Inky Paws Challenge #237 Week 4

 

 Welcome to Inky Paws'  

February Challenge!

For the month of February 

we have a fabulous sketch to play with!

You still have time to get creative with this layered sketch and your NND Products!

You have until Friday, February 28, 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.  

Birthday cards, St. Patrick's Day cards, spring cards, maybe a jump start to Christmas cards?  What occasion will you be inspired to use?  Let's check out what the IPC created: 

Debbie Owens has skipped all the spring holidays and jumped right into Halloween! Her card base features the Pumpkin Patch stencil in shades of pink and oranges. She then pulls a trio of papers from the Halloween Party paper pad and adds black mats to each to break up the many different patterns. She die cuts her banner using the Frames & Flags die set. She then adds a duo of trick-or-treaters from the Trick or Treat Newton and the Trick or Treat Puppy stamp set.  There's a lot going on in Deb's card, but all those different elements add up to a festive Halloween card!

Amy Tollner is sharing her delightful Easter card filled with flowers, butterflies, and peeps! Her wonderful combination of papers come from the  Springtime and the Spring Blooms paper pads . She uses the banner die from the Frames & Flags die set for her butterfly banner.  Her start attraction is her gray tabby from the Newton's Peeps stamp and coordinating die set who seems to be delight with his basketful of peeps!  A colorful way to celebrate Easter!

Claire Lamb is using a favorite combination of colors-teal, read, and pink! {sigh!} She showcases the tower of mugs from the Coffee Delights stamp and coordinating die set. Her teal and red papers from the Bright Basics and A Dog's Life paper pads mimic the hearts and stripes on a couple of mugs! So much caffeinated cuteness!

Crystal Minkler is celebrating St. Patrick's Day with this festive, green card!  She features Newton from the Newton's Pot of Gold stamp set set atop three green pattern papers from the Pastel Basics paper pad. Her circular vellum element was cut using the Circle Frames die set. Such a wonderful combination of patterns for this delightful card!

Danni Bindel's rainbow of pattern papers brightens one day!  She pulls a slew of papers from the Bright Basics paper pad and cuts her main panel and banner with dies from the Frames & Flags die set. She adds a sprig of daisies from the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set to make a card fill with gratitude and cheerfulness!

Don't miss out on a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs.  Link up by February 28!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #217

 

  Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a theme challenge.

Use the challenge theme--Lucky Green--with your NND products. 

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, March 1, 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! 

Danni Bindel's gingham background (Spring Blooms paper pad) works so well with the newly released kitty from the Newton's Lucky Clover stamp and coordinating die set. For an added touch of spring, she  adds a tulilp frame using the Frames Squared die set.  Her sentiment is on a stitched oval frame using the Oval Frames die set. Such a spring-filled holiday card!

Debbie Owens creates a sweet, lucky card using polka-dotted paper from the A Cat's Life paper pad and die cut using the Frames & Flags die set. She distresses a cloudy background using the Clouds stencil and adds some hills using the Land Borders die set. Enjoying the spirng day is one of the mice from the Birthday Mice stamp set. Deb creates a custom clover balloon using dies from the Candy Heart and the Balloon Shaker die sets. She pulls a sentiment from the Heartfelt Essentials stamp set. For a pop of color, Deb adds some pink flowers using the Newton Blooms stamp set!

Amy Tollner creates a fabulous shimmery, starry background using the Starfield stencil. Her background is just wonderful for her lucky kitty from the Newton's Pot of Gold stamp set. She white embosses her holiday sentiment on a green banner using the Banner Trio die set. For her scallop-edged frame, Amy uses the Frames & Flags die set. Such a festive St. Patty's Day card!

Claire Lamb shows her creative flare using the Heart Frames die set to create four-leaf clovers! She uses green patterned paper from the A Cat's Life (polka dotted), the Spring Blooms (plaid), the Meowy Christmas (stripes), and the Spring Blooms (gingham) paper pads. She stamps the sentiment (Newton's Hanging Basket) on a little banner (A7 Frames and Banners die set). Such a clever way to create a St. Patty's card!

Crystal Minkler showcases the newly release kitty from the Newton's Lucky Clover stamp and coordinating die set. Doesn't he look amazing with the green bokeh background using the Bokeh Stencil set? The postage-edging was created using the frame die from the Framework die set. The clovers are a fabulous touch!  

Use the challenge theme-Lucky Green-with your Newton's Nook Designs products.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #192 Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

Inky Paws Challenge #192 Prize Winner!

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

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

Amy's cute birthday card is filled with birthday delights!  She creates three panels showcasing different papers from the Birthday Party paper pad. On a small oval frame (Oval Frames die set), she stamps the sweet kitty from the Newton's Antics stamp set. A bit of twine pulls it all together!  What a fabulous way to send birthday greetings!

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

Inky Paws Challenge #192 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

Mary Reiner creates a festive holiday scene using papers from the Love & Meows paper pad. The patterns and colors work beautifully for a Christmas card.  She then lightly stamps some snowflakes in the background.  Her star attractions are the puppy and kitten from the Holiday Post stamps and the coordinating die set. So fun!

Diane's FAVE

Melanie H.'s choice of colors compliment her white lilies spectacularly!  Those beautiful flowers are from the Easter Lily stamp and die set. Such an elegant take on the challenge sketch!  

 

Amy's FAVE

Jennifer K. creates a darling puppy card filled with caffeine!  She pulls papers from the Coffee House Stories paper pad and pairs them with the coffee cups from the Love Cafe' stamp set. So cute!

Claire's FAVE

Kristi H. celebrates St. Patrick's Day with this sweet kitty from the Newton's Pot of Gold stamp set. The shamrock and plaid papers work splendidly with our little leprechaun-kitty!  Such a sweet scene! 

Crystal's FAVE

Jenni Shamblin's soft spring colors with the pop of red is really eye-catching!  This sweet birdie is a Newton's Nook Designs' digital freebie. The red enamel dots and touch of twine are nice touches to this darling 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.

Inky Paws Challenge #144

 Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a:

Sketch  Challenge--

Use the above sketch with 

your Newton's Nook Designs products.

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, March 26, 2021 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! 

Amy T. celebrates St. Patrick's Day in style with this fabulous card!  Beginning with a green shimmery card base, Amy adds paper filled with colorful shamrocks!  She then uses the stitched-round die from the Circle Frames die set and stamps the festive Newton from the Newton's Pot of Gold stamp set. She splatters on some green and heat embosses the sentiment in gold.  She completes the card with a green shimmery banner and a gold one using the banner die from the Frames & Flags die set. A fabulous way to celebrate the luck of the Irish!

Claire Lamb uses a blends a combination of coffee images to create this CAS card that is spectacular!  She adds some coffee cup rings and splatters to the card base before adding the kitten in her coffee cat. The soft pink shading on the cup from the Newton's Mug stamp and cut using the coordinating die set looks amazing!  Her her banners, she stamps a sentiment from the Love Cafe stamp.  She sprinkles some coffee beans and a few hearts which are from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp and die set.  A wonderful way to espresso one's love!

 Debbie Owens creates a sweet Easter card brimming with cuteness!  She begins by distressing the stencil Basketweave to create her background which she then die cuts using the postage-edged frame die from the Framework die set.  She then makes a shaker element using the Snow Globe die set. She uses the Clouds stencil for added interest and fills her shaker with little diamond art rhinestones.  From the Frames & Flags die set, she makes banners on which she stamps the sentiment on one. Her focal point is the sweet critters from the Newton's Easter Basket stamp set. A wonderful way to celebrate the upcoming Easter holiday!

Diane Morales brings us a breath of spring freshness in this sweet card. Beginning with a lavender card base, she cuts a matching scallop-edged layer using the frame die from the Frames & Flags die set. She then adds a gorgeous holographic paper in a pretty pink. She adds the scallop-edged circle using the die from the Circle Frames die set. Her star attraction are the beautiful flowers stamped and die cut using the Daffodils stamp and die set. Using the Banner Trio die set, Diane cuts the small banners and stamps the sentiment on one.  Don't you love how the fluttering butterflies draw your attention to the flowers.  Nice touch!

Sue T. also features the kitty leprechaun from the Newton's Lucky Day stamp set. For her card base, she lightly distresses yellow over the the Basketweave stencil to add texture.  She adds fun St. Patrick's Day Washi tape for her banners.  Using the scallop-edged circle from the Circle Frames die set, she cuts a white circle on which she affixes her darling Newton!  Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!

Use the above sketch. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #141 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 #141 Winner!

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

Betty Tollner's sweet Valentine's card in pinks and browns looks delicious!  Betty uses the large image from the Heartfelt Love stamp set and colors them in pastel shades with a layer of Glossy Accents for added shine!  This image is stamped on the scallop-edged heart from the Heart Frames die set.  The extra sparkly hearts add a nice touch of pizzazz!

Congrats to  Betty Tollner!  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 #141 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

Beverly creates a St. Patrick's Day using the Inky Paws sketch that is sure to bring good luck to the recipient!  The shamrock in the heart coordinates wonderfully with Newton in his leprechaun hat!  This image is from the Newton's Pot of Gold stamp set. The stamped shamrocks on the green stripe add a fun touch!  A great way to stretch the sketch!

Diane's FAVE

Anila creates a magical card with her heart of clouds and rainbow!  The background stripe of stars works wonderfully with the unicorn from the Believe in Unicorns stamp and die set. The added stars in her rainbow adds a nice sparkly touch to this darling card!

Sue's FAVE

Joyce M. is dreaming of New York City with her fabulous CAS card!.  She uses images from the Newton Dreams of New York stamp set. She die cuts a heart on the front of her card and stamps the Newton statue of Liberty on the inside.  She adds the skyscraper and taxi cab die cut using the coordinating die set. She uses the sentiment for her horizontal stripe.  Hopefully Joyce will be able to visit NYC soon!

Amy's FAVE

Mary Reiner's combination of pink and black make for a remarkable card.  She uses the Heart Frames die set to create a black and a pink heart. She then paper pieces the mug from the Newton's Mug stamp and die set in pink and white striped paper.  Her speckled kitty peeking from the mug looks darling!  Her final touch is black and white gingham ribbon with a bit of pink twine! Purr-tea, indeed! 

Claire's FAVE

Deepti uses soft pastels for her fun birthday card! She has Newton from the Newton's Birthday Balloons stamp and die set floating past a white heart with a softly stamped paw print on it.  The background distressed images are full of kitty fun.  The added pop of black makes her card really stand out!  

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 #118 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 #118 Winner!

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

 Beverly's giant polka dotted egg is a perfect way to showcase the sweet bunny from the Hop Into Spring stamp and die set. With the pink gingham background and embossed lavender stripes coordinate nicely with the pastel Easter eggs. 

Congrats to Beverly.  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 #118 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!

Sue's FAVE

Vicki Callier gets us in the spirit of St. Patty's day! The green ombre polka dotted background makes for a wonderful background when combined with the Newton's Pot of Gold stamp set. Here's hoping Newton enjoys his pot of gold!

Becky's FAVE

Mary Reiner's polka dotted wellies will definitely cheer you up!  The kitty and his pals from the Newton's Rain Boots stamp and die set look like they are having a ton of fun! Using the Frames Squared die set to creates several layers making for a fabulous background!


Crystal's FAVE

Kay's bold yellow polka dot background is the perfect accent to a sleeping Newton from the Newton's Naptime stamp set atop his rainbow stacked blankets and pillows!  Anyone else want to snuggle up with that sweet feline?

Debbie's FAVE

 Ishani's pastel polka dots make for wonderful raindrops! She paper pieces the umbrella in pink polka dot paper using an image form the Loads of Blooms stamp set.  Don't you love how how all the dots compliment her dress?

Diane's FAVE

Priscilla incorporated polka dots in her card in such a lovely way.  Her embossed polka dots with the brown polka dotted paper created a fabulous setting for the sunflowers from the Sunflower Days stamp and die set. Adding the white in the flowers pulls everything together.

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.