Thursday, 3 March 2011

Three Little Cupcakes

It seems that practically the whole of crafty blogland has been bitten by Less is More bug...so I thought I'd join them. Their challenge this week is 'Three Squares'...and here's my interpretation:


I decided to draw my three squares on to the card blank to act as frames for my cute little cupcakes. I marked out in pencil where I wanted them to be, then drew the lines in free-hand to match the whimsical style of the cupcakes. The cupcakes are from the Hero Arts 'Cupcakes' set...I coloured them with watercolour pencils, added some Stickles to the frosting, cut them out and then popped them on 3D foam pads. The sentiment is from the same Hero Arts set.

This card is not my usual style...it's the kind of card I would have bought before I started making cards, but not something I would normally make. I'd never make it through my stash mountain if all my cards were as CAS as this one, but I think I might try to do it more often...as much as I love them, my cute cards aren't always the most appropriate thing to give!

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28 comments:

  1. Ann R.3 March 2011 at 15:42

    I LOVE your card! I really like the way you made the square frames.

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  2. Claire3 March 2011 at 15:46

    Now I'm impressed as when I first looked at the card, I thought the squares were part of the cupcake stamp!! Hand drawn perfectly and I love the look of this CAS card. Hugs, Claire x

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  3. Jenny3 March 2011 at 15:46

    Wow those squares are fab and freehand as well!!!.
    Such a sweet card (excuse the pun) x

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  4. Chrissie3 March 2011 at 15:51

    Hi Helen and welcome!
    This is just super.I love the freehand boxes, as you say they are perfect for these particular sweetie images.
    A great submission, I hope that this will be the first of many!
    SO, see you next week!
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  5. Diane3 March 2011 at 16:03

    Super card, your frames are perfect (thought they were stamped at first!!!).
    Diane

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  6. Jan 3 March 2011 at 16:14

    MMMMmm yummie, xx Jan

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  7. Suze Bain3 March 2011 at 17:00

    Love this card Helen, cakes look yummy!

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  8. Aileen3 March 2011 at 17:05

    Brilliant hand drawn boxes. Your sentiment goes well with that lovely icing on the cupcakes. x

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  9. downrightcrafty3 March 2011 at 17:28

    wow less is definitely more and love your squares a perfect elegant card
    Hugs Kate x

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  10. Mandy's Crafts3 March 2011 at 18:07

    This is such a fab card. Love using cupcakes, you have made a very effective card.

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  11. Céline3 March 2011 at 18:27

    fab CAS card, perfect for our challenge "you've been framed"
    thanks for playing with us at stamptacular sunday this week
    hugs
    céline

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  12. Lynne3 March 2011 at 19:37

    Super card.Those cupcakes look good enough to eat. I think you`re very brave drawing your own squares lol.
    Lynne xxx

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  13. Babs3 March 2011 at 19:39

    Mmmmm yummy they look good enough to eat, fab cards

    Babs x

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  14. Mandi3 March 2011 at 19:42

    Super card Helen
    Those cup cakes looks yummy! Love the handrawn boxes, so effective
    Glad you found us and hope to see you again and again
    mandi
    "Less is More"

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  15. Kaz3 March 2011 at 19:55

    Like others, I also thought your frames were part of the stamp they look so good and that sentiment is just perfect with the image.
    Kaz xx

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  16. Vicky3 March 2011 at 20:18

    I love this card Helen ~ sweet image and fabulous sentiment :o)

    hugs Vicky xx

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  17. Carrieanne3 March 2011 at 21:26

    Absolutely gorgeous card, your hand drawn squares are perfect and the cupcakes look good enough to eat xx

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  18. Chris (catt871)3 March 2011 at 23:38

    This is reallllyyy cute!! I love those squares & the cupcakes! Too cute!

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  19. Crystal4 March 2011 at 02:24

    I love the less is more idea!! Great card, the little cupcakes look yummy enough to eat!! Thanks for playing along with us at Critter Sketch :)

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  20. Marlou McAlees4 March 2011 at 16:33

    loooove your yummy cupcake card!!! fab :)

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  21. Faith A at Daffodil Cards4 March 2011 at 21:42

    Love the cupcakes glitter

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  22. Pauline5 March 2011 at 07:17

    Love these cupcakes, that soarkle really shines.

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  23. Gemma5 March 2011 at 16:23

    Love this card, I'm a great fan of less is more although I hardly ever succeed in using it! Love your bunny card as well, the way you did the patchwork is just fab! Thanks for joining us at SSC this week,hugs Gemma

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  24. Andie's Space5 March 2011 at 22:39

    Hi Helen,
    Just popped by to say 'Hello'. I'm so thrilled to be joining you on the Secret Crafter DT. I love your colouring on this image & no wonder you like those papers so much, they're gorgeous. This is fabulous.
    Big Hugs,
    Andie xx

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  25. Tammy Miller6 March 2011 at 00:26

    What a great card! I just love it! Thanks for joining us this week at Sentiment Challenge Blog for our Critter Challenge! Good Luck! We Hope to see you again for our next challenge! Thanks Again, Tammy

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  26. Anonymous6 March 2011 at 20:20

    great CAS card! thanks for playing the critter challenge.

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  27. Pauline C9 March 2011 at 22:18

    I really love this - the hand drawn lines have worked out perfectly!
    Pauline x

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  28. Michele Gross16 March 2011 at 21:13

    I was about to comment on your Bubble Tree card which is uber cool and then I saw this too! So sweet and fun! Love the bit of sparkle :)
    I wanted to let you know about a brand new weekly CAS challenge that will be starting soon. Its called CAS-ual Fridays. I hope you'll stop by to check us out and we'd love to have you add yourself to our fun followers :)
    http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com

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Thanks for taking the time to look and comment on my cards! Helen x

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