Sending YOU Love

I'm not the type of gal to usually spot the perfect rounded number on my speedometer...

but today I did catch that my blog following has reached 200!

I can't really put into words how that feels... but if I might try...

it's like walking on clouds

a sunny day in the middle of a Portland Winter

an unexpected gift in the mail

Thank You Friends

for saying hello... sharing your thoughts

and being my friend... you're all AWESOME IN MY BOOK!

So lets talk about sending "love mail"

I love mail! Who doesn't?

well I do hate paper wasting stupid junk mail and bills

but I LOVE all the rest

package or envelope it really doesn't matter

Many of you have asked if I was planning on making cards sometime in the future

and believe it or not the future is very very near.

I am quite terrified of printers, but with some encouragement

and advice from my friend Cate

(who just happens to be having an amazing giveaway right now)

AND my very sweet husband that reminded me to breath

I successfully printed 10 sample postcards which I am sending off to Sadie for this years Lollishops Press Kits for Silver Bella 2009.

Now I'm on the hunt for the perfect paper and to create my own custom postcard design.

I had some items to mail out tomorrow and realized I was out labels.

So I quickly came up with these.

The cupcake is a new design... i'm still working on.

Pretty sure he's going to be party of my Valentine Kit available in January.

This amazing treat was sent to my e-mail this evening!

Karen purchased my kit just this morning and by the time I got home from work

she had created this adorable birthday invitation for her 3 year old.

I was so moved! It's been such a quick but crazy journey

to this new adventure of digital kit making

and it's going to take time before I find my market

plus really believe that I belong amongst such amazing designers.

but seeing so many of the elements of my kit come together

in such an adorable way

made my heart sing

and gave me a second wind!

THANK YOU KAREN!

There is one more person I want to thank tonight

and that is my dear friend Danielle Thompson

I would have never had the courage to try learning Illustrator on my own

and I am constantly inspired by her kindness and her amazing talents as an artist.

And in the spirit of this post I would like to share some of her new products

for sending the sweetest parcels to those you love

Just tonight I printed these dang cute labels

inspired by Danielle's vintage camera collection

reminding mail carriers to deliver your mail safe and sound

From stamps to stickers to print them yourself

There is something special that is sure to work for you

and as I have shared time and time again

her DIGITAL KITS are all so dang cute

no wonder she proudly calls them Kitschy Digitals!

Thank You Danielle for being such a great friend!

Well I hope you feel the love!

Blogging really isn't all that fun

if you don't have a friend or two to share it with

so to have 200 is 100 times the fun!

THANKS!

Chelsea Ann