Showing posts with label Autumn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Autumn. Show all posts

Monday, December 1, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #246 Winners

 

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 November Sketch.
Inky Paws Challenge #246 Winners; #newtonsnook, #inkypawschallenge



Inky Paws Challenge #246 Prize Winner!


We've chosen one RANDOM winner using random.org to receive 
a $20 Store Credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Mary's autumn card features Autumn Apples, Autumn, and Essential Tags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpaper, #autumncards, #fallcards
Mary M. Reiner autumn card is so cute with the mug of apple cider in the Autumn Apples stamp set. She combines it with a plaid paper from the Autumn paper pad. For her tag, she uses the big tag die in the Essential Tags Die set. A delightful card!

Congrats to Mary M. Reiner!  Don't forget to send us an e-mail at
 info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit! 

Inky Paws Challenge #246 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!

Claire's FAVE
Jacinda's card features Puppy's Bubble Tea by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #puppycards,
Jacinda's darling shaker tag caught Claire's eye. Combined with the little puppy from the Puppy's Bubble Tea stamp and coordinating die set and the fun mix of papers makes this such a darling card!

Danni's FAVE
Cat's autumn card features Autumn Mice by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #autumncard, #fallcard, #micecard
Danni really liked the embossing on Cat Craig's CAS card. The sheaf of wheat looks fabulous with the little mouse from the retired Autumn Mice stamp set. This is such a great interpretation of the sketch!

Debbie's FAVE
Meghan's Christmas card features Canine Christmas and Puppy's Cookie Jar by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpaper, #christmascards, #holidaycards, #dogcards, #puppycards
Debbie really likes how Meghan K. paper-pieced the cookie jar with the hounds tooth paper. Meghan combines lots of fun papers from the Canine Christmas paper pad and uses the little canine from the Puppy's Cookie Jar stamp set to make this festively fun holiday card!

Kelly's FAVE
Tracie's birthday card features Sky High Celebrations, Bookmark, Birthday Party, and Frames & Tags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpaper, #birthdaycards, #puppycards, #catcards
Kelly loved how Tracie C. made a slimline card using the sketch, and that the tag is a bookmark (Bookmark die)!  How clever!  Tracie also wonderfully colored the sweet image from the Sky High Celebrations stamp and coordinating die set. Those cute critters look great with the papers from the Birthday Party paper pad. She also used the Frames & Tags die set for the sentiment. A darling way to send birthday wishes!

Amy's FAVE
Irene's card features Frames & Tags and Newton Dreams of New York by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #nndstamps, #catcards, #newyorkcards
Amy loved Newton with his big red apple! Irene used the retired Newton Dreams New York stamp set to create this wonderful card! He is looking so good on his little tag created using a die from the Frames & Tags die set. Her stamped collage of images makes for a wonderful stripe!  Such a darling CAS 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.

Monday, November 10, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #246 Week 2

 

It's the second week of November!

Let's get Sketchy!
Inky Paws Challenge #246-November 2025 Sketch; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #sketchchallenge
You have until November 28, 2025 to get creative with your NND products using this fab sketch!

You have from Monday, November 3, 2025 to Friday, November 28, 2025 (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.  

This month's sketch is super fun with the tag element!  The possibilities are endless. Let's check out how the IPC team used the sketch!  We are super excited to have Kelly joining our team, too!

Debbie's Thanksgiving card features Newton's Thanksgiving, Autumn Woofs, Autumn, Tags Essential, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #nndstamps, #nndpaperpads, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #nnddies, #thanksgivingcards, #autumncards, #piecards, #pumpkinpie
Debbie Owens is showcasing this chubby feline from the Newton's Thanksgiving stamp set. Looks like this little guy has eaten a bit too much pumpkin pie!  To create her card, Debbie uses the Tags Essential and the Frames & Flags die sets with papers from the Autumn and the Autumn Woofs.   Too cute!

Kelly's Christmas card features Sky High Celebrations, A2 Card Layout 2, and Christmas Party by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #nndstamps, #nndpaperpads, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #christmascards, #holidaycards, #puppycards, #catcards
Kelly Santi creates this super vibrant Christmas card! That mountain of presents with the trio of curious critters is from the Sky High Celebrations stamp and coordinating die set. Kelly uses the A2 Card Layout 2 Die and papers from the Christmas Party paper pad.  A super fun way to use this darling stamp set!

Amy's Christmas card features Holiday Haul, Christmas Time, Frames & Flags, Essential Tags, and A7 Frames & Banners by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #nndstamps, #nndpaperpads, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #christmascards, #holidaycards,
Looks like Amy Tollner has been doing a lot of holiday shopping ! She uses the Holiday Haul stamp and coordinating die set with papers from the Christmas Time paper pad for her darling card! In addition, she uses dies from the Frames & Flags, the Essential Tags, and the A7 Frames & Banners die sets!  Has anyone started their holiday shopping yet?

Claire's autumn card features Essential Tags, Autumn Fields, and Autumn by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #nndstamps, #nndpaperpads, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #autumncards, #fallcards, #scarecrowcards
Claire Lamb is celebrating the beauty of fall with the delightful scarecrow from the Autumn Fields stamp and coordinating die set. She uses brown and golden yellow papers from the Autumn paper pad as well as the Essential Tags die set.  What a beautiful fall scene!

Danni's coffee card features Autumn, Circle Frames, Autumn Coffees, Frames & Flags, Fancy Edges Tags, and Gift Builder by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #nndstamps, #nndpaperpads, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #coffee_crafters, #coffeelovers, #autumncards, #coffeecards
Danni Bindel is celebrating fall with some pumpkin spice coffee drinks!  Her card features drinks from the Autumn Coffee stamp set with papers from the Autumn paper pad. Danni also used a variety of dies from the Circle Frames, the Frames & Flags, the Fancy Edges Tag, and the Gift Builder die sets to create her different layers!  Cheers to pumpkin spice season!

Don't forget you now have until November 28, 2025 to get 
creative with the this sketch!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Monday, September 29, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #244 Winners

 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last
Inky Paws Challenge!

We loved seeing all your Fall and Halloween projects!


Inky Paws Challenge #244 Prize Winner!


We've chosen one RANDOM winner using random.org to receive 
a $20 Store Credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Donna's Halloween card features Newton's Boo-tiful Night and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #halloweencards, #catcards
Donna is our lucky winner with this delightful card featuring this festive image from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set. She adds a fun starry pattern paper die cut using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set. Congrats!

Congrats to Donna!  Don't forget to send us an e-mail at
 info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit! 

Inky Paws Challenge #244 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
Jenn's Halloween card features Count Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #halloweencards, #catcards, #countnewton
Jenn Borjeson's amazing background caught Deb's eye. This fun background adds a nice spookily cute setting for her feline in his coffin. This little fellow is from the Count Newton stamp set. The added bats and spidery gate add to the spooky vibe of the card!

Amy's FAVE
Meghan's coffee card features Pumpkin Latte, Autumn, and Frames Squared by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards, #pumpkinspice, #autumncards, #fallcards
Amy loves Megham K.'s coloring and mix of papers on her pumpkin-spice card!  Meghan uses the retired Pumpkin Latte stamp set with papers from the Autumn paper pad. She also uses the pointed-square from the Frames Squared die set. A wonderfully designed autumn card!

Claire's FAVE
Mindy's fall card features Frames & Flags and Fall Harvest by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #fallcards, #autumncards, #catcards
Mindy Finnegan's watercolored background caught Claire's eye and with the trio of baskets from the Fall Harvest stamp and coordinating die set, Mindy's card couldn't be cuter! She creates a scallop edging using a die from the Frames & Flags die set. Such a darling card!

Crystal's FAVE
Sabra's fall card features Newton's Harvest Time and Autumn by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #autumncards, #fallcards, #catcards
Sabra Gerdes caught the eye of Crystal with her amazing mix of papers from the Autumn paper pad and her fun framing of the sentiment. Sabra colors the wheelbarrow and feline from the Newton's Harvest Time stamp and coordinating die set amazingly. Such a wonderful autumn card!

Danni's FAVE
Donna's Halloween card features Newton's Boo-tiful Night and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #halloweencards, #catcards
Donna is not only our lucky winner, but also Danni's FAVE! Her gorgeous teal background is just purr-fect for the black feline and his trio of Jack-'o'-lanterns from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set. She adds a starry background paper which is die-cut using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set. Such a wonderfully designed 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.


The IPC Design Team will be on Fall Break from September 29, 2025 - October 3, 2025.  
We will be back on October 6, 2025 with a new challenge!



Monday, September 15, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #244 Week 3

 

 Our September Challenge Continues. 

Have you enter your project(s) yet? 



Be sure to link up your Fall and/or Halloween projects by September 26, 2025!
  Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project. 

Here's some inspiration.  

Fall is quickly approaching! This month's challenge is a perfect way to whip up fall and Halloween cards while having a chance to win a store credit to NND!  Need some inspiration?  Let's check out this week's card by the IPC team!

Claire's Halloween card features Candy Corn, Candy Corn Newton, and Basic Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #halloweencards, #catcards,
Claire Lamb's card will have you hankering for a handful of candy corn! She uses the Candy Corn stamp set to create her background for her sweet feline from the Candy Corn Newton stamp and coordinating die set. She uses the rectangle die from the Basic Frames die set to create her stiched panel. Such a sweet and delicous card!

Crystal's Halloween card features Newton's Boo-tiful Night, Spiderweb Oval, Oval Frames, and Halloween Party by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #catcards, #halloweencards, #cardchallenge
Crystal Minkler creates a spookily cute card featuring the towering pumpkins and feline from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp and coordinating die set. She frames them with cobwebs from the Spiderweb Oval stamp set and places them in a oval window using the Oval Frames die set. She showcases everything with the pink, black, and orange argyle paper from the Halloween Party paper pad. Everything adds up to total cuteness to celebrate Halloween!

Danni's Halloween card features Halloween Meows, Frames & Tags, Basic Frames, and Ghostly Good Times by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #halloweencards, #ghostcards
Danni Bindel has designed a spooky card filled with ghosts!  She creates her spooky background using the ghost paper from the Halloween Meows paper pad with dies from the Frames & Tags and the Basic Frames die set. She then adds some glowing florescent ghosts from the Ghostly Good Times stamp and coordinating die set. Don't you just love that the ghosts are a canine and feline? 

Debbie's autumn card features Basic Frames, Leaf Splendor, Autumn, Autumn Papers, and Fall Harvest by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #autumncards, #fallcards, #puppycards, #dogcards
Debbie Owens goes with an autumn theme with the playful pup from the Fall Harvest stamp set. She adheres him to a panel with scrap papers from the Autumn Meows and the Autumn paper pads. She uses the Basic Frames die set for her layers and adds a strip of autumn paper to her card base ( Autumn paper pad). Her sentiment comes from the Leaf Splendor stamp set. A wonderful way to use up those little scraps while adding lots of autumn colors!

Amy Halloween card features Batty Newton, Haunted House, Halloween Party, and Card Layout 4 by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards, #catcards, #cardmakingideas
Amy Tollner is showcasing our little flying Newton from the Batty Newton stamp and coordinating die set. He is flapping above a spooky house (Haunted House die) against a star-filled sky created using paper from the Halloween Party paper pad with the Card Layout 4 die. A wonderfully spooky scene!


Don't forget you now have until September 26, 2025 to get 
creative with the theme-Halloween or Fall. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Monday, September 8, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #244 Week 2

 

We are in week 2 of our September Challenge.   



 This month we challenge you to make either a Halloween or Fall card.  You can enter up to 4 times, so why not make a couple of each!


You until Friday, September 26, 2025 (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.  

Halloween or Fall cards can be used for many other occasions. Maybe a Halloween birthday card? Or possibly a missing you fall card. There are so many options. This week the IPC team went with lots of autumn cards with one spooky Halloween card for extra fun!

Amy's card features Autumn Apples, Autumn Meows, Fractured Card Layout, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards, #applecards
Amy Tollner is getting us ready for some yummy apple treats. She combines paper from the Autumn Meows paper pad using the Fractured Card Layout die . Her yummy treats are from the Autumn Apples stamp and coordinating die set. She embosses a sentiment on a banner created with the Frames & Flags die set. A caramel apple is sounding so good right now!

Claire's Halloween card features Count Newton, Frames & Tags, and Autumn Basics  by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards, #catcards
Claire Lamb creates a dark, spookily cute card using the Count Newton stamps and coordinating die set. She uses the Frames & Tags die set to arrange her images with a polka dotted background using paper from the Autumn Basics paper pad.  Such a cute card!

Crystal's card features Cozy Home, Autumn, and Card Layout 3 by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards,
Crystal Minkler creates such a warm, cozy scene using lots of papers from the Autumn paper pad with the Card Layout 3 die. She uses lots of images from the Cozy Home stamp and coordinating die set to create her fun scene!  Just lovin' that burnt orange chair!

Danni's card features Harvest Haul, Autumn, and Framework by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards,
Danni Bindel uses brightly colored papers from the Autumn paper pad. She die cuts her layers using the Framework die set.  Her showpiece is her gray vintage truck from the Harvest Haul stamp and coordinating die set.  Anyone else ready to enjoy the colors of fall?

Debbie's card features Fall Roundabout, Paw-tumn Newton, Banner Trio, Autumn Meows, and Autumn Woofs by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards, #catcards
Debbie Owens features lots of fun papers selected from the Autumn Meows and Autumns Woofs paper pads. She showcases the furry feline from the Paw-tumn Newton stamp set with a sentiment from the Fall Roundabout stamp set with a polka dotted banner using the Banner Trio die set. A super fun way to show gratitude towards a loved one!

Don't forget you now have until September 26, 2025 to get create a Halloween or Fall card! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter