Hello! My name is [ kittyalyst ] and I'm an artist and storyteller from Canada. While I primarily illustrate and write comics, I also love designing merchandise featuring my work. I'm back for Pintopia with my good friend @xiumai to bring to you another enamel pin collection! This is my most ambitious project to date as I am aiming to produce large, high quality enamel pins that would be worthy artefacts of any collector.
These pins are offered during the campaign at an exclusively discounted price starting at $60cad per pin. The full set of designs, including The Dragon, is available only by backing both projects in the kittyalyst & xiumai Pintopia collaboration.
Pintopia is a fundraising collaboration featuring creators of enamel pins from around the world! Funding happens in a pledge now pay later system where backers only pay if the funding goal is achieved. This ensures that the maker (me!) will have enough funds to see the project to fruition while eliminating risk for the backer (you!). This will be my 9th crowdfunding campaign and I'm confident, with my experience and your support, that I can fulfill all rewards with minimal complications and delays.
All campaign pins will be 3.5in in height and gold plated in hard enamel. All designs will be backstamped with my signature and come with 2 rubber backing posts for stability. All pins will feature extensive detailing with a mix of transparent enamel with sandblasted plating, intricate cutout frame, screen printing, and special effect enamel colours.
Shipping will be finalized and collected after the project ends. The following are the estimated costs of shipping for all pledges. Please read the following section carefully:
🇨🇦 All rewards to Canada ship tracked for $9cad
🇺🇸 All rewards to USA ship trackedand inclusive of duties for $15-30cad
As of September 2025, heavy tariffs and duties were placed on imports from other countries being shipping into the USA. As per regulation, these costs must be paid before delivery by the recipient. I have decided to offer DDP (Delivered Duties Paid) shipping to Backers in an effort to streamline this process. I recognize that this cost has gone up drastically since my last campaign, but please understand that these legislations are out of my (and other foreign based creators') control.
🌎 International reward ship tracked or partially tracked to select countries (Most of Europe, Australia, some other countries. Please message me if you'd like to confirm!) for $20cad
Backers from the EU and UK back understanding that VAT is NOT included in your pledge and that VAT and other fees may be collected by customs agencies before delivery.
This project is participating in the BackerKit event Pintopia 2026, a celebration of enamel pin, plushie and ITA bag project featuring an all-star lineup of creators crowdfunding together from January 22 – February 12, 2026.
