Inky Paws Challenge #147

Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a:

Sketch Challenge.

Use the sketch with your Newton's Nook Designs products.

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 7, 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! 

Diane Morales creates tons of puffy clouds just perfect for an airplane ride!  

Using the Clouds stencil, Diane adds clouds to her navy and light blue layers. She uses the Sky Borders die set to create the horizontal stripe.  Flying amongst all those clouds is our favorite bear, Winston from the Winston Takes Flight stamp and die set. What a fabulous way to send a hello greeting to a friend!

Sue T. creates a little tropical paradise just right for a little nap!  She begins by using the Tropical Leaves stencil in shades of greens. She then stamps and die cuts hibiscus flowers to create the stripe in the sketch. Her main attraction is napping Newton from the Aloha Newton stamp and die set in his hammock between two coconut trees!  Who wouldn't want to hang out in this slice of paradise?

Ready for puppy overload?  Then you will love Amy T.'s darling card!  She begins by creating a silver embossed background using the Woof stencil. She stamps the full image from the Woof  Pack stamp set, and colors the pack of puppies in a range of fun colors!  She stamps the sentiment in teal and distresses the white layer. Her glitter silver stripe adds more shimmer to this fun-lovin' puppy card!

Claire Lamb creates a yummy card showcasing the donut-lovin' kitty from the Newton's Donut stamp and die set!  She sets the scene by repeatedly embossing the small donut image and lightly distressing in pink. She embosses the sentiment on a pale teal banner die using the Banner Trio die set. Don't you just love those pink pads on her black and white kitten?  Just too cute!

 Debbie Owens creates a delightful underwater scene.  She uses the Frames & Flags and the Framework die sets to create layers in ocean-like colors and patterns. She uses dies from the Sea Borders set to create a wavy stripe as well as creating waves in the background from acetate, vellum, and white card stock with the sentiment stamped on it.  She then showcases the images from the Purr-maid Newton stamp set enjoying the water.  A few sequins add a shimmery touch.  Magical!

Use the above sketch. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #146 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 #146 Winner!

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

Alicia creates a geometric background in green and white that looks wonderful behind the sweet kitten from the  Newton's Rain Boots stamp and coordinating die set. Don't you love the bright orange boots with yellow and green accents?  A wonderful way to use the challenge colors!

Congrats to  Alicia!  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 #146 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

Meghan uses the Framework die set to create layers in the challenge colors from fun, bright pattern papers. She adds a duo of lambs from the \Baa stamp and die set. She adds the punny birthday greeting and some orange enamel dots to finish this wonderful birthday card!  

Diane's FAVE

Bunny creates a tag that is packed with fun texture and patterns!  Don't you love how Newton is peeking above the green gingham paper ready to sneak a little sip of delicious coffee? This sweet image is from the Newton Loves Coffee stamp set. A purr-fect tag to add to a bag of coffee or chocolate-covered coffee beans!  Just too fun!

Sue's FAVE

Joyce M.'s CAS card is filled with deliciously-colored ice cream cones from the Summer Scoops stamp set.  Don't you just want to take a big bite from these ice cream cones dipped in lime, lemon, and orange respectively?  

Amy's FAVE

Anila truly wows with her beautifully colored orange roses from the Roses stamp set!  She arranges them on a color washed backdrop.  She stamps the sentiment and adds a bit of bling for a shiny touch.  A gorgeous birthday card!

Claire's FAVE

Karen's chartreuse background with the subtle diagonal stripes makes for a wonderful backdrop for the sweet flower-lovin' mouse from the \Garden Mice stamp and die set. The added white splatters adds a nice texture as do the enameled dots.  Karen white heat embosses the sentiment on a black banner, which adds a nice dramatic touch to this adorable 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.

Inky Paws Challenge #146 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.

Use the colors--orange, yellow, green, and white.

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

 Debbie Owens creates a freshly spring slimline card showcasing the Dainty Daisies stamp set. She repeatedly stamps these pretty daisies and colors them in the challenge colors. She pulls two sentiments from the Heartfelt Essentials stamp set, and she adds a strip of black and white Washi tape along the edge for a nice, modern touch. A beautiful card for sending good wishes!

Diane Morales's bright card is a fabulous way to send hello to a friend!  She uses the Frames Squared die set to create the card base as well as the layers on the card. On her yellow card base, she adds a subtle texture using the Tropical Leaves stencil. She then stamps the tropical image from the Tropical Fringe stamp set and uses shades the leaves, flowers, and pineapples in the challenge colors!  Just love the brightness of her card!

Sue T.'s combines two stamps sets for this lovely card. She begins with a white card base with a scallop-edged layer die cut using the Frames & Flags die set. She heat embosses a light orange background using the Floral Roundabout stamp set. She pairs it with the flower-laden cyclist from the Loads of Blooms stamp and die set. She pops this image with some foam tape for added dimension.  She adds the sentiment and a splattering of sequins.  A lovely way to send birthday wishes!

Amy Tollner also pairs two stamps for a wonderful card. She begins with a slimline sparkly green card base with a white scallop-edged layer cut using the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. She then stamps the floral image from the Floral Roundabout stamp set a couple of  times and colors the flowers using the challenge colors. She places them behind the porthole windows. She then adds the flower-lovin' kitty from the Newton's Flower Garden stamp and cut using coordinating the die set.  She finishes with a sentiment from the Spring Roundabout stamp set.  What a clever way to combine stamp sets!

Claire Lamb uses the Slimline Masking Circles &  Squares stencil to create her bold yellow squares. She then uses the Sunscape stencil to layer some orange sun rays on two of those squares.  She then uses the balloons and the big present from the Holding Happiness stamp set as props for the little sheep from the Baa stamp and die set. She then cleverly combines sentiments from the Bleat and the Baa stamp. A superbly designed birthday card!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, April 23, 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! 

Inky Paws Challenge #146

               Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a:

Color Challenge--

Use the colors--orange, yellow, green, and white.

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 23, 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! 

 Debbie Owens uses the  Newton Cleans Up stamp set to create a fun birthday card!  She uses the challenge colors with the Slimline Masking Circles & Squares stencil set and Houndstooth stencil to create a trio of squares with a fun pattern. She then adds the overworked kitties from the  Newton Cleans Up stamp set on each square.  She pulls the happy birthday sentiment from the Newton Loves Cake stamp set and combines it with the loads of fun sentiment to pull her fun card together!

Diane Morales uses the challenge colors to create a fabulous background using the Plaid stencil. She then adds a white circular element using the Circles Frames die set and subtly embosses the Floral Roundabout image from the  Floral Roundabout stamp set. She adds grass using the Land Borders die set . She then adds the sweet goat from the Bleat stamp and die set for her main attraction. She adds "You're the G.O.A.T" sentiment on an orange banner and heat embosses the remaining sentiment on the green grass.  A lovely way to celebrate a G.O.A.T friend!

Sue T. uses the Blooming Botanicals stamp set to create her white embossed background.  She then uses the Slimline Masking Circles and Squares stencils to go back and distress a trio of circles in green to create a lovely scalloped element down her card. She then layers on the beautiful yellow  and orange flowers from the Daffodils stamp set and die cut using the coordinating die. A black banner with embossed sentiment adds a dramatic touch to this very elegant card!

Amy T. inspires with this refreshing citrus card!  Beginning with a bright yellow card base, she adds a white scallop-edged layer using the  Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. She then splatters with yellow, orange and green. She adds a bright yellow frame using the Slimline Frames & Windows die set. In those trio of windows, she adds a slices of lemon, orange, and lime using the Lemon Twist stamp and die set.  Her sentiment was stamped on the ticket using the die from the Framework die set.  The little slivers of peeling add a fun, festive element to this spectacular card!

Claire Lamb brings us this elegant card showcasing the Peony Blooms stamp set.  She lightly distresses yellow on her amazing pattern paper.  She adds the wonderfully colored flowers from the  Peony Blooms stamp set. She pulls the sentiment from the Winter Birds stamp set and embosses it in white on black card stock.  She adds gold sequins for a bit of glitz.  Seriously, wow!

Use the colors--orange, yellow, green, and white.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #145 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 #145 Winner!

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

Kristi H. creates this sweet friendship card. What could be better than reading a favorite book with a couple of felines?  This fabulous image is from the A Cozy Day In stamp set.  She adds a shadow under the chair to ground it.  She adds the sentiment a trio of hearts.  A delightful card!

Congrats to Kristi H. !  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 #145 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!

Claire's FAVE

Chocolate and friends is a wonderful combination!  Karen Guettler Carlson scrumptious card has chocolate truffles stamped on her kraft card base.  She then adds a tag filled with more truffles in pinks and browns.These yummy treats are from the Love & Chocolate stamp and cut using the coordinating die set. She adds the sentiment, a twine bow, and a sprinkling of gems.  A wonderful combination!

Debbie's FAVE

Joyce M. crates this sweet CAS card using the Newton's Rainy Day Trio stamp set. She paper pieces the raincoats, boots, and umbrellas in fun pattern papers. She pops the sentiment with foam tape. The pretty colors and patterns make for a darling friendship card!

Diane's FAVE

Donna Hardcastle gives us a fresh retake of these beautiful butterflies from the Monarchs stamp and coordinating die set. Her beautifully colored butterflies look amazing on the buttercup card base. The striped washi tape and bit of twine are fabulous embellishments!  Wow!

Sue's FAVE

Mary-Anne V. designs this amazing CAS card featuring the Gull Friends stamp and die set. Mary-Anne creates a stitched window opening for the seagulls. Behind them she has water colored a pastel backdrop.  She stamps the sentiment between the scored lines.  A wonderful way to say hi to a good friend!  

Amy's FAVE

Rahmat showcases the Newton's Rainy Day stamp with her fabulous CAS card. From her die cut clouds, she adds raindrops using the Raindrops stencil to half of her card. She then showcases the friends from the Newton's Rainy Day stamp and shades them with colored pencils. . Don't you love how Rahmat has the raindrops touching the umbrella? A spectacular way to let a friend know that you care!

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 #145 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 theme--Friendship

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

Claire Lamb showcases this daring duo from the Puppy Pals stamp and cut using the coordinating die set. She colors them spectacularly in Copic markers. She creates a stunning backdrop in bright colors. Don't you love the way she creates the subtle stripes?  She stamps the sentiment and adds a trio of hearts for the perfect touch!

Debbie Owens surrounds her sweet pink flamingo from the Flamingo Flock stamp set with lots of her fabulous feathered friends. She uses the scallop-edged frame die from the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set to crop this full frame image down.  She then pairs it with a light pink background die cut using the large scallop-edged frame die from the Frames & Flags die set. She stamps the sentiment on a white banner and adds pink gems. A fabulous idea to surround oneself with beloved friends!

Diane Morales shows us a trio of friends enjoying snacks and a good movie!  These feline cuties are from the Newton's Movie Night stamp and die set. Diane uses the Popcorn stencil to add a lot of buttery treats in the background.  She stamps the sentiment and scatters a few more popped kernels!  Anyone else ready to join them for a good show?  

Sue T.'s friends are enjoying the great outdoors!  With the fluffy clouds made using the Clouds stencil and the tall fir trees using the Forest Scene Build die set, Winston and his friend from the Winston's Lake House stamp and die set are enjoying a day canoeing on a peaceful lake made using the Hills & Grass stencil.  She stamps the sentiment on a speech bubble die cut using the Speech Bubbles die set. 

 Sue uses the Frames Squared die set for her card.  An amazing way for friends to spend the day!

Amy Tollner makes a heart-shaped card using the Heart Frames die set. On her scallop-edged heart, she adds pastel clouds and tall green grass using the Clouds and the Hills & Grass stencils respectively. She then adds her playful puppies from the Puppy Pals stamp and die set. She pulls the little flower hair accessory from the Newton's Valentine stamp and die set, and the butterflies are from the Newton's Birdbath stamp and die set. A fabulous combination of elements for this delightful card!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, April 9, 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!