Come join us using these wonderful colors!

Use Cinnamon Red, Soft Pink, Lilac, and Buttercream White with your NND products!

You have until Friday, January 30, 2026 (Midnight, CST) to play along. Each DT member will pick a favorite project to showcase, AND one RANDOM entry will win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Design online shop! The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project.

Here's some inspiration.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Why not get an early start creating Valentine's cards for your loved ones using these sweet colors! Don't need Valentine's cards? No worry. These colors work wonderfully for thank-you, birthday, or congratulations! Let's see how the IPC team used them:

Claire's V-Day card showcases Coffee Delights and Valentine Word Trio by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #lovecards, #valentinescard, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards

Claire Lamb's delightful Valentine's card features the vertical stack of coffee mugs in the Coffee Delights stamps and coordinating die set. For her sentiment, she uses the Valentine Word Trio die set. She distresses a beautiful background for all her elements. A fantastic CAS card, Claire!

Danni's kitty card showcases Card Layout 4, Circle Frames, Lovely Hearts, Cat-itude, and Cat Silouttes by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #lovecards, #valentinescard, #catcards, #nndpaper

Danni Bindel designs her darling card using the Card Layout 4 die with heart-filled paper from the Lovely Hearts paper pad. She creates circles using the Circle Frames die set for her sentiment from the Cat-itude stamp set. Her final touches are the trio of kitties from the Cat Silhouette dies. What a purr-fect card for the feline-lovin' friend in your life!

Debbie's V-Day card features Valentine Postage Sampler, Love Cafe' Framework, and Tumbling Heart Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #lovecards, #valentinescard, #coffeecards, #coffeelovers

Debbie Owens designs this fun V-Day card with a coffee flair! She uses the Tumbling Heart stencil to distress her background and finishes by using the Framework die set for the postage-edging. She then uses the Love Cafe' stamp set with the little envelopes from the Valentine Postage Sampler stamp set. The overall effect is a wonderful card for someone who loves coffee!

Kelly's thank you card features Dainty Daisies, Christmas Basics, and Basic Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #thankyoucards,

Kelly Santi uses the challenge colors for a delightful thank you card. Kelly uses the Basic Frames die set to create her panels. That fun heart paper is from the Christmas Basics paper pad. She features some beautiful flowers using the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set. What a beautiful way to use the challenge colors!

Amy's V-Day card features Valentine Postage Sampler, Cat Silhouette, Love & Meows, and A2 Card Layout 2 by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #lovecards, #valentinescard, #catcards, #nndpaper

Amy Tollner creates her darling card using the A2 Card Layout 2 die with papers from the Love & Meows paper pad. She then combines images from the Valentine Postage Sampler stamp and coordinating die set with a couple of pink cats using the Cat Silhouette die set. Look closely and you'll see the sparkly pink collars using scraps from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. So much cuteness on this fabulous card!

Don't forget you have until January 30, 2026 to use these fabulous colors!

Happy New Year!

It's time to for our first 2026 Inky Paws Challenge!

Use Cinnamon Red, Soft Pink, Lilac, and Buttercream White with at least 1 NND product!

You have from Monday, January 5, 2026 to Friday, January 30, 2026 (Midnight, CST) to play along. Each DT member will pick a favorite project to showcase, AND one RANDOM entry will win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Design online shop! The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project.

Here's some inspiration.

Create a delicious Valentine Card using this yummy color combo. Color your stamped image using this color combo or find paper colors that match for a card filled with love. You can also use this color theme for winter, thank you, or birthday cards too!

Amy's coffee card features Coffee Delights, Newton Loves Coffee, Lovely Hearts, Heart Frames, A2 Card Layout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpaper, #coffeecards, #coffeelovers, #valentinescards

Amy Tollner creates a Valentine's card perfect for the coffee-lover in your life. She uses the A2 Card Layout die set to create her layout. She places some fun heart paper from the Lovely Hearts paper pad in the panels. She showcases the horizontal coffee image from the Coffee Delight stamp and coordinating die set and shades them with the challenge colors. She places her sentiment from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp set on a heart die cut using the Heart Frames die set.

Claire's winter card features Snowman Postage and Land Borders by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #inkblending, #snowmancards, #wintercards

Claire Lamb was inspired to create a winter sunrise (or sunset) card showcasing lots of darling snow people from the Snowman Postage Sampler stamp and coordinating die set. Claire uses the Land Borders die set to create her hilly landscape. Absolutely darling!

Dannie's coffee card features Coffee Delights, Lovely Hearts, A2 Card Layout, and Oval Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpaper, #coffeecards, #coffeelovers, #valentinescards

Danni Bindel was also inspired to create a coffee-themed card. Her layout was created using the A2 Card Layout die with papers from the Lovely Hearts paper pad. She uses the vertical coffee stack image from the Coffee Delight stamp and coordinating die set and places it on a vellum scalloped circle (Oval Frames die set). Love the neutral browns with the challenge colors!

Debbie's card features Lovely Hearts, Valentine Word Trio, Pastel Basics, Heart Frames, Valentine Postage Sampler, and Card Layout 5 by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpaper, #valentinescards

Debbie Owens creates a cute Valentine's card using the Card Layout 5 die for her card design. She, like her teammates, uses the Lovely Hearts paper pad for the panels. She then cuts a scallope-edged heart using the striped paper form the Pastel Basics paper pad and die from the Heart Frames die set. She uses the Valentine Word Trio die to create her sentiment. She adds the little envelope from the Valentine Postage Sampler stamp set and some red twine for her final touches.

(On a Break)

Kelly Santi

Don't forget you have until January 30, 2026 to use these fabulous colors!

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Monday, January 12, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #248 Week 2

Come join us using these wonderful colors!

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Monday, January 5, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #248 Week 1

Happy New Year!

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