Inky Paws Challenge #163 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--Create a Tag!

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

Can't decide on which stamp set to use on your tags? Be like Sue T.

and don't stop with just one stamp!  Use all your favorites! Sue uses the  Fancy Edges Tag die set for her tag base. She uses the Snowfall Roundabout stamp set to stamp all those pretty snowflakes. Then the fun begins: Top left tag uses the Winter Memories stamp and die set. Top right tag uses the Snow Much Cheer stamp and die set. Bottom left tag combines the Newton's Christmas Cuddles (retired) and die set and Whispering Pines stamp and die set.  Bottom right has images from the Snow Globe Scenes stamp and die set. 

Amy Tollner's holiday tags are filled with holiday cuteness!  Starting with a Kraft tag base die cut using the Fancy Edges Tag die set, she adds festive paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad. Then comes she adds our favorite mischievous Newton playing with all the holiday trimmings!  These fun images are from the Newton's Holiday Mischief stamp and coordinating die set. As a cat lover, having these tags on my packages would be totally a-meow-zing!  

Claire Lamb creates a pair of bookmark tags that will inspire the receiver to jump right into a book just to use them!  On a fun polka-dotted background, Claire adds a color coordinating banner on which the sentiment has been stamped as well as the stack of books and critters from the All Booked Up stamp and coordinating die set. She uses the Bookmark die set which makes making book marks a cinch!  

Debbie Owens  makes shaker tags using the Ornament Shaker die set. With a distressed green background, she stamps a holiday sentiment onto each tag (Newton's Candy Cane and Ornamental Wishes stamp sets). She adds a fun peppermint mix for her shaking elements. Paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad is added to finish the darling ornamental tags!  Such a fun idea!

Diane Morales creates a pair of holiday bookmark tags featuring two of her favorite mini-stamp sets!  Using papers from the Meowy Christmas paper pad and the newly released Bookmark die set, she creates the tag base. She then adds the darling lamb from the Fleece Navidad and die set and the handsome toad from the Mistle Toad and coordinating die set. What a fun way to give a tag that can double for a bookmark!  Super fun and clever!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, December 17, 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 #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 #112 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 #112  Winner!

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

With  a vibrant distressed background , Amy T. creates this festive, snowy scene. Look closely and you'll see glittery snowflakes from the Petite Snow stencil set. Amy adds some trees using the Forest Scene Builder die set. She adds some playful critters from the Newton's Curious Christmas stamp and die set and from the Sweater Weather stamp and die set. Using the ticket die from the Framework die set, she stamps the fun sentiment. The shimmery ground and glossy-accented hearts and noses are wonderful elements!

Congrats to Amy T.  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 #112 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!

Diane's FAVE

Hellopilda uses amazing colors to create this wonderful winter scene. Her dark navy background with the gold stars using the Starfield stencil looks amazing with the red frame. She then adds light blue trees and the black silhouette of the sleigh and horse using the Winter Memories stamp and die set. She embosses the sentiment in white. A striking holiday card!

Sue's FAVE

Suzanne's card will have you longing for a houseful of kittens!  She uses the 
Newton's Christmas Kittens stamp set with the proud parents watching the trio of kittens playing in all the wrapping paper! She creates a background that mimics wrapping paper and ribbon!  Her use of traditional colors-red and green--with the white polka dots...wow!



Becky's FAVE

Amanda packs her tag with a whole lot of wintry fun!  She creates a distressed background in shades of purples and adds white embossed snowflakes using the Snowfall stencil. She adds a snowy hill for the kitties from the Newton's Toboggan stamp and die set to slide down!  Oh what fun!

Bobbi's FAVE

Amy T.  is back for another spectacular card!  Her majestic, purple mountains (Mountains stencil) make for a wonderful backdrop for the kittens from the Newton's Toboggan stamp and die set to play! She adds some sequin snowflakes and glossy accents to the kitties' noses.  Look at the snow on the mountains, the ground, and even the edges of the sled!  Amy uses glitter paste!  Wow!  For the sentiment uses adds a speech bubble using the Speech Bubbles die set. 

Debbie's FAVE

Vicki Lynn's use of a summer-theme stamp for a wintery scene shows how creative she is and how versatile Newton's Nook Designs stamps can be. She simply adds a scarf to the goat (Floaty Goat stamp and die set) and has him sliding down a snowy hill. She adds some pine trees using the  Forest Scene Builder die set and adds some snow on the end of the branches.  Using the Frames Squared die set, she makes a square card!  Delightful!

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 #112 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.

Theme Challenge

Create a project using the theme--Snow Day.

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge:

Diane Morales has her daring kittens from the Newton's Toboggan stamp and die set sledding down a steep slope!  For her background, she uses the Argyle Stencil Set in a blue and white pattern on a Kraft base and adds some snowflakes for a nice wintery touch.  Such a light, playful card! 

Sue T. creates this darling red and white card by creating a border of red snowflakes using the Snowfall Stencil. With a red circular background, she adds the darling calico kitty from the Newton's Curious Christmas stamp and die set peeking out from the snowman with his red & white scarf! She adds the "Believe in the Magic of the Season" sentiment from the Winter Memories stamp set. She adds decorative red & white washi tapes and a splattering of red little snowflakes as her final touches. 

Becky Noelle uses the Main Street Christmas stamp and die set to make a tri-fold card!  This cleverly designed card makes you feel as if you are traveling down the streets of a quaint Christmas village. It looks like it might be a crisp, chilly morning with her clear blue sky and snowy ground. She selects a fitting sentiment from the Sentiments of the Season stamp set.

Bobbi Lemanski creates a picturesque scene from the snow covered evergreen trees to the holiday-colored camper!  She uses the Evergreens Stencil and adds layers of snow to the boughs. She then adds the vintage camper from the Cozy Campers stamp set and colors it in reds and greens. Those red & white peppermint curtains make a perfect holiday touch. She then stamps the big, bold sentiment from the Sentiments of the Season stamp set.  Wonderfully done!

 Debbie Owens captures the playfulness of a snowy day! Using the Mountains stencil, she creates some distant mountains against the blue and purple sky. She adds a couple layers of snowy hills using the Land Borders die set. She uses the Framework die set to give the edges a postage-stamp look. She then adds the trio of gray kittens from the Newton's Toboggan stamp set as well as the snow building kitty from the Newton's Curious Christmas stamp set. She stamps some snowflakes and adds sequins for some snow flurries. 

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, December 13, 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 #110 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.
Colors Challenge

Create a project using the colors--teal, green, pink, and white.

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge:

Bobbi Lemanski has a special talent of hand drawing her backgrounds. This beautiful square card features a wintery scene filled with birch trees. In her foreground she adds glitter card stock for her children to sled on. Those amazing silhouette children are from the Winter Memories stamp and die set. Bobbi selects the perfect as she has captured the magic of the season in her card!

Debbie Owens is back with another flamingo-themed card. This time it's for Christmas! She creates the background with the scallop-edged frame using Frames & Flags die set. She then stamps the flamingo images from the Festive Flamingos stamp set in different directions multiple times. She adds the scallop-edged tag using the Fancy Edges Tag die set with a very tired sloth from the Slothy Christmas stamp set dreaming of a pink Christmas.  The dream bubble is from the Speech Bubbles die set and the little flamingo is from the Cozy Campers stamp set.

Diane Morales brings us this delightful card.  Her teal background filled with the fluffy heart-shaped clouds (Tumbling Hearts stencil) makes for a wonderful background for the cute little pig from the Oink stamp and die set.  She die cuts this background with the Frames & Flags die set to give it the scallop edges. Using the Land Borders die set, she creates rolling hills for the little guy to play on.  She finishes by stamping the "Hogs & Kisses" sentiments!

Sue T.'s card is filled absolute sweetness. Beginning with a pink card base, she adds the white scallop-edged frame (Frames & Flags die set) and cuts a large circle out. She pops this layer with dimensional tape. In the circle which is also popped up, she adds pale green trees using the Forest Scene Builder die set. Her pale teal sky is dotted with snowflakes from the Sweater Weather stamp set. The ballerina mouse from the Nutcracker Squeak stamp and die set takes center stage! Adorable!

Becky Noelle creates a more traditional Christmas card by stamping and coloring poinsettias in all four corners of her card. The amazingly colored flowers are from the Poinsettia Blooms stamp set. Don't you love the touches of teal that Becky adds?  She then die cuts the sentiment in dark pink using the Holiday Greetings die set. Elegant and festive!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, November 15, 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 #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 #87 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.
Create a project using the colors--Silver and/or Gold

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Debbie Owens gives us this sweet, whimsical card featuring a ballerina mouse from The Nutcracker Squeak stamp set. For her background she uses a golden vellum and adds an embossed white layer which she cuts using the Frames and Flags die set.  She adds the sentiment on the banner and layers. She adds a ribbon and holly boughs using the Pines & Holly stamp set. She finishes with a gold glitter sticker and sequins.

Diane Morales created this silvery background using the Starfield Stencil. She then adds her snowy horizon using Land Borders Die and adds silvery trees which she die cut using the Forest Scene Builder Die. Her final touch is the little lamb from the Fleece Navidad Stamp Set. Her pop of red is the perfect contrast!  Absolutely delightful!  

We are sadden to say this will be Emily's last Inky Paws Challenge card.  We've loved having Emily on our design team with her amazing creativity.  Best wishes as you in your future endeavors!
For her final card, Emily Lauritzen creates this festive and bubbly background using the Bubbly stencil and foil!  Wow!  She wonderfully colors Newton from Newton Celebrates stamp set as he celebrates in style. All these elements are placed atop her silvery background die cut using the Frames and Flags die set.

Sue T.'s winter wonderland card is spectacular!  She used the Petite Snow stencil to create the snowy sky and adds golden trees using the Festive Forest stamp set. Using the Framework die set, she cuts the background and adheres to a black card base. Using the Winter Memories stamp and die sets, she adds the focal point of her card--this lovely couple ice skating. She finally adds the black sentiment to finish her beautiful card!

Becky Noelle creates personalized holiday cards by including her family picture!  She stamps and colors the flowers on the corners on kraft paper using the Poinsettia Blooms stamp set and fussy cuts the inside edges. She adds her sentiment on a tag from the Tags Times Two die set and attaches with a bit of twine!  

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, December 21, 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!