Inky Paws Challenge #113 Reminder

Hoping everyone is enjoying the holiday season!  
There's still time to link up a project for the current Inky Paws Challenge!

Here'a a refresher.

Color Challenge

Create a project using the colors 

Lime Green, Teal, Blue and Silver.

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge:

Diane Morales is ready to bring in the New Year with this festive card. She uses the Balloon Stencil to create her background and adds silver bubbles using the Newton's New Year stamp set.  Guess who is making all those bubbles?  Of course, it's the lovable Newton from the Newton's New Year stamp and die set!  Diane then stamps the 'cheers' sentiment on a mini-banner which was die cut using the Frames & Flags die set. 

Sue T.  slips in one more festive Christmas card using the challenge colors. She makes several layers using the Frames & Flags die set. Her light blue polka-dotted paper, adds a nice splash of color. She then repeatedly die cuts the 'Merry' sentiment from the Holiday Greetings die in the challenge colors. After vertically aligning the sentiments, she then stamps the 'Christmas' sentiment from the Sentiments of the Season stamp set. For her focal image, she adds the package-laden lady from the  Christmas Haul stamp and die set. She adds dimensional tape to make her pop off the card!

Bobbi Lemanski creates a perfect tropical setting for her darling toucans to celebrate! Using the Toucan Party stamp and die set, Bobbi colors the birds in the challenge colors. She also uses the leaf stamp from this set and stamps the edges with it.  With her amazing drawing skills, she hand draws grass and brush to add depth and texture.  Using the Cocktail Mixer stamp and die set, Bobbi has her toucans enjoying a nice drink. She also die cuts the 'Cheers' sentiment for her final touch. 

 Debbie Owens brings out the foil card stock to create her magical scene. Using the Frames & Flags die set, she creates her scalloped blue background. She uses alcohol inks to create a green and silver paper from which she die cuts trees (Forest Scene Builder die set) and hills (Land Borders die set). Again using both die sets, she adds a silver tree and silver ground. For her main attraction, she colors the trio of penguins from the Penguin Pile stamp set and pops them up with dimensional foam tape. The fun sentiment is from the Newton's Toboggan stamp set. 

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, January 3, 2020 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 #113

This biweekly challenge is a:

Color Challenge

Create a project using the colors 

Lime Green, Teal, Blue and Silver.

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! 

Since we are having this challenge over the holiday week we've extended the date to play along and you have THREE WEEKS instead of two! Deadline to enter is Friday, January 3,  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 splashes Distress Ink colors to create her tag background. She then uses the Newton's Curious Christmas stamp and die set and colors the snowman's scarf and hat in lime green and teal. The little pop of red on the bird provides a nice pop of color.  Using a sentiment from the Snow Globe Scenes stamp set, she stamps it in black. Her final touches of sequin snowflakes and twine add some texture and shine!

Sue T. lets the bold sentiment from the Ornamental Wishes stamp set take center stage. For her background, she uses the challenge colors withe the  Holiday Foliage stencil. She adds blue snowflakes using a small stamp from the Winter Memories stamp set. She creates the scallop-edged frame using the Frames and Flags die set. Sue adds some silver dots and twine to finish her elegant card. 

 Becky Noelle hand draws a branch on which she adds her gorgeous ornaments. Using the Beautiful Baubles stamp and die set, Becky embosses the ornaments in silver. She then paints the ornaments using water color pens. She adds silver thread to "hang" them from the tree. She then stamps the sentiment from the Sentiments of the Season stamp set to finish her card. 

Bobbi Lemanski creates two playful tags with snowboarding moose!  Using silvery glitter paste with the Petite Snow stencil, Bobbi adds a background of snowfall. Using the Evergreen stencils, she adds to her background. She colors the moose from the Mouse Mountain stamp and die set in the challenge colors and adds her sentiments using the Speech Bubbles die set. 

Do you have your shopping done!  Well, Debbie Owens lady looks like she does!  Using the package-laden image from the Christmas Haul stamp set, Debbie colors her in the challenge colors and places her on a teal-foil frame using the Cameo Frame die set. She then colors the Holiday Fringe stamp set and cuts it into fourths. Cutting a white, scallop-edged frame using the Frames and Flags die set, she adds the Holiday Fringe pieces to each corner. She adds silver ribbon which mimics ribbon on a package.  She adds the cameo-framed image in the center. of the ribbon!  Fun & festive! 

Create a project using the Colors 

Lime Green, Teal, Blue and Silver.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #112 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 #112  Winner!

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

With  a vibrant distressed background , Amy T. creates this festive, snowy scene. Look closely and you'll see glittery snowflakes from the Petite Snow stencil set. Amy adds some trees using the Forest Scene Builder die set. She adds some playful critters from the Newton's Curious Christmas stamp and die set and from the Sweater Weather stamp and die set. Using the ticket die from the Framework die set, she stamps the fun sentiment. The shimmery ground and glossy-accented hearts and noses are wonderful elements!

Congrats to Amy T.  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 #112 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

Hellopilda uses amazing colors to create this wonderful winter scene. Her dark navy background with the gold stars using the Starfield stencil looks amazing with the red frame. She then adds light blue trees and the black silhouette of the sleigh and horse using the Winter Memories stamp and die set. She embosses the sentiment in white. A striking holiday card!

Sue's FAVE

Suzanne's card will have you longing for a houseful of kittens!  She uses the 
Newton's Christmas Kittens stamp set with the proud parents watching the trio of kittens playing in all the wrapping paper! She creates a background that mimics wrapping paper and ribbon!  Her use of traditional colors-red and green--with the white polka dots...wow!



Becky's FAVE

Amanda packs her tag with a whole lot of wintry fun!  She creates a distressed background in shades of purples and adds white embossed snowflakes using the Snowfall stencil. She adds a snowy hill for the kitties from the Newton's Toboggan stamp and die set to slide down!  Oh what fun!

Bobbi's FAVE

Amy T.  is back for another spectacular card!  Her majestic, purple mountains (Mountains stencil) make for a wonderful backdrop for the kittens from the Newton's Toboggan stamp and die set to play! She adds some sequin snowflakes and glossy accents to the kitties' noses.  Look at the snow on the mountains, the ground, and even the edges of the sled!  Amy uses glitter paste!  Wow!  For the sentiment uses adds a speech bubble using the Speech Bubbles die set. 

Debbie's FAVE

Vicki Lynn's use of a summer-theme stamp for a wintery scene shows how creative she is and how versatile Newton's Nook Designs stamps can be. She simply adds a scarf to the goat (Floaty Goat stamp and die set) and has him sliding down a snowy hill. She adds some pine trees using the  Forest Scene Builder die set and adds some snow on the end of the branches.  Using the Frames Squared die set, she makes a square card!  Delightful!

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 #112 Reminder

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

Here'a a refresher.

Theme Challenge

Create a project using the theme--Snow Day.

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge:

Diane Morales has her daring kittens from the Newton's Toboggan stamp and die set sledding down a steep slope!  For her background, she uses the Argyle Stencil Set in a blue and white pattern on a Kraft base and adds some snowflakes for a nice wintery touch.  Such a light, playful card! 

Sue T. creates this darling red and white card by creating a border of red snowflakes using the Snowfall Stencil. With a red circular background, she adds the darling calico kitty from the Newton's Curious Christmas stamp and die set peeking out from the snowman with his red & white scarf! She adds the "Believe in the Magic of the Season" sentiment from the Winter Memories stamp set. She adds decorative red & white washi tapes and a splattering of red little snowflakes as her final touches. 

Becky Noelle uses the Main Street Christmas stamp and die set to make a tri-fold card!  This cleverly designed card makes you feel as if you are traveling down the streets of a quaint Christmas village. It looks like it might be a crisp, chilly morning with her clear blue sky and snowy ground. She selects a fitting sentiment from the Sentiments of the Season stamp set.

Bobbi Lemanski creates a picturesque scene from the snow covered evergreen trees to the holiday-colored camper!  She uses the Evergreens Stencil and adds layers of snow to the boughs. She then adds the vintage camper from the Cozy Campers stamp set and colors it in reds and greens. Those red & white peppermint curtains make a perfect holiday touch. She then stamps the big, bold sentiment from the Sentiments of the Season stamp set.  Wonderfully done!

 Debbie Owens captures the playfulness of a snowy day! Using the Mountains stencil, she creates some distant mountains against the blue and purple sky. She adds a couple layers of snowy hills using the Land Borders die set. She uses the Framework die set to give the edges a postage-stamp look. She then adds the trio of gray kittens from the Newton's Toboggan stamp set as well as the snow building kitty from the Newton's Curious Christmas stamp set. She stamps some snowflakes and adds sequins for some snow flurries. 

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, December 13, 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 #112

This biweekly challenge is a:

Theme Challenge

Create a project using the theme--Snow Day.

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, December 13,  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 wintry haven for this trio of penguins! Using the Petite Snow stencil, Diane creates a snowy background. She then adds those big fir trees using the Evergreens stencil. Diane uses a third stencil, Mountains, to create a snowy landscape on which her softly colored penguins from the Penguin Pile stamp set can stand on. She embosses the sentiment from the Thankful Thoughts stamp set.

Have you ever seen a hand standing snowman?  Well,  Sue T. captures the inner child with her playful card that features just such a snowman!  Using the snowman from Frozen Friends stamp set, she places him upside down in a pile of snow created using the Sea Borders die set. The snowy sky was created using the Petite Snow stencil!  Such a wonderful card!

The big, wintry snowflakes make for a perfect background for Becky Noelle's festive card. Becky uses the Snowfall stencil with opal foil for her background. She adds the snowman with his forest friends from the Festive Fawns stamp set. She adds red, scalloped edging on the bottom of her panel that ties the red scarf together wonderfully!

Bobbi Lemanski  creates a 5" x 7" card that is packed with snowmen delight!  Using the Petite Snow stencil with embossing paste, she creates a wintry night sky. She then stamps the Frozen Fellowship stamp set twice to create an extra large gathering of snowy people! She colors their accessories in shades of red and green for a Christmas feel. She adds a speech bubble using the Speech Bubbles die set and adds a sentiment from the Moose Mountain stamp set for the sentiment.

Looks like this feline from Newton's Curious Christmas stamp set is helping his friend hang up his holiday stocking!  Debbie Owens creates this whimsical card by using the Petite Snow stencil for her background. She adds some birch trees using the Forest Scene Builder die set and hangs a stocking between them. The stocking was cut from the Stylish Stockings die set on which the wee little snowman from the Snow Globe Scenes stamp set was stamped. She creates some hills using the Land Borders die set and adds lots of glitter. She also adds glitter to the sentiment using the Holiday Greetings die set. 

Create a project using the theme--Snow Day.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #111 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 #111  Winner!

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

Yvonne adds golden touches to the traditional red and green colors of the holiday season. She creates an embossed golden background on green paper. She continues with red, gold, and green layers which frames her sweet kitty from the Purr-fect Present stamp and die set. She tops everything off with a red and green ribbon!

Congrats to Yvonne.  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 #111 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.'s glittery paw prints on teal just stole my heart! She uses the Pawprints stencil to create those glittery prints. Using a combination of dies from the Frames Squared set and the Frames & Flags set, Amy creates her layers. Her focal point is that darling puppy from the Canine Christmas stamp set. She adds glitter to his hat and glossy accents to the puppy's nose and dog tag! 


Diane's FAVE

Great colors make Angie's card a top pick!  Using a subtle plaid background of ivory and black, she adds a gingham pattern banner in red and black. She then stamps the ornaments from the Beautiful Baubles stamp set and shades them in the rich garnet and black colors. She stamps her holiday sentiment and adds a sprinkling of sequins for a bit of bling!  Gorgeous!

Sue's FAVE

KT Kitty's mix of papers and textures makes this such a fun, festive holiday card!  For her spotlight element, she uses the kitty from the Newton's Candy Cane stamp and die set. She shades the kitty's scarf in light blue and the candy cane in red and white. She continues this color scheme throughout her card. The little red snowflakes make for a wonderful embellishment. She adds a mini tag on which she stamps the "Naughty or nice?" sentiment from the Newton's Curious Christmas stamp set and ties a red & white twine bow as a final touch. 


Becky's FAVE

Amanda's color scheme and use of plaid and pattern papers makes this such a sweet card.  Amanda die cuts her red plaid paper using the Framework die set. She continues to add her layers using a green plaid banner and a faux crossed-stitched paper. The sweet deer from the Festive Fawn stamp and die set is the perfect choice with it's green wreath and red ribbon.


Bobbi's FAVE

Vicki Lynn creates a peppermint candy masterpiece! She begins with a red and white striped paper.  She adds a scalloped-edge white frame and red rectangle center. She adds a horizontal layer of peppermint candies using the candy image from Newton's Candy Cane stamp and die set. She then adds the festive feline from the same set and colors him in light browns.  She adds the sentiment in a speech bubble as her final touch! 

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 #111 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:

The black and white gingham background created with the Gingham stencil provides a fun background to Debbie Owens' winter-themed card.  Using a combination of dies from the Framework die set, the Frames & Flags die set, and the Frames Squared die set, Debbie adds layers in garnet and olive green for the sketch elements. She then selects the kitten peeking around the snowman image from the Newton's Curious Christmas stamp set and colors it in grays, greens and reds. A fun winter-themed card!

Diane Morales creates this fabulous tag that could also be used as a tree ornament!   She selects a fun striped pattern paper for her background before adding the banner and green foliage die cut using the Autumn Leaves die set. Her focal point is the the red ornament with the bold sentiment using the Ornament Shaker die set and the Ornament Wishes stamp set.

Sue T. captures the spirit of Thanksgiving in this fall-themed card.  Her pumpkin-filled background was created using distress inks with the Pumpkin Patch stencil. Sue then uses the Frames Squared die set to create the card base and golden-yellow layer. She then stamps and colors the image from Fall Fringe stamp set and adheres over her green banner. The raccoon in the vegetable crate from the Harvest Tails stamp set takes center stage!  A wonderful way to celebrate bounty of fall.

Becky Noelle's sweet nutcracker card will have you squeaking with delight with her spinner card!  She begins with a pale textured background using the Petite Snow stencil. She creates her "stage" by using a die from the Frames Squared die set and adds dark red curtains to the sides. Using the ballerina mouse from the The Nutcracker Squeak stamp set, she creates the twirling ballerina as her spinner element. She adds two more mouse images to the side of her stage. To tie it all together, she embosses the sentiment from the Newton's Christmas Kittens stamp set in white on a black banner that she places above her stage.  {Sigh!}

Bobbi Lemanski creates a pretty, traditional  holiday card by creating a wreath in light and dark green pine branches using the Pines and Holly die set. Inside her wreath she adds the Season's Greetings sentiment from the Ornamental Wishes stamp set.  She elegantly displays her wreath on a layer of golden-shimmer card stock and a dark green base. The banner of ribbon and holly berries are beautiful touches to this gorgeous card.

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, November 29, 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!