Happy July!

We have beachy colors to inspire you this month!

Pool Blue, Tangerine, Sunny Yellow, and White

You have until Friday, July 31, 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.

Bring the beach to your craft room with these bright & beachy colors! Send sunny smiles to a friend or create a cheerful birthday card. Any theme is welcome as long as the challenge colors are used.

Amy's party card features Newton Celebrates, Confetti, Banner Trio, Card Layout 4, and Cheerful Brights by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #sketchchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #nndstencils, #catcards, #cocktailcards, #celebratecards, #birthdaycards

Amy Tollner creates a fabulous celebratory card featuring our very happy feline from the Newton Celebrates stamp and coordinating die set. To create her card she uses the Card Layout 4 die with orange sparkly paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment for her layout design. She the used the Confetti stencil with the challenge colors to make the panels. Her last touch was to stamp the sentiment on a banner using the Banner Trio die set. Fabulous way to kick off this month's color challenge!

Claire's patriotic card features Newton's 4th of July, Happy 4th, Fireworks, and Land Borders by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #sketchchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndstencils, #catcards, #4thofjulycards, #patrioticcards

Claire Lamb's feline is celebrating something big....maybe the 250th birthday of the U.S.A.?! To create her firework backdrop, Claire uses the Fireworks stencil with the the Land Borders die set. And that festive feline is from the Newton's 4th of July stamp and coordinating die set. Claire pulls her sentiment from the Happy 4th stamp set. Hope our beloved Newton is careful with those sparklers!

Danni's summer-themed card features Aloha Newton, Framework, Sky Scene Builder, and Summertime by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #sketchchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers,#catcards, #summercards, #tropicalcards

Danni Bindel uses the new colors to create a sweet scene for her napping fur baby. Using papers from the Summertime paper pad with dies from the Framework die set, Danni designs her layout for the sweet kitty from the Aloha Newton stamp and coordinating die set. She stamps her sentiment on a cloud using the Sky Scene Builder die set. Pleasant dreams, Newton!

Debbie's card features Basic Frames, Cocktail Mixer, Frames & Tags, and A7 Frames & Banners by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #sketchchallenge, #nndstamps,#cocktailcards, #beachcards, #beveragecards

It looks like Debbie Owens is gearing up for happy hour! Deb uses the Basic Frames and the Frames & Tags die sets to create her two panels. She swipes some ink in the challenge colors across the top panel and then places a trio of cocktails from the Cocktail Mixer stamp set. She uses the tiny banner die from the A7 Frames & Banner die set for her sentiment. Is it 5 o'clock yet?!

Kelly's summer-themed card features Newton's Happy Meowr, Summertime, Heart Frames, and Basic Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #sketchchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #catcards, #summercards, #beachcards

Kelly Santi rounds up this week's inspiration with this delightful summer card. She selects this fun sky paper from the Summertime paper pad and die cuts it using the Heart Frames die set. She then places a sipping feline from the Newton's Happy Meowr stamp and coordinating die set a top her heart. She uses the Basic Frames die set to create the ticket for her sentiment. Looks like happy meowr has already started here!

Don't forget you have until Friday, July 31, 2026.

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Monday, July 6, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #254 Week 1

Happy July!

Here's some inspiration.