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 #180 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 Sketch Challenge!

Inky Paws Challenge #180 Prize Winner!

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

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

Our lucky winner, Kristi H., showcases the Halloween Trio stamp set.  Her choice of fun pattern papers and a distressed evening setting for her critters makes for a fun, playful Halloween card!

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 #180 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

Donna H. elected to use the Porch Swing Friends stamp and coordinating die set for her amazing card.  Her beautiful coloring and white space on the image really catches one's eye.  Paired with the rustic wood grain paper and trio of brads, her card delights with its country charm.  To make it a thank you card, she pulls a sentiment from the Peony Blooms  retired stamp set.

Debbie's FAVE

Irene's card will have you reaching for your baking tools to whip up some holiday treats!  Using the Made from Scratch stamp and coordinating die set, she uses the rolling pins for the sketch's horizontal stripe.  Having the other utensils around the oval edge draws the eye to the sentiment.  She also created a sweet matching tag using the Fancy Edges Tag die set and the Holiday Home stamp set.  

Diane's FAVE

Jenny's use of bold, bright colors makes her card so cheerful and perfect to celebrate a birthday! She uses the Oval Frames die set to create her scalloped oval frame using paper from the Birthday Party paper pad. She uses another fun paper from the same pad for her horizontal stripe.  She wonderfully colors the birthday elements from the Birthday Oval stamp set in those bright, cheerful colors!

Sue's FAVE

Amy Tsuruta's clean, crisp card with its subtle coloring makes for such a fresh, beautiful card. She creates the white postage-edged frame using the Framework die set and attaches to a white card base.  She continues with the white on white with her use of the white ribbon.  On her oval, she creates a light blue background using the Houndstooth stencil. She lightly shades the sprig of sunflowers from the Sunflower Days stamp and die set. Her white on black sentiment makes for a nice pop of contrast.  

Amy's FAVE

Dayna had the brilliant idea of making our taco-lovin' Newton from the Newton Loves Tacos stamp and die set into a spinning element!  How fun and clever!  Her choice of paper with its Mexican textile-like patterns works amazingly well with this Newton image.  Fantástico!

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 #171 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 sketch Challenge!

Inky Paws Challenge #171 Prize Winner!

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

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

Dee's card is sure to win over any puppy-lover's heart!  She showcases a puppy from the Puppy Playtime stamp set with his cute birthday hat atop a mix of coordinating paw print papers.  The overall effect is a playful birthday card that is too adorable!

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

Inky Paws Challenge #171  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!

Debbie's FAVE

Priscilla designs this amazing card using the Gingham stencil and Sunflower Days stamp set. The checkered pattern in the daisies' centers mimics the gingham layer for a very striking look!  Wow!

Diane's FAVE

Nars Creative Corner uses the full-front image from the Blooming Botanicals stamp set for her background layer and lets it shine through by using vellum for the other layered element. She showcases two lilies by coloring them in shades of orange. What a crafty way to use this stamp set and sketch! 

Sue's FAVE

Fikreta uses the cute kitten from the Pocket Full of Happy (STAMPember exculusive 2020 NND set) for her bright card. The green pocket against the black paw print background is very striking!  A wonderful way to send paw-sitive thoughts!

Amy's FAVE

Winston from the retiring Woodland Picnic stamp set is looking so cute in Gail's sweet card.  She sets him in a hilly polka-dotted setting filled with sunshine atop an embossed white "blanket" that looks so inviting!  Adorable!

Claire's FAVE

Karen uses the Flip-Flop Life stamp and die set to create a wreath!  Such a fun, fabulous, and creative idea!  She stamps the sentiment inside the wreath. The dots on the flip-flops are a nice contrast to the gingham paper.  Anyone else inspired to try this idea?

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 #147 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 sketch below:

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

Diane Morales delights with her bright, festive card. Starting with a bright yellow card base, she adds a scallop-edged frame using the Frames & Flags die set. She adds bold daisies from the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set. She adds the fence for her horizontal stripe using the Fence die set. The star of her card is the newly released flower-carrying gnome from the Gnome Garden stamp and die set.  Diane colors the gnome in shades of blue that adds a nice pop of color against the yellow.  A fabulous combination of stamp sets!

Sue T. designs a festive birthday card filled with bold patterns and bright colors!  She showcases the present-lovin' puppy from the Paw-some Birthday stamp and die set. Sue's use of striped and polka dotted papers coordinate wonderfully with the colorful packages!  A fun way to celebrate a birthday!

Amy Tollner sets her farm scene on a sky blue card base. She then uses the Clouds stencil to create her fluffy clouds on both her horizontal and vertical panels. She adds the fence die cut using the Fence die set. She adds green grass and rolling hills die cut using the Land Borders die set. In the background is a traditional red barn from the Moo stamp and die set. Amy adds farm critters from the Oink stamp and die set, the Cluck stamp and die set, and the Neigh stamp and die set. She tucks little flowers on the horse and the pig using the flowers from the Woodland Spring stamp and die set.  The sentiments in the speech bubbles adds a bit of humor to this fabulous card!

