Inky Paws Challenge #244 Week 2

 

We are in week 2 of our September Challenge.   

 This month we challenge you to make either a Halloween or Fall card.  You can enter up to 4 times, so why not make a couple of each!

You until Friday, September 26, 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.  

Halloween or Fall cards can be used for many other occasions. Maybe a Halloween birthday card? Or possibly a missing you fall card. There are so many options. This week the IPC team went with lots of autumn cards with one spooky Halloween card for extra fun!

Amy Tollner is getting us ready for some yummy apple treats. She combines paper from the Autumn Meows paper pad using the Fractured Card Layout die . Her yummy treats are from the Autumn Apples stamp and coordinating die set. She embosses a sentiment on a banner created with the Frames & Flags die set. A caramel apple is sounding so good right now!

Claire Lamb creates a dark, spookily cute card using the Count Newton stamps and coordinating die set. She uses the Frames & Tags die set to arrange her images with a polka dotted background using paper from the Autumn Basics paper pad.  Such a cute card!

Crystal Minkler creates such a warm, cozy scene using lots of papers from the Autumn paper pad with the Card Layout 3 die. She uses lots of images from the Cozy Home stamp and coordinating die set to create her fun scene!  Just lovin' that burnt orange chair!

Danni Bindel uses brightly colored papers from the Autumn paper pad. She die cuts her layers using the Framework die set.  Her showpiece is her gray vintage truck from the Harvest Haul stamp and coordinating die set.  Anyone else ready to enjoy the colors of fall?

Debbie Owens features lots of fun papers selected from the Autumn Meows and Autumns Woofs paper pads. She showcases the furry feline from the Paw-tumn Newton stamp set with a sentiment from the Fall Roundabout stamp set with a polka dotted banner using the Banner Trio die set. A super fun way to show gratitude towards a loved one!

Don't forget you now have until September 26, 2025 to get create a Halloween or Fall card! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #228 Winner

 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

Inky Paws Challenge #228 Prize Winner!

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

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

Michelle Marlamert creates this darling Christmas card with the cutest holiday papers. She pairs them with the darling image from the Roll With It stamp set. The black edging makes every element just pop!

Congrats to Michelle Marlamert!  Don't forget to send us an e-mail at

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

Inky Paws Challenge #228 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

Jennifer K. selects such cute papers that have such a summer feel, which work amazingly

with the retired Floaty Goat stamp set. Such a darling summer card!

Amy's FAVE

Becca uses beautiful pastel colors on her holiday card with pretty pattern paper. She colors her mouse from the retired Naughty or Mice stamp set in the same pastel colors making her card just too adorable!

Claire's FAVE

Sandi uses a fabulous color combo-green and browns-for her card!  She uses the coffee-lovin' feline from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp set paired with coordinating papers from the Coffee House Story paper pad. And yes, coffee is always a good idea!

Crystal's FAVE

MindyGo selects the cutest combination of papers form the Farmyard paper pad to showcase her red vintage truck from the Harvest Haul stmp and coordinating die set. Such a darling way to welcome in the upcoming season!

Danni's FAVE

Kristi is getting us ready for Halloween with this spook-tacular card! She uses our favorite kitty from the Count Newton stamp and coordinating die set and places him on an assortment of papers from the Halloween Time paper pad. The overall effect is filled with Halloween cuteness!

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 #219 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 sketch with your NND products. 

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

Amy Tollner showcases these lovely Monarch butterflies from the Monarchs and coordinating die set. She layers papers from the Springtime and the Spring Blooms paper pads. She stamps her sentiment on a little banner using a die from the A7 Frames and Banners die set. Beautiful!

Claire Lamb showcases the retiring Halloween image from the Halloween Pile stamp and coordinating die set. She creates an amazing distressed nighttime sky! She stamps her sentiment on the fancy square using a die from the Frames Squared die set. So cute!

Crystal Minkler uses the sketch to make this fabulous birthday card featuring the Fabulous Fungus stamp set. She uses the Circle Frames die set to create her circular elements. Papers from the Birthday Party paper pad add lots of birthday fun!

Danni Bindel uses papers from the Springtime paper pad that look amazingly with the tulip-laden lady from the Loads Of Blooms stamp set and coordinating die set. Bring on the tulips!

Debbie Owens was also inspired to create a Halloween sketch using the sketch. She uses papers from the Halloween Woofs paper pad and uses the postage-edged die from the Framework die set. She adds some silver spider webs using the Spiderweb Hot Foil Plates & Dies.  She adds her sentiment using the Halloween Apothecary stamp set on a label using the Labels Hot Foil Plates and Dies. The star attraction is the feline from the Count Newton stamp set. Hauntingly cute!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, March 29,  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 #208 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 theme, Halloween, with your Newton's Nook Designs' products!

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

Debbie Owens creates a spooky square card using the Frames Squared die set. On a yellow background, she adds her background using the Spooky Line Street stencil. She then adds a shimmering puppy ghost from the Ghostly Good Times stamp set. The black and yellow paper from the Halloween Time paper pad adds to the fun as do the little touches of fuchsia!



Amy Tollner's candy-filled card is any trick-or-treaters' dream! That candy filled background comes from the Halloween Woofs Paper Pad. She adds a trio of trick-or-treaters from the Halloween Trio Stamp and coordinating die set. An added Jack-o-lantern bucket from the Count Newton Stamp and coordinating die set - pumpkin pail adds to the fun. The sentiment is stamped on a banner from the Banner Trio Die Set. Amy also uses the postage-edge frame from the Framework Die Set.



Claire Lamb uses shades of teal to make the cutest evening setting for her little ghosts! She uses the Spooky Line Street stencil to add the stars and the mini ghosts in the background. She then adds the kitty and puppy ghosts from the Ghostly Good Times stamp and die set. Who knew that teal would look so spooky? Nicely done, Crystal!


Crystal Minkler's card is so cute with ALL the pumpkins! Crystal pulls pumpkin papers from the Halloween Meows paper pad and matches with the little kitty from the Newton's Perfect Pumpkin stamp set. She adds a sentiment from the Spiderweb Oval stamp set as well as some bats using the Witchy Newton die set. A little vellum oval frames (Oval Frames die set) frames the sweet kitty witch! Adorable!



Danni Bindel creates a darling card featuring the perfect paper from the Halloween Time paper pad with the little witch from the Brooms & Boos stamp and coordinating die set. The little witch looks darling with the cauldron and different potions in the paper. To break up the paper, Danni uses one of the dies from the Framework die set. Fabulous combination!!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, October 13, 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

Inky Paws Challenge #208

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a theme challenge--Halloween!

Use the challenge theme- Halloween-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, October 13, 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 a scary distressed background on her slimline card featuring a black scallop-edged background (Slimline Frames & Portholes die set). She uses the Spooky Street stamp set to add some scary trees and tombstones. Enjoying their evening out are two vampire kitties from the Batty Newton and the Count Newton stamp sets. Don't you love their teal capes? So fun!

Amy Tollner showcases the witch image from the Witchy Newton stamp and coordinating die set. She places this darling witch on an oval card base (Oval Frames die set) which includes some spider webs from the Spiderweb Oval stamp set. She adds a duo of bats using dies from the Halloween Trio die set. She adds a sentiment from the Spooky Roundabout stamp set on a banner cut using the Banner Trio die set. A spook-tacular Halloween cared!

Claire Lamb creates a pair of Halloween tags that are perfect for the occasion.  She uses the Jar Hot Foil plate and die set to create her tag shape. Then she adds some spooky elements inside her jars. Those spider webs are from the Spiderweb Oval stamp set. The bats are from the Batty Newton stamps.  Loving her jar labels?  She uses the A7 Frames & Banners die set and adds images from the newly released Halloween Apothecary stamp set. So spookily cute!

Crystal Minkler's spooky background filled with bats was made using the Flying Bats stencil. She then adds a black frame combining the Framework and the Land Borders die sets.  Enjoying all those creepy bats is a little witch from the Brooms & Boos stamp and coordinating die set.  The overall effect is a spooky, yet darling, card!

Danni Bindel's card is too cute to spook!  She pulls papers from the Halloween Time paper pad.  Don't you love the background paper with the Halloween scene already made for you?  Danni slips a striped paper behind it to add more color and fun. She also uses the Frames & Flags die set to get the scallop edging.  She adds the trio from the Halloween Trio stamp and coordinating die set who look like they are having a great time!  Darling!

Now it's your turn to create a Halloween card that will spook us!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #207

 

   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, September 29, 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! 

Danni Bindel pulls lots of birthday papers from the Birthday Party paper pad making a very festive background for her birthday sentiment from the Birthday Essentials stamp set. To create her fun card, she uses the Oval Frames die set and the Frames & Flags die set.

Debbie Owens uses the Ghosts stencil in different colors to create her stripes.  She places it on purple striped paper from the Halloween Woofs paper pad.  She adds the little monster from the Franken-Newton stamp set placed atop a black scalloped circle (Circle Frames die set). She adds a little black bat from the Count Newton stamp set.  Deb also uses the Frames & Flags die set and the Framework die set.  The overall effect is a darling Halloween card!

 

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Amy Tollner makes the cutest pumpkin-spice card using the little kitty from the Newton Makes Plans stamp and coordinating die set.  She sets him on a little oval (Oval Frames die set) with a sentiment from the Pumpkin Latte stamp set. For her stripes, she uses a combination of papers from the Autumn Paper pad. She adds a little leaf from the Fall-ing for You stamp set. What a great way to celebrate pumpkin-spice season!

Claire Lamb uses the little snowflakes from the Winter Birds stamp set to create a wintry scene on stripes of purple. {sigh}. She adds her sentiment on an oval (Oval Frames die set). Such an elegant way to send winter wishes!

Crystal Minkler was also inspired to create a coffee-themed card.  She pulls papers from the Coffee House Stories paper pad and pairs them with the little lady from the Sips & Stories stamp set. Crystal uses the Oval Frames die set and a sentiment from the All Booked Up stamp set.  The overall effect is a cozy scene just purr-fect for coffee and a book!

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter