Inky Paws Challenge #156

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a:

Sketch Challenge

Use 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, September 10, 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 creates this cozy outdoorsy scene!  For her lower horizontal element, Deb creates a lake with some cattails for Winston and his pal from the Winston's Lake House stamp set to paddle about in. When they get tired, they can return to their cabin also from the Winston's Lake House stamp set with the mountains (Mountains stencil) and pine forest (Snow Globe Scenes stamp set) in the background.  

 Floating above those mountains are lots of puffy clouds (Petite Clouds stencil).  What a little piece of paradise!

Diane Morales is showcasing the newly released Trick or Treat Kittens stamp and coordinating die set. This fluffy kitten is sure to become a Halloween favorite!  She creates the postage-edge base layer using the Frameworks die set. For her sketch stripe, she creatively uses the Sky Borders die set for her scalloped stripes.  The lavender, black and splash of orange make for a darling Halloween card!

Sue T. creates this sleepy card showcasing the napping Newton from the Newton's Naptime stamp set. As her sweet kitten catches some zzz's on a pile of pastel blue blankets, stars in the background gently fall about. Those stars were created using the Cascading Stars stencil. Anyone else want to snuggle up with this little calico?  

Amy Tollner showcases the Peony Blooms stamp and coordinating die set to create this elegant card!  The combination of polka dots, stripes, and touches of gold add up to a perfect backdrop for Amy's softly colored and very beautiful peonies!  

duuuunnnn duun… duuunnnnnnnn dun...

On a bright and sunny day (Sunscape stencil), under peaceful teal waves (Sky Borders die set) awaits...

a very hungry shark (Shark Bites stamp and die set) just waiting to jump out at you!  Yep, Claire Lamb creates an interactive shark card that might have you scared to open your mail!  Thanks, Claire, for showing how to use the Inky Paws sketch to make an interactive card!  

Use the above sketch!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #155 Winners

 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

Inky Paws Challenge  at the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

This Biweekly Challenge was a Color Challenge!

Inky Paws Challenge #155 Prize Winner!

We've chosen one RANDOM winner using random.org to receive 

a $20 Store Credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Kelsey Thomas is our lucky winner with this fun bookmark sporting our book-lovin' feline from the Newton's Book Club stamp set. Just love the polka-dotted paper and the books colored in the challenge colors!  What a perfect way to mark a book!  

Congrats to Kelsey Thomas!  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 #155  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

Ishani uses the challenge colors for a bold, eye-catching background!  The bicycling lady with her basket filled with colorful flowers from the Loads of Bloom stamp and coordinating die set looks amazing.  The little splash of red and the white-outlined clouds are wonderful touches to this lively card! 

Debbie's FAVE

Megan K. features a perfect summer scene on a teal Polaroid atop a fun checkered background.  Her picture frame features the lounging lady from the Summer Moments stamp and coordinating die set. The large yellow sun with the yellow enameled dots work wonderfully with this image and her polka-dotted beach bag!  A CAS-style card with lots of texture!  

Diane's FAVE

Karen Guettler Carson uses the Retro Sun & Palms stencil to create this amazing scene in the challenge colors. Such a clean, crisp, creative card that utilizes the stencil in a fabulous way!  So pretty and elegant!  Just love it!

Sue's FAVE

A. Rose shows how to celebrate Halloween in a tropical setting!  So clever!  Her pumpkins from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp and die set look so festive in teal, and the tropical leaves using the Tropical Leaves stencil add the tropical feel!  So creative and fun!

Amy's FAVE

Nubble Light Designs uses teal to make her bats using the Flying Bats Stencil!  {squeal!} Don't they look amazing with the yellow kitty in her green boot from the Witchy Newton stamp and die set.  Just love how these colors make such a wonderful Halloween 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 #155 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 colors--teal, yellow, green, and white.

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

Claire Lamb features a trio of kittens playing in the rain!  Claire uses the Newton's Rainy Day Trio stamp and coordinating die set to create this rainy delight!  The mirror image of the boots and paws in the water puddle is a genius idea!  Anyone else feeling like singing with these sweeties?  :)

Sweet and cuddly is the koala bear in  Debbie Owens' card!  She uses the Tropical Leaves and the Pineapple stencil sets to create layers of tropical goodness for the koala from the Pina Koala stamp set. She uses dies from the Frames Squared and the Frames & Flags die sets for her various fun layers.  Twine and sequins are added for extra fun! Sweet!

Diane Morales provides a delightful card to celebrate a birthday!  Beginning with a scallop-edged card base cut using dies from the  Frames & Flags die set, she adds lots of confetti by using the Confetti stencil. She tops her card off with Newton enjoying some frosting. This darling feline is from the 

Newton's Cupcake stamp and cut using the coordinating die set. Time to celebrate!

Sue T. also brings us a birthday-inspired card! She, too, features the frosting-lovin' kitten from the Newton's Cupcake stamp and coordinating die set. Her wavy cupcake wrapper is super fun!  More cupcakes are added using the Cupcake stencil set and cut out with the large die from the Speech Bubbles die set.  Scrumptious!

Want to visit the tropics?  Amy Tollner's card brings the beauty of the tropics without leaving home! She uses the challenge colors with the Tropical Fringe main image for a slice of paradise!  She opts for a square base by using dies from the Frames Squared  die set. A splattering of sequins adds a sparkly touch to this tropical card!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, August 27, 2021 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #155

 

   Welcome to a new Inky Paws Challenge!

This challenge is a:

Color Challenge

Use the colors--teal, 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, August 27, 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! 

