Inky Paws Challenge #205 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 the Challenge theme--Use Stripes!

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

Claire Lamb brings us this amazingly bright and fresh card!  She uses the yellow striped paper from the Springtime paper pad.  She then adds a trio of zesty lemons from the Lemon Twist stamp and coordinating die set. A refreshing way to send a positive message to a loved one!

Crystal Minkler is getting us ready for Halloween with this amazing card!  She showcases the little, tiny spider from the Spiderweb Oval stamp set which she frames with a black-scalloped frame using the Oval Frames die set.  She adds diagonal stripes using papers from the Halloween Meows paper pad. She also uses the banner die from the Frames & Flags die set for her banner. So spookily cute!

Danni Bindel shares this cute little gem filled with stripes and hearts!  She features several papers from the Love & Meows paper pad which she cuts using dies from the Frames & Flags die set and the Heart Frames die set. Sitting there as cute as can be is the cutest spotted feline from the Newton's Heart stamp set. A purr-fect way to send some loving wishes!

Debbie Owens is gearing up for pumpkin-spice lattes with this fun card.  She pulls papers from the Autumn paper pad to create her stripes and then uses the postage-stamp die from the Framework die set.  She adds the latte-lovin' lady from the Pumpkin Latte stamp set and places her on a piece of burlap with a bit of twine.  Her sentiment utilizes the newly released Autumn Greetings Hot Foil Plates.  A beautiful way to ring in the P.S. season!

Amy Tollner chooses to create vertical stripes with a birthday theme.  Those fun stripes are from the Birthday Woofs paper pad die cut using the postage-edge frame from the Framework die set.  To continue the vertical lines of her card, Amy chooses those trio of puppies from the Birthday Barks stamp and the coordinating die set.  Anyone else in love with these fellows?  So cute!!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, September 1,  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

Inky Paws Challenge #205

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a theme challenge.

Use the Theme--Stripes--with your NND products. 

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, September 1, 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! 

Claire Lamb's rainbow card is absolutely darling!  With the colorful background, Amy uses the towering cake image from the \Newton's Birthday Delights stamp and coordinating die set and colors each layer in a rainbow color. She creates a square card which showcases the scallop-edged die from the Frames Squared die set.  A sprinkling of gems finishes off this super colorful card!  

Crystal Minkler creates a beautiful, winter night background just perfect for her snowman and puppy from the Holiday Heights stamp and coordinating die set. For her stripes, Crystal cleverly uses the trees from the Forest Scene Builder die set. She adds some snow hills using the Land Borders die set. For the postage-edging, Crystal uses the Framework die set. What a fabulous way to interpret the challenge theme!

Danni Bindel's card is going to appeal to all our dog lovers out there!  She colors all those sweet puppies from the Never Enough Dogs stamp set in all shades of browns and grays. She then creates the scalloped and the postage-edged layers using the Framework die set. Those vertical stripes are from the A Dog's Life paper pad. Her last element is the sentiment in a stitched circle (Circle Frames die set).  A delightful happy place!

Can't decide what paper to use?  Then do what Debbie Owens does!  She makes stripes using 9 different designs from the Birthday Meows paper pad giving her card a very fun, celebratory feel.  She adds a vellum oval using the Oval Frames die set. She places those delightful mice from the Birthday Mice stamp set on the vellum with a pop of dimension tape.  She uses the Birthday Greetings Hot Foil Plates to create her gold sentiment.  Check out Deb's blog to see a couple more fun cards using strips of papers for her stripes!

Amy Tollner makes the cutest shaker card using the newly released Celebration Embellishment Mix.  She creates a nice book shelf complete with our very own Newton from the Newton's Book Club stamp and coordinating die set. She adds the striped paper from the Birthday Meows paper pad that coordinates purr-fectly with her pastel books.  She creates the scallop-edging using a die from the Frames & Flags die set. For her sentiment, she uses a banner die from the Banner Trio die set.  Sweet!

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #204 Winner

 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

We loved all the different interpretations using these fun colors!

