soft coloring.  So sweet!

Let it snow by Diane features Snow Globe Scenes by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Diane Morales trio of tags are so festive and beautiful!  I love how she used the different images from Snow Globes Scenes stamp and die sets to create such different scenes for each card. I also love the soft snowy background paper she chose.

Wishing Merry Christmas by Zsofia features Llama Delivery by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Zsofia Molnar is wishing us a Merry Christmas with this darling card featuring Llama Delivery stamp and die set. I love the embossed background and Zsofia's beautiful coloring.

Debbie Owens combines Naughty or Mice and Whispering Pines stamp sets to create this charming scene. The little sparky of snowflakes add a perfect touch.

Happy Birthday by Emily features Newton Loves Cake and Shades of Autumn by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Emily Lauritzen creates this beautiful card using a leaf from the Shades of Autumn stamp and die set. The sentiment is from Newton Loves Cake. I just love how Emily uses this week's colors. Wow!


Inky Paws Challenge #61 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 Sketch Challenge !

Inky Paws Challenge #61 Winner!

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

Warm and Cozy by Michelle features Mittens by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Michelle creates this sweet card using Mittens. I love the fun polka dotted background peeking from those die cut circles. The added button is a fun touch for this cute card!

Congrats to Michelle.  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 #61 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
Peppermint spice & everything nice by Angeline features Cup of Cocoa by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Angeline's hot chocolate buffet is exactly my type of feast!  Look at all those cups from Cup of Cocoa stamp and die set. I love how Angeline uses sequins for the border!

Andrea's FAVE & Emily's FAVE
Let it Snow by Trina features Frozen Fellowship by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Trina colors these frozen folks from Frozen Fellowship stamp set wonderfully. I love the glittery snowflake and the festive striped paper!  Super festive!

Zsofia's FAVE

Sue sparkly snowflakes created with glitter, embossing paste and Snowfall Stencil make for the perfect backdrop for this darling fox from Sweater Weather stamp set. Did you see those pearl beads on the end of the hat!  Oh so cute!

Diane's FAVE
Melanie showcases Ornamental Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Melanie showcases Ornamental Newton stamp and die set with this festive card. I love the polka dotted ribbon and that cute Christmas button!  

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, December 11, 2017

Inky Paws Challenge #61 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:  Use this sketch.


Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Zsofia Molnar delights with this festive holiday card. I love her glittery snowflakes using Snowfall stencil. Then the red and white striped paper works wonderfully with the Santa engineer from All Aboard for Christmas stamp set.

Meowy Christmas by Debbie features Santa Paws Newton and Holiday Foliage by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Debbie Owens uses no-line coloring for this festive card. She is using Santa Paws Newton stamp set. She creates her background using Holiday Foliage stencil.

Naughty or nice by Emily features Newton's Costume Party and Santa Paws Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Emily Lauritzen does some combining of stamp sets to get exactly what she wants. She takes the head of the chimney kitty in Santa Paws Newton stamp set and adds it to the body from Newton's Costume Party stamp set. What a fabulous way to stretch your stamps!

There's snow-one else like you by Andrea features Frozen Fellowship by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
I love how Andrea Shell uses dies to create the inner frame of snowmen. Then how she only colors the inner images! Such a fun way to use the new Frozen Fellowship stamp set!

Naughty or nice by Diane features Santa Paws Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Diane Morales combines these fun plaid papers to create a fabulous holiday card. Those little mice from Santa Paws Newton stamp set are the purrfect helpers for this handsome Santa!

I hope this project has inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, December 15, 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, December 4, 2017

Inky Paws Challenge #61

This biweekly challenge is a: 
Sketch challenge

Create a project using the above 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, December 15, 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! 
All I want for Christmas is mew by Emily features Newton's Christmas Cuddles by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Emily Lauritzen designs this darling holiday card using  Newton's Christmas Cuddles stamp set. I love Emily's coloring skills and her use of the pattern paper to add a nice textual element!

Happy Holidays by Andrea features Terrific Terriers and Snow Globe Scenes by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Andrea Shell  creates this playful card features the Terrific Terriers stamp and die set and
a sentiment from the Snow Globe Scenes stamp set. Andrea's amazing coloring of this puppy paired with the plaid paper makes for a fantastic holiday card!

Let it snow by Diane features Snow Globe Scenes by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Diane Morales soft color palette works beautifully with the scene she creates with Snow Globe Scenes stamp set. I love her take on the sketch. Fabulously done!

Merry Christmas by Zsofia features Snow Globe Scenes by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Zsofia Molnar uses nontraditional colors to make this delightful holiday card. I love the diagonal striped paper paired with Snow Globe Scenes stamp set. The added snowflake, button, and twine are the perfect finishing touches!


Debbie Owens also uses nontraditional colors to make this fun holiday card. Using lime green and pinks, Debbie uses Newton's Curious Christmas and Sentiments of the Seasons stamp set. I love the touch of vellum and the golden accents.


Inky Paws Challenge #60 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-Add Some Sparkle!

Inky Paws Challenge #60 Winner!

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

Hope your day doesn't bite by Sue features Shark Bites by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Sue T.  adds sparkle to this cute shark from Shark Bites stamp and die set. I love the waves in the window she creates.

Congrats to Sue T.  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 #60 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!


Diane FAVE
Walking in a Winter Wonderland by Stamping Kitty features Serene Silhouettes stamp and dies by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Stamping Kitty uses Serene Silhouettes stamp and die set to create this gorgeous winter scene. We love the metallic mesh to add a bit of texture and sparkle!

Andrea's FAVE
Winter card with Newton's Nook stamp and a stenciled background.
We love how Birte uses no-line coloring on Winston from Sweater Weather stamp and die set. We also love her sparkly background!


Debbie's FAVE
Tracie C. use of gold accents and rich, dark colors make this a fabulous design. She is showcasing Holiday Hounds stamp set! Isn't that puppy adorable?


Emily FAVE
Dawn's use of the Polaroid frames showcases these delightful felines in Newton's Holiday Mischief stamp set wonderfully. I also love the background Dawn created.


Zsofia's FAVE
Congratulations by Mary features Newton's Book Club by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
We love how Mary Moisan brings us this fabulous congratulations card using Newton's Book Club stamp set. The fun background and vellum combined with the sparkle on the cute images make it a perfect masterpiece.

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, November 27, 2017

Inky Paws Challenge #60 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:  Add some Sparkle!


Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Fox in Sweater Card by Andrea Shell | Sweater Weather stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade
Andrea Shell's card is such a delight! I love how she added that strip of green glitter! Andrea's card features Santa Paws Newton stamp set, Sweater Weather stamp and die set, and Starfield stencil.

Santa Kitty Card by Diane Morales | Santa Paws Newton stamp set  and Snowfall Stencil by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade
I love how Diane Morales creates this shimmery rainbow background using Snowfall Stencil. She then colors Santa from Santa Paws Newton stamp and die set beautifully!

Santa Kitty Christmas Card by Zsofia Molnar | Santa Paws Newton stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade
Zsofia Molnar adds golden sparkle by embossing her sentiment from Sentiments of the Season stamp set. I love how she die cut the Cameo Frame out of gold paper to showcase her cute Santa from Santa Paws Newton stamp and die set.


Fox Holiday Card by Debbie Owens | Fox Hollow stamp set and Snowfall Stencil by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade
Debbie Owens uses foil card stock to add sparkle to her card. She combines Fox Hollow stamp set, Sentiments of the Season stamp set, Snowfall stencil, and Pines and Holly die set.

Simply Wonderful Kitty  Card by Emily Lauritzen | Furr-ever Freinds stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs #newtonsnook #handmade
Emily Lauritzen creates this beautiful, shimmery watercolored background. I love the silhouette cat from Furr-ever Friends stamp and die set. She also used the sentiment from the Beautiful Wings Stamp Set

I hope this project has inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, December 1, 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, November 20, 2017

Inky Paws Challenge #60

This biweekly challenge is a: 
Theme challenge

Create a project adding some Sparkle!

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, December 1, 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! 


Twas the night before Christmas by Debbie features Cosmic Newton and Newton's Curious Christmas by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Looks like Newton is spying on Santa!  Debbie Owens combines Cosmic Newton and Newton's Curious Christmas stamp sets and creates this fun, playful card!

Holly Jolly by Emily uses Snowfall stencil, Joyful Tags stamp set, Tags Time Two dies and Pines and Holly dies by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Emily Lauritzen brings us this elegant and  sparkly masterpiece!  Her amazing background uses Snowfall stencil.  She embosses Joyful Tags stamp set and die cuts them with Tags Time Two dies.  She then uses Pines and Holly dies to add the finishing touches.

Andrea Shell's shimmery background using Snowfall stencil is perfect for her wonderfully colored village! She showcases Snow Globe Scenes stamp set and combines the sentiment from Winston's Home for Christmas stamp set.  What a wonderful card, Andrea!

May Your Holidays Sparkle with Joy and Happiness by Diane features Newton Dreams of New York, Snow Globe Scenes, Sentiments of the Season by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Oh wow! Diane Morales brings us this amazing urban holiday scene by combining two stamp sets--Newton Dreams of New York and Snow Globe Scenes (and dies set)! The fabulous sentiment is from Sentiments of the Season. I love how Santa is flying over the cityscape on this tall card!

Merry Christmas by Zsofia features Santa Paws Newton and Snow Globe Scenes by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Zsofia Molnar delights us with this darling Santa Paws card! I adore the silver with the red and light blue!  She is showcasing Santa Paws Newton and  a sentiment from Snow Globe Scenes.


Inky Paws Challenge #59 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 #59 Winner!

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

Hoppy Christmas by Gail features Hoppy Days by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
I love how Gail has used  Hoppy Days stamp set for a Christmas card! What a clever way to stretch your stamps!

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 #59 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!


Zsofia's FAVE
Merry Christmas by Irene features Loveable Laundry by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Irene  creates a darling Christmas tag using Loveable Laundry stamp set!  The striped washi tape with the polka dotted onsie work perfectly together!

Diane FAVE
Sending joy for the holidays by Marianne features Newton's Holiday Mischief by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Marianne's pattern paper captures the challenge colors wonderfully!  I adore the stripes on her Newton from Newton's Holiday Mischief!  Just a delightful card!

Andrea's FAVE
Sending Warm Wishes by Lisa features Sweater Weather and Cameo Frame by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Lisa Bzibziak creates this fabulous tag featuring Sweater Weather stamp set and Cameo Frame die.
I love the plaid paper--so festive!


Debbie's FAVE
Dachshund through the Snow by Tracie features Holiday Hounds by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
Tracie creates such a playful snowy night scene!  I love this dachshund from Holiday Hounds stamp dashing through those sparkly snowflakes!

Emily's FAVE
Here Comes Santa Paws by Sue features Santa Paws Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook
The snowflakes on Sue's card provides a great textual element!  It really makes her spectacular coloring on Newton from Santa Paws Newton stamp set really pop!

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.