Inky Paws Challenge #202 Winners

 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

All the amazing cards made selecting just one favorite very difficult!  

Inky Paws Challenge #202 Prize Winner!

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

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

Kristi H.'s card is just darling with all the warm shades of yellow paired with the cool teal colors of the water! The pop of red on the little goats floaty adds to the charm. This sweet goat is from the retiring Floaty Goat stamp and die set (sold out). A fabulous way to celebrate some summer lovin'!

Congrats to Kristi H.!   Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit! 

Inky Paws Challenge #202 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

Danielle's amazing underwater scene is a scuba diver's paradise! Danielle colors Newton and the underwater wonders (Scuba Newton stamp and coordinating die set) amazingly! Fabulously done, Danielle!

Debbie's FAVE

Jennifer K.'s underwater scene caught Debbie's eye. Jennifer creates a tranquil watery scene just right for the two manatees from the retiring Manatee-rific stamp and die set. The little shadows of fish in the background and the added seaweed add to the charm of Jennifer's card.

Amy's FAVE

Dandi93 delights us with her fabulously colored trio of felines. She creates a beach scene filled with furry friends from the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp and coordinating die set. From taking in some rays to rafting in the waves, Dandi's card captures the spirit of summer in her box card!

Claire's FAVE

Marianne's beach card showcases two cats from the Newton's Summer Treats stamp and coordinating die set enjoying some gelato on an Italian beach. Marianne captures the movement of the water with her textured waves using the Waves stencil. A little slice of summer paradise!

Crystal's FAVE

Meghan's vibrant colors captured the attention of Crystal. Meghan selects the reading lady from the Summer Moments stamp and coordinating die set and designs a perfect beach setting for her to read a book. Such an amazing book mark!

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 ##154 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 Stripes on your NND project!

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

Amy Tollner brings us a colorful ice cream card. She combines the Slimline Frames & Portholes and the  Slimline Frames & Windows  die sets to create the layers. She incorporates her stripes with her choice of the colorful plaid paper.  In two of the porthole windows, she adds bowls of vanilla ice cream with sprinkles. These scrumptious treats come from the Summer Scoops stamp and coordinating die set. So fun!

Claire Lamb uses a teal striped background to showcase her cupcake lovin' kitten!  She continues by die cutting her center piece using the rounded square die from the Frames & Flags die set. On this she uses the Confetti stencil over a partially water colored layer.  Alas, she adds her black kitten from the Newton's Cupcake stamp and coordinating die set. Don't you love how Claire adds the lines in her cupcake line?  Just darling!

 Debbie Owens brings us a touch of school!  She uses primary writing pattern paper for her stripes which she die cuts using the Slimline Frames & Windows  die set.  She adds them atop a black scalloped rectangle die cut using Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. She pulls two of the studious kittens from the Newton's Book Club stamp set.  Don't you love the pops of red against the black and white?  So cute!

Diane Morales takes us under the sea with her fun wavy stripes!  She uses the Hills & Grass stencil to create her distressed waves. She adds the adventurous Newton in his scuba gear from the Scuba Newton stamp and coordinating die set. A fabulous way to add stripes!  

Sue T. makes monochromatic stripes and adds them to her rounded corner rectangle which was cut using a die from the Frames & Flags die set.  She adds a pair of playful puppies from the Beach Barks stamp and coordinating die set. Her stamps her sentiment on a speech bubble cut using the Speech Bubbles die set. Don't these puppies look adorable in their sea foam green and teal  beachwear?  So, so cute!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, August 13, 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

Inky Paws Challenge #149 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:   mint, plum, green, and lilac.

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

Amy Tollner uses the challenge colors to create a bright, bold shaker card!  She uses the Frames Squared die set to create her card base and scallop-edged shaker frame showcasing the Floral Fringe stamp set. Don't you love her beautiful coloring of the flowers in the challenge colors!  Brilliantly done!

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Claire Lamb die cuts multiple speech bubbles using the Speech Bubble die set to create textured background. She then uses the challenge colors to distress a rainbow backdrop die cut using the stitched die from the Frames Squared die set. She spot lights the trio of kittens from the Newton's Birthday Trio stamp and cut using the coordinating die set. The glossy accents on the small speech bubbles adds a nice finishing touch!  SpeCATular!

 Debbie Owens takes us under the sea using the challenge colors. Using the square scallop-edged die from the Frames Squared die set, she die cuts a lavender pattern paper layer.  She adds a circular scallop-edged using a die from the Circle Frames die set. On this circle she has added some subtle waves using texture paste and the Waves stencil. In those waves, she adds Newton from the Scuba Newton stamp set.  She adds sea critters, coral, and seaweed using elements from both the Tides of Love stamp set and the Scuba Newton stamp set. Her last touch is the speech bubble die cut using the Speech Bubbles die set. Delightful!

Diane Morales cuts strips of paper in the challenge colors for her background on which she stamps and embosses the lily image from the Easter Lily stamp set repeatedly. She then a white frame popped with dimension tape using the Snow Globe Shaker set die.  She then stamps and colors the lovely birds from the Toucan Party stamp and cut using the coordinating die set.  A colorful way to celebrate an anniversary of a marriage! 

Sue T.'s  uses the challenge colors to create a pretty garden complete with a hummingbird!  A top an embossed card base, Sue adds a stitched circle layer die cut using the Circle Frames die set. On this circle she has stamped and shaded the flowers from the Hummingbird stamp in lavender and mint.  She then stamps and colors the hummingbird from the aforementioned set in plum and green. She uses the coordinating die set to cut out the bird and then affixing with dimension tape.  She stamps the sentiment on a speech bubble die cut from the Speech Bubbles die set. Beautiful!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, June 4, 2021 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 #130

This biweekly challenge is a:

Theme Challenge

Create a scene on your project!

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 28, 2020 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! 

 Becky Noelle takes us under the waves for her one-layer ocean scene. Using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set she begins her masking masterpiece. She takes ocean elements from several stamp sets: Narly Mermaids, Scuba Newton,  and Purr-maid Newton to add coral, fish, and shells.  Then she adds Newton from the Scuba Newton stamp set enjoying all the underwater treasures. Notice the sun rays from the Sunscape stencil subtly shining beneath the waves.  

 Becky's card showed how to have fun below the waves.  Crystal Komara's slimline card shows us how to have fun above the waves!  Using the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set and coordinating die set, she uses three kitty images to show how to have fun anywhere on the beach. Starting away from the water, her first kitty is sunbathing under the rays created using the Sunscape stencil.  Down by the water, her second kitty is making sandcastles beneath palm trees using the Aloha Newton die set.  Playing in those cool sparkling waves die cut using the Sea Borders die set.  Anyone else wishing they could be there with those felines?

 Debbie Owens creates a picnic gathering down at the lake!  For her scene, she creates a little pond with waves using distress ink and the Waves Stencil.  Using the Mountains Stencil, she adds some gray mountains with the sun from the Sunscape Stencil peeking from behind them.  In foreground, she adds evergreen trees using the Whispering Pines stamp set.  She adds the canoe image from the Winston's Lake House stamp set paddling away in the lake as well as oodles of forest critters from the Woodland Picnic stamp set nibbling on some picnic goodies!  

Diane Morales takes to a pumpkin patch!  Using the Land Borders die set and 

Hills & Grass stencil, she creates layers of grass for all her pumpkins from the Pumpkin Latte stamp and die set. She then adds her little witch kitty from the Newton's Perfect Pumpkin stamp set and the fox from 

the Harvest Tails stamp and die set.  Notice the owl watching the whole scene?  He's from the 

What a Hoot stamp and die set.  With the starry background, this is a fabulous place for a great pumpkin caper!

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Ready for a garden filled with flowery delights?  Sue T.'s card will not disappoint.  Her playful mouse from the Garden Mice stamp and die set chasing a butterfly is about to enter the garden window filled with flowers from the Roses stamp and die set, the Easter Lily stamp and die set, Sunflower Days stamp and die set, and Dainty Daisies stamp and die set. Also enjoying this flowery haven is a beautiful hummingbird from the Hummingbird stamp and die set. Oh I wish my garden was this beautiful!

Create a project using the theme "Create a Scene".

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Inky Paws Challenge #129 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! 

Here'a a refresher.
Create a project using the sketch below:  

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

It's all about yummy Popsicle pops in Sue T.'s summery card!  Her pattern paper matches the summery treats from the  Summer Scoops stamp and die set. She selects the Popsicle lovin' Newton from the Newton's Summer Treats stamp and die set for her central attraction.  What a fabulous way to stay cool!

 Becky Noelle makes a water shaker card that is just too amazing!  Beginning with the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set, Becky creates her shaker base. She uses elements from the Purr-maid Newton and Narly Mermaids stamp sets for her watery backdrop. She then adds sand and glitter in water for her "shaker" element.  Her wonderfully colored tabby from the Scuba Newton stamp set can be seen enjoying all those underwater delights!

Any one need a hug?  Crystal Komara's card has some friends ready to give free hugs!  With rays of sun from the Sunscape stencil shining in the background, she adds some sparkling waves using the Sea Borders dies set before adding her trio of shark friends from the Shark Bites stamp and die set.  The waves in front are filled with small schools of fish darting among the friendly meat eaters!  

 Debbie Owens mixes and matches stamp and die sets together this farm scene filled with critters!  She begins with the red scallop-edged frame die cut using the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set and adds her trio of square windows using the Slimline Frames & Windows die set.  She uses some fun farm pattern paper to place in her window and the Land Borders die set for a little hill in the center panel. The little brown fence was cut using the Fence die.  All the critters come from the Bleat, Oink, Moo, Cluck, and Neigh stamp sets. At last, she adds her birthday sentiment on a little red banner cut from the Banner Trio die set. 

Diane Morales has another Halloween card to share using the challenge sketch!  Using the Slimline Frames & Windows die set, she adds her white frame on a black card base then uses the Floral Lace stencil to create the bright panels on card stock. She adds a variety of scary skeletons from the the Spooky Skeletons stamp and die set.  She uses the Banner Trio die set to add the fun sentiment.  A bright, spooky design!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, August 14, 2020 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 #126

This biweekly challenge is a:

Sketch Challenge

Create a project using the above sketch. 

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 3, 2020 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 Komara's card with it's lovely orange sun will have you reaching for your surfboard and heading to the coast!  Look at Newton from the Newton's Perfect Wave stamp and die set catching a big wave!  Underneath those waves, you find some surprises from the Scuba Newton stamp and die set!  Fun!

Using the little images from the Cozy Campers stamp set, Debbie Owens creates her own pattern paper in fun summer colors. After die cutting her background using the Framework die set, she adds a teal strip, and a pink scallop-edge circle ( Circle Frames die set ). She stamps the little camper from the Cozy Campers stamp set and shades in orange and teal.  Her final touch is placing a mini flamingo in front of her camper and adding some orange twine!

Diane Morales' card is just filled with gorgeous butterflies!  In lovely shades of lavenders, Diane distresses the background butterflies using the Butterflies stencil set. She creates the middle banner by using the Land Borders die set. What a creative way to extend your dies!  She cuts her circular white panel using the Circle Frames die set and adds those breathtaking blue butterflies from the Monarchs stamp and die set!  Amazing!

Sue T.  creates a romantic mood by using the Bokeh Hearts stencil  in shades of pink. She adds the French kitties from the Newton Dreams of Paris stamp set and cuts them using the coordinating die set.  Adding the hot air balloons and the diagonal striped paper provide the perfect accents!  Oh la la is right!

Ready for some more surfing?  Becky Noelle sets her beach scene  using the Sunscape stencil. Don't you love how her sun and waves have such beautiful gradient coloring?  She distresses a big wave on her center panel die cut using the Circle Frames die set. And for her final touch, she adds her surfing Newton from the Newton's Perfect Wave stamp and die set on a wobbler! How purr-fect is that?  

Create a project using the sketch above.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter