Inky Paws Challenge #183 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 #183 Prize Winner!

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

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

Meghan's silver card is just spectacular!  She showcases the Festive Forest stamp set in silver foil.  Her silver banners and string look spectacular with the snowflakes on the gray background paper.  A very glamorous holiday card!

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

Inky Paws Challenge #183 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

Kristi H.'s card is filled with Halloween delights!  Beginning with her spooky black kitty from the Newton's Perfect Pumpkin stamp set, she adds a little spider dangling from his web as well as a flighty little bat!  She pulls papers form the Halloween Meows paper pad.  Spook-tacular work!

Amy's FAVE

Tracie C.'s card gets us ready for some windy autumn days.  Isn't her mouse (Autumn Mice stamp set) colored wonderfully as he chases those colorful leaves? She pairs him with some pretty autumn papers which makes for such a pretty autumn card. 

Claire's FAVE

Lana Lepinski also brings us a beautiful autumn card. She uses the Harvest Haul stamp and die set paired with some gorgeous papers.  Her use of teal and orange looks amazing!  Just love the gingham and plaid papers with all those pumpkins!

Debbie's FAVE

Lynn Hayes gets us ready for some homecoming football with this cheerful blue and white card!  She uses the darling rabbit from the Touchdown Tails (retired) stamp set.  The added Kraft frame and jute twine add a nice contrast to the brightness of the blue.  Go team!

Diane's FAVE

Jill takes us to the outer limits of space with this fabulous card!  She uses the Starfield stencil to create white stars and planets for her celestial background . She then colors the spacecraft carrying Newton from the Cosmic Newton stamp and die set (retired) in bright colors.  She even adds her sentiment in Braille! Totally out of this world!

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 #87 Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws Challenge at here at

 the Newton's Nook Designs blog! This Biweekly Challenge was a Color Challenge.

Inky Paws Challenge #87 Winner!

We've chosen one RANDOM winner using random.org to receive a $20 Store Credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Meghan creates this gold striped card card that features the Festive Forest stamp and die set.  She embosses that fun trees in gold and adds the little sentiment. She finishes her card with a gold ribbon near the bottom. Such an elegant and beautiful card!

Congrats to Meghan! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit! (It's easiest if you already have an account set up in our shop)

Inky Paws Challenge #87 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

Fikreta creates this festive and fun ornament that spotlights Newton from Newton's Antics stamp set as the main attraction.  She wraps a gold ribbon around the star shape and adds a silvery middle. She adds some presents, Santa's hat, and a gold bell as finishing touches!

Diane's FAVE

Kate's use of gold over the vibrant blue background make this a striking card. She uses the Holiday Foliage stencil with sticky embossing powder and gilding flakes. She then embosses the sentiment from the Reindeer Roll Call stamp set.  So pretty!

Emily's FAVE

Vicki creates this darling box card to celebrate the upcoming New Year. Using elements from the Newton's New Year stamp and die set. Just love how she uses the champagne class as the number 1.  
What a fabulous design and great use of silver and gold!

Sue's FAVE

Meghan's classy card features an elegant collage of whimsical festive trees from the Festive Forest stamp and die set. She adds additional sparkle with the glittery gold stripe and gold and silver sequins!  

Becky's FAVE

Andrea created this golden delight by using gold foil card stock. For her focal oval, she used distress oxide inks and watered down acrylic paint.  Those darling chickadees are from the Winter Birds stamp and die set. She then embosses that sweet sentiment in white.  Fabulous wintery 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 #87 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.
Create a project using the colors--Silver and/or Gold

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Debbie Owens gives us this sweet, whimsical card featuring a ballerina mouse from The Nutcracker Squeak stamp set. For her background she uses a golden vellum and adds an embossed white layer which she cuts using the Frames and Flags die set.  She adds the sentiment on the banner and layers. She adds a ribbon and holly boughs using the Pines & Holly stamp set. She finishes with a gold glitter sticker and sequins.

Diane Morales created this silvery background using the Starfield Stencil. She then adds her snowy horizon using Land Borders Die and adds silvery trees which she die cut using the Forest Scene Builder Die. Her final touch is the little lamb from the Fleece Navidad Stamp Set. Her pop of red is the perfect contrast!  Absolutely delightful!  

We are sadden to say this will be Emily's last Inky Paws Challenge card.  We've loved having Emily on our design team with her amazing creativity.  Best wishes as you in your future endeavors!
For her final card, Emily Lauritzen creates this festive and bubbly background using the Bubbly stencil and foil!  Wow!  She wonderfully colors Newton from Newton Celebrates stamp set as he celebrates in style. All these elements are placed atop her silvery background die cut using the Frames and Flags die set.

Sue T.'s winter wonderland card is spectacular!  She used the Petite Snow stencil to create the snowy sky and adds golden trees using the Festive Forest stamp set. Using the Framework die set, she cuts the background and adheres to a black card base. Using the Winter Memories stamp and die sets, she adds the focal point of her card--this lovely couple ice skating. She finally adds the black sentiment to finish her beautiful card!

Becky Noelle creates personalized holiday cards by including her family picture!  She stamps and colors the flowers on the corners on kraft paper using the Poinsettia Blooms stamp set and fussy cuts the inside edges. She adds her sentiment on a tag from the Tags Times Two die set and attaches with a bit of twine!  

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, December 21, 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 #87

This biweekly challenge is a:

Theme Challenge

Create a project using theme: Use Silver and/or Gold

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, December 21 , 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! 

Debbie Owens creates this golden card by die cutting the  background with it's gold foiled design using the Frames & Flags die set. She then adds a wide red ribbon to create a central stripe. She layers elements from the Pines & Holly die set using foiled card stock. For her focal point, she stamps and embosses the sentiment using Ornamental Wishes stamp set and frames it using the Ornamental Shaker die set. Red sequins finish this golden delight!

Diane Morales uses Kraft card stock as her base with looks fabulously with the silver and gold elements. She uses the Frames & Flags  die set to cut her center background. Then shes uses a trio of trees from the Festive Forest stamp set and embosses in silver and gold.  Wonderfully done!

Emily Lauritzen chooses soft blues to complement the silver in her card. She uses the Plaid stencil set with silver and blue inks to create a pretty design and then rotates it to overlay the white base. She uses the Frames & Flags die set to give it the scalloped edges. She softly colors the flowers from the Poinsettia Blooms and adds it to her base.  She pulls words from one of the sentiments from Sentiments of the Season stamp set. So soft and elegant!

Sue T. brings on the glitter with this gorgeous card. She uses the Petite Snow stencil to create a snowy sky.  Then she uses the Evergreens stencil  and silver and gold texture paste for those shimmery trees. For the Merry Christmas sentiment, Sue uses a die from the Holiday Greetings die set with a glittery black paper!  A spectacular card!

Becky Noelle wows with this gorgeous card. Her amazing background uses the Plaid stencil set with some Distress Oxide inks, transfer gel, and foil.  She adds her wonderfully colored flowers from the Poinsettia Blooms stamp set and places her sentiment on a little tag from the Tag Times Two die set.  She adds some golden thread behind her tag for an added touch of elegance. Again, striking!

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Inky Paws Challenge #85 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.

Create a project using the colors: red, white, green, and black. 

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Sue T. shows the power of repeatedly stamp an image. For this festive card, she uses the Festive Forest stamp set and stamps the swirly trees in red and green. She adds stars at the top of each tree. Her focus is the center tree with this fabulous sentiment.

Becky Noelle is decking the halls with this holly and berry delight. She creates an inlaid die background using the Pines and Holly die set. She then adds the black stripe to ground the white embossed sentiment from the Ornamental Wishes stamp set. 

Debbie Owens uses the challenge colors for a fun birthday card. She cuts the black embossed background using the Framework die set and cuts a circular window. She adds some vellum waves using the Sea Borders die set. She colors all those sharks from the Shark Frenzy stamp set in shades of gray and adds a birthday hat (Newton Loves Cake stamp set) to the hammerhead. She adds a diagonal stripe with the sentiment and adds a bit of twine and sequins.

Diane Morales makes these fabulous tags to add to her darling holiday packages. She creates the round tag by using the Tags Times Two die set and partially stamps an image from the Santa Paws Newton stamp set. She the rectangular-shaped card, she again uses the Tags Time Two die set, but for this card she adds some texture using the Serene Stripes stencil. She pulls images from the Santa Paws Newton stamp set and adds a sentiment banner.  Her final tag, Diane uses the Festive Forest stamp set and fussy cuts them out and adds the North Pole. She attaches it to her darling box which she stamped and colored using the Santa Paws Newton set.

Emily Lauritzen uses the Petite Snow stencil to create her subtle background and dies cuts with the Frames & Flags die. She adheres it to a black background. She then creates the festive wreath using the Pines & Holly die set.  She adds an ornament from the Beautiful Baubles stamp set. She then embosses the sentiment from Sentiments of the Season on vellum.  So lovely!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, November 23, 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 #59

This biweekly challenge is a: 

Color challenge

Create a project using the colors:  Holly red, pine cone tan, fir green, and black.

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, November 17, 2017 at Midnight CST. The winner and DT favorites will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky?

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky? Grab your favorite NND stamps to play along and 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! 

Zsofia Molnar's chalkboard with the bold sentiment from Sentiments of the Season stamp set paired with the red and white striped background paper is just striking. Then her sweet Newton from Newton's Holiday Mischief stamp and die set adds the purr-fect touch for this festive holiday card!

Debbie Owens features the new Naughty or Mice stamp set!  I love the circular layers with the festive  background paper. The added pines, pinecone and bow were die cut with Pines & Holly Die Set t and provide a nice finishing touch!

Emily Lauritzen creates a stunning wreath using the Pines & Holly Die Set. The chalkboard background with the embossed sentiment from Sentiments of the Season stamp set and the wonderfully colored Newton from Santa Paws Newton stamp and die set complete her stunning card!

Andrea Shell showcases Winston from Winston's Home for Christmas stamp set.  I adore how she uses the fun, plaid paper as well as her amazing coloring skills!  The twine adds a nice final touch!

Diane Morales brings us an amazing trio of Christmas trees using Festive Forest stamp and die set. She adds a bold sentiment from Seasons of Sentiments to complete her elegant holiday card!

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Inky Paws Challenge #38 - Color Challenge

This month's challenge is:

Color challenge

Create a project using Teal, Red, White and Green!

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store and a Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! If we get more than 15 participants, we will choose two winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, December 16th, 2016 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog.

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky?

• Create a NEW project (card or other paper craft item).

• Your project MUST use at least one Newton's Nook Designs stamped image (or free digital stamp - check out our Freebies page).

• Post your project to your blog or to an online photo gallery such as Flickr, Pinterest, or splitcoaststampers (on splitcoast please use keywords newtonsnook and IPC38).

• Link back to this challenge (if posting in an online gallery copy the link into the photo description). 

• Submit your project to this challenge using the InLinkz widget below. You must submit a DIRECT link to your post page.

• Have more than one great idea? You can enter more than once! Just link up each card separately. 
• TIP: Please make sure your photo in focus  - We can't pick you as a winner if we can't see your card clearly because your photo is blurry! 

Here's some inspiration!

Several of our Design Team Members decided to play along - check out all the awesome cards they created, inspired by this fun, festive color palette ! Read the description below each card to see who made it.

This sweet winter card by Yukari features our bunny, Lily, dressed in a Christmas colored sweater from the Sweater Weather Stamp set! She used the color combo on the sweater, leaving the bunny white and added a bunch of fun mittens in the background too! The "Season of Joy" sentiment is from the Beautiful Baubles stamp set. 

Samantha used the fun color combo on this card featuring Winston driving his car full of gifts from the Winston's Home for Christmas stamp set. She used the red and green on the car, gift and trees and added the teal as a watercolor background on white paper! 

Kimberly created this adorable card by embossing the trees from our Festive Forest stamp set in white over red cardstock! She added in the "Thank you" from our Vegetable Garden stamp set and a just a little pop of teal!

This sweet fireplace scene by Larissa uses red and green on the rug and fireplace swag while keeping a white card base. Then she added some teal in the background to help this lovely scene op off the card! This sweet image is from our Fireside Friends stamp set.  

Jess created a flurry of snowflakes from our Beautiful Blizzard stamp set using the chosen color combo! I love how pretty this looks! She added an extra pop of teal up the sides too! 

This gorgeous wreath shaker card by Naki uses the color combo in the form of sequins inside the shaker! She also used the red and green on the wreath which was made with our Pines & Holly Die Set, and added an extra pop of teal with a teal tag using our new Joyful Tags stamp set! Such a fun card! 

This cute forest scene by Danielle features our cute kitty in a sweater from the Sweater Weather Stamp set! She used the green, red, and teal on the sweater, leaving the kitty white! So cute! 

This card by Stephanie features our adorable doxie from the Holiday Hounds stamp set twisted up in some holiday lights! She kept her color palette focused on the red green and white with just little teal accents!

Here is another lovely snowflake card using the color combo with  Beautiful Blizzard stamp set. Crafty Math-Chick created this one, using white for the base and added the snowflakes in the other colors of the challenge! I love the simplicity of this with the added sequins for a bit of bling! 

Here's one created by me! I used Winston dressed in his sweater from the new Sweater Weather stamp set and colored his sweater using the color combo! The colors really pop off the white card base! 

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