Prints and Gift Sets: More Ways to Encourage + Giveaway!

This has been a long time coming--back in August with the official launch of the Streetlights at Midnight shop I said all the printables would soon be available as prints. And two months is soon in chronic illness language! :) So here we are: 5x7" tangible prints of all the quote printables in the shop are now available!

Plus, this development brought some new designs with it too!

These are just a handful (pretty literally!) of the many designs now available, covering the broad categories of faith, life, and love. Of course all of these are available as both prints and printables, and several are also available as greeting cards!

In addition to this exciting new facet of the shop, I've now also added themed three-print gift sets!

There are eleven sets available, ranging from chronic illness-focused to a new student/graduation theme, and any would make a wonderful encouraging gift. Plus, bonus: you get the three at a discount!

AND NOW! To celebrate the long-awaited arrival of prints and gift sets (and help a lucky someone get a start on their Christmas shopping), I'm having a giveaway of one print set over on the Streetlights at Midnight Instagram page and also the Facebook page! So please take a minute to enter for your choice of one of the eleven print gift sets--you can enter at both or either places, and the giveaway ends Sunday night. So don't miss it, and be sure to share it with your friends!

And while you're waiting to hear if you're the winner ;) be sure to check out all the new prints (and printables and cards!) in the shop here and all the unique print gift sets here. Happy shopping!

Officially Streetlights at Midnight

You may have noticed that KV Designs has suddenly (though not so suddenly on my end ;) become Streetlights at Midnight. Streetlights at Midnight existed briefly on its own last year and then morphed into just one big collection at KV Designs. But now at long last, my cards, prints, and printables have taken over and morphed into one big shop and I am so happy!

Can you walk into a store, browse the card aisle, and find a card specifically to encourage someone who's dealing with a chronic illness? Nope. Even though an astounding number of people (I am finding more and more and more...) deal with some form of chronic health problems, invisible or not. And while you can't find Streetlights at Midnight cards in a retail store (for now! ;) you can find them in my Etsy shop.

The lack of chronic illness cards out there is reason enough for this shop to now exist. But combine that with the fact that chronic illness is very isolating (I would know this well) and the fact that I've gathered that it's very difficult to know how to help someone you care about who's dealing with such issues, and the need for Streetlights at Midnight is all the more apparent.

So we've got:

• A gaping whole in the market
• The chronically ills' need for encouragement
• The eternal question of how to help

Problem solved! :)

There's a secret about helping those we care about who are going through any kind of trial that took me a long time to realize was a secret. It's that saying, "I don't know what to say," is a good thing. I think that often, people want to help but because they don't know how or don't know what to say, for fear of doing or saying the wrong thing, they do nothing. *Insert game show buzzer.* Wrong choice.

I promise. If you want to help but don't know what to say or do, a card that says just that is perfect. And once you send it, you can check out this post for more ideas or good ol' Google it. There are many posts on the subject by people like me who realize how tricky it is to help.

At Streetlights at Midnight, in addition to cards focused on faith and chronic illness, you'll find cards for every occasion, like birthdays, anniversaries, and just because, and more broad encouragement cards that can apply to more than illness. And extra perk: these printed cards are 5x7" so they can easily be framed for continued enjoyment!

Even better, all the cards in the shop are also available as digital downloads! One (really small) price gets you the image that you can print over and over however and as many times as you want. (You just can't sell it, 'hear?)

In addition to greeting cards, in my shop you'll also find original quote printables, many of which focus on Chronic Illness, that I've attempted to condense into three categories: Faith, Life, and Love.

I'm very excited to say that each of the quote printables will soon be available in printed form also! In the meantime, if there is a printable or two that you really want in printed form but can't wait, please just message me and I will set up a custom listing for you!

And an extra tidbit: I was honored to be interviewed recently by my new friend Kami at Living Grace about life with chronic illness and my two shops, and if you're interested in either of those and snagging a limited time sale or two, I highly recommend you check it out! :)

I'll leave you now with the new Streetlights at Midnight commercial ;) and please feel free to browse around the shop and find something for yourself and also something to encourage someone you care about.

