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Monday, July 6, 2026

Inky Paws Challenge #254 Week 1

Happy July!

We have beachy colors to inspire you this month!

Pool Blue, Tangerine, Sunny Yellow, and White

You have until Friday, July 31, 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.

Bring the beach to your craft room with these bright & beachy colors! Send sunny smiles to a friend or create a cheerful birthday card. Any theme is welcome as long as the challenge colors are used.

Amy's party card features Newton Celebrates, Confetti, Banner Trio, Card Layout 4, and Cheerful Brights by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #sketchchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #nndstencils, #catcards, #cocktailcards, #celebratecards, #birthdaycards

Amy Tollner creates a fabulous celebratory card featuring our very happy feline from the Newton Celebrates stamp and coordinating die set. To create her card she uses the Card Layout 4 die with orange sparkly paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment for her layout design. She the used the Confetti stencil with the challenge colors to make the panels. Her last touch was to stamp the sentiment on a banner using the Banner Trio die set. Fabulous way to kick off this month's color challenge!

Claire's patriotic card features Newton's 4th of July, Happy 4th, Fireworks, and Land Borders by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #sketchchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndstencils, #catcards, #4thofjulycards, #patrioticcards

Claire Lamb's feline is celebrating something big....maybe the 250th birthday of the U.S.A.?! To create her firework backdrop, Claire uses the Fireworks stencil with the the Land Borders die set. And that festive feline is from the Newton's 4th of July stamp and coordinating die set. Claire pulls her sentiment from the Happy 4th stamp set. Hope our beloved Newton is careful with those sparklers!

Danni's summer-themed card features Aloha Newton, Framework, Sky Scene Builder, and Summertime by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #sketchchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers,#catcards, #summercards, #tropicalcards

Danni Bindel uses the new colors to create a sweet scene for her napping fur baby. Using papers from the Summertime paper pad with dies from the Framework die set, Danni designs her layout for the sweet kitty from the Aloha Newton stamp and coordinating die set. She stamps her sentiment on a cloud using the Sky Scene Builder die set. Pleasant dreams, Newton!

Debbie's card features Basic Frames, Cocktail Mixer, Frames & Tags, and A7 Frames & Banners by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #sketchchallenge, #nndstamps,#cocktailcards, #beachcards, #beveragecards

It looks like Debbie Owens is gearing up for happy hour! Deb uses the Basic Frames and the Frames & Tags die sets to create her two panels. She swipes some ink in the challenge colors across the top panel and then places a trio of cocktails from the Cocktail Mixer stamp set. She uses the tiny banner die from the A7 Frames & Banner die set for her sentiment. Is it 5 o'clock yet?!

Kelly's summer-themed card features Newton's Happy Meowr, Summertime, Heart Frames, and Basic Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #sketchchallenge, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #catcards, #summercards, #beachcards

Kelly Santi rounds up this week's inspiration with this delightful summer card. She selects this fun sky paper from the Summertime paper pad and die cuts it using the Heart Frames die set. She then places a sipping feline from the Newton's Happy Meowr stamp and coordinating die set a top her heart. She uses the Basic Frames die set to create the ticket for her sentiment. Looks like happy meowr has already started here!

Don't forget you have until Friday, July 31, 2026.

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Inky Paws challenge #225 Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

Inky Paws Challenge at the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

Inky Paws Challenge #225 Prize Winner!

We've chosen one RANDOM winner using random.org to receive

a $20 Store Credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Hello Winter by Tracie C. showcases Snowman Greetings by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #wintercards, #snowmancards, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge

Tracie C.'s snowman card is so refreshing. She uses pretty holiday papers paired with her snowman from the Snowman Greetings stamp set. In the heat of summer, Tracie's wintry card is a welcome relief!

Congrats to Tracie C.! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at

info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit!

Inky Paws Challenge #225 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!

Claire's FAVE

Life's not so ruff by Bad Kitty features Corgi Beach by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #puppycards, #dogcards, #oceancards, #surfingcards, #summercards, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge

Bad Kitty showcases a surfing Corgi from the retired Corgi Beach stamp set. Her big sun is a creative way to interpret the sketch. Happy surfing little fellow!

Crystal's FAVE

Tracie C. is not only the lucky prize winner, but her wintry card caught Crystal's eye. Tracie's wonderful coloring and the Christmas theme showcases the sweet snowman from the Snowman Greetings stamp set wonderfully!

Danni's FAVE

Hello Sunshine by Irene features Newton's Happy Meow, Summertime, and Frames & Tags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #summercards, #catcards, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge

Irene Smith is filled with sunshine goodness! She selects papers from the Summertime paper pad that are filled with sunny delight. Enjoying those sunny rays is Newton from the Newton's Happy Meow stamp and coordinating die set. For the zig-zag edging, she uses then Frames & Tags die set. Hello, sunshine, indeed!

Debbie's FAVE

Shack Scraps's summer card features Corgi Beach by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #puppycards, #dogcards, #summercards, #oceancards, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge

Shack Scraps' ocean-themed card has such a calming effect. Her aqua colored waves paired with the foiled shell paper make for a perfect setting for the little puppy to enjoy. This cute fellow is from the retired Corgi Beach stamp set. So fun!

Amy's FAVE

What the cluck? by Ellen features Cluck, Coffee House Stories, and Newton's Reading List by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #catcards, #punnycards, #felinecards, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge

Ellen C. creates the punniest card by pairing the sentiment and little chicks from the Cluck stamp set with the scholarly feline reading up on the secrets of bird lives! So creative. This little scholar is from the Newton's Reading List stamp set. Ellen adds the purr-fect paper using the bookshelf paper from the Coffee House Stories paper pad. Best of luck to those birdies!

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.

Monday, June 10, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #225

Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a sketch challenge.

Use the challenge 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!

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, June 21, 2024 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's birthday card features Birthday Mice, Frames Squared, and Bright Basics by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #micecards, #birthdaycards, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge

Claire Lamb's bright, colorful birthday card is just too cute with those sweet mice. The mice are from the Birthday Mice stamp and coordinating die set. She sets them on orange/yellow striped paper from the Bright Basics paper pad. She stamps her sentiment on a distressed circle (Frames Squared die set). Don't you just love the rainbow candle? So cute!

Crystal Minkler was inspired to create a feline-themed card. She pulls papers from the A Cat's Life Paper Pad that coordinated wonderfully together! whe then uses dies from the Circle Frames die set to create her stitched circles. Her star attraction is the very studious feline from the Newton's Reading List stamp and coordinating die set. She pulls the purr-fect sentiment from the Never Enough Books stamp set. A darling way to celebrate the joy of reading!

Danni Bindel's puppy duo is ready to hit the beach. These beach-bound puppies are from the Beach Barks stamp and coordinating die set. Behind those puppies are fun, bright coordinating papers from the Summertime paper pad. She uses the scallop-edged frame die from the Frames & Flags die set for her base panel. For her circular elements, she uses the Circle Frames die set. The overall effect is a seriously cute summer-themed card!

Debbie Owens is welcoming the summer sun! Her bright card features papers from two paper pads: Summertime and Bright Basics. She die cuts the papers using the stitched frame from the Basic Frames die set. She adds a scalloped vellum circle using the Circle Frames die set. She adds clouds and a sun using the Sky Scene Builder die set. Guess who is enjoying all those rays of sun? Our very own Newotn from the newly released Newton's Happy Meow! stamp set. Cheers!

Amy Tollner was inspired to use the challenge sketch with tons of coffee cuteness! She uses the scallop-edged frame die from the A7 Frames & Banners die set. For her backdrop, she uses the Mugs stencil with purples {sigh!}. She then adds the perfect paper from the Coffee House Stories paper pad to tie the coffee theme in with the books that her feline is enjoying. This little fellow is from the Newton's Book Club stamp and coordinating die set. The fun sentiment is from the Never Enough Books stamp set and the circles were cut using dies from the Circle Frames die set. The overall effect is a seriously amazing card!

Use the challenge sketch with your Newton's Nook Designs products.

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