It's a new month

which means a new challenge.

Use the sketch with your NND product(s)!

You have from Monday, February 2, 2026 to Friday, February 27, 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.

Go right to the edges of your card with this sketch! Try using multiple colors or patterned papers for this fun layout. The center spot is perfect for a sentiment, image, or both! Cards for any theme or occasion are welcome as long as they match the sketch. Let's see how the IPC team used this fun sketch!

Kelly's sweet card features Puppy's Bubble Tea, Basic Frames, Lovely Hearts, Love & Woofs, and Meowy Christmas by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #sketchchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #puppycards, #teacards,

Kelly Santi puts a create twist on the sketch. For this delightful card, Danni uses the Puppy's Bubble Tea stamp and coordinating die set with papers from the Lovely Hearts, the Love & Woofs, and the Meowy Christmas paper pads. She uses the Basic Frames die set to create all those stitched layers. Such a delightful card!

Amy's fun birthday card features Newton's Birthday Delights and Birthday Party by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #sketchchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #catcards, #birthdaycards

Amy Tollner is bringing on the bright colors that make for a brilliant birthday card. She uses the multi-scope ice cream cone from the Newton's Birthday Delights stamp and coordinating die set with a trio of birthday paper from the Birthday Party paper pad. So scrumptious!

Claire's taco Tuesday card features Newton Loves Tacos and Christmas Basics by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #sketchchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #catcards, #tacotuesday

Claire Lamb is ready for Taco Tuesday with this margarita-drinkin' feline from the Newton Loves Tacos stamp and coordinating die set! She pulls papers from the Christmas Basics paper pad to create her panels. The simplicity is purr-fect! Cheers!

Danni's birthday card features Dog Birthday Party, Birthday Woofs, Frames & Squared, and Framework by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #sketchchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #birthdaycards, #dogcards

Danni Bindel is also celebrating a birthday with bright, fun colors and featuring one of the puppies from the Dog Birthday Party stamp set! She uses lots of coordinating papers from the Birthday Woofs paper pad and die cuts them with dies from the Frames Squared and the Framework die set! Happy birthday, indeed!

Debbie's cat card features Petite Paw Prints, A Cat's Life, Cat-titude, and Cat Silhouettes by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #sketchchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #catcards,

Debbie Owens is sending some purr-fect wishes using papers from A Cat's Life paper pad. Peeking beneath her layers are some little paw prints using the Petite Paw Prints stencil. She showcases a sentiment from the Cat-titude stamp set. Her final touch is a black kitty using the Cat Silhouettes die set. A darling card for someone who loves cats!

Don't forget you have until Friday, February 27, 2026.

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

We loved seeing all the different ways you were inspired to use the challenge colors.

Inky Paws Challenge #248 Prize Winner!

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

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

Jenn's Valentine's Card features Newton's Book Club by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardmakingchallenge, #nndstamps, #catcards, #valentinescards

Jenn Borjeson creates a delightful Valentine's card filled with lots of hearts. She adds one of the darling felines from the Newton's Book Club stamp set for her focal point and adds a great sentiment for Valentine's Day!

Congrats to Jenn Borjeson! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at

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

Inky Paws Challenge #248 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

Jennifer K's Valentine's Day card features Puppy's Cookie Jar by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardmakingchallenge, #nndstamps, #valentinescard, #puppycards

Debbie really likes Jennifer K.'s CAS style featuring the cute canine from the Puppy's Cookie Jar stamp set. The added smiling face heart was a wonderful touch for a Valentine's Day card. Fabulously done!

Kelly's FAVE

Kathy's card features Bookmark II, Frames & Flags, Coffee Silhouettes, and Never Enough Books by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardmakingchallenge, #nndstamps, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards, #readingcards

Kelly loved how Kathy used card stock to create this beautiful stack of books. The added little coffee cup is a super cute touch. To create this fabulous card, Kathy used the Bookmark II, the Frames & Flags, Coffee Silhouettes die sets. She adds the perfect sentiment from the Never Enough Books stamp set. Wonderfully done!

Amy's FAVE

Amy loved the cute image and Priscilla's coloring of the image from the Holiday Post stamp and coordinating die set. Add in the paw print background using the Paw Prints stencil and the paw print embossing, Priscilla's card is filled with texture as well as holiday delight!

Claire's FAVE

Debbie's Valentine's Day card features Heart Frames and Newton's Antics by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardmakingchallenge, #nndstamps, #catcards, #valentinescards

Claire loves the card Debbie B. created by distressing her background and combining stamped images and little glitter stickers. To create her card, Debbie used images from the Newton's Antics stamp set and the Heart Frames die set. So sweet!

Danni's FAVE

Tracy's card features Bright Basics and Puppy's Reading List by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardmakingchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #puppycards

Danni loves the layout and fun embossing on Tracy's darling card. Tracy designed her card using paper form the Bright Basics paper pad and the puppy image from the Puppy's Reading List stamp and coordinating die set. Definitely a delightful 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.

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Monday, February 2, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #249 Week 1