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Monday, January 26, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #248 Week 4

We are in the last days of the current challenge. What will you create?

Use Cinnamon Red, Soft Pink, Lilac, and Buttercream White with at least 1 NND stamp!

You have until Friday, January 30, 2026 (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.

We are in the final days of the January challenge using these fun colors. This week the IPC team used lots of different layout dies and papers for five very cute, yet different, Valentine's cards! Yes, the team was definitely in the mood for some "love!" What are you inspired to create? We can't wait to see!

Debbie's Valentine's card features Heart Frames, Lovely Hearts, A2 Layout 2, Land Borders, and Love Quarry by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #valentinescard, #nndpaper, #nndstamps,

Debbie Owens has a delightful Valentine's card that you might really dig! She uses the A2 Layout 2 die for her layout with petite heart paper from the Lovely Hearts paper pad. She creates her landscape using the Land Borders die set with a trio of heavy equipment from the Love Quarry stamp set. She stamps the punny sentiment on a heart (Heart Frames die set). Super cute!

Kelly's Valentine's card features Christmas Time Dogs, Essential Tags, A2 Card Layout 2, Frames & Flags, Love & Woofs, and Lovely Hearts by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #valentinescard, #nndpaper, #nndstamps, #puppycards

Kelly Santi repurposes a puppy from the Christmas Time Dogs stamp and coordinating die set by adding conversation hearts in his paws, which she carefully cut from paper from the Love & Woofs paper pad. She then designs lots of layers using papers from Lovely Hearts and Love & Woofs paper pads and dies from the Essential Tags, A2 Card Layout 2, and Frames & Flags die sets. Such a delightful way to extend one's Christmas stamp sets!

Amy's Valentine's card features Oink, Valentine Word Trio, Fractured Card Layout, Lovely Hearts, and Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #valentinescard, #nndpaper, #nndstamps, #pigcards

Amy Tollner also repurposes the Oink stamp and coordinating die set for a Valentine's card. To create her V-Day card, Amy uses the Fractured Card Layout die with heart paper from the Lovely Hearts paper pad. She uses the XOXO die from the Valentine Word Trio die set with pink glitter paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. Love the little piglet!

Claire's Valentine's card features Love Cafe', Heart Frames, Card Layout 4, and Love & Meows by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #valentinescard, #nndpaper, #nndstamps, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards,

Claire Lamb uses the Card Layout 4 die to create her coffee-themed card. She uses heart paper from the Love & Meows paper pad. She places her sentiment on a distressed heart using the Heart Frames die set. At last, she adds those pretty coffee mugs from the Love Cafe stamp and coordinating die set. Coffee and Valentine's Day are a perfect combination for a card!

Danni's Valentine's card features Lovely Hearts, Love Cafe', A2 Card Layout, Banner Trio, and Circle Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #valentinescard, #nndpaper, #nndstamps, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards

Danni Bindel also was inspired by love and coffee! Yum! For her card, she uses the A2 Card Layout die for her layout with heart paper from the Lovely Hearts paper pad. (Does that paper look familiar? See Amy's card above!) Danni places her coffee mugs from the Love Cafe stamp set layered circles using the Circle Frames die set. For her sentiment, she creates a banner using the Banner Trio die set. Love all those hearts!

Don't forget you have until January 30, 2026

to use these fabulous colors! Remember you can enter up to 4 different cards!

Monday, January 12, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #248 Week 2

Come join us using these wonderful colors!

Use Cinnamon Red, Soft Pink, Lilac, and Buttercream White with your NND products!

Here's some inspiration.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Why not get an early start creating Valentine's cards for your loved ones using these sweet colors! Don't need Valentine's cards? No worry. These colors work wonderfully for thank-you, birthday, or congratulations! Let's see how the IPC team used them:

Claire's V-Day card showcases Coffee Delights and Valentine Word Trio by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #lovecards, #valentinescard, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards

Claire Lamb's delightful Valentine's card features the vertical stack of coffee mugs in the Coffee Delights stamps and coordinating die set. For her sentiment, she uses the Valentine Word Trio die set. She distresses a beautiful background for all her elements. A fantastic CAS card, Claire!

Danni's kitty card showcases Card Layout 4, Circle Frames, Lovely Hearts, Cat-itude, and Cat Silouttes by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #lovecards, #valentinescard, #catcards, #nndpaper

Danni Bindel designs her darling card using the Card Layout 4 die with heart-filled paper from the Lovely Hearts paper pad. She creates circles using the Circle Frames die set for her sentiment from the Cat-itude stamp set. Her final touches are the trio of kitties from the Cat Silhouette dies. What a purr-fect card for the feline-lovin' friend in your life!

Debbie's V-Day card features Valentine Postage Sampler, Love Cafe' Framework, and Tumbling Heart Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #lovecards, #valentinescard, #coffeecards, #coffeelovers

Debbie Owens designs this fun V-Day card with a coffee flair! She uses the Tumbling Heart stencil to distress her background and finishes by using the Framework die set for the postage-edging. She then uses the Love Cafe' stamp set with the little envelopes from the Valentine Postage Sampler stamp set. The overall effect is a wonderful card for someone who loves coffee!

Kelly's thank you card features Dainty Daisies, Christmas Basics, and Basic Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #thankyoucards,

Kelly Santi uses the challenge colors for a delightful thank you card. Kelly uses the Basic Frames die set to create her panels. That fun heart paper is from the Christmas Basics paper pad. She features some beautiful flowers using the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set. What a beautiful way to use the challenge colors!

Amy's V-Day card features Valentine Postage Sampler, Cat Silhouette, Love & Meows, and A2 Card Layout 2 by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #lovecards, #valentinescard, #catcards, #nndpaper

Amy Tollner creates her darling card using the A2 Card Layout 2 die with papers from the Love & Meows paper pad. She then combines images from the Valentine Postage Sampler stamp and coordinating die set with a couple of pink cats using the Cat Silhouette die set. Look closely and you'll see the sparkly pink collars using scraps from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. So much cuteness on this fabulous card!

Don't forget you have until January 30, 2026 to use these fabulous colors!

Monday, February 10, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #237 Week 2

Welcome to Inky Paws'

February Challenge!

For the month of February

we have a fabulous sketch to play with!

You have 3 more weeks to get creative with this layered sketch and your NND Products!

You have until Friday, February 28, 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.

Sketches can be challenging for some crafters. An easy way to use sketches is to pull out coordinating pattern papers for your layers. Now let's see how the IPC created their layers:

Crystal's Valentine's card features Newton's Sweetheart, Frames & Flags, Heart Frames, and Love & Meows by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigsn, #catcard, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #lovecards, #valentinescards

Crystal Minkler has a feline-filled Valentine's Day card that features this lovely feline duo. These sweet felines are from the Newton's Sweetheart stamp and coordinating die set. She pulls several papers from the Love & Meows paper pad to create her teal and red layers. She uses the Frames & Flags and the Heart Frames die sets to create her banner and heart. A darling way to send "love" messages!

Danni's fun farm card features Farmer Newton, Barn, Banner Trio, Frames & Tags and Farmyard by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigsn, #catcard, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #farmcards

Danni Bindel takes to us out to the country with this darling farm card! She pulls a wonderful combination of papers from the Farmyard paper pad. She uses the Banner Trio and the Frames & Tags die sets to create the zig-zag edging and banner. Our darling feline farmer from the Farmer Newton stamp and coordinating die set is sporting cute denim bib overalls as he poses in front of his barn (Barn die). Cuteness overload!

Debbie's coffee card features Mugs, Coffee House Stories, Frames & Flags, and Newton's Reading List by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigsn; #coffeelovers, #coffeecards, #catcard, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas

Debbie Owens goes with a cat-ffeinated card by inking her background using the Mugs stencil. She then adds a combination of coffee-mugs and bookshelves using papers from the Coffee House Stories paper pad. She creates her lavender banner using the Frames & Flags die set. The start attraction is the little book-lovin' kitty from the Newton's Reading List stamp set. Coffee and a good book--a fab combination to "feline" fine!

Amy's Valentine's card features Newton's Sweetheart, Love & Meows, Lovely Hearts, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigsn, #catcard, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #valentinescards, #catcards, #lovecards

Amy Tollner creates a bright bold Valentine's card with purple, pinks, and reds! She finds a romantic combination of papers from the Love and Meows and the Lovely Hearts paper pads. (Don't you love how the different pads can be mixed and matched? 😏) She then adds another feline couple from the Newton's Sweetheart stamp and coordinating die set. They are looking so cute with the glittery, red banner shimmering behind them! This banner was made using the banner die from the Frames and Flags. So sweet!

Claire's Valentine's card features Postage Stamp Layout, Valentine's Postage, Neutral Basics, and Bright Basics by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns; #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #valentinescards, #lovecards

Claire Lamb was also feeling the love with her Valentine's card. She goes with a Kraft card base paired with gray and red papers from the Neutral Basics and the Bright Basics paper pads. (Love this color combo!😻) She then adds a single postage stamp using the Postage Stamp Layout die and the envelope image from the Valentine Postage Sampler stamp set. Simply amazing!

We can't wait to see how you use the sketch with your Newton's Nook products! You have until Febrary 28 to link up!

Monday, January 27, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #236-Week 4

Our January Challenge Continues!

For the month of January

we have fabulous colors to play with!

Use Cherry Red, Turquoise, Buttery Brown, and White with your NND products.

You have a few more days to get creative with these colors and your NND Products!

You have until Friday, Janary 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.

There's so many ways to use these colors with your NND paper pads, stamps, and dies. Are you in the mood to make wedding cards, birthday cards, spring cards? With these colors, you can't go wrong. Let's see how the colors inspired the IPC team:

Amy's Valentine's card features Puppy Heart, Fractured Card Layout, and Love & Meows by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns; #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #valentinescard, #dogcard

Amy Tollner starts us off with this delightful Valentine's card featuring the canine from the Puppy Heart stamp and coordinating die set. Goodness, he is so cute! She creates her card layout using the Fractured Card Layout die with the puppy pawprint paper from the Love & Meows paper pad. A darling way to send Valentine's love!

Claire's coffee card features Coffee Delights and Coffee Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns; #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards

Claire Lamb's coffee first card speaks to a lot of our morning hearts! Her coffee-themed card showcases the horizontal cups from the Coffee Delights stamp and coordinating die set atop a partially distressed background. She adds the die cut sentiment using the Coffee Frames die set. Just love the pops of red on her cups!

Crystal's Valentine's card features Puppy Heart, Basic Frames, Circle Frames, and Love & Woofs by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns; #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #valentines card, #dogcard

Crystal Minkler, too, was inspired to use the canine from the Puppy Heart stamp and coordinating die set. She uses dies from the Basic Frames and the Circle Frames die sets to create her layers using papers from the Love & Woofs paper pad. Just love those little puppies in the background with their little hearts!

Danni's Valentine's card features Frames & Flags and Tide of Love by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns; #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #valentinescard, #oceancard

Danni Bindel takes us to the ocean to send some Valentine's love! She uses the Frames & Flags die set to create her zigzag frame and paneled frame. She then places two darling aquatic friends in the panels to send a pinch of love. Those darling critters are from the Tides of Love stamp and coordinating die set. Too cute!

Deb's puppy sympathy card features Petite Pawprints, Furr-ever Friends, and Dog Silhouette by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns; #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #sympathycard, #puppycard, #dogcard

Debbie Owens shares a card that sends sympathy to one who has lost a fur baby. She showcases the sentiment and the pawprint heart from the Furr-ever Friends stamp set with a canine die cut using the Dog Silhouette die set. She places these atop of rectangle panels using papers from the Pastel Basics and the Lovely Hearts paper pads. For her background, she uses the Petite Pawprint stencil. A nice way to support a loved one who is grieving.

Don't forget you only have a few days left!

Monday, January 20, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #236-Week 3

Happy New Year and welcome to

Inky Paws first 2025 Challenge!

For the month of January

we have fabulous colors to play with!

Use Cherry Red, Turquoise, Buttery Brown, and White with your NND products.

You have 2 more weeks to get creative with these colors and your NND Products!

Here's some inspiration.

There's so many ways to use these colors. Get a head start to next Christmas's holiday cards or do some summer dreaming with an ocean-themed card. We can't wait to see what you create. Now let's take a peek at the IPC cards:

A little birdie told me by Debie features Bright Basics, Pastel Basics, Birdhouse Greetings, Birdhouse Line, and Baner Trio by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #birdcard, #birthdaycard

Debbie Owens uses the Birdhouse Line stencil combined with papers from the Bright Basics

and the Pastel Basics paper pads. She places a sentiment from the Birsdhouse Greetings stamp set on a stitched banenr (Banner Trio die set). Just love how she used the stencil with these colors!

Amy's Valentine's card features Valentine Postage Sampler, Postage Stamp Layout, and Love & Meows by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #inkypawschallenge, #valentinescards, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge

Love is in the air with Amy Tollner's Valentine's card! She uses the heart paper from the Love & Meows paper pad for her background. She uses the Postage Stamp Layout die to create her layout. She uses the Valentine Postage Sampler stamp and coordinating die set to create her six little postage images. Just so cute!

Claire's cookie card features Newton's Cookie Jar, Heart Frames, and Christmas Basics by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #catcards, #cookiecards, #valentinescard

Claire Lamb creates this darling kitten card using the Newton's Cookie Jar stamp and coordinating die set on top of a large heart (Heart Frames die set). She adds red gingham paper from the Christmas Basics paper pad trimnmed with some turquoise paper. Her polka-dotted cookie canister is just so cute!

Crystal's holiday card features Holiday Heights, Snowflake, and Hills & Grass by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #holidaycards, #christmascards, #puppycard, #wintercard

Crystal Minkler is getting a head start on her 2025 Christmas cards. She showcases the sweet puppy image from the Holiday Heights stamp and coordinating die set with some falling snowflakes (Snowfall Stencil) in the backdrop. Her little hill was created using the Hills & Grass. Just love the little pop of red on the scarf and hat!

Danni's Valentine's card features Valentine Postage Sampler and Postage Stamp Layout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #valentinescards

Like Amy, Danni Bindel showcases the Valentine Postage Sampler stamp and coordinating die set and the Postage Stamp Layout. Instead of red, heart paper for her background, Danni embraces the buttery brown with her heart-embossed Kraft cardstock. Love the added texture! Isn't fun to see different ways to use the same products?

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

inky with these fab colors!

Monday, January 6, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #236-Week 1

Happy New Year and welcome to

Inky Paws first 2025 Challenge!

For the month of January

we have fabulous colors to play with!

Use Cherry Red, Turquoise, Buttery Brown, and White with your NND products.

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

You have from Monday, January 6, 2025 to Friday, Janary 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 color combination would make sweet, romantic projects, but don't limit yourself. How about using these colors for a winter-themed card or a playful birthday card? So many possibilities! Let's see what our IPC DT came up with:

Crystal's Valentine's card features Newton's Heart and Love & Meows by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #valentinescard, #catcards

Crystal Minkler starts the new year with this love-filled card! Her darling Siamese kitty is from the Newton's Heart stamp and coordinating die set. Crystal pairs coordinating pairs from the Love & Meows paper pad. So cute!

Danni's Valentine's card features Newton's Sweetheart, Love & Meows, Frames & Flags, and Heart Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #valentinescard, #catcards

Danni Bindel also has a darling Valentine's card filled with cuteness! She uses the pair of kitties from the Newton’s Sweetheart stamp and coordinating die set. She places them on layered hearts using the Heart Frames die set. She uses a trio of coordinating papers from the Love & Meows paper pad for her layers. Danni uses the Frames & Flags die set to create her scallop-edging as well as the sentiment banner. Love is definitely in the air!

Debbie's Valentine's card features Love Bots, Valentine's Postage, Natural Basics, Pastel Basics, Lovely Hearts, and Heart Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #valentinescard

Debbie Owens gives us a more futuristic Valentine's card with the addition of those sweet robots from theLove Bots stamp set. She adds the tiny speech bubbles from the newly released Valentine Postage stamp set. She adds an array of hearts using papers from the Natural Basics, Pastel Basics, and the Lovely Hearts paper pads and die cut using the Heart Frames die set. The overall effect is total cuteness!

Amy's Birhtday card features Newton's Cookie Jar, Newton's Cupcake, Puppy's Cookie Jar, Bokeh Balloons, Bokeh Ballooms, and A2 Card Layout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #birthdaycards, #catcards

Amy Tollner uses the challenge colors for this incredibly cute birthday card featuring the newly released Newton's Cookie Jar stamp and coordinating die set. Amy adds a little party hat taken from the Newton's Cupcake stamp and coordinating die set and adds the birthday sentiment from the Puppy's Cookie Jar stamp set. For even more birthday cutenss, she created background balloons using the Bokeh Balloons stencil set which she die cuts using the A2 Card Layout die set to create those stitched panels. Seriously, this is too cute!

Claire's Valentine's card features Charming Hearts and Valentine Word Trio by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypawschallenge, #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #valentinescards

Claire Lamb showcases two of the newly released products, and wow it looks amazing! Those darling hearts where created using the Charming Hearts Frame. Claire then adds the sentiment using the Valentine Word Trio die set. What an amazing Valentine's card!

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

inky with these fab colors!

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Monday, January 26, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #248 Week 4

We are in the last days of the current challenge. What will you create?

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, January 12, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #248 Week 2

Come join us using these wonderful colors!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, February 10, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #237 Week 2

Welcome to Inky Paws'

February Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, January 27, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #236-Week 4

Our January Challenge Continues!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, January 20, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #236-Week 3

Happy New Year and welcome to

Inky Paws first 2025 Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, January 6, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #236-Week 1

Happy New Year and welcome to

Inky Paws first 2025 Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.