Monday, October 27, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #245 Week 4

 

It's Week 4 of our 

October Challenge!

We have some fun colors to spark your creativity!
Holiday Red, Pop of Pink, Evergreen,
and Arctic Blue

You have until Friday, October 31, 2025 (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.  

We are in our last week using these fabulous colors! Let's see what the Inky Paws Ladies have in store for you!

Claire's winter card features Snow Angel, Petite Snow, and Land Borders by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #handmadecards, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #stamping, #newtonsnookdesigns, #nndstencils, #nndstamps, #thankyoucards, #wintercards, #catcards
Claire Lamb creates this playful card featuring the feline from the Snow Angel Newton stamp and coordinating die set. Claire creates a fun snowy scene for our little feline fellow using the Petite Snow stencil and the Land Borders die set. A super fun snowy card!

Danni's coffee card features Coffee Frame die by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #handmadecards, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #stamping, #newtonsnookdesigns, #nnddieset, #coffeecards, #coffeelovers
Danni Bindel creatures this fun coffee-themed card using the Coffee Frame die. A super fun and bold way to use the challenge colors! 

Debbie's holiday card features Snow Angel, Petite Snow, Heartfelt Holidays, Evergreens, and Pastel Basics by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #handmadecards, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #stamping, #newtonsnookdesigns, #nndstencils, #nndstamps, #nndpaperpads, #holidaycards, #christmascards, #catcards
Debbie Owens creates a fun snowy background using the Evergreens stencil with the Petite Snow stencil. She places this atop a polka-dotted panel using paper from the Pastel Basics paper pad.  Enjoying this fun scene is the kitty from the Snow Angel Newton stamp set. The holiday sentiment is from the Heartfelt Holidays stamp set.

Amy's Christmas card features Christmas Cactus, Meowy Christmas, Fractured Layout, and Banner Trio by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #handmadecards, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #stamping, #newtonsnookdesigns, #nndstamps, #nnddieset, #nndpaperpads, #holidaycards, #christmascards
Amy Tollner creates a very pretty holiday card by pairing the red striped paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad with the flowers from the Christmas Cactus stamp and coordinating die set. She uses the Fractured Card Layout die to add the Arctic Blue color and finishes with a sentiment on a banner using the Banner Trio die set.

Don't forget you now have until October 31, 2025 to get 
creative with the the challenge colors: 
Holiday Red, Pop of Pink, Evergreen, and Arctic Blue.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!


Monday, October 20, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #245 Week 3

 

It's Week 3 of our 

October Challenge!

We have some fun colors to spark your creativity!
Holiday Red, Pop of Pink, Evergreen,
and Arctic Blue

You have until Friday, October 31, 2025 (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.  

Can you believe we are over half way through October?  Time is definitely flying!  Have you started your Christmas cards yet?  Our challenge colors are perfect to get you motivated to get your stash started!  Already finished those holiday cards?  Then how about using the colors to build your birthday stash? Let's see what the IPC team whipped up!

Amy's cocktail card features Christmas Cocktails, Meowy Christmas, and A2 Card Layout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge,  #holidaycards, #christmascards, #cocktailcards
Amy Tollner features the argyle paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad and uses the A2 Card Layout die to create her panels. She then adds not 1, not 2, not  3, but 5!, cocktails from the Christmas Cocktails stamp and coordinating die set. What holiday spirit! Cheers!

Claire's Christmas card features Wreath Pups, Basic Frames, and Christmas Basics by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #puppycards, #dogcards, #Christmascards, #holidaycards
Claire Lamb creates this classic holiday card featuring the canine duo from the Wreath Pups stamp and coordinating die set. To design her card, she uses the Basic Frames die set with the polka dotted paper from the Christmas Basics paper pad. So much puppy cuteness!

Danni's birthday card features Birthday Time, Card Layout 4, Circle Frames, and Uplifting Wishes by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #birthdaycards
Danni Bindel builds her birthday stash using papers from the Birthday Time paper pad with the Card Layout 4 die. She then uses the Circle Frames die set to create her center panels and adds a birthday sentiment from the Uplifting Wishes stamp set. Happy birthday to you!

Debbie's holiday card features Snowflake Oval, Snowflake, and Newton's Christmas Tree by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #christmascards, #holidaycards, #catcards
Debbie Owens creates a snowy background in Pink using the Snowflake stencil. She then adds the darling tree-trimming felines from the Newton's Christmas Tree stamp set. She then embosses a sentiment from the Snowflake Oval. So much furry cuteness!

Don't forget you now have until October 31, 2025 to get 
creative with the the challenge colors: 
Holiday Red, Pop of Pink, Evergreen, and Arctic Blue.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!


Monday, October 13, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #245 Week 2

 

The October Challenge Continues!

