I scream, you scream ....

... we all scream for ICE CREAM!

Ohhhhh donuts are my weakness but ice cream

 is a very close second!

Hi everyone!

I have a cheeky card to share

 that I created for a special birthday friend :)

I used the "Ice Cream Stand" stamp and die set from 2022 exclusive

 collaboration from Mama Elephant and Ellen Hutson, 

released as part of a Summer of Stamping event!

      For this card, I kept it pretty simple 

since the images were super bright and colorful.  

I purposely wanted a lot of 'white space' to highlight their FUN!

Thanks for stopping by and STAY COOL!!

~Kelly

 

Every day is a BEACH day! ~ IPC 254

Hi friends!

There's a new Inky Paws Challenge #254 

with a fun color palette and inspiration photo!

💙💛🧡🤍

                    For my card, I used Newton's Nook Designs:

💙 Aloha Newton clear Stamps

💛 Aloha Newton steel dies

🧡 Retro Palms and Sunset double stencil set

🤍 Basic Frames die set

Here is where you can enter your card/project.

 We look forward to seeing what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Lovely day! IPC #252

Happy Memorial Day!

❤❤❤

Wishing you a meaningful Memorial Day as we honor 

and remember the brave heroes

 who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom!

Look!

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Newton's Nook Designs has a Memorial Day Sale!

You can save 25% off your purchase using MDAY26

Today I'm sharing my 4th week card for the Inky Paws Challenge

for Newton's Nook Designs.

I had a lot of fun with the sketch and modified it by

moving the rows up and down.

Here's the stamps and supplies that I used for my card:

1. Bright basic paper pad

2. Springtime paper pad

3. Tulips clear stamp set

4. Tulips die set

5. Easter postage sampler clear stamp set(small flower)

6. Easter postage die set ( “ )

7. Essential Tags die set (vellum)

8. Basic Frames die set (sentiment)

9. Sea Borders die set (grass)

 

You have until Friday, May 29, 2026 (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. 

We look forward to seeing what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Entered to:  Make My Monday - Say It With Flowers

Passion for Markers - Anything Goes

Ellibelle's Corner - Anything in the Garden

Allsorts Challenge - AG

Tag, you're it!

 

Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing a fun tag

with bright cheerful colors.

Our Instagram FANS of Simon Says Stamp

card group has a monthly theme of Anything Goes.

And I'm getting a head start on my tags!

I used Celestial Wishes from Simon Says Stamp, 

purchased for the dragonfly in the set :)

I did a base layer of ink blending with Distress Oxide Inks

from Ranger and heat embossing with white embossing powder

from Simon Says Stamp.

I love the vibrant colors and dimension!

                                      Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Entered to: SSSMondayChallenge - Tags

AUD sentiments blog - embossing

We love to Create - Mixed Media

Toe beans in the sand! IPC #252

 Hi friends!

We're back from vacay!

We had SO MUCH FUN +

it's hard to come back to reality after a week of bliss! :)

Speaking of serene beaches and blissful days,

here's Newton with the May IPC sketch for week 3.

You still have time to play along!

And here's the sketch!

I took a little creative liberty with this sketch ~

remember you can flip them, 

make them horizontal, etc!

I took the middle broad ban and dropped it to the bottom

using the Sea Borders die set and the Seaside Paper 6 x 6 pad.

Instead of the larger vertical rectangle, I used the 

Circle Frames die set and created a rising sun!

Finally, Newton is the final square and the banner is the row of shells.

I made this for my beautiful daughter 

who made our amazing trip happen!  

We have memories that will live on forever <3 

Remember to link up your cards HERE

using your favorite NND products.

The challenge rules are here so you can see how to win

a $20 store credit to shop for your favorite NND goodies!

                                    Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Coffee Break! IPC #252

 Hi friends!

It's week 2 of the Inky Paws Challenge #252

at Newton's Nook Designs.

This month, we have a fun sketch challenge

and you have the whole month to create a project

with your favorite NND supplies!

Today, we're taking a coffee break!

I just love how this turned out ~

the fresh bold colors, COFFEE (yassssss!), the papers!

• Newton Loves Coffee stamp set & dies
• Coffee Shop paper pad
• Circle Frames die set
• Frames and Flags die set
• Basic Frames die set

                       

  Be sure to link up your cards using NND products 

at the IPC blog here!

And you can find the rules for the challenge here!

Thanks for stopping by!

I'll see you next for week 3!

~Kelly

 

Inky Paws Challenge #252 - Week 1

Hi friends!

Happy May!

It's time for a new challenge at Newton's Nook Designs

and the Inky Paws Challenge blog ~

Challenge #252 for the month of May is a fabulous sketch challenge!

  🠋

My card features Newton and his book collection!

As a bibliophile and avid thrifter for affordable, sustainable books,

this set just warms my heart!

For my card, I colored the image with Olo Markers

and used the following NND supplies: 

Newton's Book Club clear stamps

Newton's Book Club die set

Frames and flags die set

Birthday Meows Paper Pad

Meowy Christmas Paper Pad

Retro Paper Pad

Be sure to link up your cards and see the full challenge rules here.

We can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Entered to:                     Stamps and Fun = Creativity - Use Die Cuts

                                      A Perfect Time to Craft - AG

Birthday wishes!

 

Hi friends!

Today I have a birthday card to share for our IG Birthday Bash

 card group hosted by my friend, Melissa!

We have an vision board to follow as inspiration

but the idea to to build-a-stash of birthday cards!

I am on a mission!

I have boxes and stacks of kits from virtual camps & classes 

that I have been desperately trying to catch up on

and my ProCRAFTinator's group is only x1 per month!

So I grabbed the PinkFresh Studio Scrapbooking retreat kit

and pulled out things to match the vision board, 

incuding the background patterened paper & ephemera.

The image is Darling Rosebuds and I colored it with my Olo Markers.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Kelly

Challenges:  A Place to Start - Ombre

Neglected Stuff Challenge - Paper and ephemera from 2023

A Path of Positivity ~ spring

Love those pretty papers! - paper

As You Like It Challenge - Brights or Pastels - Pastels for SPRING!

Inky Paws Challenge - Week 4!

 Happy Monday!

It's week 4 of the Newton's Nook Designs

Inky Paws Challenge.

Here is the color inspiration photo:

Earlier this month, I created a card using small scraps

of cardstock and these are the continued leftovers!

I really love trying to find a use for the pieces 

instead of throwing them away 

so this was a definitely a creative process.

                    I glued the strips together onto white cardstock

and then stamped Dainty Daisies clear stamp 

onto the cardstock with white ink.

I die cut it out using the coordinating die

                    including a second 'branch' which I tucked behind.

I popped it up on a vellum circle die cut and classic back and white card,

die cut with the Basic Frames die set.

I got back from a trip and ended up sick 

(nothing like a souvenier!)

so I added a quick sentiment to turn this into a Get Well Card.

The sentiment stamp is from Naughty Newton.

Here is the card the extra strips were from 🠋

Be sure to link up your favorite cards using Newtons' Nook Designs

products here on the IPC blog.

You have until Friday, May 1, 2026 (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. 

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Inky Paws Challenge - Week 3!

Hi friends!

It's Week 3 of the Inky Paws Challenge

at Newton's Nook Designs!

This month, the challenge is a gorgeous inspiration photo

with 4 colors to inspire you:

Magenta, Turquoise, Purple, and Bright Yellow!

I had so much fun this week creating

a fun scene with these playful kitties!

 

I used Newton's Nook Designs:

* Spring Heights stamps & dies 

* Cloud Stencil

* Sea Border die set (I turned it into grass!)

 

To ink up your cards, 

head over to the Inky Paws Challenge blog here!

You can find the supplies I used for this card here in the shop :)

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Entered to:  SSSWChallenge - Quite Quirky :)

Pammie's Inky Challenge - AG

Stamping Sensations: Nature

Inky Paws Challenge - Week 2

Happy Monday!

It's Week 2 of the Inky Paws Challenge blog

and it's a FUN photo inspo with bright fun colors:

Use the colors 

Magenta, Turquoise, Purple, and Bright Yellow!

 To create this fun card,

I started with Newton's Nook Designs heart dies.

I love how versatile these are for ALL YEAR LONG!

I took scraps cardstock fro my stash in the 4 challenge colors

and my paper trimmer and just cut them in random fashion

and then layered them like a puzzle until I found a design I liked.

I added it to a layer of vellum .... I know, it looks grey!  It's not :)

That layer is framed by the Basic Frames die set

and the white & black cardstocks are trimmed with the same trimmer.

Lastly, the sentiment!

It's from the new Party On! stamp set from the Retro Collection ~

totally rad!

You can link up your cards here and the challenge rules are here!

Have a great start to your week ;)

~Kelly

Entered to:  Simon Says Monday Challenge - Bright/cheerful

PIck 3 Challenge - Die cuts, stripes & text

Mix It Up challenge - Die cuts/AG

Hey girl!

Hi friends!

Today I have a post for my friend's card group on Instagram!

We are in the 2nd year of this fun group and

  once a month, she randomly

chooses 2 choices of cards from the Color Cubes, both editions.

We can chose either card as a springboard to create.

I chose card #107 from the choices:

the vibrant plums and fushias were calling me!

I used the Simon Says Stamp Tucked Hearts stamp

and embossed with gold accents for a POP

and Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors to build up the bold colors.

I also added a simple die cut Hey Girl! to the front :)

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly