I always try to make mail and packages look as visually appealing as possible. I have a large collection of washi tape, stickers, and stamps that I use to decorate. As soon as I saw on Lindsay Letter’s website the cupcake stamp I knew I would have to add the stamp to my collection! I love simple, yet detailed cupcake stamp that costs $25.00 and would be packaging some Valentine’s Day cupcakes!
As soon as the holidays end and New Years hits, it seems like it’s time to start thinking about the next holiday, which is my personal favorite, Valentine’s Day! I have already started keeping an eye out for great cupcake items and spotted these cupcake cards on Pottery Barn Kids’s website. The set of 20 cards cost $12.00.
Now that Christmas has past I am ready for 2013! I am excited about all that the New Year can offer and all the cupcakes that are in store! I love this 2013 cupcake wall calendar by GLORIACASTANEDA. The calendar costs only $14.00 and each month’s image is a festive cupcake drawing.
Do you send out Halloween cards? I send Halloween cards to a few of my friends and family members that live far away. I already have my cards picked out for this year but I’m bookmarking this set of 12 Halloween cupcake cards for next year. The set from Milk Box Prints costs $22.00 and features two designs, a witch and a spider cupcake.
I love Emily Isabella’s illustration style; she makes beautiful prints and cards that often feature food! On her website for $3.50 you can find this ballerina cupcake card, it’s perfect for a littler dancer’s birthday!
I ran into my local Staples looking for a planner and found some great cupcake items in the back to school section. They had a cupcake shaped tape dispenser for $7.00 and a jar of paperclips topped with a cupcake for $3.00. In the Post-It section there was a notepad with four different cupcake designs in one pad for $2.99. I was unable to find the items on the Staple’s website so you will have to visit a store to find these cupcake desk essentials.
Do you know a cupcake fan who’s birthday is coming up? Does that cupcake lover also happen to be a fan of Taylor Swift? Then Taylor Swift’s line of cards through American Greetings has the perfect card for you! I looked through the line of cards at my local Joann Fabrics and spotted the sparkly cupcake card shown above. The card reads “a sparkly cupcake…for a sparkly girl. Happy Birthday” and is reasonably priced at $3.49.
Looking for a different kind of Valentine’s day card to give you cupcake lovin’ loved one? Then I have got one of the most unique Valentine’s day cards I have ever seen. This card show the very creative construction of a Valentine’s Day Cupcake!
Project Valentine Cupcake from Architette Studio’s Etsy Shop
Paperless Post is offering a new line of free, informal holiday invitations and cards. Included in the line is this fun snowman cupcake electronic card, a quick and easy way to wish your friends and family a happy holiday season. Once you sign in to Paperless Post you can customize the text, font style, color, and more!
Is it too early to be thinking about the holiday cards you will be sending out this year? It seems as though the second you finish your Thanksgiving leftovers someone is sending out their holiday cards. I know in my family my mom waits until the last minute to send out her cards but why not get ahead and order these beautiful cupcake letterpress cards by Parrot Design Studio. A set of six cards that reads “Peace Love Cupcakes” costs $15.00 or you can purchase an individual card for $4.00. And remember you need time for the cards to be shipped to you and then to your recipients.
Are you throwing a Halloween party this year? If you are, I think now’s the time to hurry and get your inviations out. I really like these Halloween cupcakes and cocktails invites from Etsy seller Flair Designery. I like that the invitations incorporate cupcakes but still have a grown up feel to them and they are affordable; the set of 24 invitations costs $24.00.
Do you send Halloween cards to loved ones who live far away? Or since this year Halloween is on a Monday will you be putting a card is a little ones lunch box? I think this Halloween cupcake greeting card is really fun and it’s available for $3.50 from Rock Scissors Paper. The outside asks “Trick or Treat?” and the inside says “Definitely a treat! Happy Halloween.” I would pick a treat, especially a cupcake, over a trick any day!
I really love sending mail! And even though I have a large collection of stationary I always find new cards and postcards that I want to purchase. I came across these Holly Webber postcards and am tempted to buy the cupcake ones. The postcards are $2.50 each and there are four different cupcake designs, all perfect for birthdays or everyday use!