Inky Paws Challenge #204 Prize Winner!

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

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

Sapphire Handcrafted features two water colored felines from the Newton's Antics stamp set. She adds their favorite toys to the other circular elements from the sketch. The pretty, soft green papers make for a purr-fect background.  Darling!

Congrats to Sapphire Handcrafted!   Don't forget to send us an e-mail at

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

Inky Paws Challenge #204 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!

Amy's FAVE

Kristi H.'s Halloween card caught Amy's eye.  With the spooky purple background peeking out her windows, Krist adds the little ghost and owl from the retired Boo Hoo stamp set.  For her third window, she adds the sweet, little Jack-o-lantern from the Newton's Perfect Pumpkin stamp set. Those playful polka dots are from the Halloween Meows paper pad, and they pull all the colors of Kristi's card.  For her sentiment, she pulls the Happy Halloween from the Spooky Roundabout stamp set.  Fabulously done!

Claire's FAVE

Vicki's use of the pastel papers from the Birthday Woofs paper pad with the two ice cream cones from the Summer Scoops stamp and coordinating die set was a fabulous idea. The pale yellow ice cream looks so delicious, especially with the added sprinkles using the Celebrations Embellishment Mix.  She also uses the heart from the Furr-ever Friends die set and the postage-edged die from the Framework die set to complete this scrumptious card!

Crystal's FAVE

Becca's combination of the lime green paw print paper and the pink polka dotted paper caught Crystal's eye.  Both papers are from the A Cat's Life paper pad.  Becca continues the fun by turning the card and adding circular elements with images from the Cat Treats stamp set. Don't you just love the little donut and ice cream cone?!  Wonderfully done!

Danni's FAVE

Jennifer K. caught Danni's eye with her use of the lime green!  Jennifer finds the perfect color of green ink to create her background using the Holiday Foliage stencil. She continues the fun by adding striped paper from the Canine Christmas paper pad. Instead of stamped images, Jennifer carefully cuts out her canine images from the paper.  Such a clever idea!  She then pulls the sentiment from the Puppy Present stamp set.  Such a bright, festive card!

Debbie's FAVE

Danielle's use of purple and orange caught Deb's eye. Danielle pulls the orange seashore paper from the Summertime paper pad, and then uses the Confetti hot foil plate with purple foil.  For her stitched circles she uses the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set.  Love it!  She adds a trio of very scrumptious-looking drinks from the Cocktail Mixer stamp and coordinating die set.  The overall effect is "Let's celebrate! 

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.

Inky Paws Challenge#204 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 the Challenge sketch with your NND products!

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

Amy Tollner uses these delightful cheeseburgers from the Buns Out stamp and coordinating die set and places them on the picnic table (retiring Hardwood stencil) complete with a red gingham table cloth (Gingham stencil). She adds her punny sentiment on a stitched circle using the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. A fabulous way to use the challenge sketch!

Eeek! Claire Lamb creates this delightful green & black Halloween card using images from the Franken-Newton stamps and coordinating die set. She adds the perfect sentiment on a scallop-edged heart using the Heart Frames die set. The polka-dotted paper is from A Dog's Life paper pad. Don't you love the added little heart with the stitches! So cute!

For even more Halloween fun, Crystal Minkler's card is filled with pumpkin cuteness! She uses the pumpkin paper from the Halloween Meows paper pad and combines it with the green & yellow striped paper. That cute little feline in her witches hat is from the Newton's Perfect Pumpkin stamp set as are the little Jack-o-lanterns. For her die cut elements, Crystal uses the Frames & Flags and the Circle Frames die set. Happy Meow-oween, indeed!

Danni Bindel is back with more feline fun. She pulls coordinating papers from A Cat's Life paper pad and adds two sweet orange tabbies from the Newton's Antics stamp and the coordinating die set. She adds the sentiment on a stitched circle using the Frames Squared die set. For her postage-edging, she uses the Framework die set. A purr-fect way to wish someone a happy day!

Debbie Owens designs a striking card using the Quatrefoil stencil. She adds colorful succulents (Succulent Garden stamp set) upon a black background for a dramatic touch. She adds her sentiment on a banner using the Frames & Flags die set. A bold, beautiful card!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, August 18,  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

Inky Paws Challenge #204

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a sketch challenge.

Use the Challenge Sketch with your NND products. 

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, August 18, 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! 

Amy Tollner finds the perfect mix of papers from the Spring Blooms paper pad to compliment her gorgeous butterflies from the Monarchs stamp and coordinating die set. She stamps her sentiment on the stitched circle using the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. 

Claire Lamb creates a trio of distressed circles using the Circle Frames die set. She then adds two cacti from the Cuppa Cactus stamps and coordinating die set for her star attractions.  She adds some glittery gold stripes that look like sand glittering in the hot, Southwest sun!

Crystal Minkler was inspired to create this darling holiday card. She selects nutcracker paper from the Christmas Time paper pad that compliments her trio of mice from the retiring The Nutcracker Squeak stamp set.  So cute!  For her circles, Crystal uses the Frames Squared die set.

Love cats?  Then you'll love Danni Bindel's card filled with all things cats!  For her layers, Danni pulls a trio of papers from the A Cat's Life paper pad. She creates scallop-edging using the Frames & Flags die set. For her circle, Danni uses the circular die from the Frames Squared die set. In one of her circles, she stamps the fun sentiment from the Cat-itude stamp set. Those sweet orange striped kitties were created using dies from the Cat Silhouette die set.  I think the sentiment says it all!

Debbie Owens was inspired to use stockings from the Holiday Stockings stamp (die cut using Stylish Stockings dies) for her trio of sketch elements. She then proceeds to place them on a mantle filled with boughs of holly (Pines & Holly die set). She places her sentiment (Newton's Christmas Kittens stamp set) on a banner (Frames & Flags die set). 

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 #203 Winners

 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

We loved all the different interpretations using these fun colors!

Inky Paws Challenge #203 Prize Winner!

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

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

Vicki showcases our margarita-lovin' feline from the Newton Loves Taco stamp and coordinating die set. Look closely and you'll spy some salt on the rim!  She sets her festive feline on fun designer papers created by repeatedly stamping the taco image on the blue card base and the happy birthday sentiment (retired Simply Sentimental stamp set) on the pink scallop-edged (Framework die set) paper. Vicki adds a bit of green with the strip of paper and the lime!  The overall effect is a fun, vibrant birthday card!

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

Inky Paws Challenge #203 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

We loved how Becca shows the challenge colors in such an understated way. By adding the heart layer with the colored butterflies from the Heartfelt Butterflies stamp above the full, black & white image, the butterflies look like they take flight upon being colored.  Wonderfully done, Becca!

Amy's FAVE

We loved Kristi H.'s water-colored background filled with those gorgeous hibiscus blooms! Kristi used the retiring Hibiscus die set and a sentiment from the retired Newton's Birthday Flutter stamp set. The CAS style and mix of colors make for a beautiful tropical card!

Claire's FAVE

Mugdha uses the challenge colors for this super fun party card!  She places our party-going Newton from the Newton Celebrates stamp and coordinating die set in a blue martini glass with pink and red confetti floating about. She adds a bit of green with the olive to complete this fantastic party scene! Anyone else want to party with this fellow?!

Crystal's FAVE

Danielle creates this darling slimline card using dies from the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set in combination with the Slimline Masking Circles & Squares stencil set. We love how she creates the pastel sky with the bold black palm trees (Palm Tree Line stencil).  With the trio of vintage vehicles from the Beach Bound stamp and coordinating die set, it looks like you've arrived at the beach for some summer fun!

Danni's FAVE

Marianne brings more savory drinks to the table using the Cocktail Mixer stamp and coordinating die set. We loved the big round "coasters" behind each drink, especially with splattering of ink for added texture.  The black embossed sentiments and enameled dots add the perfect touches to this fantastic card! Cheers!

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.