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 #68

This biweekly challenge is a:

Color challenge

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

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 30, 2018 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! 

Andrea Shell's soft pastel heart background created with Tumbling Hearts stencil looks delightful behind her sweet bunny from Bitty Bunnies stamp set. Love her little hill with the fresh spring flowers and yellow edging!

Debbie Owens creates a background using Distress Inks and a fun die. She then colors that cute bunny bum from Bunny Hop stamp set and heat embosses the sentiment on vellum.  Such a fun, sweet card for Easter!

Diane Morales designs these little Easter baskets with some yummy Easter candy. She uses the Sending Hugs stamp and die set and the Hello Spring stamp set. Such a creative and cute idea!

Emily Lauritzen creates beautiful texture using yellow, blue, and green paint for her center panel and embossing her white background. A purr-fect way to showcase Newton from Newton's Costume Party stamp set

Zsofia Molnar creates this spectacular Easter card using Newton's Easter Basket stamp and die set. I love the hexagonal frame with all the eggs hidden in the grass as well as her striped background paper!  Super cute!

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Inky Paws Challenge #67 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 SKETCH challenge!

Inky Paws Challenge #67 Winner!

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

Tracie's sweet card is perfect for spring!  Her blue background mimics raindrops which works wonderfully with the bright umbrella and cute critters from Newton's Rainy Day stamp set beneath it! 

Congrats to Tracie C.! 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 #67 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!

Zsofia's FAVE

Gail's fun get well card will certainly brighten someone's day! We love how she used the bandages under the tag to compliment poor Newton from Newton's Sick Day stamp set with his injured leg. 

Andrea's FAVE

Sue's tag featuring Newton's Pot of Gold stamp set  is just the cutest and perfect for St. Patty's Day!  We love all the details and patterns Sue incorporates in her design!  

Debbie's FAVE

 Angie's stunning umbrella with the shimmer of rain on it and her CAS style just wowed us!  Such a sweet card with the little raindrops, too!  She is showcasing Newton's Rainy Day stamp set. 

Diane's FAVE

Candice brings us this bright, color card featuring yummy treats from Summer Scoops stamp set. We love all the colors and patterns Candice uses!  Fun!

Emily's FAVE

Sarah's use of the frame of the tag is a fabulous idea! We love how you can see the whole background with all the cute pawprints. Sarah is showcasing the stamp set-Newton Loves Coffee. 

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 #67 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 Sketch Challenge! 

Here'a a refresher.  It's a Sketch Challenge: Use the sketch below

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Zsofia Molnar creates such a sweet background using the Cloudy Sky stencil. I love the pastel clouds with the wonderfully colored bunny from the  Bitty Bunnies stamp set.  Zsofia also uses the Fancy Edges Tag die set and sentiment from Newton's Easter Basket stamp set.

Andrea Shell combines these fun little patterned papers to showcase the Cuppa Cactus stamp set and Fancy Edges Tag die set. Such an adorable card with all the colors and patterns!

Debbie Owens creates this yummy card by repeatedly stamping the chocolate truffles and candies from the Love & Chocolate stamp set in black while highlighting one scrumptious chocolate on the tag.The scalloped edges from the Frames & Flags die set adds a nice finishing touch to this simple card.

Diane Morales creatively uses the sketch to make this darling shaker card. Love the plaid paper, cute flowers from the Hello Spring stamp set, and darling bunny from the Bitty Bunnies stamp set. Diane also  used the Tags Times Two die set. Seriously cute!



Emily Lauritzen wows with this beautiful card! Her multi-colored background looks fabulous with the black and fun scene using Newton's Birdbath stamp and Land Borders die sets. Emily also uses the Frames & Flags die set

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, March 16, 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 #67

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, March 16, 2018 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! 

Zsofia Molnar's card brings us a rainbow of cheerfulness!  Just love the rainbow background and balloon!  Then there are all those hearts from her use of the Tumbling Hearts Stencil. That darling kitty is from Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set. The final touch are the banners from the Frames & Flags die set.

Andrea Shell features the newly released Company of Cats stamp set, and wow! I love how she has only colored one kitten and used the sketch design to spotlight him!  In addition to this fabulous stamp set, Andrea used Frames & Flags die set to get that beautifully scalloped edge!

Debbie Owens plays with different patterned papers to create this fun backdrop for Newton from Cosmic Newton stamp set as he blasts off to new adventures.  She, too, uses the very versatile and stylish Frames & Flags die set to get the scalloped edges and banners.

Diane Morales brings us a taste of spring with this bright, cherrful, and totally adorable card. Her sweet bunny is from the Hello Spring stamp set. She used the newly relased Cloudy Sky stencil and finishes up by using the Land Borders die set to create her waves.  How fun!

Emily Lauritzen also uses the newly released Cloudy Sky stencil to create this fabulous background. For her colorful tag, Emily uses Deer Friend stamp set and Land Borders die set. Just love the pastel colors!

An InLinkz Link-up

Inky Paws Challenge #66 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 THEME-Baby!

Inky Paws Challenge #66 Winner!

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

Irene's clever combination of the Frozen Friends and Loveable Laundry stamp sets 

makes this a darling card for any new parent!  

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 #66 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!

Emily's FAVE

Irene's water scene created to match the duck onesie is so clever and totally cute. This sweet, simple layout showcases the  Loveable Laundry stamp set and Stitched Onesie die set wonderfully! 

Zsofia's FAVE

Irene's second top pick card features Frozen Friends and Loveable Laundry (sentiment) stamp sets. 

We love her simple design and cute pastel colors that celebrate the new arrival for these snow parents!  She even drew in a little snow baby!  So clever!

Andrea's FAVE

Elizabeth creates this delightful spring scene using the newly released Bitty Bunnies stamp set.  We love her soft, pastel colors and how those sweet bunnies frame the baby cutout!  

Debbie's FAVE

Sue T. 's sweet card is a wonderful example of how stamps can be used for many different occasions.  Sue creates a darling baby card using Newton's Easter Basket stamp set and Sentiments of the Season stamp set.  She created her grass using the Waves stencil as well as the Frames & Flags die set. 

Diane's FAVE

Sharon creatively uses Winston's airplane from  Winston Takes Flight stamp set to celebrate the arrival of a new baby boy!  Her glossy plane and pastel colors are a perfect mix for this big occasion!

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.