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!

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 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 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 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 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Inky Paws Challenge #212

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a color challenge.

Use the challenge colors, Pine Bough Green, Christmas Red, Kraft, and Black, 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, December 8, 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! 

Danni Bindel's card is filled with holiday greenery!  She pulls the holly and pine bough paper from the Christmas Time paper pad and places it on a Kraft scallop-edged panel (Frames & Flags die set). She then colors the image from the Heartfelt Holidays stamp set and adds a Kraft heart frame (Heart Frames die set). For her black element, she uses a black card base.  So elegant and festive!

Debbie Owens creates a CAS card featuring the reindeer from the Scandi Christmas stamp set.  She creates a striped panel by adding the houndstooth paper (Meowy Christmas paper pad). She adds green pine boughs using the Pines & Holly die set. Her gold sentiment was created using the Holiday Greetings Hot Foil plates. Simple, but elegant.

Amy Tollner creates a darling card featuring a duo of puppies!  These sweet puppies are from the Happy Howl-idays stamp and coordinating die set. She places them on a houndstooth background using papers from the Canine Christmas paper pad and cut using the stitched square frame from the Frames Squared die set. A Kraft, scallop-edged panel (Frames & Flags die set) paired with a green ribbon completes this cute card!

Claire Lamb uses the Main Street Christmas stamp and coordinating die set to create this amazing card!  For her red element, she uses the Petite Snow stencil and distresses in red for a wonderful sunrise as Santa flies away.  She adds a touch of green with her holiday tree peeking from the window!  Wonderfully done!

Crystal Minkler colors the vintage truck from the Holiday Haul stamp and coordinating die set in shades of black. (Love it!)  She pairs her truck with papers from the Christmas Time paper pad. She frames her truck with a vellum oval using the Oval Frames die set.  So fun and festive!

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 #165

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a

 Sketch Challenge

Use the sketch to create your NND project!

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, January 28, 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 gives us the sweetest winter scene!  She showcases the cute critters from the Holiday Post stamp and die set with snowflakes falling in the background and piles of snow on the ground (Land Borders die set). She adds a dark pink banner using the Frames & Flags die set and places all her layers on a pink gingham paper!  Don't you love how she extends this stamp set  by changing the color scheme?  Fantastic job!

 Debbie Owens uses the sketch to create a window with a wintry scene.  She uses the Whispering Pines stamp set to create the tree silhouettes. She adds a valance by using the wavy die from the Sea Borders die set. She pulls the stag image from the Reindeer Roll Call stamp set to add to the mug from the Newton's Mug stamp set. The wood grain paper and buffalo plaid accents gives the card a warm, cabin-like feel. 

Diane Morales pulls out the Main Street Christmas stamp set and repurposes it for her Valentine's card!  She adds the ambulance from the Love Emergency stamp set and coordinating die set racing down the street. Her little scene is placed atop the red zig-zag paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad. She adds her embossed sentiment, "Dispatching All My Love," which pulls everything together so nicely! What a way to stretch one's stamp sets!  Such a clever idea! 

Anyone else ready for some spring flowers? Well, Sue T.'s card will give you a taste of spring to brighten your day! Using the Blooming Botanicals stamp set colored in brilliant colors, Sue adds her white embossed sentiment (Floral Roundabout stamp set) on a black banner for a nice dramatic element. She uses the round-edged frame die from the Frames & Flags die set and sets everything on a white card base. Lovely!

Amy Tollner delights with her pastel background and shimmery snowflakes (Snowfall stencil). She adds a glitter banner die cut using the banner die from the Frames & Flags die set. Atop all the shimmery fun is the playful pup from the Snow Angel Puppy stamp and coordinating die set. The little birdie (Festive Fawns stamp and die set) adds a nice pop of red!  So fun!

Use the challenge sketch.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #137 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? 
Today I'm sharing some more inspiration for our current challenge

Here'a a refresher.

Create a project using the colors: 

 Lime Green, Grass Green, Red, White

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Debbie Owens combines the Slimline Frames & Windows and the Slimline Frames & Porthole die sets to create the frames in red and lime green. Using the Plaid stencil, she makes a fun plaid background that she die cuts for the windows. She adds a banner in the center window with the sentiment from the Sentiments of the Season stamp set. On the ends she adds the darling Winston images from the Winston's Home for Christmas stamp set.  Totally sweet!

Don't those reindeer behind Santa a wonderful touch to Diane Morales' holiday card. Using a Kraft card base, Diane uses the Reindeer stencil to ink on the critters which she die cuts using the postage-edged die from the Framework die set. She adds a scallop-edged circle using the Circle Frames die set. On top of it, she adds the sentiment. She adds the sweet feline from the Santa Paw Newton stamp and cuts with the coordinating die. She adds the directional sign just in case Santa drinks too much eggnog!  Just too cute!

 You might be tempted to sing along with this darling trio!  Sue T. creates this musical card beginning with the pretty green paper with snowflakes. She adds the musical notes using the Music stencil and die cuts using the rounded rectangle die from the Frames & Flags die set.  She wonderfully colors her kittens from the Caroling Newton stamp and die set and adds speech bubbles die cut from the Speech Bubbles. Delightful!

 Time to holiday decorations!  Becky Noelle adds a beautiful white background using the Holiday Foliage stencil. {sigh} She then die cuts a tag using the Fancy Edges Tag die set and tucks a bit of green from the side.  She adds the lady from the Christmas Trimmings stamp set die set. The red and white twine and white on red sentiment from the Sentiments of the Season stamp set add a lovely touch of color to this fabulous CAS card!

Crystal Komara creates a shadow box/tunnel card that is filled with lots of holiday cheer!  On the front, she adds a white, scallop-edged panel using the Framework die set. She adds lime green pine tree using the Forest Scene Builder die set and the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Sentiments of the Season stamp set in red and the other in black. Inside, you'll find a downtown scene all decked out in holiday colors!  Crystal uses the Main Street Christmas stamp and die set for her city scene and adds the vintage car from the Destination Christmas stamp and die set. More pine trees, a splattering of red snowflakes, and a banner with a sentiment from the Main Street Christmas stamp set.  Oh holiday happiness!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, December 4, 2020 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - view all the entries and see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here! 

Inky Paws Challenge #112 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.

Theme Challenge

Create a project using the theme--Snow Day.

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge:

Diane Morales has her daring kittens from the Newton's Toboggan stamp and die set sledding down a steep slope!  For her background, she uses the Argyle Stencil Set in a blue and white pattern on a Kraft base and adds some snowflakes for a nice wintery touch.  Such a light, playful card! 

Sue T. creates this darling red and white card by creating a border of red snowflakes using the Snowfall Stencil. With a red circular background, she adds the darling calico kitty from the Newton's Curious Christmas stamp and die set peeking out from the snowman with his red & white scarf! She adds the "Believe in the Magic of the Season" sentiment from the Winter Memories stamp set. She adds decorative red & white washi tapes and a splattering of red little snowflakes as her final touches. 

Becky Noelle uses the Main Street Christmas stamp and die set to make a tri-fold card!  This cleverly designed card makes you feel as if you are traveling down the streets of a quaint Christmas village. It looks like it might be a crisp, chilly morning with her clear blue sky and snowy ground. She selects a fitting sentiment from the Sentiments of the Season stamp set.

Bobbi Lemanski creates a picturesque scene from the snow covered evergreen trees to the holiday-colored camper!  She uses the Evergreens Stencil and adds layers of snow to the boughs. She then adds the vintage camper from the Cozy Campers stamp set and colors it in reds and greens. Those red & white peppermint curtains make a perfect holiday touch. She then stamps the big, bold sentiment from the Sentiments of the Season stamp set.  Wonderfully done!

 Debbie Owens captures the playfulness of a snowy day! Using the Mountains stencil, she creates some distant mountains against the blue and purple sky. She adds a couple layers of snowy hills using the Land Borders die set. She uses the Framework die set to give the edges a postage-stamp look. She then adds the trio of gray kittens from the Newton's Toboggan stamp set as well as the snow building kitty from the Newton's Curious Christmas stamp set. She stamps some snowflakes and adds sequins for some snow flurries. 

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, December 13, 2019 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - view all the entries and see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here!

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