100th Challenge Special Edition #2

Midweek Special Edition

It's our 100th Challenge and 

we have some special guest designers 

showcasing their favorite past challenge!

Celebrate with us and get your paws EXTRA inky! 

For this special challenge we are hosting 4 link ups! 

That means 4 chances to win! 

Here's the details: Choose your favorite challenge & play it again!

Pick any of our previous Color, Sketch or Theme challenges and play it again! Just decide on your favorite and add it to your post along with your entry matching the previous challenge: color, sketch or theme! There will be three link-ups below, so you enter your project into the category you have chosen! You can find images of all the previous collections in the Pinterest board here, or look through our previous challenges on the blog pages. 

Bonus link-up: Choose your favorite NND product! To make things even more fun, we've added a favorite product challenge link-up too! Just pick your favorite NND stamp, stencil, or die set and use it on your project to participate! Don't forget to tell us why it's your favorite when you write up your blog post! 

Can't decide on a favorite? You are welcome to choose more than one type of challenge and play multiple times! We are allowing up to 3 entries per participant into each category! If you decide to combine challenges, please only enter it into ONE link-up category.

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? For this special 100th celebration we are giving away $100 in prizes! We will chose one RANDOM entry to win a $25 store credit to our Newton's Nook Design online shop from each of the four link-up categories! 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 28, 2019 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. 

Please Welcome past IPC members as well as Newton's Nook Design members!

Jess Gerstner creates a set of coordinating cards using 5 different sketches!  Using an assortment of pattern papers, Jess showcases a different piglet image from the Oink stamp and die set on each card.  She adds  enamel hearts or wooden embellishments on each card for a finishing touch!  These sweet cards will definitely make the recipient "Squeal" in delight!

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Using the very versatile sketch #3, Holly Endress turns it horizontally to create this amazingly sweet card!  Holly uses her favorite stamp set, Playful Panda, because she loves the fun playful images and the sentiments that work for so many occasions. She creates the background using the Serene Stripes stencil. She then creates a beautiful blue background and adds the trio of pandas using the Playful Panda stamp and die set.  She die cuts the circle using the Frames Squared die set and stamps the sentiment from the Playful Panda set.

Larissa Heskett creates this beautiful shaker card by mirroring the IPC #74 challenge image as well as the colors. She stamps the flowers from Dainty Daisies stamp set and adds it to the gingham card base using the Frames Squared die set. Using the scallop-edged die, she creates a shaker and adds yellow, white, and black sequins.  She stamps her sentiment in teal on the circle die from the  Frames Squared and adds a black border.  

Maria L. Russell creates this amazing sun set with swaying palm trees in the background which makes for a perfect setting for an ice cream treat. Maria colors the trio of ice-cream lovin' felines from the Newton's Summer Treats stamp (currently on sale for $11.99) and die set fabulously.  Her glossy accents on the fudge and sparkles on some scoops makes these cold treats look scrumptious!

Nakaba Rager uses IPC #19 which was her very first Inky Paws Challenge!  She chose to use the same stamp set, Newton Dreams of Paris stamp and die set, to create this darling card for our 100th challenge. She adds some clouds using the Sky Borders die set on her pale blue background. For her sentiment, she uses the Essential Alphabet die set. She sprinkles some sequins on for a bit of bling! Super cute!

Tatiana Trafimovich celebrates her love of the Newon Dreams of Italy stamp set by combining a favorite sketch, color, and theme challenge. She lightly stamps iconic buildings of Italy with bottles of wine and watercolors select portions in red, green, and white and die cuts using the Frames & Flags die set. She adds the adorable Newton (Newton Dreams of Italy stamp and die set) in his sporty Italia short and embosses the sentiment in white on a black banner.  Some splatters of paint and sequins finish off this remarkable card!

Inky Paws Challenge #76 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 all about COLOR!

Inky Paws Challenge #76 Winner!

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

Andrea combination of pattern papers (black and white striped and light green with leaves) provide a wonderful backdrop for her colorful toucans from the Toucan Party stamp set. 

Congrats to Andrea W.  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 #76 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!

Becky's FAVE

Lisa's tower of boxes is the purr-fect playground for any furry feline! This tower of delight was created by masking images from the Newton Loves Boxes stamp set. Her combination of the black gingham background, fabulous coloring, and splattering of red hearts make this a truly delightful card!

Debbie's FAVE

The bold background paper on Danni's card works fabulously with the Cuppa Cactus stamp and die set. She uses the challenge colors to shade the coffee cups and cacti. She stamps the fun sentiment on an oval die and finishes with enamel dots.  

Diane's FAVE

This darling tag by Kicka showcases the Newton's Sweetheart stamp set wonderfully. The selection of pattern paper with the little hearts provides a romantic theme for this feline couple.  The green collar and the little paw prints on the sentiment tag are perfect touches!

Emily's FAVE

Karren brings us this lovely card using the Peony Blooms stamp and set die set.  The black stripe with the glittery embossed polka dots contrasts beautifully with the wonderfully shaded flowers and leaves. Such a wonderful CAS card! 

Sue's FAVE

Milene's amazing blended background provides a wonderful means to showoff her darling panda, with his googly eyes, from the Playful Panda stamp set and die. To incorporate the green from the challenge, she die cuts and colors several bamboo stalks!  Way cute and fun!

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 #76 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  current challenge! 

Color challenge

Create a project using the colors--white, bright red, melon green, and black.

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Becky Noelle combines three stamp sets to create this artistic delight. She stamps the leafy wreaths and sentiment from the Happy Little Thoughts stamp. Then she inks up images from the Cottage Garden stamp set. Then she selects the splattering of dots from the Tranquil Tides stamp set. Her ability to create this symmetrical design is superb!  

Debbie Owens cuts the frame using the  Framework die set. Then stamps a floral image and sentiment from the Peony Blooms stamp set. She then stamps and fussy cuts another floral image and colors it. She adheres to the frame using dimensional tape and adds enamel dots and washi tape to finish her card.

Diane Morales also showcases the Peony Blooms stamp and die set with this beautiful white on white card. She uses the Bubbly stencil to create the background. Then she softly colors the flowers and adheres with dimensional tape. The sentiment is then inked and added to complete this pretty card.

Emily Lauritzen brings us this playful card featuring the Playful Pandas stamp set. She creates the background by using the Sunscape stencil. She then creates a circular track allowing the panda to playfully spin around the card. Using the Playful Pandas dies, she colors and cuts the bamboo to add the bottom border.

Sue T. creates this fabulous background using the Tropical Leaves stencil. She adds a sentiment from the Newton's Pot of Gold stamp set. Using the Frames & Flags die set, she creates the different layers for the backgrounds. At last she colors and cuts the those sweet toucans from  the Toucan Party stamp and die set. She adheres them in the circular cut out. What a fabulous card!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, July 20,  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!