Showing posts with label Newton's Boo-tiful Night. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Newton's Boo-tiful Night. Show all posts

Monday, October 19, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #257 Week 3

 

Fall Colors 

to Inspire You!


We are so excited to play with these rich, vibrant colors!
We can't wait to see how you use
 Dusty Lavender, Teal, Pumpkin Orange, and Rust!


You have until Friday, October 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 (Newton's Nook Designs products are required.) before you link up your project.

Here's some inspiration: Enjoy the deep fall colors of orange rust and add in a pop of teal and purple! It's the perfect palette to stretch your fall crafting! There are so many ways to use these amazing colors. Let's see what the IPC team designed this week!


Amy's autumn coffee card features Autumn Coffees, Autumn Leaves, Essential Tags, and A2 Card Layout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #autumncard, #fallcards, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #coffeecards, #coffeecrafters
Amy Tollner creates a bright autumn card with a coffee theme!  She uses the A2 Card Layout die with papers from the Autumn Leaves paper pack. She then creates a lavender tag using the Essential Tags die set on which she adds a trio of delicious-looking lattes from the Autumn Coffees stamp and coordinating die set. Wowza!  

Claire's autumn card features Autumn Dogs, Autumn Cats, Autumn, Oval Frames, Banner Trio, and Fall Friends by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #autumncard, #fallcards, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #dogcards, #catcards
Claire Lamb features a furry critter from the Autumn Dogs stamp and coordinating die set and one from the Autumn Cats stamp and coordinating die set. She frames them on oval layers using the Oval Frames die set. She selects the plaid paper from the Autumn paper pack and adds her sentiment from the Fall Friends stamp set on a banner using the Banner Trio die set. Just too cute!

Debbie's autumn card features Autumn Leaves, Torn Edge Frames, Halloween Basics, Fall Roundabout, and Newton's Boo-tiful by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #autumncard, #fallcards, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge,
Debbie Owens combines leaf paper with polka-dotted paper from the Autumn Leaves and the Halloween Basics paper packs. Those rugged edges were made using the Torn Edge Frames die set. Deb showcases the feline with his colorful pumpkins from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set. Her sentiment is from the Fall Roundabout stamp set. Such a fun, colorful card!

Kathy's autumn card features Autumn Leaves, Autumn Dogs, and Postage Stamp Layout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #autumncard, #fallcards, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #dogcards
Kathy Schweinfurth's autumn card features a trio of puppies from the Autumn Dogs stamp and coordinating die set. She places each pup on a postage stamp using the Postage Stamp Layout die.  To pull everything together, she uses the pretty leaf paper from the Autumn Leaves paper pack.  Delightfully done!


Kelly's card features Newton's Book Club, Frames & Tags, Frames & Flags, Sea Borders, Forest Scene Builder, Autumn Woofs, and Lovely Hearts by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook,  #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge
Kelly's card features Newton's Book Club, Frames & Tags, Frames & Flags, Sea Borders, Forest Scene Builder, Autumn Woofs, and Lovely Hearts by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook,  #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge

Kelly Santi uses the challenge colors to create a bright scene featuring Newton on his pile of books. This sweet feline is from the Newton's Book Club stamp and coordinating die set. To create her lovely scene, Kelly uses several die sets: Frames & Flags, Frames & Tags, Sea Borders, and Forest Scene Builder set.Kelly also uses papers from the Autumn Woofs & Lovely Hearts paper pads. Such a creative way to mix and match products!


Don't forget you have until Friday, October 30, 2026

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Monday, September 29, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #244 Winners

 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last
Inky Paws Challenge!

We loved seeing all your Fall and Halloween projects!


Inky Paws Challenge #244 Prize Winner!


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

Donna's Halloween card features Newton's Boo-tiful Night and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #halloweencards, #catcards
Donna is our lucky winner with this delightful card featuring this festive image from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set. She adds a fun starry pattern paper die cut using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set. Congrats!

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

Inky Paws Challenge #244 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
Jenn's Halloween card features Count Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #halloweencards, #catcards, #countnewton
Jenn Borjeson's amazing background caught Deb's eye. This fun background adds a nice spookily cute setting for her feline in his coffin. This little fellow is from the Count Newton stamp set. The added bats and spidery gate add to the spooky vibe of the card!

Amy's FAVE
Meghan's coffee card features Pumpkin Latte, Autumn, and Frames Squared by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards, #pumpkinspice, #autumncards, #fallcards
Amy loves Megham K.'s coloring and mix of papers on her pumpkin-spice card!  Meghan uses the retired Pumpkin Latte stamp set with papers from the Autumn paper pad. She also uses the pointed-square from the Frames Squared die set. A wonderfully designed autumn card!

Claire's FAVE
Mindy's fall card features Frames & Flags and Fall Harvest by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #fallcards, #autumncards, #catcards
Mindy Finnegan's watercolored background caught Claire's eye and with the trio of baskets from the Fall Harvest stamp and coordinating die set, Mindy's card couldn't be cuter! She creates a scallop edging using a die from the Frames & Flags die set. Such a darling card!

Crystal's FAVE
Sabra's fall card features Newton's Harvest Time and Autumn by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #autumncards, #fallcards, #catcards
Sabra Gerdes caught the eye of Crystal with her amazing mix of papers from the Autumn paper pad and her fun framing of the sentiment. Sabra colors the wheelbarrow and feline from the Newton's Harvest Time stamp and coordinating die set amazingly. Such a wonderful autumn card!

Danni's FAVE
Donna's Halloween card features Newton's Boo-tiful Night and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #halloweencards, #catcards
Donna is not only our lucky winner, but also Danni's FAVE! Her gorgeous teal background is just purr-fect for the black feline and his trio of Jack-'o'-lanterns from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set. She adds a starry background paper which is die-cut using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set. Such a wonderfully designed 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.


The IPC Design Team will be on Fall Break from September 29, 2025 - October 3, 2025.  
We will be back on October 6, 2025 with a new challenge!



Monday, September 15, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #244 Week 3

 

 Our September Challenge Continues. 

Have you enter your project(s) yet? 



Be sure to link up your Fall and/or Halloween projects by September 26, 2025!
  Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project. 

Here's some inspiration.  

Fall is quickly approaching! This month's challenge is a perfect way to whip up fall and Halloween cards while having a chance to win a store credit to NND!  Need some inspiration?  Let's check out this week's card by the IPC team!

Claire's Halloween card features Candy Corn, Candy Corn Newton, and Basic Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #halloweencards, #catcards,
Claire Lamb's card will have you hankering for a handful of candy corn! She uses the Candy Corn stamp set to create her background for her sweet feline from the Candy Corn Newton stamp and coordinating die set. She uses the rectangle die from the Basic Frames die set to create her stiched panel. Such a sweet and delicous card!

Crystal's Halloween card features Newton's Boo-tiful Night, Spiderweb Oval, Oval Frames, and Halloween Party by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #catcards, #halloweencards, #cardchallenge
Crystal Minkler creates a spookily cute card featuring the towering pumpkins and feline from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp and coordinating die set. She frames them with cobwebs from the Spiderweb Oval stamp set and places them in a oval window using the Oval Frames die set. She showcases everything with the pink, black, and orange argyle paper from the Halloween Party paper pad. Everything adds up to total cuteness to celebrate Halloween!

Danni's Halloween card features Halloween Meows, Frames & Tags, Basic Frames, and Ghostly Good Times by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #halloweencards, #ghostcards
Danni Bindel has designed a spooky card filled with ghosts!  She creates her spooky background using the ghost paper from the Halloween Meows paper pad with dies from the Frames & Tags and the Basic Frames die set. She then adds some glowing florescent ghosts from the Ghostly Good Times stamp and coordinating die set. Don't you just love that the ghosts are a canine and feline? 

Debbie's autumn card features Basic Frames, Leaf Splendor, Autumn, Autumn Papers, and Fall Harvest by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #cardmakingideas, #autumncards, #fallcards, #puppycards, #dogcards
Debbie Owens goes with an autumn theme with the playful pup from the Fall Harvest stamp set. She adheres him to a panel with scrap papers from the Autumn Meows and the Autumn paper pads. She uses the Basic Frames die set for her layers and adds a strip of autumn paper to her card base ( Autumn paper pad). Her sentiment comes from the Leaf Splendor stamp set. A wonderful way to use up those little scraps while adding lots of autumn colors!

Amy Halloween card features Batty Newton, Haunted House, Halloween Party, and Card Layout 4 by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards, #catcards, #cardmakingideas
Amy Tollner is showcasing our little flying Newton from the Batty Newton stamp and coordinating die set. He is flapping above a spooky house (Haunted House die) against a star-filled sky created using paper from the Halloween Party paper pad with the Card Layout 4 die. A wonderfully spooky scene!


Don't forget you now have until September 26, 2025 to get 
creative with the theme-Halloween or Fall. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Monday, August 11, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #243 Week 2

 

Welcome to Inky Paws August Challenge!

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

Use the sketch with your NND products!

You until Friday, August 29, 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.  

We are in week two of the current sketch challenge. This challenge coordinates purr-fectly with the Card Layout 4 die cut. This week the IPC design team have some different ideas of how to use the sketch. We have summer, autumn, and Halloween with a darling feline one! Check them out!

Claire's feline card features Card Layout 4, Cat Silhouettes, Circle Frames, and A Cat's Life by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #birthdaycards
Claire Lamb uses the speech bubble paper from the A Cat's Life paper pad with the Card Layout 4 die. She then adds a trio of black cats using the Cat Silhouettes die set. She stamps her sentiment on a stitched circle made using the Circle Frames die set. The black Silhouettes look stiking on the brightly colored paper!  So cute!

Crystal's Halloween card features Newton's Boo-tiful Night, and Halloween Meows by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards, #catcards
Crystal Minkler was inspired to use a trio of papers from the Halloween Meows paper pad  to create the sketch. She adds a little pumpkin patch from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp and coordinating die set. Doesn't the kitty look so cute popping out of one of those Jack-o-lanterns? Great way to share some Halloween greetings!

Danni's card uses Autumn Basics, Card Layout 4, and Leaf Splendor by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #fallcards, #autumncards
Danni Bindel is gearing up for autumn using papers from the Autumn Basics paper pad with the Card Layout 4 die. She stamps and beautifully colors her leaves from the Leaf Splendor stamp and coordinating die set.  Such wonderful autumn colors!

Deb's card features Card Layout 4, Spooky Roundabout, Haunted House, and Ghostly Good Times by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards, #catcards
Debbie Owens is also getting in the mood for Halloween! Instead of using pattern papers, Deb heat embosses the image from the Spooky Roundabout stamp set. She then uses the Card Layout 4 die to create the white frame. She adds the haunted house using the Haunted House die. She adds the spooky feline ghost from the Ghostly Good Times stamp set. The black and white combo with a splash of yellow makes for a fun Halloween card!

by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge
Amy Tollner is hanging on to summer with this darling beach card. She uses a trio of papers from the Seaside paper pad with the Card Layout 4 die. She adds her gray-striped tabby cat from the Newton's Sand Dollar stamp and coordinating die set. She stamps her sentiment on a little banner using the Banner Trio die set. A super cute way to enjoy the rest of summer!

Don't forget you now have until August 29, 2025 to get creative with this sketch! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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! 

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

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter