Card a Week: A Very Vintage Birthday

Unfortunately I don't have time to put up the details of this card right now, as I am about to head out to a class taught by the lady that will be the recipient of this card, but I promise I will add the info in later.  Stay tuned!

A Card a Week - Flowery Thanks

 

So, I'm still keeping up with my one card a week goal, which I'm pretty psyched about.  Doing these cards has been getting easier and easier as the weeks go on.  This week I thought I would do a thank you card since I have more than a few people who could use some thanking in my life.  I'm also really excited because A Muse just came out with their spring release, which is called Everything's Rosy (I looooove floral stamps).  I'm so psyched because in a couple weeks I'll be going to a class featuring the use of all these new stamps.  AWESOME!!!  You can get a sneak peek at some of the new stamps by checking out A Muse's blog.
 
Papers:

• 1 A Muse Lavender Square Card (these are unfortunately discontinued, I just happened to have some)
• 1 sheet Amuse 8.5" x 11" Shimmer Couture Damask - Blackberry
• 1 sheet A Muse 8.5" x 11" Shimmer Couture Solid - Lime
• 1 sheet 8.5 x11 Neenah Classic Crest paper in Solar White 80 lb (or any other good white card stock you like)

Stamps:

• Thank You stamp by A Muse
• Wild Blossom stamp by A Muse

Inks:

• Memento Dewdrop in Lulu Lavendar (504)
• Memento Dewdrop in Sweet Plum (506)
  *You can purchase all the inks listed on A Muse's website here

Punches:

• Fiskar's Threading Water Border Punch
• Marvy Uchida Giga Merchandise Tag Punch
• Marvy Uchida Rounded Corner Punch
  

Ribbon & Bling:

• A Muse Sheer Ribbon in Lime Green
• Stickles in Fruit Punch
  

A Card a Week - Cupcake Birthday

For my week three card, I have yet another birthday card.  I certainly do seem to have a lot of friends and family who were born at this time of year.  I've actually been holding off on posting this because I wasn't sure just how long the card would take this card to get to it's destination.  However, I am happy to report, it made it to the birthday girl on time, so now I can share it with everyone!

Papers:

• 1 A Muse 4 bar note card in Kitchen Green
• 1 sheet 8.5" x 11" A Muse Vintage Paper in Green
• 1 sheet 8.5 x11 Neenah Classic Crest paper in Solar White 80 lb (or any other good white card stock you like)

Stamps:

• Swirl Frosting stamp, Cupcake Base stamp, and Cherry stamp from Cupcake Builder clear stamp set by A Muse
• Hey Cupcake stamp by A Muse
•  Large Dotted Circle from Circle frames mini set clear stamp set by A Muse (many of this mini clear stamps sets are on sale right now for $4)
• Happy Birthday stamp of your choice (by A Muse) for the inside sentiment.  I think the one I chose was discontinued.

Inks:

• Memento Dewdrop in Lilac Posies (501)
• Memento Dewdrop in Tuxedo Black (900)
  *You can purchase all the inks listed on A Muse's website here

Markers & Pens:

• Copic marker in Sepia (E33)
• Copic marker in Sand (E37)
• Copic marker in Sugared Almond Pink (ERV02) 
• Copic marker in Begonia Pink (RV14)
• Spica Glitter Pen in Red (for coloring in the cherry)
  *You can purchase all the Copics listed on A Muse's website here

Ribbon & Bling:

• A Muse Sheer Ribbon in Popsicle Pink

A Card a Week - Belated Birthdays

Week 2 of card making was successful!!  So what if I cheated and actually made this card last Saturday?  I was on a paper crafting roll and knew I would see my friend Bob that day so I could give him his birthday card, albeit belated.  Whatever!! What matters is that a card was made :P

To further aid my Card a Week posting goal, I bought a whole bunch of 8.5 x 11 A Muse papers when I was up at Ink About It on Wednesday night for my class with Jenn.  We made really cool things that night, but I will share that lovely creation with you in another post.  I think I might have come close to buying one of every different color and style paper they have, but as they are only 45 cents a sheet, the bill wasn't too destructive :-)

Papers:

•  1 A Muse Orange Square Card (these are unfortunately discontinued, I just happened to have some)
• 1 sheet 8.5 x 11 A Muse Vintage paper in Orange
• 1 sheet 8.5 x11 Neenah Classic Crest paper in Solar White 80 lb (or any other good white card stock you like)

Stamps:

• Fortune Cookie stamp by A Muse
• Happy Belated Birthday stamp by A Muse
• Fortune Cookie Words clear stamp set by A Muse (I used "The cookie has spoken" sentiment in this set for the inside of the card)

Inks:

• Memento Dewdrop in Rich Cocoa (800)
• Memento Dewdrop in Tangelo (200)
  *You can purchase all the inks listed on A Muse's website here

Markers:

• Copic marker in Sepia (E37)
• Copic marker in Sand (E33)
  *You can purchase all the Copics listed on A Muse's website here

Ribbon & Bling:

• A Muse Sheer Polka Dot Ribbon in Orange
• A Muse Mini Dots Twinkles Stickers Multi Pack (I used Orange)*

 *Edited to add Bling info

A Card a Week - Crabby Creations

To keep myself blogging regularly and increase my paper crafty skills, I recently decided to make a card a week and put it up on the blog.  I really enjoy stamping and doing paper crafts, but I generally have a very hard time creating things on my own.  It's like I get overwhelmed.  I came to this conclusion when I took the Creativity Bootcamp Class at Ink About It a few months ago.  

So, I figure, the best way to get myself to be less uptight about making cards is to just jump in and do it, even though it might be uncomfortable for awhile.  So, I did and this was the first card I came up with.  It's a little busy, but that is ok.  Making my cards too busy is another one of my usual downfalls.  I just don't seem to know when to stop. Anyway, back to the point.... so if any of you are crafty and want to make the cards I do for my card a week, I will include in the post a list of materials needed to recreate them.

Papers:

• 1 A Muse Blue Square Card (these are unfortunately discontinued, I just happened to have some)
• 1 sheet 8.5 x 11 A Muse Juliette paper in Sky Blue
• 1 sheet 8.5 x11 Neenah Classic Crest paper in Solar White 80 lb (or any other good white card stock you like)

Stamps:

• Coral stamp by A Muse
• Crab stamp by A Muse
• sentiment of your choice for the inside

Inks:

• Memento Dewdrop in Tuxedo Black (900)
• Memento Dewdrop in Summer Sky (604)
• Memento Dewdrop in Bahama Blue (601)
• Memento Dewdrop in Pear Tart (703)
• Memento Dewdrop in Bamboo Leaves (707)
  *You can purchase all the inks listed on A Muse's website here

Markers:

• Copic marker in Duck Blue (BG49)
• Copic marker in Aqua Mint (BG32)
  *You can purchase all the Copics listed on A Muse's website here

Ribbon & Bling:

• A Muse Sheer Polka Dot Ribbon in Sky Blue
• A Muse Mini Dots Twinkles Stickers Multi Pack (I used Blue and Teal)* 

*Edited to add Bling info