Monday, October 21, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 3

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of October

we have fabulous colors to play with!

Use Burnt Orange, Olive Green, Slate Gray, and Cream with your NND products.

You have three more weeks to get creative with these colors and your NND Products!

You have from Monday, October 7, 2024 to Friday, November 1, 2024 (Midnight, CST) to play along. Each DT member will pick a favorite project to showcase, AND one RANDOM entry will win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Design online shop! The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project.

Here's some inspiration.

This color combination would make gorgeous Fall projects, but don't limit yourself. How about using these colors for a Halloween-themed card or a masculine birthday card? So many possibilities! Let's see what our IPC DT came up with:

Claire's spooky card features Haunted House, Spooky Sky, and Spiderweb Oval by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards

Claire Lamb uses dies to create this spooky scene. On her spooky distressed background, she adds a gray haunted house using the Haunted House die, and she adds a moon and a splattering of clouds using the Spooky Sky Die set. Her little "Eeek!" sentiment is from the Spiderweb Oval stamp set. A spook-taculalr way to use the challenge colors!

Crystal's autumn card features Autumn Reads, Never Enough Books, Falling Leaves, Autumn Meows, Circle Frames, Basic Frames, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards, #fallcards

Crystal Minkler creates layers of autumn beauty with this stylish card. She creates her many layers using the Frames & Flags die set, the Basic Frames die set, and the Circle Frames die set. She pulls the plaid paper from the Autumn Meows paper pad and creates her own design paper by using the Falling Leaves stencil. She showcases the stack of books from the Autumn Reads stamp and the coordinating die set for the little leaf. Her final touch is a perfect sentiment from the Never Enough Books stamp set.

Danni's Oops card features Black & White Basics, Frames & Flags, and Naughty Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #sorrycards, #catcards

Danni Bindel's "oops! card really showcases the slate gray from the color challenge. She uses two gray papers from the Black & White Basics paper pad with dies from the Frames & Flags die set to create her layers. She then uses one of the naughty kitty images from the Naughty Newton stamp and coordinating die set colored in the other challenge colors. Such a sweet way to send an I'm sorry message!

Deb's Give Thanks card features Newton's Thanksgiving, Fall Harvest, Autumn Basics, and Fall Roundabout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards, #catcards, #fallcards, #givethankscards

Not only does Debbie Owens capture the bounty of the harvest season, but also the wonderful desserts it brings! Deb combines the basket of pumpkins image from the Fall Harvest stamp set with the pie making kitty and the overly full feline from the Newton's Thanksgiving stamp set for a delightful Thanksgiving card. She uses the Basic Frames die set with papers from the Autumn Basics paper pad for her layers and a sentiment from the Fall Roundabout stamp set.

Amy's autumn card features Autumn Mice, Pumpkin Patch, and Frames & Tags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #fallcards, #micecards, #autumncards

Amy Tollner creates the sweetest fall card with these darling mice from the Autumn Mice stamp and coordinating die set. Amy creates a subtle backdrop using the Pumpkin Patch stencil and adds a gray frame using the Frames & Tags die set Her amazing coloring captures the autumn feel wonderfully!

Don't forget you have now have 2 more weeks to get

inky with these fab colors!

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 2

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of October

we have fabulous colors to play with!

Use Burnt Orange, Olive Green, Slate Gray, and Cream with your NND products.

You have three more weeks to get creative with these colors and your NND Products!

Here's some inspiration.

Amy's Halloween card features Newton's Boo-tiful Night, Autumn Basics, A2 Card Layout, and Framework by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #colorchallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards, #catcards

Amy Tollner uses the green with white polka dotted paper from the Autumn Basics paper pad with the A2 Card Layout die set to make a moody background for her Halloween card. She then uses two spookily cute Halloween images from the Newton's Boo-tiful Night stamp and coordinating die set. She places them a top the slate gray frame and adds her sentiment on a gray tag using a die from the Framework die set. How cute are these colors with a Halloween theme?

Claire's autumn card features Newton's Crate and Falling Leaves by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #colorchallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #fallcards, #autumncards

Claire Lamb goes for an autumn-themed card. She distresses her background using the Falling Leaves stencil making for a gorgeous setting for her sweet kitty. This cream-colored feline is from the Newton's Crate stamp and coordinating die set is looking amazing in his gray crate filled with pumpkins!

Crystal's birthday card features Newton's Birthday Balloons and Clouds by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #colorchallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #birthdaycards

Crystal Minkler creatively uses the challenge colors for a birthday card! Her orange clouds are spectacular and were made using the Clouds stencil. Flying high in those clouds is a precious, gray furball from the Newton's Birthday Balloons stamp and coordinating die set. Crystal pulls in the cream and olive green with her wonderfully colored balloons!

Danni's autumn card features Natural Basics, Autumn Mice, and A2 Card Layout 2 by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #colorchallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #micecard, #autumncards, #fallcards, #harvestcards

Danni Bindel showcases a trio of cream-colored mice from the Autumn Mice stamp and coordinating die set. She adds her green using papers from the Natural Basics paper pad. Her gray panels were made using the A2 Card Layout2 die. The splash of orange in her leaves adds a nice contrast to this delight autumn card!

Deb's harvest card features Newton's Crate, Fall Harvest, Autumn Harvest, Farmer Newton, and Serene Stripes by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #colorchallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #farmercard, #autumncard, #fallcard, #catcard,

Debbie Owens mixes and matches images from the Fall Harvest, the Autumn Harvest, and the Farmer Newton stamp sets to create her fabulous fall scene. She adds some texture using the Serene Stripes stencil and adds a sentiment from the Newton's Crate stamp set. Mixing images from different sets is a great way to stretch your stamp stash!

Don't forget you have 3 more weeks to get

inky with these fab colors!

Sunday, October 6, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 1

Welcome to our new Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of October

we have fabulous colors to play with!

Use Burnt Orange, Olive Green, Slate Gray, and Cream with your NND products.

You have four weeks to get creative with these colors and your NND Products!

Here's some inspiration.

Deb's Halloween card features Trick-or-Treat Newton, Trick-or-Treat Puppy, Frames & Tags, Spooky Street, Haunted House, Land Border, and Spooky Stories by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards, #halloween, #catcards, #puppycards, #dogcards

Debbie Owens shows us how these beautiful colors can be used to make a Halloween card! Her card is filled with Halloween products including the Spooky Stories stamp set, the Trick-or-Treat Newton stamp set, the Trick-or-Treat Puppy stamp set, the Spooky Street stamp set, and, lastly, the Haunted House die.

Deb makes her spooky scene using the Land Border die set, the Frames & Tags die, and the Clouds stencil. A fun way to use the October colors!

Amy's cozy reading card features Autumn Reads, Argyle, and Fractured Card Layout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #readingcards, #autumncards

Amy Tollner creates an amazing autumn card combining the challenge colors with the Argyle stencil set. She then cuts her background with the Fractured Card Layout die creating a unique background to showcase the pile of books from the Autumn Reads stamp and coordinating die set.

Claire's autumn card features Autumn Reads by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards, #readingcards

Claire Lamb, too, uses the Autumn Reads stamp and coordinating die set for her card. Her pile of books rests against a gorgeous green distressed backdrop. For added autumn fun, Claire adds falling leaves to her layout!

Crystal's birthday card features Newton Loves Taco, A Cat's Life, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #birthdaycards, #tacocat

Crystal Minkler uses the October colors to create a darling birthday card! She chooses papers from the A Cat's Life paper pad in burnt orange and another in slate gray to make her layers with the help of the Frames & Flags die set. Her star attraction is our very own Newton from the Newton Loves Taco stamp and coordinating die set. Such a fun way to use the October colors!

Danni's autumn card features Autumn Basics, Fractured Card Layout, and Leaf Splendor by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #autumncards, #leafcards

Danni Bindel uses the Fractured Card Layout die with papers from the Autumn Basics paper pad to create an amazing layout for her colorful, autumn leaves from the Leaf Splendor stamp and coordinating die set. What a stunning way to celebrate autumn!

Don't forget you now have 4 weeks to get

inky with these fab colors!

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Monday, October 21, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 3

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 2

Welcome to another week of our

Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.

Sunday, October 6, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #233-Week 1

Welcome to our new Monthly

Inky Paws Challenge!

Here's some inspiration.