Inky Paws Challenge #92

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, March 8 , 2018 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 this darling tag using the sketch!  She begins with a polka dotted tag. Then adds a kraft strip which she has used the Tumbling Hearts stencil. She then adds a strip of tag to her lightly colored sky and adheres her sweet focal point--this darling cow from Farmyard Friends stamp set.

Sue T.'s take on the sketch blasts us into outer space!  From the Cosmic Newton stamp set, she adds this feline astronaut on a background of stars which she creates using the Starfield stencil. She adds her little sentiment banner and a moon, and some flickering sequins to finish it off!  Out of this world!

Becky Noelle  creates beautiful shades of greens using Distress Inks. She then adds a honeycomb frame which she places her honey-lovin' bear from the Winston's Honeybees stamp set. She embosses her sentiment on a black banner and adds a splattering of bees to finish it off!  Sweet!

For those snowbound, Bobbi Lemanski brings us a much needed spring day!  She begins by making a cloudy background using the Cloudy Sky stencil. She adds green hills using Land Borders Dies. Her focal point is the bicycle full of flowers from the Loads of Blooms stamp set which Bobbi has colored in an assortment of bright colors. To add more fun, Bobbi pulls the butterfly and balloons from the the Delightful Doxies  stamp set. 

Debbie Owens brings us an ocean-themed card. She uses the Seashells stencil to create her colorful background before cutting it with the Framework die set. She adds vellum waves using the Waves die set. She makes a green glittery frame using a small die from the Framework set. For her focal point, she colors the female feline from the Purr-Maid Newton stamp set who is holding a champagne flute from the Cocktail Mixer stamp set.  For a bit more bling, she adds some sequins. 

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Inky Paws Challenge #75 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 Theme Challenge! 

Here'a a refresher.  It's a Theme Challenge:  Add Cute Animals

As we bring you this week's inspiration, we want take to say good-bye to two of our amazing Inky Paws design team members. 

First we wish Andrea Shell from blissfully scrappy  a fond farewell. Andrea has delighted us with her amazing talent. Her clean style, amazing coloring skills, and attention to details have provided so much inspiration! For her final IPC card, Andrea doesn't disappoint. Her subtle background using Bubbly stencil is perfect for the Newton (Newton's Vacation stamp set) as he goes snorkeling in his fish bowl. She uses the Sending Smiles sentiment from the Sending Hugs stamp set. The black and white stripe balances her card wonderfully! A big thank you to Andrea for all her amazing projects! Best wishes to your future endeavors!

We are also saying good-bye to Zsofia Molnar from safsafdesign. Zsofia's creativity seems to have no end. Her fabulously designed layouts and use of bright colors can be counted on to bring a smile and inspire! For her last card, she created a custom background by repeatedly stamping the little donuts and sprinkles from the Newton's Donut stamp. She then fabulously colors the big donut and kitty and then  uses the coordinating die set. She uses Essential Alphabet die set to create the "sweet" sentiment. The scallop border was made using the Frames & Flags die set. What a delicious project!  Thanks, Zsofia, for all your amazing projects!

But don't worry! We still will have amazing inspiration each Monday with Diane, Emily, and Debbie. Plus, we will be adding two awesome new designers to our team. Stay tuned for an announcement later this week! Meanwhile, here's what they created for the reminder today:

Diane Morales brings us another darling pair of tags!  This time she creates a bright background, and then used the Balloon Shaker die set. Those sweet critters are from the Farmyard Friends stamp set. Such a fun way to tag a gift!

Emily Lauritzen creates a pop-up paradise with this fabulous project. Her tropical scene with the sunny background includes images from the Newton's Aloha  and Toucan Party stamp sets. The sentiment is from Newton's Birthday Bash. 

Debbie Owens whips up this culinary delight by combining key ingredients from 

 the Sending Hugs stamp and die set, the Newton Loves Cake, Newton's Kitchen,  and Made from Scratch stamp sets. The fun pink background was created by using the Serene Stripes stencil. The scallop bordered was a combination of the Frames & Flags  and Framework die sets. 

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, July 6, 2018 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 #24 Winners - Sketch Challenge

Inky Paws Challenge #24 Winners! 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog! This months Challenge was a SKETCH Challenge! 

We loved seeing all the ways everyone used the sketch for this challenge! THANK YOU to everyone who entered! All the beautiful entries always make it SO HARD to choose the winners! 

Top picks for Inky Paws Challenge #24

Announcing.... our top picks! Read the description below each card to see who created it - and make sure to visit their blogs and tell them congrats!!

Our first winner is this fun card by Naki! We loved how she used a fun chevron cut out shape for one "flag" on the sketch and the reverse of the cut out for the other - such a fun idea! It looks like those arrows are helping guide the snail from our In Slow Motion! 

Our second winner is this fun card by Magda! Can you believe she just started card making and this was her first card post? We love how she hand-cut trees to make the sketch and used the snuggling kitties from our Newton's Antics stamp set nestled in the branch! Adorable! 

Congrats to Naki and Magda! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $10 store credit and get your winner badge for your blog!

Inky Paws #24 Favorites

Since there were so many great cards with this sketch cards, we chose THREE more as our favorite picks! If you see your card below, contact us if you'd like to get a "favorite" badge for your blog!

We love this beautiful Fall card by Emily! She used our fun bold leaf set, Falling into Autumn to create that fun gorgeous background. Then she added the fun kitty from our Newton's Perfect Pumpkin stamp set - I love the way she interpreted the sketch too - so creative!

This card by Deb tickled our funny bone! I love how she used the image of the kitty with the toilet paper from the Naughty Newton stamp set and used ACTUAL toilet paper to create a background! So fun! 

Our third favorite is this fun farm card by Holly! We love the fun way she created a little window scene using the animals from the Farmyard Friends stamp set! This card made us smile! 

Thanks so much!
Thanks again to everyone who entered - It's really so much fun to look through all the entries and see everyones ideas! If you didn't win this time we hope you'll play along again next time! Save the date: the next challenge will begin on September 18th.

Inky Paws #19 - WINNERS!

Inky Paws Challenge #19 Winners! 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog! This months Challenge was to create a project with a USE WATERCOLOR! 

This was a tough one, for sure, but we were AMAZED by all the creative things everyone did with just one layer! The challenge entries were so awesome this month! THANK YOU to everyone who entered!  It's always hard to choose a winner!

Top picks for Inky Paws Challenge #19

Announcing.... our top picks! Read the description below each card to see who created it - and make sure to visit their blogs and tell them congrats!!

Our first winner is this gorgeous trio of Tags by Tatiana! We love how she tried watercoloring them in different ways - they all turned out so beautiful!! She used the Basket of Wishes and Bunny Hop Stamp sets. 

Our second winner is this awesome card by Dawn from the little mennonite. We really love the intense colorful background she created with watercolors! It's so bright and fun! She use our Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set. 

Congrats to Tatiana and Dawn! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $10 store credit and get your winner badge for your blog!

Inky Paws #19 Favorites

Since there were so many beautiful heart cards, we chose THREE more as our favorite picks! If you see your card below, contact us if you'd like to get a "favorite" badge for your blog!

This adorable card by Melissa made us smile - we love how the pig is flipping across that fun watercolor background! So Adorable! The stamps she used are from the Farmyard Friends stamp set. 

We love the "spotlight" technique that Anja did on her card - using grays for most of the card and then spotlighting with bright colors inside the heart! What a fun idea!! She used the Just say Cheese and Newton's Antics stamp sets to create this card. 

This card by Vicki is also has some really fun watercoloring going on - we loved that background with the layers and splotches of watercolor! She used our cute little birdie stamp set - Tweet Talk. 

Thanks so much!
Thanks again to everyone who entered - It's really so much fun to look through all the entries and see everyones ideas! If you didn't win this time we hope you'll try again next time! The next challenge will begin on April 24.