100th Sale Stationery GIVEAWAY!!

It's happened!! Only 8 months after setting this goal, Scoutaroo has made 100 sales! Thank you so so much for being awesome fans and supporting my Etsy shop! ♥

Because I want to celebrate and give back to you, my loyal customers, I'm hosting a...

And it's about time... this is the first giveaway in Scoutaroo Paper Co. history! One winner will receive 40 sheets of my remaining first run stationery designs plus 20 cute little Kraft paper envelopes. I will no longer be selling stationery sets in this size once my current inventory is sold out, so these are limited edition, oh la la!

This oughta last a while for even the most avid snail mailers!

How to Enter

There are five ways to enter this giveaway for 40 sheets of stationery and 20 kraft envelopes. Feel free to do one or two or all five!!

1. Leave a comment

2. Retweet the giveaway

3. Like Scoutaroo on Facebook (leave a second comment if you're already a fan)

4. Sign up for my new monthly newsletter (first issue is in September!)

5. Send a postcard to me at:

5085 Wilder Drive Apt C

Soquel, CA 95073

→ GIVEAWAY WILL CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2013 AT 12AM EST ←

Oh, also, here is a free stationery printable of our new little jellyfish friend! ♥

You guys are great, and I'm super excited about what's in store for Scoutaroo!!

♥ Ciara Kay

Lots of Lettersets! ♥

Today was the best Monday ever. I spend a large portion of the morning meditating on leisure (Josef Pieper), then moseyed on over to Bidwell Perk, the coffee shop down the street, to crank out the illustrations for these bad boys! I feel accomplished.

First up, we have a lovely Rainy Day stationery design which I made in response to your votes! Don't worry, there will be dinosaurs and derby girls and ratties and more Bowie in the future... but I love rain clouds (I miss them! Come back rain!) so I had a lot of fun with this one.

Gridlines + Clouds = my favorite things

One of my penpals from here in California suggested I make some butterfly stationery because it's a popular motif amongst snail mailers on swap-bot.com. I'm not much into butterflies, but moths are bad-ass, so I compromised, haha. My grandma loves butterflies, so I will have to make some for her & the other butterfly lovers out there in the near future.

Featuring an Emerald Gum Moth

Next up! You've seen this first kitty before! He's for sale in my shop already, but I decided to make him some friends. ♥ I'll be selling them individually and also in a variety pack!

Tubby Tabby

Mischievous Maine Coon

Suave Siamese

So now I'll have some fresh new stationery for the shop this week, and just in time for my craft show on May 11th! Oh, and here's another opinion poll... thanks to everyone who voted in the last one! That was very helpful to me! ♥

Printables VS Stationery Sets... which do YOU prefer?
	I buy mostly printables on Etsy
	I buy mostly stationery sets on Etsy
	I don't buy stationery on Etsy
	Split Pea Soup!
pollcode.com free polls

♥ Ciara Kay

A Tribute to Flannery O'Connor

To-day is Flannery O'Connor's birthday. Because she is a person of interest to me, and my husband's favorite author, I decided the stationery world needed a set designed around one of my favorite characters of hers, which would be Hazel Motes from "Wise Blood."

I don't expect this to be a big seller, but I'm proud to display it nonetheless! A bit dark & macabre, but  I know there are snail mailers out there who can at least appreciate the thought. I will be listing the set sometime this week! Too bad I don't have fake barbed wire to wrap it in, haha.

Also, in case you missed it, my David Bowie stationery is now for sale in the shop!

And another thing, you get this fancy $5 off coupon if you buy two stationery sets (or at least $24 worth of anything from the shop) from Jamie's birthday (yesterday) to my birthday (April 6)! Yay! It's everybody's birthday!

Ziggy knows the secret.

♥ Ciara Kay

Before & After (What a Difference Photography Makes)

I finally got a charger for my camera, and LOOK at the difference!! (I also got creative with the props, haha).

Before

After

Catscratch Stationery Set on Sale at Etsy!!

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After

Cafe Coffee Day Stationery Set on sale at Etsy!!

What do you think? Vast improvement, eh? Ok, now I know the sales will just start rolling in... (Hey, I can dream!)

In other news, I have a super cool new storage thingy! We are doing some rearranging in the office and I scored this great wooden shelving unit that they were getting rid of. One of my co-workers wanted it too but graciously let me have it for the time being (she still needs to figure out where to put it in her own craft room). It is SO GREAT to have all my stuff off the floor & somewhat organized!! Yay! (Also you can see some of my artwork on the wall for a few of my recent projects).

So, any exciting plans for St. Patrick's Day? I was born in Ireland so I have a soft spot for this holiday... Plus my husband makes some mean Corned Beef & homemade Irish Cream! Yum yum! We are having Jamie's family over for an Irish feast & to enjoy each other's company. This will be our first "party" in the new house! We are actually going to clean this weekend... ugh. I can't believe how far gone I am. I can tolerate mess like never before, haha.

♥ Ciara Kay

Like Some Cat from Japan

I was busy today. One viewing of Velvet Goldmine & 3 Bowie albums later, I made a whole new stationery design from start to finish. You know you are excited for some David Bowie stationery, yes you are!

So be looking for that new listing in a week or so!

What I should have been working on:

• Mothers Day Cards
• Birthday Cards
• Happy Engagement/Baby/Wedding/Retirement Cards
• You know, practical things...

But who wants THOSE when they can have BOWIE?? Am I right?

Oh. I just came up with a brilliant idea like just now. David Bowie Birthday Cards. Man, I am so clever. Now I just need a catchy phrase, like "Ziggy says have a rockin' birthday." Wow, that is lame. This is why I let Jamie write the jokes and I just draw the pictures... But now I don't have to come up with random generic birthday cards, I have them MADE! Oh boy! I really don't know if this is considered efficiency or laziness...

Ok, now I'm rambling. I apologize. I have just spent the last six hours in Bowie-land. It's disorienting.

♥ ziggyfan1984

Catscratch & Coffee Day Make Their Debut!

Finally, finally, FINALLY I have some actual stationery in the shop! Between being sick, moving, and not having internet all of my projects have been at a standstill... SO frustrating. But now we are rolling again, and the stationery sets are live!

Catscratch - $12 for 10 sheets & 5 envelopes

Cafe Coffee Day - $12 for 10 sheets & 5 envelopes

WOO.

Also I got all my derby gear!! I get to use all of it tomorrow at practice. ♥ We took team photos today and I think they turned out really cool, I'll be sure to post some when my friend the photographer is done editing them.

Other news - You can listen to David Bowie's new album for free on itunes! This makes me very happy.

Other other news - We are eating homemade bacon, swiss & avocado cheeseburgers tonight. I am very excited about that.

Coming Soon... Extraterrestrial Abductions Day is just around the corner! Here's hoping I get it printed & listed in time!

♥ Marsha Out