You have several more weeks to get creative with your NND products using these festive colors!
Holiday Red, Pop of Pink, Evergreen,
and Arctic Blue

You have until Friday, October 31, 2025 (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.  

This month's colors may have you thinking Christmas, but don't limit yourself.  These colors work amazingly with birthday and coffee-themed cards! Check out what the IPC team designed to inspire you!

Debbie's birthday card features Confetti, Pastel Basics, Sky High Celebrations, and Dog Birthday Party by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #birthdaycards, #catcards, #dogcards, #puppycards
Debbie Owens creates a fun birthday card using the Confetti stencil with papers from the Pastel Basics paper pad. She colors all those packages from the Sky High Celebrations stamp set in the colors of the challenge. At last, she adds the birthday sentiment from the Dog Birthday Party stamp set. A super cute way to celebrate one's special day!


Amy's holiday card features Bells & Holly, Meowy Christmas, and A2 Card Layout 2 by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards
Amy Tollner creates this stunning Christmas card using the A2 Card Layout 2 die with papers from the Meowy Christmas paper pad. She uses the images from the Bells & Holly stamp and coordinating die set and colors them in the challenge colors. The overall effect is holiday magic!

Claire's wintry card features Evergreens and Filigree Oval Frame by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #wintercards, #hellocards
Claire Lamb creates this amazing card using no stamps!  Using her amazing distressing skills, she inks the trees from the Evergreens Frame die and places them on a stunning pink and red backdrop.  For her sentiment, she adds the hello from the Filigree Oval Frame die set. Such a beautiful card!

Danni's coffee card features Mugs, Frames  & Flags, A Hug in a Mug, and Circle Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards
Danni Bindel was also inspired to make a card using no stamps. For her card,  Danni uses the Mugs stencil to create a background of coffee cups in the challenge colors She then adds the scallop edging using a die from the Frames & Flags die set. She creates a stitched circle using the Circle Frames die set to place her large sentiment from the A Hug in a Mug die. Fabulous way to send some coffee fun!

Don't forget you now have until October 31, 2025 to get 
creative with the the challenge colors: 
Holiday Red, Pop of Pink, Evergreen, and Arctic Blue.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Monday, October 6, 2025

Inky Paws Challege #245--Color Challenge

 

It's October and We have a new challenge! 

You have four weeks to get creative with your NND products using these festive colors!
Holiday Red, Pop of Pink, Evergreen,
and Arctic Blue

You have from Monday, October 6, 2025 to Friday, October 31, 2025 (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.  

This month's colors may have you thinking Christmas, but don't limit yourself.  These colors work amazingly with birthdays, thank-yous, and even spring cards!  Let's see how the IPC design team came up with:


Danni's holiday card features Newton's Gift, Framework, and Meowy Christamas by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards, #catcards
Danni Bindel combines paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad with the Framework die set to create lots of holiday layers!  The star of her card is the sweet feline from the Newton's Gift stamp and coordinating die set popping out of a pink gift box! Super cute!

Deb's spring card features Spring Haul and Filigree Oval Frame by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #springcards,
Debbie Owens takes a detour from the upcoming holidays and uses the colors for a splash of spring delight! Her vintage truck is from the Spring Haul stamp set which she frames using the Filigree Oval Frame die set. A super fun card if you aren't quite ready for Christmas card production!

Amy's Cocoa card features Cup of Cocoa, Meowy Christmas, and Postage Stamp Layout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #Christmascards, #coffeecards, #coffeelovers
Amy Tollner colors a plethora of holiday mugs from the Cup of Cocoa stamp and coordinating die set. For an added festive touch, she uses paper from the Meowy Christmas paper pad, and she uses the Postage Stamp Layout die to frame her mugs of cocoa yumminess!

Claire's holiday card features Christmas Nap and Holiday Postage Sampler by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards, #puppycard, #catcard
Claire Lamb lightly distresses her card to create a holiday ambience for her card! This scene features some tired critters from the Christmas Nap stamp and coordinating die set. Claire adds an extra package from the Holiday Postage Sampler stamp and coordinating die set. Hope those sweet fur babies are having visions of sugar plums!

Don't forget you now have until October 31, 2025 to get 
creative with the the challenge colors: 
Holiday Red, Pop of Pink, Evergreen, and Arctic Blue.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Monday, September 29, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #244 Winners

 

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

We loved seeing all your Fall and Halloween projects!


Inky Paws Challenge #244 Prize Winner!


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

Donna's Halloween card features Newton's Boo-tiful Night and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #halloweencards, #catcards
Donna is our lucky winner with this delightful card featuring this festive image from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set. She adds a fun starry pattern paper die cut using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set. Congrats!

Congrats to Donna!  Don't forget to send us an e-mail at
 info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit! 

Inky Paws Challenge #244 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
Jenn's Halloween card features Count Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #halloweencards, #catcards, #countnewton
Jenn Borjeson's amazing background caught Deb's eye. This fun background adds a nice spookily cute setting for her feline in his coffin. This little fellow is from the Count Newton stamp set. The added bats and spidery gate add to the spooky vibe of the card!

Amy's FAVE
Meghan's coffee card features Pumpkin Latte, Autumn, and Frames Squared by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards, #pumpkinspice, #autumncards, #fallcards
Amy loves Megham K.'s coloring and mix of papers on her pumpkin-spice card!  Meghan uses the retired Pumpkin Latte stamp set with papers from the Autumn paper pad. She also uses the pointed-square from the Frames Squared die set. A wonderfully designed autumn card!

Claire's FAVE
Mindy's fall card features Frames & Flags and Fall Harvest by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #fallcards, #autumncards, #catcards
Mindy Finnegan's watercolored background caught Claire's eye and with the trio of baskets from the Fall Harvest stamp and coordinating die set, Mindy's card couldn't be cuter! She creates a scallop edging using a die from the Frames & Flags die set. Such a darling card!

Crystal's FAVE
Sabra's fall card features Newton's Harvest Time and Autumn by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #autumncards, #fallcards, #catcards
Sabra Gerdes caught the eye of Crystal with her amazing mix of papers from the Autumn paper pad and her fun framing of the sentiment. Sabra colors the wheelbarrow and feline from the Newton's Harvest Time stamp and coordinating die set amazingly. Such a wonderful autumn card!

Danni's FAVE
Donna's Halloween card features Newton's Boo-tiful Night and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchalllenge, #halloweencards, #catcards
Donna is not only our lucky winner, but also Danni's FAVE! Her gorgeous teal background is just purr-fect for the black feline and his trio of Jack-'o'-lanterns from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp set. She adds a starry background paper which is die-cut using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set. Such a wonderfully designed card!

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.


The IPC Design Team will be on Fall Break from September 29, 2025 - October 3, 2025.  
We will be back on October 6, 2025 with a new challenge!



Monday, September 22, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #244 Week 4

 

 We are in our last week of our 

September Challenge.  


Be sure to enter your Fall or Halloween project(s) by September 26, 2025 (midnight CDT)!

Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project. 

Here's some inspiration.  

It's our last week of the current September challenge, and the IPC team has created some darling cards featuring both Halloween and autumn.  Let's check them out!

by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenges, #halloweencards, #fallcards, #catcards
Crystal Minkler uses the A2 Card Layout die set with a variety of papers from the Halloween Meows paper pad. She then adds the cutest trio of costumed critters from the Trick or Treat Newton stamps and coordinating die set. A super fun Halloween card!

Danni's autumn card features Newton's Boo-tiful Night, Framework, and Halloween Meows by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenges, #autumncards, #fallcards, #catcards
Danni Bindel creates this bright autumn card featuring lots of pumpkins from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp and coordinating die set. She showcases this darling image with papers from the Halloween Meows paper pad cut using dies from the Framework die set. Such a delightful pumpkin card!

Debbie's googly-eyes card features Frames & Tags, Banner Trio, Basic Frames, Jar Hot Foil, Birthday Postage Sampler, Spooky Roundabout, and Halloween Time  by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenges, #halloweencards, #googlyeyes, #spooky
Debbie Owens' googly-eyes card will having your smiling! This card features paper from the Halloween Time paper pad and uses Frames & Tags die set for the zig-zag edging. She then uses the Jar Hot Foil Plate & Die for her jar and cuts out the center using a die from the Basic Frames die set. She makes a little shaker card and adds some googly eyes. She adds a price tag and adds the price from the Birthday Postage Sampler stamp set. At last she adds her sentiment on a banner using the Spooky Roundabout stamp set and the Banner Trio die set. Eeeek!  How fun!

Amy's autumn card features Newton's Harvest, Autumn, and Lattice by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenges, #autumncards, #fallcards, #catcards, #harvest
Amy Tollner creates this darling autumn card by layering the lattice (Lattice die) over the falling leaves paper from the Autumn paper pad.  She then adds the wheelbarrow image from the Newton's Harvest Time stamp and coordinating die set. A wonderfully designed harvest card!

Claire's spooky Halloween card features Batty Newton, Spooky Sky, and Clouds by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenges, #fallcards, #spookycards, #catcards, #halloweencards, #distressedcards
Claire Lamb is back with her incredible distressing skills! She adds her cat image from the Batty Newton stamps and coordinating die set soaring through her mysterious sky filled with clouds using the Spooky Sky die set and the Clouds stencil.  Such a spookily cute card!

Don't forget you now have until September 26, 2025 to 
link up your Fall or Halloween project for a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter