Inky Paws Challenge #242 Week 1

 

Welcome to July's Inky Paws Challenge!

This month we have some super fun colors to get creative!

Cotton Candy Pink, Orange Sherbet, Turquoise and Royal Blue

You have from Monday, July 7, 2025 to Friday, August 1, 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 month's fabulous colors can be used for any occasion.  Are you in need of birthday cards or beach cards?  Or stretch your creativity and use the colors for Halloween or Christmas cards!  There's so many possibilities. Let's see what the DT dreamed up:

Amy Tollner uses the colors to design this festive birthday card. She creates blue balloons using the Bokeh Balloons stencil set and gives it scallop edging using the Frames & Flags die set.  She then uses the Birthday Roundabout stamp and the Circle Frames die set for her focal element. At last she embosses her sentiment from the Birthday Essentials stamp set. The overall effect is birthday cuteness!

Claire Lamb creates a super cute beach scene using Newton from the Newton's Sand Dollar stamp set. She then die cuts her oval using the Oval Frames die set and creates a fun beach for her feline to enjoy!  Darling way to use the challenge colors!

Crystal Minkler was also inspired to create a birthday card with a coffee twist!  She begins by creating a colorful background using the Plaid stencil set. She then stamps the coffee image from the Heartfelt Coffee stamp set and cut using the scallop-edging die from the Heart Frames die set.  A super colorful coffee card!

Danni Bindel uses the darling image from the Newton's Birdhouse stamp set. (Don't you love how she colors her sweet kitty?)  Then uses the Oval Frames die set to create her oval layers.  She continues by using dies from the Frames & Flags die set with polka dotted papers from the Pastel Basics paper pad. Super sweet!

Debbie Owens was also inspired to create a birthday card. She chooses the duo from the Sky High Celebrations stamp set floating through a cloudy sky (Petite Clouds stencil). She cuts her cloudy sky with a stitched oval die the Oval Frames die set. For her four little panels, she pulls papers from the Birthday Party and the Love & Meows paper pads. At last she stamps her birthday sentiment  using a stamp from the Birthday Oval stamp set.  A super fun birthday card!

Don't forget you now have until August 1, 2025 to get 

creative with the the challenge colors. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #220 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's a refresher.

Use the challenge theme with your NND products. 

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

Claire Lamb uses the newly released Basic Frames die set to design her darling birthday card. She uses the blue and purple polka dotted papers from the Pastel Basics paper pad to create her background layers to showcase the trio of sweet kitties from the Newton's Birthday Trio stamp set and coordinating die set. Super cute!

Crystal Minkler was also inspired to create a birthday card!  She uses the newly released Frames and Tags die set and the Circle Frames die set with the primary and secondary colored polka dotted papers from the Bright Basics paper pad. Her trio of felilnes is from the Newton's Bright Birthday stamp and coordinating die set. So much cuteness!

Danni Bindel selects the Pastel Basics paper pad to create her mugs of coffee from the Coffee Silhouettes die set. She uses the Basic Frames die set and the Frames & Flags die set to create her background layers. She pulls the sentiment from the Thankful Thoughts stamp set. A fun way to send a hug to a loved one!

Like some of her teammates, Debbie Owens was inspired to create birthday cards using the newly released Bright Basics paper pad. She creates vertical strips using the A2 Card Layout die set. Each card features a trio of kittens celebrating in style!  Her first card features the Newton's Bright Birthday stamp set while the second card features the Newton's Birthday Trio stamp set.  Not sure with trio is having the most fun!

Amy Tollner pulls papers from the Autumn paper pad to create a beautiful palette of colors for her playful mouse from the Garden Mice stamp and coordinating die set. Amy then adds butterflies using the Newton's Birdbath stamp and coordinating die set. To create her many layers including the sentiment banner, Amy uses the Frames and Tags die set, the Basic Frames Die Set, and theA7 Frames and Banners die set. Too cute!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, April l2,  2024 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 #193 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's a refresher.

Use your NND products with the theme--Spring.

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

Diane Morales' pink basket-weave background (Basketweave stencil) with the scallop-edges (Frame & Flags die set) makes for a soft, pretty backdrop for her yellow tulips (Tulip stamp and coordinating die set). The vellum oval (Oval Frame die set) provides a subtle layer. Diane stamps her sentiment on a round-corner rectangle using a die from the A7 Frames & Banners die set. An elegant way to celebrate spring!

Amy Tollner celebrates spring with this darling mini-slimline (Slimline Frames and Portholes die set) card featuring the cutest orange tabby from the Newton's Birdhouse stamp and coordinating die set. Her pastel cloudy sky (Clouds stencil) makes for a perfect setting for all the birds and butterflies (Newton's Birdbath Stamp and die set) to flutter about.  Her green grass was cut using the Land Borders die set with little flowers from the Destination Love stamp and coordinating die set. 

Claire Lamb's mice filled card will have you smiling in a heartbeat!  She uses all four mice from the Garden Mice stamp set. Don't you love how she stacks them?!  She lightly distresses some clouds in the background using the Clouds stencil and creates a pretty carpet of grass for them to romp on!  Eeek!  So cute!

Crystal O. Minkler celebrates spring with this bright, floral card featuring daisies from the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set. She pulls heart and plaid papers from the Love & Chocolate paper pad that adds a playful touch. She sets everything atop a square card base using dies from the Frames Squared die set. So lovely!

Debbie Owens is back using the Newton's Rain Boots stamp set. Her card this week features a more CAS style. She makes an oval frame (Oval Frame die set) with lavender polka-dotted paper from the Springtime paper pad. She stamps her sentiment (Floral Roundabout stamp set) on a decorative square (Frames Squared die set). A cute, fun way to send thanks to someone!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, March 17, 2023 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 #115 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.

Inky Paws Challenge #115 Winner!

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

Miss Boo uses the very punny stamp set, Love Bites, to create her darling Valentine's Day card. She places the two muffins on a white base with the sentiment then adheres to her dark pink card base. The big heart and pink heart paper are wonderful additions!

Congrats to Miss Boo.  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 #115 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!

Crystal's FAVE

Priscilla Joseph showcases the Newton's Movie Night stamp set with a Valentine's twist!  On her black card base she adds buttery-colored hearts as well as a few red ones falling down on the movie goers from the Newton's Movie Night stamp set!  She embosses the sentiment in white!  Vibrant and fun!

Debbie's FAVE

Billie blends a soft peach background on which she adds snowy white hills using the Land Borders die set. Using the tree from the Newton Hangs Out  stamp set and adds the birdhouse from the Newton's Birdhouse stamp set.  The deer from the Deer Friend stamp set are surrounded with red birds and a splattering of hearts!  Such a romantic, winter scene!

Diane's FAVE

Vicki creates a flip card that is just too cute!  She selects fun Valentine papers and partially cuts a heart on red card stock. She then adds a white heart and adds the birds from the Gull Friends stamp and die set.  Don't you love the little heart added to one of the gulls?  

Sue's FAVE

Vicki uses the Plaid stencil set to create a red and pink plaid background. She then die cuts it with a heart and adds a scallop-edged red heart.  She places her gray tabby cat from the Sending Hugs stamp and die set and adds a scrumptious-looking cupcake!  She adds several small hearts for her added touches!  Such a darling CAS card!


Becky's FAVE

Amy T.'s caffeinated card is just filled with fun!  She selects a pattern paper with rows and rows of coffee cups and dies cut using the Framework die set. This makes the perfect background for her tag from the Fancy Edges Tag die set with it's latte-loving kitty from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp and die set. The red bow and enameled hearts are perfect touches to complete this fabulous card!

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.