I recently sent a friend a package and included these cupcake shaped paper clips. I bought the pack of 30 paper clips, which includes 15 of each shade of pink, from paper source for $5.95
I have this cupcake book of labels by Gailson. It’s great when you need to write a small reminder note and don’t want to use a whole post-it note. The book that costs $5.00, consists of 80 labels in two different sizes and eight different patterns. The line offers other cupcake products including a magnetic pad, mini sticky notes, a mini journal 6 pack, or gift notes and thank you notes.
Birthdays are great for so many reasons including cupcakes and gifts. For my next couple posts I will be sharing a few cupcake related items I received for my most recent birthday. To start things off I received a card by Tree-Free Greetings, an eco-friendly company. The “Have Cupcake Will Travel” card was made with 50% recycled paper, mixed ec0-paper envelopes and soy based inks were used when printing the paper. If you are interested in purchasing the cards, Peaceful Valley Greetings offers the card for $2.95.
For only $4.50 this cupcake memo pad is being added to my wish list! It can be purchased directly from Kikkerland Design’s website or through amazon.
On a recent visit to Massachusetts we made a quick trip north to Portsmouth, New Hampshire where I had spent two years while in college at The University of New Hampshire. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the quaint town was doing quite well despite the current economic situation. In the four years since I had visited last there were several new shops that had opened in addition to some of my old favorite stores and restaurants surviving today’s tough economy.
One of those shops was Gus & Ruby which as a stationary lover (in case you couldn’t tell by all my card posts), I enjoyed looking at everything inside the store! One of my purchases from Gus & Ruby was a set of cupcake gift tags by Dingbat Press. When I returned home I tried to find the gift tags online to share here on ATC but since they were in the sale section of the store I quickly realized they were old merchandise. The good news is that Dingbat Press has an Etsy site filled with other fun letterpress items. Currently there are several versions of recipe cards available including the set of 10, 4×6” yellow cupcake pop recipe cards on sale for $7.50. Or for the same price you could get the Mod Cupcake recipe card set of 10 in several different color options.
Mother’s Day is next weekend which means you need to hurry and buy this cupcake card for your mom! Mr. Boddington’s Studio has designed this lovely Mother’s Day card that’s available on their website. Why not make mom’s day and bake her cupcakes to match the card?
I know what some of you out there are thinking, “geeze, another cupcake card.” But I saw Boris the English Bulldog and couldn’t resist! Boris is the name of the dog featured on a line of products created by Cuore and shown in the picture above. Cuore has a variety of items for sale on her Etsy page including several birthday themed notecards with original illustrations of dogs holding cupcakes in their mouths. In addition to the english bulldog option there is a french bulldog option and a chihuahua which has a really cute heart shaped spot!
This little fox card is too cute! I love that the fox that is looking at a cupcake looks like he belongs in a circus! This card, which costs £3.10, is made using shades of pink that are vegetable ink.
Trees and cupcakes are really popular right now and see to be popping up on everything. What better idea than to combine the two and create a cupcake tree card! This birthday greeting card by Pinkerton Designs for Tiny Little Prints costs $1.99-3.99. Any cupcake lover would be happy to be given this card which has what looks like cupcake ornaments coming off the tree!
Love You Cupcake Card, $4.50, by Natalie Eden.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been looking for them or maybe it’s because cupcakes are still growing in popularity. Both reasons are possible explanations for why I’ve found so many cute cupcake Valentine’s Day cards! Here are some of the best that I’ve found.
Conversation Heart Cupcake by Monkey Mind Design, $4.00
"You Want Me” cupcake card from Kate’s Paperie, $4.25
These Sweet Girl Valentine’s Day Cards where the little girl is holding a cupcake are too cute! I am always impressed with how we are capable of customizing items, like these cards by Olliegraphic. You pick the age, hair style & color, skin tone, eye shape & color, and glasses. Basically you can make the little girl on the card look just like you! Finally you choose the text at the bottom of the card. The price of the cards depend on how many cards you order.
This Chocolate Cupcake card is by Curious Chocolate, a European chocolate company. When you first look at the card you notice the cupcakes but a closer look reveals a cupcake recipe written around the cupcakes. If I lived in Europe I would definitely buy this card for 2.50 euro and some of the chocolate too!
