Inky Paws Challenge #198 Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

Inky Paws Challenge #198 Prize Winner!

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

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

RStanton watercolors the sweet feline couple from the Newton's Christmas Cuddles stamp set (retired). They look so cute with all the snowflake papers.  A purr-fect way to send winter wishes to a loved one!

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

Inky Paws Challenge #198 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!

Diane's FAVE

E. Coats creates a wonderful background for the kitty from the Newton's Seashell stamp set.  She uses the Tranquil Tides stamp set and the Waves & Splashes stencil on blue panels to give the card a tranquil, watery look.  

Amy's FAVE

Jennifer K. creatively uses parts of the Holiday Foliage stencil to make a tropical background for her sweet sloth from the Slothy Coffee stamp and die set.  Love the combination of colors used!

Claire's FAVE

Marianne showcases this playful kitty from the Newton Unwinds stamp set with actual floss mimicking the stripes of the sketch.  She uses the Pawprints stencil to create her pink paw prints behind the yarn.  For even more fun, she stamps the balls of yarn on her card base.  So cute!

Crystal's FAVE

Traci C. creates a red and green plaid background (Plaid stencil set) and then adds strips of paper from the Christmas Time paper pad to create a fun, festive backdrop for her sweet critters.  These critters are from the Festive Fawns stamp and coordinating die set.  A darling way to send holiday cheer!

Debbie's FAVE

Dandi93 turns the sketch into a football field which is so clever.  She then adds Winston from the Touchdown Tails (retired) stamp set who looks ready for the game to begin! Fabulous CAS card!

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 #185 Winners

 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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

This Biweekly Challenge was a Color Challenge!

Inky Paws Challenge #185 Prize Winner!

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

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

Kathy K. is our lucky winner this week with her adorable card featuring the Simon Says STAMPtember Exclusive Warm & Cozy Wishes stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs.  Her adorable scene complete with hardwood flooring looks just perfect for these furry critters!

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

Inky Paws Challenge #185 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!

Claire's FAVE

Avra completely wows with this gorgeous autumn card featuring the Fall Fringe stamp set colored in the challenge colors!  She creates a square card using the Frames Squared die set. Such a beautiful way to celebrate autumn!

Debbie's FAVE

Jennifer K. uses the challenge colors to create a colorful coffee card!  She showcases the sweet sloth from the Slotby Coffee stamp set in a striped mug.  The added strip of coffee bean paper from the Coffee House Stories paper pad provides a nice caffeinated touch!

Diane's FAVE

Teri uses the challenge colors for this wonderful wintry scene featuring the trio of kitties from the Newton's Snowman stamp set.  Love all the snowflakes she added with the embossing on the card base as well as the snowflakes drifting around the kitties!

Amy's FAVE

Not only was Kathy K. our lucky prize winner, she is also Amy's fave with this sweet living room scene!  Kathy is showcasing the Simon Says STAMPtember Exclusive Warm & Cozy Wishes stamp set.  A nice cozy nap sounds perfect with the cooler fall weather. 

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 #135 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! 

 

Becky Noelle begins with a white brick backdrop and adds strings of colorful lights using the Light Strings stencil set. She die cuts the scalloped circle using a die from the Circle Frames die set. She selects the purr-fect image for her background of stringed lights--Newton playing in lights!  He is from the Newton's Holiday Mischief stamp set.  Such a bright, playful card!

Crystal Komara designs a charming holiday card. She begins with a woodgrain paper and adds stripes in gingham and glitter!  She the adds her gorgeously colored flowers from the Poinsettia Blooms stamp and uses the coordinating die to cut them. She white embosses the sentiment.  Just love the elegance and country charm of this card!

