About Me & Creative Resume

About Me

Hey y'all! Welcome to my blog!

I'm Candace. Some of you may know me as candylou at Split Coast Stampers. First and foremost, I'm a Child of God! I was born and raised in South Mississippi, and I'm proud to be a Southern girl! I am married to Andrew, who graciously supports my crafting hobby. We are proud new parents to our baby boy, Grayson! I have a degree in public relations, but I decided to take some extra courses to be a teacher. I teach 6th Grade Language Arts.  When I'm not doing that, I love playing in my craft room! 

I started my first scrapbook in high school, but I began seriously paper-crafting in 2007. Not only do I enjoy card-making, but I also love trying out other crafty projects. Other random things I enjoy are trying out new recipes in the kitchen, Nicholas Sparks novels, Christian music, the holiday-themed Reese cups (they're just better!), shopping, trying to figure out how to use my Nikon camera, Bare Escentuals makeup, Coke Zero, the color pink, and Vera Bradley accessories.

Thanks for stopping by!

Online Gallery

Design Teams
Ribbon Carousel Challenge Team - October 2012 to March 2013
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - May 2012 to October 2012
There She Goes Clear Stamps - March 2012 to February 2013
Christmas Card Challenges - July 2011 to July 2012
Meljen's Designs - February 2011 to August 2011 & December 2011 to July 2012
I Heart {Ippity} Creative Team - June 2011 to December 2011
Deedee's Digis - July 2010 to September 2010
Christian Paper Crafts Magazine - May 2010 to August 2010
The Sweet Stop Sketches - January 2010 to June 2010
Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenges - October 2009 to June 2010

Guest Designer
Meljen's Designs - July 2010

Published
"Easter Blessings Card" - Scrapbook News and Review Magazine - April 2010

Honors and Awards
Customer Card of the Day for Our Daily Bread Designs - August 29, 2012
Top Spool at Ribbon Carousel - August 18, 2012
Featured in the Top Three Cards at Twisted Thursday Challenges - July 31, 2012
Featured on the Little Red Wagon Challenge Blog - June 5, 2012
Top 3 at Paper Play Challenges #23 - June 7, 2012
Perfect Princess for Freshly Made Sketches #37 - June 5, 2012
Shining Star at Ribbon Carousel - May 6, 2012
Spotlighted on The Sweet Stop Sketches Blog - April 13, 2012
Sweet n Sassy Digis Customer Spotlight Sunday - May 2, 2010
Featured in the Top 3 Scoops Cards at Pile it On Challenges - April 20, 2010
Customer Card of the Day for Our Daily Bread Designs - April 21, 2010
Grand prize winner for stitching challenge at Practical Scrappers - November 27, 2009











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If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email!