Inky Paws Challange #247 Winners

 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

We loved seeing all the different ways you were inspired to use sparkle & shine on your holiday projects.

Inky Paws Challenge #247 Prize Winner!

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

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

Kelly Davis features a trio of holiday trees using the retired Festive Forest die set. To add lots of sparkle, she uses the lavender paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. She uses the Frames & Flags die set for her different layers and adds the snowy paper from the Snow Flurries paper pad. Such a gorgeous holiday card!

Congrats to Kelly Davis!  Don't forget to send us an e-mail at

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

Inky Paws Challenge #247 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!

Danni's FAVE

Danni loves how Jennifer K. used the image from the Christmas Nap stamp set with the gold glitter paper making for a beautiful CAS card! This serene scene is just precious!  

Debbie's FAVE

Tracie C. creates a gorgeous sparkly and snowy background that Debbie just loves!  Tracie uses the Oval Frames die set for her many layers and showcases the vintage truck from the Holiday Haul stamp and coordinating die  set. So much sparkle!

Kelly's FAVE

Kelly loves the bright and festive papers that Meghan uses from the Christmas Party paper pad on this delightful card. Meghan showcases the little feline from the retired Newton's Candy Cane stamp set. Such a playful holiday card!

Amy's FAVE

Amy loves how Maria Giselle uses reversed sequins for her feline's stocking!  Seriously how clever is this!  This fun little critter is from the Newton's Stocking stamp set. Fabulous way to add sparkle and shine to a holiday card!

Claire's FAVE

Mindy F.'s cleanly designed card caught Claire's eye. She uses the retired Main Street Christmas stamp set on a beautiful pastel background. She frames it with a glitter lavender paper that adds so much sparkle.  Such a wonderful holiday 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 wishes everyone a happy and safe holiday season.  We will be back on January 5, 2026 with a new challenge and lots of inspiration!

Inky Paws Challenge #229

 

  Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a theme challenge.

Use the challenge theme, Birthday, 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, August 16, 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! 

Amy Tollner is showcasing the newly released Fractured Card Layout die set for this darling birthday card. She pulls the cupcake paper from the Birthday Party paper pad to coordinate with her teal card base and frame.  Looks like the little goat from the Bleat stamp and coordinating die set has already begun sampling those yummy cupcakes!  

Claire Lamb uses the Oval Frames die set to create an oval opening in her card base. She distresses a rainbow-like background with subtle confetti showing through it. (Confetti Stencil) Enjoying that festive setting is a pair of sweet mice from the Birthday Mice stamp and coordinating die set. Claire embosses her sentiments on black paper and uses a speech bubble (Speech Bubbles die set) for her happy birthday sentiment.  So colorful and fun!

Crystal Minkler is also featuring the newly released Fractured Card Layout die set. She then selects coordinating papers from the Birthday Meows paper pad. This makes for a festive backdrop for her sweet kitty from the Newton's Heart and coordinating die set.  Claire paper-pieces the heart which is so clever and super cute!  She completes her card with a present from the Newton's Birthday Delights and coordinating die set and her sentiment on a small banner.  Darling!

Danni Bindel brings us a country birthday card filled with some vintage equipment from the Farming Fun stamp set.  She uses the Frames & Tags die set to design her card along with papers from the Farmyard paper pad.  A perfect way to celebrate a belated birthday!

Debbie Owens uses pink and teal for this cute card. She embosses her frame and die cuts it with the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set. She then pulls the pink striped paper from the Springtime paper pad and uses the Oval Frames die set. She places the bicycling trio from the Cycling Friends stamp set atop her oval.  A bit of twine, and ta-dah a sweet birthday card!

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #201

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a sketch challenge.

Use the above sketch 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, July 7, 2023 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! 

Crystal Minkler creates such a fun spring card filled with spring showers and pretty flowers! Those fun papers are from the Springtime paper pad. She stamps her wonderfully colored puppy from the Rainy Day Doxie stamp set on an oval from the Oval Frames die set. Her sentiment was stamped on a circle cut using the Circle Frames die set. A colorful, fun way to use the challenge sketch!

Debbie Owens uses the sketch in a playful way featuring the kitty from the Newton's Kite stamp set. She uses the Oval Frames die set for her center which she adds the Cloudy Sky stencil as well as the Land Border die set. All those fabulous papers are from the Spring Blooms paper pad. She adds a sentiment form the Birthday Roundabout stamp set to complete her bright, fun card!

Diane Morales designs the cutest birthday card using the Birdhouse Greetings stamp and die set. She pulls several papers from theBirthday paper pad to pull in the colors of her birdhouse. To break everything up, she adds her white oval using a die from the Oval Frames die set.  An adorable birthday card!

Amy Tollner brings us this beautiful, yet playful card. She uses the A7 Frames & Banners die set to create her card base. She pulls papers from the Springtime paper pad. The flowers in the paper coordinate wonderfully with the flowers in the bicycle basket. This sweet image is from the Loads of Blooms stamp and coordinating die set. For the yellow, polka-dotted oval, Amy uses the Oval Frames die set. Such a darling way to send birthday wishes!

Claire Lamb creates such an elegant card using the sky. She uses the Orchids stamp and coordinating die set. She places her beautiful flowers on an ivory oval framed with a golden, scallop-edged oval using the Oval Frames die set. For her background, she uses the Sky Borders die set to create a scalloped stripe. She also uses the Quatrefoil stencil to create a textured layer. The total effect is this gorgeous card!

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #196 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? 

Here's a refresher:

Use your NND products with the theme--Birthday!

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

Crystal O. Minkler creates a spectacular background in analogous colors using the Mugs stencil. She continues her use of greens and yellows with the latte cup that Newton is holding (Newton Loves Coffee stamp set).  Crystal uses the Circle Frames dies set and the Frames & Flags die set for her card design.  The fabulous colors and design makes this an amazing birthday card!

Debbie Owens features the little gnome (Garden Gnomes stamp set) on his big mushroom surrounded by more mushrooms from the Fabulous Fungus stamp set. She places them on a lightly distressed background and stamps the super fun sentiment.  The extra bit of jute adds a nice rustic touch!

Diane Morales creates this delicious masterpiece filled with yummy cupcakes.  On an oval-shaped base (Oval Frames die set), Diane uses the Cupcakes stencil set to create the pink and tan cupcakes.  The front and center is Newton with his paws in the frosting (Newton's Cupcake stamp and coordinating die set). Doesn't he look so sweet and innocent enjoying his birthday treat?  

Amy Tollner creates this beautiful heart-shaped card using the Heart Frames die set.  She pairs it with the floral heart image from the Heartfelt Blooms stamp set.  Her beautiful and bright flowers are filled with the promise of spring.  For her sentiment, she adds a dimensional banner using a die from the Banner Trio die set. Until May flowers bloom, you can enjoy Amy's pretty ones!

Claire Lamb is also featuring the little gnome from the Gnome Garden stamp and coordinating die set. For her card, she places him in a window card (Oval Frames die set) filled with lots of mushrooms from the Fabulous Fungus stamp and coordinating die set.  Her bright colors are a nice contrast to Deb's more rustic ones.  Fabulous fungus, indeed!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday,  April 28, 2023 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #193

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a theme challenge.

Use the theme--Spring. 

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 17, 2023 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. 

We have lots of inspiration to get you ready for spring and this challenge!

Diane Morales' butterfly-filled card is just precious! Her cute kitten is from the Captivated Kittens stamp and coordinating die set, and he looks so cute with the butterfly paper from the Springtime paper pad. For even more fluttering fun, she adds butterflies using the Gnome Garden stamp and coordinating die set. Also tucked in there is an scallop-edged oval using the Oval Frames die set. Sure hope this little guy catches one of those cute butterflies!

Amy Tollner fills her background with beautiful pink blooms using the retiring Bold Blooms stencil which she cuts using the scallop-edged frame from the A7 Frames & Banners die set. She breaks up her floral background with a three-panel frame and places all the sweet critters from the retiring Woodland Spring stamp and coordinating die set around the edges. She adds some extra flowers and some bling making this an absolutely darling spring card!

Claire Lamb's card will have you yearning for a nice, warm, sunny spring day to take a relaxing walk with your puppies! Her rays of sunshine were made using the Sunscape Stencil, and the quintet of puppies are from the Walking Woofs stamp set. With tons of masking, Claire makes a floral path using the flowers from the Cycling Friends stamp set. Such a darling and happy card!

Crystal Minkler gives us the flip side of spring--those wonderful spring showers that pave the way for the flowers! She pulls the cloudy paper from the Springtime paper pad and continues with some clouds on her postage-edged frame layer (Framework die set) using the Petite Clouds stencil. The best part of April showers? Getting to wear fashionable rain boots, and her lavender ones are so, so cute! This darling calico kitty and ducky are from the Newton's Rain Boots stamp set and coordinating die set. Dare I say, "Bring on the rain!" LOL

Debbie Owens also showcases the darling kitty and ducky from the Newton's Rain Boots stamp set. Unlike Claire's pretty lavender rain boots, Deb goes for some bold red ones, which are just as cute! Deb uses scraps from the Springtime paper pad to create the fun background which she die cuts using the scallop-edged die from the Framework die set. She stamps her sentiment pulled from the Floral Roundabout stamp set on a banner (Banner Trio die set). A fun, colorful way to celebrate spring!

Use the challenge theme, Spring, with your Newton's Nook Designs products. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #188 Reminder

 

Don't forget - 
There's still time to play along with our 

last Inky Paws Challenge of 2022!

  

Have you had a chance to make a card for our latest Inky Paws Challenge? 

Here's a refresher.

Use the colors--Teal, Kraft, Silver, and White 

with your NND products.

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

Amy Tollner uses the Newton's Gift stamp and coordinating die set on this beautiful CAS card.  Don't you love her soft coloring?  Wow!  She places her kitty image on a starry background using the Starfield stencil which she die cuts using the postage-edge frame die from the Framework die set. Her sentiment is stamped on a Kraft banner (Frames & Flags die set).  A bright and beautiful card!

Claire Lamb creates a darling coffee bar!  All those caffeinated images are from the Time for Coffee stamp and die set, and they look spectacular on the white counter against the pretty distressed walls.  Where do I place my order?  LOL

Debbie Owens creates a darling slime line card combining the Slimline Frames & Windows and the Slimline Frames & Portholes die sets to create her pretty layers.  In those little windows, she uses the teal present papers from the Birthday Party paper pad and some silver glitter paper.  She adds her celebrating critters from the Newton Celebrates stamp set. Using more silver glitter paper, she cuts the sentiment using the Holiday Greetings die set.  Cuteness!

Diane Morales uses the pretty cactus from the Christmas Cactus stamp and die set.  Doesn't it look wonderful in teal?  She also uses the Oval Frames die set to create her silver and white ovals.  Such a pretty CAS card!  

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, December 16, 2022 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter