Inky Paws Challenge #24 Week 3

 

 It's Week 3 for our Inky Paws June Challenge.

We are looking for Sunny Days projects! 

There's still time to get inky with your Newton's Nook Products and our Sunny Days theme!

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.  

What are you in the mood for?  A sunny day in summer or a sunny day in winter?  Good news it doesn't matter because we are looking for your sunny day projects!  Let's check out what the IPC gals were in the mood for this week:

Debbie Owens' glittery water looks wonderful on her beach card. Deb uses blue glitter paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment with the Sea Borders die set. For her rays of sunshine, she used the Sunscape stencil, and looks who is enjoying this beach scene? Not one, but two felines from the Newton's Happy Meowr stamp set. This pair looks like they are really enjoying those cocktails!

Amy Tollner creates this amazing seaside card featuring the lovely lady from the Summer Moments stamp and coordinating die set. She adds lots of seashells using both the Seashell Roundabout stamp set and the Seashells stencil. To create her layers, Amy uses the Circle Frames, the Banner Trio, and the 

Frames & Flags die sets.  Love the pastel palette. 

Looks like a cute furry feline is enjoying the water in Claire Lamb's sweet card.  That cutie is from the Newton's Birdbath stamp and coordinating die set. Claire adds dimension to her card by cutting an oval using the Oval Frames die set and adding lattice behind it (Lattice die). So is that cutie getting a drink of water or stalking those birds?  Hmmm!  😉

Crystal Minkler's sunny card features a couple of flowers using the Daisies die set. They look spectacular with the papers in the background. Those papers are from the Summertime paper pad and have been die cut using the Frames & Tags die set. Her sentiment is from the Sunflower Days stamp set. Love the combination of stripes and dots!

Sunny, bold, and bright definitely describes Danni Bindel's card! Danni takes advantage of the bright yellow papers from the Bright Basics paper pad. Danni uses the Frames & Tags die set to create her layout, and she places a yellow sun (Sky Scene Builder die set) with the vintage VW bus from the Beach Bound stamp and coordinating die set. So cheerful and cute!

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

creative with this month's theme!

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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!

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Inky Paws Challenge #239 Week 1

 

 Welcome to Inky Paws'  

April Challenge!

We have the prettiest colors 

for April to inspire you!

You have four weeks to get creative with the colors-Dusty Violet, Spring Green, Sunshine Yellow, and Cocoa Brown!

You have from Monday, April 7, 2025 to Friday, May 2, 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.  

This beautiful color combo is perfect for spring cards and more! Create a garden scene, try adding the colors to a birthday card or mix in a pet with brown fur! Let's check out what our Design Team created!

Debbie Owens pulls a variety of papers from Autumn Basics, Christmas Basics, and Pastel Basics paper pads. All the stripes and dots make for a darling backdrop for the sweet felines from the Newton's Birthday Trio stamp set. Such a fun way to use the challenge colors!

Amy Tollner is showcasing this darling feathered friend from the Hummingbird stamp and coordinating die set. She creates the bright, yellow flowers using the Petite Flowers stencil. She frames everything using the dies from the Frames & Tags set. A beautiful spring card!

Claire Lamb uses this duo from the retiring Beach Barks stamp and coordinating die set. She places her pups on a sandy beach using dies from the Land Borders and the Basic Frames sets. These fellows are enjoying the sun created using the Sunscape stencil. Oh, can't wait for summer!

Crystal Minkler celebrates the Easter season using these adorable critters from the 

Spring Pile Up stamp and coordinating die set. She uses the Fractured Card Layout die set for her card layout with spring papers from the Spring Blooms paper pad. Cuteness overload!

Danni Bindel was also inspired to create a birthday card. She chooses the Birthday Barks stamp and coordinating die set. She places her trio of canines on papers from the Birthday Woofs paper pad in the panels from the A2 Card Layout 2 Die. A super fun way to celebrate a special day!

Don't forget you now have until May 2, 2025 to get 

creative with the challenge colors. 

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!

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Inky Paws Challenge #193

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a theme challenge.

Use the theme--Spring. 

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, March 17, 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. 

We have lots of inspiration to get you ready for spring and this challenge!

Diane Morales' butterfly-filled card is just precious! Her cute kitten is from the Captivated Kittens stamp and coordinating die set, and he looks so cute with the butterfly paper from the Springtime paper pad. For even more fluttering fun, she adds butterflies using the Gnome Garden stamp and coordinating die set. Also tucked in there is an scallop-edged oval using the Oval Frames die set. Sure hope this little guy catches one of those cute butterflies!

Amy Tollner fills her background with beautiful pink blooms using the retiring Bold Blooms stencil which she cuts using the scallop-edged frame from the A7 Frames & Banners die set. She breaks up her floral background with a three-panel frame and places all the sweet critters from the retiring Woodland Spring stamp and coordinating die set around the edges. She adds some extra flowers and some bling making this an absolutely darling spring card!

Claire Lamb's card will have you yearning for a nice, warm, sunny spring day to take a relaxing walk with your puppies! Her rays of sunshine were made using the Sunscape Stencil, and the quintet of puppies are from the Walking Woofs stamp set. With tons of masking, Claire makes a floral path using the flowers from the Cycling Friends stamp set. Such a darling and happy card!

Crystal Minkler gives us the flip side of spring--those wonderful spring showers that pave the way for the flowers! She pulls the cloudy paper from the Springtime paper pad and continues with some clouds on her postage-edged frame layer (Framework die set) using the Petite Clouds stencil. The best part of April showers? Getting to wear fashionable rain boots, and her lavender ones are so, so cute! This darling calico kitty and ducky are from the Newton's Rain Boots stamp set and coordinating die set. Dare I say, "Bring on the rain!" LOL

Debbie Owens also showcases the darling kitty and ducky from the Newton's Rain Boots stamp set. Unlike Claire's pretty lavender rain boots, Deb goes for some bold red ones, which are just as cute! Deb uses scraps from the Springtime paper pad to create the fun background which she die cuts using the scallop-edged die from the Framework die set. She stamps her sentiment pulled from the Floral Roundabout stamp set on a banner (Banner Trio die set). A fun, colorful way to celebrate spring!

Use the challenge theme, Spring, with your Newton's Nook Designs products. 

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Inky Paws Challenge #177 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.

Use the challenge sketch with your NND products.

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

Diane Morales uses papers from the Summertime paper pad to showcase her yummy, frozen treats from the Summer Scoops stamp and die set. To make this delicious card, she also uses several die sets: Circle Frames die set for the pink circle, Frames Squared die set for the decorative-edged square, and A7 Frames & Banners die set for the little banner.  Scrumptious!

Sue T. pairs the Tulips stamp and die set with the tulip-pattern paper from the Springtime paper pad. Stamping the tulips on the base card is a creative way to use the sketch and add dimension to her floral garden!  So pretty!

Amy Tollner pairs the ukulele-playing kitten from the Aloha Newton stamp and die set with bright, tropical papers from the Summertime paper pad. She stamps the sentiment on a banner made using the Frames & Flags die set. Doesn't this look like a tropical paradise?

Claire Lamb creates a amazing CAS card using the lounging lady from the Summer Moments stamp and die set with the rays of sunshine behind her. These were made using the Sunscape stencil. What a relaxing scene!

 Debbie Owens also goes with a beach theme. For her card, she has Newton from the Newton's Perfect Wave stamp set catching a big wave. She adds texture to her water using the Sea Borders die set, and she uses the  Clouds stencil for her cloudy sky. On the beach, she adds seashells (Summer Moments stamp set), a pail of sand (Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set), and a little red crab (Tides of Love stamp set). She stamps a sentiment from the Beach Bound stamp set on a banner using the Banner Trio die set.  Pulling the small elements from various sets can add such fun details to any scene!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, July 15, 2022 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!

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