A fresh change! Introducing CDS FEATURED FRIEND

by Clear Dollar Stamps, LLC

We have decided that in order to keep things FRESH, we want to change things up a little, for the better!

Our Guest Designer Challenge, which has been extremely popular, is going to be tucked up on a shelf for a while and we are going to introduce our new program, Featured Friends!

The FEATURED FRIEND details are below:

1. We will scout the internet via popular stamping forums and galleries, our color challenge group over at PCP, and blog visits/comments here and on CDS design team blogs.

2. We will select ONE person to FEATURE each month on the 10th of every month.  NO challenge entries, NO contests!

3. We look for creative individuals who are currently creating and posting with Clear Dollar Stamps images, and who are FRESH and FUN people!

4. The FEATURED FRIEND will receive ONE free stamp set of his/her choice from that months releases, as a gift!  No samples required, but of course, if you are selected to be a CDS Featured Friend, we know that you will probably WANT to use your new stamps and show them off eventually!

5. The FEATURED FRIEND will get a full blog post dedicated to featuring THEM, right here at Clearly iStamp.  We will select some projects from his/her online gallery or blog and display them here along with making sure to link their blogs, galleries, and telling everyone HOW we found them, as well as telling everyone a little bit ABOUT them.

6. The Featured Friend will be notified via email approximately 2 weeks prior to the 10th to be informed that THEY are our selected Featured Friend, and will be asked to answer a few questions about themselves and their stamping life.

So just keep on creating with CDStamps and posting on your blog and public galleries, and we WILL find you!  Who knows.... YOU could be the next CDS FEATURED FRIEND right here!

THE CDS FEATURED FRIEND FOR SEPTEMBER 2009 is

TERRICA TURNER!!

We found Terrica on SCS.  She started making a Charlie the horse book and posting all the pages for that in her SCS gallery, as well as creating many more fabulous works of art using CDS stamps.

We asked Terrica a few stamping questions so that we all could get to know her better.  Here is a little about Terrica:

1. How and when did you discover stamping?

I went to a SU workshop and was hooked in 1999. My husband was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and I used stamping as a therapy to deal with everything.

2. How would you describe your stamping style?

I like to make each creation for the individual person and put their personality in it.

3. When did you discover Clear Dollar Stamps?

I only discovered CDS less than a year ago but the art was so great and the quality too that coupled with the low cost, I became a dedicated customer right away.

4. What do you like best about Clear Dollar Stamps?

It is hard to pick just one thing but I guess it is the samples of the cards that the great design team puts out, that reels me in and I end up with a huge wish list!

5. Do you have any other hobbies other than stamping?

I also like to scrapbook and cross-stitch. I spend a lot of money and time reading and listening to audio books as well.

Here are some of Terrica's work using Clear Dollar Stamps below, and click HERE to see Terrica's SCS gallery.

One of the many adorable Charlie pages in her Charlie book. This is the Charlie gardens page.

Isn't this spaceship just too cute for words?  She used the Lost in Space stamp set. I love the hanging stars across the top and she did a fabulous job on the coloring and sewing.

Oh I just squealed at how darling this ballerina card is!  Look at the precious sewing and that cute designer paper! She used the My Little Ballerina stamp set.

What a pretty fall looking card she made using the Sunflower Songs!  This was her entry for the September Guest Designer Challenge, and she did an awesome job at the challenge.

And a final note from Terrica:

I am so excited that you want to feature me!!  Thanks for being part of such a great company!! Terrica

Hope your day is filled with blessings and stamping galore!
Lori

Comments

[Lisa Lara]

Congratulations Terrica and fabulous creations. Wow!!

[Silvia Mabie]

Sweet!!! Looking foward to getting myself some CDS soon! And congrats to this months Featured Fried...what an honor!

Have a blessed day!!!

[Stacy SCS Twinshappy]

Congrats Terrica! WOnderful work, I really like your garden card. Very creative.

[Anja de Regt]

Congratulations, Terrica! Your work is absoluteley beautiful and very inspiring!
Thanks for sharing, Anja

[Vicki]

Congratulations Terrica, how exciting! You definitely deserve the recognition!

This is a GREAT idea - the Featured Friend thing! I ordered some more CDS on Labor Day and received them today already. WOW! Can't wait to play with them!

[Christi Bryant]

I love the idea of featured friend! It is great! I will miss the cdsgdc, they are always so fun but this idea is fresh and fun, just as you intended! Terrica! Your work is amazing! I love it! Congratulations on being selected!

[Cassie]

Congratulations, Terrica! Your work is extremely beautiful ;D

[Gloria Dojlido]

Congratulations Terrica...

Your work is absolutely beautiful!

[Candyf]

Congrats Terrica! Your gallery is great.

[Tricia T]

What a fun idea! And I love your work, Terrica. I'm going to have to scout out the rest of your Charlie book. It looks adorable!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

[Ali]

OOOH my heavens Terrica, what beautiful work! As a new-to-stamping person/crafter, but big-time scrapbooker, (LOL) I am thrilled to see such variety and possibility in the stamping creations you shared. WOW WOW WOW!!!

Thanks for sharing a little bit about yourself too. It is so nice to get to know new folks.

LOVE your work! Kudos to you and to CDS for CHOOSING you as the featured friend. ~ Ali in Nova Scotia, Canada

[Katie Renz]

Beautiful work Terrica!

[Martha]

woohooo how fun, and congrats to Terrica