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Monday, December 16, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #235-Week 3

Welcome to the December

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of December,

we have fabulous theme that can work for any occasion!

You still have a few more days to get creative with this great theme--Year End, aka Anything Goes!

You have until Friday, December 20, 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.

Claire's holiday card features Christmas Word Trio, Circle Frames, Snow Globe Shaker, and Bells & Holly by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards

Claire Lamb finishes her 2024 year with another fabulously distressed holiday card! After distressing, Claire uses the Christmas Word Trio die set to create lots of word panels which she artistically adds to her card. She then uses the Circle Frames die set to create her stictched circle on which she stamps her sentiment from the Bells & Holly stamp set. She adds a few snowflakes (Snow Globe Shaker die set) as her final touches! A super creative holiday card!

Thanks a Latte by Crystal features Pumpkin Latte, Evergreens, Thanks a Latte, Basic Frames, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards, #wintercards, #thankyoucards

Crystal Minkler finishes her 2024 with a delightful thank you card! She uses dies from the Basic Frames and the Frames & Flags die sets to create her multiple layers. For her Kraft layer, she uses the Evergreens stencil to create her white trees for the background. Her star attraction is her pretty lady from the Pumpkin Latte stamp and coordinating die set. Crystal then adds her big and bold sentiment using the recently released Thanks a Latte die set. Wow!

Danni's birthday brew features Heartfelt Coffee, Heart Frames, Frames & Flags, Banner Trio, and Coffee Shop by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #coffeecards, #coffeelovers, #birthdaycards

Danni Bindel finishes the 2024 year with this very caffeinated birthday card! Danni uses papers from the recently released Coffee Shop paper pad and die cuts using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set). She then adds the coffee-laden image from the Heartfelt Coffee stamp set and cuts using the Heart Frames die set. She stamps her birthday sentiment on a banner from the Banner Trio die set. A spectacular way to send birthday wishes!

Debbie's holiday card features Bells & Holly, Christmas Tree, Oval Frames, and Pines & Holly by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards

Debbie Owens finishes the 2024 year with this rustic, yet elegant, holiday card featuring the bells from the Bells & Holly stamp set. She adds the pines and holly paper from the Christmas Time paper pad. Her final touches include the sentiment on the stitched oval (Oval Frames die set) with a pine cone and foliage using the Pines & Holly die set. Happy holidays, indeed!

Amy's holiday card features Dog Christmas Tree, Canine Christmas, and Framework by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #dogcards, #christmascards

Amy Tollner finishes the 2024 year with this stack of puppies from the Dog Christmas Tree and coordinating die set. She sets her festive pack on the cute presents paper from the Canine Christmas paper pad which has been die cut using the postage-edge die from the Framework die set. A playful way to celebrate the holidays!

Time is quickly passing, so be sure to link up before December 20, 2024.

Monday, December 9, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #235-Week 2

Welcome to the December

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of December,

we have fabulous theme that can work for any occasion!

You have 2 more weeks to get creative with this great theme--Year End, aka Anything Goes!

Here's some inspiration.

With so many holidays coming up--Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, New Year's, what will you be making in December? Are you whipping up some last minute holiday cards, or do you need to churn out some thank you cards! This month we want to see what NND projects you make in the last few weeks of 2024. Looks like some of the ladies on the DT are having coffee cravings! We also have a birthday card and a New Year card to inspire you!

Amy's holiday coffee card features Christmas Coffees, Christmas Time, and A2 Card Layout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards, #holidaycards, #christmascards

Amy Tollner uses the A2 Card Layout 2 die to get the green border that looks amazing with the holly sprig paper from the Christmas Time paper pad. Amy then adds eight mugs of Java Joe! Those sweet mugs are from the Christmas Coffees stamp and coordinating die set. So festive and fun!

Claire's holiday coffee card features Christmas Coffees and A2 Card Layout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards, #holidaycards, #christmascards,

Claire Lamb uses two of the same products as Amy, but look how fantastically different her card looks! She lightly distresses the inlays in light green and light pink. Her Kraft border looks fabulous with the pinks and greens. She used the A2 Card Layout 2 die to create the border and inlays. She then adds lots of cute mugs from the Christmas Coffees stamp and coordinating die set for this scrumptious-looking card!

Crystal's New Year card features Happy New Year and Bubbly by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #newyearcards

Crystal Minkler uses the mini-Happy New Year stamp to create this beautiful New Year card. She creates her pink background using the Bubbly stencil. The gold embossing and sequins add to the elegance!

Danni's birthday card features Birthday Barks, Postage Stamp Layout, and Birthday Woofs by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #birthdaycards, #puppycards, #dogcards

Danni Bindel is back with another darling birthday card! This time she show cases the vertical trio from the Birthday Barks stamp and Coordinating die set. These sweet puppies are showcased with festive papers from the Birthday Woofs paper pad. Danni adds the border using the Postage Stamp Layout die. The overall effect is total cuteness!

Debbie's Java Joe card features Coffee Shop and Coffee Delights by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards,

Debbie Owens is showcasing some of the newly released coffee products! She uses papers from the Coffee Shop paper pad to create a fun card design. She then adds the tower of mugs from the Coffee Coffee Delights stamp set and colors them similarly to the paper. So cute!

Time is quickly passing, so be sure to link up before December 20, 2024.

Monday, November 25, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #234- Week 4

Welcome to the final week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of November

we have a versatile sketch to use!

This is the last week to get creative with this sketch and your NND products!

You have until 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.

The IPC design team has come up with a birthday card as well as several festive Christmas cards to inspired you!

Danni's Christmas card features Christmas Coffees, Frames & Flags, Framework, and Christmas Basics by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #coffeelovers, #christmascards, #coffeecards, #holidaycards

Danni Bindel celebrates the upcoming holiday with this bright festive card! She pulls bright papers from the Christmas Basics paper pad which she cuts using dies from the Framework and the Frames & Flags die sets. With her panels in place, Danni adds a trio of caffeinated goodness using the Christmas Coffees stamp and coordinating die set. Just so cute!

Debbie's holiday card features Love & Meows, Christmas Basics, Postage Stamp Layout, Holiday Postage Sampler, Holiday Essentials, Frames & Flags, and Christmas Coffees by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #coffeeloveres, #coffeecards, #holidaycards, #Christmascards

Like Danni, Debbie Owens uses a trio of coffee mugs from the Christmas Coffees stamp set for her holiday card. Deb coordinates papers from the Love & Meows and the Christmas Basics paper pads. She inverts two of the elements by using the Postage Stamp Layout die set and trimming it down for her central stripe. She uses the rounded rectangular die from the Frames & Flags die set for her center panel. She adds the postage using the Holiday Postage Sampler stamp set and finishes with a sentiment from the Holiday Essentials stamp set. A fun take on the sketch!

Amy's Christmas card features Wreath Pups, Canine Christmas, and Framework by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #christmascards, #holidaycards, #puppycard, #dogcard

Amy Tollner creates a whimsical card with her two, sweet puppies from the Wreath Pups stamp and coordinating die set. She adds the red buffalo plaid paper from the Canine Christmas paper pad which is die cut using the scalloped frame from the Framework die set. Such a darling way to 'deck the halls!'

Claire's holiday card features Newton's Christmas Tree, Basic Frames, and Christmas Basics by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #christmascards, #holidaycards, #catcards

Claire Lamb is celebrating the upcoming holiday season with these festive felines from the Newton's Christmas Tree stamp and coordinating die set. They look so cute decorating their tree on Claire's distressed evening sky. She adds the stitching using a die from the Basic Frames die set. She showcases her felines with two festive papers from the Christmas Basics paper pad. A fun way to send holiday wishes!

Crystal's birthday card features Newton's Birhtday Delights, Birthday Party, Postage Stamp Layout, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #birthdaycards, #catcards

Crystal Minkler opts for an adorable birthday card filled with birthday cuteness! She pulls an assortment of bright, fun papers from the Birthday Party paper pad to fill in the panels that were created by the Postage Stamp Layout die set. She adds the multi-layered cake from the Newton's Birthday Delights stamp and coordinating die set with the duo of 'taste testers!' She creates a banner (Frames & Flags die set) for her sentiment. Such a fun, celebratory card!

Don't forget you have a few more days to get creative with this sketch!

Monday, November 11, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #234-Week 2

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of November

we have fabulous sketch to inspire you.

Use this sketch with your NND products.

You have three more weeks to get creative with this sketch and your NND Products!

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!:

by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards

Claire Lamb brings us this bright, colorful holiday card! Her rainbow of trees are just so cute. She uses the Christmas Tree Line stencil with array of colors and adds a sentiment on a banner from the Holiday Post stamp set for sentiment. So festive and fun!

by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #coffeelovers, #coffeecard,

Crystal Minkler has an unique take on the sketch using a banner from the Basic Frames die set as her center panel. Her paper selection is from the Coffee House Stories paper pad, and taking center stage is the fabulous coffee-image from the Heartfelt Coffee stamp set (die cut using the Heart Frames die set). Love her creative take for this fabulous birthday card!

by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #harvestcards, #fallcard, #autumncards

Danni Bindel's harvest card is just full of fall colors. She pulls a trio of papers from the Autumn Basics paper pad and uses the Frames & Flags die set to create her layers. She colors her vintage truck from the Harvest Haul stamp and coordinating die set in orange! {sigh!} A beautiful autumn card!

Debbie Owens creates a holiday card filled with stockings! She uses paper from the Christmas Time paper pad to create her background. She adds a die cut vellum center panel using the Frames & Flags die set. Just love seeing all the stockings peeking through the vellum. She includes Santa Newton from the Santa Paws Newton stamp set checking his Christmas list as well as a stocking from the Holiday Postage Sampler stamp set. Her sentiment was stamped on a ticket stub using the Framework die set. So cute and festive!

Amy Tollner combines coffee with autumn for this amazingly adorable pumpkin spice card! She makes her center panel by using the Pumpkin Patch Stencil and cut using the stitched die from the Frames & Flags die set. She adds the latte-laden lady from the Pumpkin Latte stamp and coordinating die set with a scattering of fall leaves. The little blue coat pops against all the orange to make for a darling card!

Don't forget you have 3 more weeks to use the sketch!

Monday, October 28, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 4

Welcome to our final week of the October

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of October

we have fabulous colors to play with!

Use Burnt Orange, Olive Green, Slate Gray, and Cream with your NND products.

You have until November 1st to get creative with these colors and your NND Products!

You have from Monday, October 7, 2024 to Friday, November 1, 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.

This color combination would make gorgeous Fall projects, but don't limit yourself. How about using these colors for a Halloween-themed card or a masculine birthday card? So many possibilities! Let's see what our IPC DT came up with:

Crystal's bookmark features Never Enough Books, Bookmark II, and Black & White by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #bookmark,

Crystal Minkler was inspired to use the challenge colors for a bookmark! She uses the Bookmark II die for her base and adds gray argyle paper from the Black & White Basics paper pad. She adds a stack of books (Bookmark II die set) in the colors of the challenge with a mug of something hot and wonderful at the top. That little cup and sentiment are from the Never Enough Books stamp and coordinating die set

Danni's coffee card features Heartfelt Coffee, Heart Frames, and Framework by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #coffeelovers, #coffeelovingcards,

Danni Bindel was inspired to create a coffee-themed card. When uses the Framework die set to create her cream postage-edge base. She then adds an olile green heart with the scallop-edged heart atop it using the Heart Frames die set. She stamps the coffee mug image from the Heartfelt Coffee stamp set on her cream heart and colored each mug so cutely.

Debbie's bookmark features Bookmark and Autumn Reads by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #bookmarks, #autumncards

Debbie Owens and Crystal must have been channeling the same energy because Deb, too, created a darling bookmarks. She chose to use the Bookmark die set and decorated it using images from the Autumn Reads stamp set. Such a delightful autumn bookmark just perfect for snuggling up with a good book!

Amy's Halloween card features Batty Newton, Haunted House, Spooky Sky, Land Borders, and A7 Frames & Borders by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards, #catcards

Amy Tollner designs a fun Halloween scene! She uses the A7 Frames & Banners die set to create her cardbase. She then distresses her background using the Spooky Sky die set. Her spooky Newton from the Batty Newton stamp and coordinating die set is flying towards his haunted mansion made using the Haunted House die. For her gray grass, Amy uses the Land Borders die set. The overall scene is absolutely amazing!

Claire's Halloween card features Ghostly Good Times by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards

Claire Lamb makes this spooky card by distressing a "creepy" background and adds little ghostly critters from the Ghostly Good Time stamp and coordinating die set. A spook-tacular use of the challenge colors!

Hurry now and get inky with these fabulous colors!

Monday, October 21, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 3

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of October

we have fabulous colors to play with!

Use Burnt Orange, Olive Green, Slate Gray, and Cream with your NND products.

You have three more weeks to get creative with these colors and your NND Products!

Here's some inspiration.

Claire's spooky card features Haunted House, Spooky Sky, and Spiderweb Oval by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards

Claire Lamb uses dies to create this spooky scene. On her spooky distressed background, she adds a gray haunted house using the Haunted House die, and she adds a moon and a splattering of clouds using the Spooky Sky Die set. Her little "Eeek!" sentiment is from the Spiderweb Oval stamp set. A spook-taculalr way to use the challenge colors!

Crystal's autumn card features Autumn Reads, Never Enough Books, Falling Leaves, Autumn Meows, Circle Frames, Basic Frames, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards, #fallcards

Crystal Minkler creates layers of autumn beauty with this stylish card. She creates her many layers using the Frames & Flags die set, the Basic Frames die set, and the Circle Frames die set. She pulls the plaid paper from the Autumn Meows paper pad and creates her own design paper by using the Falling Leaves stencil. She showcases the stack of books from the Autumn Reads stamp and the coordinating die set for the little leaf. Her final touch is a perfect sentiment from the Never Enough Books stamp set.

Danni's Oops card features Black & White Basics, Frames & Flags, and Naughty Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #sorrycards, #catcards

Danni Bindel's "oops! card really showcases the slate gray from the color challenge. She uses two gray papers from the Black & White Basics paper pad with dies from the Frames & Flags die set to create her layers. She then uses one of the naughty kitty images from the Naughty Newton stamp and coordinating die set colored in the other challenge colors. Such a sweet way to send an I'm sorry message!

Deb's Give Thanks card features Newton's Thanksgiving, Fall Harvest, Autumn Basics, and Fall Roundabout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards, #catcards, #fallcards, #givethankscards

Not only does Debbie Owens capture the bounty of the harvest season, but also the wonderful desserts it brings! Deb combines the basket of pumpkins image from the Fall Harvest stamp set with the pie making kitty and the overly full feline from the Newton's Thanksgiving stamp set for a delightful Thanksgiving card. She uses the Basic Frames die set with papers from the Autumn Basics paper pad for her layers and a sentiment from the Fall Roundabout stamp set.

Amy's autumn card features Autumn Mice, Pumpkin Patch, and Frames & Tags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #fallcards, #micecards, #autumncards

Amy Tollner creates the sweetest fall card with these darling mice from the Autumn Mice stamp and coordinating die set. Amy creates a subtle backdrop using the Pumpkin Patch stencil and adds a gray frame using the Frames & Tags die set Her amazing coloring captures the autumn feel wonderfully!

Don't forget you have now have 2 more weeks to get

inky with these fab colors!

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Monday, December 16, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #235-Week 3

Welcome to the December

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, December 9, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #235-Week 2

Welcome to the December

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, November 25, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #234- Week 4

Welcome to the final week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, November 11, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #234-Week 2

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, October 28, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 4

Welcome to our final week of the October

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, October 21, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 3

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.