Inky Paws Challenge #234-Week 3

 

  Welcome to week 3 of our 

Monthly 

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of November

we have a versatile sketch to use!

You have two more weeks to get creative with this sketch and your NND products!

You have from November 4, 2024 to Friday, November 29, 2024 (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.  

The IPC design team has come up with some darling cards with several different themes. From caffeniated cuteness to farmyard fun, this sketch can be used for any occassion!  What will you create?  We can't wait to see!

Crystal Minkler creates this colorful, caffeinated, cat card that will definitely perk up someone's day! She uses the full-panel image from the Caffeinated Cats stamp set and pairs it up with darling paper from the A Cat's Life paper pad.  So bright and cheerful!

Danni Bindel also used bright, cheerful colors for her birthday card! She combines several pattern papers from the Farmyard and uses the Frames & Flags die set to create her scallop edging. She adds two sweet sheep from the Baa stamp and coordinating die set.  She adds some clouds and a little heart using dies from the Sky Scene Builder and the Circle Frames die sets!  A sweet way to send baa-lated birthday wishes!

Debbie Owens was also inspired to create a birthday card. She goes with doggies from the Birthday Barks stamp set. She pulls coordinating paper from the Birthday Woofs paper pad and colors her puppies similarly as those on the paper. She uses the Basic Frames die set to create her vellum panel and little day!  Let's paw-ty, indeed!

Amy Tollner is rocking the autumn cards this month! This week she uses the amazing image from the Paw-tumn Newton stamp and coordinating die set and colors it so cutely!  For her center panel, she adds tree rings using the Tree Rings stencil and uses the scallop-edged die using the Framework die set. Her scattering of leaves adds such a pretty fall-flair!

Claire Lamb was inspired to use our darling Newton from the Farmer Newton stamp and coordinating die set. She distresses a serene backdrop and uses the stitched die from the Basic Frames die set. The black and white gingham paper from the Farmyard perfectly compliments the farming theme!  

Don't forget you have now have 2 more weeks to get creative with this sketch!

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Inky Paws Challenge Reminder #224

  

Don't forget - 
There's still time to play along with our 

latest Inky Paws Challenge!

  

Have you had a chance to make a card for our latest Inky Paws Challenge? 

Here's a refresher.

Use the challenge colors-Posy Pink, Sunny Yellow, Grass Green, and White. 

Today I'm sharing some more inspiration for our current challenge! 

Amy Tollner's coffee-themed card is filled with the cutest cats! This fun image is from the Caffeinated Cats stamp set. Amy creates multiple layers using papers from the Pastel Basics paper pad and cut using dies from the Basic Frames and the Frames & Tags die sets. She adds an embossed sentiment on a banner using the Frames & Flags die set. So much caffeinated cuteness!



Claire Lamb showcases the vintage truck from the Spring Haul stamp and coordinating die set. She sets her green vehicle on green grass using the Land Borders die set. Her distressed sky is set on a stitched panel die cut using the Basic Frames die set. Such a pretty spring scene!


Crystal Minkler's cheerful card is sure to brighten someone's rainy day. She pulls coordinating papers from the Spring Blooms paper pad with the central panel with the scalloped edges cut using the Framework die set. Enjoying a nice spring shower is the little puppy from the Rainy Day Doxie stamp and coordinating die set. Her sentiment was stamped on a banner using the Frames & Tags die set. A delighful card!




Danni Bindel's pink flamingo card will be sure to tickle you pink! She showcases the Flamingo Oval stamp set with a white scalloped edging using a die from the Oval Frames die set. The tropical leaves paper from the Summertime paper pad also has scallop edging using a die from the Frames & Flags die set. Such a cute card!


Debbie Owens was also inspired to use the challenge colors with those pink flamingos from the Flamingo Oval stamp set. She, too, adds a white scallop edging using a die from the Oval Frames die set. For her background, she adds lots of tropical leaves using the Tropical Leaves stencil. For a nice twist, Deb adds a scrumptious-looking cocktail using a drink from the Cocktail Mixer stamp set. A great way to celebrate the beginning of summer!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, June 7,  2024 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #215

 

  Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a color challenge.

Use the challenge theme--Pink, Teal, Ice Blue, Cookie Dough Brown with your NND products. 

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, February 2, 2024 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! 

Claire Lamb uses the challenge colors to create a serene, wintry forest scene. Her trees and pink birds were created using the Forest Scene Builder die set. For her snowy hills, she uses the Land Borders die set. She finishes with a sentiment from the Scandi Christmas die set. A beautiful scene!




Crystal Minkler uses the Caffeinated Cats stamp set and spotlights a few of the kitties using the Circle Frames die set. Her panel was die cut using the Framework die set to create the postage edging. So pretty and creative!



Danni Bindel showcases papers from the Love & Woofs paper pad using the Heart Frames and the Frames & Flags die set to create the many layers. She then features the darling puppy from the Puppy Heart stamp set. All those fun patterns make for such a playful Valentine's card!



Debbie Owens also features a Valentine's card. For her background, she uses the Tumbling Hearts stencil. She makes a jar using the Jar Hot Foil Plate & Die and fills it with converstation hearts using the Candy Heart stamp set. She pulls a sentiment from the Love & Chocolate stamp set. A super sweet card!




Need a mid-day pick up? Amy Tollner's coffee-themed cards is packed full of caffeinated cuteness! She creates her scallop-edged panel (Frames & Flags die set) using the Mugs Stencil. She creates her scallop-edged heart using the Heart Frames die set and stamps the Heartfelt Coffee heart-shaped image. She colors all those mugs and cups using the challenge colors. Her sentiment is placed on a banner using the Banner Trio die set.

Use the challenge colors with your Newton's Nook Designs products.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #189

  

   Happy New Year and welcome to another year of  Inky Paws Challenges!

Today, we have a super fun sketch to get 

your creativity started for 2023!

Use the above sketch using products from Newton's Nook Designs.

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, January 20, 2023 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! 

Amy Tollner pairs Franken-Newton and his bride from the Franken-Newton stamp and die set with papers from the Love & Meows paper pad. What a wonderful marriage of products!  To finish her card, Amy uses dies from the Heart Frames and the Frames & Flags die sets.  So much cuteness!

Claire Lamb is bringing us some brightly colored blooms using the Flower Trio die set.  She embosses sentiments from the Heartfelt Blooms stamp set onto purple banners that were die cut using the Banner Trio die set. These bright colors are sure to brighten up anyone's day!

Debbie Owens changes the orientation of the sketch for her caffeinated card.  She sparingly colors the image from the Caffeinated Cats stamp set and adds banners in shades of brown. On her heart element, she stamps the sentiment and coffee-themed accents using images from the Time for Coffee stamp set. Who could resist this cat & coffee card?

Like teammate Amy, Diane Morales is inspired to use the Franken-Newton stamp and die set for this frighteningly adorable card! Diane also uses the Love & Meows paper pad along with the blue-striped paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad.  The scallop-edged heart was created using the Heart Frames die set.  Adorable!

Use the challenge sketch with your Newton's Nook Designs Products!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #175 Winners

 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

This Biweekly Challenge was a Theme Challenge!

Inky Paws Challenge #175 Prize Winner!

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

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

Melanie creates a super CAS one-layer card featuring the two kittens from the Newton's Blooms stamp set.  The texture edging and shadow beneath the pot add depth to this super cute card!  

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

Inky Paws Challenge #175 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

Lori paints an a-meow-zing card with all those coffee mugs in beautiful shades of blue. She uses the ever fun image from the Caffeinated Cats stamp set.  Aren't those kittens the cutest?

Debbie's FAVE

Jennifer combines the Argyle stencil set with a little robot from the Love Bots stamp set. I can just imagine the robot rolling around making those "scuff" marks on the floor!  So fun!

Diane's FAVE

Debbie does some amazing masking to create all seven, yes seven, piglets from the Oink stamp set on her slimline card!  Plus she adds all those puffy clouds using the Clouds Stencil.  Just love how those little pigs are "hamming" it!

Sue's FAVE

Sandi's splatters of blue, pink, and gray make a darling setting for our beloved Newton from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp set to enjoy his latte!  A super fun one-layer card!

Amy's FAVE

Amy creates layers of branches for all her darling toucans from the Toucan Party (retiring) stamp set to perch on.  Her bold colors and added shimmer makes for an adorable one layer 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.

Inky Paws Challenge #142 Reminder

 

Don't forget - 

There's still time to play along with our latest Inky Paws Challenge!

Have you had a chance to make a card for our latest Inky Paws Challenge? 

Here'a a refresher.

Create a project using watercolors!

Today I'm sharing some more inspiration for our current challenge! 

Diane Morales heat embosses the full-front image from the Caffeinated Cats stamp set in white and uses a trio of watercolors to create a colorful backdrop.  She uses the scallop-edged frame die from the Frames & Flags die set. For her center piece she die cuts a scalloped circle using the Circle Frames die set and adds the darling tea-lovin' kitty from the Newton's Mug stamp and die set. The white embossed sentiment really stands out against the red mug!  Tea-riffic!

 

Sue T. uses her water colors to create layers of clouds from the Sky Borders die in the pattern of a rainbow!  This colorful setting is perfect for her darling unicorn from the Believe in Unicorns stamp and die set to play amid!  Unicorns and rainbows make for a magical combination!

Amy Tollner's brilliant and bold watercolor background is truly amazing!  She adds glittery stars and specks of gold to turn her sky into the Milky Way.  She adds three images from the Cosmic Newton stamp set and cuts using the coordinating die set. Doesn't Newton look spectacular in his green spaceship while his friend spies on the astronaut floating through space?  By using the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set, Amy is able to capture the full scene grounded by using the Land Borders die set.  

Claire Lamb's splash of bright yellow watercolors is a perfect backdrop for this hungry kitten looking for a snack.  That naughty kitten is from the Newtons' Picnic stamp set and cut using the coordinating die set.  Claire's fabulous coloring and the addition of those little ants makes for a bright, fun card!  Dig in, indeed!

 Debbie Owens brings us a tropical delight beginning by using watercolors with the Waves stencil for a watery effect. She then die cuts using the Sea Borders die set to create some waves for the sweet whale from the Tides of Love stamp set.  In the background, she has created a sunset using watercolors with the silhouette of an island and palm trees from the Paradise of Palms stamp set in the background. She uses the small, scallop-edged die from the Framework die set from Kraft card stock to frame her scene.  A sweet way to send some love!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, February 26, 2021 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! 

Inky Paws Challenge #141

  Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This week is a sketch challenge!

Sketch Challenge

Sketch Challenge--Use the above sketch 

with your Newton's Nook products!

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, February 12, 2021 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! 

 Debbie Owens' card looks like a box full of chocolates!  Her glittery coppery background die cut using the Frames & Flags die set showcases the newly released Heartfelt Love stamp set die cut using the scallop-edged die from the Heart Frames die set. She shades the little hearts in shades of browns and caramels.  She adds a bit of Glossy Accents to add some shine to the chocolates. She adds a light tan crimped strip with a brown ribbon and bow. For her little sash across the heart, she combines sentiments from the Heartfelt Love and the Love & Chocolate stamp sets.  Delicious!

Diane Morales designs a fun Valentine's card showcasing the octopus from the Tides of Love stamp and coordinating die set. She creates a watery backdrop using the Bubbly stencil. She die cuts this in a heart shape.  She adds the sentiment embossed in white on a black card stock strip and a trio of pink hearts.  All of this sits atop a fun white paper with vertical black stripes  Punny and playful!

Sue T.'s sweet card combines love with some wintry fun!  She places a white heart-shaped doily atop a kraft card stock and adds a snowflake paper for her strip.  She adds the cute snow couple from the Frozen Friends stamp set. She colors the scarves in pretty red and adds red & white twine for her final touch. A lovely way to tell someone you love them!

Amy T. shows us the power of caffeine and cats with her cute, colorful card!  She stamps and colors all the kittens and cup from the Caffeinated Cats stamp set and die cuts it all using the Framework die set. She adds a light tan stripe with the sentiment from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp set.  Her red, glittery heart is die cut using the Darling Hearts die set. A jute bow is a wonderful finishing touch!  

Claire Lamb opts for puppies for her card.  She uses two of the puppies from the Delightful Doxies stamp and coordinating die set and places them on a background with puffy pink clouds created using the Clouds stencil. She creates layers of hearts include a large clear one that allows a glimpse of the inside of the card.  A marvelous way to utilize dies and add a creative feature!  Wonderfully done Ms. Claire!

Sketch Challenge-Use the above sketch.

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