Apologies for those who backed Nautical too this is a copy and paste so you all had an update xoxo

Hello all,

It has been too long since I last updated and we can only apologise for it. We have never ever had so many issues with a project and it is taking all of Kayti and Trish’s time to resolve these.

We had lined up a printer as you know for Anniversary who stole our deposit and ghosted us. We found a new printer who was responsive and knowledgeable - we wanted them to print Anniversary 1st to get that project to backers ASAP. Then get them on nautical while they were working on Anniversary/as soon as they finished.

But Anniversary has been set with more and more delays including misprinted calendars (we are paying to reprint them with the year 2026) and issues with the box so they have had to focus on that before finishing nautical.

This is not where we wanted to be. It has cost a fortune to resolve this. We’ve never had such delays in all ten years we have been doing this. It has broken our hearts. But we refuse to let it get us down. 

We will deliver both projects to our backers.

But it has taken its toll. We have shelved every project (apart from the Masters decks that we are committed to with artists).

And we have no current plans to start a new deck. That hopefully will change in the future. 

We have been wracking our brain to figure out what we can afford to give you all (all our backers) and we think we have it. Kayti, with the help of her software engineer husband has been very (very) slowly learning to build apps! And we thought it would be a fun project to build a 78 tarot app together!!!! What does this mean? It means you all get to help design what’s in it! 

We will build it together and then! Our backers (you) will get exclusive content that only backers get. Our way of giving back. And hey with all this awful printing news our spirits have been really dampened so we could use a fun to thing to look forward to! And we actually have time now since we are just in the process of waiting for our printer to finish the jobs.  

So lookout for some fun in a few weeks! Kaytis son turns five April 14th so that is where her priority lies but after that we will have some fun!

We will let you know the second we have any more information about exact dates. We are doing everything we can to get this done as quickly as possible. 

With love and gratitude,

Kayti Trish and Del

Dear Backers,

I hope this message finds you well. I’m writing to share an update about the calendar. Unfortunately, the calendar was misprinted, and the printer is not taking responsibility. However, we are committed to ensuring you receive what you paid for. We’re rolling with the punches and will reprint the calendars as 2026 editions, so you have a complete calendar for next year. If you prefer the misprinted version, let us know, and we’ll arrange shipment immediately. 

We are still working through edits and being extra careful to avoid future issues. While we need to complete this project with the current printer, we will be switching to a more reliable one moving forward.

Thank you for your ongoing patience and support during these challenging times in indie publishing. We remain deeply grateful and are working as hard as we can to get this right. We’re so excited to get this into your hands as soon as possible.

Please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns. I will reply immediately. I do not get notifications from Backertkit so email is always best. 

Thank you, and have a great weekend!

Xoxo

Kayti

Here is a video I took of the calendar. 

Misprinted but Gorgeous! We will reprint as 2026.

https://youtube.com/shorts/k1CmUF_jKJI?feature=share

Dear Backers,

I wanted to take a moment to update you on our progress. The printer has now received the prototype. It arrived just before their holiday break, and now that they have returned, they’ve had the chance to examine it thoroughly. During their review, they pointed out three necessary changes, details my previous printer failed to inform me of. I am addressing these as quickly as possible, and once they are resolved, everything will move into production smoothly. Our goal is for this process to be flawless, ensuring that every issue is resolved so we can have a seamless printing experience.

Once printing is completed, the printer will send me production samples for final approval. This step is crucial because, without it, we wouldn’t be able to catch and fix any potential issues before full-scale printing begins. In the ten years I’ve been doing this, we’ve only had to redo an entire print run once, and Im hoping we won’t have to ever face that again. We’re doing everything we can to expedite this process and get your decks into your hands as soon as possible.

I know how eagerly you’re waiting for your purchase, and believe me when I say that I want nothing more than to send them out to you. This project is something we have poured our hearts and souls into, and my greatest desire is for you to finally hold this creation in your hands. I deeply regret how long this has taken. If it were within my power, this delay would never have happened.

I want to sincerely thank each of you for your kindness, patience, and trust. It means the world to me and to our entire team. This project began 10 years ago as a labor of love, a group of friends who were passionate about art and tarot. Financially, this has never been a major profit-driven endeavor, but the abundance we have gained in other ways has been immeasurable. However, setbacks like this, especially when our previous printer took our funds, hit us hard, not only financially but emotionally. It made me question my ability to choose the right printing partners, to trust in others, and even to feel secure in a process I once loved.

Your unwavering support during this incredibly uncertain time has meant everything to me. Thank you for sticking with us as we navigate these challenges. Im sending you all so much love, and I promise to update you the moment I have a firm completion date for the bulk printing. I’ll also be sharing a preview of the final deck you’ll be receiving.

With gratitude,

Kayti 

Hello, you incredibly lovely, patient and understanding souls.

Happy New Year, and wishing you much joy and health for this year of the Wooden Snake. 

I want to thank you so much for your patience and understanding as I navigate this very new challenge for us, and that was changing printers due to our former one completely ghosting us and taking our deposit. They had bullied me into "securing materials" by giving them a large deposit and we have tried everything to retrieve it but just could not do a thing about it since its China. I learned a very hard lesson, and it really took the wind out of my sales, if I am being perfectly frank. 

We worked hard to find a new printer, and finally found one that is reputable but still affordable, but they have never printed our decks so it has been a steep learning curve. The last update is that they printed the completely wrong type of box, and have to reprint them. This is not anyones fault, we just had a custom made box with our other printer, so it has been a challenge to reproduce it. We will not sacrifice quality to get these printed quickly, as much as we want to get these done as fast as possible, we just do not want a faulty product that you hate. 

So I have mailed them directly our box and they will be reprinting it now based on the exact box we had before. Looking back, I should have done this to begin with, but I did not think it would be a challenge for them to reproduce it.

I am doing everything in my power to complete this project. Everything has taken a back seat in our production schedule because of this, so we are trying to hurry this as fast as humanly possible.

I will hopefully be able to get them flown to me instead of the sea, Im negotiating a way to do this...

I do not take this delay lightly, I have run 14 campaigns (15?) the past decade and we have never had so many issues. 

This new printer is wonderful, it is just a brand new project that they had no previous experience printing. We had to go with a smaller more affordable printer in order to match our previous printers pricing, so they are wonderful but not a huge factory. 

I do not get any notifications from BackerKit when you comment, I apologise if I have missed a question.

My direct email is [email protected] so please feel free to use that for any communication, as I want to be sure I get your question or concern. 

Thnk you again for being so understanding, self publishing has been a bit of a challenge for many creators this past year, I was hoping we could avoid any challenges but here we are...

I will update the second I have dates from my printer <3 

With so much gratitude,

Kayti