It’s hip to be SQUARE!
Hi friends! Happy Monday! I’m excited to welcome back co-owner of Newton’s Nook and Mama to Newton the cat, Jen Jackson as our special guest! She has made two vibrant and beautiful cards to share! Read on and enjoy!

Hello! This is Jen from Newton’s Nook Designs and I’m super excited to share some cute square cards with you today! I’m featuring our two new square designs, Newton’s Block Party Stamp Set and Floral Fringe Stamp Set. Both of these new sets also work perfectly with the new Frames Squared Die Set.

I am having so much fun with these new products! For my first card I created a kitty birthday card using the Newton’s Block Party Stamp Set. This set is so purr-fect for cat themed birthday cards! It has kitties all around the edge that are SO fun to color and a bunch of fun birthday and kitty themed sentiments that fit in the middle of the big image!

I knew I wanted to use watercolor markers so I stamped the image onto Strathmore Bristol paper using Archival Jet Black Ink which is my go-to waterproof ink. I colored in the image using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I usually color around the edge with the color I’d like to use and then pull the color into the center using a Tim Holtz watercolor brush filled with water. I colored the kitties neutral browns and grays and then added pops of teal, lime green, yellow and pink for their accessories. I cut the image out using the die from the new Frames Squared Die Set that has a scalloped edge and stitching too. Then I

For my second card I created the card in nearly the same way but this time it has a fun floral theme. I used the image of flowers around the edge from the Floral Fringe Stamp Set, stamping it onto Strathmore Bristol paper using Archival Jet Black Ink. I also colored these pretty flowers with the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I just love how bright and pretty these watercolors are! I cut the image out using the scallop edged square die from the new Frames Squared Die Set. Then I used the small decorative square from the Frames Squared Die Set and cut it out of vellum. For the center, I cut the stitched circle from the Frames Squared Die Set out of Neenah Solar White Card Stock and made it yellow using Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink with a mini ink blending tool. Once it was dry I stamped the “Find your sunshine & bloom” sentiment from the Floral Fringe Stamp Set. It was hard to choose which sentiment to use since this set has a such a nice variety of sentiments that all fit inside the center of the floral edge! Everything was adhered together using a Kokuyo Tape Runner and some 3M Foam Adhesive to add dimension to the layers. I created a 5″ square white card base using Neenah Solar White Card Stock.

I had so much fun making these cards and I hope you enjoyed them! I do also want to mention that the images and the scalloped edge frame do fit on a standard A2 sized card too if you prefer to make your cards that size.
I hope you have been inspired to make some lovely square cards of your own!

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Newton’s Nook is always fun to work with… great cards!
Lovely cards. :)
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These are such super cute cards! I haven’t really done square cards, but recently I’ve been thinking about trying some. Clearly it was meant to be. Thanks for sharing!
I love square cards! And I have so many square layering dies, but I haven’t used them in a while. Your cards are inspiring me with all kinds of ideas. Can’t wait to start making square cards again!
Wonderful square cards! I love the simple design and beautiful work! :)
What fun cards!
Both cards are so adorable!
Such lovely cards and stamp sets! I used to make loads of square cards but haven’t done so for a very long time now… thanks for inspiring me to try it again! :-)
Love these cards, Jen and SSS! Very cute. Newton’s Nook products are so fun to work with!
Cute cards and I like the square cards. A creative way to get out of the A2 size rut. Thanks for the inspiration!
Newton’s Nook products are too cute and funny!!! Love these cards!!!
Oh what fun, fresh and sweet cards! Fabulous images.
I wonder if they take extra postage to mail? I like that they are different. I ALWAYS make 5×7 cards. A new shape and size would mix things up. I love the scalloped edge, and the background shading.
Two gorgeous cards here, love the flowery one, so pretty!
Awww…. They are both AORABLE and love how the stamps fit the diecut perfectly, such great design! Love especially the Newton’s Nook party kitties :D I’m a cat lovers, have six(!)kitties, so this card really appeals to me! LOL :D
Lovely stamp sets and very pretty cards!
Love the layering with the scallop
frame. Adds lots of elegance.
thanks for sharing
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Very fun!
Sweet Cards!!
Fabulous square cards! I love Newton’s Nook stamps.
I am very interested in the stitched look but I don’t have any of the dies. I do have a sewing machine and I plan to use it to experiment with this technique.
Love those adorable cats and the flowers are beautiful.
Wonderful cards.
Love those scallop dies!
Thanks for the inspiration.
So cute and so fun! I love square cards too :)
Really adorable square cards! Love Newton!
This card is so sweet – love how you used the vellum:)
I like the square designs and the cute cats and pretty flowers.
Newton’s Nook has some of my favorite stamps and this one is no exception. Those kitties are so adorable. So many possibilities with those wonderful sentiments. Thanks for sharing.
Really cute cards, the sentiments on the kitty set are great too! Thank you for sharing your creativity!
I love the bright colors and that stamps have been specifically produced to make a card that truly is for squares. LOL Love the idea and execution.
Beautiful cards, I love making square cards, so these new release products are absolutely perfect!!
Adorable kittens! Very pretty flowers. Love the square shape and coloring!
I love the new designs! The kittens are so cute and fun!
Gorgeous designs! I love a shaped card like these. And those kitties … so fun!
Love the square combo of stamps and dies…
These are super cute!! I love the look of a square card.
Awesome cute cards–I love Newton’s Nook products, especially the cat stamps!
Hip to be square is super duper cool! TFS
Your cards blew me away!
Those kitties are so cute! I love that sentiment!
I am always attracted to square cards! Very cute. Great ideas.
Cute cards! I just started my Newton collection and love the adorable kitty and his adventures. The square scalloped frames are so pretty on these cards!
Gorgeous cards Jen, I love making square cards. They give you just a little more space to work in.
Thank you so much for sharing and inspiring.
Great cards and thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Both cards are adorable! TFS
These cards and stamps are adorable.
Love these beautiful square cards! These stamps are beautiful!
Very cute and pretty cards. Love the square shape and the gorgeous images.
What a fabulous kitty card x