Monday, June 1, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #253 Week 1

Happy June!

We are celebrating friends this month!

You have until Friday, June 26, 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.

Send a card to a friend! For this challenge, create a card to let a friend know you are thinking of them. Use your favorite colors and stamped images to create a frienship card for any season. Get well and encouragement cards are also allowed for this challenge theme.

Claire's coffee card features Newton Loves Coffee by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #coffeecards, #coffeelovers, #coffee_crafts

Claire Lamb uses a trio of felines from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp die to create this delightful card! Her wonderfully designed card showcases her amazing coloring and distressing skills! Great job!

Danni's floral card features Dainty Daisies, Banner Trio, A2 Card Layout 2, and Bright Basics by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #floralcards, #springcards, #springcards

Danni Bindel creates a striking backdrop using the blue striped paper from the Bright Basics paper pad and adding a yellow dotted frame border using the A2 Card Layout 2 die. She places her spring of daisies from the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set atop it with her sentiment on a banner using the Banner Trio die set. So bright and cheerful!

Debbie's tea card features Pug Hugs, Puppy's Bubble Tea, Bubbly, Frames & Flags, and Circle Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #coffee_crafts, #friendcards, #teacards, #puppycards

Debbie Owens creates a wonderful and bubbly card using the Bubbly stencil with the cute little puppy from the Puppy's Bubble Tea stamp set. She also adds a little bow from the Pug Hugs stamp set and dies from the Frames & Flags and the Circle Frames die sets. The shades of purples with the splash of lime green is a fun color combo!

Kelly's coffee card features Newton Loves Coffee, Coffee Shop, and Card Layout 6 by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #coffeecards, #coffee_crafts, #catcards, #friendcards

Kelly Santi creates such a cute, caffeinated coffee card using papers from the Coffee Shop paper pad with the Card Layout 6 die. She features our beloved Newton from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp and coordinating die set. Hope he doesn't over-caffeinate with all those lattes!

Amy's pizza card features Card Layout 5, Frames & Flags, Bright Basics, and Newton Loves Pizza by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #friendcards, #pizzacards

Amy Tollner is showcasing our pizza-lovin' feline from the Newton Loves Pizza stamp and coordinating die set. She pairs him with fun papers from the Bright Basics paper pad and the Card Layout 5 die. For her sentiment, she uses the Frames & Flags die set. So cute!

Don't forget you have until Friday, June 26, 2026.

Inky Paws Challenge #252 Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

We loved seeing all your creative projects using the sketch.

Inky Paws Challenge #252 Prize Winner!

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

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

Crystal's card features Puppy's Reading List by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #puppycards

Crystal Irwin delightful card featuring the studious canine from the Puppy's Reading List stamp set is just so cute! Crystal adds lots of details, such as the stitching, prints, colored jute, that add so much texture to her sweet card!

Congrats to Crystal Irwin! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at

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

Inky Paws Challenge #252 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!

Danni's FAVE

Arlene's card features Cocktail Mixer by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #cocktailcards

Danni loves the bold striking colors of Arlene's card featuring the margarita image from the Cocktail Mixer stamp set. That delicious-looking drink really stands out! Cheers!

Debbie's FAVE

Kristi's card features Newton's Kitchen by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #catcards,

Debbie loved the clean crispness of Kristi H.'s card featuring the chef Newton from the retired Newton's Kitchen stamp set. The combination of papers gives her card an elegant-restaurant vibe. Wonderfully done!

Kelly's FAVE

Carrianne's card Love & Meows and Smitten Kittens features by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #kittencards

Kelly loves Carrianne Banul's cute design and lovely color combo. Carrianne uses the retired Smitten Kittens stamp set with a fabulous selection of papers from the Love & Meows paper pad. Such a wonderfully designed card!

Amy's FAVE

Sabra's card features Umbrella Pals, Springtime, and Birthday Party by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers,

Amy loved Sabra Gerdes's darling umbrellas from the retired Umbrella Pals stamp and coordinating die set. In addition, Sabra mixes and matches papers from the Springtime and the Birthday Party paper pads to create this bright, fun card!

Claire's FAVE

Tracie's card features Chicken Scratches by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #chickencards

Claire loves how Tracie paired the trio of chickens from the retired Chicken Scratches stamp set with the fence. In addition, the paper selection has such a country vibe. Such a darling 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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