About

About Shauna

Bonjour hi! I'm Shauna, my pronouns are she/her, and I'm the one behind That Queer Card Co. I live in beautiful Besançon, France with my French spouse and our two ridiculous cats.

My Favourite Things

  • Board games

    My faves are Splendor, Castles of Burgundy, and Sagrada. No co-operative games please!

  • Cats

    I would love to have about 23429430 more, especially a black hairless one.

  • Drag

    I love all things drag and the spooky queen will always be my favourite.

  • Musicals

    I am absolutely a musical gay. I love Wicked, Book of Mormon, and Avenue Q.

  • Pineapple

    Tropical fruit is the superior fruit, but pineapple is the best. Yes, it belongs on pizza.

  • Villains

    I am an unapologetic Disney adult and the only thing I collect is all things Ursula.

My History with Art

  • Art has always been part of my life in some capacity. Yes, these drawings are actually from my tiny human era...

     

    The Sharpie Ultra Fine was my first love and I quickly developed an appreciation for fine line cartoons and doodles. Eventually I discovered the Bullet Journal community and channeled my artistic efforts into several years of serious Bullet Journalling. In recent history, I have fallen in love with Procreate and the world of digital illustration.

About That Queer Card Co

I was inspired to start my business while working as a wedding photographer shooting mostly LGBTQ+ couples. I found myself in the homes of many of my clients during the getting ready portion of the day and noticed one thing that all of their homes had in common… The same generic same-sex wedding card sitting on the mantle. Legitimately the same card.

My couples were all so radically different from one another, so it felt super disingenuous that their love stories were all being celebrated with the same generic card. Yet we continued to applaud the mainstream card companies for giving us ONE card in the card aisle. I decided that the only way to guarantee change was to do it myself.

History

  • February 2022

    That Queer Card Co was born in Vancouver, BC! My very first order was for my Glad You Got that Off Your Chest card.

  • March 2022

    My Our Soles Belong Together card got noticed by Blundstone and they placed a bulk order and sent me a bunch of swag!

  • December 2022

    I packed my business into 3 UHAUL boxes, shipped it across the world to France, and relaunched TQCC 2.0.

  • April 2023

    I decided to prioritize the wholesale side of my business and received a scholarship for Paper Camp with Katie Hunt.

  • March 2024

    After taking Paper Camp and revising my wholesale pitch, I hit 50 retailers carrying my products in their stores!

  • April 2024

    My Glad You Got that Off Your Chest card won the 35th Annual Louie Awards for Celebrating LGBTQIA+.