Inky Paws #14 - Challenge Winners

Inky Paws Fall Color 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 fun Fall Color Challenge! We had so much fun checking out all the entries! Everyone did such a AMAZING job - it's always so hard to narrow it down to the winners! Great job & thanks to everyone who played along! 

Top picks for Inky Paws Challenge #14

Announcing.... our top picks! Read the description below each card to see who created it - and make sure to visit their blogs and tell them congrats!!

This cutie by Joyce really caught our eye! We loved the fall plaid paper with the sparkly leaves behind the kitty from our Newtons Perfect Pumpkin set! 

This card by Emily was our other top pick! We love how she took the summer kitty from our Newton's Daydream set and made this fun fall card! It has beautiful coloring too!

Congrats to Emily and Joyce!! 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 THREE 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!

We just loved seeing all our pals from the Boo Crew Set on this card by Indy - looks like they're ready to go trick-or-treating! 

We loved the fall wreath made of sequins on this card by Tatiana! Plus the coloring on that kitty from our Newton's Holiday Mischief set is so pretty! 

One more Fav - this cutie is by Zoey and the Furballs! We loved the Fall scene and the great use of Fall papers too! She also used our Newtons Perfect Pumpkin 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, October 24.

Holiday Release Sneak Peeks!

It's SNEAKY PEEK TIME!

Get ready for some fun - We will be releasing FIVE - that's right, FIVE new Holiday stamp sets this month, with reveals starting on Monday - Here is a little peek from each set:

Full reveals will be Monday through Friday (one full reveal each day) and will be filled with fabulous fun from our FABULOUS Design Team and October Guest, Heather Hoffman!

All four sets will be for sale in the online shop on Friday,  October 17th! 

Make sure you pop through all the blogs and leave comments both days for a chance to win! 

It's going to be such a fun week!  Are you ready to start thinking about Christmas cards?

Halloween Treat Holders with Larissa Heskett!

A Sweet and Spooky set of Halloween Treat bags! 

Design Team Member Larissa Heskett is sharing this cute little set of Hallowen Treat holders today! She used three stamp sets to create these cuties -  Hanging Around, Newton's Perfect Pumpkin, and Spooky Street!  I love how she used little elements from each of these sets in unexpected ways - like the Spiderweb eyeball! So fun!! Here are a few close-ups:

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 get inky with our Fall color combo for the latest Inky Paws challenge!

Our current Inky Paws Challenge ends Tonight at midnight CST (October 10th)! Create a card or project based on this Fall Color Combo! 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.

Halloween Kitty Card by Tessa Wise!

Happy "meow"-oween!

Another adorable card today by Tessa Wise using our new Newton's Perfect Pumpkin Set!  Tessa colored that cute little kitty using her "Q-tip" coloring technique! If you missed her tutorial on this, check our the previous post where she showed how to Watercolor with Q-tips - there's even a video on that one. Love this fun technique!!

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

One more day to get inky with our Fall color combo for the latest Inky Paws challenge!

Our current Inky Paws Challenge ends TOMORROW, October 10th! Create a card or project based on this Fall Color Combo! 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.

Keurig K-cup holder by Crafty Math Chick

Fun 3D project today by Crafty Math-chick!!

Today I'm sharing a super fun Keurig K-cup holder by Crafty Math-Chick! She used our fun apple cider image from the Apple Delights stamp to decorate the front of this cute little gift. What a great idea for a special fall gift for a teacher or neighbor! Want instructions on how to make this awesome project? To see a FULL TUTORIAL, pop over to Crafty Math-Chick's blog, Canines and Card Designs! 

There's still time to get inky with our Fall color combo for the latest Inky Paws challenge!

This challenge is open until this Friday, October 10th! Create a card or project based on this Fall Color Combo! 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.

One Layer Fright Night Halloween Card!

Create a Spooky Card with Just one layer! 

Hello - Jen here today with a SPOOOOOOKY card! To create this card I first stamped the big spooky tree from our Spooky Street stamp set. Then I masked off a long rectangle on the white cardstock base right over the tree.  I also added a masked circle punched out of a sticky note to make my moon. Then I used a sponges and distress ink to make layers of spooky clouds! After I was done sponging, I pulled off the masks to reveal the white moon and cardstock beneath. Then I added in the bats and the "fright night" sentiment! 

Are you getting excited for Halloween yet? I am!!

October Guest Designer - Heather Hoffman!

Hello and Happy Monday!

Today I get to reveal our very special Guest Designer for our October - Heather Hoffman! We look forward to seeing what Heather does with our stamps starting with our October release reveals next week!

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

Heather Hoffman
Houses Built of Cards

My name is Heather, and I blog over at Houses Built of Cards. I have been married for 14 years to the man of my dreams, and have two sweet daughters age 11 and 10 that I homeschool. I absolutely LOVE making cards – and also enjoy scrapbooking memories of my family. I lived my entire life up until about two years in Northwestern Washington State, and now live in a very small town in Wyoming – although that is about to change, as we recently found out we are relocating back to Washington State sometime in the next few months. If you aren’t familiar with my blog name, then let me explain a little! When I started card making, I quickly found that I was making WAY more cards than I could possibly use. Thanks in part to my young daughters and something they both cared deeply for, I decided to direct all the proceeds from the sales of my cards to the building of houses for widows and their children in Burundi, Africa, through a ministry called Sister Connection. Building one house is amazingly just $600!!! I just finished the money portion of my 5th house, and am continuing to work toward a 6th. If you are interested, you can read more about that HERE.

I am so excited to be playing with Newton’s Nook Designs this month! Their quality is fabulous, and every single image is darling – and I love all the beautiful matching sentiments!

There's still time to get inky with our Fall color combo for the latest Inky Paws challenge!

This challenge is open until this Friday, October 10th! Create a card or project based on this Fall Color Combo! 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.