Inky Paws Challenge #103

This biweekly challenge is a:

Theme Challenge

Create a project using the theme--Summer.

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, August 9, 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. uses warm colors to make this spectacular summer card!  She distresses her background in shades of yellow then stamps the crab from the Tranquil Tides stamp set in reds and oranges. She then embosses in black the "Seas the Day" sentiment. She white embosses the birthday sentiment from the Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set on a black banner. She adheres her creation on a white card base.

Who wouldn't want to be sitting on this beach?  Becky Noelle creates this amazing sunset silhouette by using stress inks to blend the background. She adds some twinkling stars. For her silhouette, she uses the Land Borders die set and cuts some hills in black card stock. She then adds the palm trees and sentiment from the Paradise Palms stamp set. It looks like a perfect oasis!

Who's ready  for ice cream?  Bobbi Lemanski's  yummy card will have you craving some!  She speckles watercolor in the background in fun bright colors. She adds multiple sentiments from the newly released Tropical Fringe stamp set in black.  She adds five delicious ice cream treats from the Summer Scoops stamp and die set.  For final touch, she adds faux sprinkles!

Debbie Owens also uses the Tranquil Tides stamp and die set. However, she chooses to use the coral image.  She stamps the image in seven different colors and die cuts them using the coordinating die.  She then embosses the sentiment in black and die cuts using the Frames Squared die set.  She arranges the coral in a circle and adheres the sentiment.  She adds a black and white polka dotted strip of Washi tape and some enamel dots.

Diane Morales creates this fabulous beach scene by creating her partial sun using the Sunscape stencil. She then adds layers of waves in different shades of blue using the Sea Borders die set. She then adds her sandy layer using the Land Borders die set. She has her goat from the Floaty Goat stamp and die set enjoying the water while his buddies from the Woodland Picnic stamp and die set enjoy a snack on the beach. She adds the perfect sentiment again using the Woodland Picnic stamp set.

Create a project using the theme--Summer.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #102 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 #102  Winner!

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

 Miss Boo is this challenge's lucky winner with this fabulous Christmas card.  Using a red, green, and cream color scheme, Miss Boo uses festive holiday patter papers to create the challenge sketch foundation. She then stamps and colors Winston from the Winston's Home for Christmas stamp set. as well as the sentiment. She finishes with a couple of banners and cream ribbon.

Congrats to Miss Boo!  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 #102 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

Andrea W.  was also inspired to create a Christmas card using the challenge sketch. She uses a fabulous collection of holiday pattern papers that provides a festive background for the Santa image from the 

Santa Paws Newton stamp and die set.  She adds the North Pole image to her smaller circle and stamps the sentiment on a small banner. 

Sue's FAVE

We just love the bright, citrus colors of Mary's card which is so cooling for hot weather. She begins with a yellow base panel on which she adds a green/yellow green pattern paper. She then adds rays of sunshine peeking out from a white circular layer. Her main attraction is a lemon and lemon slice from the newly released Lemon Twist stamp set. She adds the sentiment on a white banner. 

Becky's FAVE

Amy T .'s creations will have you longing to visit the beach!  She begins by adding a shimmery texture using the Seashells stencil on which she adds a brown and a pattern paper layer.  She creates her banner using the Frames & Flags die set and adds the sentiment from the 

Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set. The heart of her card are the two circle that features the kitty and bucket from the Newton's Summer vacation stamp set.  She uses gold glitter and gold glitter paste for the sand that adds an amazing amount of bling!  

Bobbi's FAVE

Kimmie B.  gives us a fabulous birthday card using the Llama Delivery stamp and die set. She begins with a dark blue base and adds coordinating pattern papers. She colors her darling llama in the same color scheme before adding a trio of blue birds from the Newton's Birthday Flutter stamp set. She also adds the sentiment from this set. She balances her card by adding a stack of packages from the Llama Delivery stamp and die set.


Debbie's FAVE

Kimmie B. brings us another superb card. This time she wows us with her color combination as well as the combination of pattern papers. Behind the cute shrimp, she uses a light brown distress ink with  the Serene Stripes stencil. She adds the little shrimp Shrimp Cocktails stamp and die set using a spinner so he turns! She a porthole trim to frame him. She adds little shells from the Corgi Beach stamp set. She finishes with the sentiment on a banner!

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 #102 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.
Sketch Challenge

Create a project using the sketch.

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge!

Diane Morales begins using the Cloudy Sky stencil and texture paste to make a cloudy base. She then creates  a sparkly background using the Cloudy Sky stencil again.  Wow!  She adds a light blue wavy edge using the Land Borders die set. She colors the sweet mouse with the butterfly from the Garden Mice stamp and die set. She makes a wavy banner on which she stamps the sentiment.  For her final touch, she adds a trio of pink flowers (Garden Mice). 

