Inky Paws Challenge #204

 

   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, August 18, 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! 

Amy Tollner finds the perfect mix of papers from the Spring Blooms paper pad to compliment her gorgeous butterflies from the Monarchs stamp and coordinating die set. She stamps her sentiment on the stitched circle using the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. 

Claire Lamb creates a trio of distressed circles using the Circle Frames die set. She then adds two cacti from the Cuppa Cactus stamps and coordinating die set for her star attractions.  She adds some glittery gold stripes that look like sand glittering in the hot, Southwest sun!

Crystal Minkler was inspired to create this darling holiday card. She selects nutcracker paper from the Christmas Time paper pad that compliments her trio of mice from the retiring The Nutcracker Squeak stamp set.  So cute!  For her circles, Crystal uses the Frames Squared die set.

Love cats?  Then you'll love Danni Bindel's card filled with all things cats!  For her layers, Danni pulls a trio of papers from the A Cat's Life paper pad. She creates scallop-edging using the Frames & Flags die set. For her circle, Danni uses the circular die from the Frames Squared die set. In one of her circles, she stamps the fun sentiment from the Cat-itude stamp set. Those sweet orange striped kitties were created using dies from the Cat Silhouette die set.  I think the sentiment says it all!

Debbie Owens was inspired to use stockings from the Holiday Stockings stamp (die cut using Stylish Stockings dies) for her trio of sketch elements. She then proceeds to place them on a mantle filled with boughs of holly (Pines & Holly die set). She places her sentiment (Newton's Christmas Kittens stamp set) on a banner (Frames & Flags die set). 

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #185

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a

Color Challenge.

Use the colors--Coral, Wine Red, Denim Blue, and Caramel Brown.

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 4, 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! 

Claire Lamb uses the challenge colors to create this beautiful winter scene!  She creates lots of snow  using the Land Borders die set. Don't you love the oval cut out (Oval Frames die set) and how Claire pop ups the card?  Walking through this beautiful landscape, are two children from the Holiday Home Stamps and Coordinating die set heading home with their gorgeous tree.  Claire stamps the sentiment (Heartfelt Holidays stamp set) on a banner cut using the Banner Trio die set. 

Debbie Owens uses the challenge colors for this playful living room scene! Look at those playful kitties climbing the coral-colored tree!  These little guys are from the newly released Holiday Heights stamp set. She pairs them up with another mischievous kitten from the Purr-fect Present stamp set peeking out from a wrapped box.  To complete her living room scene, Deb adds a stocking from the Holiday Stockings stamp and Stylish Stockings die set. Her sentiment is hung like a picture frame!  So fun!

Diane Morales showcases the newly released Christmas Tree Line stencil.  Look how beautiful those trees are in the challenge colors! {sigh}  She creates her card using the A7 Frames & Banner die set. She adds the sentiment from the Snowflake Oval sentiment on a circle cut using the Circle Frames die set.  Gorgeous!

Amy Tollner uses the challenge colors on this sweet card featuring a fawn from the Festive Fawns stamp and die set.  Those packages might be too pretty to open!  She sets her fawn on a vellum circle cut using the Circle Frames die set.  For her background, Amy uses the Reindeer stencil cut using the scallop-edged frame from the Frames & Flags die set. Cute!

Use the colors--Coral, Wine Red, Denim Blue, and Caramel Brown- with your NND products!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #111

This biweekly challenge is a:

Sketch Challenge

Create a project using the 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! 

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 cabin-in-the-woods holiday card. Using the  Framework die set, she chooses a plaid paper for her base.  She layers on a dark red layer using the Frames Squared die set. Then using the Frames & Flags die set she adds a banner using a coordinating gingham paper. She builds her scene by adding the cabin from the Winston's Lake House stamp set and the car with the Christmas tree on top from the Snow Globe Scenes stamp set. She stamps the sentiment from the Holiday Stockings stamp set and uses the circle die from the Frames Squared die set.

Diane Morales brings us this festive square card using the Frames Squared die set for her base. She continues with this die set and cuts her scallop-edged layer from pattern paper. She adds a vellum circle on which she adds a red banner using the Frames & Flags die set . Using the Snow Globe Scenes stamp and die set, she creates a fun, holiday scene including Santa and his eight reindeer.

Using some beautiful autumn papers, Sue T. designs this darling fall card. Using the Framework die set, she cuts her background layer. She adds a burnt orange square and golden yellow banner. For her focal image, she selects the sweet mouse on the pumpkin image from the Autumn Mice stamp and die set. She colors the image so beautifully.

Becky Noelle creates a pretty textured background by using the Petite Snow stencil. She adds a black and tan striped ribbon and layers on a darling winter scene framed with a black border. Her wintery scene was created using the Snow Globe Scenes stamp set. She adds the Believe sentiment using the Main street Christmas die set.

Bobbi Lemanski creates an amazing fall scene featuring the girl with her coffee from the Pumpkin Latte Stamp Set, She colors her with lovely fall colors on her boots and scarf and cuts the image out with the coordinating Pumpkin Latte Die Set. For the background adds in a hand drawn fall scene. She finishes off the card to match the shape of the sketch with some ribbon!

Create a project using the sketch above.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #84 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 Theme challenge-Use Burlap or Twine.

Inky Paws Challenge #84 Winner!

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

Silvia designs this sweet card using the Slothy Christmas stamp and die set. Her wonderfully distressed background. She adds pine cones and holly using the Pines & Holly die set and adds a red twine bow. To add a bit of sparkle, she adds several sequins!

Congrats to Silvia ! 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 #84 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!

Emily's FAVE

Milene is creates two wonderfully designed cards using the Holiday Stockings stamp set. 

She festively embosses the white backgrounds then uses navy plaid pattern paper. She then strings those fun stockings with their fluffy white texture with a little twine.  Darling!

Sue's FAVE

Bobbi  creatively combines numerous NND sets to create this spectacular card!  She creates her birch trunk background by hand. Using the Adventure Awaits stamp set, she stamps arrows on the wide burlap stripe. Die cutting leaves and an acorn from Beautiful Leaves die stamp, she distresses them and adds veins by hand. She layers on more leaves from the Pines & Holly die set. She colors the foxes from the Fox Hollow stamp set and adds a sentiment from the Thankful Thoughts stamp set

Becky's FAVE

Not only is Silvia our lucky gift certificate winner, but she is also a favorite!  Her wonderfully colored sloth from the  Slothy Christmas stamp and die set looks content on that wonderfully distressed distressed background. Silvia adds pine cones and holly using the Pines & Holly die set, adds a red twine bow, and finishes her card with sequins!  Super cute!

Debbie's FAVE

Fikreta use of all those colorful autumn leaves make for a purr-fect background to showcase this playful kitten from the Autumn Newton stamp set on a distressed colored scalloped circle. She stamps the sentiment on a little tag and adheres with black and white twine. 

Diane's FAVE

Andrea finds this fabulous fall pattern paper to create her background. She then layers with brown paper to frame her autumn sky. Using elements from Harvest Tails stamp and die set, she colors that sweet deer and wagon full of pumpkins and assortment of gourds! The twine bow is a wonderful finishing touch!

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.