Monday, October 28, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 4

Welcome to our final week of the October

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of October

we have fabulous colors to play with!

Use Burnt Orange, Olive Green, Slate Gray, and Cream with your NND products.

You have until November 1st to get creative with these colors and your NND Products!

You have from Monday, October 7, 2024 to Friday, November 1, 2024 (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 color combination would make gorgeous Fall projects, but don't limit yourself. How about using these colors for a Halloween-themed card or a masculine birthday card? So many possibilities! Let's see what our IPC DT came up with:

Crystal's bookmark features Never Enough Books, Bookmark II, and Black & White by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #bookmark,

Crystal Minkler was inspired to use the challenge colors for a bookmark! She uses the Bookmark II die for her base and adds gray argyle paper from the Black & White Basics paper pad. She adds a stack of books (Bookmark II die set) in the colors of the challenge with a mug of something hot and wonderful at the top. That little cup and sentiment are from the Never Enough Books stamp and coordinating die set

Danni's coffee card features Heartfelt Coffee, Heart Frames, and Framework by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #coffeelovers, #coffeelovingcards,

Danni Bindel was inspired to create a coffee-themed card. When uses the Framework die set to create her cream postage-edge base. She then adds an olile green heart with the scallop-edged heart atop it using the Heart Frames die set. She stamps the coffee mug image from the Heartfelt Coffee stamp set on her cream heart and colored each mug so cutely.

Debbie's bookmark features Bookmark and Autumn Reads by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #bookmarks, #autumncards

Debbie Owens and Crystal must have been channeling the same energy because Deb, too, created a darling bookmarks. She chose to use the Bookmark die set and decorated it using images from the Autumn Reads stamp set. Such a delightful autumn bookmark just perfect for snuggling up with a good book!

Amy's Halloween card features Batty Newton, Haunted House, Spooky Sky, Land Borders, and A7 Frames & Borders by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards, #catcards

Amy Tollner designs a fun Halloween scene! She uses the A7 Frames & Banners die set to create her cardbase. She then distresses her background using the Spooky Sky die set. Her spooky Newton from the Batty Newton stamp and coordinating die set is flying towards his haunted mansion made using the Haunted House die. For her gray grass, Amy uses the Land Borders die set. The overall scene is absolutely amazing!

Claire's Halloween card features Ghostly Good Times by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards

Claire Lamb makes this spooky card by distressing a "creepy" background and adds little ghostly critters from the Ghostly Good Time stamp and coordinating die set. A spook-tacular use of the challenge colors!

Hurry now and get inky with these fabulous colors!

Monday, October 21, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 3

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of October

we have fabulous colors to play with!

Use Burnt Orange, Olive Green, Slate Gray, and Cream with your NND products.

You have three more weeks to get creative with these colors and your NND Products!

Here's some inspiration.

Claire's spooky card features Haunted House, Spooky Sky, and Spiderweb Oval by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards

Claire Lamb uses dies to create this spooky scene. On her spooky distressed background, she adds a gray haunted house using the Haunted House die, and she adds a moon and a splattering of clouds using the Spooky Sky Die set. Her little "Eeek!" sentiment is from the Spiderweb Oval stamp set. A spook-taculalr way to use the challenge colors!

Crystal's autumn card features Autumn Reads, Never Enough Books, Falling Leaves, Autumn Meows, Circle Frames, Basic Frames, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards, #fallcards

Crystal Minkler creates layers of autumn beauty with this stylish card. She creates her many layers using the Frames & Flags die set, the Basic Frames die set, and the Circle Frames die set. She pulls the plaid paper from the Autumn Meows paper pad and creates her own design paper by using the Falling Leaves stencil. She showcases the stack of books from the Autumn Reads stamp and the coordinating die set for the little leaf. Her final touch is a perfect sentiment from the Never Enough Books stamp set.

Danni's Oops card features Black & White Basics, Frames & Flags, and Naughty Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #sorrycards, #catcards

Danni Bindel's "oops! card really showcases the slate gray from the color challenge. She uses two gray papers from the Black & White Basics paper pad with dies from the Frames & Flags die set to create her layers. She then uses one of the naughty kitty images from the Naughty Newton stamp and coordinating die set colored in the other challenge colors. Such a sweet way to send an I'm sorry message!

Deb's Give Thanks card features Newton's Thanksgiving, Fall Harvest, Autumn Basics, and Fall Roundabout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards, #catcards, #fallcards, #givethankscards

Not only does Debbie Owens capture the bounty of the harvest season, but also the wonderful desserts it brings! Deb combines the basket of pumpkins image from the Fall Harvest stamp set with the pie making kitty and the overly full feline from the Newton's Thanksgiving stamp set for a delightful Thanksgiving card. She uses the Basic Frames die set with papers from the Autumn Basics paper pad for her layers and a sentiment from the Fall Roundabout stamp set.

Amy's autumn card features Autumn Mice, Pumpkin Patch, and Frames & Tags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #fallcards, #micecards, #autumncards

Amy Tollner creates the sweetest fall card with these darling mice from the Autumn Mice stamp and coordinating die set. Amy creates a subtle backdrop using the Pumpkin Patch stencil and adds a gray frame using the Frames & Tags die set Her amazing coloring captures the autumn feel wonderfully!

Don't forget you have now have 2 more weeks to get

inky with these fab colors!

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 2

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of October

we have fabulous colors to play with!

Use Burnt Orange, Olive Green, Slate Gray, and Cream with your NND products.

You have three more weeks to get creative with these colors and your NND Products!

Here's some inspiration.

Amy's Halloween card features Newton's Boo-tiful Night, Autumn Basics, A2 Card Layout, and Framework by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #colorchallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards, #catcards

Amy Tollner uses the green with white polka dotted paper from the Autumn Basics paper pad with the A2 Card Layout die set to make a moody background for her Halloween card. She then uses two spookily cute Halloween images from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp and coordinating die set. She places them a top the slate gray frame and adds her sentiment on a gray tag using a die from the Framework die set. How cute are these colors with a Halloween theme?

Claire's autumn card features Newton's Crate and Falling Leaves by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #colorchallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #fallcards, #autumncards

Claire Lamb goes for an autumn-themed card. She distresses her background using the Falling Leaves stencil making for a gorgeous setting for her sweet kitty. This cream-colored feline is from the Newton's Crate stamp and coordinating die set is looking amazing in his gray crate filled with pumpkins!

Crystal's birthday card features Newton's Birthday Balloons and Clouds by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #colorchallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #birthdaycards

Crystal Minkler creatively uses the challenge colors for a birthday card! Her orange clouds are spectacular and were made using the Clouds stencil. Flying high in those clouds is a precious, gray furball from the Newton's Birthday Balloons stamp and coordinating die set. Crystal pulls in the cream and olive green with her wonderfully colored balloons!

Danni's autumn card features Natural Basics, Autumn Mice, and A2 Card Layout 2 by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #colorchallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #micecard, #autumncards, #fallcards, #harvestcards

Danni Bindel showcases a trio of cream-colored mice from the Autumn Mice stamp and coordinating die set. She adds her green using papers from the Natural Basics paper pad. Her gray panels were made using the A2 Card Layout2 die. The splash of orange in her leaves adds a nice contrast to this delight autumn card!

Deb's harvest card features Newton's Crate, Fall Harvest, Autumn Harvest, Farmer Newton, and Serene Stripes by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #colorchallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #farmercard, #autumncard, #fallcard, #catcard,

Debbie Owens mixes and matches images from the Fall Harvest, the Autumn Harvest, and the Farmer Newton stamp sets to create her fabulous fall scene. She adds some texture using the Serene Stripes stencil and adds a sentiment from the Newton's Crate stamp set. Mixing images from different sets is a great way to stretch your stamp stash!

Don't forget you have 3 more weeks to get

inky with these fab colors!

Sunday, October 6, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 1

Welcome to our new Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of October

we have fabulous colors to play with!

Use Burnt Orange, Olive Green, Slate Gray, and Cream with your NND products.

You have four weeks to get creative with these colors and your NND Products!

Here's some inspiration.

Deb's Halloween card features Trick-or-Treat Newton, Trick-or-Treat Puppy, Frames & Tags, Spooky Street, Haunted House, Land Border, and Spooky Stories by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards, #halloween, #catcards, #puppycards, #dogcards

Debbie Owens shows us how these beautiful colors can be used to make a Halloween card! Her card is filled with Halloween products including the Spooky Stories stamp set, the Trick-or-Treat Newton stamp set, the Trick-or-Treat Puppy stamp set, the Spooky Street stamp set, and, lastly, the Haunted House die.

Deb makes her spooky scene using the Land Border die set, the Frames & Tags die, and the Clouds stencil. A fun way to use the October colors!

Amy's cozy reading card features Autumn Reads, Argyle, and Fractured Card Layout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #readingcards, #autumncards

Amy Tollner creates an amazing autumn card combining the challenge colors with the Argyle stencil set. She then cuts her background with the Fractured Card Layout die creating a unique background to showcase the pile of books from the Autumn Reads stamp and coordinating die set.

Claire's autumn card features Autumn Reads by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards, #readingcards

Claire Lamb, too, uses the Autumn Reads stamp and coordinating die set for her card. Her pile of books rests against a gorgeous green distressed backdrop. For added autumn fun, Claire adds falling leaves to her layout!

Crystal's birthday card features Newton Loves Taco, A Cat's Life, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #birthdaycards, #tacocat

Crystal Minkler uses the October colors to create a darling birthday card! She chooses papers from the A Cat's Life paper pad in burnt orange and another in slate gray to make her layers with the help of the Frames & Flags die set. Her star attraction is our very own Newton from the Newton Loves Taco stamp and coordinating die set. Such a fun way to use the October colors!

Danni's autumn card features Autumn Basics, Fractured Card Layout, and Leaf Splendor by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards, #leafcards

Danni Bindel uses the Fractured Card Layout die with papers from the Autumn Basics paper pad to create an amazing layout for her colorful, autumn leaves from the Leaf Splendor stamp and coordinating die set. What a stunning way to celebrate autumn!

Don't forget you now have 4 weeks to get

inky with these fab colors!

Monday, September 30, 2024

Exciting News!

Starting October 7, Inky Paws is moving to a monthly format!

Same amazing Challenge--Colors, Sketch, or Theme--

Just more time for you to get Inky with your NND Products.

Here's what to expect:

Enter up to 4 projects!

Inspiration every Monday from the IPC design team!

One randomly drawn participant will receive a $20 store credit and FAVE picks by the IPC DT!

Free digital images in case you haven't built your NND stash yet!

We can't wait to see how you interpret the monthly challenges. Join us on October 7th!

Hugs,

The IPC DT

Inky Paws Challenge #232 Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

Inky Paws Challenge at the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

We loved seeing all your cozy, fall cards!

Inky Paws Challenge #232 Prize Winner!

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

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

Marcia's fall card features Autumn Mice by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge

Marcia Harlamert creates a monochromatic card filled with autumn fun! Marcia pairs several fall-themed papers with the sweet mouse from the Autumn Mice stamp and coordinating die set. Super cute!

Congrats to Marcia Harlamert! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at

info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit!

Inky Paws Challenge #232 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!

Danni's FAVE

Arlene features Paw-tumn Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #catcards

Arlene R.'s simple design showcases the wonderfully colored image from the Paw-tumn Newton stamp set which made it Danni's FAVE. Just love the bright autumn colors!

Debbie's FAVE

Jenni's autumn card features Loads of Bloom by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge

Jenni Shamblin's use of texture caught Debbie's eye. From the embossing to the jute bows, Jenni's card is so warm and cozy. She pairs the texture with the lady on her bike from the Loads of Blooms stamp set. Jenni colors her flowers in oranges and yellow to give it an autumn flair!

Amy's FAVE

Melissa's pumpkin Latte card features Pumpkin Latte and Plaid by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #pumpkinspicecards, #coffeelovers, #coffeecards, #pumpkinspice

Melissa's coffee-cup shaped card was Amy's favorite! The coffee sleeve with the pretty plaid created using the Plaid stencil coordinates wonderfully with the latte-toting lady from the Pumpkin Latte stamp and coordinating die set. It's definitely time for a PSL!

Claire's FAVE

Amy's cozy card features A Cozy Day and Houndstooth by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #reading

Amy Isley subtle use of the Houndstooth stencil combined with the little girl from the

A Cozy Day In stamp set won over Claire. Such a warm, cozy scene just purr-fect for a cool, autumn day!

Crystal's FAVE

Inkami's fall card features Deer Friend by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnookdesigns, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #deercards

Inkami's no-line coloring and CAS Design caught Crystal's eye. The sweet deer from the Deer Friend stamp set paired with the pretty plaid design paper is a wonderful combination!

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 starting October 7, 2024. We are changing from a bimonthly challenge to a monthly challenge to give participants more time to play with the inspirational badges. The IPC design team will continue bringing you weekly inspiration to get your creative juices pumping!

Monday, September 23, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #232 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 the Cozy Fall Theme with your NND products.

The IPC team has some amazing autumn cards that are filled with fall coziness.

Danni Bindel uses papers from the Autumn paper pad for a harvest twist. She creates her many layers by combining dies from the Basic Frames and the Frames & Flags die sets. She showcases the image from the Signs of Fall stamp and coordinating die set with her wonderfully coloring skills. Don't you just love all those pumpkins and gourds?

Debbie Owens also uses the Autumn paper pad with a focus on autumn leaves! She pairs her papers with critters playing in the leaves. These furry friends are from the Fall Harvest and the Autumn Newton stamp sets. She makes her card into a circular shape card using the Circle Frames die set. Time to go out and play in the leaves!

Amy Tollner shows us the coziness inside of one's home on a cool autumn day. To create her background she uses the Quatrefoil stencil with a striped paper from the Natural Basics paper pad die cut using the zig-zag frame from the Frames & Tags die set. All that fabulous furniture and accessories are from the Cozy Home stamp and coordinating die set. Such a cozy setting for a little nap!

Claire Lamb showcases all the hard work of our beloved farmers. With a twilight background using the Land Borders die set, the little tractor from the Tractor die set is hard at work in the pumpkin patch. She uses a sentiment from the Fall Friends stamp set with the pumpkin die from the coordinating die set . The whole card is a behind-the-scene look of the bounty of autumn!

Crystal Minkler's card has such richly colored leaves made using the Falling Leaves stencil. She uses the Framework die set to create the postage edging as well as the center panel. Enjoying the season is our very own Newton from the Newton's Reading List stamp and coordinating die set who is also enjoying a nice mug of hot chocolate from the Cup of Cocoa stamp and coordinating die set. The sentiment from the newly released Autumn Reads stamp set ties everything together purr-fectly!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, September 27, 2024 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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Monday, October 28, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 4

Welcome to our final week of the October

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, October 21, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 3

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 2

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Sunday, October 6, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 1

Welcome to our new Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Monday, September 30, 2024

Exciting News!

Starting October 7, Inky Paws is moving to a monthly format!

Same amazing Challenge--Colors, Sketch, or Theme--

Just more time for you to get Inky with your NND Products.

Here's what to expect:

Inky Paws Challenge #232 Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

Inky Paws Challenge at the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

Inky Paws Challenge #232 Favorites

Thank you for playing!

Monday, September 23, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #232 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 the Cozy Fall Theme with your NND products.

The IPC team has some amazing autumn cards that are filled with fall coziness.

Don't forget -
There's still time to play along with our

Have you had a chance to make a card for our latest Inky Paws Challenge?

Here's a refresher.

Use the Cozy Fall Theme with your NND products.