Author Archives: Shauna

About Shauna

I fell in love with the art of rubber stamping when I was 12 years old. I blame my grandparents. I already had every crafty hobby imaginable when they bought me a few stamps, an ink pad, and some embossing powder. I was hooked. From that point on, no special occasion has gone unmarked by one of my hand-crafted creations. Scrapbooking came next, and though it isn't my first love, it's a close second.

Stampin’ Up! Regionals–Vancouver

I spent a whirlwind day at the Stampin’ Up! Regionals in Vancouver, along with 300 other keen Stampin’ Up! demonstrators.  It was an incredibly rejuvenating experience, getting me all excited about their products again, not that it took much.  They … Continue reading

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Love Notes and a Date Night Meal

I woke up the other morning, did my usual morning thing.. and I’ll be honest, I’m not exactly a speedy, 10-minute morning person.  It takes me a good hour to shower, dress, get breakfast, pretty up a bit, get my … Continue reading

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Presents of Love

Who doesn’t like to receive homemade freshly baked goodies?  I wanted to do something special for my friends to make them feel loved, so I baked a few batches and decided I’d package them up and deliver them, door-to-door style.  … Continue reading

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Simple Valentine

Happy hearts day.  I know that not everyone likes to celebrate it.. but hey, isn’t it just a good day to show your friendship, too?  It doesn’t have to be about whether you’re single or not.  I love my friends, … Continue reading

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Clipped on Love

Another little Valentine’s themed set for you today.  This was definitely the most complicated of the cards in my Valentine’s class… we had to cut things out – say what?!  Stamp, cut, punch, stamp some more, and tie a wee … Continue reading

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A Wee Valentines Class

Tomorrow’s another work day.  I was mightily tempted to turn down the request to fill in for a teacher tomorrow, but it was a teacher that I love subbing for, and it was high school.  I’ve been in more than … Continue reading

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Roots and Quinoa Hash with a Poached Egg

This week crafting has fallen off my radar.  I feel like I’ve been going non stop at full tilt, so something had to give.  What with working every day, cramming in (well, they don’t cram, really) hour-and-a-half long workouts, ultimate … Continue reading

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Updated Set of Butterfly Cards

A friend of mine who lives in Australia is getting married next week.  Unfortunately, a trip down under wasn’t in the cards for us, especially not on 2 months’ notice. I wanted to make her a gift from the heart … Continue reading

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Congrats, baby

More on the theme of babies… This little card is for an order for a friend who’s attending a baby shower.  Her sister in law recently had a beautiful little girl. I followed the same style as the last maternity … Continue reading

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Congrats, to the Expecting Ones

Hey there, I have a few friends who are expecting babies in the next 4-6 months.  This is exciting to me because these will be the first “friend babies” that live close enough for me to visit more often than … Continue reading

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A Calendar with Memories

Hiya, lovelies! I was recently inspired by Caroline’s beautiful digital calendar kit to create a photo calendar of my own.  This was my very first digital scrapbooking style of project, so I learned a lot, but had lots of fun … Continue reading

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A New Years’ Project

Happy New Years to you! Nathan and I made a crazy decision last night.  Apparently we’re out of our minds.  We are choosing to take another crack at the P90X workouts.  In case you aren’t familiar with them, it’s 3 … Continue reading

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Happy 2011!

Wishing you all the best in 2011! Some projects to come soon! I promise!

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Super simple fancy card set

Hi there!  I’m having fun where it’s much warmer than at home.  Sunshine? yes please! Today I thought I’d share a fairly quick gift idea with you.  I’ve done a mini version of these cards before (half the size, using … Continue reading

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Mini Christmas Gift Box

Hi again, Things are busy, busy, busy!  I’m trying to organize myself for the cruise we’re going on.  We leave Wednesday morning for Long Beach (Cali).  We’re spending a day at Universal Studios, followed by two days at Disneyland.  On … Continue reading

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