Inky Paws Challenge #248 Week 2

 

Come join us using these wonderful colors!

Use Cinnamon Red, Soft Pink, Lilac, and Buttercream White with your NND products!

You have until Friday, January 30, 2026 (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.  

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Why not get an early start creating Valentine's cards for your loved ones using these sweet colors! Don't need Valentine's cards? No worry. These colors work wonderfully for thank-you, birthday, or congratulations! Let's see how the IPC team used them:

Claire Lamb's delightful Valentine's card features the vertical stack of coffee mugs in the Coffee Delights stamps and coordinating die set. For her sentiment, she uses the Valentine Word Trio die set. She distresses a beautiful background for all her elements. A fantastic CAS card, Claire!

Danni Bindel designs her darling card using the Card Layout 4 die with heart-filled paper from the Lovely Hearts paper pad. She creates circles using the Circle Frames die set for her sentiment from the Cat-itude stamp set. Her final touches are the trio of kitties from the Cat Silhouette dies. What a purr-fect card for the feline-lovin' friend in your life!

Debbie Owens designs this fun V-Day card with a coffee flair!  She uses the Tumbling Heart stencil to distress her background and finishes by using the Framework die set for the postage-edging. She then uses the Love Cafe' stamp set with the little envelopes from the Valentine Postage Sampler stamp set. The overall effect is a wonderful card for someone who loves coffee!

 Kelly Santi uses the challenge colors for a delightful thank you card. Kelly uses the Basic Frames die set to create her panels. That fun heart paper is from the Christmas Basics paper pad. She features some beautiful flowers using the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set. What a beautiful way to use the challenge colors!

Amy Tollner creates her darling card using the A2 Card Layout 2 die with papers from the Love & Meows paper pad. She then combines images from the Valentine Postage Sampler stamp and coordinating die set with a couple of pink cats using the Cat Silhouette die set. Look closely and you'll see the sparkly pink collars using scraps from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. So much cuteness on this fabulous card!

Don't forget you have until January 30, 2026 to use these fabulous colors!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #215

 

  Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This is a color challenge.

Use the challenge theme--Pink, Teal, Ice Blue, Cookie Dough Brown with your NND products. 

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, February 2, 2024 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! 

Claire Lamb uses the challenge colors to create a serene, wintry forest scene. Her trees and pink birds were created using the Forest Scene Builder die set. For her snowy hills, she uses the Land Borders die set. She finishes with a sentiment from the Scandi Christmas die set. A beautiful scene!




Crystal Minkler uses the Caffeinated Cats stamp set and spotlights a few of the kitties using the Circle Frames die set. Her panel was die cut using the Framework die set to create the postage edging. So pretty and creative!



Danni Bindel showcases papers from the Love & Woofs paper pad using the Heart Frames and the Frames & Flags die set to create the many layers. She then features the darling puppy from the Puppy Heart stamp set. All those fun patterns make for such a playful Valentine's card!



Debbie Owens also features a Valentine's card. For her background, she uses the Tumbling Hearts stencil. She makes a jar using the Jar Hot Foil Plate & Die and fills it with converstation hearts using the Candy Heart stamp set. She pulls a sentiment from the Love & Chocolate stamp set. A super sweet card!




Need a mid-day pick up? Amy Tollner's coffee-themed cards is packed full of caffeinated cuteness! She creates her scallop-edged panel (Frames & Flags die set) using the Mugs Stencil. She creates her scallop-edged heart using the Heart Frames die set and stamps the Heartfelt Coffee heart-shaped image. She colors all those mugs and cups using the challenge colors. Her sentiment is placed on a banner using the Banner Trio die set.

Use the challenge colors with your Newton's Nook Designs products.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #191 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 your NND products with the colors:

Cherry Red, Pewter Gray, Daffodil Yellow, and white.

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

Crystal O. Minkler's darling card features one of the sweet mice from the Garden Mice stamp and coordinating die set. She pairs him with yellow polka-dotted paper from the Springtime paper pad. Her vellum circle was created using the Circle Frame die set.  Super fun and cute!

Debbie Owens uses the challenge colors for this sweet beach scene set on a circular card (Circle Frame die set). She uses the red striped paper from the Love & Meows paper pad. She colors the little crab red and kitten gray. Both are from the Kitten Beach stamp set. The sentiment comes from the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set. Super fun way to use the colors!

Diane Morales brings us a pretty and elegant tag. She adds texture using the Basketweave stencil. She then pulls the gray heart paper from the Coffee House Stories paper pad.  Those pretty flowers are from the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set. The red banner with the sentiment adds a nice pop of color. Lovely!

Amy Tollner's card is just in time for Valentine's Day!  She adds yellow hearts for her background using the Tumbling Hearts stencil and cut using the scallop-edged frame from the  Frames & Flags die set. She layers on a duo of banners and adds the super cute feline from the Newton's Heart stamp and coordinating die set. Sweet!

Claire Lamb features two playful kitties from the Newton Unwinds stamp and coordinating die set.  Her CAS layout is purr-fect as is the use of the challenge colors!  The shiny "Meow" adds a nice touch of sparkle (Pawprint Shaker die set). Wonderfully done!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, February 17, 2023 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 #166 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 Theme Challenge!

Inky Paws Challenge #166 Prize Winner!

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

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

Melissa designs this darling puppy card. Atop a teal paw-print embossed background, she adds layered hearts using the Heart Frames die set. She stamps the puppy image from the Heartfelt Woofs stamp set on her top heart. She adds two banners for her sentiments which have been die cut using the Banner Trio die set. A delightful birthday card!

Congrats to Melissa!  Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com

 to claim your $20 store credit! 

Inky Paws Challenge #166  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

Dawn showcases the Flirty Flamingos (Retired) stamp and die set with this tall slimline card. She uses the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set to cut the pink and white striped background.  Then she adds hearts in different tropical papers as well as glittery paper.  She adds a splattering of flamingos from the retired Flirty Flamingos  stamp and die set and the die cut cheers sentiment (Cocktail Mixer die set).  All of this makes for a pretty in pink flamingo card filled with love!

Diane's FAVE

Amy creates a shape card that is just amazing!  She features one of the roosters from the Cluck stamp set on a scallop-edged circle from the  Circle Frames die set. She then die cuts several hearts using the Heart Frames die set. She coordinates the colors to match the darling pattern paper.  She uses a die from the  Banner Trio  die set for her sentiment.  A very creative shape card to celebrate one's birthday!

Sue's FAVE

Priscilla Joseph uses the Tumbling Hearts stencil to create a graphic background for the typewriter from the My Type stamp set. She coordinates a pattern paper that looks like it's been type written. The little piece of paper with 'You're just my type" typed on it looks like it's been pulled from the machine! So cute!

Amy's FAVE

Kimberly's teal background and cascading hearts of different sizes is just darling!  She uses the Heart Frames die set to create her hearts as well as the Love & Meows paper pad. Her biggest heart has the image from the Heartfelt Meows stamp set. She lightly shades her kitties with red accents. A fabulous way to say, "Thank mew!"

Claire's FAVE

Melissa creates this fabulous heart-shaped treat box that is filled with yummy goodies!  She uses the Heart Frames die set to create the bases and adds the fun paper from the Love & Meows paper pad. She cuts a circular tag using the Circle Frames die set and uses the little heart from this set to allow the paper to show through!  A fun ribbon with little hearts adds a perfect accent to this Valentine's box.  Nicely done!

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 #165 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 challenge sketch.

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

Claire Lamb has her kitten making snow angels on a snowy day! With a pretty snowy sky and hills of snow made using the Land Borders die set, Claire adds a rainbow scarf and coordinating hat to her kitten from the Snow Angel Newton stamp and die set.  She adds banners using the Frames & Flags die set. A darling way to spend a day!  

Debbie Owens' card has Newton aiming for twinkling stars. She creates her starry sky using the Starfield stencil and gold foil. She continues the gold theme by die cutting a gold frame using the Framework die set.  Flying across the sky is Newton from the Newton's 4th of July stamp set. A fun sentiment from the Cosmic Newton stamp completes her fun card!

Diane Morales creates a fun Valentine's card just perfect for a little (or not so little) boy! She uses the Tumbling Hearts stencil to create her background of hearts. Then uses the  Circle Frames and the Frames & Flags die sets to create the black banner and circle frame.  She features the backhoe and safety cone images from the Love Quarry stamp and die set. A darling interpretation of the sketch!

Sue T.'s card is just so pretty with all the pink!  She uses the Tumbling Hearts stencil for her center panel and adds the playful kitty from the Newton's Valentine stamp and die set. The polka-dotted heart is so cute!  To complete her card, Sue uses the Frames & Flags die set for her white panel layer and her pink banners. She uses a die from the  Speech Bubble die for her sentiment. So Valentine-y!

Amy Tollner gives us a beautiful snowflake card in blues and silver! She uses silver glitter paper for her banners (die cut using the Frames & Flags die set) and background layer. Using the Beautiful Blizzard stamp set, she heat embosses the fragile snowflakes in white and distresses the background in shades of blue.  She heat embosses the sentiment on a little banner using the Banner Trio die set. Such a beautiful, sparkly card!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, January 28, 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!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Winners #140

 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 Color Challenge.

Inky Paws Challenge #140 Winner!

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

Kimberly Curphey showcases the Monarchs stamp set and Hibiscus stencil set in the challenge colors.  The shimmer and glittering background provide a wonderful setting for her pink butterflies as they flutter about!  Wonderfully done!

Congrats to  Kimberly Curphey!  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 #140 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

Ildi wows with her spectacular background!  Love the teal curtains and sliding glass door!  Her sweet kitten from the Newton's Naptime stamp set looks quite content on his pile of pink and red blankets!  Amazingly done!

Debbie's FAVE

Mary Reiner combines the Holiday Post and the Llama Delivery stamp sets to create a delightful scene!  Her coloring of her critters looks amazing as is her use of the challenge colors.  A fabulous card that is sure to bring a smile to one's face!

Diane's FAVE

Meghan Kennihan uses the Tumbling Hearts stencil to create a festive background in pinks and red. She adds the cement truck from the Love Quarry stamp and die set. Doesn't it look wonderful in the challenge colors?  This fun Valentine's card is sure to win over some lucky person!

Sue's FAVE

Valerie uses the Tropical Leaves stencil and distresses in shades of pink. She then uses the challenge colors to shade her toucans from the Toucan Party stamp and die set. Using nontraditional colors adds a whimsical touch to these toucans.  Fun and fabulous!

Amy's FAVE

Beverly Sizemore's lovely bouquet using the Lovely Blooms stamp set really wows!  Set upon a quilted background, her red and pink flowers are so bright and colorful. Her pop of teal for the water and twine bow look fantastic!  A wonder way to celebrate a loved one's special day!

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.