Inky Paws Challenge #155 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 colors--teal, yellow, green, and white.

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

Claire Lamb features a trio of kittens playing in the rain!  Claire uses the Newton's Rainy Day Trio stamp and coordinating die set to create this rainy delight!  The mirror image of the boots and paws in the water puddle is a genius idea!  Anyone else feeling like singing with these sweeties?  :)

Sweet and cuddly is the koala bear in  Debbie Owens' card!  She uses the Tropical Leaves and the Pineapple stencil sets to create layers of tropical goodness for the koala from the Pina Koala stamp set. She uses dies from the Frames Squared and the Frames & Flags die sets for her various fun layers.  Twine and sequins are added for extra fun! Sweet!

Diane Morales provides a delightful card to celebrate a birthday!  Beginning with a scallop-edged card base cut using dies from the  Frames & Flags die set, she adds lots of confetti by using the Confetti stencil. She tops her card off with Newton enjoying some frosting. This darling feline is from the 

Newton's Cupcake stamp and cut using the coordinating die set. Time to celebrate!

Sue T. also brings us a birthday-inspired card! She, too, features the frosting-lovin' kitten from the Newton's Cupcake stamp and coordinating die set. Her wavy cupcake wrapper is super fun!  More cupcakes are added using the Cupcake stencil set and cut out with the large die from the Speech Bubbles die set.  Scrumptious!

Want to visit the tropics?  Amy Tollner's card brings the beauty of the tropics without leaving home! She uses the challenge colors with the Tropical Fringe main image for a slice of paradise!  She opts for a square base by using dies from the Frames Squared  die set. A splattering of sequins adds a sparkly touch to this tropical card!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, August 27, 2021 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here! 

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Inky Paws Challenge #151 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 theme-Summer

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

Debbie Owens'  card shows a couple of fun ways to stay cool on a hot summer day.  She creates layers of bubbles beginning with the Bokeh Stencil set and texture paste. She uses the Waves stencil on a mint green background to create her watery backdrop which she then die cuts using the smaller circle die from the Circle Frames Die set.  She adds the kitty on his polka dotted floatie from the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set and the puppy from the Dog Days of Summer stamp set.  She adds some enamel dots for some added bubbles. A fun way to stay cool!

Diane Morales uses the Circle Frames die set to create her scallop-edged card base.  She adds a sandy landscape using the Sea Borders die set.  She adds the darling duo from the newly released Beach Barks stamp and cuts using the coordinating die set.  Don't you just love these puppies in their summer apparel!  Two seashells complete her darling card!

Sue T. uses bright colors for her summer card!  She finds a starfish paper and a summertime Washi tape that are go perfectly with our favorite surfer--Newton!  He is from the Newton's Perfect Wave stamp and coordinating die set.  Sue stamps the sentiment from the Tropical Fringe stamp set and die cuts using the Speech Bubbles die set.  She shades the summer sentiment in the same summery colors!  Fabulous!

Amy Tollner showcases the newly released Newton's 4th of July stamp and die set on her slimline card that is bursting with holiday celebrations!  On her dark blue background, she adds shimmery fireworks using the Fireworks stencil.  Her grassy hills were made using the dies from the Land Borders die set.  She sprinkles in some flowers pulling from the Woodland Spring stamp and coordinating die set. She stamps the sentiment on the banner die in the Frames & Flags die set.  Don't you just love all the critters enjoying their Independence Day?  So fun!

Claire Lamb's card will inspire you to grab your kite and go outside to play on the next windy day!  She creates a brilliant distressed background utilizing the Masking Circles & Squares stencils on a slimline card base.  She then adds two playful puppies from the Delightful Doxies stamp and coordinating die set.  The extra butterflies also look like they are enjoying themselves!  Wonderful design!   

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, July 2, 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 #148 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 theme--Thank You

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

Sue T. brings us a tropical thank you card. she embosses her card base and adds the floral circle using the Tropical Fringe stamp set with the large circle from the Circle Frames die set.  In the center is the ukelele playing kitty from the Aloha Newton stamp and die set. The sentiment is stamped on a rounded square and popped with dimensional tape. Oh so pretty!

Amy Tollner begins with a glittery blue slimline card base. She adds a white scallop-edged using the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. Using the Masking Circles & Squares stencil set, Amy adds a grassy scene in each window using the Hills & Grass stencil. She then adds a puppy in the windows using the Puppy Friends stamp and die set. She adds an extra frog in her center window using the cute frog from the Newton's Rainy Day stamp and die set. That darling flower on the puppy's ear is from the Woodland Spring stamp and die set. From the Daffodils stamp and die set, she add some butterflies and the thanks sentiment. Too cute!

Claire Lamb stamps a black and white background with butterflies and flowers. She then adds the gnome on his colorful mushroom from the Gnome Garden Stamp and die set. She pulls the Many Thanks sentiment from the Thankful Thoughts stamp set. A wonderfully designed card!

 Debbie Owens begins with a black and white striped background and adds a trio of sweet lambs from the Baa stamp set. She adds a dark teal heart die cut using a die from the Heart Frames die set. She adds splashes of pink by adding butterflies and flowers from the small images from the Woodland Spring stamp and Newton's Flower Garden stamp set. A sweet way to send thanks!

Diane Morales card is a perfect way to say thank you to a coffee-lovin' friend. She begins by using the Mugs stencil and teal distress ink to create her background. She die cuts a scallop-edged circle using a die from the Circle Frames die set. She places this on her card. Then she adds the kitten in her mug. She uses the Newton's Mug stamp and coordinating die set. She uses the small daisy image from the Dainty Daisies stamp set to create the pattern on the pink mug. She then stamps the sentiment on the round tag from the Tags Time Twos die set. Delicious!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, May 21, 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 #146 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 colors--orange, yellow, green, and white.

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

 Debbie Owens creates a freshly spring slimline card showcasing the Dainty Daisies stamp set. She repeatedly stamps these pretty daisies and colors them in the challenge colors. She pulls two sentiments from the Heartfelt Essentials stamp set, and she adds a strip of black and white Washi tape along the edge for a nice, modern touch. A beautiful card for sending good wishes!

Diane Morales's bright card is a fabulous way to send hello to a friend!  She uses the Frames Squared die set to create the card base as well as the layers on the card. On her yellow card base, she adds a subtle texture using the Tropical Leaves stencil. She then stamps the tropical image from the Tropical Fringe stamp set and uses shades the leaves, flowers, and pineapples in the challenge colors!  Just love the brightness of her card!

Sue T.'s combines two stamps sets for this lovely card. She begins with a white card base with a scallop-edged layer die cut using the Frames & Flags die set. She heat embosses a light orange background using the Floral Roundabout stamp set. She pairs it with the flower-laden cyclist from the Loads of Blooms stamp and die set. She pops this image with some foam tape for added dimension.  She adds the sentiment and a splattering of sequins.  A lovely way to send birthday wishes!

Amy Tollner also pairs two stamps for a wonderful card. She begins with a slimline sparkly green card base with a white scallop-edged layer cut using the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. She then stamps the floral image from the Floral Roundabout stamp set a couple of  times and colors the flowers using the challenge colors. She places them behind the porthole windows. She then adds the flower-lovin' kitty from the Newton's Flower Garden stamp and cut using coordinating the die set.  She finishes with a sentiment from the Spring Roundabout stamp set.  What a clever way to combine stamp sets!

Claire Lamb uses the Slimline Masking Circles &  Squares stencil to create her bold yellow squares. She then uses the Sunscape stencil to layer some orange sun rays on two of those squares.  She then uses the balloons and the big present from the Holding Happiness stamp set as props for the little sheep from the Baa stamp and die set. She then cleverly combines sentiments from the Bleat and the Baa stamp. A superbly designed birthday card!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, April 23, 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 #123

This biweekly challenge is a:

Sketch Challenge

Create a project using the Sketch.

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 22, 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!   

Aloha!  Sue T. brings us a touch of tropical!  Her three panels features the Tropical Fringe stamp set in pretty pinks and greens!  She adds the ukulele playing feline from the Aloha Newton stamp and die set. The pattern papers add a bright boldness to this delightful card!

 Becky Noelle creates a trio of banners using the Frames & Flags die set with stars and planets from the  Cosmic Newton stamp set.  Her sweet astronomer is also from the Cosmic Newton stamp set.  She places all these elements on a white card base with pearly, sparkly stars embossed using the Cascading Stars stencil. Becky's use of stitching adds a fun texture to this spectacular card!

Crystal Komara showcases the Dainty Daisies stamp and die set by coloring them in yellow and blue.  Her trio of scalloped frames and the yellow polka-dotted paper pulls the colors together wonderfully. 

 Debbie Owens creates a fun card to appreciate a teacher in your life.  With the fun alphabet paper, the trio of teachers from the Classy Teachers stamp set are a wonderful way to celebrate a special teacher.  Debbie also uses the Framework die set to create the postage edges and Darling Hearts die set for the little hearts. 

Diane Morales has a sweet spring take on the sketch. She creates her scene using the Land Borders die set for her grass and the Fence die set for her background. She adds a bunch of daisies from the Dainty Daisies stamp and die set on either side of the mouse from the Garden Mice stamp and die set. The scallop-edging was made using the Frames & Flag die set. Sweetness!

Create a project using the sketch above. 

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Inky Paws Challenge #103 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.
Theme Challenge

Create a project using the theme--Summer.

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge!

Sue T. takes us to the lake for the summer with this sweet card.  She dies cuts her scallop-edge layer using the Frames & Flags die set and a blue & brown plaid pattern paper. She then die cuts a white layer using the Frames & Flags die set again.  She creates her green hills and watery waves using the Sea Borders die set.  She adds cattails, a lily pad, and Winston rowing his canoe from the  Winston's Lake House stamp and die set.  She stamps her sentiment on a white circle that was die cut using the Frames Squared die set.

Becky Noelle splatters white paint on her Kraft base to give her card some texture.  She then stamps and vibrantly colors the hibiscus flowers and pineapples from the Tropical Fringe stamp set. She then uses circle dies to create the ring which she adheres to the edge of her base.  She stamps the sentiment inside the ring. Such a creative way to use the Tropical Fringe stamp set.

Bobbi Lemanski creates a bridge card to celebrate the joys of summer.  She amazingly distresses a vibrant sunset background with twinkling stars.  She stamps several silhouette palm trees from the Paradise Palms stamp set to finish the perfect setting for the corgis from the Corgi Beach stamp and die set to perform a dance at an evening luau.  She then uses the Tropical Fringe stamp set and cuts it out in a circle and stamps her sentiment.

Debbie Owens creates this watery card perfect for these surfer felines to enjoy!  Using the Frames & Flags die set to create the scallop-edged base, she uses the  Waves & Splashes stencil and distress inks to create some fun waves as well as a sandy beach.  She then adds two surfing images from the Newton's Perfect Wave stamp.  She embosses the sentiment and adheres a sand dollar and shell from the Vitamin Sea stamp set.

Newton is checking out the "Sandy Bottom Club" in Diane Morales fabulous underwater card. Using the Clouds and Waves & Splashes stencils, Diane creates a remarkable underwater background which Newton in his scuba gear (Scuba Newton stamp and die set) spies some shrimp from the Shrimp Cocktail stamp and die set partying! This is all adhered to a white scallop-edged base using the Frames & Flags die set.

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, August 9, 2019 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 #103

This biweekly challenge is a:

Theme Challenge

Create a project using the theme--Summer.

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, August 9, 2019 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!  

Sue T. uses warm colors to make this spectacular summer card!  She distresses her background in shades of yellow then stamps the crab from the Tranquil Tides stamp set in reds and oranges. She then embosses in black the "Seas the Day" sentiment. She white embosses the birthday sentiment from the Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set on a black banner. She adheres her creation on a white card base.

Who wouldn't want to be sitting on this beach?  Becky Noelle creates this amazing sunset silhouette by using stress inks to blend the background. She adds some twinkling stars. For her silhouette, she uses the Land Borders die set and cuts some hills in black card stock. She then adds the palm trees and sentiment from the Paradise Palms stamp set. It looks like a perfect oasis!

Who's ready  for ice cream?  Bobbi Lemanski's  yummy card will have you craving some!  She speckles watercolor in the background in fun bright colors. She adds multiple sentiments from the newly released Tropical Fringe stamp set in black.  She adds five delicious ice cream treats from the Summer Scoops stamp and die set.  For final touch, she adds faux sprinkles!

Debbie Owens also uses the Tranquil Tides stamp and die set. However, she chooses to use the coral image.  She stamps the image in seven different colors and die cuts them using the coordinating die.  She then embosses the sentiment in black and die cuts using the Frames Squared die set.  She arranges the coral in a circle and adheres the sentiment.  She adds a black and white polka dotted strip of Washi tape and some enamel dots.

Diane Morales creates this fabulous beach scene by creating her partial sun using the Sunscape stencil. She then adds layers of waves in different shades of blue using the Sea Borders die set. She then adds her sandy layer using the Land Borders die set. She has her goat from the Floaty Goat stamp and die set enjoying the water while his buddies from the Woodland Picnic stamp and die set enjoy a snack on the beach. She adds the perfect sentiment again using the Woodland Picnic stamp set.

Create a project using the theme--Summer.

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