Indy's Designs

Sunday, August 31, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #244 Week 1--Autumn or Fall theme

Inky Paws Challenge

Week 1 Inspiration

Pull out your NND fall or Halloween products and get inky with us!

You have until Friday, September 26, 2025 (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!

I am loving the Layout dies from Newton's Nook. They make designing cards a bit easier, yet still allow for creativity! I used the Card Layout 3 die with the pumpkin paper from the Autumn paper pad. I stamped the kitty image from the Fall Harvest stamp set and colored with copic markers. I used my Scan'n'Cut to cut out the image, but there are coordinating dies. I added more pumpkins using an image from the Paw-tumn Newton stamp set. At last, I used a brown panel from the Card Layout 3 die for my embossed sentiment. At last, I have a pumpkin patch card!

Now's it your turn. What will you create this month?

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Hugs,
Debbie

Sunday, August 24, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #243 Week 4

Inky Paws Challenge

Week 4 Inspiration

Hope you will be inspired by this fabulous sketch with your Newton's Nook Designs' products!

You have until Friday, August 29, 2025 (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!

Debbie's Halloween card features Cheerful Brights, Haunted House, Trick-or-Treat Newton, Trick-or-Treat Puppy, Halloween Party, and Card Layout 4 by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaw, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardmaking, #cardchallenge, #halloweencards, #puppycards, #catcards

Using the Card Layout 4 die is a super easy way to create a scene card, especially using pattern papers. My card is showcasing papers from the Halloween Party paper pad with yellow glitter paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock stack. I layered on a little haunted house using the Haunted House die. Of course, a haunted house needs some guest, so I added the little vampire and ghost using images from the Trick or Treat Newton and the Trick or Treat Puppy stamp sets. The good news is I have more pieces to mix and match for more fun, festive Halloween cards! (Hopefully, I can get those whipped up soon!)

Now it's your turn! I can't wait to see how you use the August sketch!

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Hugs,
Debbie

Sunday, August 17, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #243 Week 3

Inky Paws Challenge

Week 3 Inspiration

Hope you will be inspired by this fabulous sketch with your Newton's Nook Designs' products!

Debbie's card features Farmyard, Farmer Newton, Card Layout 4, and Cluck by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #newtonsnookdesigns; #cardmaking, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #catcards, #farmcards, #birthdaycards

This week I decided to do a farming theme. I used the darling Farmer Newton stamp set with papers from the Farmyard paper pad. I added a little chicken from the Cluck stamp set. To create the sketch, I used the Card Layout 4 die. This die makes card making so much easier! Hope you will join us this month using this fun sketch!

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Debbie

Sunday, August 10, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #243 Week 2

Inky Paws Challenge

Week 2 Inspiration

Hope you will be inspired by this fabulous sketch with your Newton's Nook Designs' products!

You have from Monday, August 4, 2025 to Friday, August 29, 2025 (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!

For this week's card, I heat embosed the image from the Spooky Roundabout stamp set several times. I then die cut it using the Card Layout 4 die. Using the same die, I cut a piece of white card stock. I assembled the white frame and the 3 black pieces on my card base. I then cut the haunted house using the Haunted House die. I added the yellow behind the windows of the house. I popped it up with 3D tape. I then stamped and cut out the little ghost from the Ghostly Good Times stamp set. There is a coordinating die for this stamp set; however, I used my Scan 'n' Cut. Again, I popped the ghost up with 3D tape. I added a bit of yellow on the outside of the ghost for a bit of contrast. I then stamped the sentiment and added it to the card. I, again, added a bit of yellow around the edges.

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Debbie

Sunday, August 3, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #243 Week 1

Inky Paws Challenge

Week 1 Inspiration

Hope you will be inspired by this fabulous sketch with your Newton's Nook Designs' products!

For my card, I used the Card Layout 4 die with papers from the Autumn Meows paper pad. I then stamped, colored with Copic markers, and added Glossy Accents to the apple from the Autumn Apples stamp set. I then stamped the sentiment from the same stamps set and adhered. A super simple card packed with lots of autumn fun! Now it's your turn to use the sketch! Can't wait to see your creations!

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Debbie

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Inky Paws Challenge #242 Week 4

Inky Paws Challenge

Week 4 Inspiration

Cotton Candy Pink, Orange Sherbet, Turquoise and Royal Blue

You have until Friday, August 1, 2025 (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! Will it be you?

I am loving the newly released birthday products at Newton's Nook Designs! I am also loving how you can make multiple cards using only a few sheets of paper using the Card Layout 4 Die. The pattern papers are from the Birthday Time paper pad. (They are so cute!) Once I've adhered all the "puzzle" pieces, I stamped and colored the images using Copic markers. These images are from the Cat Birthday Party, Dog Birthday Party, and Birthday Postage Sampler stamp. I used the Birthday Greetings Hot Foil Plate for the sentiments.

I hope you will be inspired to use the challenge colors.

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Debbie

Friday, July 25, 2025

4 Papers + 1 Die = 4 Cute Holiday Cards

I have 4 holiday cards to share on this post using only 4 pieces of designer papers

with only 1 layout die. With so many Christmas in July challenges, I'm entering cards in several different ones as noted below each card.

Simon Says Stamp Exclusive 2023-Newton's Nook Designs

Newton's Nook Designs Circle Frames

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Newton's Nook Designs Festive Fawns-Retired

Frames & Flags die set

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Newton's Nook Designs Sweater Weather-Retired

Frames & Tags die set

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Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Home-Retired

Basic Frames die set

H is for Home

Neglected Stuff Challenge-July

I've had the Holiday Home stamp set since 2021, but haven't used it in ages.

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I used 3 designer papers from Miss Kate's Gingerbread Lane paper pad with the Kraft paper with trees from the DCWV The Winter in the Woods stack. I cut each paper using the Newton's Nook Designs newly released Card Layout 4 die. Then I set the 4 frames in front of me and began mixing the different "puzzle" pieces in the frame. I have a bag of precut NND holiday images, so I started selecting images as I rearranged the different patterns in each frame. Once I decided on what each panel will look like, I began adhering the panels together. I adhered each panel to a cream card stock base. I then colored the images using similar colors from the paper. It was important to me that each card have a unique look. So I pulled different dies for the sentiments and arranged them differently on each card. I used some 3D tape to add dimension. And like that....I have 4 darling cards!

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Hugs,

Debbie

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Holiday Cheers!

Stamp:

Creative Expression-Holiday Cheers

Paper:

Miss Kate Gingerbread Lane

Challenges for this card:

{BYSHC} Christmas in July Linky Party

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #43

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Debbie

May Your Holidays Be Filled...

Here's my third holiday card for the week. This card again features the {BYSHC} Sketch #59.

Stamp:

Newton's Nook Designs-Holiday Haul

Newton's Nook Designs-Christmas Haul (retired)

Paper:

Create Your Holiday-Woodgrain (years old)

Challenges for this card:

{BYSHC} Christmas in July Linky Party

SOS 552 -Wood is Good

Paper--Not sure what year I bought this pad, but it was $1.99, so it's got to be pretty old!

2018-Christmas Haul stamp

The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge #187

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Hugs,

Debbie

Have yourself a Sandy little Christmas!

My life has slowed down a bit, and I have time to create some holiday cards for some fun challenges.
This card features some non-traditional colors with a beach theme!

Paper:

Miss Kate-Oh What Fun

Stamp sets:

Newton's Nook Designs-Sun-Soaked Christmas

Dies:

Oval Frames

Challenges for this card:

{BYSHC} Christmas in July Linky Party

TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch #34