Inky Paws Challenge #200

 

  Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a color challenge.

Use the colors---Sunset Orange, Magenta Pink, Bumblebee Yellow, and Grass Green. 

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, June 23, 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 created this fun card featuring some newly released products. Her magenta pink went a bit dark, but you'll get the idea! On her stitched panel (Frames & Flags die set) with its yellow gingham pattern (Spring Blooms paper pad) is the fabulous backdrop for her two birdhouses. These little houses are from the Birdhouse Greetings stamp set. She adds some green grass using the die from the Land Borders die set and striped paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad. Her sentiment is from the Birthday Roundabout stamp set. A super cute card!

Debbie Owens has designed two cards this week. This more CAS card features Trailing Leaves stencil on a partially distressed yellow background. Her orange tabby from the Newton's Hanging Basket stamp set is looking quite content hanging out in his basket!

Diane Morales is showcasing the Succulent Garden stamp and coordinating die set. Her colorful succulents are looking so pretty against the green polka dotted paper from the A Cat's Life paper pad. She uses the scallop-edged frame from the Framework die set and the banner from the Bookmark die set for her sentiment.

Amy Tollner's pretty orange card base and window frame look amazing with the multi-colored stripes (Serene Stripes stencil). Amy uses the A7 Frames & Banners die set for her layers. For green elements are those prickly cacti from the Cuppa Cactus stamp and die set. She adds extra flowers from the Spring Blooms Oval stamp set. All those pretty sequins make this an amazing shaker card!

On a Break.

Claire Lamb

On a break.

Crystal Minkler

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

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Inky Paws Challenge #197 Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

Inky Paws Challenge #197 Prize Winner!

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

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

Christy creates this darling summer card showcasing a very happy Newton from the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp and coordinating die set practicing his snorkeling skills in the family's fish tank!  To make this darling card, Christy used the Circle Frames die set along with the yellow polka dotted paper from the Springtime paper pad and a banner using the  Banner Trio die set for the sentiment. 

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

Inky Paws Challenge #197 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. also used the challenge colors for a summery card. Her card features the goat from the retiring Floaty Goat stamp set enjoying a day relaxing at the pool.  The dashed-concentric circles resembled the rippling waves after splashing in a pool. So refreshing and fun!

Diane's FAVE

Diane loved Avra's ink blending on this sweet spring card. Avra used the Spring Garden Line stencil to create a garden filled with golden daffodils just perfect for the little mouse and butterfly from the Garden Mice stamp and coordinating die set to play in.  

Amy's FAVE

Amy loved how Helen F. used the Newton from the Newton's Donut stamp set to peek through the flora created using the Floral Fringe stamp set.  Helen also adds in a shaker element and an embossed panel to get her card texture and movement!  For her sentiment, she pulls one from the Lilac stamp set. Love it!

Claire's FAVE

 Claire loves the combination of plaid and flowers on Dayna A.'s darling card. Dayna creates a circle card base (inspired by our very own Diane) and partially covers it with blue and yellow plaid paper. She then adds the sprig of daisies from the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set. She sprinkles a few little yellow blooms for balance for a beautifully designed card!

Crystal's FAVE

Melanie H.'s CAS design and punny sentiment made this fabulous card Crystal's favorite.  Melanie partially and subtly distresses the background in the challenge colors, then adds a bold cactus from the Cuppa Cactus stamp set in a blue and yellow mug.  The sentiment is definitely punny and may be very appropriate for some people in our lives! 😊

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 #179

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a

Colors Challenge

Use the colors-Black, Pink, Green, and Gray.

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 12, 2022 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! 

Amy Tollner combines the pink striped paper from the Summertime paper pad with the ever fla-mazing image from the Flamingo Oval stamp set.  Both were die cut using dies from the Oval Frames die set.  For even more interest, she die cuts a flower and leaf from the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set.  Love it!

Claire Lamb is showcasing products from NND's 9th birthday release.  Using the Bokeh Balloons stencil set, Claire fills the top of her card with pink balloons as well as a layer of shimmery ones!  Nice!  She adds the celebrating mice from the  Birthday Mice stamps and die set.  Don't you love how she adds the glow of the candles on the their heads?  Her final touch is embossing the sentiment on a black banner using a die from the Banner Trio die set.  

 Debbie Owens uses the challenge colors to create a feel-good card!  She begins with a polka dotted embossed background with green polka dotted paper (A Cat's Life paper pad) added at two corners.  She adds the heart of cute kittens from the Heartfelt Meows stamp set with layers die cut using the Heart Frames die set. Her sentiment was added to the rounded-corner banner from the Banner Trio die set.  How could this not send Paw-sitive vibes to the recipient?  

Diane Morales was also inspired to use the Flamingo Oval stamp set with the challenge colors.  She adds a gray background using papers from the Love & Meows paper pad.  Instead of an A2 rectangular card, Diane opts to use the Oval Frames die set to create an oval card.  Love it!

Sue T.'s card is going to be a fave for all those coffee lovers out there!  She begins by creatively using the Retro Sun & Palms stencil set to create the background.  She then adds a trio of coffee mugs filled with the cutest cacti using the Cuppa Cactus stamp and die set. Don't you love the geometric patterns on this card?  Fabulously done, Sue!

Use the colors-Black, Pink, Green, and Gray.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #173 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 colors--Bubble Gum Pink, Lemon Yellow, Lime Green, and Orange

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

It's happy hour on Sue T.'s card!  Four colorful cocktails from the Cocktail Mixer stamp and coordinating die set await someone special!  Sue's addition of the yellow fireworks (Fireworks stencil) adds a festive touch as does all those jewels!  Cheers!

Amy Tollner sets her cups of cacti (Cuppa Cactus stamp and coordinating die set) against a beautiful sunset background. She uses the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set to create a scalloped frame. She uses the Slimline Masking Circles & Squares stencil set for those beautiful windows!

Claire Lamb colors a vibrant, variegated skein of yarn just purr-fect for the playful feline from the Newton Unwinds stamp and coordinating die set! Her distressed background on the stitched layer (Frames & Flags die set) looks wonderful with the sentiment from the Kitten Beach stamp set.  So cute!

 Debbie Owens adds a duo of party-lovin' llamas (Loveable Llamas stamp set) atop a pretty landscape created using the Mountains stencil, the Clouds stencil, and the Hills & Grass stencil sets. She adds some shiny balloons from the Cycling Friends stamp set. The sentiment is added to a speech bubble using the Speech Bubbles die set.  Time to party!

Diane Morales creates this amazing oval-shaped card (Oval Frames die set) with the gorgeous flowers from the Best Mom Oval stamp set. The bright colors and multi-layers make for an amazing card!  

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, May 20, 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 #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 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 Sketch Challenge!

Inky Paws Challenge #168 Prize Winner!

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

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

Donna sets her terrier duo from the Terrific Terriers stamp set on a mix of fun puppy-themed papers that are perfect to showcase their first prize in show!  So cute and fun!

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

Inky Paws Challenge #168  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!

Sue's FAVE

Christy's card is just in time for St. Patrick's Day!  On a backdrop of clovers, Newton from Newton's Pot of Gold stamp set is guarding his pot of gold!  A darling way to celebrate!

Amy's FAVE

Melissa's card is sure to win over all the book and puppy lovers of the world!  She combines the Woof stencil and Coffee House Stories paper pad to create a fabulous backdrop for her sweet puppy from the All Booked Up stamp and die set. She places the sentiment on a ticket die cut from the Framework die set. Pawsitively adorable!

Claire's FAVE

Debbie has a fabulous take on the sketch!  Using the Cluck stamp and die set, Debbie adds some "chicken coopish" papers and a bit of twine for a nice barnyard feel!  Wonderfully done!

Debbie's FAVE

Dayna's cacti card is so bright and cheerful with the cacti repeatedly (Cultivated Cacti stamp set) stamped in the background. Dayna then showcases the two cacti from the Cuppa Cactus stamp and die set with the fun sentiment. The bright yellow, lime green, and splash of orange is so pretty!

Diane's FAVE

Another card from Debbie caught our eye with the pretty color combination and the horizontal stripes that look like rows of crops. Her little green tractor from the Farming Fun stamp and die set is putting along on a beautiful cloudy day!  A fun way to send belated birthday wishes!

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.