Inky Paws Challenge #172

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a

Theme Challenge

Use the theme--Birthday

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20 store credit to our Newton's Nook Design online shop! We will also highlight our favorites from each challenge the following Monday so all entries have a chance to be featured on this blog! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, May 6, 2022 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. 

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky? Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project. 

Here's some inspiration!

Need to get inspired? See what our Inspiration Team created with this challenge! 

Diane Morales serves up birthday greetings straight from the barnyard!  Set on an oval card base (Oval Frames die set), Diane adds floating pink balloons in her pink sky (Balloon stencil set)! She then adds her landscape using the Land Borders die set. She adds a trio of farm critters from the Oink stamp and die set, Moo stamp and die set, and Bleat stamp and die set all decked out in their birthday hats!  What a way to celebrate someone's special day!

Sue T. gets her birthday party started by die cutting her embossed background with the postage-edged die from the Framework die set. She then layers on a rainbow-colored tiered cake from the Newton Loves Cake stamp and die set. She stamps her sentiment in a speech bubble (Speech Bubbles die set) and sprinkles some gems on for a bit of glam!  Time to slice that cake!

Amy Tollner's slimline card is filled to the top with birthday cuteness!  Beginning with big, fluffy clouds (Clouds stencil), Amy adds a trio of colorful balloons (Fabulous Frenchies stamp and die set) floating above her playful kittens from the Newton's Blooms stamp and die set.  Look closely and you'll spy a little ladybug enjoying the fresh, green grass die cut using the Land Borders die set.  Her entire scene has been die cut using the scallop-edged frame die from the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set.  If that wasn't enough cuteness, Amy adds a bumblebee and a duo of butterflies!  

Claire Lamb begins with white confetti (Confetti stencil) on her white card base. She adds a peach distressed layer on which Newton from the Newton's Cupcake stamp and die set is looking quite happy with his buttercream-frosted chocolate cupcake in its dark peach polka-dotted cake liner!  Do you think Newton will be willing to share? 😺

 Debbie Owens uses a kitten from the Smitten Kittens stamp set with a birthday hat from the Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set. She places him on festive circles die cut using the Circle Frames die set on which she has stamped the image from the Birthday Roundabout stamp set on one. She stamps "It's your day!" on a banner from the Banner Trio die set. The "Celebrate" sentiment is from the Birthday Essentials stamp set. Super festive!

Use the challenge theme--Birthday

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #121

This biweekly challenge is a:

Theme Challenge

Create a project using the theme--Birthday.

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20 store credit to our Newton's Nook Design online shop! We will also highlight our favorites from each challenge the following Monday so all entries have a chance to be featured on this blog! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along.  Deadline to enter is Friday, April 24, 2020, at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. 

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky? Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project. Remember you can only link up 3 different projects to be eligible for the prize. 

Here's some inspiration!

Need to get inspired? See what our Inspiration Team created with this challenge!   

 Want to hold a Zoom birthday party?   Debbie Owens shows how to capture the Zoom spirit using a plethora of Newton images.  Starting at the top left, you will spy Newton from the Newton Rides West stamp set with a flirty feline from the Newton's Perfect Wave stamp set to the right.  Those little palm trees are from the Paradise Palms stamp set. Moving to the next row, you'll see Newton from the Newton Celebrates stamp set giving a birthday toast.  For a bit of musical entertainment, there's a feline from the Aloha Newton stamp set. On the bottom row, you'll see a British kitty from the Newton Dreams of London stamp set.  Finally, there's a furry friend from the Newton Dreams of New York stamp set. With the whole gang together, how could you not have fun at this virtual birthday party?

Diane Morales splashes a bit of blue water coloring on her card to create her ocean scene. She uses the Scuba Newton stamp and die set to add coral, seaweed, and fish for Newton to enjoy as he swims by to wish someone a happy birthday! Such a fun way to celebrate a birthday while still social distancing!

Sue T. use of sparkly gold paper provides the perfect elegant accents for her birthday card. Using the Bubbly stencil, she adds some golden bubbles as the cork is popped off the champagne bottle from the Wine A Little stamp set.  Sue does a bit of fussy cutting from the kitty the Newton Loves Cake stamp set.  Instead of enjoying a layered cake, this feline goes for a more sophisticated way to celebrate!  She adds a golden cheers die cut using a sentiment from the Cocktail Mixer die set.  Cheers!

 Becky Noelle creates this amazing card using a clear card base and deco-foiling balloons from the Balloon stencil in a rainbow of colors!  She adds the playful pooch from the Paw-some Birthday stamp and die set with his tall stack of presents worthy of anyone celebrating a special birthday!  

Crystal Komara uses complementary colors, purple and yellow, that will definitely brighten someone's special day!  For her background she adds shades of purples as well as little puppy prints using the Say Woof stamp set. She adds yellow grass with more fun prints. She adds two sweet puppies from the Fabulous Frenchies stamp and die set. Don't you just love those little party hats and the bow tie?  The big balloon shaker uses the Balloon Shaker die set. The purple sentiments inside come from the Birthday Essentials stamp set and the Paw-some Birthday stamp set.  A bright and brilliant card!  

Create a project using a Birthday Theme!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #113 Reminder

Hoping everyone is enjoying the holiday season!  
There's still time to link up a project for the current Inky Paws Challenge!

Here'a a refresher.

Color Challenge

Create a project using the colors 

Lime Green, Teal, Blue and Silver.

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge:

Diane Morales is ready to bring in the New Year with this festive card. She uses the Balloon Stencil to create her background and adds silver bubbles using the Newton's New Year stamp set.  Guess who is making all those bubbles?  Of course, it's the lovable Newton from the Newton's New Year stamp and die set!  Diane then stamps the 'cheers' sentiment on a mini-banner which was die cut using the Frames & Flags die set. 

Sue T.  slips in one more festive Christmas card using the challenge colors. She makes several layers using the Frames & Flags die set. Her light blue polka-dotted paper, adds a nice splash of color. She then repeatedly die cuts the 'Merry' sentiment from the Holiday Greetings die in the challenge colors. After vertically aligning the sentiments, she then stamps the 'Christmas' sentiment from the Sentiments of the Season stamp set. For her focal image, she adds the package-laden lady from the  Christmas Haul stamp and die set. She adds dimensional tape to make her pop off the card!

Bobbi Lemanski creates a perfect tropical setting for her darling toucans to celebrate! Using the Toucan Party stamp and die set, Bobbi colors the birds in the challenge colors. She also uses the leaf stamp from this set and stamps the edges with it.  With her amazing drawing skills, she hand draws grass and brush to add depth and texture.  Using the Cocktail Mixer stamp and die set, Bobbi has her toucans enjoying a nice drink. She also die cuts the 'Cheers' sentiment for her final touch. 

 Debbie Owens brings out the foil card stock to create her magical scene. Using the Frames & Flags die set, she creates her scalloped blue background. She uses alcohol inks to create a green and silver paper from which she die cuts trees (Forest Scene Builder die set) and hills (Land Borders die set). Again using both die sets, she adds a silver tree and silver ground. For her main attraction, she colors the trio of penguins from the Penguin Pile stamp set and pops them up with dimensional foam tape. The fun sentiment is from the Newton's Toboggan stamp set. 

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, January 3, 2020 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - view all the entries and see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here!