Inky Paws Challenge #243 Winners

   

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

Inky Paws Challenge  at the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

We loved seeing all the different ways you were inspired to use the August sketch!

Inky Paws Challenge #243 Prize Winner!

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

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

Becca was inspired to create this bright holiday card! She features a beloved, yet retired, snowman from the Frozen Friends stamp set. She adds a sentiment from another retired stamp set, Newton's Christmas Kitten stamp set. The red, lime green, and black color combination makes for a bright, fun card!

Congrats to Becca!  Don't forget to send us an e-mail at

 info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit! 

Inky Paws Challenge #243 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!

Danni's FAVE

Sabra's unique take on the sketch as a circle caught Danni's eye. Sabra used a trio of fun papers from the Halloween Meows paper pad and adds a darling monster from the retired Franken-Newton stamp and coordinating die set. Such a creative card!

Debbie's FAVE

Maria Giselle B.'s addition of sequins and rick-rack trim caught Debbie's eye! Maria uses the retired Purr-maid Newton stamp set not only to showcase the sweet purr-maid, but also to create those embossed seahorses. She adds a sentiment from the Birthday Roundabout stamp set to finish her shiny and creative card!

Amy's FAVE

Marcia wonderful coloring of the puppy and kittens caught Amy's eye! Marcia uses some fun critter paper with the sweet image from the Sky High Celebrations stamp and coordinating die set. The red, white, black color scheme is also very striking!

Claire's FAVE

Eve G. uses some fabulous papers from the Seaside paper pad for her ocean-themed card! She then adds her sweet kitty from the Newton's Sand Dollar stamp set. Such an adorable card that won over Claire's heart!

Crystal's FAVE

Amy Mattingly no-coloring panel and Christmas theme won over Crystal's heart! Amy uses the Card Layout 3 die with papers from the Meowy Christmas paper pad. Amy then creates a no-colored panel using the Cup of Cocoa stamp set. The bright colors and black accents makes for a wonderful holiday 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 #243 Week 2

 

Welcome to Inky Paws August Challenge!

 We have a super versatile sketch to get your creative juices flowing! 

Use the sketch with your NND products!

You until Friday, August 29, 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.  

We are in week two of the current sketch challenge. This challenge coordinates purr-fectly with the Card Layout 4 die cut. This week the IPC design team have some different ideas of how to use the sketch. We have summer, autumn, and Halloween with a darling feline one! Check them out!

Claire Lamb uses the speech bubble paper from the A Cat's Life paper pad with the Card Layout 4 die. She then adds a trio of black cats using the Cat Silhouettes die set. She stamps her sentiment on a stitched circle made using the Circle Frames die set. The black Silhouettes look stiking on the brightly colored paper!  So cute!

Crystal Minkler was inspired to use a trio of papers from the Halloween Meows paper pad  to create the sketch. She adds a little pumpkin patch from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp and coordinating die set. Doesn't the kitty look so cute popping out of one of those Jack-o-lanterns? Great way to share some Halloween greetings!

Danni Bindel is gearing up for autumn using papers from the Autumn Basics paper pad with the Card Layout 4 die. She stamps and beautifully colors her leaves from the Leaf Splendor stamp and coordinating die set.  Such wonderful autumn colors!

Debbie Owens is also getting in the mood for Halloween! Instead of using pattern papers, Deb heat embosses the image from the Spooky Roundabout stamp set. She then uses the Card Layout 4 die to create the white frame. She adds the haunted house using the Haunted House die. She adds the spooky feline ghost from the Ghostly Good Times stamp set. The black and white combo with a splash of yellow makes for a fun Halloween card!

Amy Tollner is hanging on to summer with this darling beach card. She uses a trio of papers from the Seaside paper pad with the Card Layout 4 die. She adds her gray-striped tabby cat from the Newton's Sand Dollar stamp and coordinating die set. She stamps her sentiment on a little banner using the Banner Trio die set. A super cute way to enjoy the rest of summer!

Don't forget you now have until August 29, 2025 to get creative with this sketch! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #240 Week 3

 

 Welcome to Inky Paws  

May Challenge!

You still have time to get creative with this month's sketch!

The May sketch can be used with any occasion card!

You until Friday, May 30, 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.  

Have some scraps of pattern papers lying around?  Need some birthday cards? Use this month's sketch to whip up some fun birthday cards!  Let's see what the IPC DT has created this week.

Amy Tollner designs the cutest card to congrat friends on their new home.  And what could be cuter than a kitty in a box? This cute image is from the Newton Loves Boxes stamp and coordinating die set. Amy pairs the image with a trio of coordinating papers from the A Cat's Life paper pad. She also used the Circle Frames die set. So cute!

Claire Lamb designs this delightful birthday card using the Sky High Celebrations stamp and coordinating die set. The curly que paper from the Birthday Party paper pad is a festive background and pairs nicely with the polka dotted paper from the Bright Basics paper pad. For her stitched circle, Claire uses the Frames Squared die set. Celebrating in style!

Crystal Minkler is also bringing us a festive birthday card. She chooses the cake-loving feline from the Newton Loves Cake stamp and coordinating die set. She selects papers from the Birthday Meows paper pad. She uses the Frames & Flags and the Circle Frames die sets for her stitched elements.  Just love all those kitties with their birthday hats!

Danni Bindel uses a trio of polka dotted papers from the Bright Basics paper pad that make for a darling setting for the book-loving feline from the Newton's Reading List stamp and coordinating die set. She uses the Frames & Flags and the Circle Frames die set for her stitched manners. Darling!

Debbie Owens designs this festive Halloween card using papers from the Halloween Meows and the Bright Basics paper pads. She then adds the feline in his candy corn costume that coordinates with the background paper. This sweet image is from the Candy Corn Newton stamp set. She uses the Frames & Tags and the Basic Frames die sets to create her stitched elements. Trick-or-treat, indeed!

Don't forget you now have until May 30, 2025!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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! 

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 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!

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!

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!

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.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #228 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 sketch. 

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

Debbie Owens uses the patterns and colors from the A Cat's Life paper pad to create this bright, fun card featuring the studious feline from the Newton's Reading List stamp set. And coffee is definitely a fun way to enjoy life, so Deb adds a cuppa of Java from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp set!

Is it happy hour, yet? Amy Tollner thinks it is with her darling feline from the Newton's Happy Meowr stamp set who is enjoying a fruity cocktail. Amy has pulled some fun summery papers from the Summertime paper pad making for a festive setting. She stamps her sentiment on a little banner using the Banner Trio die set.

Claire Lamb has a creative take on the sketch with her honey bee take! She uses the Heartfelt Honeycomb stamp set to create her bakcground. She then adds a trio of honey bee boxes with some tall, green grass (Land Borders die set). That handsome beekeeper is our very own Newton from the Beekeeper Newton stamps and coordinating die set.

Crystal Minkler is getting us ready for the upcoming fall season with her darling Halloween card! She uses festive papers from the Halloween Meows paper pad and the Frames & Flags die set to create her background layers. She showcases her feline witch from the Newton's Perfect Pumpkin stamp set on a bold, black hexagon background (Hexagon Frames die set).

Reading to go surfing? Danni Bindel's card will have you packing your car and heading for some waves. She uses the Basic Frames and the Frames & Flags die set to create those pretty layers with papers from the Summertime paper pad. And her VW Bug from the Beach Bound sta mp and coordinating dies is packed and ready to roll! A super fun way to use the sketch!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, August 2, 2024 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #210

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a sketch challenge.

Use the challenge 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, November 10, 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! 

Claire Lamb creates a darling card with a column of red delicious apples.  These are from the Autumn Apples stamp and coordinating die set. She splatters some white on her kraft base and then adds a square using the Frames Squared die set for her sentiment with a fringe of red scallops using the Sky Borders die set.  What a fabulous card with all the apples!

Crystal Minkler is getting ready for the upcoming Christmas season.  She pulls papers from the Christmas Time paper pad and cuts many using dies from the Framework die set.  For her fun scene, she adds some snow using the Land Borders die set and a tree from the Forest Scene Builder die set. That cute red VW Bug is from the Destination Christmas stamp and coordinating die set.  Such a darling way to begin the season!

Danni Bindel is featuring a darling Halloween card using papers from the Halloween Meows paper pad that has been cut using the scallop-edged frame (Frames & Flags die set). She then uses the trio of pumpkin and kitty image from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp and coordinating die set.  Don't you love how the paper and main image coordinate?  So cute!

Debbie Owens uses the challenge for a fun coffee-themed card. Her card features papers from the Coffee House Stories paper pad. She uses the Framework die set to give the paw print paper the postage-edging.  She pulls the card together using the little lady from the Sips & Stories stamp set who is enjoying a relaxing day with her ferry feline friend!  Super fun!

Amy Tollner features a super bright Halloween card using papers from the Halloween Meows and Halloween Woofs paper pads. She then adds those cute duo of puppies from the Happy Howl-oween stamp and coordinating die set. She adds her sentiment on a circle using the Circle Frames die set. Halloween cuteness!

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter