Inky Paws #12 - Beach Challenge Winners!

BEACH CHALLENGE WINNERS! 

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our last  Inky Paws Challenge at here at the Newton's Nook Designs blog! This months theme was a Beach Themed Challenge! Looking through all the entries made us want to take a day at the beach!! Great job & thanks to everyone who played along! 

Top pick for Inky Paws Challenge #12

Without further ado.... here is our top pick!

Congrats to Zoey and the Furballs (love that blog name, by the way) who made this adorable beach scene with our Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set! We just LOVED the bright coloring she used on this fun little beach scene - and the fun paper that looks like sand really gave it a nice, finishing touch! So adorable! Make sure to check out her blog, Zoey and the Furballs to see her other cards- she's showcased a lot of cute Newton's Nook Designs cards lately! 

Congrats Zoey and the Furballs!! Don't forget to send us an e-mail at info@newtonsnookdesigns.com to claim your $10 store credit and get your winner badge for your blog! 

Inky Paws Favorites

Since there were so many beautiful cards, we chose two more as our favorite picks! If you see your card below, contact us if you'd like to get a "favorite" badge for your blog!

This card by Barbara is so creative! She used our Newton's Birthday Bash set and changed the Balloon into a beach ball so he could bounce along on the beach! So fun! She also used our free digital image, but used just the sentiment from it. 

We thought this entry by Cindy was also a creative idea! I think she used the kitty from our Newton's Holiday Mischief set and changed instead of hanging from a wreath, he's hanging onto a life preserver! What a cute idea! She also used a sentiment from our Newton's Daydream set. 

Thanks so much!

Thanks again to everyone who entered - It's really so much fun to look through all the entries and see everyones ideas! If you didn't win this time we hope you'll try again next month. The new challenge will be posted on Friday, August 29.

Thank you Treat bag with Larissa Heskett

A "tweet" little treat bag! 

Design Team Member Larissa Heskett is sharing this cute little treat bag today! She used the cute little bird and birdhouse from our Tweet Talk set and the fun little "thanks" banner from the Winged Wishes set!  This is so cute with the cute little bow on top and the fun vellum and woodgrain textures!

Thanks so much Larissa for the inspiration today! Please make sure to head over to Larissa's blog, Larissa Heskett Designs and say hello to her today too!

Today is the last day to enter our Inky Paws Beach Themed challenge!

You only have until tonight (Friday, August 8th, 2014) at Midnight CDT to enter our latest challenge -a BEACH themed project! Check out our Challenge Post and create a card with this month's color combo for a chance to win a $10 gift card to our shop! You can view full details and link up your card to our Inky Paws Challenge on this post.

If you don't own a NND stamp set yet you can still use the digital freebies on our freebies page here.

Watercolor fun with Tessa Wise

Today we're sharing a "Newton's know-how" -  a tutorial with Tessa Wise. Watch for this icon on future blog posts! It means that the post will feature fun new techniques and video or photo tutorials! 

A Fun New Watercolor Technique!

Check out this super fun card Tessa Wise created using our new Flirty Flamingos stamp set! Tessa created such a FUN scene with those fun watercolored dots using a Q-tip! I also love that fun striped paper and sequins - it really adds a bit of fun, nautical flair!

Tessa created a video too - so you can see how she did this fun watercolor technique!

To see more of Tessa's creations, make sure you click over to Tessa's blog, Crafty Girl Designs and say hello!

Inky Paws Challenge still on until Friday! 

Are you inspired to try to make a fun beach card like Tessa's? Create your own beach project and enter it into our current Inky Paws Challenge.
The current challenge is a BEACH theme!
The winners of this challenge will get a $10 gift card to our shop! You can view full details and link up your card to our Inky Paws Challenge on this post.

If you don't own a NND stamp set yet you can still use the digital freebies on our freebies page here - and there's even a fun flip flop image that would be perfect to use!

It's a Beach Party with Crafty Math-Chick!

Headin' to the Beach with Newton & Friends!

Today I'm sharing a AWESOME beach scene by Crafty Math-Chick! This card uses three of our newest stamp sets! The fun kitties in the front are  Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set. I love how she overlapped them and added some real seashells to the scene! They look like they're having so much fun! In the background are two fun Crocodiles playing beach ball and the wave border from our Beach Party stamp set! The thought bubble is from the Newton's Daydream set and holds the "life's a beach" sentiment from our Beach Party stamp set! There is a TON OF FUN squeezed into this card, don't you think?

To learn more about her project and see what else she's up to, pop over to Crafty Math-Chick's blog, Canines and Card Designs and say hello!

Inky Paws Challenge still on until Friday! 

Don't forget to create you own fun beach scene & enter it into our current Inky Paws Challenge. The current challenge is a BEACH theme! The winners of this challenge will get a $10 gift card to our shop! You can view full details and link up your card to our Inky Paws Challenge on this post.

If you don't own a NND stamp set yet you can still use the digital freebies on our freebies page here - and there's even a fun flip flop image that would be perfect to use!

Gone Surfin' with Winston!

Hello Surfer!

Today I'm sharing a fun surfing bear card featuring Winston, our adorable bear, donning his swim trunks and out to the catch a wave on the beach! I used the bear and surfboard images from our new Beach Party stamp set - stamped them in black and colored them with copics. Then I fussy cut them out and created some waves out of various blue papers.  I just used a scissor to cut curves. Then I stamped added the wave border, also from the Beach Party set along the bottom.  I also stamped the "hello" from our Winged Wishes set! 

Inky Paws Challenge still on until Friday! 

Do you love beachy, summer cards? Create your own beach project and enter it into our current Inky Paws Challenge. 

The current challenge is a BEACH theme!

The winners of this challenge will get a $10 gift card to our shop! You can view full details and link up your card to our Inky Paws Challenge on this post.

If you don't own a NND stamp set yet you can still use the digital freebies on our freebies page here - and there's even a fun flip flop image that would be perfect to use!

August Guest Designer - Chitra Nair

Hello and Happy Monday! Today I get to reveal our very special Guest Designer for our August - Chitra Nair! Chitra has caught our eye with her clean and simple designs and beautiful coloring! We are so excited to have her guest with us this month!

Here's some more about Chitra in her own words - Make sure to check out her blogs and say hello!

Chitra Nair
My Crafting Corner

Hi, my name is Chitra and I live in Detroit, Michigan with my husband 'Arun'. I have been into coloring and crafting in some form all my life. I came into card-making world in 2012 and since then I've come across many new stamp companies, new techniques, new blogs, amazing products over the years. I love coloring it doesn't matter what coloring medium it is, It is simply relaxing for me, love some bright and fun designs. I started blogging in September(2012) in order to join some awesome challenges and I became totally hooked. I am awestruck of all the wonderful blogs that I see and I hope that one day my blog will be up to that level and it is my hope thru my blog to inspire others and to keep learning, growing & creating. http://craftingchitra.blogspot.com/

You may recognize Chitra's card below as a winner from our inky paws challenge #7 back in March - We really loved this card that she created using our Tweet Talk stamp set!  

And another fun card she made with our Just say Cheese set:

We can't wait to see what she does with our new August release sets!  

Make sure you stop by the week of August 18th to find out!

Don't forget enter our Inky Paws challenge!

Speaking of Inky Paws Challenges - you have one week left to enter our current Inky Paws Challenge! The current challenge is a BEACH theme!
The winners of this challenge will get a $10 gift card to our shop! You can view full details and link up your card to our Inky Paws Challenge on this post.

Deadline to enter is Friday, August 8th, 2014 at Midnight CST.

If you don't own a NND stamp set yet you can still use the digital freebies on our freebies page here.

FLASHBACK FRIDAY! Prehistoric Pals!

FLASHBACK FRIDAY! 

Usually we feature new product on the blog but some of our stamps are feeling neglected so I thought it would be fun to do a FLASHBACK FRIDAY today, showcasing a set we haven't featured in awhile! So for this first installment of "Flashback Friday", we're featuring Prehistoric Pals! And make sure you read all the way to the end of this post for a Special offer on this set!

To refresh your memory on this set, here's an image of the set. This is a 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set that includes 14 stamps: 10 images and 4 sentiments. It's perfect for birthday cards, party invites and scrapbook pages!

To start things out I've pulled out a few of my favorite projects that I have created with this set along with those from Design Team Members - Check out how fun these dinos are!! (To read more about any of the projects, just click on the caption to view the original blog post)

Big Wishes Card 

Hot pink T-rex Card!

BIG DEAL scrapbook page 

Thank you Dino on the Beach!

Dino with a Cherry on Top! 

Big Birthday Wishes

Are you inspired by these dinos? 

Let's have a sale on this set - All month long, you can add the Prehistoric Pals to your order for just $10.99 - No coupon code needed! Shop now at newtonsnookdesigns.com