We wanted to send a quick update to let you know that Bookmark Pack 2 is now available as a discounted add-on for only $10!
The $17,000 stretch goal has been updated as well to an 8x10 print of the Holiday Goblins illustration (final art will be shared in the next few days), and this will be free to all pledges. These prints will be REALLY high quality (120lb cover weight and extra shiny gloss coating), making it an excellent addition to your holiday decorating. We can't wait for you guys to find the easter eggs hidden throughout the image!
We are grateful for the feedback we received about the achievement related to the BP2. We were able to change around some things to better suit most of the requests we have received. Thank you as well to everybody who asked about making the BP2 available early so that you could add them to your pledge now! That was very helpful feedback, and we're always looking for ways to improve what we offer you guys.
Best Carly K
P.S. Because of the higher cost of pins, we are keeping that achievement as free to all-in only, but it will still have a heavy discount for all other backers. This is not something we can change.
We're over halfway done with the opening month of the Cafe, which is so crazy! We've been working on this opening for 7+ months and we're VERY happy to see how well it has been received. Abi is hard at work on the final calendar image, a very special illustration of certain creatures you can find in each month. Different creatures collect in different ways!
The fourth poll has now closed, and the winning answer was A Warm Beverage at 42%. This feels appropriate for colder climates and seasons, but honestly a good warm drink can help with relaxing on almost any day. The fifth question is now available, so be sure to place your vote! Remember, we're doing a Crowd's Choice personality quiz to see which Collector would hang out with all you awesome people!
Don't forget to join in on the Cafe Coloring Contest! My daughters are having a blast with coloring all the different collectors, and so have I! Anybody can join in, and the winners will receive a special CGC prize with their pledge. All the details are in the Day 13 Update.
We also unlocked the bookmarks upgrade! This now means anybody purchasing Bookmark Pack 1 will get nicer bookmarks that are thicker and full edge-to-edge printing. Our next goal is unlocking Bookmark Pack 2, which will be free to All In pledges and available at a discount for add-ons.
Don't forget to tell your friends about this really cute Cafe, and stayed tuned for more fun announcements!
All bookmarks will be upgraded from light cardstock to extra heavy glossy cardstock! Also, we will make the art "full bleed" so there is no white border!
Goal: $13,500 reached! — We did it! This project reached this goal!
The Cafe has now been open for 13 days, and we have a lot of exciting stuff to share with you today!
The third poll has now closed, and the winning answer was Sakura Blossoms at 37%. Certainly a beautiful sight to behold when the sakura trees bloom and the wind scatters the petals through the air... The fourth question is now available, so be sure to place your vote! Remember, we're doing a Crowd's Choice personality quiz to see which Collector would hang out with all you awesome people!
We're also excited to start the Community Coloring Contest! All backers get to participate in this contest, and we will choose two winners to receive a special CGC prize with their pledge. All you have to do is save this image of Poppy's lineart and color it however you wish: coloring pencils, crayons, markers, painting, digital, whatever works best for you! When you're done, share it on social media with #CGCartcontest and tag us @collectorsguildcafe on Instagram and @collectorcafe on Twitter. If you can't share to social media, you can also share a photo here as a reply to this update.
In addition, we've uploaded the first speed paint of the art for you to enjoy! This will give everybody an insight to how Abi works on the illustrations for the cafe, and our upcoming comic too. Check it out below and be sure to Follow us on YouTube!
Abi has also completed the art for the month of December, and we're so excited to reveal it to you now. Please welcome Hyacinth and her friend Sprig, who loves to collect snowglobes and glitter domes from the places they visit!
Don't forget to tell your friends about this really cute Cafe, and stayed tuned for more fun announcements!
All bookmarks will be upgraded from light cardstock to extra heavy glossy cardstock! Also, we will make the art "full bleed" so there is no white border!
Goal: $13,500 reached! — We did it! This project reached this goal!
All bookmarks will be upgraded from light cardstock to extra heavy glossy cardstock! Also, we will make the art "full bleed" so there is no white border!
Goal: $13,500 reached! — We did it! This project reached this goal!
The Cafe has now been open for 9 days, which puts us a third of the way through this awesome campaign! Alister seems very pleased with this success; I can see him at the counter with a small smile and cleaning one of his favorite cups.
We did some number crunching and have lowered the funding goal for the Bookmarks Upgrade to $13,500, which means we are VERY close to unlocking this reward for those purchasing the bookmarks!
In addition, we can now unlock the Bookmark Pack 2 at $17,000 instead of it's previous $25,000. The Free Pin will stay at $20,000.
The second poll has now closed, and the winning answer was Stay Inside at 37% closely followed by Go Outdoors at 32%. This seems like a logical way for that poll to end. The third question is now available, so be sure to place your vote! Remember, we're doing a Crowd's Choice personality quiz to see which Collector would hang out with all you awesome people!
We also wanted to show you guys the sample notebook that just came in yesterday. Because we don't have the art done yet for the covers, we got the Collectors Guild Cafe logo printed on the front, but remember you'll get to pick from 6 different collectors to have on the front of your notebook!
This notebook look awesome and feels great! It is hardcover, comes with 80 cream colored lined pages, a white ribbon bookmark, a handy pocket folder in the back, and a stretchy band to keep it closed. It measures 5.5" × 8.5" (13.97 cm × 21.59 cm).
Don't forget to tell your friends about this really cute Cafe, and stayed tuned for more fun announcements!