Claire Lamb creates a fabulous CAS card packed with cuteness!  Claire begins by using glitter paste and the Meow Stencil. She then adds a scallop-edged frame on which she adds the fun-lovin' kitten from the Newton Unwinds stamp and die set. Claire's ability to color black cats is remarkable as is her variegated yarn in warm colors.  Sweet!

 Debbie Owens fills her card with beautiful sunflowers!  Beginning with a kraft card base, she adds a green horizontal strip.  She then repeatedly stamps the sunflowers from the Sunflower Days stamp set which she then die cuts using the rounded-edge frame die from the Frames & Flags die set. She then creates a black frame using a die from the Framework die set. She adds vellum behind the frame. Her main attraction is the kitten from the Paw-tumn Newton stamp set. The blue bird adds a pop of playful color. 

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, May 7, 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 #133 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 Theme Challenge.

Inky Paws Challenge #133 Winner!

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

Farhana S. uses the Fall Fringe stamp set to create this bright, bold, and beautiful card.  After stamping the image, she cuts the image in strips and distresses each one in a beautiful autumn color.  She adheres with dimensional tape in an artsy pattern.  She stamps the sentiment from the Fall Roundabout stamp set in white.  A creative way to use this stamp set!

Congrats to  Farhana! 

 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 #133 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

Anushree makes this darling tag that could easily double as a lovely bookmark! She uses the Dainty Daisies stamp set and shades them in autumn colors. She creates a tag and adds a craft tag behind. The touch of teal splatters and enameled dots add a wonderful touch!  Just darling!

Sue's FAVE

Bhavya features bright colors of purple, pink, golden yellow, and orange for her fabulous fall card. She showcases the gray tabby kitten from the Autumn Newton stamp set.  Doesn't he look adorable in those colorful leaves on the distressed background?  A lovely way to celebrate fall!

Becky's FAVE

Angie Cimbalo creates a striking autumn CAS card.  Her water coloring of the leaves from the Beautiful Leaves stamp in autumn colors are just gorgeous.  She uses the coordinating die to cut them and add them to the card.  Fabulously done!

Crystal's FAVE

Farhana delights with her lovely autumn card featuring the flowers from the Sunflower Days stamp set.  Her combination of pink and yellow with the sunflower is a beautiful color combination!  She adds some pearls for an added touch of elegance!  Beautiful!

Debbie's FAVE

Claire L.'s CAS pumpkin spice card is just darling. She uses the pumpkin image from the Pumpkin Latte stamp set and some creative masking to add more pumpkins to the coffee-lovin' lady's arms. Her distress background adds a nice contrast. Don't you love the pumpkins falling from the stack?  I can so relate! 

Hope everybody is doing good, can't wait to see what you guys do for the next challenge.

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 #125

This biweekly challenge is a:

Color challenge

Create a project using the colors:

Turquoise, Orange, Green, and Yellow

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 19, 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's kaleidoscope of butterflies from the Monarchs stamp set can be seen fluttering around a blue arbor. She adds green grass using the Land Borders die set, which is zigzagged at the bottom.  The light spattering of blue in the background adds a fabulous touch!

Crystal Komara's card rivals the brilliance of the sun itself!  First, she selects a bright yellow polka dotted paper, then adds white horizontal stripes. She adds several sunflower sprigs from the Sunflower Days stamp and die set and shades them in the colors of the challenge.  The overall effect is pure sunshine!

 

Using the Waves stencil, Debbie Owens creates a subtle turquoise background for her lovely sprig of lilies from the Easter Lily stamp set. She pulls a sentiment from the newly released Floral Roundabout stamp set and stamps it on the oval banner from the Banner Trio die set. A few sequins and an orange bow ties the card up nicely.

Diane Morales is back with another fabulous tag!  Her tag begins with dark yellow stars on a yellow card stock using the Cascading Stars stencil. She die cuts using the Fancy Edges Tag die set. By using the Newton's Birthday Trio stamp and die set, she makes the tag into a fun, festive birthday treasure! Love how she uses the challenge colors for the speech bubbles!

Sue T. brings us birds from a tropical paradise. Using the toucans from the Toucan Party stamp set, she brightly shades them in the challenge colors and uses the coordinating die set to cut them out.  Using the Tropical Leaves stencil, she creates a canopy of leaves for them to play in.  She die cuts the postage-edged frame from the Framework die set and adheres it all together with pops of dimension tape. A wonderful way to let someone know "You're the Best!"

Create a project using the colors:
Turquoise, Orange, Green, and Yellow

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter