raffle

lemon drop studio is donating some goodies for the raffle at Chocolate Fantasy and came up with a set of 6 cards to start the basket off right. I will also be including a set of fun gift tags and a new print that I am still working on. This prize is a $40 value. It could be yours if you come to Chocolate Fantasy!! Tempting, right?




Just a reminder: Chocolate Fantasy is Friday, 2.13.09 from 3-9pm. I'd love to see you there if you're local, or if you feel like making the trip to Oregon to come see me. I'd totally make you waffles in the morning!

whimsical and fun - just as life should be

Hi Friends!

I just finished a custom card order for my sweet sister Summer and wanted to share them on the blog. I am really diggin' the fun colors and the carefree feel these cards give off. I had a BLAST doing these cards. Thank you for the order, Summer, you're the greatest. The pink sock monkeys are by far my favorite. Finding that paper was like finding a nugget of awesomeness at JoAnns. I am sure that I did cartwheels and backflips all the way to the cash registers, perhaps only in my mind, but I did them.

Enjoy the cards! I have some paper left if anyone is interested...

to a great cause

My dear and sweet friend Skye Weadick will be running the San Francisco Marathon in October and is running with a great team to help raise money for The Leukemia + Lymphoma Society in honor of one of her teammates, Amy Bartlett, a cancer survivor who chose hope. You can read her story here.

To help raise funds and do my part, because Lord knows I cannot run, I will be creating a new line of 'hope' cards to help Skye raise funds for this wonderful cause. I am donating 50% of the proceeds that the hope cards bring in to Skye's fundraising efforts. Please stay tuned within the next few days to check them out. I will be selling them individually or in sets from my blog or on my etsy site.

I would love to see this fundraising campaign succeed - so please help me spread the word! If you would like to contribute in other ways, please contact me to find out how!

Again, check back in a few days to see the new hope line!

Lisa's cards...

I have finished Lisa's cards that she won on my little giveaway and have put them up for your viewing pleasure. Lisa, I hope you like your cards!

Sweet friends, keep checking back in, because there will be another giveaway soon.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

x's and o's - Shauna

Michelle's Order

I am posting some cards that I just made for my Aunt Michelle, who is a fantastic gift-giver and is giving her friends a set of cards (6) for their birthdays... isn't she great. Here are some of the cards that I made - and if you see something you like, let me know and I would be more than happy to make one for you, too.

Please forgive the quality of the pictures - had to take the pictures quickly before Taylor grabbed them all away from me.

Thanks so much Aunt Michelle!

After the cards are all wrapped, I will post pictures of what they look like packaged up. :)

gift tags

Present hard to wrap? Present ugly as sin and need to make it look better? Want to add a fun, personal touch to that recycled gift to gloss over the fact that it's been gifted before? The potential gift-giving conundrums and sticky situations are endless. The solution to all these potentially awkward situations is gift tags!

I have been making fun gift tags this weekend and hope that you guys think they're as exciting as I do! They make any gift look great - and make me want to go out and give presents to strangers, just so I can use some. Is that weird?!

Gift tags can be purchased in sets of 5, for $4. All gift tags have ribbon (in fun, neat and awesome coordinating colors!!) for easy attachment. Write a sweet little sentiment on the back and voila... you're gift is lookin' good!

Want 'em? Let me know and they're yours! I have a handful made already, just waiting for a gift to adorn and beautify.



These little ladies [pictured above] are fun with a capital 'F', yes they are. Cute pinks and greens to make a fun paisley pattern, with cute black ribbon couldn't get more glamorous. Nice curvy shape (the tag, not you!, unless it applies, but that's not the point...), fun to add to any gift, and these colors are CUTE!!





These little ones have a similar story to the first bunch that you saw, but with a different shape, and coordinating green ribbon. Feeling a bit more sassy... these tags are the way to go, and the green is perfect for spring. Cute tags for any birthday, shower gift, Easter, graduation, or even a 'Just Because' gift. It's been a long time since I've received one of those (ahem, hint, hint, hint! Throw a gift tag on the sucker and I'll forgive ya!)





Not fun enough for you yet? Well try these babies out! These all come from the same patterned paper, but each card is going to look a little bit different, depending on where on the paper they came from. Cute colors of pinks, blues, browns and more create fun dots and flower designs. I have 3 sets worth of these puppies (15 total, if you're not a math whiz). I got a little wild with the ribbon on these, so some have lavender, some have pink and others have brown, and they are SO STINKIN' CUTE (Okay, I'll calm down now)! Perfect to go on any fun, or boring, gift. Give 'em a home and make them yours!

photo cards

These little cuties are a couple cards that I have recently made for Trask (one for his birthday, the other for Valentine's Day), and I thought that they turned out cute, and they were so much fun to make. Doesn't get any more personal than having a cherished picture on the front of your card - so fun and exciting!!

I would LOVE to do personalized photo cards to sell. If you're interested, just leave me a comment or an email and I can get back to you and we can plan a great card with your very own picture on the front!

I think these cards will cost a little more than the others, but not much... stay tuned for the 'official' price soon.

prices

I guess I should let everyone know what I am charging for these little beauties...

$3./per card

$30./set of 12 cards

Each card includes an envelope, as well. Isn't that nice?

I am able to do lots of custom cards as well. I can make multiples of the same card, change out colors, or whatever you need. I have some cards made, but am always making more. I don't post all my cards up here, maybe I should.

Thanks so much to those of you who have purchased some cards, passed on my blog to others, or just think I am nice. Thank you, thank you! Y'all are nice, too.

more, more, more

How Thoughtful!! Express your appreciation with a fun, handwritten note, not some lame email, let them practically feel your hug when they open up this little beauty of a card. The card reads: 'thoughtful: showing care or consideration for others.'

Again, I am big on saying 'thank you' and what better way to do it than with a fun blue and brown homemade card. You can thank someone for a variety of things, such as: dinner and a movie, thanks for watching my cat while I was on vacation, thanks for finally putting the toilet lid down... etc.

Thanks for the favor, with flavor! This 'thank you' card is a fun one, and really gets the job done when you want to tell that person that what they did made a difference. Card reads: 'favor (noun): a kind act, granted out of goodwill or friendship.' Like your friends and want to keep them?... then thank them!

Say what you need to say... this is a blank card, so use it whenever you want to, I won't be bossy. Card is lavender and brown, with a fun and lovely paisley-esque design.

Blank, again! This is a sweet little guy with light blue flowers and blue accent paper. You know you haven't kept up with that one family member, you know who, why don't you surprise them with a sweet note? They'll love it.