Inky Paws Challenge #235-Week 3

 

  Welcome to the December 

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of December, 

we have fabulous theme that can work for any occasion!

You still have a few more days to get creative with this great theme--Year End, aka Anything Goes!

You have until Friday, December 20, 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.  

Claire Lamb finishes her 2024 year with another fabulously distressed holiday card! After distressing, Claire uses the Christmas Word Trio die set to create lots of word panels which she artistically adds to her card. She then uses the Circle Frames die set to create her stictched circle on which she stamps her sentiment from the Bells & Holly stamp set. She adds a few snowflakes (Snow Globe Shaker die set) as her final touches!  A super creative holiday card!

Crystal Minkler finishes her 2024 with a delightful thank you card!  She uses dies from the Basic Frames and the Frames & Flags die sets to create her multiple layers. For her Kraft layer, she uses the Evergreens stencil to create her white trees for the background.  Her star attraction is her pretty lady from the Pumpkin Latte stamp and coordinating die set. Crystal then adds her big and bold sentiment using the recently released Thanks a Latte die set. Wow!

Danni Bindel finishes the 2024 year with this very caffeinated birthday card!  Danni uses papers from the recently released Coffee Shop paper pad and die cuts using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set). She then adds the coffee-laden image from the Heartfelt Coffee stamp set and cuts using the Heart Frames die set. She stamps her birthday sentiment on a banner from the Banner Trio die set. A spectacular way to send birthday wishes!

Debbie Owens finishes the 2024 year with this rustic, yet elegant, holiday card featuring the bells from the  Bells & Holly stamp set. She adds the pines and holly paper from the Christmas Time paper pad. Her final touches include the sentiment on the stitched oval (Oval Frames die set) with a pine cone and foliage using the Pines & Holly die set. Happy holidays, indeed!

Amy Tollner finishes the 2024 year with this stack of puppies from the Dog Christmas Tree  and coordinating die set. She sets her festive pack on the cute presents paper from the Canine Christmas paper pad which has been die cut using the postage-edge die from the Framework die set. A playful way to celebrate the holidays!

Time is quickly passing, so be sure to link up before December 20, 2024. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Inky Paws Challenge #235-Week

 

  Welcome to the December 

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of December, 

we have fabulous theme that can work for any occasion!

You have THREE weeks to get creative with this great theme--Year End Cards

You have from Monday, December 2, 2024 to Friday, December 20, 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.  

With so many holidays coming up--Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, New Year's, what will you be making in December?  Are you whipping up some last minute holiday cards, or do you need to churn out some thank you cards! This month we want to see what NND projects you make in the last few weeks of 2024. Let's see what the IPC team is up to:

Debbie Owens is getting her thank you cards ready. She goes with a wintry theme using the Snowfall stencil to make her pastel blue snowflakes. She uses the Frames & Flags die set for the scallop edging. She then stamps Snowflake Oval stamp set cut using a die from the Oval Frames die set. She uses an assortment of blue markers to color all the snowflakes. Enjoying all the snow is the feline from the Snow Angel Newton stamp set. She adds her sentiment from the Snowman Roundabout stamp set on a bit of vellum. Snow cute!

Amy Tollner is hauling in some holiday joy with this darling card! She pulls the plaid paper from the Canine Christmas Paper Pad cut using the postage-edge die from the Framework die set. She then adds a vellum oval using the Oval Frames die set on which she places her blue vintage truck from the Holiday Haul stamp and coordinating die set. A fabulous way to wish someone a wonderful holiday season!

Claire Lamb designs this snowy scene using the Evergreens Frame die. Her distressed evening sky with a sprinkling of snow look fabulous with her prettily colored pine trees! A wonderful CAS card!

Crystal Minkler packs her holiday card with lots of festive holiday papers from the Christmas Time paper pad. She uses the A2 Card Layout die set to create her card layout and showcases the clowder of felines from the Cat Christmas Tree stamp and coordinating die set. Aren't they just the cutest? She adds her sentiment to a little banner using the Frames & Flags die set. So cute!

Danni Bindel is getting an early start to her 2025 birthday cards! For this darling card, Danni pulls four festive papers from the Birthday Party paper pad which she pairs with the duo of mice from the Birthday Mice stamp set. To create her layout, Danni uses both the Circle Frames die set as well as the A2 Card Layout die. Too cute!

There will only be three challenges for December, so be sure to link up before December 20, 2024. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #228

 

  Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a sketch challenge.

Use the challenge sketch above. 

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, August 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! 

Debbie Owens designs a uses papers from the Farmyard paper pad to create this farm-filled card. Enjoying the scenery is our beloved Newton from the Farmer Newton stamp set with a trio of chickens from the Cluck stamp set.  She adds the sentiment to a banner created using the Banner Trio die set.  So fun!

Amy Tollner designs a wonderful get-well card featuring two felines from the Newton's Sick Day stamp and coordinating die set. She adds a trio of mini-heart papers from the Pastel Basics paper pad and completes the card with a sentiment on a tag using the Frames & Tags die set. Loving that blue bandage!

Claire Lamb adds a bit of Zen to her card featuring the furry friend from the Newton's Reading List stamp and coordinating die set. She opts for papers from the Coffee House Stories paper pad that coordinate with the feline's pile of books.  She used the stitched die from the Basic Frames die set. Too cute!

Crystal Minkler is getting ready for the holidays which are quickly sneaking up on us! For her card, she pulls papers from the Christmas Time apaper pad and pairs them with the clowder of felines from the Cat Christmas Tree stamp and coordinating die set. Crystal substitues an oval the center element using the Oval Frames die set.  Just love all those strands of lights!

Danni Bindel also was feeling the farming vibe and uses the Farmer Newton stamp and coordinating die set. She pulls a fabulous assortment of papers from the Farmyard paper pad that coordinate wonderfully. To create some layers, she uses dies from the Basic Frames and the Framework die set. Don't you love how Newton's bib-overalls match the tractor? 😸

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 #214 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's a refresher.

Use the challenge theme above with your Newton's Nook Designs' products!

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

What better way to enjoy a snowy day?  Amy Tollner creates a cozy scene for her little lady and her felines. She combines A Cozy Day In stamp set and the Cozy Home Stamp and die set on her 5x7 card base. She creates her layers using the A7 Frames and Banners die set. The snowy background is paper from the Christmas Time paper pad. The Frames & Flags die set was used for sentiment banner. Anyone else want to curl up and enjoy a good book?

Claire Lamb's trio of penguins are staying warm in their scarves and hats while playing on a snowy, winter day. These sweet critters are from the Penguin Pile stamp and coordinating Dies. She adds some falling snowflakes on her distressed background using the Snow Angel Newton stamp set. 

So cute!

Crystal Minkler creates a fabulous living room scene!  She combines the Sips & Stories stamp set with the Fireside Friends stamp set. She frames her sentiment and hangs it on the pawprint wall (A Cat's Life paper pad). The scallop-edged panel was created using the the Frames & Flags die set. Love this cozy scene!

Danni Bindel uses the napping feline from the Newton's Naptime stamp set and coordinating die set. This furry friend has the right idea all curled up on a pile of blankets.  To complete her card, Dannie pulls coordinating paper from the A Cat's Life paper pad. The Frames & Flags die set was used to make the scallop-edging on the main panel.  Sweet dreams!

Debbie Owens' pile of cats is a purr-fect way to stay warm and cozy. These sweet furballs are from the Never Enough Cats stamp set. She uses the scallop-edged frame die from the A7 Frames and Banners Die Set to create her center panel. Such a fun way to spend a snowy day!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, January 19,  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 #213

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a sketch challenge.

Use the challenge sketch 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, December 22, 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! 

Debbie Owens creates this whimsical puppy card by combining the holiday bone paper from the Canine Christmas paper pad with the playful puppy from the Christmas Puppies stamp set. She uses the Framework die set to create the postage-edging on both panels. She places her sentiment on the stitiched ticket and adds a sparkly red bow (Pines & Holly die set). Darling!

Amy Tollner also showcases the puppy from the Christmas Puppies stamp and die set. She pulls different papers from the Canine Christmas paper pad and places her sentiment on an oval using hte Oval Frames die set.  Don't you love how Deb and Amy use the same image and paper pad and designed two darlingly different cards?  

Claire Lamb opts to showcase a kitten instead of puppies. For her card, she creates a cozy living room scene using the newly released Cozy Home stamp set.  She adds the brown striped paper from the Coffee House Stories paper pad. Such a brilliant way to interpret the challenge sketch!

Crystal Minkler makes this festive holiday card by flipping the sketch for a vertical card. She uses papers from the Christmas Time paper pad and cuts the polka dotted panel using the Frames & Flags die set.  Her main attraction are those shiny bells from the Bells & Holly stamp and coordinating die set. She stamps her sentiment on an oval using the Oval Frames die set. Beautiful!

Danni Bindel creates a get well card using the Newton's Sick Day Stamp Set and Matching Dies. Those fun papers are from the A Cat's Life paper pad. She uses the Frames & Flags die set to create her scallop-edging and the Oval Frames die set for her sentiment.  A wonderful way to help someone get feeling better!

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 #212 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's a refresher.

Use the challenge colors, Pine Bough Green, Christmas Red, Kraft, and Black, with your NND products. 

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

Danni Bindel showcases the Newton's Stocking stamp and coordinating die set. She does some paper piecing of the stocking to coordinate with the plaid paper in the background.  All those spectacular papers come from the Christmas Time paper pad. She die cuts her holiday sentiment in black using the Holiday Greetings die set. She uses the Framework die set to make all those fancy-edged layers. Darling!

Debbie Owens showcases the sweet trio of napping critters from the Fireside Friends stamp set. Those cuddling critters are placed in front of a gold holiday foliage panel (Holiday Foliage Hot Foil Plate). For her background, Deb uses the Hardwood stencil (retiring) on black and cut using the postage-edged frame die (Framework die set). Her golden sentiment uses the Holiday Greetings Hot Foil Plate. What a cozy scene!

Amy Tollner uses a trio of mice from the Naughty or Mice stamp and coordinating die set for her festive holiday slimline card. Her trio of panels uses plaid paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad.  To make her layers she uses dies from the Slimeline Frames & Portholes and the Slimline Frames & Windows die set.  The glittery green paper looks fabulous!

Claire Lamb designs her own background using the sentiments from the Scandi Christmas stamp set.  Doesn't it look fabulous?  She then uses the Pines & Holly die set to create a gorgeous wreath.  For her sentiment, she uses the little banner die from the A7 Frames & Banners die set with a sentiment from the Heartfelt Holidays stamp set.  A fabulously designed holiday card!

Crystal Minkler also uses the Newton's Stocking stamp for her darling holiday card.  She places her stocking on a stitched circle (Circle Frames die set) using the zigzag paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad. She embosses the white sentiment on a black panel.  Simply speCATular!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, December 8,  2023 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