In Production!

So, I'm getting my Under the Sea Valentine sets printed up tomorrow, and my supplies (SUPER DUPER TINY ADORABLE ENVELOPES!!) are starting to trickle in! I put together a "prototype" package just to make sure everything was going to fit, and oh boy I am SO excited to send these out to people! I think everyone who has ordered some Valentines will be really pleased!

For now, I only have a picture of my recycled thank you tags, which I made out of a shipping envelope I got last week, a paper punch, a stamp, and soon lots of ink with my gratitude in written form! ♥

Yay, recycling!

Tomorrow is the big assembly day, so I will have lots of pictures! There's still time to order some Valentines for yourself & your loved ones before I ship my FIRST batch on Friday! Ya'll have no idea how excited I am. It's a wonderful feeling to have a dream become a reality.

♥ Ciara Kay

Derby Dames

I apologize for the SUPER CRAPPY webcam pics, but I wanted to share some doodles I've been doing of Derby girls, my new favorite sketch subject! My team wanted me to design a new logo, and our name is Viva Roller Derby, so the skeleton/living girl was kind of a play on that. I'll be working on a vector of one of the mug shots this week!

In Other News...

I'm covering some shifts at my old job and starting my new job this week, which means I can A) quit freeloading and start buying my own derby gear & paying dues, and B) start ordering more inventory for Scoutaroo!

There's still time to order some Valentines, which will, of course, help me reach goals A & B even sooner. After Friday I will be able to ship them as they are ordered because I will have all my inventory ready to send. Exciting! Pre-orders are annoying for everybody... It will be nice to have actual inventory on hand to sell!

This week I'll be assembling orders & shipping them off to their recipients! I'm going to post lots of production pictures, haha. I also have a plan for a Grand Opening in the works with some giveaways & sales & other fun stuff... but before all that, I will be listing some new lettersets, which is the whole reason I started Scoutaroo in the first place! It's all about the lettersets!!

Remember those previews from my first post back in December? Those have become fully-fledged letterset designs now, and all I have to do is say the word and my print shop in Chico will make a whole batch! I can't wait!! You can expect an announcement for those next week, after I've shipped off my first orders of Valentines.

So, things are rolling along quite nicely! (see what i did there... derby humor, heh).

Delightedly Yours,

♥ Dead Marsha

My Super Self

As I've mentioned before, I'm proud to be the official illustrator for the League of Extraordinary Penpals (there's still time to sign up for the reduced rate)! Julie and Laura wanted me to do a self-portrait for the website, and I was happy to oblige... my superhero name would be "Lady Stardust" of course (if it hadn't been taken already it would be my derby name, haha!) and my super weapon is my tablet pen!! As far as the super-obvious color theme goes... I have to admit I've been having a love affair with red & blue for the last two years. I just can't get enough of that combo! ♥

You know what I realized? This image is reversed. That's what I get for looking in a mirror! I'm right handed and my part is on the left side of my head. HAH. Oops.

So this is how I like to imagine myself in spandex. And that's all I got for today.

♥ Lady Stardust