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