Inky Paws Challenge: March 2021

Monday, March 29, 2021

Inky Paws Challenge #145

Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a:

Theme Challenge--

Use the theme--Friendship

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, April 9, 2021 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!

Friends in any weather by Claire features Newton's Rainy Trio by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #friendship, #cardmaking, #catcards

Claire Lamb creates a wheel card that has the weather changing in a blink of an eye! Her trio of friends are all decked out in their rain slickers from the Newton's Rainy Day Trio stamp and die set are all ready for a fun day in any weather! This is such a clever card that is sure to delight the recipient of this delightful card!

Friends fur-ever by Debbie features Frameswork, Puppy Pals, Hardwood, Sky Borders, Sky Scene Builders, Forest Scene Builder by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #friendshipcard, #cardmaking, #dogcards

Debbie Owens makes a fun puppy card! She creates a wood grain frame using the Hardwood stencil. Then she uses the Framework die set to create a frame. Using the Sky Borders die set, she makes a cloudy yellow sky with green hills in the background using the Land Borders die set. She adds two tall fir trees and a black crow die cut using the Forest Scene Builder die set. A little fluffy cloud was added using the Sky Scene Builders die set. For main finale, she adds the darling duo from the Puppy Pals stamp set. A super fun friendship card!

I've got a good feline about you by Diane features Petite Flowers, Frames & Flags, Heart Frames, and Smitten Kittens by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #friendship, #catcards, #cardmaking

Diane Morales designs the sweetest friendship card! On her scallop-edged frame die cut using the Frames & Flags die set, she has added a rainbow of pastel flowers using the Petite Flowers stencil. She adds the stitched heart with the adorable sentiment using a die from the Heart Frames die set. Her duo of lightly colored kittens from the Smitten Kittens stamp and die set look adorable. She adds a few little pastel hearts for good measure! Sweetness!

The best wines by Sue T. features Wine a Little by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #friendship

A good glass of wine paired with a good friend is a perfect way to spend one's time, and Sue T.'s card showcases this idea wonderfully. She stamps a trio of wine glasses from the Wine a Little stamp and die set and pops them up with dimensional tape on her embossed card base. She adds a little strip of Washi tape before adding the sentiment. Nicely done, Sue!

Life is better with a friend like you by Amy T. features Porch Swing, Sunscape, Hardwood, Frames & Flags, Slimline Frames & Porthole, Serene Silhouettes by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #friendship

Amy T. uses the Sunscape stencil to create a sunset in pinks and purples for her napping friends from the Porch Swing Frinds stamp and coordinating die set. She adds a few bird silhouettes in the background using the birds from the Serene Silhouettes stamp set. She places this scene on a wood grain background using the Hardwood stencil. She stamps the sentiment on a banner using the Frames & Flags die set. Using the flower and leaf dies from the Slimline Frames & Porthole die set, she adds a pink and purple flower. Such a wonderful combination of NND products!

Use the theme--Friendship

Inky Paws Challenge #144 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 #144 Winner!

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

You're the cream in my coffee by Gail features Pumpkin Latte and Newton Loves Coffee by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #coffeecards, #cardmaking

Gail use of pinks, light green, and tan make for a wonderful coffee-themed card! With a coffee ring in the background, she adds the latte drinking lady from the Pumpkin Latte stamp and die set. She then pulls the coffee sentiment from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp set and stamps in brown. A fun way to send coffee wishes!

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 #144 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!

Amy's FAVE

Oh sheep by Kimberly features Baa by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #cardmaking, #coffeecards

Kimberly Curphey adds mixed media elements for this fabulously fun card! Using one of the lamb images from the Baa stamp and coordinating die set, she shades her in dark grays. The pretty lavender clouds make for a great backdrop. She adds two banners for the two sentiments from the same stamp set. Just darling!

Claire's FAVE

I need some coffee right meow! by Meghan features Newton Loves Coffee by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #coffeecards, #cardmaking, #catcards

Meghan showcases one of the adorable caffeinated kittens from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp and coordinating die set. Her stamped background of coffee beans and black and white splatters make for a perfect backdrop. The yellow and blue pattern papers add a nice homey feel. Wonderfully done, Meghan!

Debbie's FAVE

I need coffee right meow by Bunny features Newton Loves Coffee by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #catcard, #coffeecard, #cardmaking

Bunny's orange and pink color scheme make for a bright, cheerful card! She, too, uses one of the caffeinated kitties from the very popular Newton Loves Coffee stamp set. Bunny use of floral and plaid papers give her card such a wonder, spring feel! Another fabulous coffee-themed card!

Diane's FAVE

Big Wishes by Donna features Holding Happiness by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #birthdaycards, #cardmaking

Donna's birthday card is filled with beautiful colors and wonderful patterns. On her light sage card base, she layers with pattern papers. She uses the gift-laden lady from the Holding Happiness stamp and coordinating die set. She stamps the Big Wishes sentiment on a distressed circle. Her use of the black polka dotted banner ties everything together so nicely!

Sue's FAVE

Terra's card showcases Dainty Daisies by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #cardmaking, #springcard

Terra's card showcases the daisies from the Dainty Daisies stamp and coordinating die set delightfully! On a card base of goldenrod gingham, she adds a white frame with the daisies repeatedly stamped. The beauty is how she left them uncolored. She then adds a couple of banners and a gray circle. On top of the circle is a sprig of colored daisies. A wonderfully designed card!

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.

Monday, March 22, 2021

Inky Paws Challenge #144 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?

Here'a a refresher.

Create a project using the below sketch.

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

Amy Tollner's pastel Easter card is just too cute! With a pastel blended background, Amy adds shimmer using the Basketweave stencil and texture paste. She then creates a cloudy sky using the Clouds stencil which is die cut using the scalloped frame from the Circle Frames die set and adds grass using the Hills & Grass stencil. Pastel banners are die cut using the Frames & Flags die set. She stamps and colors the kitty with his Easter basket using the Newton's Peeps stamp and die set. She colors her peeps in pink, lavender, and yellows! So cute! For added interest, she adds more chicks and butterflies from the Newton's Birdbath stamp and die set butterflies. Seriously, this is amazingly cute!

Claire Lamb knows how to celebrate birthdays in cuteness! She partially distresses a pastel background. Then she uses the Confetti stencil to add texture and shimmer. She pops on some little clouds and adds the kitten with his colorful balloons from the Newton's Birthday Balloons stamp and die set. She adds a black and white diagonal banner and a white one with the sentiment. So much cuteness!

Debbie Owens uses pastel teals and purples to distress her background with a little splattering of white. She die cuts it using the scalloped frame from the Frames & Flags die set. She then distresses the coffee mugs from the Mugs stencil on a darker purple before die cutting using the large circle die from the Circle Frames die set. She stamps the sentiment from the Love Cafe stamp set on a banner die cut using the banner die from the Frames & Flags die set. She focal attraction is the striped kitten in his paper-pieced mug from the Newton's Mug stamp set. She adds glossy accents to give it a more ceramic look. A super cute coffee card!

In orange and yellows, Diane Morales brings in spring with this bright, bold card! She uses the Frames Squared die set to create her scallop-edged card base. She uses the Bold Blooms stencil to create an orange-on-orange floral layer. She uses the Frames & Flags die set to create a lime banner and a white one on which she stamps the sentiment. The beautiful butterfly from the Monarchs stamp and die set is her central element. So lovely!

Sue T.'s Easter card showcases the fun Spring Roundabout stamp set. With her white card base, she die cuts a circle from the embossed layer. Within the circle, you'll see the sweet Easter images from the Spring Roundabout stamp set. Sue adds Washi tape for the sketch banners. She stamps the sentiment on a white rectangle and pops atop the circular element. A sweet way to send Easter wishes!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along! Remember, you have until this Friday, March 26, 2021 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!

Monday, March 15, 2021

Inky Paws Challenge #144

Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a:

Sketch Challenge--

Use the above sketch with

your Newton's Nook Designs products.

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, March 26, 2021 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!

Happy St. Patrick's Day by Amy T. features Newton's Pot of Gold, Circle Frames, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #stpatricksday, #catcards, #cardmaking

Amy T. celebrates St. Patrick's Day in style with this fabulous card! Beginning with a green shimmery card base, Amy adds paper filled with colorful shamrocks! She then uses the stitched-round die from the Circle Frames die set and stamps the festive Newton from the Newton's Pot of Gold stamp set. She splatters on some green and heat embosses the sentiment in gold. She completes the card with a green shimmery banner and a gold one using the banner die from the Frames & Flags die set. A fabulous way to celebrate the luck of the Irish!

Espresso your love by Claire features Newton's Mug, Love Cafe and Newton Loves Coffee by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #inkypaws, #coffee_crafters, #coffeelovingcardmakers, #catcards

Claire Lamb uses a blends a combination of coffee images to create this CAS card that is spectacular! She adds some coffee cup rings and splatters to the card base before adding the kitten in her coffee cat. The soft pink shading on the cup from the Newton's Mug stamp and cut using the coordinating die set looks amazing! Her her banners, she stamps a sentiment from the Love Cafe stamp. She sprinkles some coffee beans and a few hearts which are from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp and die set. A wonderful way to espresso one's love!

Have an egg-stra special day by Debbie features Basketweave, Framework, Newton's Easter Basket, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #eastercards, #cardmaking, #catcards

Debbie Owens creates a sweet Easter card brimming with cuteness! She begins by distressing the stencil Basketweave to create her background which she then die cuts using the postage-edged frame die from the Framework die set. She then makes a shaker element using the Snow Globe die set. She uses the Clouds stencil for added interest and fills her shaker with little diamond art rhinestones. From the Frames & Flags die set, she makes banners on which she stamps the sentiment on one. Her focal point is the sweet critters from the Newton's Easter Basket stamp set. A wonderful way to celebrate the upcoming Easter holiday!

Thanks so much by Diane features Daffodils, Frames & Flags, Circle Frames, and Banner Trio by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #springcard, #cardmaking

Diane Morales brings us a breath of spring freshness in this sweet card. Beginning with a lavender card base, she cuts a matching scallop-edged layer using the frame die from the Frames & Flags die set. She then adds a gorgeous holographic paper in a pretty pink. She adds the scallop-edged circle using the die from the Circle Frames die set. Her star attraction are the beautiful flowers stamped and die cut using the Daffodils stamp and die set. Using the Banner Trio die set, Diane cuts the small banners and stamps the sentiment on one. Don't you love how the fluttering butterflies draw your attention to the flowers. Nice touch!

Happy St. Patrick's Day by Sue T. features Newton's Pot of Gold, Circle Frames, and Basketweave by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #stpatricksdaycards, #catcards, #cardmaking

Sue T. also features the kitty leprechaun from the Newton's Lucky Day stamp set. For her card base, she lightly distresses yellow over the the Basketweave stencil to add texture. She adds fun St. Patrick's Day Washi tape for her banners. Using the scallop-edged circle from the Circle Frames die set, she cuts a white circle on which she affixes her darling Newton! Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!

Use the above sketch.

Inky Paws Challenge #143 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 #143 Winner!

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

Celebrate by FT Fit Kitty features Blooming Botanicals, Basket of Wishes, Newton's Birthday Bash by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #floralcards, #carmaking

KT Fit Kitty uses the Blooming Botanicals stamp set and colors the floral images in the colors of the challenge. She then cuts this full-front image into squares to create a horizontal stripe with them. She creates her custom sentiment by mixing sentiments from the Newton's Birthday Bash stamp set and athe

Basket of Wishes (Retired) stamp set. A beautiful way to showcase the Blooming Botanicals stamp set.

Congrats to KT Fit Kitty! 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 #143 Favorites

Sue's FAVE

Happy Birthday by Ishani features Aloha Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #catcard, #cardmaking

Ishani has a knack of mixing and matching stamps, dies, and stencils to make a delightful card that still has a clean, crisp look. On a lavender pattern paper, Ishani adds a layer that has green and yellow dots. Her kitty from the Aloha Newton stamp set looks beautiful in the tropical flowers and foliage. She then adds a die cut sun and some fabulous clouds. Such a cheerful birthday card!

Amy's FAVE

A little birdie told me by A. Rose features Newton's Birthday Flutter and Newton's Curious Christmas by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #catcard

A. Rose designs this bold, clean card that depicts a cat's favorite pastime--watching birdies! Her white and gray kitty from the Newton's Curious Christmas stamp set has been fussy cut. She is sitting on a window sill watching a birdie from the Newton's Birthday Flutter stamp set. She white embosses the sentiment on black. Opening the card, you'll find a humorous surprise! She has added the naughty kitty from the Newton's Birthday Flutter stamp set and the sentiment, "so I ate him!" This card is sure to have the recipient giggling!

Claire's FAVE

Thinking of You by Donna features Peony Blooms by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #floralcards, #cardmaking

Donna adds the perfect embellishments to showcase her lavender flowers from the Peony Blooms stamp and cut using the coordinating die set. The Swiss dotted ribbon and stitching add such a beautiful shabby-chic feel. Her yellow and white watercolor backdrop make for a soft, beautiful background. Wonderfully done!

Debbie's FAVE

Happy Easter to my favorite peeps by Priscilla Joseph features Newton's Peeps by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #eastercards, #cardmaking, #catcards

Priscilla Joseph begins with a cloudy sky of yellow and bright green grass. She has hidden a couple chicks and egg amid the grass. She adds a die cut that mimics chicken-wire fence. In front is the sweet kitty from the Newton's Peeps stamp and die set. The pretty purple basket with the green trim is perfect for the yellow peeps! Such a fun, clever card!

Diane's FAVE

You brighten my life by Kristi features Daffodils and Basketweave by Newton's Nook Designs; #newtonsnook, #inkypaws, #springcards, #cardmaking

Kristi brings us card that is just beautiful with its arrangements of elements. She uses the Basketweave stencil to create her spring green background. She uses an oval die to create the central element. She then stamps, colors and die cuts the flowers and butterflies from the Daffodils stamp and die set. The overall effect is just beautiful!