Sue T. brings us this beautiful spring card. She creates the yellow border using the Framework die set. She adds her plaid paper for her the sketch stripe.  Then using the Floral Fringe stamp set, she colors the flowers before cutting it out in a circle.  Fabulous idea!  She then colors the little girl holding the umbrella from the Loads of Blooms stamp and die set. She adds the perfect sentiment (Loads of Blooms). Darling! makes 

Ready for a pastel birthday party?  Becky Noelle's card definitely delivers!  She creates her background in pale pastels using the Balloon stencil. She then adds a vellum layer which she has embossed using the Confetti stencil and adheres by stitching it on. She adds a trio of kitties using the Birthday Bash and the Newton Loves Cake stamp sets.  Using a banner from Frames & Flags die set, she stamps the sentiment. 

Bobbi Lemanski use of bright, bold colors makes for an amazing card. She creates her stripe using the Tropical Leaves stencil in lime green. She then creates a beautiful scene on which she places the toucan couple from the Toucan Party stamp and die set. She stamps "Celebrate" from the Cocktail Mixer stamp set on the banner.  She scatters some sequins for her final touch.  

Debbie Owens may have you craving for your favorite ice cream. She stamps the ice cream cones from the Summer Scoops stamp set in lime green, pink, and teal. She then adds layers in the same colors before adding a banner (Frames & Flags die set) with the sentiment (Summer Scoops). The small circle was cut from the Frames Squared die set with the smile sentiment (Summer Scoops) stamped in teal.  The main attraction is the sweet, gray kitty from the Newton's Summer Treats stamp set enjoying his double scoops!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, July  26, 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 #102

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, July 26, 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 a fabulous water colored background that is just perfect for the Purr-maids from the Purr-maid Newton stamp and die set to swim around in. Diane uses the Tumbling Hearts stencil to create a subtle background on the coral stripe. For a playful touch, she adds the cute, green seahorse!

Sue T. uses a combination of pattern papers to create a perfect setting for her magical unicorn from the Believe in Unicorns stamp and die set. She adds shimmer to the mane and tail to add a touch of magic!

Becky Noelle creates a textured, wood grain background using the Hardwood stencil.  She splatters a bit of white paint to add a fabulous touch.  For her stripe, Becky stamps the coffee mugs from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp set and adds dotted stripes for an argyle-like look.  For the main attraction, she adds two cat-feinated images from the  Newton Loves Coffee stamp set for a purr-fect blend!  The sentiment was stamped and die cut using the Frames & Flags die set.

Ready for some color?  Then Bobbi Lemanski's card will satisfy you!  She begins with a confetti dotted card base and flicks on black watercolor for a random speckled pattern.  She adds a black and white striped paper with a strip of red on the side.  She then adds a circle divided into fourths. Each in a bright color.  She then adds her gray kitty with her black stripes from the Sending Hugs stamp and die set.  She uses the latte cup from the set and creates a rainbow cozy!  For her envelope, she adds matching dots using her Copics markers.

Debbie Owens brings us a sunny card by using the Sunscape stencil die cut using the Frames Squared die set. She then creates a bamboo-like stripe using the Serene Stripes stencils. She stamps the sentiment from the Pina Koala stamp set on the banner die from the Frames & Flags die set. She colors the sweet koala (Pina Koala stamp set) with colored pencils.  A lime-green stripe of washi tape is her final touch.

Create a project using the sketch above with NND products

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #101 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 #101  Winner!

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

Gail creates this cute tag using the Caffeinated Cats stamp set.  She adds some lime green and pink accents to the coffee cups and kittens.  She stamps the sentiment on a red small tag and adheres everything to a larger light brown tag. 

Congrats to Gail!  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 #101 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

Amy T.  creates a lovely pink and lime green background using the Plaid stencil set. She then adds a partial doily on which she has lightly distressed with pink and lime green. She adds a sweet mouse from the  Garden Mice stamp and die set and adds a little red flower for a sweet touch.  She adds some twine and adheres to a Kraft base.  

Diane's FAVE

Newton is zooming by on Angie's wonderfully designed card. Using the Sky Borders die set, she creates her pink, cloudy sky.  She lightly colors in her light brown ground on which Newton from the Newton Scoots By stamp set is racing past.  She adds her lime green birdie and the sentiment from the Newton's Birthday Flutter stamp set. She places this whole scene on top of a black and white striped background.  Don't you just love the black, polka-dotted scarf?

Sue's FAVE

Ishani wows with this beautiful CAS peek-a-boo card. Using an image from the Aloha Newton stamp and die set, Ishani wonderful colors the kitty and flowers using the challenge colors. She then dies an opening in which you can see the outline of the palm trees from the same stamp set.  

Becky's FAVE

Fiki creates a fabulous shaker card and coordinating tags using the Newton's Candy Cane stamp set. For her card, she stamps the peppermint candies on the base and adds sequins to her shaker.  Then she colors Newton on his candy cane superbly.  

Bobbi's FAVE

Kimberly uses the challenge colors to create this fabulous Christmas card. She lightly distresses the background using the Music stencil. She then uses three of the images from the Newton's Holiday Mischief stamp and die set.  She adds a red background layer before adhering to a Kraft card base.  She adds the sentiment and a splattering of sequins as final touches!

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 #101 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.
Color Challenge

Create a project using the colors-red, pink, lime green, light brown.

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge!

This fun split-card design by Debbie Owens features pink, fluffy clouds (Cloudy Sky  stencil) peeking through the open, middle section. For the front of the card, she showcases animals from the from the Oink and the Moo stamp sets.  For the bottom section of the card, she adds hills using the Land Borders die set which she fences in using the Fence die set. For the top section, she creates clouds using the  Sky Borders die set with the birthday sentiment stamped on a die cut from the  Speech Bubbles die set. She scatters some flowers from the Dainty Daisies stamp set.

Using the Frames & Flags die set to create the base, Diane Morales brings us this sweet card with it's mindful sentiment from the Woodland Picnic stamp set.   She uses colors the deer and bunny again from the Woodland Picnic stamp and die set.  She adds pink butterflies from the Bitty Bunnies stamp and die set for her final touch!

Sue T. has created an adorable birthday card starting with her pink clouds using the Cloudy Sky stencil and die cut using a die from the Framework die set. She stamps her birthday sentiment from the new Cat-itude stamp set.  The main attraction is Newton from the Newton's Birthday Balloons stamp set soaring by with his enormous bouquet of balloons.   Sue added extra balloons using the Balloons Stencil.  (Don't you just love how see added the kitty face to the cat balloon!  CUTE!)

Becky Noelle shows off her creativity by using the challenge colors for an underwater adventure.  Beginning with a Kraft card base, she creates the seaweed by flipping the Waves stencil sideways, doing a lot of masking, and texturing in lime green.  She then adds pink coral and starfish from the Tranquil Tides stamp and die set along with a large red starfish, crab, and seahorse.  She stamps her sentiment and adds some white splatters to complete this amazing card!

Bobbi Lemanski creates this beautiful card by combining several stamp sets. On a red background, she adds a lime green layer with a pink vertical stripe. She then stamps several tiny background flowers from the Loads of Blooms stamp set. She adds several leaves from the Beautiful Leaves stamp and die set on which she places the pretty vintage typewriter from the My Type stamp and die set. Wonderfully designed!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, July 12, 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 #101

This biweekly challenge is a:

Color Challenge

Create a project using the colors-red, pink, lime green, light brown.

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, July 12, 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!  

Debbie Owens designs a clean card (pun intended) using the Newton Cleans Up stamp set. She blends a bit of pink distress ink for her background. She then stamps and fussy cuts an image from the Newton Cleans Up and colors it in the challenge colors. She stamps the sentiment and adds a bit of green bling for a finishing touch.

Diane Morales delights with the amazing lime green background using the Bokeh stencil set. She adds a sampling of ice cream treats in the challenge colors using the Summer Scoops stamp and die set. She stamps her sentiment on a circle to mimic the background pattern. Such a wonderful summer card!

Sue T. creates this precious card by stamping a trio of wreaths from the Happy Little Thoughts stamp set. She adds leaves and flowers around the wreaths using the smaller elements from this set.  She adds a sweet bird from the Newton's Birthday Flutter stamp set.  She stamps the birthday sentiment in light brown from the Birthday Essentials stamp set.  She die cuts using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set.

Becky Noelle designs this sweet puppy scene with lime green grass filled with paw prints from the Pawprints stencil.  The puppies who made all those prints come from the Walking Woofs stamp set.

What a romantic scene!  Using the colors of the challenge, Bobbi Lemanski creates a lovely picnic blanket on which the love birds from the  Love Owl-ways stamp and die sets are enjoying a glass of wine from the Wine a Little stamp and die set.  Bobbi creates a hilly background with a hand-drawn forest in the background to complete the romantic scene.

Create a project using the colors-

red, pink, lime green, light brown and Link it up below!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter