I cannot thank you all enough for pledging to my very first crowdfunding campaign and making it a wild success. Fear of failure almost made me skip participating in Pintopia (the "I don't even know how to draw... what if I don't know anyone who likes pins..." type thoughts were strong!) 

But I'm so glad I followed my own advice and did the dam thing! 🦫

We ended at a whopping $1775 of my original $600 funding goal, including hitting all THREE stretch goals! 

Not only will you have more fun designs to choose from in the survey, collectively we will be able to donate money to pediatric cancer with the final addition of the Turtle. So thank you! 

Now that the campaign has ended, your card will be charged for your initial pledge. BackerKit is doing this in waves due to the high volume of pledges, to reduce the chance of fraud alerts for backers. So most of you have already been charged, and a few of you are still to go. The charge description will either say "Motivation with Animals", "Courtney Loechl" or "BackerKit".

Failed Payments
A handful of folks had declined charges, which is normal. Sometimes banks think crowdfunding is fraud and block the charge, especially if you pledged to multiple projects. (This happened to me after several charges went through - my bank said no more 😂 Guess it didn't know I needed so many pins!)

You will also receive an email alerting you, where you can edit card details and/or re-confirm your pledge if you sorted things with your bank. Please help me out and do your best to sort failed payments!

If your payment fails, BackerKit will also attempt to charge your payment method a few more times in the following days. If your payment still fails, fear not, you will still receive your survey where you can update your payment at that time to ensure you get your rewards. 

In a couple of weeks you will receive an email with a BackerKit survey. This is where you will select which animals you want for your pins and stickers, provide your shipping address, and pay for shipping. And, if desired, you will also have the chance to add on any extra goodies!  

The pre-order store is like a mini Etsy. If you have friends who missed the campaign, this is for them! If you are a campaign backer, you do NOT need to use the pre-order store. If you want any extra pins or stickers, you can choose those in the upcoming survey so that you only get one shipment (and only pay once for shipping). 

The pre-order store will open this coming Wednesday; please share the link with folks when it does! 

Courtney