Cupcake Wrapture

Holiday Special!

2010-11-24T14:25:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays!

During December, all orders will have a special set of wintery wraps included in the package! No codes necessary, these will go out with all orders placed between December 1 and December 31.

(not the wraps pictured / while supplies last of course!)

Server problems....

2010-10-03T20:32:00.000-07:00

Apologies if you've been trying to email me with questions - it seems my server has been acting up for a while now and periodically losing messages, or not sending replies. I'm hoping this will clear up soon, it's very frustrating!

Prototype!

2010-09-16T11:26:00.000-07:00

Fresh out of development in my secret cupcake lab! This is the prototype for a new line of wraps to be printed locally - the Baroque wraps.

I'd love some feedback on colours - definitely black & white, but I'm having a hard time picking out other combos.

More cowbell!

2010-08-04T08:44:00.000-07:00

Super cute photo from a 'cowgirl chic' bachelorette party. Those boots are fantastic! Made by the talented Carissa at Sugar & Spice Specialty Desserts.

New! Soda Fountain collection!

2010-07-15T08:06:00.001-07:00

Just put up the Soda Fountain collection - I'm excited! This is the first run of paper I've had printed locally. So nice to have control over the colours, I got just the shades I wanted (and, I hope, that you do too!)

Hopefully will be able to do more of this soon :)

And some eye candy - a fantastic wedding set-up from Alannah at the Cozy Cave Bake Shoppe in Banff, Alberta.

Coming soon.....

2010-06-30T10:07:00.001-07:00

Oh happy day!!!

2010-06-09T09:58:00.000-07:00

It's the day the Off the Rack Whites finally are back!!!

Yes I'm off to pick up thousands of white wraps, just waiting to curl tenderly around your luscious cupcakes.

And it only took 4 months.

More pretty pictures

2010-06-03T12:41:00.001-07:00

From Dawne in California - beautiful cupcake towers! I love how she's added the bows to the white wraps!

Purple must be THE colour this season!

2010-05-26T14:14:00.000-07:00

I'm going through the purples like crazy! Everyone wants them.

Here are a couple of gorgeous pix from the first anniversary party for the Allarts Gallery in Lisbon, Portugal.

Clearance Rack

2010-05-17T13:35:00.000-07:00

Wow, 2 posts in one day. Must be a record for me.

I've decided to clean out the cupcake closet - way back when I started this little venture I bought a ton of different patterns in small quantities and I am still adding them to the webshop. So in order to bring some sort of orderliness to my small working space (ie: my bedroom) I've opened up the Clearance Rack at Cupcake Wrapture. Bargains galore and more on the way - some of it will be new too!

Curioser and curioser....

2010-05-17T13:04:00.000-07:00

New new new!

New patterns & colours being put up over the next couple of days! Including 2 Alice in Wonderland themed wraps -so cute!

Must take some new photos though as these are awful. To the lighting shop!

Stunning wedding photos & a sneak peek!

2010-04-21T07:22:00.000-07:00

Beautiful wedding cupcakes from Kelly, Lauralee & Jennifer.

And, new items coming soon, including the lush orange & yellow seen in Jennifer's photo. The first batch from this line will also include a kiwi green, eggplant, & espresso!

BACK IN BLACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-03-25T13:42:00.000-07:00

Well, that was fast!

Yes, Off the Rack in Black are back in stock - just picked up a fresh batch and am off to update the shop now.

White is still on backorder. sigh.

Good news & bad news

2010-03-24T11:30:00.000-07:00

Good news first!

Black is finally almost back in stock :) I should have plenty of these raring to go by mid-next-week.

Bad news - white is out of stock. I will be trying every week to order more of this paper, but if my supplier is out, then my hands are tied.

And, in case any of my wholesale customers read this, I send you mass apologies for the extreme backlog - I'm right in the middle of a huge huge huge restock and things are very behind. Hoping to have caught up by the end of next week.

Monkeying around...

2009-12-10T10:43:00.001-08:00

Fabulous chocolately goodness wrapped up in Sock Monkey Squares!

All sorts of pretty

2009-11-02T17:29:00.000-08:00

Here are some beautiful cupcakes from The Sugar Cove decked out in Twilight Garden & Allsorts wraps . Check out her awesome blog here: http://thesugarcove.blogspot.com/

Wedding wrapture in purple!

2009-10-21T11:49:00.001-07:00

These beautiful photos were sent to me by the groom's mum. Purple wraps to match the purple m&ms! So pretty.

Ivory Pearlized Linen back in stock!

2009-10-01T13:39:00.000-07:00

For all those who have inquired, I have lots of Pearlized Linen in Ivory back in the shop!

Hallowe'en!!!!

2009-09-23T10:23:00.000-07:00

I love Hallowe'en! Just uploaded some spooky cupcake wraps to the shop - check them out in
Holiday Wear

Another wedding shot

2009-08-24T23:56:00.001-07:00

Here's a beauty from last weekend - purty pearlized linen in lilac and white.

And look out! Coming very soon, Hallowe'en & Christmas wraps!

Cupcake Wrapture weddings

2009-07-05T16:31:00.001-07:00

Just a few lil' pix from some customer weddings (and one I did yesterday).

New items for all you wild chicks!

2009-06-19T11:50:00.003-07:00

Shop update with some great new patterns!

'cause all the cool chicks love Cupcake Wrapture wraps!

Lilac wedding cupcakes!

2009-06-17T11:37:00.000-07:00

This was from last weekend, done by me (in my other incarnation, Queene of Tartes).

Cupcakes in Lilac Pearlized Linen wraps - these aren't in the shop yet, but will be soon. Purple shades have been very popular so far this year.

Tower of white

2009-05-24T08:49:00.001-07:00

From a wedding I did yesterday - crappy photo though. I'm hoping to get a better one from the photographers.
Wraps are Pearlized Linen in white - these are so pretty, but so very hard to photograph.

Enraptured

2009-05-05T00:43:00.000-07:00

I'm enraptured with and enamoured of these photos from Lori Hutchinson - http://thecaketress.blogspot.com/2009/04/cupcake-feature-stephanie-and-norm.html

Gorgeous photos!

2009-04-13T09:11:00.001-07:00

From the blog of the uber-talented Lori Hutchinson - some shots from a Marie Antoinette inspired photo shoot - featuring Cupcake Wrapture wraps!

Check out her blog - http://thecaketress.blogspot.com/ ! Lori's work is stunning.

Now in a store near you....

2009-04-13T00:06:00.000-07:00

Sort of.

Global Sugar Art (www.globalsugarart.com) is now carrying Cupcake Wrapture wraps!

Hands down my favourite place for supplies! I go there far far too often - so many marvelous things to choose from - my wish list is a mile long.

Also, Country Kitchen Sweet Art (www.countrykitchensa.com) - another place chock full of fabulous decorating stuff!

New pinks & cherry blossoms

2009-03-10T11:22:00.000-07:00

It snowed here yesterday! So today I made up some pretty pink cupcakes to take to work - hopefully will be a breath of spring during a frosty day.

Also shows off some new Off the Rack colours - Strawberry Pinks. Will be in the shop tomorrow!

New items!

2009-02-20T14:31:00.001-08:00

Red Glitter Hearts

New stuff added!

And a few items On Sale! Who doesn't like a sale?

Birthday cupcakes in blue!

2009-02-11T18:17:00.000-08:00

These were actually made by me - but I couldn't make the party. DH set them up (hence the lack of symmetrical arrangement) and SIL took the photo.

Featuring Off the Rack in blues & the new Birthday Party wraps.

Ready for retailers!

2009-02-06T16:41:00.000-08:00

Hooray! With the purchase of a brand new laser printer, my wholesale division (ha!) is ready to go at last!

The thought that my stuff may be sold all over the world thrills me to no end.

In other news - I have a ton of new designs to put into the shop - I just need to do the photos!

Pale and pretty!

2009-01-09T16:51:00.001-08:00

These gorgeous cupcakes in pale pink Cupcake Wrapture cupcake wraps were made by Nada of http://cakealiciousbynada.blogspot.com/

Check out her other works of sugar art!

Shop update!

2009-01-08T22:38:00.000-08:00

I've added a few extra items to the shop - it only took me for-freaking-ever to figure out.

Look for:

Sock Monkeys (extremely limited quantities, so act fast!)

Tiara - pink with glittery, uh, tiaras (see above)

Pink & Green Damask

Ottoman

Princess

Silver Foil Scrolls

And new to Holiday Wear:

Sweethearts

Sweet Hearts with Polka Dot Reverse

Also, and this is the exciting bit, I've reduced the prices on a few items after worrying my little head with number crunching.

For those who have contacted me regarding wholesale - I'm slaving away on it! I have about 6 patterns to offer along with the solid colours! Packaging is on it's way and providing my monster paper orders show up soon, I should be ready to go in a few weeks. So exciting!

Happy New Year!

2008-12-31T17:03:00.000-08:00

What I won't do for my customers! I trudged up to the post office today to post the last of this year's orders - well, I say trudged, but slid is more like it. The rain/snow of the last few days has frozen over, leaving the remaining mounds of snow crusted over and the sidewalks sheets of ice. I would have been better off with skates.....

In the new year I will have my wholesale division (which is still just me!) running & will be adding dark brown cupcake baking cups & some cupcake picks to the shop! I just need to find an extra few hours in the day and it should all come together nicely.

Hope you all have a wonderful new year's eve!

Canadian

2008-12-16T09:57:00.000-08:00

I realized today (after a phone call regarding shipping times) that most people are going to assume I'm based in the U.S.

I'm pretty close (Vancouver), but those few extra kilometres over the border can add a lot of time to shipping - especially when customs is involved. And of course, during the holidays shipping times slow way way down.

I've tried to keep shipping costs down by mailing via letter post whenever possible. Unfortunately, this method doesn't provide tracking numbers. It's a pretty quick method though, usually 4-6 business days - even internationally.

I guess I'm going to have to add a whole page to my shop for shipping info - in the mean time, I sincerely hope everyone who has ordered them gets their wraps in time for their event!

Cake life goal #2!

2008-12-15T23:14:00.000-08:00

Realized! Got a mention on Cupcakes Take the Cake, which I've been following for a few delightful years now.

Now if I could only manage a Martha mention....

Christmas picks :(

2008-12-11T20:54:00.000-08:00

I'm sad to say that after all I won't be able to get the Christmas picks up in the shop in time for the holidays.

Sickness in the form of strep throat has us all down and out right now and the boy has some other icky health stuff happening, leaving me with no extra time right now.

I'll make it up after the holidays with some Hello Kitty & Tinkerbell picks! I swear!

Christmas picks - delay

2008-12-09T09:42:00.000-08:00

I'm sorry to all those who have expressed interest in my Christmas cupcake picks - I meant to have them in the shop yesterday, but unfortunately I've been hit with a nasty nasty bug that I fear is strep throat (it's going around my kids' school).

I will do my utmost to have them in the shop by Thursday!

On the upside I just got an email from someone who's father was a wealthy cocoa merchant in West Africa before he was poisoned and he needs my help to get his millions out of a security box in a bank in Spain and I can have whatever percentage of the moolah I want as compensation..... wait, you don't think it's a scam do you? Really people, where's your Christmas spirit?

Amy

2008-12-07T08:33:00.000-08:00

Back to back posting!

I just want to alert you all to my extraordinary web designer Amy (www.blankslatemedia.ca). She is the main reason for the success of my two sites (Cupcake Wrapture & Queene of Tartes) - easy to work with, fantastic ideas & suggestions, does the work quickly and charges reasonably.

If you need a website done go to Amy! Now!

'tis the season!

2008-12-07T08:27:00.000-08:00

For going truly insane that is!

Thanks to the glowing tribute posted on Cakejournal, I am getting a bazillion hits on the site and a ton of wholesale inquiries!

The wholesale part is freaking me out - Cupcake Wrapture is just lil ole me, no employees, no factory, not even an office. I never ever expected such a fantastic response from everyone! (well, except for the one person who thinks my photos suck, but meh, I can't be great at everything!)

For those who are reading who are interested in wholesale - I'm getting set-up just as fast as I possibly can. I am thrilled, scared and girding my loins for the new year!

One of my cake life's goals realized

2008-12-05T07:19:00.000-08:00

I've been mentioned on Cakejournal. Now I can truly say I've lived!

Louise has very kindly written a post all about my little venture, along with a truly scrumptious photo of ganache topped cupcakes in the pink floral swirl wraps.

Check it out here: http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/couture-for-cupcakes

Thanks Cakejournal!

Cakes Canada contest winner!

2008-12-02T10:31:00.000-08:00

It's the talented Michelle of Tierful Designs - http//:www.tierfuldesigns.com - with her beautiful snowflake cupcake.

Congratulations!!!

Coming next week!

2008-12-01T16:18:00.000-08:00

Christmas cupcake picks!

My site is up!

2008-11-29T15:08:00.000-08:00

Hooray! My webshop is up and ready to accept orders!

I don't have bazillions of any of the current patterns, so get 'em while they're hot! I'll be changing the stock pretty frequently, so keep checking back!

I'll just edit this to add the url for the shop - duh! www.cupcakewrapture.com

Soooo excited!

2008-11-28T13:14:00.000-08:00

My website & shop are nearly ready to go! I'm so excited to see my little venture about to set sail.

And I've had some wholesale inquiries already! And I'm going to get a mention on Cakejournal! Yippee! Next stop - guest star spot with Martha Stewart!

Well not really, but a girl can dream can't she?

Contest!

2008-11-23T17:50:00.001-08:00

I'm sponsoring a contest over at Cakes Canada (www.cakescanada.com) - winner gets to choose 12 dozen wraps!

I'm so excited - even more so than if I was entering myself!

Winner will be announced on the 29th!

Good lord she's got a blog now!

2008-11-17T22:43:00.000-08:00

On the advice of my web designer, the talented and lovely Amy (at least I think she's lovely, I've never met her in person) I've started a blog.

Specifically, I suppose, to yak about cupcake wraps.

So by way of an introduction, I make frocks for cupcakes. I also make cupcakes under the guise Queene of Tartes (.ca), but that's another story for another day.