Claire Lamb shows us how what happens when life gives you lemons...a fabulous card!  With a partially distressed teal background, she adds a trio of lemons using the Lemon Twist stamp and coordinating die set.  She adds a sprinkling of yellow sequins for added zest!  A very refreshing card!

 Debbie Owens creates a fun background using the Hills & Grass stencil. She distresses some wavy stripes in the challenge colors and then cuts them into 1/2 inch stripes to create a fun design. She then adds clouds using the dies from the Sky Scene Builder die set. She adds the playful kitten from the Captivated Kittens stamp set.  Such a fun, colorful card!

Diane Morales applies the challenge colors on her leafy backdrop created using the Tropical Leaves stencil. Don't they look fabulous?  The little kitten sports a pink bikini with her tropical surfboard. This feline is from the Newton's Perfect Wave stamp and coordinating die set. She stamps the sentiment on a circular panel die cut using the Circle Frames die set.  So, so cute!

Sue T. gives us some natural beauty with her hummingbird and flowers!  She uses the Basketweave stencil to create a nice subtle backdrop. The beautiful hummingbird colored in the challenge colors is from the Hummingbird stamp and coordinating die set and is enjoying a bit of nectar from the yellow flowers.  The bold sentiment from the Birthday Essentials stamp set is a fabulous way to wish someone a happy birthday!  Wonderful CAS card, Sue!

Amy Tollner also inspires with her use of the Tropical Leaves stencil. Her leaves make a perfect background for her white kitten from the Aloha Newton stamp and coordinating die set. These colors work wonderfully for all those tropical flowers and leaves!  Amy also uses the Frames & Flags die set for her banner and the Circle Frames die set on which she adds her kitten. A piece of tropical paradise!

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #154 Winners

  

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

Inky Paws Challenge  at the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

This Biweekly Challenge was a Theme Challenge--Use Stripes! 

Inky Paws Challenge #154 Prize Winner!

We've chosen one RANDOM winner using random.org to receive 

a $20 Store Credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Vanessa shares this playful puppy card using the Puppy Playtime stamp set. Her paisley embossed background is a fun way to showcase her two puppies and her trio of colorful stripes are so bright and fun!

Congrats to  Vanessa!  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 #154  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

Vanessa creates another darling puppy card. This one won our hearts with the bright colors and uniquely designed paper using the smaller elements from the Puppy Playtime stamp set.  She again adds two playful pups from the same set with fun stripes behind them.  And those cute bones!  Nicely done, Vanessa!

Claire's FAVE

Priscilla awed us with how she combined the Tropical Fish (retiring) stencil set with a stripe stencil that makes it look like sunlight is filtering through the water!  Wow!  She then leaves her mermaid from the Mermaid Crossing (Retired) stamp and die set outlined in blue.  Very stunning, Priscilla!

Debbie's FAVE

Sandi brings us a bold, graphic shark card featuring a scarily cute shark from the Shark Bites stamp and coordinating die set. We liked her use of blue stripes in the backdrop as well as those little sharks circling around.  Fabulously done, Sandi!

Diane's FAVE

Karen also uses a scarily cute shark from the Shark Bites stamp and coordinating die set.  We love her creative use of the Serene Stripes stencil for her ocean and her bold yellow and blue colors!  Very eye-catching, Karen!

Sue's FAVE

A. Rose's sweet card to thank our healthcare professionals caught our eyes with its CAS style.  The wavy red and white striped circle behind the feline nurse is a creative way to add stripes, and Newton is looking stunning in his professional healthcare attire.  This fun image is from the Newton's Sick Day stamp set.  Great work, A. Rose!

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 ##154 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 Stripes on your NND project!

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

Amy Tollner brings us a colorful ice cream card. She combines the Slimline Frames & Portholes and the  Slimline Frames & Windows  die sets to create the layers. She incorporates her stripes with her choice of the colorful plaid paper.  In two of the porthole windows, she adds bowls of vanilla ice cream with sprinkles. These scrumptious treats come from the Summer Scoops stamp and coordinating die set. So fun!

Claire Lamb uses a teal striped background to showcase her cupcake lovin' kitten!  She continues by die cutting her center piece using the rounded square die from the Frames & Flags die set. On this she uses the Confetti stencil over a partially water colored layer.  Alas, she adds her black kitten from the Newton's Cupcake stamp and coordinating die set. Don't you love how Claire adds the lines in her cupcake line?  Just darling!

 Debbie Owens brings us a touch of school!  She uses primary writing pattern paper for her stripes which she die cuts using the Slimline Frames & Windows  die set.  She adds them atop a black scalloped rectangle die cut using Slimline Frames & Portholes die set. She pulls two of the studious kittens from the Newton's Book Club stamp set.  Don't you love the pops of red against the black and white?  So cute!

Diane Morales takes us under the sea with her fun wavy stripes!  She uses the Hills & Grass stencil to create her distressed waves. She adds the adventurous Newton in his scuba gear from the Scuba Newton stamp and coordinating die set. A fabulous way to add stripes!  

Sue T. makes monochromatic stripes and adds them to her rounded corner rectangle which was cut using a die from the Frames & Flags die set.  She adds a pair of playful puppies from the Beach Barks stamp and coordinating die set. Her stamps her sentiment on a speech bubble cut using the Speech Bubbles die set. Don't these puppies look adorable in their sea foam green and teal  beachwear?  So, so cute!

I hope these projects have inspired you to play along!  Remember, you have until this Friday, August 13, 2021 to enter. There's a prize involved too, so don't delay - see more inspiration on our Inky Paws Challenge here! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter