Inky Paws Challenge #115

This biweekly challenge is a:

Theme Challenge

Create a project using Hearts!

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, January 31, 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!   

Need a  a lovely way to send a heart-filled thank you card? Then Crystal Komera's beautifully designed card is for you!  Beginning with pattern paper with tiny little red hearts, she adds a red, scallop-edged frame using the Frames & Flags die set. Notice those subtle hearts on the red. {swoon} Adding a large white heart, Crystal stamps little red hearts and the sentiment from the Peony Blooms stamp. For her finale, she adds her beautifully colored flowers from the Peony Blooms stamp and die set.  

Super CAS and super cute is the direction Debbie Owens interprets this challenge. Using a silver foil striped paper, Debbie cuts the heart shape using the Darling Hearts die set. She then cuts several sentiments and layers them to add dimension. She then stamps the furry feline from the Purr-fect Present stamp set and colors her like a Siamese.  For the gift box, she colors in silver and pinks.  She adds a few sequins to add some pink accents. Darling!

Diane Morales uses hearts in a very creative way!  Using the Sunscape stencil, Diane uses yellow inks to create the sun rays. She then goes back and stamps little hearts from the It's a Plan stamp set in the rays!  I know, so fun!  She adds some light blue water using the Sea Borders die set. She adds the seagulls on the pier posts from the Gull Friends stamp and die set. For her two-colored sentiment, she uses letters from the Essential Alphabet die set.  To make this into a square card, Diane uses the Frames Squared die set. So cute!

Take off for a little bit of love!  Sue T. creates this darling card featuring this adorable pilot from the Winston Takes Flight stamp set. Her pink and red plane with the added polka-dotted heart is just too cute.  Then there's the exhaust---pink hearts--made by a bit of masking and the Tumbling Hearts stencil.  She adds the perfect sentiment from the Uplifting Wishes stamp set. She frames all of this on a dark pink scallop-edged frame using the Frames & Flags die set. Seriously cute!

 Looks like Becky Noelle has been practicing her typing skills!  Look at her very long page of

 Xs & Os!  That sweet, vintage, pink typewriter is from  the My Type stamp set

 and all those rows of hearts are from the Happy Little Thoughts stamp set. Becky places her typewriter on a little doily and stamps the sentiment on it.  If you look closely, her background has lots of typewritten words!  

Create a project using the Theme--Hearts.  

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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100th Challenge Special Edition #2

Midweek Special Edition

It's our 100th Challenge and 

we have some special guest designers 

showcasing their favorite past challenge!

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. 

Please Welcome past IPC members as well as Newton's Nook Design members!

Jess Gerstner creates a set of coordinating cards using 5 different sketches!  Using an assortment of pattern papers, Jess showcases a different piglet image from the Oink stamp and die set on each card.  She adds  enamel hearts or wooden embellishments on each card for a finishing touch!  These sweet cards will definitely make the recipient "Squeal" in delight!

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Using the very versatile sketch #3, Holly Endress turns it horizontally to create this amazingly sweet card!  Holly uses her favorite stamp set, Playful Panda, because she loves the fun playful images and the sentiments that work for so many occasions. She creates the background using the Serene Stripes stencil. She then creates a beautiful blue background and adds the trio of pandas using the Playful Panda stamp and die set.  She die cuts the circle using the Frames Squared die set and stamps the sentiment from the Playful Panda set.

Larissa Heskett creates this beautiful shaker card by mirroring the IPC #74 challenge image as well as the colors. She stamps the flowers from Dainty Daisies stamp set and adds it to the gingham card base using the Frames Squared die set. Using the scallop-edged die, she creates a shaker and adds yellow, white, and black sequins.  She stamps her sentiment in teal on the circle die from the  Frames Squared and adds a black border.  

Maria L. Russell creates this amazing sun set with swaying palm trees in the background which makes for a perfect setting for an ice cream treat. Maria colors the trio of ice-cream lovin' felines from the Newton's Summer Treats stamp (currently on sale for $11.99) and die set fabulously.  Her glossy accents on the fudge and sparkles on some scoops makes these cold treats look scrumptious!

Nakaba Rager uses IPC #19 which was her very first Inky Paws Challenge!  She chose to use the same stamp set, Newton Dreams of Paris stamp and die set, to create this darling card for our 100th challenge. She adds some clouds using the Sky Borders die set on her pale blue background. For her sentiment, she uses the Essential Alphabet die set. She sprinkles some sequins on for a bit of bling! Super cute!

Tatiana Trafimovich celebrates her love of the Newon Dreams of Italy stamp set by combining a favorite sketch, color, and theme challenge. She lightly stamps iconic buildings of Italy with bottles of wine and watercolors select portions in red, green, and white and die cuts using the Frames & Flags die set. She adds the adorable Newton (Newton Dreams of Italy stamp and die set) in his sporty Italia short and embosses the sentiment in white on a black banner.  Some splatters of paint and sequins finish off this remarkable card!