Showing posts with label Newton's Christmas Tree. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Newton's Christmas Tree. Show all posts

Monday, December 1, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #247 Week 1

 

It's December!

Time to get bring on the 
Holiday Sparkle & Shine!

You have THREE weeks to get creative adding sparkle & shine to your holiday projects!

You have from Monday, December 1, 2025 to Friday, December 19, 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.  

December is the perfect time to add some bling to your crafts so bring out your glitters, foils, sequins and sparkle pastes to create a card with some shimmer and shine! Create a winter or holiday card with sparkly snowflakes or jump ahead and send a little New Year's cheer! A little bit of sparkle makes everyone happy! Let's see what bling the IPC team used!


Danni's holiday card showcases 'Tis the Season, Christmas Nap, Frames & Flags, and Oval Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #Christmascards,
Danni Bindel creates a very scenic room filled with holiday magic! She uses gold foil with the present sheet from the 'Tis the Season Toner Card Fronts. She die cuts using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set. She then adds an oval frame (Oval Frames die set) with the little living room scene from the Christmas Nap stamp and coordinating die set. She adds her sentiment to a banner. Just love that orange, comfy chair!

Debbie's winter card showcases Snowman Postage Sampler, A Hug in a Mug, Snowfall, and Snow Flurries by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #wintercards, #coffeelovers, #snowmancards, #nndpaper
Debbie Owens creates a wintry CAS card using one of the little snowmen from the Snowman Postage Sampler stamp set. She places him on a layered snowflake created using the Snowfall die set. She adds another snowflake using the same die set. She selects a snowy paper from the Snow Flurries paper pad. Her last touch is die cutting the sentiment from the A Hug in a Mug die in a red foil.  A darling way to add a bit of shine and sparkle!

Kelly showcases Forest Scene Builder, Snowman Greetings, and Snow Flurries by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #wintercards, #nndpaper, #snowmancard
 Kelly Santi's bright purple and pink paper from the Snow Flurries paper pad makes for a gorgeous backdrop for her snowman from the Snowman Greetings stamp and coordinating die set.  Kelly uses the Forest Scene Builder die set to add a trio of trees in the background.  A breathtaking scene!

Amy's holiday card features Newton's Christmas Tree, Christmas Party, Cheerful Brights, Frames & Tags, and Card Layout 4 by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #Christmascards, #catcards
Amy Tollner uses the trio of kitties from the Newton's Christmas Tree stamp and coordinating die set for the star attraction of her holiday card. She uses the Card Layout 4 die for her card design with the green glitter paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment and the strings of light paper from the Christmas Party paper pad. She stamps her sentiment on a little tag created using the Frames & Tags die set. A magical scene to celebrate the season!

Claire's winter card features Snowfall, Snowman Postage Sampler, and Cheerful Brights by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #nndstamps, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #wintercards, #nndpaper, #snowcard
Claire Lamb is back with her incredible distressing skills. She then adds lot of snowflakes using the Snowfall die set with some blue glitter paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. For her sentiment, she uses the Snowman Postage Sampler stamp and coordinating die set.  A gorgeous way to wish for snow!


Don't forget you have until December 19, 2025 to add some glitter and shine to your holiday projects!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Monday, October 20, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #245 Week 3

 

It's Week 3 of our 

October Challenge!

We have some fun colors to spark your creativity!
Holiday Red, Pop of Pink, Evergreen,
and Arctic Blue

You have until Friday, October 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.  

Can you believe we are over half way through October?  Time is definitely flying!  Have you started your Christmas cards yet?  Our challenge colors are perfect to get you motivated to get your stash started!  Already finished those holiday cards?  Then how about using the colors to build your birthday stash? Let's see what the IPC team whipped up!

Amy's cocktail card features Christmas Cocktails, Meowy Christmas, and A2 Card Layout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge,  #holidaycards, #christmascards, #cocktailcards
Amy Tollner features the argyle paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad and uses the A2 Card Layout die to create her panels. She then adds not 1, not 2, not  3, but 5!, cocktails from the Christmas Cocktails stamp and coordinating die set. What holiday spirit! Cheers!

Claire's Christmas card features Wreath Pups, Basic Frames, and Christmas Basics by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #puppycards, #dogcards, #Christmascards, #holidaycards
Claire Lamb creates this classic holiday card featuring the canine duo from the Wreath Pups stamp and coordinating die set. To design her card, she uses the Basic Frames die set with the polka dotted paper from the Christmas Basics paper pad. So much puppy cuteness!

Danni's birthday card features Birthday Time, Card Layout 4, Circle Frames, and Uplifting Wishes by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #birthdaycards
Danni Bindel builds her birthday stash using papers from the Birthday Time paper pad with the Card Layout 4 die. She then uses the Circle Frames die set to create her center panels and adds a birthday sentiment from the Uplifting Wishes stamp set. Happy birthday to you!

Debbie's holiday card features Snowflake Oval, Snowflake, and Newton's Christmas Tree by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #christmascards, #holidaycards, #catcards
Debbie Owens creates a snowy background in Pink using the Snowflake stencil. She then adds the darling tree-trimming felines from the Newton's Christmas Tree stamp set. She then embosses a sentiment from the Snowflake Oval. So much furry cuteness!

Don't forget you now have until October 31, 2025 to get 
creative with the the challenge colors: 
Holiday Red, Pop of Pink, Evergreen, and Arctic Blue.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!


Monday, November 25, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #234- Week 4

 

  Welcome to the final week of our 

Monthly 

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of November

we have a versatile sketch to use!
This is the last week to get creative with this sketch and your NND products!

You have until 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.  

The IPC design team has come up with a birthday card as well as several festive Christmas cards to inspired you!

Danni's Christmas card features Christmas Coffees, Frames & Flags, Framework, and Christmas Basics by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #coffeelovers, #christmascards, #coffeecards, #holidaycards
Danni Bindel celebrates the upcoming holiday with this bright festive card! She pulls bright papers from the Christmas Basics paper pad which she cuts using dies from the Framework and the Frames & Flags die sets. With her panels in place, Danni adds a trio of caffeinated goodness using the Christmas Coffees stamp and coordinating die set. Just so cute!

Debbie's holiday card features Love & Meows, Christmas Basics, Postage Stamp Layout, Holiday Postage Sampler, Holiday Essentials, Frames & Flags, and Christmas Coffees by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #coffeeloveres, #coffeecards, #holidaycards, #Christmascards
Like Danni, Debbie Owens uses a trio of coffee mugs from the Christmas Coffees stamp set for her holiday card. Deb coordinates papers from the Love & Meows and the Christmas Basics paper pads. She inverts two of the elements by using the Postage Stamp Layout die set and trimming it down for her central stripe. She uses the rounded rectangular die from the Frames & Flags  die set for her center panel. She adds the postage using the Holiday Postage Sampler stamp set and finishes with a sentiment from the Holiday Essentials stamp set. A fun take on the sketch!

Amy's Christmas card features Wreath Pups, Canine Christmas, and Framework by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #christmascards, #holidaycards, #puppycard, #dogcard
Amy Tollner creates a whimsical card with her two, sweet puppies from the Wreath Pups stamp and coordinating die set. She adds the red buffalo plaid paper from the Canine Christmas paper pad which is die cut using the scalloped frame from the Framework die set. Such a darling way to 'deck the halls!'

Claire's holiday card features Newton's Christmas Tree, Basic Frames, and Christmas Basics by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #christmascards, #holidaycards, #catcards
Claire Lamb is celebrating the upcoming holiday season with these festive felines from the Newton's Christmas Tree stamp and coordinating die set. They look so cute decorating their tree on Claire's distressed evening sky. She adds the stitching using a die from the Basic Frames die set. She showcases her felines with two festive papers from the Christmas Basics paper pad. A fun way to send holiday wishes!

Crystal's birthday card features Newton's Birhtday Delights, Birthday Party, Postage Stamp Layout, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #birthdaycards, #catcards
Crystal Minkler opts for an adorable birthday card filled with birthday cuteness! She pulls an assortment of bright, fun papers from the Birthday Party paper pad to fill in the panels that were created by the Postage Stamp Layout die set. She adds the multi-layered cake from the Newton's Birthday Delights stamp and coordinating die set with the duo of 'taste testers!'  She creates a banner (Frames & Flags die set) for her sentiment.  Such a fun, celebratory card!

Don't forget you have a few more days to get creative with this sketch!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Monday, November 4, 2024

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!

Deb's Christmas card features Christmas Basics and Main Street Christmas by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards,
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's autumn card features Heartfelt Fall and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #fallcard, #autumncard
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's welcome card features Welcome New Cat, Basic Frames, and A Cat's Life by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #newkittencard, #felinecard
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's Christmas card featuring Holiday Postage Sampler, Bells & Holly, Postage Stamp Layout, Christmas Time, and Evergreens by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards
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's holiday card features Newton's Christmas Tree, Framework, and Meowy Christmas by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #felinecards, #christmascards, #holidaycards
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!

Click here to enter