Inky Paws Challenge #240 Week 2

 

Welcome to Inky Paws  

May Challenge!

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

Use the sketch to get inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products!!

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.  

There's so many possible themes you can use with this sketch!  Maybe an underwater scene or maybe a mountain scene.  Let your imagination take flight just like the DT ladies did!

Debbie Owens was inspired to make a sassy chicken card! She combines papers from the Farmyard and the Autumn Basics paper pads using dies from the Framework die set. Instead of a circle, she uses the Barn die set, and the star attraction is an awfully cute chicken bum from the Cluck stamp set. LOL!

Amy Tollner's bright, cheerful birthday card is filled with feline cuteness! For her card, she uses the Newton Loves Cake stamp and coordinating die set and colors the cake to match the paper from the Birthday Meows paper pad.  She also uses the Circle Frames die set. Darling!

Claire Lamb is buzzing with bees! She uses the  Heartfelt Honeycomb stamp and coordinating die set in conjunction with the Hexagon Frames die set. Such a creative take on the challenge sketch!

Crystal Minkler is getting her Halloween stash started with this spookily cute card! For her card she uses papers from the Halloween Party paper pad with Frames & Flags and Circle Frames die sets. That cute little feline vampire is from the Trick or Treat Newton stamp and coordinating die set. Just love all the bats in the background!

Danni Bindel captures the scent of spring with this beautiful card! She uses the  Lilac stamp and coordinating die set. She uses papers from the newly released Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock pad and the Pastel Basics paper pad with dies from the Frames & Tags and the Circle Frames die sets. Just love all the lavendar! 

Don't forget you now have until May 30, 2025 to get creative with these colors! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #218

  

  Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a color challenge.

Use the challenge theme--Violet, Lavender, Yellow, White--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, March 15, 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! 

Debbie Owens creates a fun Easter card. She uses the A7 Frames & Banners die set for her background. She adds a scalloped circle using floral paper from the Spring Blooms paper pad with the Circle Frames die set. She adds the round floral image from the Floral Roundabout stamp set . She uses the retiring bunny from the Hoppy Greetings stamp set as well as the image from the Spring Pile Up stamp set. She adds a sentiment from the Spring Roundabout stamp on a banner (Banner Trio Banner die set).

The overall effect is a spectacular Easter scene!

Amy Tollner also uses the A7 Frames & Banners die set for her many layers. She uses the Basketweave stencil to create her yellow panel. She colors images from the

Newton's Easter Basket stamp and die set. Her fablous card is so vibrant and brilliantly done!

Claire Lamb creates a beautiful square card using dies from the Frames Squared die set. For her background, she uses the Butterflies stencil set with vibrant purples and yellows. She stamps a sentiment from the Spring Blooms Oval stamp set on the stitched circle. A gorgeous way to welcome spring!

Crystal Minkler 's bunny card is just so fun and playful! She creates her background using the dies from the Frames & Flags die set and papers from the Springtime paper pad. To create those darling bunnies, Crystal uses the Bunny Tails stencil set. Don't you love the little bunny tails! The sentiment is from the Spring Pile Up stamp set. So cute!!

Danni Bindel showcases a sprig of lilac from the Lilac stamp and coordinating die set. She places her lilac on layers of papers from the Spring Blooms paper pad using dies from the Frames & Flags and the

Circle Frames die sets. The gems add a perfect spring touch!

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 #197 Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

Inky Paws Challenge #197 Prize Winner!

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

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

Christy creates this darling summer card showcasing a very happy Newton from the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp and coordinating die set practicing his snorkeling skills in the family's fish tank!  To make this darling card, Christy used the Circle Frames die set along with the yellow polka dotted paper from the Springtime paper pad and a banner using the  Banner Trio die set for the sentiment. 

Congrats to Christy!  Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit! 

Inky Paws Challenge #197 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!

Debbie's FAVE

Jennifer K. also used the challenge colors for a summery card. Her card features the goat from the retiring Floaty Goat stamp set enjoying a day relaxing at the pool.  The dashed-concentric circles resembled the rippling waves after splashing in a pool. So refreshing and fun!

Diane's FAVE

Diane loved Avra's ink blending on this sweet spring card. Avra used the Spring Garden Line stencil to create a garden filled with golden daffodils just perfect for the little mouse and butterfly from the Garden Mice stamp and coordinating die set to play in.  

Amy's FAVE

Amy loved how Helen F. used the Newton from the Newton's Donut stamp set to peek through the flora created using the Floral Fringe stamp set.  Helen also adds in a shaker element and an embossed panel to get her card texture and movement!  For her sentiment, she pulls one from the Lilac stamp set. Love it!

Claire's FAVE

 Claire loves the combination of plaid and flowers on Dayna A.'s darling card. Dayna creates a circle card base (inspired by our very own Diane) and partially covers it with blue and yellow plaid paper. She then adds the sprig of daisies from the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set. She sprinkles a few little yellow blooms for balance for a beautifully designed card!

Crystal's FAVE

Melanie H.'s CAS design and punny sentiment made this fabulous card Crystal's favorite.  Melanie partially and subtly distresses the background in the challenge colors, then adds a bold cactus from the Cuppa Cactus stamp set in a blue and yellow mug.  The sentiment is definitely punny and may be very appropriate for some people in our lives! 😊

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 #175 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 theme One Layer Card with your NND products.

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

Claire Lamb combines the Newton's Book Club and the All Booked Up stamp sets to create this cat and  book filled card!  Don't you just love all those colorful books, and those sweetly colored kittens!!  Cuteness times three!!

 Debbie Owens creates a slice of paradise inside a scalloped oval using the Oval Frames die set to create her mask. She uses some pretty distress inks to create the water and sky colors before stamping the palm trees from the Paradise Palms stamp set. Simple, but beautiful!

Diane Morales creates a beautiful garden using the Dainty Daisies stamp set and the Hills & Grass stencil. Hidden in all those pretty lavender daisies is an adorable gnome from the Gnome Garden stamp set. Darling!

Sue T. showcases the Floral Roundabout stamp set in beautiful shades of blues and purples. She adds some vertical scoring lines to add texture.  She curves the sentiment and adds some jewels for added bling!  So pretty!

Amy Tollner uses the Framework die set as a mask to create her pretty lavender edging. She adds a sprig of beautiful lilacs from the Lilac stamp set and a sentiment from the Tulips stamp set. The little butterfly and paint splatters add a nice texture!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, June 17, 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 #173

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a

Color Challenge

Use the colors--Bubble Gum Pink, Lemon Yellow, Lime Green, and Orange

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, May 20, 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! 

Sue T.'s kitten duo from the Newton's Blooms stamp & die set are just darling in their green pot and bright flowers!  She then uses the Petite Flower stencil for her background.  Don't you love how Sue used the stencil two ways?  Distressed and dry embossed?  Fabulous idea! 

Amy Tollner uses the challenge colors for a spectacular Mother's Day card!  She showcases the floral image from the Best Mom Oval stamp set and add's the sentiment in the center.  She frames it with the scallop-oval from the Oval Frames die set.  She adds a yellow-scallop frame using the Frames & Flags die set. Elegant & pretty!

Claire Lamb distresses the card layers (Frames Squared die set) in orange, yellow, and pink that make for a very fiesta-like feel just purr-fect for the cats from the Newton Loves Tacos stamp & die set. The margarita adds a nice pop of green!  Loving this stamp set!

Looks like Debbie Owens's kitten (Newton Loves Tacos stamp set) has found her paradise at Margaritaville with the palm trees swaying (Retro Sun & Palms stencil set) as the sun sets! She pulls a sentiment from the Paradise Palms stamp set to complete her slice of paradise!

Diane Morales' mini slimline card is so pretty with the variegated lilac sprig in the challenge colors. This beautiful design is from the Lilac stamp & die set. She stamps the sentiment on the large banner from the Frames & Flags die set, and sets everything atop the pretty green striped paper from the Springtime paper pad. The duo of butterflies compliment this design wonderfully!

Use the challenge colors: Bubble Gum Pink, Lemon Yellow, 

Lime Green, and Orange

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter