Pocket letters are traditionally a 9-card affair in a full 3-x-3-sleeve page. But that’s not 5, so I cut away the extra pockets in an abstract design. (Yes, that top right one is…precarious.)
The card bases are a patchwork of scraps. I wanted them to be mostly neutral with a few pops of color. I had to combine yellow and orange in my rainbow, because 5, but it worked well given my limited scraps in those colors anyway.
The cupcakes are cut from a thrifted magazine and outlined in black Stabilo. For final touches, I went around each card in black Posca and added 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 stitches in the accent color. Individual closeups:
Pocket letters are typically swapped, so they usually have goodies tucked into the backs of the pockets. I didn’t go that far, but I did slip in some backing papers cut from various old underpapers. I can’t swear it’s 5 years worth of arting, but they have definitely seen their share of LC projects.
AIMR
(Linda -In the year 2025, I am happy to be alive! :us:)
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Just the five cupcakes would have been enough, but adding them to those backgrounds and then stitching takes them to a new level! I love your spontaneous work using junk mail, underpapers, magazines, etc.
True to your style, celebrating with yummy cake and paper collage!
Thanks for the kind comments, everyone! It was a fun project to work on.
I didn’t set out to do that, per se, but I like the idea that there’s a cupcake for everybody’s taste. When I saw the monster cupcake, though, I knew it had to go in.
Haha…definitely. I feel like you have whimsical/cute, perfect/traditional, “home-made”/less perfect, monsters/Halloween, and hippie/natural represented. Idk why but that totally makes me think about different crafting “personalities” we see around these parts.
I was like, OH NO! Now I want to eat cake! I love your little collages and their abstract art backings. My favs are #3 and #4, the cupcake with the hot pink flower and the one with the white icing heart. And I love ATCs!
This artwork is so unique and super cool!! I love how you put in so many thoughtful details. I also saw it as “a cupcake for every taste/personality” before I even saw the other comments, lol. I think I identify with the turtle the most (is that “whimsical”?)
I love your little collages and their abstract art backings. My favs are 