Monday, February 27, 2023

Inky Paws Challenge #192 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's a refresher.

Use your NND products with the above sketch.


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

Just because by Debbie features A7 Frames & Banners, Loads of Blooms, Tulips, Heartfelt Blooms, Springtime, and Banner Trio by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #springcards, #floralcards, #cardmaking
Debbie Owens' card gives us a sneak peek of spring with the use of the tulip paper from Springtime paper pad and the tulip-laden lady from the Loads of Blooms stamp set. She uses dies from the A7 Frames & Banners, the Framework, and the Banner Trio die sets to create the different layers.  On the banner, she stamps a sentiment from the Heartfelt Blooms stamp set and adds a butterfly from the Tulips stamp set. So fresh and pretty!



Get well soon by Diane features Lovely Blooms, A7 Frames & Banners, Springtime, and Heartfelt Essentials by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #springcards, #cardmaking, #getwellcards
Diane Morales also brings a spring-filled card just right for wishing someone to get well soon.  She uses flowers and the jar from the retiring Lovely Blooms stamp and coordinating die set. She pulls plaid paper from the Springtime paper pad. She uses the A7 Frames & Banners die set, and uses a sentiment from the Heartfelt Essentials stamp set. So beautiful!



Life is better with sprinkles by Amy features Newton's Donut, Love & Chocolate, and A7 Frames & Banners; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #catcards, #donutcards, #cardmaking
Amy Tollner's card will have you zipping to your local doughnut shop for a sweet treat! She makes an A7 card using the  A7 Frames & Banners die set. Then she combines the doughnut paper from the Love & Chocolate paper pad with the kitty with his overly-large treat from the Newton's Donut stamp and coordinating die set.  Don't you love how Amy adds texture to her center panel by lightly stamping sprinkles!  So yummy!



Reading makes ruff days better by Claire features A7 Frames & Banners, All Booked Up, and Banner Trio by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #bookcards, #catcards, #readingcards, #dogcards, #cardmaking
Claire Lamb's card is filled with rainbow colors!  She also creates an A7 card using the A7 Frames & Banners die set. For her center panel, she stamps pawprints and hearts in various colors. For her other panels she uses the puppy and the kitty image from the  All Booked Up stamp and coordinating die set.  Don't they look darling on their pile of books. She places her sentiment on a banner using the Banner Trio die set.  Don't you love the colorfulness!



Kit-tea cat by Crystal features Newton's Mug, Circle Frames, and Coffee House Stories by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #teacards, #catcards, #cardmaking 
Crystal O. Minkler showcases the kitty from the Newton's Mug stamp and coordinating die set.  Check out this video to see the wobble element in action! She adds a heart using the Circle Frames die set.  She coordinates everything by using papers from the Coffee House Stories paper pad.  Too cute!


I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, March 3, 2023 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Monday, February 20, 2023

Inky Paws #192

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!


This is a sketch Challenge.



Use the sketch above. 

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 3, 2023 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. 

This week the Inky Paws team uses completely different stamp sets to provide you with lots of inspiration for this fun sketch!


Debbie's card features Newton's Movie Night, Popcorn, and A7 Frames & Banners by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #catcards, #moviecards, #cardmaking
Debbie Owens uses the A7 Frames & Banners die set to create this fun card featuring our movie-goin' trio from the Newton's Movie Night stamp and coordinating die set.  She uses the Popcorn stencil to add some buttery popcorn in the background.  The red, black, yellow color combination looks so good together!



Sending piles of birthday wishes by Diane features A7 Frames & Banners, Birthday Party, Oval Frames, and Sky High Celebration by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #birthdaycards, #cardmaking, #dogcards, #catcards
Diane Morales also uses the A7 Frames & Banners die set to create her card base.  Diane, though, goes with a birthday theme.  She pulls a trio of papers from the  Birthday Party paper pad.  (Don't you love how each paper has little presents everywhere?!)  She continues the "presents" theme by adding a very tall stack of presents complete with some fur balls from the Sky High Celebration stamp and coordinating die set.  She adds an oval (Oval Frames dies set) complete with the perfect sentiment!



Chocolate is best on days that end in y by Amy features Love & Chocolate (stamp, die, & paper pad) and A7 Frames & Banners by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #chocolatecards, #newtonsnook, #candycards, #cardmaking
Amy Tollner, too, uses the A7 Frames & Banners die set for her card base.  For her card, Amy is showcasing scrumptious chocolates from the Love & Chocolate stamp and coordinating die set as well as the Love & Chocolate paper pad.  Her silver glitter frame, embossing, and sequins add a nice touch of elegance to these delectable treats!



Cover yourself in happiness by Claire features Never Enough Cats, Frames & Flags, and Love & Meows by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #catcards, #cardmaking
Claire Lamb's card will bring a smile to any feline lover's face!  This pile up of feline fur babies from the Never Enough Cats stamp and coordinating die set is set atop red polka dotted paper from the Love & Meows paper pad.  The black stripes add a nice contrast.  Claire also uses the Frames & Flags die set to make her layers.  Oh, to be so lucky to own so many furry friends!



Happy purr-day by Crystal features Newton's Birthday Balloons, Clouds, and Love & Woofs by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #cardmaking, #newtonsnook, birthdaycard, #catcards
Crystal Minkler is also showcasing a sweet feline.  Her darling kitty is from the Newton's Birthday Balloons stamp set, and he is looking quite content as he soars through those fluffy clouds (Clouds stencil).  Crystal pulls coordinating papers from the Love & Woofs paper pad.  Love how she pulls the colors from the papers to shade her balloons!  


Use the challenge sketch with your Newton's Nook Designs products. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #191 Winners



Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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




Inky Paws Challenge #191 Prize Winner!


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

Happy Purrth-day by Deepti
Deepti's birthday card is super festive with the embossed banners in the background and the yellow banners in the foreground.  What a purr-fect setting for her darling kitty from the Newton Loves Cake stamp and coordinating die set to celebrate his birthday with a 4 tier cake!  

Congrats to Deepti!  Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit! 

Inky Paws Challenge #191 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!


Crystal's FAVE
Spec-taco-ular birthday wishes by Jill M. features Newton Loves Tacos by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #tacocat, #cardmaking, #catcards
Jill M.'s background is so festive and goes fabulously with her taco-lovin' cats from the Newton Loves Tacos stamp and coordinating die set.  Such a fun way to send birthday greetings!


Debbie's FAVE
You are always on my mind by Kristi H. features Newton's Birdbath and Love & Meows by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #catcards, #cardmaking
Kristi H. creates a great background using the challenge colors.  The dark gray grass and yellow sunshine create a nice setting for her kitty from the Newton's Birdbath stamp and coordinating die set to enjoy some bird watching!  The heart paper (Love & Meows paper pad) provides a nice romantic touch!


Diane's FAVE
Love is in the air by Jennifer K. features Love Cafe by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards, #cardmaking
Jennifer K. combines clouds and coffee for this super cute card.  With a bit of fussy cutting, Jennifer adds lots of mugs (Love Cafe stamp set) of caffeinated joy!  The sentiment works wonderfully with the heart paper and hearts on the mugs!  




Amy's FAVE
Happy purrth-day by Christy features Oval Frames, Banner Trio, Newton's Valentine, Plaid, and Love & Meows by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #catcards, #birthdaycards, #cardmaking
Christy creates this darling 3D card!  For her card front, Christy uses the Plaid stencil set and cuts an oval using the Oval Frames die set.  Inside, she pulls the gray pawprint paper from the Love & Meows paper pad, and her sweet kitty from the Newton's Valentine stamp and coordinating die set is looking so cute with his big red heart!  She stamps the birthday sentiment on a banner using the Banner Trio die set.


Claire's FAVE
Sweet Birthday Wishes by Karen G. features Garden Mice by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #micecards, #cardmaking, #springcards
Karen G. uses not one, not two, but all four mice from the Garden Mice stamp and coordinating die set!  Don't they look so cute with their treasures from nature! The sentiment on black adds a nice dramatic touch to this sweetly 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.

Monday, February 13, 2023

Inky Paws Challenge #191 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's a refresher.



Use your NND products with the colors:
Cherry RedPewter GrayDaffodil Yellow, and white.


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

Enjoy the little moments in life by Cystal features Garden Mice, Circle Frames, and Springtime by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #micecards, #cardmaking, springcard
Crystal O. Minkler's darling card features one of the sweet mice from the Garden Mice stamp and coordinating die set. She pairs him with yellow polka-dotted paper from the Springtime paper pad. Her vellum circle was created using the Circle Frame die set.  Super fun and cute!



You're a cool cat by Debbie features Circle Frames, Love & Meows, Kitten Beach, Newton's Summer Vacation; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #summercards, #kittencards, #cardmaking
Debbie Owens uses the challenge colors for this sweet beach scene set on a circular card (Circle Frame die set). She uses the red striped paper from the Love & Meows paper pad. She colors the little crab red and kitten gray. Both are from the Kitten Beach stamp set. The sentiment comes from the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set. Super fun way to use the colors!



Thanks a bunch by Diane features Dainty Daisies, Basketweave, and Coffee House Stories by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #springcards, #cardmaking
Diane Morales brings us a pretty and elegant tag. She adds texture using the Basketweave stencil. She then pulls the gray heart paper from the Coffee House Stories paper pad.  Those pretty flowers are from the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set. The red banner with the sentiment adds a nice pop of color. Lovely!




Be my meow-entine by Amy features Newton's Heart, Tumbling Hearts, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #valentinescard, #cardmaking, #catcards
Amy Tollner's card is just in time for Valentine's Day!  She adds yellow hearts for her background using the Tumbling Hearts stencil and cut using the scallop-edged frame from the  Frames & Flags die set. She layers on a duo of banners and adds the super cute feline from the Newton's Heart stamp and coordinating die set. Sweet!



Meow you doing? by Claire features Newton Unwinds by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #catcards, #cardmaking
Claire Lamb features two playful kitties from the Newton Unwinds stamp and coordinating die set.  Her CAS layout is purr-fect as is the use of the challenge colors!  The shiny "Meow" adds a nice touch of sparkle (Pawprint Shaker die set). Wonderfully done!


I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, February 17, 2023 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Monday, February 6, 2023

Inky Paws Challenge #191

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a

Color Challenge.




Use the colors--Cherry Red, Pewter Gray, Daffodil Yellow, 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, February 17, 2023 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! 

Feline the love by Crystal features Newton's Heart, Circle Frames, Love & Meows, and Springtime by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnooko, #catcard, #cardmaking, #valentinescard
Crystal Minkler is making her debut on Inky Paws as our newest design team member! We are so excited to have her creativity with us.  For her darling card, Crystal uses the little envelope paper from the Love & Meows paper pad for her background. She pulls the gray paw print paper from the same set and cut using the scallop-edged circle from the Circle Frames die set. She showcases the recently released kitty from the Newton's Heart stamp and die set.  For a bit of color contrast, she adds a little heart (Springtime paper pad).  Welcome, Crystal!



Be Merry by Debbie features Poinsettia Blooms and Holiday Greetings by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #holidaycards, #cardmaking
Debbie Owens uses the challenge color for a nontraditional Christmas card. She showcases the retiring Poinsettia Blooms stamp set (on sale for $7.99!).  Coloring the foliage in gray adds some elegance as does the coordinating sentiment from the  Holiday Greetings die set. A fun take on these colors!



Woof you be mine by Diane features Circle Frames, Puppy Heart, A Dog's Life, and Autumn paper pad by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #puppycards, #dogcards, #valentinescards, #cardmaking
Diane Morales showcases the recently released puppy from the Puppy Heart stamp and coordinating die set. She places him on a circular card base using the Circle Frames die set. Those cute papers are from the A Dog's Life and the Autumn paper pads.  The extra little red hearts are so cute!



Beep my Valentine by Amy features Love Bots, Slimline Frames & Portholes, Slimline Masking Hearts, and A7 Frames & Banners by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #valentinescards, #cardmaking
Amy Tollner
 is back with the ever-cute robots from the Love Bots stamp and coordinating die set. She places them on a slimline card base and adds a splattered, scallop-edge frame using the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. Those trio of hearts were created using the Slimline Masking Hearts stencil set.  The sentiment is embossed on a little banner using the A7 Frames & Banners die set.  Don't you just love the red and yellow accents on Amy's bots?  Darling!


I really dig you by Claire features Puppy Heart, Petite Hearts, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #valentinescards, #puppycards, #dogcards, #cardmaking
Claire Lamb is also showcasing the sweet puppy from the Puppy Heart stamp and coordinating die set. For her card, she uses the Petite Hearts stencil on the card base to create all those little red hearts. She adds her stitched frame (Frames & Flags die set) which has more little hearts! The little yellow bones and red hearts are darling touches to this heart-filled card!


Use the Cherry RedPewter GrayDaffodil Yellow, and white with your Newton's Nook Designs Products!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #190 Winner

 



Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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



Inky Paws Challenge #190 Prize Winner!


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

Love is in the air and it smells like coffee by Melanie H. features Love Cafe by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards, #cardmaking
Melanie H. designs a beautiful teal background which compliments her coffee mugs from the Love Cafe stamp set.  The little heart edging and pink hearts add a nice Valentine's touch!  


Congrats to Melanie H!  Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit!

Inky Paws Challenge #190 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
Love ewe by Meghan K. features Baa and A7 Frames & Banners by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #valentinescards, #sheepcards, #cardmaking
Meghan K.'s little pink sheep from the 
Baa stamp and die set are just too adorable!  Placed on her scallop-edged card base (A7 Frames & Banners die set), they look so cute with all the pastel pattern papers.  Sweetness x 4!


Debbie's FAVE
All you need is love and chocolate by Karen G. features Love & Chocolate by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #valentinescards, #chocolatecards, #cardmaking
Karen G. arranges all her scrumptious chocolates on her card base These yummy treats are from the Love & Chocolate stamp and die set. The little dots of pink "frosting" just add to the yumminess!  


Diane's FAVE
Sending hugs by Tarjetas features Loads of Blooms by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #valentinescards, #cardmaking
Tarjetas designs this sweet card showcasing the lady on her bicycle from the Loads of Bloom stamp and die set. Her CAS style and use of yellow and white striped paper is very eye-catching!


Amy's FAVE
Love & hedge hogs by Becca features Hedgehog Hollow by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #hedgehogcards, #cardmaking, #valentinescards
Becca uses the absolutely adorable hedgehog from the Hedgehog Hollow (retired) stamp set. He looks so cute in his teal cup with the Love print paper in the background.  Darling!

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.