Inky Paws Challenge #128 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? 
Today I'm sharing some more inspiration for our current challenge! 

Here'a a refresher.
Create a project using the Colors:  

Red, Pink, Orange, and Yellow

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

Set on a yellow distressed background, Sue T.  adds fish, coral, and starfish in the challenge colors using the Tranquil Tides. She stamps the "Seas the Day" sentiment to her beautiful underwater scene to complete her CAS card!

 Becky Noelle's color progression from red to yellow using distress inks provides a beautifully blended background for her tropical paradise card. Using the Tropical Leaves stencil, she adds rich texture to her card before adding the palm trees from the Paradise Palms stamp set which are heat embossed in white.  Using partially cuts a vellum frame using the Frames & Flags die set and pulls a sentiment from the Aloha Newton stamp set. Her white stitching provides yet more fabulous texture!

Crystal Komara chooses the balloon lady from the Holding Happiness stamp and die set as her main focus.  Her balloons look so festive in the challenge colors. Using dies from the Circle Frames die set, she adds the "Big Wishes" sentiment on a white circle with  a red, scallop-edged circle beneath. She selects a horizontal striped paper that no only has the challenge colors, but adds a nice contrast to all the circles and balloons!  A festive card, indeed!

Diane Morales makes a shaped card base using the Frames Squared die set using white card stock and uses the  Plaid stencil set for a subtle background.  She then stamps and die cuts the porch image from the Porch Swing Friends stamp and die set and colors everything in the challenge colors.  Don't you love the little white dots on her blanket? She adds string to her swing and adheres it so it actually swings!  Brilliant!

 Debbie Owens'card has lots of fun layers using several die sets from Newton's Nook Designs.

She started by using a white card base and the Frames Squared die set. She uses the scallop-edged die for the pink frame from the same set.  The Circle Frames die set is used for the center circle layer.  Using Distress Ink she lightly adds pink waves using the Waves stencil. Using the challenge colors of orange, yellow and red, she stamps and die cuts several elements from the Tranquil Tides stamp and die set. She sprinkles in some sequins for sparkle and shine.  On a small circular die, she heat embosses the sentiment.  As she assembles the card, she adds some cheese cloth netting for more texture and a bit of fun!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, July 31, 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 #128

This biweekly challenge is a:

Color Challenge

Create a project using the colors:  Red, Pink, Orange, 

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, July 31, 2020 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's darling goat must be in pure delight with all the presents and treats in the background!  Using the Circle Frames die set, Diane creates her scallop-edged circle card and then stamps all the birthday fun using the Birthday Roundabout stamp set. She adds a partial circular layer and stamps the punny sentiment from the Bleat stamp set.  She also stamps the goat and cupcake and uses the coordinating die set.  A fabulous way to combine sets!

Duunn dunnn...duuuunnnn duun...  Sue T. 's card might have you humming the theme song to Jaws with her four ferocious sharks from the Shark Bites stamp set!  Or maybe they'll have you smiling with their unique colors and snarky comments stamped and then die cut using the Speech Bubbles die set. Either way, this is a delightful birthday card filled with fun!

 Becky Noelle's card will having you longing for happy hour!  She adds texture to the top of her card using embossing paste and the Tropical Leaves stencil. She then lightly shades a bit of pink on her leaves.  She adds, not one, but three fancy cocktails from the Cocktail Mixer stamp set and shades them in the challenge colors.  She adds the her sentiment towards the bottom to balance her card. Is it Happy Hour yet?

Crystal Komara begins her darling creation by adding a Kraft, scallop-edged frame using the Frames & Flags die set. She makes a shaker element by partially cutting the white card base using the  Circle Frames die set. She stamps the sentiment from the Newton's Naptime stamp set on a pink striped paper and adds her sequins and beads. For her main attraction, she beautifully colors the kitty on his stack of blankets from the Newton's Naptime stamp and cuts using the coordinating die.  Hoping this kitty's dreams come true!

 Debbie Owens begins with a red, square base die cut using the Frames Squared die set. She then alternatively stamps the ice cream cone and the Popsicle from the Summer Scoops stamp set in a fun pattern.  From vellum she cuts a scallop-edged circle from the Circle Frames die set and adds the white circle with the sentiment embossed in red.  A few sequins add a bit of sparkle to this delicious card!

Create a project using the colors:  

Red, Pink, Orange, and Yellow

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #127 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 #127 Winner!

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

Joyce M.  adds a trio of ice cream treats from the Summer Scoops stamp set for her sweet clean and simple card. Her soft coloring is lovely!  Anyone else have a craving for a cold, summery treat?

Congrats to Joyce M.!  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 #127 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 delightful summer scene beginning with her white glittery clouds using the Cloudy Sky stencil. She adds layers of grass using the Land Borders die set and dies cuts both using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set. The bright sun was die cut with the Sky Scene Builder die set. She then uses the Freshly Squeezed stamp set (retired) to stamp and color the lemonade stand and bunny. Look closely and you'll see Winston holding a lemon wedge.  She sprinkles in some flowers and butterflies.  Very refreshing!

Diane's FAVE

Joyce M.  repeatedly stamps the ice cream cone and cherry from the Summer Scoops stamp set for her fantastic background.  The lavenders and green is a fabulous color combination.  For her sentiment, she embosses in white on a black card stock.  A wonderful way to celebrate the summer season!

Sue's FAVE

A. Rose  designs a watermelon slice card base in red and greens. She adds some black seeds as well as one overly large seed featuring the watermelon-lovin' kitty from the Newton's Melon stamp set.  Seeing Newton eating watermelon while "inside" a watermelon is a creative way to celebrate summer!


Becky's FAVE

Mugdha uses her favorite stamp set--Newton Scoots By to create this fabulous summer scene. She adds a baseball hat to Newton as he zooms by a sparkling blue lake on a trail of grass!  Seriously too cute!

Crystal's FAVE

Claire's bright sunny backdrop makes for a fabulous setting for the lady dog walker and her pack from the Walking Woofs stamp and die set. She adds a scallop-edged frame from the Frames Squared die set to break up the yellow and add texture.  Her coloring is just amazing too!  Darling!

Hope everybody is doing good, can't wait to see what you guys do for the next challenge.

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 #127 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? 
Today I'm sharing some more inspiration for our current challenge! 

Here'a a refresher.
Create a project using the theme:  Summer

Today I have some more inspiration for this Challenge! 

 Debbie Owens's surfer Newton's Perfect Wave stamp set is sporting a polka-dotted  bikini as she heads off into the waves die cut using the Sea Borders die set. The seagulls from the Gull Friends stamp set have a fabulous perch to watch all the action.  This whole scene sits atop a postage-edged Kraft card stock die cut from the Framework die set.  Did you spy the little sand dollar?  It's from the Vitamin Sea mini stamp set!

Diane Morales creates this fetching skinny card by using the Slimline Frames & Windows die set. She uses our bold Tranquil Tides stamp and die set for the sea life images.  The whole card makes you long for a trip to the ocean!

Sue T.'s CAS summer card is packed with fun!  She uses the Sunscape stencil and distress in shades of orange to yellow. That good-lookin' feline is from the Newton's Perfect Wave stamp and die set. Her rose colored bikini coordinates with her hibiscus surfing board!  Ready to go surfing?

 Becky Noelle creates a beautiful blue and pink tropical card using the Tropical Leaves stencil set. She adds some white splatters for texture. She then uses the Paradise Palms stamp set and embosses in white. She continues by die cutting vellum using the Circle Frames die set.  She heat embosses the sentiment from the Aloha Newton stamp set in white.  She adds pink stitching for her final touch!

Enjoy eating ice cream on a hot summer's day?  Then you're going to love Crystal Komara's sweet card!  She begins her card with a Kraft card stock die cut using the scallop-edged die from the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. She then adds a pink spattered layer with green grass before adding her quartet of kittens from the Newton's Summer Treats stamp and die set. Her softly colored kittens and delicious ice cream flavors makes this a summer hit!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, July 17, 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 #127

This biweekly challenge is a:

Theme Challenge

Create a project using a Summer Theme.

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 17, 2020 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's summer card cools one off with an icy cocktail!  Combining elements from the Slimline Frames & Portholes and Slimline Frames & Windows die sets, she creates the many layers including one with fun, pineapple pattern paper.  She adds the sweet koala from the Pina Koala stamp set as well as a pina colada drink from the Cocktail Mixer stamp set. She stamps the sentiment from the Cocktail Mixer stamp set on the circle die and adds a cherry from the Summer Scoops stamp set for a pop of red color!  Is it 5 o'clock yet?

Diane Morales' summer card takes us beneath some cool waves and a peek at a beautiful mermaid from the Purr-Maid Newton stamp and die set. She creates her unique shaped card using the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set and the Sea Borders die set.  She adds texture to her waves by using the Hills & Grass stencil and different shades of blues.  Her final touch is the post sticking out of the water with the sweet seagull atop. This little fellow is from the Gull Friends stamp and die set.  A wonderful summer scene!

Sue T.'s summer card takes us to the beach for a bit of surfing!  She adds some colorful waves using distress inks and the Waves stencil. she pops her kitty from the Newton's Perfect Wave stamp and die set with some foam tape and adds the "hang ten" sentiment!  Clean, simple, and adorable!

 Becky Noelle's summer card has a tropical feel with the foiled flowers and leaves using the Hibiscus stencil set on a kraft card base.  She adds a splattering of white before adhering the vellum circle cut using the Circle Frames die set.  Her softly colored kitten from the Aloha Newton stamp set looks delightful as she peeks between the hibiscus flowers!  Aloha!

Crystal Komara's summer card is filled with beautiful blooms and hints of gold!  Using the scallop-edged die from the newly released Slimline Frames & Portholes die set, she cuts a tangerine background and adds pattern paper with gold dashes.  She adds her beautifully colored flowers form the Peony Blooms stamp and cuts them with the coordinating die set. She adds pale green and golden leaves as well as a black banner with the sentiment embossed in white. Gorgeous!

Create a project using the theme--Summer.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #126 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 #126 Winner!

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

Kimberly uses the Hibiscus stencil to blend a bright pink and green to create a tropical setting for her darling puppy from the Corgi Beach stamp set to dance and play!  The black stripe with white embossed sentiment add a nice contrast!  So fun!

Congrats to  Kimberly!  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 #126 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!

Crystal's FAVE

Claire creates a beautiful picnic scene with her amazing background and gingham paper blanket!  The little black kitty bum from the Newton's Picnic stamp and die set will bring a smile to anyone's face as he searches for the perfect snack.  Also, don't you love how Claire is able to color a black cat?  Wowza!

Debbie's FAVE

Kay Demonbren combines bright colors and fun patterns for a perfect get well card.  She adds the ailing kitten from the Newton's Sick Day stamp set with his nicely colored blanket and water bag on his head!  A bright, CAS design that will definitely cheer up some under the weather!

Diane's FAVE

Anushree's use of bright yellow and pinks with the subtle hint of stenciling using the Bokeh stencil set makes for a purr-fect backdrop for a birthday card.  She adds the kitty in the box from the Newton's Christmas Cuddles stamp set as her focal element.  The white embossed sentiment on the black banner really adds a nice pop!  Fabulous!

Sue's FAVE

Cat Craig ink blends her background in orange and pinks and cuts using the scallop-edged die from the Frames & Flags die set.  It just screams hot summer day!  She adds Newton from the Newton's Summer Treats stamp enjoying the day perfectly by eating some ice cream! Delicious!

Becky's FAVE

Priscilla Joseph not only stamps coffee beans inside her shaker element, she actually adds real ones!  She sets her coffee bean shaker atop a brown gingham backdrop using the Gingham stencil which looks delightful.  She adds the caffeine-lovin' kitten from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp and die set. Don't you love the splash of green on the cup?  

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.