Inky Paws Challenge #216

 

  Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a sketch challenge.

Use the challenge sketch with your NND products. 

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 16, 2024 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 Minkler pulls a fabulous combination of papers from the Birthday Meows paper pad that make for a festive birthday background. She then adds the celebatory trio from the Sky High Celebrations stamp and coordinating die set who are ready to wish a special someone a happy birthday!

  Danni Bindel's bright, spring-filled card is refreshing and beautiful! She pulls a trio of pretty papers from the Spring Blooms paper pad that compliment her sprig of daisies from the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set. Her scallop-edged base layer was created using the Frames & Flags die set.  The overall effect is a breath of spring for all of us suffering the winter blues!

Like Crystal, Debbie Owens was inspired to create a birthday card using the IPC sketch.  She selects papers from the Birthday Woofs paper pad and colors her layered cake in same colors. That trio of puppies is from the Birthday Barks stamp set. She uses a die cut speech bubble (Speech Bubblesdie set) for her sentiment and the scallop-edge frame die (Frames & Flags die set) for her base layer. Let the celebration begin!

Amy Tollner showcases a naughty kitty from the Naughty Newton stamp and coordinating die set. Her little feline has been up to mischief. The table and vase are from the Cozy Home stamp and coordinating die set, and the little mouse is from the Welcome New Cat stamp and coordinating die set. She pulls purr-fect papers from the A Cat's Life paper pad. Look closely, and your'll spy a bit of distressing using the Quatrefoil stencil.  Such a clever way  to showcase the mischievousness of a beloved feline!

Like Amy, Claire Lamb is showcasing a naughty kitty from the Naughty Newton stamp and coordinating die set. This little feline is playing in the bathroom with the toilet paper!  (Can anyone else relate to this?) Claire creates an interesting background using the Argyle stencil set. She also uses the Sky Borders die set for her scallop black edging.  Another clever way to showcase a naughty feline!

Use the challenge sketch with your Newton's Nook Designs products.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #201

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a sketch challenge.

Use the above sketch with your NND products. 

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 7, 2023 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 Minkler creates such a fun spring card filled with spring showers and pretty flowers! Those fun papers are from the Springtime paper pad. She stamps her wonderfully colored puppy from the Rainy Day Doxie stamp set on an oval from the Oval Frames die set. Her sentiment was stamped on a circle cut using the Circle Frames die set. A colorful, fun way to use the challenge sketch!

Debbie Owens uses the sketch in a playful way featuring the kitty from the Newton's Kite stamp set. She uses the Oval Frames die set for her center which she adds the Cloudy Sky stencil as well as the Land Border die set. All those fabulous papers are from the Spring Blooms paper pad. She adds a sentiment form the Birthday Roundabout stamp set to complete her bright, fun card!

Diane Morales designs the cutest birthday card using the Birdhouse Greetings stamp and die set. She pulls several papers from theBirthday paper pad to pull in the colors of her birdhouse. To break everything up, she adds her white oval using a die from the Oval Frames die set.  An adorable birthday card!

Amy Tollner brings us this beautiful, yet playful card. She uses the A7 Frames & Banners die set to create her card base. She pulls papers from the Springtime paper pad. The flowers in the paper coordinate wonderfully with the flowers in the bicycle basket. This sweet image is from the Loads of Blooms stamp and coordinating die set. For the yellow, polka-dotted oval, Amy uses the Oval Frames die set. Such a darling way to send birthday wishes!

Claire Lamb creates such an elegant card using the sky. She uses the Orchids stamp and coordinating die set. She places her beautiful flowers on an ivory oval framed with a golden, scallop-edged oval using the Oval Frames die set. For her background, she uses the Sky Borders die set to create a scalloped stripe. She also uses the Quatrefoil stencil to create a textured layer. The total effect is this gorgeous card!

Use the challenge sketch with your Newton's Nook Designs products. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #197

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a color challenge.

Use the colors--Royal Blue, Olive Green, Sunshine Yellow, and White. 

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, May 12, 2023 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 creates a very bright and bold card using the Quatrefoil stencil with green and blue distress inks.  She uses the Frames Squared die set to create the scallop-edging.  She adds a pair of bright lemons from the Lemon Twist stamp set. She adds the sentiment on a banner (Slimline Frames & Banners die set). Super fun!

Diane Morales creates the cutest round card filled with ocean delights!  She uses the Sunscape stencil to create her rays of sunshine.  Then she uses the Sea Borders die set to create her layers of ocean waves. She then uses the Shark Bites stamp set to add some white to her waves. Enjoying those waves and rays are a pair of seagulls from the Gull Friends stamp and coordinating die set. Diane finds a fabulous sentiment in the Beach Bound stamp set that works perfectly!

Amy Tollner's card is also filled with a sunny sky.  She adds a bunch of little clouds using the Petite Clouds stencil. She adds green grass using the Land Borders die set and the sun from the Sky Scene Builder die set.  Enjoying this sunny day are the little ducks and the kitty from the Newton's Rain Boots stamp and coordinating  die set. Amy adds some fluttering butterflies from the Newton's Birdbath stamp and coordinating die set.  Amy also uses the A7 Frames & Banners die set to create the scallop-edging!  so cute!!

Claire Lamb designs this darling floral card!  She pulls the yellow gingham paper from the Spring Blooms paper pad and pairs it with the Spring Blooms Oval stamp set. Her beautiful flowers look so pretty with the white scallop edging (Oval Frames die set). Such a pretty, fresh take on the challenge colors!

Crystal Minkler's card is so cute with the plaid background (Plaid stencil set) and the tall stack of books!  This cute feline is from the All Booked Up stamp and coordinating die set.  Crystal uses the frame die from the Frames & Flags die set to create the scallop edging.  What a great card for someone having a ruff day!

Use the challenge colors using your Newton's Nook Designs products. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #194 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's a refresher.

Use your NND products with the colors: 

Bubblegum Pink, Lilac, Spring Green, and White. 

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

Amy Tollner's llama in her lavender shades definitely brings a smile!  This sweet llama is from the Lovable Llamas stamp and coordinating die set. Amy uses the Serene Stripes stencil to create her pastel background which has been cut using the scallop-edge frame die from the Frames & Flags die set. She incorporates a vellum oval (Oval Frames die set) and a rounded banner (Banner Trio die set) which she embosses the sentiment.  A spectacular way to use the challenge colors!

Claire Lamb's sky subtly uses the challenge colors that is perfect for her sweet lambs on their speckled clouds!  Those lambs are from the Baa stamps and coordinating die set, and her clouds were created usign the Sky Borders die set.  Precious!

Crystal O. Minkler uses the challenge colors on this bold, beautiful card filled with butterflies!  She uses the Butterflies stencil set for her background. She places it with a pink layer and a white, scallop-edged frame (Frames & Flags die set). She creates a trio of banners and embosses a sentiment from the Garden Mice stamp set.  So lovely!

Debbie Owens uses the colors for her square-shaped Easter card. She uses the Frames Squared die set for the card base and center panel. She then stamps two tulips (Tulips stamp set) and colors one in lavender and one in pink.  She places them behind the cute bunny and his sign from the Hoppy Greetings stamp set. Such a cute scene!

Diane Morales creates the cutest slimline card using the scallop-edge frame die from the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. She adds a white fence (Fence die set) which looks fabulous against her pink-speckled background.  Her star attraction is the sweet, tan kitty from the Newton's Easter Basket stamp and die set. She stamps the sentiment on a hand-made banner.  The extra Easter eggs fills in the space wonderfully!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, March 31, 2023 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 #174

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a

Sketch Challenge

Use the above sketch with your NND products.

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, June 3, 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! 

Amy Tollner showcases a kitten and the wee mouse from the Welcome New Cat stamp and die sets them on layers from the newly released A Cat's Life paper pad. She uses the circle die from the Circle Frames die set to cut the green circle which adds a nice pop of color against the teals.  So much cuteness!

Claire Lamb takes us to the beach with her darling card.  Her distressed sunset looks spectacular with the speckled beach (Land Borders die set) and splattered waves (Sea Borders die set).  Her puppy duo from the Beach Barks stamp and die set are colored amazingly and look like they are having a ton of fun.

 Debbie Owens uses the Newton's Sick Day stamp set to make this darling Get Well card.  She repeatedly stamps the little elements for the background. She scores some horizontal lines and adds some checkered Washi tape. She adds her little nurse kitten on a black circle using the Circle Frames die set.  Oh so cute!!

Diane Morales creates this sweet card using papers from the A Cat' Life paper pad.  She adds hearts (Heart Frames die set) with distressed stripes using the Argyle stencil set. She places white silhouette cats atop her heart using the newly released Cat Silhouettes die set. She pulls a sentiment from the Heartfelt Meows Stamp Set for an aMEOWzing card!

Sue T. brings us some spring wishes using the umbrella lady from the Loads of Blooms stamp and die set. She places her atop some rain shower paper from the Springtime paper pad.  On her card base, she has some embossed sun rays peaking through.  Such a lovely card!

Use the challenge sketch.

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