Inky Paws Challenge #235 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 Year-End cards you were making!

Inky Paws Challenge #235 Prize Winner!

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

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

Inkami designed this darling dinosaur card using the retired Prehistoric Christmas stamp set. The snowy scene is so pretty!  Congrats!

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

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

Inky Paws Challenge #235 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!

Amy's FAVE

Inkami was not only our lucky random winner. She is also Amy's Fave! Amy loved the dinosaur with the snowy backdrop!  This little fellow is from the retired Prehistoric Christmas stamp set. Doesn't he look too cute carrying home his holiday tree?  

Claire's FAVE

Claire loved Mugdha's coloring and the fun scene she created using the retired Purr-fect Present and the Puppy Present stamp sets.  So festive with the fireworks in the evening sky!

Crystal's FAVE

Crystal love how Jennifer K. used the white on Kraft with the pops of red!  Jennifer's classy card features Holiday Foliage stencil in the background with the added coffee mug from the   Coffee Silhouttes die set. Wonderfully done!

Danni's FAVE

Danni really liked T. Clary's cute snowman card!  This snow family from the retired Frosty Folks stamp set are sporting some colorful clothing as they enjoy the winter season!  So playful and cute!

Debbie's FAVE

Deb was drawn to the brightness of Irene's fun card!  The bright yellow against the blue looks fabulous for the puppy from the Happy Pawlidays stamp set (Simon Says Stamp-STAMPtember 2024 Collaboration with NND). The starry paper is from the Birthday Meows paper pad. Irene used the A2 Card Layout die to create this festive paw-iday card! 

Thank you for playing!

Thanks to everyone who entered one or more of our 2024 Challenges.  We love seeing your creativity each week using the different challenge inspirations!  The Inky Paws Team will be taking some time off to enjoy the holiday season with family and friends. We will be back January 6, 2025 with some beautiful colors to inspire you!  We wish you a safe and joyful holiday season!

Hugs, 

Amy, Claire, Crystal, Danni, and Debbie

Our first 2025 Challenge will begin January 6!

Inky Paws Challenge #213 Winners

 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

We loved all the different interpretations using the challenge sketch!

Inky Paws Challenge #213 Prize Winner!

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

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

Danielle's use of teal, red, and white is a wonderful color scheme!  She uses the retired Ornaments stencil for her teal background atop the red and pink striped paper from the Summer Time paper pad. She stamps the sentiment on a banner (Frames & Flags die set) and showcases the puppy from the Santa Paws stamp set (Simon Says 2023 STAMPtember  NND Exclusive). A fabulously designed card!

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

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

Inky Paws Challenge #213 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

Jennifer K.'s coffee-themed card is so cute with the coffee beans in the background paired with the red houndstooth paper from the Canine Christmas paper pad. She die cuts (Coffee Silhouettes die set) three coffee mugs and stamps the sentiment from the Love Cafe stamp set.  The whole card looks so cozy and cute!

Amy's FAVE

Crafticarri designs a super fun card just perfect for the holiday season!  The fun papers work wonderfully with the dinosaur duo from the Prehistoric Christmas stamp and coordinating die set. This fun set is retiring, so grab your set before it's too late!  Thanks, Crafticarrie for showcasing this set so amazingly!

Claire's FAVE

Crafticarrie's use of red and white makes for a spectacularly festive card!  All the different papers are perfect for Santa from theDear Santa stamp and coordinating die set.  Holiday cuteness!

Crystal's FAVE

Jennifer K. turns the sketch vertically and uses the stacks of books from the Coffee House Stories paper pad to create a library for her sweet puppy! That little fur baby is from the Puppy's Reading List stamp set. Wonderfully done!

Danni's FAVE

Tracie's choice of papers from the Christmas Time paper pad creates a nice mix of patterns and colors.  This makes for a wonderful background for the teal vintage truck from the Holiday Haul stamp and coordinating die set.  Super festive!

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 in 2024.

The Inky Paws Design Team will be taking a short break to enjoy the holiday season with friends and family.  We will be back January 2024 with more inspiration and challenges!

We wish you a very, Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

Debbie

Amy

Claire

Danni

Crystal

Inky Paws Challenge #186

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a

Sketch Challenge.

Use the sketch theme.

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, November 18, 2022 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! 

Did anyone else start humming along with Debbie Owens' card? Her festive card featuring the handsome nutcracker from the Nutcrackers stamp set is trimmed with gold accents starting with the golden sheet music (Music stencil) and finished with gold cording behind the circular sentiment (Frames Squared die set). A wonderful way to celebrate the upcoming season!

Diane Morales and Claire are showcasing the Wreath Pups stamp and die set, and both cards are just so cute!  Diane is featuring an argyle paper from the Canine Christmas paper pad on the bottom portion of her card. At the top, she adds a row of holly from Newton's Gift stamp and die. Such a playful and festive card, especially with the glittery border!

Amy Tollner creates this playful card that is just too cute!  She pulls the wrapped gifts paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad and pairs it with the Veloci Wrapper from the Prehistoric Christmas stamp and die set. Eek!  How fun!  She uses the Circle Frames die set to create the scallop circle for her gift-wrapping dino!

Like Diane, Claire Lamb is showcasing the Wreath Pups stamp and die set. She, too, pulls an argyle paper, but this fun paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad is used on her top portion leaving the bottom for her sentiment. A couple of enameled dots adds a bit of texture to this seriously cute card!

Use the sketch with your NND products!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #161 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'a a refresher.

Create a project using the colors--

Red, Dark Green, Light Green, and Brown

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

 Debbie Owens cleverly combines sets to create a caffeine Christmas card. Starting with the Circle Frames die set, she creates her card base. She fills it with some paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad. She pulls the latte cup from the Pumpkin Latte stamp set and places it in the hands of one of the mice from the Naughty or Mice stamp set. For her sentiment, she pulls the words "A Christmas" from the A Kitten Christmas stamp set and "Espresso" from the Love Cafe stamp set. 

Diane Morales designs a square cut using the scallop-edged die from the Frames Squared die set and tree-filled paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad.  She then adds one the darling dinos from the Prehistoric Christmas stamp and die set.  Isn't he just too cute with the pine trees in the background. She stamps her sentiment on a red banner adding a nice pop of color!   

Sue T. designs this stunning card. Sue has distressed snowflakes using the Snowfall stencil on a dark brown card base. Then die cuts using the postage-edge frame from the Framework die set. She adds beautifully colored flowers from the Poinsettia Blooms stamp and die set. She stamps sentiments from the Heartfelt Holidays stamp set on two banners die cut using the Frames & Flags die set. The brown and red combination is so striking!

Amy Tollner creates a merry and bright card using the green gingham paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad die cut using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set. She places the ever so cute toad from the Mistle Toad stamp and die set on a Kraft scalloped circle die cut using the Circle Frames die set. She embosses her sentiment from the Heartfelt Holidays stamp set on a banner die cut using the Banner Trio die set. 

Claire Lamb showcases the Heartfelt Holidays stamp set in a tri-fold card, and it's amazing!  On a Kraft card base, she repeatedly white embosses the background using the Heartfelt Holidays stamp. Using the Heart Frames die set, she cuts the heart-shape window with the beautifully colored image from the Heartfelt Holidays stamp set showing through. She stamps the sentiment and adds scallop edging using the Sky Borders die set. Just love this!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, November 19, 2021 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