Inky Paws Challenge #106

This biweekly challenge is a:

Theme Challenge

Create a project using the theme-- HALLOWEEN.

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, September 20, 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. 

Here's some inspiration!

Need to get inspired? See what our Inspiration Team created with this challenge!  

Debbie Owens starts with a purple card base on which she adds black and white washi tape to the right edge. She then creates a haunting background by using the Bokeh Stencil set with lime green and purple distress inks.  She then uses the Ghosts Stencil and white ink to add the ghosts. To make the panel she uses a die from the Frames & Flags die set. Using the largest banner die, she adds the black banner on which she embosses the sentiment from the Witchy Newton stamp set. She adds the lime green ribbon before adhering the kitty in her purple boot using dimensional tape. Eerily fun!

Diane Morales creates a round shaker card filled with sweet delights! She stamps candy corn throughout her background and adds orange, white, and black sequins as well as colored candy corn cutouts using the Candy Corn stamp and die set. She completes her shaker card by adding her Halloween sentiment (Halloween Trio stamp set) on a wavy banner and a trio of candy corns and a bit of black polka-dotted ribbon. Super cute!

Sue T. also uses the Witchy Newton stamp and die set to great her Halloween card!  Beginning with an orange card base, she die cuts her black panel using the Framework die set.  She die cuts out a circular window in which she places her batty background. She creates this background using the Flying Bats stencil. She then lightly distresses a full moon over the bats. She adheres the panel with dimensional tape. She stamps the kitty image from the Witchy Newton stamp and die set and colors in colors of Halloween. She adheres this with dimensional tape along with a couple of spooky bats!

Using only black and white, Becky Noelle creates this spectacular Halloween card!  She begins with a black card base and speckles with white.  She adds white hills using the Land Borders die set and speckling in black. She stamps the tree, bats, haunted house, and gravestones from the Spooky Street stamp set and adheres to her scene. She pulls the spooky sentiment from the Creepy Cameos stamp set and stamps in black.  A delightfully scary Halloween card!

Bobbi Lemanski creates a spooky nighttime background in which these mischievous rascals can play. Those little fellows are from the Raccoon Rascals stamp. By coloring the trash can in shades of orange, Bobbi gives her card the perfect touch of Halloween colors. She adds a speech bubble using the Speech Bubbles die set with the fun surprise sentiment. She finishes with embossing the Halloween sentiment in white.  A creative way to re-purpose this fun stamp set!

Purple card using Raccoon Rascals, Distressed Ink background 

Create a project using the theme-- Halloween

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Inky Paws Challenge #96 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.
Theme Challenge

Create a project using colored pencils. 

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Debbie Owens created this fun birthday card by combining several NND products. Using the Framework die set she creates her burnt orange layer. She then uses the Hardwood stencil and colored pencils to create the hardwood layer which she die cuts using the Frames & Flags die set. She wraps these layers with twine. She adds the darling chickens from the Cluck stamp set with dimensional foam. She stamps the sentiments and cuts them using the Speech Bubbles dies set.

Diane Morales creates a fabulous circle card! She creates her vivid blue sky and adds a bit of green grass on which she places the white fence using the Fence die. She adds the sweet cow and bales of hay from the Moo stamp and die set. Then she places a very tired pig from the Oink stamp and die set on her bales of hay!

Sue T. gives us this stunning card using the Peony Blooms stamp set that she colors with Faber Castell water color pencils. She creates the postage-stamp edges for her base by using the Framework die set. She stamps the sentiment and adds a splattering of enameled dots as finishing touches!

Becky Noelle.had to sharpen her colored pencils a lot when she created this beauty! She colored her base by using the Tree Rings stencil. Then she pulls out the Peony Blooms stamp set and colors them in lovely shades of yellow. She adds hand-drawn stems which she bundles together with a twine bow. She adds a white stripe and stamps the sentiment.

Bobbi Lemanski creates this stunning night scene starting with the Evergreens Stencil. She adds that full moon using the Bokeh Stencil Set and adds clouds using the Cloudy Sky Stencil. She then adds the trio of nocturnal raccoons using the Raccoon Rascals stamp set. She adds hand drawn grass and stars to complete her amazing scene!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, May 3, 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!

Inky Paws Challenge #91 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.

Create a project using the colors white, gray, black, and pink

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Debbie creates this festive card by creating a pale pink background using the  Bubbly stencil. She adds  black and white washi tapes before adding the sweet kitties from the Newton Celebrates and Newton's New Year stamp sets. She adds a bit of gel pen and sequins for some some shine!

Diane Morales brings on the sweetness with this cutie!  Starting with the Tumbling Hearts stencil she creates a gray and pink romantic background on a white card base die cut using the center die from the Frames & Flags die. Then she softly colors the feline couple from Newton's Sweetheart stamp set in soft grays.

Sue T. brings us this elegant card using a base of gingham pattern paper which use die cuts with the scalloped edge die from the Frames & Flags die set. She adds a white base in which she embellishes with images from the Cottage Garden stamp and die set. She adds her sentiment on a banner. Oh, so pretty!

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Becky Noelle also brings us a gorgeous and elegant card which she starts by using the Tree Rings stencil. She then adds these fabulously colored flowers from the Peony Blooms stamp set. Then she adds her sentiment from the Simply Sentimental stamp set which she embosses in white on a black background. So elegant!

Bobbi Lemanski brings us this darling and whimsical card. She begins by hand drawing the trees in gray and adds pink and red leaves. She then adds a darling camping scene using the
Cozy Campers stamp and die set.  She adds lots of pink flamingos which she places on the different horizons using the Land Borders die set. In the foreground, she incorporates this naughty raccoon from the  Raccoon Rascals stamp set.  Darling!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, February 22, 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!

Inky Paws Challenge #91

This biweekly challenge is a:

Color Challenge

Create a project using the colors white, gray, black, and pink

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, February 22 , 2018 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! 

Those cool sunglasses on the llama makes Debbie Owens card delightful! She starts with pink and white layers. She stamps the sweet llama from the Loveable Llamas stamp set and uses the challenge colors on the blanket. She then adds a yummy cocktail from the Cocktail Mixer stamp set, and adds a speech bubble from the Newton's Day Dream stamp set to showcase the sentiment. She adds a bit of washi tape and sequins to finish it off.

Diane Morales creates an oval shaped card with scalloped edges. She uses the Argyle stencil to create the background using pink, white and gray. She adds the banner from Frame & Flags die set and stamps the sentiment. The focal point of her card is the girl holding the big bouquet of balloons from the Holding Happiness stamp set. The added hearts on the balloons are a perfect touch!

Who knew a shark could look so sweet! Sue T. obviously did with this fabulous gray and pink shark from the Shark Bites stamp set! She adds a school of pink fish and a popped-up speech bubble. For sparkle, she adds pink glitter paper and a stripe of white and black pattern paper that she partially die cuts with the Frames & Flags die set to give it a scalloped edge.

Becky Noelle's card definitely has love in the air! She starts her card by lightly distressing th!e background using the Tumbling Hearts stencil. She adds the Eiffel Tower from the Newton Dreams of Paris stamp set and sentiment from the Uplifting Wishes stamp set. She creates the ground using gray card stock and the Land Borders die. She adds two feline images from the Newton Dreams of Paris that she colors wonderfully!

Bobbi Lemanski begins this sweet card by distressing the bubbles from the Bubbly stencil in a darker shade of pink than her card base. She them adds a strip of black and white washi tape. She adds clouds from the Raccoon Rascals stamp set. Her focal point is the pair of gray owls from the Love Owl-ways stamp and die set. She adheres a pink and red heart banner from the branch. Cute!

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Inky Paws Challenge #40 - Sketch

This month's first challenge is a Sketch challenge!

Create a project using this sketch.

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, February 17, 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.

Debbie has created a fun watercolored background to showcase this cute raccoon from the Raccoon Rascals stamp set. How could anyone turn down a lunch invitation from this cute, whimsical critter?

Maria whipped up a delightful card using the Made From Scratch stamp set. Pairing this set up with shades of pink makes for a fun Valentine's card. (Oh, if only we could sample a bit of that batter!)

Jennifer has brought us a ray of spring with this darling red bird from Newton's Birthday Flutter. Looks like Newton might be enjoying the red bird a bit too much though!

Jess created a simple card using polka dot papers and the Beautiful Wings stamp set. 

This fun superhero card by Samantha uses the Dress Up Doxies stamp set and the buildings from the Newton Dreams of New York Stamp set. Isn't it cool how she turned the sketch on the side?

This lovely card by Tatiana uses the pretty violets from our Flower Garden stamp set. The black and white background contrasts so great with those vibrant colors!

Juliana created this adorable card using the sketch and the Pug Hugs stamp set and coordinating Pug Hugs Die Set.

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Inky Paws #35 Winners

Inky Paws Challenge #35 Winners!

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog! This months Challenge was to create a project using Burlap and/or Lace! Everyone created such fun projects with these cool materials! 

Top Picks for Inky Paws Challenge #35

Here are our top picks! Read the description below each card to see who created it - and make sure to visit their blogs and tell them congrats!!

 

Our first Top Pick is this lacy anniversary card by Tatiana! We loved the simplicity of the kraft paper with the white embossing and vellum! She the champagne glasses and "Happy Anniversary sentiment" from our  Years of Cheers stamp set.

Our second Top Pick is this gorgeous wreath by Cimbacreativefun! We loved the way she stamped and colored right onto the burlap! She used the wreath and sentiment from our  Happy Little Thoughts stamp set.

Congrats to Tatiana and Macimbalo! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $10 store credit! (It's easiest if you already have an account set up in our shop)

Inky Paws #35 Favorites

We also wanted to share a couple more entries that we really loved! We chose THREE more as our favorite picks! If you see your card below, contact us if you'd like to get a "favorite" badge for your blog!

This card by Shelly made us smile! We loved the simplicity of the card and how well the swatch of messy burlap went with the raccoon from our new Raccoon Rascals stamp set! 

This lovely card by Juilien caught our eye too. We love how she was inspired by the challenge to use a lace butterfly embellishment that went just right with the butterflies from our  Beautiful Wings stamp set! 

Another favorite was this trio of candy bar wrappers by Annie.  We love how used the burlap and lace to wrap these yummy treats! She also used the cute pumpkins from our Pick-a-Pumpkin stamp set!  

Thanks so much!
Thanks again to everyone who entered - It's really so much fun to look through all the entries and see everyones ideas! If you didn't win this time we hope you'll play along again next time! Our next Inky Paws challenge will begin in a couple weeks - on Friday, September 23rd!