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Greeting Cards Have Arrived + KV Wishbox Giveaway

I'm back today with two big shop announcements! First off, a dream come true for me:

Printed greeting cards have come to the Streetlights at Midnight Collection at KV Designs! Previously, printable digital downloads were for sale, which still are, but now the real thing is too, complete with signature midnight blue envelopes.

I am SO excited about this! For right now, seven of my card designs are listed, and I'm working to get all 39 designs listed. But until then, here is this listing that will get you any of the printable greeting card designs in printed format that are not yet individually listed as such.

Now giving a special card to someone you love with chronic illness is even easier. And I promise you, doing so will mean more than you know.

In other news, a possible dream come true for you!

That's right--I've gone crazy and am having a KV Wishbox giveaway! If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, hopefully you've seen it, but if not, there's still time to enter! It runs until Friday, February 5 at midnight EST, so just head over to Facebook or Instagram--or both!--to enter to win one wish, a $19 value, to be used by itself in addition to one or two wishes. I'd totally enter if I weren't the one running this show--that's a not-yet-released, free piece of jewelry of your choice!

If you miss out on the giveaway or aren't the lucky winner, don't worry--the KV Wishbox is still available in my shop until February 12 at midnight. The first Wishboxes are currently headed out to their recipients--I would love to send yours on its way too! (Inside info: want to know what those who have purchased a Wishbox are saying? It's really hard to pick just three! So I'm going to venture to say it's worth a try. :)

Happy entering, and good luck! 

Announcing: Streetlights at Midnight

I mentioned in my last post that it's hard to believe there was ever a time I didn't know what Etsy was. It's also hard to believe that I am now announcing my third Etsy shop!

It's true: I began with Katya Valera in 2011, added KV Designs last summer, and now Streetlights at Midnight is born!

While this is my third shop, it is the first where I feel like I might actually be putting my degree to use! You know, that thing I killed myself worked four years for. And while I have had a couple of greeting cards published by a greeting card company in the past, I have tons more where they came from. But I've found submitting greeting cards to be difficult, time-consuming, and disappointing. So why not sell them myself?

"Hard to See the Sun" card available here / / / Also available in a quote printable here

This new shop offers original, instant download, super-freaking-affordable, just-print-and-fold-in-half greeting cards for all kinds of occasions and also 5x7" and 8x10" printable wall quotes. Plus all the designs currently listed are black and white--perfect for us lucky ones without color printers!

"Big Hug" card available here

I've been working on filling this shop for a while and there are plenty more to come. But to quote Monica, "I am just one tiny person!" so just hang on as I add more, very slowly but surely.

"My Healer" quote printable available here

Currently offered are Birthday, Encouragement, Love, Miss You, and Thinking of You Cards, along with Chronic Illness Cards. That's right--cards written specifically to give to your chronically ill loved one. I know it's hard to know what to say or do to help--so I've made it easy for you (in addition to writing this post). And being ill myself, I have a good idea of what we need to hear! Plus, my Faith, Life, and Love quote printables also include chronic illness-related quotes. You're welcome!

"Don't Know What to Say" card available here

Plus, as if the prices weren't already insanely low, I offer four Bargain Bundles on purchases of 2 and 3 cards and 2 and 3 quote printables!

"Coffee x Chocolate" quote printable available here / / / Also available in a card here

"The Bird" quote printable available here

You might be wondering what on earth Streetlights at Midnight has to do with Katya Valera and KV Designs. Well it doesn't. ;) It's its own happy thing for its own happy reasons. You can read the story behind the name on my shop's About page.

"Happy & Blessed" quote printable available here

And one disclaimer I must include: In case you're thinking "How on earth is she running three shops? I thought she was sick??" Please take a look at this post. :)

I hope you'll hop on over to Streetlights at Midnight and take a look around--everybody needs a card for some occasion or another. And this way you don't even have to leave the house to find it! And quote prints are the perfect touch for your bedroom or collage wall! I'd also love for you to give my shop a like on Facebook so you can see all the new additions as soon as they're listed. You can also follow me on Instagram for such updates. Happy shopping! :)

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