Inky Paws Challenge #96 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 #96  Winner!

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

Irene created this card that will be sure to win over any Trekkie's heart!  Using the cat image from the Sending Hugs stamp set,  Irene stamps the cat a second time and creates the Star Trek Uniform.  She then creates the Star Trek emblem!  Such a clever and creative way to stretch one's stamps!

Congrats to Irene! 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 #96 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

The feathers Kimmie adds to her card easily brings a smile to one's face!  She stamps the naughty kitty from the Newton's Birthday Flutter stamp set and colors all those feathers blue.  She then pulls her card together with the fun sentiment and sends proof of the deed with the actual feathers!  LOL

Diane's FAVE

Cat Craig creates this fabulous CAS card by coloring the little mouse and his mushroom from the Garden Mice stamp set on Kraft card stock. To "ground" her mouse, she adds a shadow.  Just adorable!

Sue's FAVE

Kay Demonbren creates this bright, festive birthday card by white embossing the kitty and his cake from the Newton Loves Cake stamp set on Kraft card stock which almost gives it a no-line look.  By lightly coloring around the image in white, Kay creates a glow emanating from the candles!

Becky's FAVE

Mary Reiner put her colored pencils to good use by coloring the clowder of cats from 
the Company of Cats stamp set in all different patterns and colors. She adds one more cat for good measure fussing cutting a kitty from the Newton's Book Club stamp set and adheres with foam tape.  All of this she adds atop a background of white and black diagonal stripes that really pulls her card together!

Bobbi's FAVE

Ildi goes the extra mile with this card that is completely colored with colored pencils. Using bright bold colors, Ildi creates her background scene by using the trees from the Winter Memories stamp set. She creates her clouds using the Cloudy Sky stencil. Shen then adds an array of forest critters using the ducks from the Winston's Lake House stamp set and Sweetheart Tails (retired) stamp set. 

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 #64 Reminder

Don't forget - There's still one week 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 Sketch Challenge! 

Here'a a refresher.  It's a Sketch Challenge. Use the sketch below.

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

The plaid background on Debbie Owens's sweet card provides a fun color scheme to use with the sweet love birds from Darling Duos stamp set. She uses the heart and love sentiment from  Darling Hearts Die set and finishes it off with the bow from Pines & Holly Die set.

Diane Morales gets us ready for Valentine's day with this sweet card featuring  Sweetheart Tails stamp set. Her little strip of hearts adds a perfect touch!

 Emily Lauritzen tropical card featuring the Cocktail Mixer stamp set is a welcome break from all the crazy winter weather!  Those fruity drinks and swirly ocean-colored background may inspire all of us to book that tropical vacation!

Zsofia Molnar combines Once Upon a Princess stamp and die set with the heart and castle background paper making this such a lovely card!  This is going to make a little girl very happy with all the pink and purples!

Andrea Shell's coffee and Valentine's themed card featuring Newton Loves Coffee stamp set is a perfect combination. The pastel colors and little hearts...sweet!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, February 2, 2018 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 #57 Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws Challenge here 

at the Newton's Nook Design blog!

This biweekly challenge was a Theme Challenge!

Inky Paws Challenge #57 Winner!

We've chosen one RANDOM winner using random.org to receive a $20 Store Credit to 

Newton's Nook Designs!

Dreja creates this delightful CAS card on kraft paper.
The darling fox from Sweetheart Tails is colored wonderfully!

Congrats to Dreja.  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 #57 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

Tracie C. creates a fun autumn scene using the Hedgehog Hollow stamp set. I love the fluffy clouds int the background as well as the acorns and leaves falling around the edges.

Emily's FAVE

Mindy creates a delightful pumpkin patch scene using two of the images from Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set. Her bright colors and coloring of those kitties make for a festive card!

Zsofia's FAVE

Jennifer M uses Newton from Newton's Holiday Mischief stamp set to make this fun, festive autumn card. Her stunning water colored background and plaid paper working wonderfully together!

Diane's FAVE

Kathy Schweinfurth uses distress oxide inks to create a beautiful background to showcase the pumpkins from Fall-ing for You stamp set. The stenciling adds a nice contrast.

Andrea's FAVE

Laura incorporates the colors of autumn beautifully with this gorgeous bouquet of flowers using Lovely Blooms stamp and die set. Her coloring of the flowers and the jar are remarkable!

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 #39 - Use a Heart!

This month's challenge is a:

Heart Theme Challenge

Create a project using a Heart somewhere on it!

Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store and a Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! If we get more than 15 participants, we will choose two winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, January 27th, 2017 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!

Several of our Design Team Members decided to play along - check out all the awesome cards they created, inspired by this fun, festive theme! Read the description below each card to see who made it.

Debbie Owens made a card that incorporates the theme and the colors from the photo. She used the squirrel and nut from the Sweetheart Tails stamp set to create this super cute love card.

This card is by Samantha Mann! This fun lemur is from the Wild About Zoo stamp set and the die is from the Darling Hearts Die Set. Such a pretty love themed card.

Tatiana Trafimovich created this beautiful winter scene! She used the adorable snowmen from the Frozen Friends stamp set to create this sweet winter card.

This card is by Jess Gerstner! The pie and sentiments are from the Love à La Carte stamp set and the solid hearts are from other NND sets. This is a clean and simple Valentine that would be easy to mass produce. 

Here's a card by Jennifer Jackson! She used the image of the two dogs Darling Duos stamp set and the coordinating Darling Hearts Die Set to create this adorable Valentine. 

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Inky Paws #28 Challenge Winners

Inky Paws Challenge #28 Winners! 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog! This months Challenge was a LOVE THEME! 

There were so MANY amazing LOVE cards this month!  THANK YOU to everyone who entered! All the awesome entries always make it difficult to choose the winners! 

Top picks for Inky Paws Challenge #28

Announcing.... our top picks! Read the description below each card to see who created it - and make sure to visit their blogs and tell them congrats!!

Our first top pick is this adorable card is by Janette Kausen! We love how she created a shaker card using tulle over a watercolor background! It's the perfect backdrop for those snuggly kitties from our  Darling Duos stamp set! 

Our second top pick is this pretty pink card by Peggy Gottschau! We loved how the sweet flamingo pair is nestled under that big pink stenciled heart! She use the flamingos from our our Flirty Flamingos stamp set! So adorable!  

Congrats to Janette and Peggy! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $10 store credit and get your winner badge for your blog!

Inky Paws #28 Favorites

Since there were so many great cards with this sketch cards, we chose THREE more as our favorite picks! If you see your card below, contact us if you'd like to get a "favorite" badge for your blog!

This Valentine by Diane made us smile! We love how she used the alligator from the Beach Party stamp set and created a cluster of balloons using the "love" sentiment from the Winged Wishes stamp set! 

We loved all the layers and fun colors on this card by Tara.  That distress background is super fun. Check out her site for a fun video on how she did this. She used our Sweetheart Tails Stamp Set for the fox image and sentiment. 

And one more favorite - We loved the way Dawn combined  the flamingos from our Flirty Flamingos Stamp Set with the Eiffel Tower from the Newton Dreams of Paris Stamp Set! The way she colored the grass is so pretty too! 

Thanks so much!
Thanks again to everyone who entered - It's really so much fun to look through all the entries and see everyones ideas! If you didn't win this time we hope you'll play along again next time! Our next Inky Paws challenge will begin in a couple weeks - on Friday, February 19th!

Sweet Treats Blog Hop Winners

Thank you to everyone for participating in our blog hop. We really enjoy reading all of your comments! Check out below to see if you won! The the blogs and the comments were chosen using random.org

For the first $10 Store Credit the winner was randomly chosen from Yukari Yoshioka's blog: 

For the second $10 Store Credit the winner was randomly chosen from the Newton's Nook blog: 

Congrats to the Winners! Don't forget - you have 7 days from today to to e-mail us at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com with your full name and email address to claim your prize.

Inky Paws #20 - Sketch Challenge - Winners!

Inky Paws Challenge #20 Winners! 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last Inky Paws Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog! This months Challenge was a Sketch Challenge! 

The challenge entries were so awesome this month! THANK YOU to everyone who entered!  It's always hard to choose the winners each time! 

Top picks for Inky Paws Challenge #20

Announcing.... our top picks! Read the description below each card to see who created it - and make sure to visit their blogs and tell them congrats!!

Our first winner is this beautiful Christmas card by Kim! We love how she used the image of the kitty with the gifts from the  Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set and colored the gifts red and green to make a Christmas card! Her coloring of the kitty is so fun too!  

Our second winner is this fun card by Lynn! We love the cute scene she created with Winston from the Garden Whimsy stamp set watering the flower. The layers of grass in front of him add such fun dimension. 

Congrats to Kim and Lynn! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $10 store credit and get your winner badge for your blog!

Inky Paws #20 Favorites

Since there were so many great cards with this sketch cards, we chose THREE more as our favorite picks! If you see your card below, contact us if you'd like to get a "favorite" badge for your blog!

Nina-Marie turned the sketch sideways and made it into a cute birthday shaker card! So Adorable! She used the Newton's Antics stamp set for the kitty image.

Indy also turned the sketch sideways and created this fun trio of campers using our Sweetheart Tails and Campfire Tails sets. I love the little added "wish you were here" from the Newton's Summer Vacation set too! 

And our third favorite is this card by Tammy! We loved the bright bold colors over the white and the way she added polka dots to the bag that coordinate with the embossed ones on the layer below! Super fun and bright! She used the Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set. 

Thanks so much!
Thanks again to everyone who entered - It's really so much fun to look through all the entries and see everyones ideas! If you didn't win this time we hope you'll try again next time! The next challenge will begin on May 22.