Inky Paws Challenge #251 Week 2

 

April brings bright beautiful colors to Inky Paws!

Use the colors Magenta, Turquoise, Purple, and Bright Yellow!

You have until Friday, May 1, 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.  

Go BOLD with this fun color combo! Reminiscent of an 80's color palette, the bright colors in this challenge work great for birthday cards, thank you cards and more!

Kelly Santi creates this dynamic card using cardstock in the challenge colors and heart dies from the Heart Frames die set. She adds a birthday sentiment from the Party On! stamp set. Her colors really pop against her black card base.  Totally rad!

Amy Tollner creates a tropical drink paradise using the Cocktail Mixer stamp and coordinating die set with the funky paper from the New Retro paper pack. She uses the Frames & Tags die to create her card layout and uses bright pink glitter paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. A fabulously tubular way to combine products!

Claire Lamb creates a delightful birthday card using the Bokeh stencil set with the Card Layout 7 die. She adds a trio of felines from the Cat Birthday Party stamp and coordinating die set atop vellum circles using the Circle Frames die set. Such an a-meow-zing card!

Danni Bindel 

On a short break.

Debbie Owens shows the versatility of the New Retro paper pack. She uses the funky black pattern paper and the Frames & Tags die to create her backdrop. She then adds a partial circle using the  Circle Frames die set. She adds the tall stack of mugs from the Coffee Delights stamp set. She stamps the sentiment from the Birthday Roundabout stamp set on a banner using the Banner Trio die set. Love the angular elements paired with the circular ones!

Don't forget you have until Friday, May 1, 2026.

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Inky Paws Challange #247 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 sparkle & shine on your holiday projects.

Inky Paws Challenge #247 Prize Winner!

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

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

Kelly Davis features a trio of holiday trees using the retired Festive Forest die set. To add lots of sparkle, she uses the lavender paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. She uses the Frames & Flags die set for her different layers and adds the snowy paper from the Snow Flurries paper pad. Such a gorgeous holiday card!

Congrats to Kelly Davis!  Don't forget to send us an e-mail at

 info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit! 

Inky Paws Challenge #247 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!

Danni's FAVE

Danni loves how Jennifer K. used the image from the Christmas Nap stamp set with the gold glitter paper making for a beautiful CAS card! This serene scene is just precious!  

Debbie's FAVE

Tracie C. creates a gorgeous sparkly and snowy background that Debbie just loves!  Tracie uses the Oval Frames die set for her many layers and showcases the vintage truck from the Holiday Haul stamp and coordinating die  set. So much sparkle!

Kelly's FAVE

Kelly loves the bright and festive papers that Meghan uses from the Christmas Party paper pad on this delightful card. Meghan showcases the little feline from the retired Newton's Candy Cane stamp set. Such a playful holiday card!

Amy's FAVE

Amy loves how Maria Giselle uses reversed sequins for her feline's stocking!  Seriously how clever is this!  This fun little critter is from the Newton's Stocking stamp set. Fabulous way to add sparkle and shine to a holiday card!

Claire's FAVE

Mindy F.'s cleanly designed card caught Claire's eye. She uses the retired Main Street Christmas stamp set on a beautiful pastel background. She frames it with a glitter lavender paper that adds so much sparkle.  Such a wonderful holiday 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 wishes everyone a happy and safe holiday season.  We will be back on January 5, 2026 with a new challenge and lots of inspiration!

Inky Paws Challenge #247 Week 2

 

December Challenge

Time to get bring on the 

Holiday Sparkle & Shine!

You have until December 19 to get creative adding sparkle & shine to your holiday projects!

You have until Friday, December 19, 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.  

December is the perfect time to add some bling to your crafts so bring out your glitters, foils, sequins and sparkle pastes to create a card with some shimmer and shine! Create a winter or holiday card with sparkly snowflakes or jump ahead and send a little New Year's cheer! A little bit of sparkle makes everyone happy! Let's see what bling the IPC team used!

Debbie Owens has creates a playful winter scene using lots of little snow people from the Snowman Postage Sampler stamp set. To create this wintery scene, Deb uses the Basic Frames die set to create the window. She then uses the blue glitter paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment for her sky as well as the  Land Borders die set for her snow. She adds some snowflakes using the Snowfall die set. At last, she modifies the tag from the Essential Tags die set for her sentiment. A glittering winter wonderland!  

 Kelly Santi captures the thrill of mailing handmade cards to loved ones in her darling card. She cleverly combines the sweet image from the Holiday Post stamp and coordinating die set with the cityscape paper from the Christmas Time paper pad.  Can't you just imagine all those cards being delivered to all those houses?  And the smiles those cards will bring?  

Amy Tollner designs a very snowy card filled with sparkle and shine!  Her snowy background paper is from the Snow Flurries paper pad with a glittery stripe using paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. She adds scallop-edging to both using the Frames & Flags die set. She die cuts a scallop-edged circle using the Oval Frames die set and white embosses the snowflakes and sentiment using stamps from the Snowflake Oval stamp set.  Just love all those beautiful shades of purple!

Claire Lamb designs this festive card filled with a rainbow of packages using the Gift Builder die set with glitter papers from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. Her stitched panel was made using the Basic Frames die set. For added cuteness, Claire adds snowflakes to coordinate with her packages and a sentiment from the Christmas Greetings stamp set. A spectacular CAS Christmas card!

Danni Bindel designs this beautiful Christmas card in traditional red and green.  She uses glitter paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment with the striped paper from the Christmas Basics paper pad. She takes advantage of the Postage Stamp Layout die for her card layout and fills those openings with an assortment of holiday iconic symbols from the Holiday Postage Sampler stamp and coordinating die set. A spectacular sheet of holiday postage stamps with a bit of sparkle and shine for the season!

Don't forget you have until December 19, 2025 to add some glitter and shine to your holiday projects!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Inky Paws Challenge #243 Week 1

 

 Welcome to Inky Paws  

August Challenge!

For August, we have a super fun sketch to get creative with!

You have four weeks to get creative with your NND products using the sketch!

You have from August 4, 2025 until Friday, August 29, 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 we are using this fun sketch that can easily be created using the Card Layout 4 die! If you don't have this die, no worries.  You can create this by cutting paper in a similiar pattern. This month's sketch can feature anything theme--seasonal, holiday, birthday, whatever you are inspired to make!  Let's check out the IPC design team's ideas:

Amy Tollner creates a fun coffee-themed card using the Card Layout 4 die using a trio of papers from the Coffee Shop paper pad . Instead of an image, Amy chooses the big Thanks a Latte die set to create her sentiment. A fabulous card filled with coffee goodness!

Claire Lamb embraces products from the new release. She uses the Card Layout 4 die with papers from the Birthday Time paper pad. She uses the Happy Birthday die set with paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. A fun way to make the sentiment the focal point of the card. 

Crystal Minkler

(On a short break.)

Danni Bindel uses the Card Layout 4 die with a trio of papers from the A Cat's Life paper pad. She then adds a scalloped circle (Circle Frames die set) with the cookie-lovin' cat from the Newton's Cookie Jar stamp set. A great combination of NND Products!

Debbie Owens is getting ready for the upcoming season change. She uses the Card Layout 4 die with papers from the Autumn Meows paper pad.  She adds a glossy apple with a fun sentiment from the Autumn Apples stamp set. Doesn't the kitty with apple paper pair well with the big apple?!

Don't forget you now have until August 29, 2025 to get 

creative with the the challenge sketch. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Inky Paws Challenge #240 Week 2

 

Welcome to Inky Paws  

May Challenge!

 We have a super versatile sketch to get your creative juices flowing! 

Use the sketch to get inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products!!

You until Friday, May 30, 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.  

There's so many possible themes you can use with this sketch!  Maybe an underwater scene or maybe a mountain scene.  Let your imagination take flight just like the DT ladies did!

Debbie Owens was inspired to make a sassy chicken card! She combines papers from the Farmyard and the Autumn Basics paper pads using dies from the Framework die set. Instead of a circle, she uses the Barn die set, and the star attraction is an awfully cute chicken bum from the Cluck stamp set. LOL!

Amy Tollner's bright, cheerful birthday card is filled with feline cuteness! For her card, she uses the Newton Loves Cake stamp and coordinating die set and colors the cake to match the paper from the Birthday Meows paper pad.  She also uses the Circle Frames die set. Darling!

Claire Lamb is buzzing with bees! She uses the  Heartfelt Honeycomb stamp and coordinating die set in conjunction with the Hexagon Frames die set. Such a creative take on the challenge sketch!

Crystal Minkler is getting her Halloween stash started with this spookily cute card! For her card she uses papers from the Halloween Party paper pad with Frames & Flags and Circle Frames die sets. That cute little feline vampire is from the Trick or Treat Newton stamp and coordinating die set. Just love all the bats in the background!

Danni Bindel captures the scent of spring with this beautiful card! She uses the  Lilac stamp and coordinating die set. She uses papers from the newly released Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock pad and the Pastel Basics paper pad with dies from the Frames & Tags and the Circle Frames die sets. Just love all the lavendar! 

Don't forget you now have until May 30, 2025 to get creative with these colors! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter