Inky Paws Challenge #98 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.
Sketch Challenge

Create a project using the sketch above. 

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge!

Sue T. creates this starry card using the Cosmic Newton stamp set.  Her calico kitty looks fabulous in the glittery and rhinestone-studded spaceship which is flying through a far off galaxy.  Sue creates this silvery universe using the Starfield stencil, sequins, and silver cording.  For the vertical element, Sue uses black and dark gray striped paper.

With this bright, festive card, Becky Noelle gets you ready to party!  She creates a splattered background then adds her vertical element by layering fringed papers  How fun!  She creates a tag using the Fancy Edges Tag die set and adds some brown for the ground and orange ribbon. For her finale, she adds the llama from the Lovable Llamas stamp set. Don't you just love the cool sunglasses?

Bobbi Lemanski's card will have you longing for a retreat at the lake!  Using the canoe image from the Winston's Lake House stamp set, she shades it and the water amazingly. She frames it with a black and white striped paper on atop a blue layer. She chooses a fun background paper that has different colored board planks.  She adds her sentiment and wraps black twine to finish this wonderful card!

With summer just around the corner, Debbie Owens' card is perfect to thank a special teacher. Choosing teacher-themed papers with apples and letters, she creates two layers of the sketch. She then adds a black background with a houndstooth pattern with frames the teacher image from the Classy Teacher stamp set. She adds a glossy accent layer to make the apple shiny. A bit of twine finishes the card.

Diane Morales creates her light blue vertical stripe by using the Sea Borders die set and setting it between a darker blue.  She die cuts a square out of her white layer which pops up using dimensional tape.  She wonderfully colors the mermaid from the Narly Mermaids stamp and die set.  She adds some starfish and a banner with its stamped sentiment. A wonderful watery scene!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, May 31, 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 #98

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, May 31, 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. brings us this fabulous birthday card with the fun plaid layers on which she adds her multicolored layered cake using the Newton Loves Cake stamp and die set.  Her soft coloring of the kitty looks amazing. She adds the sentiment which is definitely how many fell about birthday cake!  Yum!

Becky Noelle created this tropical paradise by adding tropical leaves using the Tropical Leaves stencil. Using the Fancy Edges Tag die set, she cuts a tag from a vellum and white striped paper allowing the leaves to show through.  She adds a white kitty hiding in brightly colored flowers from the Aloha Newton stamp set and a white embossed sentiment on a black banner.  She accents her card with a bit of back twine and black splatters.

Bobbi Lemanski creates this shark-themed interactive card that is sure to fright...um..., I mean delight the birthday recipient! Using a watery-blue background, she adds a black layer as well as a white and black diagonal striped paper layer. She then adds the scary shark from the Shark Bites stamp set and the the smile sentiment from Uplifting Wishes stamp set. Inside her card, she again uses the sketch with her interactive shutter card which reveals yet another scary shark, but from the Shark Frenzy stamp set.  For her sentiment she combines the "Here's To" from the Cocktail Mixer stamp set with a sentiments from the Shark Bites and Shark Frenzy stamp sets.  Be sure to visit Bobbi on her blog to see a video of this amazing card!

Debbie Owens uses soft lavender and blue to create this lovely card. She uses the Bokeh stencil set to create the backdrop. Using the Framework die set, she creates a rectangular border and adheres a vellum center panel. She adds a bit of twine and enameled dots around it.  Using colored pencils,  she uses the sweet mouse from Garden Mice stamp set for the square element of the sketch.

Diane Morales brings back childhood memories with her sweet piglets playing leapfrog!  She creates this darling card by layering a light blue pattern paper on a darker card base.  She then creates the white layer using the Argyle stencil with a square die cut out.  She adds grass accents using the Moo stamp and die set. She embosses the sentiment on a black banner using the Oink stamp set, and for her focal point she colors two of the pig images from the Oink stamp and die set and has them playing leapfrog!  

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Inky Paws Challenge #97 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 Color Challenge.

Inky Paws Challenge #97  Winner!

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

Kimmie B. creates this soothing beach scene using the challenge colors. She adheres the sunbathing Newton from the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp and die set onto a water colored sandy beach. She also adds a bucket full of sand in the foreground. She stamps the sentiment on a small banner and places it on the pretty sun rays. 

Congrats to Kimmie 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 #97 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

Mary designs this darling card using distress inks to partially create her sky around the playful kitty from the Newton's Peeps stamp and die set.  She adds a layer of grass and fluffy clouds using the Sky Borders die set.  For her final element, Mary stamps a sentiment using the Thankful Thoughts stamp set. 

Sue's FAVE

Cat Craig designs this speCATular birthday card by adding a bubbly layer using the Bokeh stencil set over a yellow plaid base. She then partially stamps the kitty from the Newton's Birthday Balloons stamp set and arranges the sentiment underneath.  She then die cuts using a circle die before adhering to the base. Just so festive!

Becky's FAVE

Kay designs this fabulous shaker card by ink blending  a soft background using the challenge colors and adding the coffee-lovin' kitty from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp and die set in the center. She adds stamped coffee beans, stars, and beads to her shaker. On her white card base, she adds a couple more mugs of coffee, and another kitty (Newton Loves Coffee ) sneaking on on another dose of caffeine!

Bobbi's FAVE

These lemon peonies from the Peony Blooms stamp set colored by Irene look absolutely amazing! She pops this layer with dimension tape onto two teal squares.  Then she adds her bold sentiment on the bottom and right sides. Such a wonderfully designed CAS card! 

Debbie's FAVE

Janet creates this fabulous distressed background with its watermarks resembling distant galaxies. She die cuts a window, so our kitty astronomer from the Cosmic Newton stamp and die set to gaze out of.  Using a die from the Frames & Flags to create the outer scallop-edged frame. Hope this sweet kitty made a wish on the falling star!

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 #97 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.
Color Challenge

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

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Diane Morales uses the challenge colors using the Hardwood stencil. Then she die cuts using the circles from the Frames Squared die set and pops them up using foam tape. Then she colors the trio of hens from the Cluck stamp and die set. She creates a blue banner and embosses the sentiment in white. Such a bright, fun birthday card!

Sue T.'s card is all about dots and is just so cute!  She creates the large dots using the Bokeh stencil set in the challenge colors. She adds her kitty floating on his raft from the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp and die set. She adds a wavy layer using Sea Borders die set. She adds some big clouds with sentiments and some dotted washi tape for her final touch!

Becky Noelle creates this box card that is just full of spring cuteness!  She used the Loads of Blooms stamp set and colors the little girl in the challenge colors. She adds lots of puddles using the Spring Showers stamp set. All those raindrops and the sentiment from the Newton's Rainy Day stamp set look fabulous falling down! She repurposed the Peppermint die to make the sun. For her grass she used the Land Borders die set. 

Just in time to celebrate teachers, Bobbi Lemanski makes this fun and delightful card! She used the challenge colors to make a dotted background using the Bubbly stencil.  She adds some stitched lines and adds the sentiment. Then for her focal point, she stamps a teacher image from the Classy Teachers stamp and die set. She creates an old-fashioned chalkboard and embosses the sentiment in white. This is going to make a teacher very happy!

Debbie Owens creates this festive scene by using distress inks and the Sky Borders die set to create those fluffy clouds. She then creates the hills and grass using the Land Borders die set. She adds the white picket fence using the Fence die.  She colors the kitty from Newton's Birthday Balloons stamp set and adds a bow tie from the Pug Hugs stamp set.

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, May 17, 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 #97

This biweekly challenge is a:

Color Challenge

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

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, May 17, 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!  

 Diane Morales creates this darling shape card by starting with the Sunscape stencil to create the bright, cheerful background. She then stamps and die cuts the kitten with his birdhouse using the the Newton's Birdhouse stamp and die set.  Love how Diane adds the extra bird on Newton's tail!

Sue T. creates this festive square birthday card using the Frames Squared Die set. For her focal point, she stamps and colors the puppy with his BIG pile of presents from the Paw-some Birthday stamp and die set. She adds a yellow banner with the sentiment and adds a sprinkle of sequins.

Becky Noelle gives us this wonderfully designed tropical card!  Using the teal from the challenge colors, she creates the background using the Tropical Leaves stencil.  She wraps twine around her base several time before adhering her trio of pineapples using the Pineapple Delight stamp set and die set. She adds a sentiment from the Aloha Newton stamp set and adds a twine bow to finish her fun card!

Bobbi Lemanski creates this amazing camping scene with that cute, vintage camper!  She begins her card by creating a soft cloudy sky using the Cloudy Sky stencil. She adds a green paper strip with some hand colored grassy on which she adds the camper and dining set from the Cozy Camper stamp and die set. She uses the trees from the Fox Hollow set and adds the sentiment from the Thankful Thoughts stamp set.  Don't you just adore the chain of daisies that Bobbi adds?!

Inspired by the book, Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type, Debbie Owens combines two fun stamps, Moo stamp set and My Type stamp set, to create this fun card. She cuts the yellow-pattern layer using the Frames & Flags die set. She then creates the scene using the Sky Borders die set and the Land Borders die set for the grass. With the typewriter on the the hay bales, this cow is definitely ready to start typing!

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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.