Inky Paws Challenge #139 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 #139 Winner!

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

Hellopilda is our lucky randomly chosen winner this week!  Her delightful card showcases 

the stamp set, Puppy Pals.  Her wonderfully colored puppies will definitely warm your heart!

Congrats to  Hellopilda!  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 #139 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!

Amy's FAVE

Fikreta has her kitten and puppy exchanging presents which just warms our hearts. Her wintry sky and snow-covered trees provides a wonderful setting for her critters from the Let's Pawty stamp set, a 2019 STAMPember Exclusive.  Don't you love the little Santa hats she adds?  

Becky's FAVE

Jeanne J. shows her creativity by combining two non-wintry stamp sets for a cozy, winter card.  Creating a wintry backdrop filled with snowy hills and evergreen trees, Jeanne pulls the wagon from the Wagon of Wishes stamp set (Retired).  She then does some masking to stamp just the kitten from one of the the  images from the Newton's Book Club stamp set.  Doesn't the kitty look so cute awaiting a ride in his wagon?  Thanks, Jeanne, for showing us how to stretch our NND stamp sets!

Debbie's FAVE

KT Fit Kitty creates a wintry scene inside the outline of a mitten, which is a fun, playful way to showcase the sweet kitten from the Sweater Weather stamp set.  She pulls the sentiment from the Winter Memories stamp set.  The different texture of snowflakes and soft color palette make this such a sweet winter card!

Diane's FAVE

Not only was Hellopilda our lucky $20 store credit winner, she is also a top pick!  She wows with her ability to make her puppies look so fluffy!  With an amazing winter background setting filled with snow-laden evergreens, Hellopilda adds her two puppy friends from the Puppy Pals stamp set. They look so cute playing with their stick in the snow!  

Sue's FAVE

Nubble Lights Designs creates a cable-knitted background that coordinates perfectly with the Sweater Weather stamp set!  Her two critters snuggled in their soft, blue sweaters look darling as they frolic in the snowy background!  

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 #124 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 #124 Winner!

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

Miss Boo creates this sweet, serene card beginning with a soft green paper filled with white blooms. She adds her white daisies from the  Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set atop a pastel teal panel. To give her card a sense of movement, she adds a couple of butterflies. 

Congrats to  Miss Boo.  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 #124 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!

Becky's FAVE

On a slimline card, Farhana white embosses the floral wreath from the Happy Little Thoughts stamp set three times and elegantly water colors them. She adds a sentiment from the Floral Fringe stamp set in the center wreath. What a beautiful card!

Crystal's FAVE

Liba makes fabulous use of the Bloom digital image by printing and coloring a plethora of flowers. She colors them in bright colors and places them in a blue envelop which is place on top of a geometric background.  Her whole card just overflows with happiness!

Debbie's FAVE

Vicki's use of the flowers in the Beautiful Blossoms stamp set make for a very pretty sympathy card. She repeatedly stamps the floral images on a pink card stock. She stamps and uses the coordinating die set before adding them to the cream squares with black framing. The overall effect is both beautiful and dramatic. 

Diane's FAVE

Mugdha's floral background is a beautiful way to showcase two of the feline images from the Aloha Newton stamp set. The Hawaiian kitties are popped up by foam tape on a circle of vellum.  A beautiful way to celebrate the summer season. 

Sue's FAVE

The bright pink gingham pattern at the bottom Priscilla Joseph's CAS card was made using the Gingham stencil. It creates a wonderful foundation on which she places the rustic wagon from the Wagon of Wishes stamp set (retired).  Filled with all those potted plants, this card is sure to bring loads to happiness!

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 #105

This biweekly challenge is a:

Sketch Challenge

Create a project using the above 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, September 6, 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!  

Bobbi Lemanski provides us this cheerful, sunny card by water coloring the background in the window and adding the blue birdie from the Raccoon Rascals stamp set and a white window frame. She then stamps the small flower image from the Dainty Daisies stamp set repeatedly on the blue card stock. She adds a yellow flower box and hand draws a wood grain pattern. In that flower box, she adds beautifully shaded daises from the Dainty Daisies stamp and die set. A black gingham bow is the perfect finishing touch.

Ready for some autumn fun?  Debbie Owens shows us that we are never too old to play in the leaves!  She begins her card by creating a bark-like background using the Hardwood stencil. She then creates a cloudy background using the Clouds stencil and die cuts using the Frames & Flags die set.  She adds the kitty hanging from the branch from the Newton Hangs Out stamp set adding foam tape to the kitty's bottom to make him look like he is swinging out to land on the pile of leaves from the Wagon of Wishes stamp set. She finds the perfect sentiment for her scene from Newton Unwinds stamp set.

Diane Morales combines stamps set to create this fabulous summer card. She creates an orange/yellow distressed background on which she stamps a sentiment from the Cat-itude stamp set. She tucks several palm fronds from the Toucan Party stamp and die set behind this panel. These fronds go perfectly with the surfboard her kitty is holding from the Newton's Perfect Wave and die set which Diane colors wonderfully!

Sue T. designs a tranquil ocean card that any friend would be thrilled to receive. Using the Frames & Flags scalloped edged die, she creates a frame from a blue polka dotted pattern paper. For her center panel, she uses the Sea Borders die set and the Sunscape stencil to create a peaceful place for the seagulls from the Gull Friends stamp and die set to hang out. Sue adds a speech bubble from the Speech Bubbles die set to capture the sentiment.

Becky Noelle designs this refreshing citrus card using one amazing stamp set--Lemon Twist!

She customizes her background by repeatedly stamping & embossing lemon slices. For her center panel, she uses a white-dotted vellum piece with a white bottom on which she adds the sentiment. Her focal point is a lemon and lemon slice from the same Lemon Twist stamp set. With a twine bow as the final embellishment, Becky shows us the power of using just one stamp set!

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Inky Paws Challenge #93

This biweekly challenge is a:

Theme Challenge

Create a project using 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 22 , 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. creates this lovely spring card by die cutting the main layer using the Framework die. She cuts a circle in it and adds a rainy background.  For her main attraction, she adds the little girl from the Loads of Bloom stamp and die set. She adds a strip of floral pattern paper and a splattering of flowers and enamel dots. Such a wonderful, spring card!

Becky Noelle's begins by using Kraft card stock and a strip of white paper in which she adds a trio of bouquets from the Lovely Blooms stamp set look wonderful in their glass jars. She adds a happy birthday sentiment from the Simply Sentimental stamp set. As a final touch, she adds jute twine bows.  What amazing spring inspiration!

 Bobbi Lemanski used distressed inks and splotched water on it to created her watery sky. She adds her little girl in her yellow raincoat from the Loads of Bloom stamp and die set. She adds a little blue bird from the Raccoon Rascals stamp set and sprinkles some flowers on the ground. Wonderful spring card!

Debbie Owens creates a fun slider card!  She begins with a polka-dotted foil background and adds a layer of clouds using the Sky Borders die. She uses the Frames & Flags die set to create the scalloped edges. She adds the sliding owl from the Love Owl-Ways stamp set and adds the froggy umbrella from the Umbrella Pals stamp set. She adds the kitten from the Sending Hugs stamp and die set who is also holding a froggy umbrella. Using the banner from  Frames & Flags die, she creates a banner and adds a sentiment from the Newton's Rainy Day stamp set. For an added touch of spring, she adds potted flowers from the Wagon of Wishes stamp set.

Diane Morales created these delightful bookmarks by distressing the background using the Bokeh stencil. She adds her grass using the Sea Borders die. For her main attraction, she colors the spring critters from the Spring Pile Up stamp and die set.  She then adds her fun tassels! Such a fabulous way to hold one's place in a book!

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Inky Paws Challenge #68 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  Color Challenge! 

Here'a a refresher.  It's a Color Challenge:  

Create a project using the colors: 
yellow, light green, light blue and white

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

With all the spring colds going around, Andrea Shell's get well card is right on time!  Her selection of papers use the challenge colors wonderfully as is her use of the Sending Hugs stamp set and Fancy Edges Tag die set. Such a darling card!

Debbie Owens combines Wagon of Wishes and Bunny Hop stamp sets to create this sweet spring scene. The water colored bunny looks so sweet as he awaits a ride around the yard!

Diane Morales' oval-shaped card is absolutely darling!  Her sweet bunny is from the Bitty Bunnies stamp set. The grass is from the Land Borders die set, and those darling eggs are part of the Beautiful Spring stamp set. Such a darling scene!


Emily Lauritzen created this beautiful card using Furr-ever Friends stamp set to bring comfort to someone who has lost a fur baby.  I love the subtle paw prints in the background. Emily also uses Frames & Flags die set. The background of black adds an elegant touch.

Zsofia Molnar creates this gorgeous tone-on-tone card Beautiful Spring stamp set! The added sparkle is a fabulous touch!  What a wonderful way to wish someone a Happy Easter!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, March 30, 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 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 theme challenge! 

Here'a a refresher of the challenge - Fall Theme

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Debbie Owens uses a touch of felt for the grass to add a nice textual element to her autumn card featuring Autumn Newton Stamp Set and Autumn Leaves Die Set.  So fun!

Emily Lauritzen inspires us with this stunning autumn card featuring the Falling Leaves Stencil and Shades of Autumn Stamp Set. I love the black background and those beautifully colored embossed leaves!

Andrea Shell showcases the Fall-ing for You Stamp Set and the Autumn Leaves Die Set. I love the stamped background with the pumpkin spiced lattes, pumpkins, and leaves. The gold embossing adds a perfect touch of elegance!

Diane Morales combines several stamp sets to create this playful card-Newton Unwinds stamp set, Newton's Antics stamp set, and Wagon of Wishes stamp set. I can so imagine this scene as Newton attacks that pile of leaves. Thanks Diane for showing how to stretch our NND stamps!

Zsofia Molnar pairs the Autumn Newton Stamp Set with the bold plaid to create a striking autumn card. I love how she colored those cute kitties!  Super cute!

I hope this project has inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, October 20, 2017 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

This biweekly challenge is a: 

Theme challenge

Create a project with a Fall Theme.

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, October 20, 2017 at Midnight CST. The winner and DT favorites will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky?

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky? Grab your favorite NND stamps to play along and 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! 

Andrea Shell has captured the hues of autumn wonderfully using the Autumn Leaves Die Set with words from the Lovely Blooms Stamp Set.  The touch of gold embossing is just the perfect touch of elegance. 

Diane Morales delightful and playful card showcases Wagon of Wishes Stamp Set. The fun pumpkins in the background were creating using the Pick-a-Pumpkin Die Set and add such a wonderful touch!

Zsofia Molnar  creates this stunning card using the Falling Leaves Stencil and Autumn Leaves Die Set. Her use of gold glitter paste turns this into a truly amazing design!

Debbie Owens  features Autumn Newton Stamp Set. The autumn colors and burlap are a perfect combination for a harvest card.

Emily Lauritzen layers those gorgeous leaves using Falling Leaves Stencil. The beautiful colors against the black provides for a stunning background for those snuggly kittens from the Newton's Antics Stamp Set.

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