Cupcakes for Clara

Pop-up, pop-down

I've been working on a little pop-up card for Mother's Day (2nd March in the UK) featuring none other than your favourite mischief maker.

I'm not sure Clara fully understands the concept of Mother's Day!

I'm haven't quite decided what will feature on the front of the card, but I'm thinking maybe printing Clara's dress fabric might work. It's quite spring-y and sweet.

I know that Mother's Day is only a couple of weeks away over here, but I'm thinking of putting a limited edition run of these pop-ups in the shop. Would anyone be interested? Let me know and I'll do my best to get a few in there over the next day or so.

Holidays are coming and so is a competition

Christmas is upon us folks and, I've finally managed to add my holiday range to my lovely shop. If you would like anything to arrive before Christmas please make sure you order before November 25th.

So before I show you what christmassy goodness I have made, let me tell you a little something... Clara has been up to a bit of her usual bossiness and has persuaded me to hold a competition. So, if you would like the chance of winning one of these...

... then please leave a comment on this post. Any comment will do, I won't be commentist. The competition will be open until November 17th, so get your entries in soon if you'd like your very own big fattie pudding for Christmas.

So, the shop, well there are quite a few things although not as many as I'd hoped. We have...

A few new cupcake keyrings

A cute little robin flattie for your tree, or chair!

Holiday bunting

A teeny pudding flattie for your teeny tree

and big fattie puddings for you big tree

And my favourite of all... Clara and Macy Holiday cards.

Clara is up to her old tricks and has wrapped up a special gift just for you...

Yep... you guessed it, she wrapped up Macy!
Cards are available on their own or as a set of two with a 'wrapped Macy' gift tag.

Clara has just sent out will very soon be sending out November newsletters, if her computer would work properly, so if you're a newbie here and you'd like to receive one... hello, thank you and send me an cupcakesforclara@yahoo.co.uk.

Good luck to all in the competition and a great big

THANK YOU LOTS

to everyone who has voted for the Clara and Macy snowman in the Softie Awards.

And just a quick note to my Dad, who may be reading, we love you and hope you get well as soon as possible, (he's in hospital with a very nasty gallbladder infection and stuck gallstones).

Have a lovely weekend everyone x

Sticking with stationery

Well, I've finally done it.

Clara notepaper.

And it's super-cute. I love it!

Ten sheets of notepaper featuring your favourite bossy but always extremely lovely Clara. She wouldn't let Macy take up an inch of space so it's just Clara. Macy will be featuring on her own notepaper in a few weeks.

The notepaper has a squared pattern to it - just like those exercise books you used to use in school. At least just like the ones I used!

All packaged together with a cute 'cupcakes for clara' band and tag.

And placed in a handmade eco-friendly cotton bag with signature cupcake label and Clara tag.

Ten sheets of notepaper, five hand-lined envelopes (3 pink, 2 white, all orange lining), and one bossy bossy Clara who wants to make sure you know that...

'This note is not for you, it is for me.'

And they are up in the shop now. Along with a special offer set of cards and notepaper together. Go, go get them!

why is it...

... that Clara has to be the boss of everything? I'm not sure really but I don't think Macy likes it all that much! So now Clara isn't content with sending tags with a picture of herself out with toys...

she has forced me to create these...

Old fashioned calling cards to send out with orders. I told you she's really bossy!

And now...

It was a lucky dip...

... and paper-and-string won!

They'll be heading your way very soon.

Thank you so much to everyone who entered the competition. I'm overwhelmed at the response - thank you. You've all made me feel so good this week and as a special treat, anyone who purchases a set of Clara Cards from the shop today will receive a free handmade finger puppet of their choice. Just take a peek at the puppets in the shop and let me know which one you would like when you buy your cards.

Cards are up in the shop NOW!

Competition Time!

Well now, I do believe it's time for a little competition. I am finally launching Clara Cards. And to celebrate I'm going to give the very first set away to a lovely stranger. Do you want to see them? Okay brace yourselves...

Oh the suspense!

Each set of six cards (three designs, two of each - a kind of send me, keep me deal) comes with six lined envelopes (two varieties), and they are packaged in a lovely handmade bag.

All of the cards are handmade and the envelopes are handlined too! Each Clara card has eyelets and ribbons to make it extra special and of course the illustrations are all by me. Printed on lovely textured 240gms card, they are pretty nice if I do say so myself! And I just hate those cellophane bags that non-handmade 'handmade' cards come in so I decided on making special fabric bags (with cupcake labels of course).

We have...

I'm grumpy but I don't know why.
I'm not saying roar.
and,
They are my toys not yours.

Each one is blank inside but the backs have a bit of wordiness.

So, the deal is leave me a comment and I'll enter you into the draw. It'll be open for one week, the winner randomly drawn on June 1st. Then the card sets will be up in the shop. So even if you don't win you can still get your hands on a set - you just have to pay!

Good luck cyber pals!