Monday, December 2, 2024

Inky Paws Challenge #235-Week

 

  Welcome to the December 

Inky Paws Challenge!

For the month of December, 

we have fabulous theme that can work for any occasion!



You have THREE weeks to get creative with this great theme--Year End Cards

You have from Monday, December 2, 2024 to Friday, December 20, 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.  

With so many holidays coming up--Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, New Year's, what will you be making in December?  Are you whipping up some last minute holiday cards, or do you need to churn out some thank you cards! This month we want to see what NND projects you make in the last few weeks of 2024. Let's see what the IPC team is up to:

Debbie's thank you card features Frames & Flags, Oval Frames, Snowfall, Snow Angel, Snowflake Oval, and Snowman Roundabout by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #wintercards, #thankyoucards, #catcards,
Debbie Owens is getting her thank you cards ready. She goes with a wintry theme using the Snowfall stencil to make her pastel blue snowflakes. She uses the Frames & Flags die set for the scallop edging. She then stamps Snowflake Oval stamp set cut using a die from the Oval Frames die set. She uses an assortment of blue markers to color all the snowflakes. Enjoying all the snow is the feline from the Snow Angel Newton stamp set. She adds her sentiment from the Snowman Roundabout stamp set on a bit of vellum. Snow cute!


Amy Tollner is hauling in some holiday joy with this darling card! She pulls the plaid paper from the Canine Christmas Paper Pad cut using the postage-edge die from the Framework die set. She then adds a vellum oval using the Oval Frames die set on which she places her blue vintage truck from the Holiday Haul stamp and coordinating die set. A fabulous way to wish someone a wonderful holiday season!


Claire Lamb designs this snowy scene using the Evergreens Frame die. Her distressed evening sky with a sprinkling of snow look fabulous with her prettily colored pine trees! A wonderful CAS card!


Crystal Minkler packs her holiday card with lots of festive holiday papers from the Christmas Time paper pad. She uses the A2 Card Layout die set to create her card layout and showcases the clowder of felines from the Cat Christmas Tree stamp and coordinating die set. Aren't they just the cutest? She adds her sentiment to a little banner using the Frames & Flags die set. So cute!


Danni Bindel is getting an early start to her 2025 birthday cards! For this darling card, Danni pulls four festive papers from the Birthday Party paper pad which she pairs with the duo of mice from the Birthday Mice stamp set. To create her layout, Danni uses both the Circle Frames die set as well as the A2 Card Layout die. Too cute!

There will only be three challenges for December, so be sure to link up before December 20, 2024. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inky Paws Challenge #234 Winner

 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last

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


We loved seeing all the different ways you were inspired to use the challenge sketch!




Inky Paws Challenge #234 Prize Winner!


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

Vicki's coffee card features Newton's Mug, Coffee House Stories, Autumn Mice, Framework, and Love a La Carte by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #kittycards, #coffeecards, #coffeelovers, #thankyoucards
Vicki is our randomly chosen winner!  She creates this delightful coffee-themed card featuring Newton's Mug stamp and coordinating die setCoffee House Stories paper pad, Autumn Mice stamp set, Framework die set, and the pumpkin from the retired Love a La Carte stamp set. Such a cute card!

Congrats to Vicki Don't forget to send us an e-mail at
 info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $20 store credit! 

Inky Paws Challenge #234 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's holiday card  features Newton's Candy Cane by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards, #kittycards,
Debbie loved the candy cane theme of Meghan K.'s sweet card!  The combination of striped and polka dotted papers add a fun whimsical touch for the sweet feline from the Newton's Candy Cane (retired) stamp set. So cute and sweet!

Amy's FAVE
Vicki's coffee card features Newton's Mug, Coffee House Stories, Autumn Mice, Framework, and Love a La Carte by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #kittycards, #coffeecards, #coffeelovers, #thankyoucards
Vicki is not only the November winner, but also Amy's favorite card!  Amy loved the addition of the pumpkin from the Love a La Carte (retired) stamp set on the coffee mug from the Newton's Mug stamp and coordinating die set. Vicki adds the coffee mug paper from the Coffee House Stories paper pad with a strip of gold glitter paper that makes such a pretty backdrop.  The added leaves from the Autumn Mice stamp set and the scallop-edging using the Framework die set are fabulous finishing touches!

Claire's FAVE
Melanie's birthday card features Springtime and Paw-some Birthday by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #birthdaycards, #puppycard
Claire loved the colors of Melanie's darling birthday card! Melanie pulls yellow striped paper and green polka dotted papers from the Springtime paper pad. She adds her paper layers on a light blue embossed card base.  Her star attraction is the sweet puppy from the Paw-some Birthday stamp set. Such a delightful birthday card!


Crystal's FAVE
Jennifer's cozy card features Fireside Friends and Canine Christmas by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards, #kittycards, #cozycards, #puppycards, #wintercards
Crystal loved Jennifer's coloring on those sweet puppies from the Fireside Friends stamp set. Crystal also liked Jennifer's Christmas accents especially the red/black Buffalo plaid paper from the Canine Christmas paper pad. Such a cozy scene!


Danni's FAVE
Irene's Christmas card features Caroling Newton by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #inkypawschallenge, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #christmascards, #kittycards,
Danni loved the darling kitties that Irene uses on her card as well as the pretty holiday colors!  This trio of felines is from the Caroling Newton stamp and coordinating die set. The addition of the little mouse is an added bonus to this delightful 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.