Inky Paws Challenge #198

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a sketch challenge.

Use the above 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, May 26, 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! 

Diane Morales uses the A7 Frames & Banners die set to make this bold and delightful card.  For her the sketch panels, she takes the tulip paper from the Spring Blooms paper pad and carefully cuts the panels and adheres to the green card base.  She then adds the relaxing kitten in his chair from the Kitten Beach stamp and coordinating die set with tuffs of grass (Newton's Blooms stamp and die set).  She pulls her spring sentiment from the Spring Roundabout stamp set. So cute!

Amy Tollner pulls papers from the A Cat's Life paper pad to make a playful backdrop for her yarn-lovin' feline from the Newton Unwinds stamp and coordinating die set. She creates a gray oval using the Oval Frames dies set on which she stamps her sentiment.  Love the playfulness of this card!

Claire Lamb takes a more artistic approach to the sketch by creating clouds stacked high into the sky just perfect for her little friend and his kite. This little puppy is from the Delightful Doxies stamp and coordinating die set. For those layers of clouds, Claire uses the Clouds stencil.  Love this whimsical take on the sketch!

Crystal Minkler uses all three of the little ladies from the Christmas Trimmings stamp and die set for her trio of holiday cards!  She pulls a trio of coordinating papers from the Meowy Christmas Paper Pad to create the bright, festive backgrounds and adds one of the ladies on a green scalloped oval (Oval Frames dies set) on each card.  Bring on the merry indeed!  Be sure to grab the retiring Christmas Trimmings stamp set before they are sold out!

Debbie Owens was inspired to create a summery card filled with watermelon colors! She adds a white scalloped frame (Frames & Flags die set) onto a lime-green card base. Then she creates her panels with papers from the Summertime paper pad. The pink and green stripes work wonderfully with the little watermelon-lovin' feline from the Newton's Melon stamp set.  A scrumptiously refreshing card!

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 #178 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 #178 Prize Winner!

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

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

#15 Erin Carpenter designs this fun beach scene with watery waves using the Sea Borders die set. She uses two water fowls--sea gulls from the Gull Friends stamp and die set and flamingos from the Flirty Flamingos stamp and die set (Retired).  Such a lovely, peaceful scene!

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

Inky Paws Challenge #178 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

Mary-Anne V. uses one of Sue's favorite stencil sets (Retro Sun & Palm Trees stencil set) in a very unique and amazing way. The beautiful colors in the background paired with the copper embossing makes for a gorgeous summer card.  You can almost feel the heat coming off this beach scene!

Amy's FAVE

Papierelle makes a card that is filled with kitten playfulness!  Combining cats from the Kitten Beach and the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp sets, this is a purr-fect beach scene. Plus look at how she colors her water to make it feel like it is moving!  

Claire's FAVE

Fikreta creates such a tranquil beach scene. Then she pairs the lovable Corgi from the Corgi Beach stamp set and Newton with his surfboard from the Newton's Perfect Wave stamp set.  These two look so good together!  Wonderfully done, Fikreta!

Debbie's FAVE

Debbie Frank uses a trio of piglets from the Oink stamp set and sets them in a fabulous beach scene.  Squeal! Who knew these pigs would look so darn cute enjoying a day at the beach!  Such a creative idea!  She also adds interest by pulling papers from the Summertime paper pad.  

Diane's FAVE

Helen F. shows amazing creativity with limited summer-themed NND products.  She creates a beach scene in which her lady from the Sips & Stories stamp set can enjoy looking out while sipping a cup of coffee.  She adds amazing details to make this an amazing beach bungalow including a kite from the Delightful Doxies stamp set and flip-flops using the Beach Bum Thongs freebie.  Such a relaxing scene!

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 #175

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a

Theme Challenge

Use the theme One Layer Card with your Newton's Nook Designs 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, June 17, 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! 

Claire Lamb creates this darling mini-slimline card using lots of masking to keep it one layer. 

For all those amazing balloons, she uses the balloons from the Holding Happiness stamp set and ties them to the tail of the cute dachshund from the Delightful Doxies stamp set. Doesn't he look so cute floating among the fluffy clouds (Clouds stencil)?

 Debbie Owens creates a beautiful beach scene inside an oval which she created using the Oval Frame die set. She combines the Sunscape stencil and the Hills & Grass stencil for her background and adds the beautiful lady from the Summer Moments stamp set wading into the ocean.  Lovely!

Diane Morales adds so much texture to her one layer card using some texture paste and the Basketweave stencil. She leaves the center open by using the Circle Frames die set to create a mask.

Inside is a bright, yellow lemon from the Lemon Twist stamp set. Doesn't this look so refreshing?

Sue T. uses scoring lines to give her beautiful card more depth. She stamps the floral image from the Blooming Botanicals stamp set on the top and bottom of her card, and shades them in beautiful cool colors.  She pulls a sentiment from the \Birthday Essentials stamp set inside her scored lines. The added jewels add a bit of glam to this amazing card!

Amy Tollner creates this stunning slimline card by inking around the scallop-edged frame die from the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. She then uses the Slimline Masking Circles & Squares stencil set to distress the trio of boxes with pretty pastel colors. She adds the delicate butterflies from the Beautiful Wings stamp set. What an amazing way to create the illusion of layers!  

Use the theme-One Layer Card

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #151 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 the theme-Summer

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

Debbie Owens'  card shows a couple of fun ways to stay cool on a hot summer day.  She creates layers of bubbles beginning with the Bokeh Stencil set and texture paste. She uses the Waves stencil on a mint green background to create her watery backdrop which she then die cuts using the smaller circle die from the Circle Frames Die set.  She adds the kitty on his polka dotted floatie from the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set and the puppy from the Dog Days of Summer stamp set.  She adds some enamel dots for some added bubbles. A fun way to stay cool!

Diane Morales uses the Circle Frames die set to create her scallop-edged card base.  She adds a sandy landscape using the Sea Borders die set.  She adds the darling duo from the newly released Beach Barks stamp and cuts using the coordinating die set.  Don't you just love these puppies in their summer apparel!  Two seashells complete her darling card!

Sue T. uses bright colors for her summer card!  She finds a starfish paper and a summertime Washi tape that are go perfectly with our favorite surfer--Newton!  He is from the Newton's Perfect Wave stamp and coordinating die set.  Sue stamps the sentiment from the Tropical Fringe stamp set and die cuts using the Speech Bubbles die set.  She shades the summer sentiment in the same summery colors!  Fabulous!

Amy Tollner showcases the newly released Newton's 4th of July stamp and die set on her slimline card that is bursting with holiday celebrations!  On her dark blue background, she adds shimmery fireworks using the Fireworks stencil.  Her grassy hills were made using the dies from the Land Borders die set.  She sprinkles in some flowers pulling from the Woodland Spring stamp and coordinating die set. She stamps the sentiment on the banner die in the Frames & Flags die set.  Don't you just love all the critters enjoying their Independence Day?  So fun!

Claire Lamb's card will inspire you to grab your kite and go outside to play on the next windy day!  She creates a brilliant distressed background utilizing the Masking Circles & Squares stencils on a slimline card base.  She then adds two playful puppies from the Delightful Doxies stamp and coordinating die set.  The extra butterflies also look like they are enjoying themselves!  Wonderful design!   

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, July 2, 2021 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 #141

  Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This week is a sketch challenge!

Sketch Challenge

Sketch Challenge--Use the above sketch 

with your Newton's Nook 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, February 12, 2021 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' card looks like a box full of chocolates!  Her glittery coppery background die cut using the Frames & Flags die set showcases the newly released Heartfelt Love stamp set die cut using the scallop-edged die from the Heart Frames die set. She shades the little hearts in shades of browns and caramels.  She adds a bit of Glossy Accents to add some shine to the chocolates. She adds a light tan crimped strip with a brown ribbon and bow. For her little sash across the heart, she combines sentiments from the Heartfelt Love and the Love & Chocolate stamp sets.  Delicious!

Diane Morales designs a fun Valentine's card showcasing the octopus from the Tides of Love stamp and coordinating die set. She creates a watery backdrop using the Bubbly stencil. She die cuts this in a heart shape.  She adds the sentiment embossed in white on a black card stock strip and a trio of pink hearts.  All of this sits atop a fun white paper with vertical black stripes  Punny and playful!

Sue T.'s sweet card combines love with some wintry fun!  She places a white heart-shaped doily atop a kraft card stock and adds a snowflake paper for her strip.  She adds the cute snow couple from the Frozen Friends stamp set. She colors the scarves in pretty red and adds red & white twine for her final touch. A lovely way to tell someone you love them!

Amy T. shows us the power of caffeine and cats with her cute, colorful card!  She stamps and colors all the kittens and cup from the Caffeinated Cats stamp set and die cuts it all using the Framework die set. She adds a light tan stripe with the sentiment from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp set.  Her red, glittery heart is die cut using the Darling Hearts die set. A jute bow is a wonderful finishing touch!  

Claire Lamb opts for puppies for her card.  She uses two of the puppies from the Delightful Doxies stamp and coordinating die set and places them on a background with puffy pink clouds created using the Clouds stencil. She creates layers of hearts include a large clear one that allows a glimpse of the inside of the card.  A marvelous way to utilize dies and add a creative feature!  Wonderfully done Ms. Claire!

Sketch Challenge-Use the above sketch.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #100 Reminder

It's week 2 of our 100th Challenge!!!!

There's still time to celebrate with us and get your paws EXTRA inky! 

For this special challenge we are hosting 4 link ups! 

That means 4 chances to win! 

Here's the details: Choose your favorite challenge & play it again!

Pick any of our previous Color, Sketch or Theme challenges and play it again! Just decide on your favorite and add it to your post along with your entry matching the previous challenge: color, sketch or theme! There will be three link-ups below, so you enter your project into the category you have chosen! You can find images of all the previous collections in the Pinterest board here, or look through our previous challenges on the blog pages. 

Bonus link-up: Choose your favorite NND product! To make things even more fun, we've added a favorite product challenge link-up too! Just pick your favorite NND stamp, stencil, or die set and use it on your project to participate! Don't forget to tell us why it's your favorite when you write up your blog post! 

Can't decide on a favorite? You are welcome to choose more than one type of challenge and play multiple times! We are allowing up to 3 entries per participant into each category! If you decide to combine challenges, please only enter it into ONE link-up category.

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? For this special 100th celebration we are giving away $100 in prizes! We will chose one RANDOM entry to win a $25 store credit to our Newton's Nook Design online shop from each of the four link-up categories! 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 28, 2019 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!  

Bobbi Lemanski creates layers of ombre' with this amazing card!  Using watercolor paper, Bobbi creates an ombre' effect in several color palette. She then stamps the kite image from the Delightful Doxies stamp set and cuts them out.  After creating the cloudy background, she arranges her kites to create the ombre' effect which looks fantastic. She then stamps the sentiment and draws in tails for her many kites. Fabulously done!

Inspired by IPC 96, use colored pencils, Debbie Owens may have you reliving the first time you watched the movie Jaws!  Her trio of kitties from the Newton's Movie Night stamp and die set show different reactions as they watch a shark fin sneaky up on an unsuspecting kitty swimming in the ocean and then attack!  Deb creates the two film cells by using the Sea Borders die set, Cloudy Sky stencil, images from the Shark Frenzy stamp set and the Purr-maid Newton stamp set.

Diane Morales couldn't decide on just ONE favorite stamp set, so she decided to create this card full of her favorite feline images of Newton!  She kept her images in black and white and colored in a handful of hearts . She placed her white, stamped panel on a black card base to give a fabulous contrast.  Ready to learn which stamp sets each feline image came from.  Starting in the top left corner, we have Newton eating a plateful of pasta from the Newton Dreams of Italy stamp set. The torch holding kitty is from Newton Dreams of New York stamp set. Then there's the  beret wearing kitty from Newton Dreams of Paris stamp set and the kitty in a box from Newton's Antics stamp set. The kitty trying to sneak some coffee is from Newton Loves Coffee stamp set. The flag wearing kitty is from Newton Dreams of London stamp set. The bottom row has a kitty kneading some dough from the Newton's Kitchen stamp set and the astrocat is from Cosmic Newton stamp set. Diane adds the Bad Kitty and Party sentiment from the Naughty Newton stamp set. She sprinkles on some star sequins for a bit of sparkle! This card is going to make a feline-lovin' person very happy!

Sue T. shows us how to create a one-layer card by cleverly using the dies from the Frames & Flags die set for embossing, not cutting.  Love the illusion of texture she creates using this technique.  For her center focal point, she uses the Dainty Daisies stamp set. She colors the daisies in light yellow on her Kraft card base and in shades of lavenders on her white card base. She pulls the uplifting sentiment from the Floral Fringe stamp set.

Becky Noelle uses IPC #12 to create this beach paradise. She begins by selecting a burlap background and adds her beach scene. She creates a sandy beach with lapping waves. She adds white paint to create the sea foam.She adds the palm trees and hammock with the napping newton from the Aloha Newton stamp set. She stamps her sentiment from the Paradise Palms stamp set and wraps some light colored twine around to complete her delightful card.

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, June 28, 2018 to enter. There's 4- $25 prizes involved too, so don't delay - view all the entries and see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here!