It's not even April...

...and I've already got my Mother's Day cards ready to print! I badly wanted to be considered for Poppytalk's Mother's Day Market so I busted 'em out in less than 24 hours. Feeling pretty smug right now.

What do you think?? Which one is your favorite? I love animals. I need to make more animal stationery.

Up next is Secretary's Day, coming in April! We secretaries need appreciation too. I already have the illustration for that one inked, it just needs some color & prep for print! It should be available within the next week also.

Oh, and because I said I'd share some exciting news this week, I will share some exciting news: My husband Jamie got into grad school for mathematics! Which means we will be moving somewhere new & interesting in July! This has been a goal of his for years, so it's great that it's finally coming true. ♥

Well, now it's time for some letter-writing & mail art. I think I earned it.

♥ Ciara Kay

Bizarre Holiday Card the First

I am pleased to announce I have the first of my Bizarre Holiday Cards series now available for purchase! It is indeed a day of days.

Buy now!

I think the cards themselves turned out great, and the listing photographs are super adorable if I do say so myself! I can't wait til I get my camera situation figured out so I can get sharper images, though. Do you like the background for this listing? It's the back of a box of Spirographs that my dad had when he was a kid. I think it works well with the theme!

Remember, Extraterrestrial Abductions Day is March 20! Order soon so you have plenty of time to send it to that special someone...

I know that LetterMo is quite over, but I felt I did a shoddy job of keeping up with promised letters & minizines I wanted to share. So I'm going to keep going through my list & surprising a few of this year's LetterMo participants with late zines over the next few weeks. I also have a growing pile of mail to reply to! Oh well, a full mailbox is a happy mailbox, after all. I need to get back in the groove of incoming/outgoing mail posts! So many things I've neglected... but now that all the boxes are in the garage I feel like I'm starting to form some semblance of a routine, which hopefully will help.

♥ Ciara Kay

Extraterrestrial Abductions Day is March 20

...you know you need a card for your weird Uncle Dennis for this special holiday, right? You're welcome.

These will go to print this week and there will be a limited number available in the shop!

Next month's Bizarre Holiday Card will be for Secretary's Day! That one is far less obscure, but as an administrative assistant it has a special place in my heart so I have to make a design for it of course.

This weekend I pulled a muscle during Derby team photos (we are hardcore even when we take pictures), went to market and got farm eggs & honey, spent an afternoon at my parent's house, and watched "Sinister" with my roommates & some of their buddies. Actually, I had already seen it so I slept through most of it, but it was better than trying to sleep through it in the next room... alone... in the dark... with muffled screams and a creepy soundtrack to keep me from falling asleep...

Anyway, it was a productive weekend for me. Howabout you?

♥ Ciara Kay