Inky Paws Challenge #197 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 colors--Royal Blue, Olive Green, Sunshine Yellow, and White.

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

Debbie Owens uses the Floral Lace stencil to create her amazing distressed background in the challenge colors.  She adds a sprig of yellow roses from the Roses stamp set with a sentiment banner (Frames & Flags) beneath. She creates the square card base using the Frames Squared die set. The subtle floral lace compliments the roses wonderfully!

Diane Morales was also inspired to use yellow roses on her design.  Diane opts for the Heartfelt Roses stamp set that has been placed on layers created using the Heart Frames die set. For added texture, she uses the Serene Stripes stencil on her blue card base.  She pulls the dimensional banner from the Banner Trio die set for her sentiment.  A beautiful heart-shaped card!

Amy Tollner's card is bursting with tulips!  On a scallop-edged frame (Frames & Flags die set), Amy makes fluffy clouds (Clouds stencil) and a garden of tulips using the Spring Garden Line stencil. She then showcases one of the ladies from the Loads of Blooms stamp and coordinating die set who has been enjoying a day of picking tulips from her garden. Also enjoying the tulips are two little butterflies from the Newton's Birdbath stamp and coordinating die set. Amy pulls the Mother's Day sentiment from the Mom & Dad stamp set and stamps it on a banner from the Banner Trio die set. A pretty way to send love to one's mother!

Claire Lamb creates the most amazing rainy day scene!  She uses the trio of puddle-stomping cats from the Newton's Rainy Day Trio stamp and coordinating die set. The reflection of this trio is spectacularly done as is the rain!  She pulls sentiments from the Newton's Umbrella stamp set.  Anyone else want to take coloring classes from Claire?  😺

Crystal O. Minkler's vintage blue truck from the Spring Haul stamp set is filled with pretty yellow flowers.  Her green and white gingham blanket is a great way to incorporate green into her design.  Crystal uses the yellow gingham paper from the Spring Blooms paper pad for the card base.  The Frames & Flags die set was used for the sentiment, and the Circle Frames die set for the circular elements.  A beautiful way to enjoy a spring day!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday,  May 12, 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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Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #171 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'a a refresher.

Use the challenge sketch.

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

Debbie Owens' bright colors look wonderful against the black card base.  She pulls papers from the Springtime paper pad and cuts them using dies from the Frames & Flags and Frameworks die set. She places the sweet kitty image from Newton's Blooms stamp atop a scalloped circle using the Circle Frames die set. Don't you love how she colors the flowers in the pot to match the paper!  So fun!

Diane Morales turns the sketch horizontally to make this bright, spring card. She pulls papers from both the Springtime and Love & Meows paper pads. She selects dies from the Oval Frames and Frames & Flags die sets to create the different layers.  Her yellow tulips from the Tulips stamp and die set coordinate wonderfully with the tulip paper!  Lovely!

Sue T.'s elegant card begins with a polka dotted embossed layer die cut using the scallop-edged Frames & Flags die set. She adds pretty pink papers that compliment the roses from the Heartfelt Roses stamp set die cut using the Heart Frames die set. Pretty in pink, indeed!

Amy Tollner creates a darling spring card on a pretty lavender card base. She layers on floral paper from the Springtime paper pad die cut using the scallop-edged frame from the Frames & Flags die set. She stamps and colors the Easter images from the Spring Roundabout stamp set die cut using the Circle Frames die set. A card filled with spring goodness!

Claire Lamb also uses the Newton's Blooms stamp and die set for her amazing sunny card!  She uses papers from the Love & Meows paper pad for her card base. Then layers some rays of sunshine using the Sunscape stencil. She stamps her sentiment from the Spring Pile Up stamps set on a stitched circle die cut using the Circle Frames die set. She places her pot of flowers and kittens (Newton's Blooms stamp and die set) in green grass using the Land Borders die set. Just a-meow-zing!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, April 22, 2022 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 #167

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a

Color Challenge

Use the colors Sunny Yellow, Spring Green, Taffy Pink, and White to create your NND project!

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, February 25, 2022 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 designs this beautiful card by creating a textured card base using the Petite Hearts stencil set and die cut using the scallop-edged die from the Heart Frames die set.  She adds a white-scalloped heart with the Heartfelt Roses image stamped and lovingly colored in the challenge colors. She adds a trio of banners using the banner die from the Frames & Flags die set.  A clean, beautiful card!

Sue T. creatively combines stencil sets for her beautiful card. She distresses the Petite Flowers stencil in a pale pink. Then die cuts using the postage-edged die from the Framework die set.  She then die cuts a portion of a heart using the Heart Frames die set.  In that heart cutout, she has added textured clouds on a scallop-edged heart using the Cloudy Sky stencil.  Her umbrella-toting lady from the Loads of Blooms stamp and die set becomes her center piece to this beautiful card!

Amy Tollner distresses the background flowers using the Bold Blooms stencil die cut using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set. She adds the lady with a bouquet of tulips from the Loads of Blooms stamp and coordinating die set which she places on a vellum circle using the Circle Frames die set.  She matches her sentiment banner with her card base for a bright, refreshing card!  

Claire Lamb designs this gorgeous floral card! She uses the Argyle stencil to add texture to the background. She then adds her gorgeous flowers from the Peony Blooms (retiring) stamp and die set. She adds a bold sentiment from the Thankful Thoughts stamp set. A gorgeous use of the challenge colors!

Debbie Owens designs a shape card using the Circle Frames die set. She stamps the image from the Spring Roundabout stamp set and cuts it apart allowing room on the card base for the sentiment. She adds a yellow ribbon and bow with a splattering of sequins for sparkle. A sweet way to celebrate Easter!

Use the challenge colors Sunny Yellow, Spring Green, Taffy Pink, and White.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #150

 Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a:

Sketch Challenge

Use the sketch with your Newton's Nook Designs 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, June 18, 2021 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 plays with the Newton Rides West stamp and die set (retiring, so grab your set fast!) to create this fabulous western scene.   Her beautiful sunset and sandy desert ground, dievcut using the Land Borders die set, provide a wonderful backdrop for the horse-ridin' kitten!  She uses one of the speech bubbles from the  Speech Bubbles die set for the second circle of the sketch!  

 Debbie Owens uses coffee-themed papers for the rectangular elements of the sketch. She pulls the coffee-lovin' kitten in his big mug from the Newton's Mug stamp set for a circular element.  She, too, pulls a speech bubble for her second circle die cut using the Speech Bubbles die set. The little cat face on the mug and glossy accents are purr-fect touches for added interest!

Diane Morales stretches the sketch into a slimline card. She uses the scallop-edged die from the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set to create her sky scene.  She uses the Sunscape stencil for the sun and rays. She adds some fluffy clouds using the Sky Scene Builder die set.  Newton from the Cosmic Newton stamp and die set looks fabulous in his lavender rocket ship!  Diane uses sentiments from the Birthday Roundabout stamp set. She finishes with some shimmery white stars!  

Sue T. creates a beautiful thank you card loaded with yellow roses!  She outlines the roses from the Heartfelt Roses stamp set in yellow and die cuts using the coordinating die from the Heart Frames die set.  She adds the roses from the Roses stamp and coordinating die set and colors them in shades of yellow.  She stamps the sentiment and die cuts using the rounded banner from the Banner Trio die set. The yellow polka dotted paper adds even more cheerfulness to this beautifully designed card!

Amy T. creates this sweet card filled with spring flowers!  She uses the Petite Flowers stencil to create the pastel flower panel paired with glitter panel for a wonderful backdrop.  She uses the Circle Frames die set to create her two circular elements.  She uses the Hills & Grass stencil to distress the grass on the large circle before adding the sweet fawn from the Woodland Spring stamp and die set. For her scalloped-circle she adds the floral sprigs, also from the Woodland Spring stamp and die set.  She pulls a sentiment from the Happy Little Thoughts stamp set, and butterflies from the Newton's Picnic stamp and die set.  Wonderfully designed!

Use the above sketch.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #141 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'a a refresher.

Create a project using this sketch!

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

Not into hearts?  Debbie Owens shows how you can interchange the heart element with a different shape. Her sweet card in pinks and grays showcases the Pawprint Shaker die set.  She pairs it up with the Stay Paw-sitive sentiment from the Cat-itude stamp set.  This sentiment is stamped on a decorative square cut using a die from the Slimline Frames & Windows die set. The big paw print combined with the little paw print paper makes for a darling card!

Diane Morales creates a beautiful tri-fold Valentine's card in a dark purple!  She uses the Heart Frames die set to create her heart element and stamps the large image from the Heartfelt Love stamp set and colors the hearts in browns and reds.  A creative way to showcase these newly released products!

Sue T. shows us another creative way for a card to open.  Instead of the card opening in a traditional manner, she has her heart opening to reveal a bonus sentiment from the Newton's Sweetheart stamp set.  The front of her card showcases the sweet kitty couple and sentiment from the  Newton's Sweetheart stamp set and cut using the coordinating die set. She uses a fun diagonal paper for her stripe and the inside of her heat.  A fun, fabulous way to interpret the challenge sketch!

Amy Tollner brings us a gorgeous card filled with flowers.  This card would work beautifully either as a Valentine's or wedding card!  She uses the Floral Lace stencil with shimmery texture paste for an elegant background adhered to a navy card base.  She continues with a navy blue heart die cut using the largest heart die from the Heart Frames die set.  She then stamps the floral image from the Heartfelt Roses stamp set and die cuts it using the scallop-edged die from the same set.  Her pink roses coordinate with her pink stripe. A bit of navy ribbon and jewels completes the elegance of her card!

Clarie Lamb delights us with another gorgeous card using a different floral set.  Claire embosses the flowers from the Peony Blooms stamp in white. Then she colors the peonies in oranges and pinks. {sigh} She cuts them out using the coordinating die set.  She pulls one of the fabulous sentiments from the Thankful Thoughts stamp set and stamps it on her heart element. She finishes off with yellow and white twine.  

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, February 12, 2021 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!