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Monday, September 1, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #244 Week 1

The September Challenge

has begun!

This month we are getting ready for

fall or Halloween.

You have four weeks to get creative with your NND products using either the theme fall or Halloween!

You have from Monday, September 1, 2025 to 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.

This month theme-Fall or Halloween-has so many possibilities. This week many of the IPC members were sharing similar creative vibes. Let's check them out!

Debbie's card features Card Layout 3, Fall Harvest, Paw-tumn Newton, and Autumn by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #fallcards, #catcards, #pumpkincards

Debbie Owens features the Card Layout 3 die with pumpkin paper from the Autumn paper pad. She then adds the little kitten from the Fall Harvest stamp set and places extra pumpkins (Paw-tumn Newton stamp set) for good measure. She uses one of the panels from the Card Layout 3 to emboss her sentiment. Such a fun pumpkiny card!

Amy's card features Autumn Reads, Autumn, Card Layout 3, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #fallcards

Amy Tollner also showcases the Card Layout 3 die with a mixture of papers from the Autumn paper pad. She uses the very tall stack of books from the Autumn Reads stamp and coordinating die set and colors all of them to match her paper selection. For her sentiment, she uses a banner die from the Frames & Flags die set. So adorable!

Claire's Halloween card features Trick or Treat Newton and Postage Stamp Layout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #Halloweencards, #catcards,

Claire Lamb opts for a Halloween scene showcasing her wonderful distressing skills on the little panels from the Postage Stamp Layout die. She then adds an assortment of scary characters from the Trick or Treat Newton stamp and coordinating die set. Such a spookily cute card!

Crystal's card features Newton's Reading List, Autumn Reads, Falling Leaves and Framework by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #fallcards, #catcards

Crystal Minkler creates her own background using the Falling Leaves stencil die cut using the postage die from the Framework die set. She adds the very smart Newton from the Newton's Reading List stamp and coordinating die set. She adds an extra stack of good reads using the Autumn Reads stamp and coordinating die set. A purr-fect way to spend a fall day!

Danni's card features Autumn Reads, Card Layout 3, Autumn, and Circle Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #fallcards

Danni Bindel also showcases the Card Layout 3 die with a beautiful mixture of papers from the Autumn paper pad. She adds the tall stack of books from the Autumn Reads stamp and coordinating die set and colors her books with similar colors from the paper. For her sentiment, she stamps on a stitched circle using the Circle Frames die set. Another fabulous way to showcase the fun NND autumn products!

Don't forget you now have until September 26, 2025 to get

creative with the the challenge theme.

Monday, November 11, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #234-Week 2

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of November

we have fabulous sketch to inspire you.

Use this sketch with your NND products.

You have three more weeks to get creative with this sketch and your NND Products!

You have from Monday, November 4, 2024 to Friday, November 29, 2024 (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.

With Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner, this sketch will make creating holiday cards so much easier. But why limit yourself to holidays? Whip up some birthday cards for 2025. The gray, gloomy weather got you down? Make some bright, colorful spring cards to cheer yourself up! We can't wait to see what you make!:

by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards

Claire Lamb brings us this bright, colorful holiday card! Her rainbow of trees are just so cute. She uses the Christmas Tree Line stencil with array of colors and adds a sentiment on a banner from the Holiday Post stamp set for sentiment. So festive and fun!

by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #coffeelovers, #coffeecard,

Crystal Minkler has an unique take on the sketch using a banner from the Basic Frames die set as her center panel. Her paper selection is from the Coffee House Stories paper pad, and taking center stage is the fabulous coffee-image from the Heartfelt Coffee stamp set (die cut using the Heart Frames die set). Love her creative take for this fabulous birthday card!

by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #harvestcards, #fallcard, #autumncards

Danni Bindel's harvest card is just full of fall colors. She pulls a trio of papers from the Autumn Basics paper pad and uses the Frames & Flags die set to create her layers. She colors her vintage truck from the Harvest Haul stamp and coordinating die set in orange! {sigh!} A beautiful autumn card!

Debbie Owens creates a holiday card filled with stockings! She uses paper from the Christmas Time paper pad to create her background. She adds a die cut vellum center panel using the Frames & Flags die set. Just love seeing all the stockings peeking through the vellum. She includes Santa Newton from the Santa Paws Newton stamp set checking his Christmas list as well as a stocking from the Holiday Postage Sampler stamp set. Her sentiment was stamped on a ticket stub using the Framework die set. So cute and festive!

Amy Tollner combines coffee with autumn for this amazingly adorable pumpkin spice card! She makes her center panel by using the Pumpkin Patch Stencil and cut using the stitched die from the Frames & Flags die set. She adds the latte-laden lady from the Pumpkin Latte stamp and coordinating die set with a scattering of fall leaves. The little blue coat pops against all the orange to make for a darling card!

Don't forget you have 3 more weeks to use the sketch!

Monday, October 21, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 3

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of October

we have fabulous colors to play with!

Use Burnt Orange, Olive Green, Slate Gray, and Cream with your NND products.

You have three more weeks to get creative with these colors and your NND Products!

You have from Monday, October 7, 2024 to Friday, November 1, 2024 (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.

This color combination would make gorgeous Fall projects, but don't limit yourself. How about using these colors for a Halloween-themed card or a masculine birthday card? So many possibilities! Let's see what our IPC DT came up with:

Claire's spooky card features Haunted House, Spooky Sky, and Spiderweb Oval by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards

Claire Lamb uses dies to create this spooky scene. On her spooky distressed background, she adds a gray haunted house using the Haunted House die, and she adds a moon and a splattering of clouds using the Spooky Sky Die set. Her little "Eeek!" sentiment is from the Spiderweb Oval stamp set. A spook-taculalr way to use the challenge colors!

Crystal's autumn card features Autumn Reads, Never Enough Books, Falling Leaves, Autumn Meows, Circle Frames, Basic Frames, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards, #fallcards

Crystal Minkler creates layers of autumn beauty with this stylish card. She creates her many layers using the Frames & Flags die set, the Basic Frames die set, and the Circle Frames die set. She pulls the plaid paper from the Autumn Meows paper pad and creates her own design paper by using the Falling Leaves stencil. She showcases the stack of books from the Autumn Reads stamp and the coordinating die set for the little leaf. Her final touch is a perfect sentiment from the Never Enough Books stamp set.

Danni's Oops card features Black & White Basics, Frames & Flags, and Naughty Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #sorrycards, #catcards

Danni Bindel's "oops! card really showcases the slate gray from the color challenge. She uses two gray papers from the Black & White Basics paper pad with dies from the Frames & Flags die set to create her layers. She then uses one of the naughty kitty images from the Naughty Newton stamp and coordinating die set colored in the other challenge colors. Such a sweet way to send an I'm sorry message!

Deb's Give Thanks card features Newton's Thanksgiving, Fall Harvest, Autumn Basics, and Fall Roundabout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards, #catcards, #fallcards, #givethankscards

Not only does Debbie Owens capture the bounty of the harvest season, but also the wonderful desserts it brings! Deb combines the basket of pumpkins image from the Fall Harvest stamp set with the pie making kitty and the overly full feline from the Newton's Thanksgiving stamp set for a delightful Thanksgiving card. She uses the Basic Frames die set with papers from the Autumn Basics paper pad for her layers and a sentiment from the Fall Roundabout stamp set.

Amy's autumn card features Autumn Mice, Pumpkin Patch, and Frames & Tags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #fallcards, #micecards, #autumncards

Amy Tollner creates the sweetest fall card with these darling mice from the Autumn Mice stamp and coordinating die set. Amy creates a subtle backdrop using the Pumpkin Patch stencil and adds a gray frame using the Frames & Tags die set Her amazing coloring captures the autumn feel wonderfully!

Don't forget you have now have 2 more weeks to get

inky with these fab colors!

Monday, September 23, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #232 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 Cozy Fall Theme with your NND products.

The IPC team has some amazing autumn cards that are filled with fall coziness.

Danni Bindel uses papers from the Autumn paper pad for a harvest twist. She creates her many layers by combining dies from the Basic Frames and the Frames & Flags die sets. She showcases the image from the Signs of Fall stamp and coordinating die set with her wonderfully coloring skills. Don't you just love all those pumpkins and gourds?

Debbie Owens also uses the Autumn paper pad with a focus on autumn leaves! She pairs her papers with critters playing in the leaves. These furry friends are from the Fall Harvest and the Autumn Newton stamp sets. She makes her card into a circular shape card using the Circle Frames die set. Time to go out and play in the leaves!

Amy Tollner shows us the coziness inside of one's home on a cool autumn day. To create her background she uses the Quatrefoil stencil with a striped paper from the Natural Basics paper pad die cut using the zig-zag frame from the Frames & Tags die set. All that fabulous furniture and accessories are from the Cozy Home stamp and coordinating die set. Such a cozy setting for a little nap!

Claire Lamb showcases all the hard work of our beloved farmers. With a twilight background using the Land Borders die set, the little tractor from the Tractor die set is hard at work in the pumpkin patch. She uses a sentiment from the Fall Friends stamp set with the pumpkin die from the coordinating die set . The whole card is a behind-the-scene look of the bounty of autumn!

Crystal Minkler's card has such richly colored leaves made using the Falling Leaves stencil. She uses the Framework die set to create the postage edging as well as the center panel. Enjoying the season is our very own Newton from the Newton's Reading List stamp and coordinating die set who is also enjoying a nice mug of hot chocolate from the Cup of Cocoa stamp and coordinating die set. The sentiment from the newly released Autumn Reads stamp set ties everything together purr-fectly!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, September 27, 2024 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here.

Monday, August 19, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #230

Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a colors challenge.

Use the challenge colors Eggplant, Raspberry, Apricot, Jade Green with your NND products.

Don't forget you can link up to 3 projects for each challenge!

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 30, 2024 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's ocean-side card features Palm Tree Line, Land Borders, and Summer Moments by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #oceancard, #beachcard

Need a tropical escape? Claire Lamb will provide just that! Her slice of paradise was created using the Palm Tree Line stencil with a spectacular sunset behind. She adds her sandy beach using the Land Borders die set. She finds a perfect sentiment from the Summer Moments stamp set. Such a serene setting!

Crystal's birthday card features Cluck, Halloween Meows, Fractured Card Layout, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #chickencard, #birthdaycards, #birthdaycard

Crystal Minkler brings us another farm-themed birthday card! This week's card features a sweet hen from the Cluck stamp and coordinating die set. She has placed her on a panel from the Fractured Card Layout die. Crystal then finds the perfect paper with the challenge colors! Both papers are from the Halloween Meows paper pad. The fun-scallop edging was created using the Frames & Flags Die Set. Darling card, Crystal!

Trick or Treat by Danni features Candy Corn Newton, A2 Card Layout, and Halloween Time by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #halloweencard, #catcard

Danni Bindel is getting us ready for Halloween season with her card featuring papers from the Halloween Time paper pad in combination with the A2 Card Layout die. Her kitty all deck out in his candy corn costume is from the Candy Corn Newton stamp and coordinating die set. Here's hoping he gets lots of treats!

Deb's friendship card features Plaid, Fall Friends, Fall Harvest, Frames & Flags, Basic Frames, and Framework by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #friendshipcards #friendship, #thankfulcards

Debbie Owens opts for a lighter shade of jade for her card. She uses many die sets to create her many layers. Her raspberry layer uses the Framework die set. She then uses a stencil from the Plaid stencil set for her pale jade layer die cut using the stitched frame with a vellum layer atop it. Both were made using the Basic Frames die set. She then features the Fall Friends stamp set with a kitty from the Fall Harvest stamp set. She places her sentiment on a banner using the Frames & Flags die set. Such a fun, cozy scene!

Nine lives by Amy features Newton's Reading List, Never Enough Books, Bright Basics, and Frames & Tags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #catcards

Newton is learning how to spend his 9 lives on Amy Tollner's darling card! She uses papers from the Bright Basics paper pad for her jade and eggplant colors. Then adds shelves of books using the Newton's Reading List stamp and coordinating die set and the Never Enough Books stamp and coordinating die set. She creates her shelves using the Frames & Tags die set. A darling setting to spend a day reading!

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

Monday, October 23, 2023

Inky Paws Challenge #209 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 colors- Rusty Orange, Honey Yellow, Cornflower Blue, and Caramel Brown-with your NND products.

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

Amy Tollner found a great way to make a non-seasonal card using the challenge colors. She makes this mini-slimline card by trimming down the scalloped frame created using the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. She adds little paw prints using the Petite Paw Prints stencil. She then adds the tall stack of books with one tired feline. This set is the All Booked Up stamp and coordinating die set. At last, she die cuts the sentiment from the Newton's Book Club die set. Add a gift card to a book store, and you have the perfect present for your favorite bibliophile!

On Break. Will be back soon.
Claire Lamb

Crystal Minkler creates a darling peek-a-boo autumn card. She showcases two papers from the Autumn paper pad and uses the Land Borders die set to create the wavy edges. She then uses dies from the Circle Frames die set to create the kraft frame. The fun part is how she adds the mug of chocolaty bliss on the inside of the card! That cute mug is part of the Cup of Cocoa stamp set. What a perfect way to enjoy a cold, chilly autumn day!

Danni Bindel adds a trio of blue baskets from the Fall Harvest stamp and coordinating die set on a slimline card base that uses the Slimline Frames & Windows die set for the trio of windows. Behind her autumn baskets is the yellow polka dotted paper from the Autumn paper pad. Don't those sweet kitties look darling among all those pumpkins?

Debbie Owens uses lots of dies sets to create her autumn card. She uses a combination of dies from the Frames & Flags and the Framework die sets to create her scallop-edged layers. She adds a bit of patterned paper from the Autumn paper pad and adds a bunch of autumn leaves using the Autumn Leaves die set. She adds a stamped sentiment from the Autumn Newton stamp set on a blue banner. A great way to maximize all those die sets!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, October 27, 2023 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here!

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Monday, September 1, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #244 Week 1

The September Challenge

has begun!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, November 11, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #234-Week 2

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, October 21, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 3

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, September 23, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #232 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 Cozy Fall Theme with your NND products.

The IPC team has some amazing autumn cards that are filled with fall coziness.

Monday, August 19, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #230

Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration!

Monday, October 23, 2023

Inky Paws Challenge #209 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 colors- Rusty Orange, Honey Yellow, Cornflower Blue, and Caramel Brown-with your NND products.

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

Don't forget -
There's still time to play along with our

Have you had a chance to make a card for our latest Inky Paws Challenge?

Here's a refresher.

Use the Cozy Fall Theme with your NND products.

Don't forget -
There's still time to play along with our

Have you had a chance to make a card for our latest Inky Paws Challenge?

Here's a refresher.

Use the challenge colors- Rusty Orange, Honey Yellow, Cornflower Blue, and Caramel Brown-with your NND products.