Inky Paws Challenge #202 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 your NND products with the theme--Summer Lovin'!

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

Danni Bindel's darling card will have you yearning for a beach adventure! Danni uses a variety of papers from the Summertime paper pad for her many layers. She die-cuts her paper selection using dies from the Circle Frames, the Frames & Flags, and Framework die sets. Her star attraction is the beach-lovin' kitten and his crab pal from the Kitten Beach stamp and coordinating die set.

Ready for some summer camping? Debbie Owens has created a secluded campsite! With shadowy mountains (Mountains stencil) in the background, Deb abstractly adds some beach front for her little camper and flamingo from the Cozy Campers stamp set. Pulling that trailer is a vintage station wagon from the Beach Bound stamp set. This scene was die cut using the stitched frame from the Frames & Flags die set. Deb pulls the sentiment from the Newton's Summer Vacation.

Need to beat the heat? Amy Tollner's card is filled with yummy summer treats! Amy uses the A7 Frames & Banners die set to create her bright, pink card base. She then adds the ice cream paper from the Summertime paper pad. Enjoying some refreshing treats are two felines from the Newton's Summer Treats stamp and coordinating die set. These little fellows have scooped up several scoops of Amy's delicious ice cream!

Claire Lamb has created a summer greenhouse filled with pretty succulents. With some creative masking, Claire uses the pots from the Bunny Hop stamp set. She then plants a variety of succulents from the Succulent Garden stamp set in her pots. Hanging out with those plants is a darling black kitty from the Newton's Hanging Basket stamp set. A fabulous way to combine sets!

Crystal Minkler's little lady is enjoying some summer flowers. Crystal uses the Frames Squared die set to create her scallop-edging using papers from the Springtime paper pad. Her green-striped grass (Land Borders die set) is just right for her lady to walk upon. This sweet lady is from the Loads of Blooms stamp and coordinating die set.

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, July 21 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 #169 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 #169 Prize Winner!

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

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

Bonnie Lynn creates a wonderful card using the Cuppa Cactus stamp and coordinating die set. The faux stitching around the edges adds a nice touch.  Nicely done, Bonnie!

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

Inky Paws Challenge #169  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!

Amy's FAVE

Irene creates a spectacular 3D card that will win over any gardener's heart!  She pulls the little flowers from the Garden Whimsy (retired) stamp set and Winston's Honeybees (retired) stamp set to create rows in her garden.  Then she has the super cute Winston (Garden Whimsy) giving the flowers a bit of water. She finishes with little birdies from the Newton's Peeps stamp set. Wow!

Claire's FAVE

Andrea W. designs this sweet spring scene. The combination of striped and floral papers provide for a pretty spring backdrop for the butterfly-chasing Newton from the Newton's Flower Garden stamp and die set. Love the extra butterflies that she adds!

Debbie's FAVE

Erin pulls the table and chairs image from the Cozy Campers stamp set and showcases it on her pretty card. The flower in the vase coordinates wonderfully with the floral paper in the background. A simply elegant card!

Jennifer's FAVE

Amy creates a fun birthday card using the Cluck stamp set.  She thinks outside the box by coloring the chickens in unique pastel colors that work wonderfully!  Super fun and creative!

Sue's FAVE

Karen stamps the lilies from the Little Lilies stamp set to create her pretty backdrop.  The white sentiment on black really pops!  She sprinkles on some baubles to finish her stunning 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 #168 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.

Use the challenge sketch!

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

Sue T.'s flowery card is sure to brighten anyone's day! Using the Bold Bloom stencil and Circle Frames die set, Sue creates her circle element that looks amazing in the soft yellow. She then adds a sprig of daisies using the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set. For even more texture, she has embossed lines tinted in yellow on the card base. Love it!

Sunshine, butterflies, and a puppy, Amy Tollner's card couldn't get cuter! Using the Sunscape stencil and Circle Frames die set, Amy makes a spring setting for her puppy and butterfly friend from the Puppy Friends stamp and die set. She even throws in an extra friend using the butterfly from the Newton's Picnic stamp and die set. Those sweet pink and purple butterflies are made using the Butterflies stencil set. Don't they compliment her sweet spring scene?  So cute!

 Claire Lamb's fabulous, feline card is utterly adorable!  Using the Sky Borders die set, Claire makes pretty puffy clouds which look amazing against her pinkish-purple sky. Her little Siamese kitten from the Newton's Birthday Balloons stamp and die set will bring smiles as he delivers his special purr-thday message. 

 

Debbie Owens skips spring and gets us ready to celebrate the 4th of July using the patriotic cat image from the Newton's 4th of July stamp set with fireworks (Fireworks stencil) booming in the background. She continues the festive theme with red, white, and blue papers die cut using the Circle Frames die set. Pulling the mini-banner die from the A7 Frames & Borders die set, she stamps the 'celebrate' sentiment. Super festive and fun!

Diane Morales's bright, cheerful backdrop (Sunscape stencil) makes a perfect setting for the retro-trailer from the Cozy Campers stamp and coordinating die set. Tucked behind the camper is some spring grass die cut using the Land Borders die set. She stamps the sentiment on a banner die cut using the Slimeline Windows & Frames die set. A darling card for camping friends or someone moving into a new house!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, March 11, 2022 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 #130 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? 
Today I'm sharing some more inspiration for our current challenge! 

Here'a a refresher.

Create a project using the theme:  Create a scene 

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

 Becky Noelle uses the mirror image technique to create this quartet of gulls from the Gull Friends stamp set. They look so cute atop the posts with the white cap waves.  The fun background was die cut using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set.

Crystal Komara designs a slimline card filed with friends at the lake!  Using the Sunscape stencil, she creates yellow beams of sunshine rising behind her cabin from the  Winston's Lake House stamp and die set.  Looks like some friends are joining the fun and have set up camp with their retro camper and flamingos from the Cozy Campers stamp and die set. Everyone from the Winston's Lake House stamp and die set is down at the lake enjoying the dog days of summer.  Among the cattails is some lush, green grass die cut using the Land Borders die set.  Hope they have fun!

Debbie Owens creates a ghastly slimline Halloween card.  With a distressed background, she embosses the haunted house, tree, and graveyard from the Spooky Street stamp set and adds an assortment of animal skeletons from the Spooky Skeletons stamp set. She uses the Ghosts stencil and the hanging spider and bats from the Newton's Perfect Pumpkin stamp set for some extra scary elements. The sentiment stamped on the full moon caps off her Halloween-themed card!

Diane Morales' card will definitely bring a smile to your face with it's Godzilla takes New York scene!  She uses the Circle Frames die set to create her card base, then adds her skyline scene using buildings from the Newton Dreams of New York stamp and die set and Snow Globe Scenes stamp and die set. 

For her Godzilla she uses the Tea Rex stamp and die set.  Don't you love that he is taking a little tea break?  To finish her card she stamps the sentiment from Happy Little Thoughts stamp set onto a banner from the Frames & Flags die set.  A super creative way to combine sets for a fun scene!

More summer fun, anyone? Sue T.'s card is packed full of beach fun!  Using the Sunscape stencil, Sue creates a sun-filled background for her beach-lovin' felines from the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp and die set and Newton's Perfect Wave stamp and die set. She uses the Sky Borders die set on Kraft paper for her beach and the Sea Borders die set for layers of waves. A purr-fect way to spend a summer day!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, August 28, 2020 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 #126

This biweekly challenge is a:

Sketch Challenge

Create a project using the above 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, July 3, 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! 

Crystal Komara's card with it's lovely orange sun will have you reaching for your surfboard and heading to the coast!  Look at Newton from the Newton's Perfect Wave stamp and die set catching a big wave!  Underneath those waves, you find some surprises from the Scuba Newton stamp and die set!  Fun!

Using the little images from the Cozy Campers stamp set, Debbie Owens creates her own pattern paper in fun summer colors. After die cutting her background using the Framework die set, she adds a teal strip, and a pink scallop-edge circle ( Circle Frames die set ). She stamps the little camper from the Cozy Campers stamp set and shades in orange and teal.  Her final touch is placing a mini flamingo in front of her camper and adding some orange twine!

Diane Morales' card is just filled with gorgeous butterflies!  In lovely shades of lavenders, Diane distresses the background butterflies using the Butterflies stencil set. She creates the middle banner by using the Land Borders die set. What a creative way to extend your dies!  She cuts her circular white panel using the Circle Frames die set and adds those breathtaking blue butterflies from the Monarchs stamp and die set!  Amazing!

Sue T.  creates a romantic mood by using the Bokeh Hearts stencil  in shades of pink. She adds the French kitties from the Newton Dreams of Paris stamp set and cuts them using the coordinating die set.  Adding the hot air balloons and the diagonal striped paper provide the perfect accents!  Oh la la is right!

Ready for some more surfing?  Becky Noelle sets her beach scene  using the Sunscape stencil. Don't you love how her sun and waves have such beautiful gradient coloring?  She distresses a big wave on her center panel die cut using the Circle Frames die set. And for her final touch, she adds her surfing Newton from the Newton's Perfect Wave stamp and die set on a wobbler! How purr-fect is that?  

Create a project using the sketch above.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #122 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.

Create a project using the challenge colors-Coral Pink, Mint Green, White, and Black.

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge:

Diane Morales gives us a taste of desert with her cacti card!  She cuts a pink-coral frame using the Framework die set. She uses the Serene Stripes stencil to subtly emboss for the background.  The mint green cacti from the Cultivated Cacti stamp and die set look amazing in their colorful pots! For the banner, she uses the Frames & Flags die set. 

Aren't Sue T.'s softly colored card just the sweetest!  Using a mint green gingham paper die cut using the Frames & Flags die set, she adds a layer using the Bokeh stencil set. The softly colored critters from the Newton's Rain Boots stamp and die set look darling with the polka-dotted balloons. The sentiment in the speech bubble die cut from the Speech Bubbles die set says it all!  How could these rain boots not make everything better!

 Bonjour!  Becky Noelle placed a trio of darling felines from the Newton Dreams of Paris stamp and die set in the heart of France!  The Eiffel Tower sits atop the black hills die cut from the Land Borders die set. The coral and mint hot air balloon seems a perfect way to see the sights! 

Crystal Komara creates an amazing camping scene using the Cozy Campers stamp and die set. The black and white gingham paper contrasts nicely with the coral and mint trailers.  The table and chairs with the flamingos scattered about make these campsites some homey!  

 This artsy kitty is painting up a fabulous tropical scene in Debbie Owens's card. The furry feline from the Newton's Crafty Cardio stamp set has almost finished painting the flamingo from the Flirty Flamingos stamp set with the silhouette of palm trees from the Paradise Palms stamp set. Using the Frames & Flags die set, she creates the two layers of the card!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, May 8, 2020 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 #122

This biweekly challenge is a:

Color Challenge

Create a project using the challenge colors-Coral Pink, Mint Green, White, and Black.

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 8, 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!   

Diane Morales creates an amazing square card using the Frames Squared die set and a coordinating bookmark using the Fancy Edges Tag die set.  Using the Floral Fringe stamp set, Diane uses the challenge colors to shade the flowers. Don't you love the black-eyed Susans?  

Sue T. creates this amazing spring card by cleverly combining sets. She uses the Frames & Flag die set to create her center panel and adds the bubbles from the Bokeh stencil set.  Those lovely coral flowers are from the Easter Lily stamp and die set. She places them in the watering can from the Hop Into Spring stamp and die set. Using the banner die from the Frames & Flag die set, she stamps a sentiment from the Dainty Daisies stamp set. 

 Becky Noelle combines elegant with cuteness with her card. Starting with texture paste with the Hardwood stencil on a mint card base, she adds a lattice frame on which to display the kitty peeking out of his boots from the Newton's Rain Boots stamp set.  Her coral-colored flowers coordinated beautifully with the twine. The black banner (Frames & Flags die set) with it's white embossed sentiment from the Woodland Spring stamp set provides a nice pop of contrast.  {sigh}

Crystal Komara creates a gorgeous peony card using the Peony Blooms stamp and die set. The coral flowers go so perfectly with the mint ribbon and mint gingham paper. Sparkly rhinestones giving it a extra special touch of sparkle!

 Debbie Owens was inspired by the bicycles as well as the colors in the challenge photo. She creates a little country scene using the Cloudy Sky stencil with glittery embossing paste and the Land Borders die set for the hills and grass.  She scallops the edges using the Frames & Flags die set. The main attraction is the darling kitty zooming on his scooter from the Newton Scoots By stamp set. Sprinkle in a  few flowers from the Newton's Valentine, twine, and a black speech bubble with white embossing from the Speech Bubbles die set.  Sweetness!

Create a project using the challenge colors-Coral Pink, Mint Green, White, and Black.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter