Inky Paws Challenge #71 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 COLOR Challenge!

Inky Paws Challenge #71 Winner!

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

Beverly  is our winner!  Her beautiful spring card with the trio of lilies from Little Lilies stamp set and layers using the challenge colors work wonderfully together. The addition of the sequins and butterfly are fun touches!

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 #71 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!

Emily's FAVE

Charlotte creates this spectacular background using this week's colors which work purr-fectly with the Aloha Newton stamp set. Just love the Hawaiian theme!

Zsofia's FAVE

Rijacki creates this unique and fun bookmark card! Her use of colors is also fabulous. She used Newton's Book Club stamp set which very appropriate!

Andrea's FAVE

Milene's amazing coloring of the deer from Deer Friend stamp set is so sweet and the heart frames is perfectly. 

Debbie's FAVE

Dardie bold use of the challenge colors really makes her card stand out!  She repeatedly stamps  the retiring Party Pops stamp set images to create this fun card!

Diane's FAVE

Kicka uses these fabulous papers to highlight this week's challenge colors. We love that she stamped the paw print over them!  She showcases this darling feline couple from Newton's Sweetheart stamp set.

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 #52 Reminder

Don't forget - There's still one week 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 of the challenge - Use the above sketch!

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Emily Lauritzen fun card has this darling koala from Hanging Around sliding along on his branch!  So cute!  This set is retiring, so be sure to get your set before it's too late!

Andrea Shell fun interpretation of the sketch has Newton visiting London on a bright, sunny day!  This darling card features Newton Dreams of London.

Diane Morales sweet card leaves you yearning for some refreshing popsicles on a hot, summer day. These yummy treats are from Party Pops!

Zsofia Molnar creatively uses the new waves stencil to create a fun background for Newton to fly in his hot air balloon (Newton Dreams of Paris).  So, so cute!

Debbie Owens' water colored background showcases Newton's Rainy Day speCATularly.

I hope this project has inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, August 11, 2017 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 #48

Create a project using stripes.

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store and a Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! If we get more than 15 participants, we will choose two winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, June 16, 2017 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!

Several of our Design Team Members decided to play along - check out all the awesome cards they created, inspired by this fun sketch! Read the description below each card to see who made it.

Jess has used some amazing colors to create this beautiful card featuring Happy Little Thoughts.

Debbie's card featuring What a Hoot gives thanks to a special teacher. 

 Just love how Tatiana imitates the small heart on Newton's shirt with the larger heart in the background.  Oh so clever! Newton Dreams of Italy  is such a fun set for any globe trotter!

Ellen has created such a fun plaid. Those bright greens go perfectly with the owls from Woodland Duos.

Naki creates a mouth-watering card using Party Pops. Her soft colors are just precious!

Samantha has elegantly combined Winston's Honeybees and Happy Little Thoughts. The subtle stripes add a perfect touch.

Larissa created stripes using distress inks on this amazing summer card. She also used Paradise Palms and Shark Bites Stamp Sets and the Sky Borders Die Set !! 

An InLinkz Link-up

Inky Paws Challenge #47

Create a project with these fun bright summer colors!

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store and a Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! If we get more than 15 participants, we will choose two winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, May 26, 2017 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!

Several of our Design Team Members decided to play along - check out all the awesome cards they created, inspired by this fun color palette! Read the description below each card to see who made it.

Jess Gerstner created this beach scene using Paradises Palms.

Naki Rager created a beautiful card by die-cutting several pieces of colorful coral from Tranquil Tides.

Amanda Bodine created a fun summer card with Party Pops.

Larissa Heskett made a beautiful bouquet with many floral sets including Garden Starter and Lovely Blooms.

I love this bright fun card from Samantha Mann using the Hibiscus die set.

Jennifer Timko created a great clean and simple birthday card using Newton Loves Cake.

Holly Endress created some fun bursts of color to pair with the images from Cottage Garden.

Debbie Owens created from bright balls of yarn for this kitty to play with using Newton Unwinds. 

Tatiana Trafimovich created this gorgeous card using Lovely Blooms.

Ellen Haxelmans used Lovely Blooms to create this stunning card.

An InLinkz Link-up

Inky Paws Challenge #44 Color Challenge

Create a project using purple, pink, yellow, and white.

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store and a Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! If we get more than 15 participants, we will choose two winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, April 14, 2017 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!

Several of our Design Team Members decided to play along - check out all the awesome cards they created, inspired by this fun color palette! Read the description below each card to see who made it.

Samantha's amazing water coloring makes this Easter card featuring
NND's Bunny Hop eggs-traordinary!

Jess has used the challenge colors to make a mouth-watering card. 

Featuring NND's Party Pops, this card is just delightful!

Larissa uses Cottage Garden to create a visually stunning Easter card. 

Debbie's playful Easter card features a trio of bunnies from Bunny Hop 
by Newton's Nook Designs. 

Naki's refreshing card uses Freshly Squeezed by Newton's Nook Designs.
 

Tatiana has combined Newton's Nook Designs Cottage Garden and  Flower Garden
to create a beautiful spring card. 

An InLinkz Link-up

Inky Paws Challenge #39 Reminder--Use a Heart!

Don't forget - There's still one week 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 of the challenge -Use a Heart!

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Debbie Owens made a heart-themed card using the sweet Dachshunds from Darling Duos and the coordinating die Darling Hearts Die Set. What a delightful card for a dog-loving friend!

Jess Gerstner made a simple set valentines using Party Pops. Some selective stamping allows the little heart to pop.

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, January 27, 2017 at midnight CST 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!