Inky Paws Challenge ##154 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 Stripes on your NND project!

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

Amy Tollner brings us a colorful ice cream card. She combines the Slimline Frames & Portholes and the  Slimline Frames & Windows  die sets to create the layers. She incorporates her stripes with her choice of the colorful plaid paper.  In two of the porthole windows, she adds bowls of vanilla ice cream with sprinkles. These scrumptious treats come from the Summer Scoops stamp and coordinating die set. So fun!

Claire Lamb uses a teal striped background to showcase her cupcake lovin' kitten!  She continues by die cutting her center piece using the rounded square die from the Frames & Flags die set. On this she uses the Confetti stencil over a partially water colored layer.  Alas, she adds her black kitten from the Newton's Cupcake stamp and coordinating die set. Don't you love how Claire adds the lines in her cupcake line?  Just darling!

 Debbie Owens brings us a touch of school!  She uses primary writing pattern paper for her stripes which she die cuts using the Slimline Frames & Windows  die set.  She adds them atop a black scalloped rectangle die cut using Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. She pulls two of the studious kittens from the Newton's Book Club stamp set.  Don't you love the pops of red against the black and white?  So cute!

Diane Morales takes us under the sea with her fun wavy stripes!  She uses the Hills & Grass stencil to create her distressed waves. She adds the adventurous Newton in his scuba gear from the Scuba Newton stamp and coordinating die set. A fabulous way to add stripes!  

Sue T. makes monochromatic stripes and adds them to her rounded corner rectangle which was cut using a die from the Frames & Flags die set.  She adds a pair of playful puppies from the Beach Barks stamp and coordinating die set. Her stamps her sentiment on a speech bubble cut using the Speech Bubbles die set. Don't these puppies look adorable in their sea foam green and teal  beachwear?  So, so cute!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, August 13, 2021 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 #123

This biweekly challenge is a:

Sketch Challenge

Create a project using the Sketch.

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 22, 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. 

Here's some inspiration!

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

Aloha!  Sue T. brings us a touch of tropical!  Her three panels features the Tropical Fringe stamp set in pretty pinks and greens!  She adds the ukulele playing feline from the Aloha Newton stamp and die set. The pattern papers add a bright boldness to this delightful card!

 Becky Noelle creates a trio of banners using the Frames & Flags die set with stars and planets from the  Cosmic Newton stamp set.  Her sweet astronomer is also from the Cosmic Newton stamp set.  She places all these elements on a white card base with pearly, sparkly stars embossed using the Cascading Stars stencil. Becky's use of stitching adds a fun texture to this spectacular card!

Crystal Komara showcases the Dainty Daisies stamp and die set by coloring them in yellow and blue.  Her trio of scalloped frames and the yellow polka-dotted paper pulls the colors together wonderfully. 

 Debbie Owens creates a fun card to appreciate a teacher in your life.  With the fun alphabet paper, the trio of teachers from the Classy Teachers stamp set are a wonderful way to celebrate a special teacher.  Debbie also uses the Framework die set to create the postage edges and Darling Hearts die set for the little hearts. 

Diane Morales has a sweet spring take on the sketch. She creates her scene using the Land Borders die set for her grass and the Fence die set for her background. She adds a bunch of daisies from the Dainty Daisies stamp and die set on either side of the mouse from the Garden Mice stamp and die set. The scallop-edging was made using the Frames & Flag die set. Sweetness!

Create a project using the sketch above. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #116 Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last
Inky Paws Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog! 

This Biweekly Challenge was a Color Challenge.

Inky Paws Challenge #116 Winner!

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

Mugdha creates a darling tag that any teacher would adore. Starting with a kraft card stock tag, she adds the apple-laden teacher from the Classy Teachers stamp set. She adds the sentiment on a little label and some ties jute at the top. Cuteness!

Congrats to Mugdha.  Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit! (It's easiest if you already have an account set up in our shop)

Inky Paws Challenge #116 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

Here's a perfect card for the must-have coffee person in your life!  Meghan uses the two cacti images from the Cuppa Cactus stamp and die set and shades them and their mugs in the challenge colors. Using coordinating papers in teals and red, she creates fun layers accented with a red accented circle. With the red hearts and the multiply sentiments, it's a card any coffee lover would enjoy!

Diane's FAVE

KT Fit Kitty shows us a way to get more out of her Newton Makes Plans stamp and die set. Using hearts from the challenge colors, she layers two of them, a paperclip and one of the kitty images from the Newton Makes Plans stamp set. How fun to use these in one's planner or as a bookmark in a good chapter book!

Sue's FAVE

A. Rose wows with some of the puppies from the Woof Pack stamp set. She stamps them in the corner of her card and colors them in bright red, lime green, and red!  She balances the card by stamping the sentiment in the other bottom corner. A fun, creative card!


Becky's FAVE

Mugdha dry embosses her white panel card stock that makes for a perfect background for her teal ink blended circle. She adds the kitty frolicing in the pink tropical flowers from the Aloha Newton stamp set. The colors and texture all work together for a beautiful card! 

Crystal's FAVE

Annette creates a simply beautiful and colorful card. Using shimmer powders she creates a vibrant background. She shades her flowers from the Peony Blooms stamp and die set in red and teal. She adds a center strip with a sentiment from the Holding Happiness stamp set.

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 #98 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.
Sketch Challenge

Create a project using the sketch above. 

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge!

Sue T. creates this starry card using the Cosmic Newton stamp set.  Her calico kitty looks fabulous in the glittery and rhinestone-studded spaceship which is flying through a far off galaxy.  Sue creates this silvery universe using the Starfield stencil, sequins, and silver cording.  For the vertical element, Sue uses black and dark gray striped paper.

With this bright, festive card, Becky Noelle gets you ready to party!  She creates a splattered background then adds her vertical element by layering fringed papers  How fun!  She creates a tag using the Fancy Edges Tag die set and adds some brown for the ground and orange ribbon. For her finale, she adds the llama from the Lovable Llamas stamp set. Don't you just love the cool sunglasses?

Bobbi Lemanski's card will have you longing for a retreat at the lake!  Using the canoe image from the Winston's Lake House stamp set, she shades it and the water amazingly. She frames it with a black and white striped paper on atop a blue layer. She chooses a fun background paper that has different colored board planks.  She adds her sentiment and wraps black twine to finish this wonderful card!

With summer just around the corner, Debbie Owens' card is perfect to thank a special teacher. Choosing teacher-themed papers with apples and letters, she creates two layers of the sketch. She then adds a black background with a houndstooth pattern with frames the teacher image from the Classy Teacher stamp set. She adds a glossy accent layer to make the apple shiny. A bit of twine finishes the card.

Diane Morales creates her light blue vertical stripe by using the Sea Borders die set and setting it between a darker blue.  She die cuts a square out of her white layer which pops up using dimensional tape.  She wonderfully colors the mermaid from the Narly Mermaids stamp and die set.  She adds some starfish and a banner with its stamped sentiment. A wonderful watery scene!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, May 31, 2018 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 #97 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.
Color Challenge

Create a project using the colors white, green, teal, and yellow. . 

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Diane Morales uses the challenge colors using the Hardwood stencil. Then she die cuts using the circles from the Frames Squared die set and pops them up using foam tape. Then she colors the trio of hens from the Cluck stamp and die set. She creates a blue banner and embosses the sentiment in white. Such a bright, fun birthday card!

Sue T.'s card is all about dots and is just so cute!  She creates the large dots using the Bokeh stencil set in the challenge colors. She adds her kitty floating on his raft from the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp and die set. She adds a wavy layer using Sea Borders die set. She adds some big clouds with sentiments and some dotted washi tape for her final touch!

Becky Noelle creates this box card that is just full of spring cuteness!  She used the Loads of Blooms stamp set and colors the little girl in the challenge colors. She adds lots of puddles using the Spring Showers stamp set. All those raindrops and the sentiment from the Newton's Rainy Day stamp set look fabulous falling down! She repurposed the Peppermint die to make the sun. For her grass she used the Land Borders die set. 

Just in time to celebrate teachers, Bobbi Lemanski makes this fun and delightful card! She used the challenge colors to make a dotted background using the Bubbly stencil.  She adds some stitched lines and adds the sentiment. Then for her focal point, she stamps a teacher image from the Classy Teachers stamp and die set. She creates an old-fashioned chalkboard and embosses the sentiment in white. This is going to make a teacher very happy!

Debbie Owens creates this festive scene by using distress inks and the Sky Borders die set to create those fluffy clouds. She then creates the hills and grass using the Land Borders die set. She adds the white picket fence using the Fence die.  She colors the kitty from Newton's Birthday Balloons stamp set and adds a bow tie from the Pug Hugs stamp set.

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, May 17, 2018 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!