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Monday, December 15, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #247--Final Week of 2025

December Challenge

We are counting down the final days of the 2025 IPC Challenge!

You have until December 19 to get creative adding sparkle & shine to your holiday projects!

You have until Friday, December 19, 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.

It's hard to believe that we are in our final days of the 2025 Inky Paws Challenge year! It's been so fun providing inspiration each month showcasing ways to use your Newton's Nook Designs projects. For our final 2025 challenge, the IPC team has created some amazing holiday cards as well as several snow-filled ones! Let's check them out:

by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #nndpaper, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #

Kelly Santi snowy card is so cute with the spinner element. She showcases two snowy papers from the Snow Flurries paper pad and uses the Basic Frames die set to create her stitched layers. She then uses the darling kitty from the Snow Angel Newton stamp and coordinating die set and adds a spinner to make the kitty look like he's making snow angels! Such a fun idea!

Amy's holiday card features Santa Paws Newton, Christmas Party, Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment, and A2 Card Layout 2 by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #nndpaper, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #holidaycards, #Christmascards

Amy Tollner is using a holiday classic stamp set, Santa Paws Newton stamp and coordinating die set, for her fun card. She creates her card design using the A2 Card Layout 2 die with the green paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. She then uses the holly paper from the Christmas Party paper pad to add lots of holiday ambience! Love the little touches of blue to accent this darling card!

Claire's snowy card features Let It Snow, Snowfall, and Pines & Holly by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #wintercard, #snowycards

Claire Lamb creates this stunning card using only dies! She creates her snowflakes using the newly released Snowfall die set. For her greenery, she uses the Pines & Holly die set. The sentiment is cut using the Let It Snow die. Claire's addition of white splatters and sparkly dots on the snowflakes adds lot of texture! Wonderfully done!

Danni's holiday card features Heartfelt Holidays, Heart Frames, Banner Trio, Frames & Tags, and Christmas Time by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #nndpaper, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #Christmascards

Danni Bindel creates this elegant holiday card using the Heartfelt Holidays stamp set (Heart Frames die set) with coordinating paper from the Christmas Time paper pad. She creates her scallop border using the Frames & Tags die set. She places her sentiment on a banner using the Banner Trio die set. Love all the holiday foliage!

Debbie's winter card features Falling Snow Toner Card Front, Cheerful Bliss Glitter, Snow Flurries, Let It Snow, Bookmark, Frames & Flags, Holiday Postage Sampler, and Snowfall by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #nndpaper, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #wintercard, #snowycards

Debbie Owens' card is filled with sparkle and shine! She pulls the lavender glitter paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment and adds a layer using the snowy paper from the Snow Flurries paper pad. She then uses the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set. She creates a tag using the Bookmark die set on which she adds the silver snowflakes from the Falling Snow Toner Card Front and Snowfall die set. The sentiment is from the Let It Snow die. Her final touch is the addition of the snow globe from the Holiday Postage Sampler stamp set. Just love the snow globe on a snowy card!

Don't forget you have until December 19, 2025 to add some glitter and shine to your holiday projects!

Monday, December 8, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #247 Week 2

December Challenge

Time to get bring on the

Holiday Sparkle & Shine!

You have until December 19 to get creative adding sparkle & shine to your holiday projects!

Here's some inspiration.

December is the perfect time to add some bling to your crafts so bring out your glitters, foils, sequins and sparkle pastes to create a card with some shimmer and shine! Create a winter or holiday card with sparkly snowflakes or jump ahead and send a little New Year's cheer! A little bit of sparkle makes everyone happy! Let's see what bling the IPC team used!

Debbie's snowy card features Snowman Postage Sampler, Land Borders, Basic Frames, Cheerful Brights Glitter, Essential Tags, and Basic Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #wintercards, #snowmancards, #snowycards

Debbie Owens has creates a playful winter scene using lots of little snow people from the Snowman Postage Sampler stamp set. To create this wintery scene, Deb uses the Basic Frames die set to create the window. She then uses the blue glitter paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment for her sky as well as the Land Borders die set for her snow. She adds some snowflakes using the Snowfall die set. At last, she modifies the tag from the Essential Tags die set for her sentiment. A glittering winter wonderland!

Danni's holiday card features Holiday Post, Basic Frames, and Christmas Time by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #christmascards, #catcards, #puppycards

Kelly Santi captures the thrill of mailing handmade cards to loved ones in her darling card. She cleverly combines the sweet image from the Holiday Post stamp and coordinating die set with the cityscape paper from the Christmas Time paper pad. Can't you just imagine all those cards being delivered to all those houses? And the smiles those cards will bring?

Amy's winter card features Snowflake Oval, Snow Flurries, Cheerful Brights Glitter, Oval Frames, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #wintercards, #snowycards

Amy Tollner designs a very snowy card filled with sparkle and shine! Her snowy background paper is from the Snow Flurries paper pad with a glittery stripe using paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. She adds scallop-edging to both using the Frames & Flags die set. She die cuts a scallop-edged circle using the Oval Frames die set and white embosses the snowflakes and sentiment using stamps from the Snowflake Oval stamp set. Just love all those beautiful shades of purple!

Claire's Christmas card features Gift Builder, Christmas Greetings, Basic Frames, and Cheerful Brights Glitter by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #christmascards

Claire Lamb designs this festive card filled with a rainbow of packages using the Gift Builder die set with glitter papers from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. Her stitched panel was made using the Basic Frames die set. For added cuteness, Claire adds snowflakes to coordinate with her packages and a sentiment from the Christmas Greetings stamp set. A spectacular CAS Christmas card!

Danni's holiday card features Holiday Postage Sampler, Postage Stamp Layout, Christmas Basics, and Cheerful Brights Glitter by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #Christmascards

Danni Bindel designs this beautiful Christmas card in traditional red and green. She uses glitter paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment with the striped paper from the Christmas Basics paper pad. She takes advantage of the Postage Stamp Layout die for her card layout and fills those openings with an assortment of holiday iconic symbols from the Holiday Postage Sampler stamp and coordinating die set. A spectacular sheet of holiday postage stamps with a bit of sparkle and shine for the season!

Don't forget you have until December 19, 2025 to add some glitter and shine to your holiday projects!

Monday, October 6, 2025

Inky Paws Challege #245--Color Challenge

It's October and We have a new challenge!

You have four weeks to get creative with your NND products using these festive colors!

Holiday Red, Pop of Pink, Evergreen,

and Arctic Blue

You have from Monday, October 6, 2025 to Friday, October 31, 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's colors may have you thinking Christmas, but don't limit yourself. These colors work amazingly with birthdays, thank-yous, and even spring cards! Let's see how the IPC design team came up with:

Danni's holiday card features Newton's Gift, Framework, and Meowy Christamas by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards, #catcards

Danni Bindel combines paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad with the Framework die set to create lots of holiday layers! The star of her card is the sweet feline from the Newton's Gift stamp and coordinating die set popping out of a pink gift box! Super cute!

Deb's spring card features Spring Haul and Filigree Oval Frame by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #springcards,

Debbie Owens takes a detour from the upcoming holidays and uses the colors for a splash of spring delight! Her vintage truck is from the Spring Haul stamp set which she frames using the Filigree Oval Frame die set. A super fun card if you aren't quite ready for Christmas card production!

Amy's Cocoa card features Cup of Cocoa, Meowy Christmas, and Postage Stamp Layout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #Christmascards, #coffeecards, #coffeelovers

Amy Tollner colors a plethora of holiday mugs from the Cup of Cocoa stamp and coordinating die set. For an added festive touch, she uses paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad, and she uses the Postage Stamp Layout die to frame her mugs of cocoa yumminess!

Claire's holiday card features Christmas Nap and Holiday Postage Sampler by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards, #puppycard, #catcard

Claire Lamb lightly distresses her card to create a holiday ambience for her card! This scene features some tired critters from the Christmas Nap stamp and coordinating die set. Claire adds an extra package from the Holiday Postage Sampler stamp and coordinating die set. Hope those sweet fur babies are having visions of sugar plums!

Don't forget you now have until October 31, 2025 to get

creative with the the challenge colors:

Holiday Red, Pop of Pink, Evergreen, and Arctic Blue.

Monday, May 5, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #240 Week 1

Welcome to Inky Paws

May Challenge!

For May, we have a fun sketch that
you can use for any occasion!

You have four weeks to get creative with this sketch using your NND Products!

You have from Monday, May 5, 2025 to 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.

This month's month sketch is super versatile as you will see with the IPC DTs projects. Are you inspired to make summer cards, Father's Day cards, Halloween, or maybe even a Christmas one!

Danni's puppy card features Fetching Friendship, A Dog's Life, Circle Frames, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #friendshipcard, #dogcards, #puppycards

Danni Bindel was inspired to make this delightful puppy card using the Fetching Friendship stamp set. She selects papers from the A Dog's Life paper pad and uses the Circle Frames and the Frames & Flags die sets to create her multiple layers. Love that this pup has a stash of tennis balls!

Debbie's Christmas card features Canine Christmas, Christmas Puppies, Oval Frames, and Frames & Tags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #christmascards, #dogcards, #puppycards

Debbie Owens is inspired to create a Christmas card. She uses papers from the Canine Christmas paper pad and die cut using the zig-zag frame die from the Frames & Tags die set. She then pulls out the Christmas Puppies stamp set and selects the same puppy as on the paper. Since this is a taller image, Deb opts to use an oval(Oval Frames) instead of a circle from the sketch. Good job getting a jump start on your Christmas stash with this adorable card!

Amy's spring card features Little Lilies, Spring Blooms, and Circle Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #floralcard, #lilycards, #springcards, #flowercards

Amy Tollner decides on a floral card filled with spring freshness. She pulls papers from the Spring Blooms paper pad and layers them on her chartreuse green card base. She uses the Circle Frames die set for her stitched circle on which she has placed some sweet lilies of the valley using the Little Lilies stamp and coordinating die set. So pretty!

Claire's spring card features Spring Heights, Frames Squared, Pastel Basics, and Spring Blooms by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #puppycards, #dogcards, #springcards

Claire Lamb uses the sketch for this playful card spotlighting this delightful puppy trio from the Spring Heights stamp and coordinating die set. For her background, Claire uses papers from the Spring Blooms and the Pastel Basics paper pads and adds her sentiment in a little stitched circle from the Frames Squared die set. The pink and green combination looks so pretty together!

Crystal's Christmas card features Holiday Postage, Framework, Circle Frames, and Meowy Christmas by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #christmascards, #holidaycards

Crystal Minkler is also adding to her stash of Christmas cards with this festive holiday card. She pulls a trio of pattern papers from the Meowy Christmas paper pad and uses the Framework die set to create her scallop-edged frame. She adds a stitched circle using the Circle Frames die set. The little wreath and sentiment are from the Holiday Postage Sampler stamp and coordinating die set and add to the festivitity and charm of this pretty card!

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

creative with this sketch!

Monday, November 4, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #234-Week 1

Welcome to a new Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of November,

we have fabulous sketch that can work for any occasion!

You have four weeks to get creative with this great sketch.

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!

Deb's Christmas card features Christmas Basics and Main Street Christmas by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards,

Debbie Owens creates a holiday scene with these cute little buildings from the Main Street Christmas stamp and die set. She uses a pair of papers from the Christmas Basics paper pad to coordinate with the builidngs for a fun interpretation of the sketch!

Amy's autumn card features Heartfelt Fall and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #fallcard, #autumncard

Amy Tollner designs an elegant card using the Heartfelt Fall stamp set and a sentiment from the Frames & Flags die set. her gorgeous coloring of the leaves paired with the gold glitter paper make for a gorgeous autumn card.

Claire's welcome card features Welcome New Cat, Basic Frames, and A Cat's Life by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #newkittencard, #felinecard

Claire Lamb is celebrating the arrival of her new kitten with this playful card. She pulls teal and orange papers form the A Cat's Life paper pad to create her card base. She then creates a stitiched panel using the Basic Frames die set and places her new kitty and all her new toys upon it. These sweet images are from the Welcome New Cat stamp and coordinating die set. Congrats to Claire on her new fur baby!

Crystal's Christmas card featuring Holiday Postage Sampler, Bells & Holly, Postage Stamp Layout, Christmas Time, and Evergreens by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards

Crystal Minkler is using several products to create this darling holiday card. She uses papers from the Christmas Time paper pad for her card base. She then uses the Evergreens Stencil to create a subtle pattern on her red panel. She then uses the newly released Postage Stamp Layout Die to create her three postage stamps which are sporting little holiday images from the newly released Holiday Postage Sampler stamp and coordinating die set. She heat embosses in white a sentiment from the Bells & Holly stamp set. Such a darling card!

Danni's holiday card features Newton's Christmas Tree, Framework, and Meowy Christmas by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #felinecards, #christmascards, #holidaycards

Danni Bindel showcases the newly released Newton's Christmas Tree stamp and coordinating die set on her festive, holiday card. She pulls lots of fun papers from the Meowy Christmas pper pad in combination with dies from the Framework die set. So much Christmas fun in this darling card!

Don't forget you now have 4 weeks to get

inky with this sketch!

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Monday, December 15, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #247--Final Week of 2025

December Challenge

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, December 8, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #247 Week 2

December Challenge

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, October 6, 2025

Inky Paws Challege #245--Color Challenge

It's October and We have a new challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, May 5, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #240 Week 1

Welcome to Inky Paws

May Challenge!

For May, we have a fun sketch that you can use for any occasion!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, November 4, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #234-Week 1

Welcome to a new Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

For May, we have a fun sketch that
you can use for any occasion!