Inky Paws Challenge #241 Week 4

 

 Welcome to Inky Paws'  

March Challenge!

We are in our final days for challenge 241!

Pull  out your NND products and create a sunny days project!

You until Friday, June 27, 2025 (Midnight, CST) to play along. Each DT member will pick a favorite project to showcase, AND one RANDOM entry will win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Design online shop!  The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday.  Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project. 

Here's some inspiration.  

Let's see how the IPC team used the Showers & Flowers theme for the last week of the March Challenge:

Amy Tollner's card is so bright and cheerful!  She uses the Flags and Tags die set for her card layout. She pulls the watery paper from the Summertime paper pad. She features the cocktail-lovin' felline from the Happy Meowr stamp set with fun sandals from the Flip-Flop Life stamp and coordinating die. She adds her sun (Sky Scene Builder die set) with a splattering of shells.  Cuteness overload!

Claire Lamb creates this elegant card using the Lattice die set with succulent plants from the Succulent Garden stamp and coordinating die set. She arranges the plants in a circular manner to frame the plant-astic sentiment!  Lovely!

Crystal Minkler creates a darling CAS card filled with lots of sunshine. For her scene, she uses the Clouds stencil and the Sky Scene Builder die set. She colors the bus from the Beach Bound stamp and coordinating die set a bright red.  The overall effect is tons of summer fun!

Danni Bindel showcases the new mini-release products. She begins with papers from the Seaside paper pad and then die cuts using the Frames & Flags die set.  To make her layers, she also uses the Circle Frames die set and the Basic Frames die set. At last, she adds the cutest Newton from the Newton's Sand Dollar stamp and coordinating die set. Lovin' those toe beans!

Debbie Owens creates a darling shaker card filled with tiny flamingos. She uses the tropical paper from the Summertime paper pad and die cuts it using the Frames & Flags die set. For her shaker part, she uses the Flamingo Oval stamp set and the Oval Frames die set. She finishes off with a sentiment from the Happy Birthday Roundabout stamp set. Delightful!

Don't forget you now have until June 27, 2025 to get 

link up your Sunny Days project for a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #241 Week 2

 

Welcome to Inky Paws June Challenge!

 We have a super fun summer theme--Sunny Days! 

Use the theme, sunny days, with your Newton's Nook Designs products!

You until Friday, June 27, 2025 (Midnight, CST) to play along. Each DT member will pick a favorite project to showcase, AND one RANDOM entry will win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Design online shop!  The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday.  Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project. 

Here's some inspiration.  

The days are heating up, so it's time to cool off in your craft room. What will you create with our Sunny days theme?  Will you create a scene with some sunshine? Or are you inspired to create a card with sunny day activities? We can't wait to see how  you interpret our Sunny Days theme!  Now let's peek at what the IPC design team's cards.

Danni Bindel's bright yellow card is just too cute. She is featuring the thirsty feline from the Newton's Happy Meowr stamp and coordinating die set. She designs her card using the A2 Card Layout 2 die with the briliant yellow paper from the Bright Basics paper pad. So bright and cheerful!

Debbie Owens's card features the perfect shoes to wear on a nice, sunny day. Those fun sandals are from the Flip-Flop Life stamp set. Deb compliments her flip-flops with flip-flop paper from the Summertime paper pad. How fun! She also uses the Framework and the Basic Frames die sets for her layers.

Amy Tollner creates her very own sun using the Sunscape stencil. Enjoying all those sun rays is the Hawaiian feline from the Aloha Newton stamp and coordinating die set.  Amy also used the Summer Moments stamp and coordinating die set for those little shells  and sentiment as well as the Retro Sun & Palms stencil for the seagulls. The scalloped edging was made using a die from the Frames & Flags die set for her panel.  A wonderful beach scene!

Claire Lamb's sprig of daisies look darling on the oval panel. Those daisies were made using the Daisies die set. Claire pulls the yellow, gingham paper from the Bright Basics paper pad and creates her ovals using the Oval Frames die set. She pulls the hello die from the Filigree Oval die set. Such a fresh pretty card!

Crystal Minkler was also inspired to used the yellow papers from the Bright Basics paper pad. Don't all those patterns look fabulous in the windows created using the A2 Card Layout die set. Crystal features those amazing sunflowers from the Sunflower Days stamp and coordinating die set. Another bright and sunny card!

Don't forget you now have until June 27, 202 to get creative with our Sunny Days theme! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #241 Week 1

 

 Welcome to Inky Paws 

June Challenge!

For June, we have a fun "sunny days" theme!

You have four weeks to create using sunny days!

You have from Monday, June 2, 2025 to Friday, June 27, 2025 (Midnight, CST) to play along. Each DT member will pick a favorite project to showcase, AND one RANDOM entry will win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Design online shop!  The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday.  Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project. 

Here's some inspiration.  

Summer is finally here with days filled with sunshine!  Where will your imagination take you?  Beaches? Camping? Ice cream? Playing in the water? There are so many possibilities!  Let's see what the IPC gals created:

Crystal Minkler's card is a lovely beach card featuring one of the ladies from the Summer Moments stamp and coordinating die set. To create her fabulous beach scene, Crystal uses the Hills & Grass stencil and Sky Scene Builder die set. She uses the Frames & Flags die set to create her scallop edging. Such a relaxing summer card!

Danni Bindel's card also features a beach. This time it's Newton from the Aloha Newton stamp and coordinating die set enjoying a nap in a hammock. Danni features paper form the Summertime paper pad and uses the Frames & Flags and the Circle Frames die sets to create her layers. A darling way to spend a summer day!

Debbie Owens summer card features Newton from the Newton's Birdbath stamp set. Is he just getting a sip of water or stalking the little birdie?  Deb uses a sentiment from the Seashell Roundabout stamp set as well as the Sunscape stencil for her sunshine. Be wary of that kitty little birdie!

Amy Tollner's card showcases beautiful summer flowers from the Floral Delights stamp and coordinating die set. Amy sets her flowers upon a lattice (Lattice die) with a partly cloudy sky (Springtime paper pad) peeking through the openings. She uses the ticket die from the Framework die set for her sentiment. Doesn't this card capture the beauty of summer?

Looks like Claire Lamb is off to do some surfing!  She creates her setting using the Postage Stamp Layout die with some fabulous distressing. She then adds a couple of beach-faring vehicles using stamps from the Beach Bound stamps and coordinating die set. She uses the little banner die from the A7 Frames & Banners to stamp her sentiments.  Anyone else want to jump in those vehicles and head for the beach?

Don't forget you now have until June 27, 2025 to get 

creative with this theme!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #238 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 different ways you were inspired to use Showers & Flowers!

Inky Paws Challenge #238 Prize Winner!

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

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

Holly's sweet puppy from the Puppy Friends stamp set looks so cute against all those pretty flowers.  The addition of the umbrella is a perfect touch for the challenge theme!

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

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

Inky Paws Challenge #238 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

Sbarkeloo designs this darling card featuring those darling duckies and kitty from the Newton's Rain Boots stamp and die set. Sharkeloo combines dies from the Basic Frames and the  Frames & Tag die sets to create her different layers. Her polka dots on the rain boots go wonderfully with the polka dotted paper from the Summertime paper pad. So fresh and cute!

Debbie's FAVE

Melanie H.'s fun pattern backdrop is super fun for the puppy from the Rainy Day Doxie stamp and coordinating die set to enjoy as he splashes thought the puddles. Such a cute, playful card!

Amy's FAVE

Melissa's spring red tulips from the Tulips stamp and coordinating die set look beautiful against the butterfly paper from the Springtime paper pad. Melissa uses the Frameworks die set to create the zig-zag edging. The addition of the little butterfly on the tulip petal is a fun touch!

Claire's FAVE

Michelle B.'s blue daisies from the Floral Delights stamp and coordinating die set look striking against the partially checkered backdrop What a fun, spring card!

Crystal's FAVE

Marcia's darling spring card features the cute puppy from the Puppy Friends stamp set. The little splash of pink just adds to the cuteness!

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.

The IPC Design Team will be on Spring Break from March 31, 2025 - Apil 6, 2025.  
We will be back on April 7, 2025 with a new color challenge!

Inky Paws Challenge #228 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 the challenge sketch. 

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

Debbie Owens uses the patterns and colors from the A Cat's Life paper pad to create this bright, fun card featuring the studious feline from the Newton's Reading List stamp set. And coffee is definitely a fun way to enjoy life, so Deb adds a cuppa of Java from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp set!

Is it happy hour, yet? Amy Tollner thinks it is with her darling feline from the Newton's Happy Meowr stamp set who is enjoying a fruity cocktail. Amy has pulled some fun summery papers from the Summertime paper pad making for a festive setting. She stamps her sentiment on a little banner using the Banner Trio die set.

Claire Lamb has a creative take on the sketch with her honey bee take! She uses the Heartfelt Honeycomb stamp set to create her bakcground. She then adds a trio of honey bee boxes with some tall, green grass (Land Borders die set). That handsome beekeeper is our very own Newton from the Beekeeper Newton stamps and coordinating die set.

Crystal Minkler is getting us ready for the upcoming fall season with her darling Halloween card! She uses festive papers from the Halloween Meows paper pad and the Frames & Flags die set to create her background layers. She showcases her feline witch from the Newton's Perfect Pumpkin stamp set on a bold, black hexagon background (Hexagon Frames die set).

Reading to go surfing? Danni Bindel's card will have you packing your car and heading for some waves. She uses the Basic Frames and the Frames & Flags die set to create those pretty layers with papers from the Summertime paper pad. And her VW Bug from the Beach Bound sta mp and coordinating dies is packed and ready to roll! A super fun way to use the sketch!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, August 2, 2024 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 #226 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 the challenge theme-summer!

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

Crystal Minkler is beach bound in her red VW Bug! She showcases this cute card from the Beach Bound stamp and coordinating die set and creates a tropical scene with fun papers from the Summertime paper pad. She uses the A2 Card Layout Die Set to create the frame. So much summer cuteness!

Danni Bindel showcases a very lazy Newton from the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp and coordinating die set who is languorously enjoying a summer day on his floatie! Danni uses papers from the Summertime paper pad with dies from the Sea Borders and the Sky Scene Builder die sets to create the sky and layers of waves. She adds postage-edging from the Framework die set. Anyone else want to join Newton on his lazy river adventure?

Debbie Owens showcases the tiny crab from the Tides of Love stamp set who is enjoying a day of collecting seashells. Deb uses the Frames & Tags Die Set to create her layout, and she uses the Seashells Stencil to create those pretty seashells. She pulls a sentiment from the Summer Moments stamp set. Such a fun way to showcase this little guy!

Amy Tollner showcases a trio of beach-bound vehicles from the Beach Bound stamp and coordinating die set. She showcases them on palm tree paper from the Summertime paper pad. She uses dies from the Frames & Tags Die Set to create her layout. Which vehicle would you choose to go to the beach?

Claire Lamb showcases Newton's pretty hanging basket filled with summer leaves. Her beautiful distressing compliments Newton and his basket from the Newton's Hanging Basket stamp and coordinating die set. She uses the Basic Frames die set to create the stitching on her panel. Hope your hanging baskets looks as good as Claire's!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, July 5,  2024 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