Inky Paws Challenge #95 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 Sketch Challenge.

Inky Paws Challenge #95  Winner!

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

This delightful spring card created by Tracie begins with a floral pattern paper die cut using the scalloped frame from the Frames & Flags die set. She adds a green floral paper cut using the inner frame die and adds a pink layer featuring butterflies. She creates a fluffy cloud tag on which she places one of the darling mice from the Garden Mice stamp set. She adds a banner of tiny flags and a yellow sun to complete her spring scene!

Congrats to Tracie! 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 #95 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!

Bobbi's FAVE

Kimmie's creative get well card is sure to bring smiles to any caretaker!  She begins by repeatedly stamping and coloring Rx bottles, tissue boxes, and bandages from the Newton's Sick Day stamp set. She then cleverly adds a bandage-like strip on which she places her shaker tag.  This tag features Nurse Newton again from Newton's Sick Day stamp set.

Debbie's FAVE

Amy  combines too unlikely elements on her card--a tropical rain forest sloth and cacti--that will surely delight any coffee-loving person!  For the horizontal element she creates three stripes in orange, golden rod, and navy. Then she uses the mimics these colors for the coffee cup from the Slothy Coffee stamp and die set.  She then colors the two coffee mugs from the Cuppa Cactus stamp and die set but she shades the sloth and cacti which makes the blue blooms really pop!

Diane's FAVE

Candice blows us away with this amazing card!  Using many elements from the Newton Dreams of London stamp and die set, Candice creates the base by repeatedly stamping the I {heart} London.  She then creates the horizontal stripe by stamping and coloring the telephone booth, Big Ben clock and double-decker bus.  For her center banner, she water colors a blue background and die cuts fluffy clouds with another Big Ben clock and Newton floating along with his umbrella!


Sue's FAVE

Mary's monochromatic masterpiece features shades of brown! She begins by using the Argyle stencil set in on which she places a tan stripe that has been embossed with an argyle pattern. She creates a double layered tag on which she adds her spectacularly colored bird from the Winter Bird stamp and die set.

Becky's FAVE

We love the simplicity of the black and white images from the Made from Scratch stamp set that Nancy stamps.  She adds a lively pink gingham stripe which contrasts nicely.  For her tag, she adds Chef Newton from the Newton's Kitchen stamp and die set who is whipping up something delicious!
She sprinkles on some enameled dots for her final touch!

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.

Inky Paws Challenge #83 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.
Create a project using the sketch.

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Diane Morales creates this cheerful Halloween card by repeatedly stamping the candy corns from the Candy Corn stamp set. She stamps the sentiment (which is so fun) on a circle and attaches to the stripe that she creates using the Sky Borders die.

Emily Lauritzen gives us this Christmas beauty by water coloring the blue background which she cuts using the Framework die set. She attaches it to the silver glitter paper which she die cut from the Frames & Flags die set. Her  ornaments which she water colors spectacularly are from the Beautiful Baubles stamp set. She cuts her waving stripe using the Land Borders die set and uses a sentiment from the Sentiments of the Season stamp set.

Sue T. brings us yet another striking Halloween card!  She uses a combination of fun pattern papers to create her background and stripe. She then incorporates a crescent-shaped moon as part of the sketch's circle.  With Newton hanging off his broom from Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set and the die cut sentiment from the Halloween Trio die set, this is such a delightful card!

Becky Noelle used The Snow Globe Scenes and Sentiments of the Season stamp sets and the Starfield Stencil. I masked off my sky area and inked it up with Distress Oxides before stenciling the stars with texture paste, I sprinkled some glitter on top of the texture paste before it dried to make it sparkly and my little scene inside the circle is a shaker!

Debbie Owens whips up her card by using cooking/baking themed papers. She cuts the background using the Framework die set. She then selects an assortment of kitty images from the Made from Scratch, Newton's Kitchen, and the Newton's Thanksgiving stamp sets to show the steps of making a pie--stir, knead, roll, and enjoy!  She adds a bit of twine for a finishing touch!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, October 26, 2018 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 #80 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.
Create a project using the below sketch. 

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Sue T. demonstrates what you can do by repeatedly stamping and embossing!  Just wow!  She creates this jewel using the Garden Cottage stamp set. She creates her background frame using Frames & Flags die set. Just love the blue and white colors!

Becky Noelle embosses stitching on her kraft background that provides the purr-fect background for these two mischievous kittens from the Newton Unwinds stamp set to play. If you look closely, Becky actually added yarn to her stamped images!  Wow, so fun!

Debbie Owens has Newton globe-trotting the world by using travel-themed paper and a combination of Newton's Nook stamps. She begins by using the Framework die set to create the layered background and stripe. She then colors Newton from the Newton's Graduation stamp set and adds some luggage from the Loveable Llamas stamp set. She finishes with a touch of twine.

Diane Morales has Newton cooking away in his kitchen with this brightly colored card. She uses a fun pattern paper to create her background using the Frames & Flags die set. She creates her green, scalloped stripe using the Sky Borders die set, which is an excellent to stretch your dies. She then die cuts a heart and adds Newton from the Newton's Kitchen stamp set.

Emily Lauritzen is taking a short break and will return soon! 

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, September 14, 2018 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 #75 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 Theme Challenge! 

Here'a a refresher.  It's a Theme Challenge:  Add Cute Animals

As we bring you this week's inspiration, we want take to say good-bye to two of our amazing Inky Paws design team members. 

First we wish Andrea Shell from blissfully scrappy  a fond farewell. Andrea has delighted us with her amazing talent. Her clean style, amazing coloring skills, and attention to details have provided so much inspiration! For her final IPC card, Andrea doesn't disappoint. Her subtle background using Bubbly stencil is perfect for the Newton (Newton's Vacation stamp set) as he goes snorkeling in his fish bowl. She uses the Sending Smiles sentiment from the Sending Hugs stamp set. The black and white stripe balances her card wonderfully! A big thank you to Andrea for all her amazing projects! Best wishes to your future endeavors!

We are also saying good-bye to Zsofia Molnar from safsafdesign. Zsofia's creativity seems to have no end. Her fabulously designed layouts and use of bright colors can be counted on to bring a smile and inspire! For her last card, she created a custom background by repeatedly stamping the little donuts and sprinkles from the Newton's Donut stamp. She then fabulously colors the big donut and kitty and then  uses the coordinating die set. She uses Essential Alphabet die set to create the "sweet" sentiment. The scallop border was made using the Frames & Flags die set. What a delicious project!  Thanks, Zsofia, for all your amazing projects!

But don't worry! We still will have amazing inspiration each Monday with Diane, Emily, and Debbie. Plus, we will be adding two awesome new designers to our team. Stay tuned for an announcement later this week! Meanwhile, here's what they created for the reminder today:

Diane Morales brings us another darling pair of tags!  This time she creates a bright background, and then used the Balloon Shaker die set. Those sweet critters are from the Farmyard Friends stamp set. Such a fun way to tag a gift!

Emily Lauritzen creates a pop-up paradise with this fabulous project. Her tropical scene with the sunny background includes images from the Newton's Aloha  and Toucan Party stamp sets. The sentiment is from Newton's Birthday Bash. 

Debbie Owens whips up this culinary delight by combining key ingredients from 

 the Sending Hugs stamp and die set, the Newton Loves Cake, Newton's Kitchen,  and Made from Scratch stamp sets. The fun pink background was created by using the Serene Stripes stencil. The scallop bordered was a combination of the Frames & Flags  and Framework die sets. 

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, July 6, 2018 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!