Debbie Owens shows her love for coffee by featuring the Mugs stencil in bright red and cut using the rounded corner rectangle from the Frames & Flags die set. She adheres it to a black wood grain paper die cut using the postage-edged from the Framework die set. She die cuts her vellum piece using the sculpted rectangle from the Frames Squared die set. She mixes the sentiment from the Slothy Christmas stamp set and the Slothy Coffee stamp set and heat embosses them in black on the vellum.  She adds the sweet sloth from the Slothy Coffee stamp set and adds a snowflake die cut from Snow Globe Shaker die set. She adds pine sprigs  die cut from the Pines & Holly die set as a final touch of Christmas cheer.  

Diane Morales is back with her circular take of the sketch!  She uses the Circle Frames die set to make her layers beginning with her Kraft card base. Atop her scallop-edged circle she adds her off-white leaves die cut using the Autumn Leaves die set. (Don't you love the white-on-white layers!). She adds wavy stripes in shades of orange with a sentiment from the Fall Roundabout die set. At last is the pumpkin-laden lady from the Pumpkin Latte stamp (cut using the coordinating die).  Love all that orange with a splash of blue and green!  

Sue T. brings us the beautiful colors of autumn!  Her wood grain paper makes a wonderful background for her little mouse from the Autumn Mice stamp and die set. She adds a diagonal of autumn paper that coordinates amazingly with her colored circle of leaves from the Fall Roundabout stamp set. She uses the Circle Frames die set to cut out her roundabout images as well as the little circle with the sentiment stamped on.  Such a wonderful way to showcase autumn!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, November 6, 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 #114 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 a Sketch Challenge.

Inky Paws Challenge #114 Winner!

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

Is it spring yet? Not quite, but Tracie C.'s card will add some flowery brightness for those snowbound or with the winter blues! Tracie uses the dies from the Frames & Flags die set to cut her panels--one with a blue-gingham like pattern. The other with a plaid design in pinks and greens. She overlays the plaid layer with a green panel which has leaves stamped on it. Her focal image are those beautiful pink flowers from the Peony Blooms stamp set with the sentiment coming from the Beautiful Wings stamp set. Adding pink ribbon with a bow and floral button are her final touches. Thank you, Tracie, for this breath of spring!

Congrats to Tracie C. 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 #114 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

Love is definitely in the air with Paula's daring card. Pattern paper sets the scene for the beautifully colored feline couple from the Newton's Sweetheart stamp set. She anchors everything together by tucking a die cut heart behind the kitties. She adds a little red banner with the sentiment embossed in white for the finishing touch! How romantic!

Crystal's FAVE

Amy T. creates a starry night just perfect for the curious kitten from the Newton's Curious Christmas stamp and die set to stay up late and watch for Santa Claws! She embosses the sentiment in white on a midnight blue layer. For some added sparkle, she uses the Frames & Flags scallop-edged die to cut a glittery silver frame matted on a navy blue card base. Her sprinkling of silver sequin stars and light blue ribbon are perfect embellishments!


Debbie's FAVE

Mugdha is on a roll with her scooter-themed cards, and this one doesn't disappoint! This time her cruisin' kitty from the Newton Scoots By stamp and die set is off to a big city for another adventure! Mugdha's background of the city with the vellum panel overlay is a fabulous way to interpret the sketch. And the white outline of the clouds is afun touch! Zoom! Zoom!

Diane's FAVE

What is black and white with a splash of red? Priscilla's eye-catching card, of course! With the white snowflake background, Priscilla adds a black panel with white evergreens using the Evergreens stencil. She then downloads a free NND digital and adds those darling mittens. Don't you love that little splash of red on the hearts and how the card matches the hat!

Sue's FAVE

Becca serves up a whole lot of java fun! Using the sloth from the Slothy Coffee stamp and die set, she adds coffee bean images over a dictionary page underneath a java cup embossed layer! If that's not enough fun, she has a fun polka dotted background! Wow!

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 #95 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 a Sketch Challenge.

Inky Paws Challenge #95  Winner!

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

This delightful spring card created by Tracie begins with a floral pattern paper die cut using the scalloped frame from the Frames & Flags die set. She adds a green floral paper cut using the inner frame die and adds a pink layer featuring butterflies. She creates a fluffy cloud tag on which she places one of the darling mice from the Garden Mice stamp set. She adds a banner of tiny flags and a yellow sun to complete her spring scene!

Congrats to Tracie! 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 #95 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!

Bobbi's FAVE

Kimmie's creative get well card is sure to bring smiles to any caretaker!  She begins by repeatedly stamping and coloring Rx bottles, tissue boxes, and bandages from the Newton's Sick Day stamp set. She then cleverly adds a bandage-like strip on which she places her shaker tag.  This tag features Nurse Newton again from Newton's Sick Day stamp set.

Debbie's FAVE

Amy  combines too unlikely elements on her card--a tropical rain forest sloth and cacti--that will surely delight any coffee-loving person!  For the horizontal element she creates three stripes in orange, golden rod, and navy. Then she uses the mimics these colors for the coffee cup from the Slothy Coffee stamp and die set.  She then colors the two coffee mugs from the Cuppa Cactus stamp and die set but she shades the sloth and cacti which makes the blue blooms really pop!

Diane's FAVE

Candice blows us away with this amazing card!  Using many elements from the Newton Dreams of London stamp and die set, Candice creates the base by repeatedly stamping the I {heart} London.  She then creates the horizontal stripe by stamping and coloring the telephone booth, Big Ben clock and double-decker bus.  For her center banner, she water colors a blue background and die cuts fluffy clouds with another Big Ben clock and Newton floating along with his umbrella!


Sue's FAVE

Mary's monochromatic masterpiece features shades of brown! She begins by using the Argyle stencil set in on which she places a tan stripe that has been embossed with an argyle pattern. She creates a double layered tag on which she adds her spectacularly colored bird from the Winter Bird stamp and die set.

Becky's FAVE

We love the simplicity of the black and white images from the Made from Scratch stamp set that Nancy stamps.  She adds a lively pink gingham stripe which contrasts nicely.  For her tag, she adds Chef Newton from the Newton's Kitchen stamp and die set who is whipping up something delicious!
She sprinkles on some enameled dots for her final touch!

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 #92 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 a Sketch Challenge.

Inky Paws Challenge #92  Winner!

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

Ginadapooh designs this fun coffee-themed card which features this adorable sloth

 from the Slothy Coffee stamp set. She places him on a coffee-colored distressed background. She adds additional coffee cups and pots on her card which makes for a really fun coffee card!

Congrats to Ginadapooh! 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 #92 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!

Diane's FAVE

Dandi93 creates this crisp and clean card by using a portion of the Argyle stencil in shades of blue. She then colors the blankets in greens, yellows and blues before coloring her kitty from the Newton's Naptime stamp set in pale gray with dark gray stripes.  

Sue's FAVE

Charlotte  creates a vibrant plaid using the Plaid stencil which she pairs up with 
a tropical kitty from the Aloha Newton stamp set. The juxtaposition of plaid (a wintery thing to many of us) with the tropical kitty makes for a fabulous card!

Becky's FAVE

Anna uses an unexpected color combination that just looks fabulous.  She uses a combination of polka dotted papers and adds a slice of softly colored watermelon from the Sweet Summer stamp set (retired) and embosses the sentiment on a small banner. 

Bobbi's FAVE

Donna wowed us with her beautifully blended distressed background which she places on an embossed circle layer. Her two drinks from the Cocktail Mixer stamp and die set look delicious!  She adds a sewn strip of sequins for a bit of bling. A wonderful tropical card for all of us tired of winter and longing for either a tropical vacation or summer!  

Debbie's FAVE

Amy keeps her card very clean by only water coloring the cats from the Caffeinated Cats stamp set with coffee! Her use of browns and reds paper creates a nicely designed card!  

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.