All Things Analyn

On October 17, 2011; I ruptured my achilles when I was skateboarding down Ala Moana Park.  It's been two months and I'm having the time of my life.  Although the first two weeks sucked, I realized and got to experience so much and I'm so very grateful for each moment.  The story of how it happened is pretty funny, actually.  So I was super excited when I met this guy on the bus {it was super late, I was hanging out in town with a friend of mine} who had a skateboard.  If you know me, I'll talk to anyone and this night my new friend was talking to me about skateboarding.  He told me he was actually selling a board but he won't be selling in until two weeks-or I didn't have money until two weeks?  I forgot...but anyway; he ended selling me a Sector 9 longboard and I was super stoked about it.  That was Saturday.  Sunday I got to cruz around some more with "Captian J" but I had to study for my Critical Thinking final the next day. ...

11.9.11  Ecclesiastes 7:14 "Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God.  Remember that nothing is cerain in this life." On October 17th, while i was cruzing around Ala Moana Beach park with my Captain J, {my sector 9 skateboard}, my achilles ruptured.  It was a full tear, I heard the pop and in pictures you can see where it was severed.  After I got over myself and realized that there is more to life then being depressed and bumed out, God spoke to me and made me realize that it's not about me.  I've had such a bad attitude and so selfish that I just need to get over it.  Today, I am establishing myself as CEO, Creative Executive Officer of {my life} Permanent Vacations.  I want to work hard to financially sustain my lifestyle--if you've ever seen my FaceBook quote, "Your job doesn't define who you are, money is just a necessary evil to maintain a chosen lifestyle; altho more of it makes life a l...

Introduction & Overview A. W. Tozer wrote a book titled "The Pursuit of God", which is 75 pages short but one I could not grasp a hold of. The idea of pursuing God has been my lifetime goal; the act of following after a God that is so magnificent, so wonderful, so full of unfailing love, captivates me to the point of wanting to fully grasp and understand this book. Just reading the table of contents sounds so fascinating that each chapter is a hopeful revelation of God's path to Him. I believe that the reason why I have not fully grasped this book is that I may not be allowing the words to penetrate my personal perception of how to pursue God in a personal way. The thought-provoking chapter titles such as "the universal presence", "the speaking voice" and "the gaze of the soul", reverts my imagination into new revelations of new avenues towards my personal pursuit of Christ. The pursuit of God is somewhat incongruous when the idea th...

“LOVE” Love is the overflow of affection of one’s heart towards God and other people. One cannot love God and love others without God's love because God is Love. God’s love is indescribable, unfathomable, and all the while unconditional as we mere humans can only grasp a portion of what Pure Love truly is. This cascading affection from God that spills out of my heart is acted on, motivates, and pursued upon to enable me to effectually hear His voice. The rippling effect causes me to be aligned to what He asks me to do, whether it is to be a witness of God’s goodness or help an old lady with her heavy bags onto the bus. His unfailing love for me is too much for me to bear as I am completely unworthy of the  selfless passion Jesus sustained on the wooden cross, but it is humbly accepted by me, one saved by grace and mercy. It is because of how He Loves me, I know that He will provide a husband and partner to be an example of the sacrificial love of God and his bride, the C...

 I had an amazing weekend! God truly showed up and and spoke to my heart on Sunday!  I got to meet Dawn O'Brian host of Hawaii's Christian morning show~95.5 the fish.  It was such a pleasure especially after the heart break of my Saturday.  It was so refreshing to come to his altar, lay down my pain and have Him take it from me.  And, I got to pray with the woman next to me who told me that when I before I prayed for her she had this numbness that stretched from her shoulder to the tip of her fingers and when I laid my hands on her, it disappeared!  I felt something because from the moment I prayed with her I felt it too!  "I will  give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh."  Ezekiel 36:26

<3 Today, I fell in love. Today, My heart broke. There was a Party in the Park. 

DUDE...just a note dets: all a|s products: CS: sugar, french roast and cherry gingham; Stamps: Rock Star, Life is a song, and brief notes; Inks: French Roast, memento black, and cranberry; Copics: RV27, E33,E11. You Rock dets: inside the card: Stamps: Rock Star; Inks: cranberry and memento black I don't get to make "guy" cards very often and this is a special one.  It is "just a note" for a friend of mine who rocked out on NHCC's open mic night.  The whole night was filled with talented musicians and it was super sweet to be serenaded for a few hours.  I could only imagine what it would be like to be serenaded to music like that every night.  My favorite accustic guitar player is Tyler Ward...He's so awesome...and very easy on the eyes.  ;p *wink* Here's a sample of his music...one of my favs:   Like him on Facebook,and youtube!  and buy his music on itunes!!!

Oh how I love thee; let me count the ways. Hour by hour, your fragance envokes silent memories of days gone by. Day to day, I am serenaded your lovely lullaby. Fourteen days of passion on my lips. Sweet fifteen: oh, the creamy yumminess on my hips. I am transported into the heavenly realms, I crave thee morning, noon, and night. Most deep-seated longing, it bellows from within. I love thee open-handledly, as men strive to pursue, I love thee completely, devoted solely to you. I love thee with a zeal for the delicious obsession, I cry out "yes, you are mine!" The hands of the saints are worthy of the magnificent names uttered. Between my hands and on my lips I can't get enough of my Starbucks drinks!!! An adaptation to Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poem "Oh how I love thee" Gold Status!!!! I hope you enjoyed the beginnings of my writing.  I'm so excited because school started and I'm in a class called "The Art of Story".  It's challen...

Thank you to John and Cyndi, who opens up their home to Aloha Initiave.  They host friends from Japan, those who were affected by the tsunami and earthquake.  They not only open up their home, but their hearts.  I had an opportunity to visit with our Japan friends, most names have been forgotten but their smiles and laughter are forever in my hearts.  Most of the visitors where 18 to 25.  They have big hearts and warm smiles.  It was a blessing to be a part of this, even for one night.  I hope that this will not be the only time I get to visit with them.  Thanks so much! dets: all a|s~CS: sugar and fern; Stamps: life's a breeze, sea shells, keep swimmin', ovalicious, friend to friend; Other: papaya grosgrain ribbon. In my card, I sent Cyndi a letter hoping to host a workshop to make greeting cards.  I hope and pray that she would be open to do it!  *Keeping my fingers crossed!*

Pencils good enough to eat! Who say's writing is a pain?  With these pencils, you can't help but devour them one by one!  You're invited to my A Muse Studio Grand Opening! This Sunday, August 28th, 2011 3PM to 6PM a wonderful fun night of creative fun! With *A*Muse*A*Palooza* going on at A|S, my goal is to have 3-4 workshops by September 30th.  Help me succeed~book a party!  Let's have fun creating great and fabulous projects! To celebrate this momentous goal, I'm inviting a bunch of friends~those who helped me succeed~ to Amuse Wine Bar at the Honolulu Design Center! What a great and awesome way to celebrate success! Fun and wine!  Fantastic! email me for more directions or to book a party~ analynm808 {at} gmail {dot} com Enjoy and Happy Stamping!!!

 It's that time again, the Montly Spotlight is ready for consumption!!!! This month A Muse Studio's theme is **School Days** With school back in and Summer is over, it's the perfect time to play with A Muse Studio's stamp sets! On Sale till September 15th: School Days Rock Star Personal Stationary The Mighty Jungle Past Due and the cordinating cardstocks ~ Collegiate: Buttercup Winter Sky Cranberry Fern Eucalyptus Easy to order online at my webstore: www.amusestudio.com/analynmattero for orders over $150 ~ email me for free products! analynm808 {at} gmail {dot} com Happy School days!

Holy, Holy, Holy Revelation 4:8 "Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out.  Day after day and night after night they kept on saying, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God, the Almighty - the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come." They say in the old times (don't quote me on this) that if you say something 3x it is really important. So God must be HOLY! Can you imagine, in heaven, they cry out 24-7, non-stop, "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Almighty!"  Wow!  And God does deserve that much praise!  I love the song that comes with it:  It pretty much covers all of what I would say in words! 

What's shakin'? dets: all a|s unless stated: CS: sugar and watermelon; Stamps: tini time; Inks: bubblegum, lichen, papaya, and a muse dye black; Other: glue dots-memory book and a|s diamond glitter up close glitz up glue dots This week at CAS-ual Friday is: click on link to CFC #14 It was a challenging card because I really don't like to use glitter or glue dots.  Glitter can get very messy and for some reason glue dots does not stick well with me.  If you take a look at the up close shot, the glue dot on the left side is not perfectly round.  I don't know why that happens.  Anyone have any ideas?   It was a fun challenge nontheless.  I got a chance to play with this month's spotlight "Tini Time".  I am in love with this set.  I love how the bubbles and starlight things came out.  I masked the top papaya starlight thing and was very impressed how it turned out.  I actually just covered it with a piece of paper and I was afr...

Thank you, Marie dets: all a|s unless stated~ CS: sugar and buttercup; Stamps: a muse art stamps: wine and cheese, and lemonade, a|s tini time, essential sentiments; Inks: a muse dye black; Copics: BG10, RV25, R17, Y17, BV08, Y13, E99, and V15; Other: mini dots, multi Today, I made steps to re-establish my hawaii roots.  I opened up an account at First Hawaiian Bank and got my very own 808 phone number.  I was supposed to get my hawaii license but my sister had someone making repairs at her house.  By the time the repair guy was done it was 2pm.  We left the house at 3pm and Kapolei dmv closes at 4pm.  There was no way to make it out there in time with traffic.  At FHB, the Customer Service Rep, Marie was so nice I wanted to send her a thank you note.  She was so sweet and explained everything about my new checking account.  Which reminds me to hook up my online banking...lol. ;p We had a chance to talk about many...

Olive you! dets: all a|s unless stated: CS: sugar, buttercup, buttercup polka dot; Stamps: Tini Time, ovalicious, and swanky backgrounds, Inks: lemon whip, papaya, and amuse dye black; Other: mini dots, muliti Two cards in one night!  I'm on a roll! lol...This second card is going to my previous sweet and dear manager: Mildred.  On FB she has posted two pictures of the gang drinking and I thought this was very appropriate.  I miss her and she was the best manager to work with.  Mildred, I'm waiting for you to come out to visit me here! ;p I got a chance to get her a few Hawaiian goodies: chocolate covered macadamian nuts, honey roasted mac nuts, Hawaiian Ice Tea (to be mixed with water); a few white rabbit (filipino candy); this card and a Hawaii post card.  Her birthday was this past July 27th. So I'm gonna send her some Love from Hawaii.  I hope she likes it!  Both stamp sets are on sale till August 15th!  Hurry up and save! www.amusestudi...

Happy Birthday To You dets: all a|s unless stated ~ CS: sugar, sage, and sage gingham; Stamps: sea shells, life's a breeze, and birthday greetings; Inks: fern, grass, and amuse dye black; Copics: YG67 and YG13 So I've been hanging out at SplitCoast Stampers and I'm really liking their challenges.  I've told myself that I really want to excel in my trade (cardmaking).  Participating in these challenges are a way to get my creative juices flowing and allows me to stretch myself.   At the lounge, we had a chance to call Lara to pratice our booking calls.  It was such a great idea and with a bonus: we get a stamp set ~ FOR FREE!!! All we had to do is call.  It was on like Donkey Kong!  I did have to wait almost 45 minutes but it was well worth it.  Lara said I did a really good job *pats myself on the back* and she gave me lots of great tips! It was super fun!  I did say a lot of umms and wells.  I gotta practi...

True Hero PFC Derek McConnell On the OWH ( operation write home ) blog featured a story about a wounded warrior.  PFC Derek McConnell was injured on July 23, 2011.  He sustained injuries by an IED.  More information is on Caring Bridge's website.  It is written by his mother.  Its a bittersweet journey that she's going through.  Take a few minutes to read and sign her guest book.  Walking with my Wounded Warrior I found my video about my True Hero.  I was really stoked that I still had it because I thought I lost it forever when my Dell laptop broke.  I hope you enjoy this video.  Please continue to pray for our military men and women; and their families. in memory of JPM 12.06.77 ~ 07.24.07

 Happy Belated Birthday dets: all a|s unless stated: CS: sugar and bubble gum gingham; Stamps: birthday builder, classic alphabet, a very merry un-birthday, cleaver girls; Inks: papaya and memento black; Other: pearl stickers and crayola colored pencils My first Clean and Simple challenge over at SplitCoast Stampers. This week have been full of firsts...first Mojo Monday, CAS-ual Friday and now this one.  Today's Mojo Monday was kinda difficult, the center of the card was a circle and I don't have anything to make circles.  I could of used a soup can for an outline but I would rather get a big shot and nessabilites.  But that's another $200 bucks or more...hehehe.  This hobby can get expensive!  It's okay, its well worth it.  When I used to go to stamp classes, they would all say "at least it's better than drugs cuz u get something out of it." Very true...drugs, no bueno~stamping~muy bueno. ;p Last night I completed the A|S August Blog Hop, whi...

Summer Breeze dets: all a|s unless stated: CS: sugar, sage, gingham: bubblegum, buttercup and sky; Stamps: life's a breeze and a muse art stamps-heart line; Inks: french roast, papaya, cranberry, and memento black; Other: yellow floss and green toothpick Summer Love  "If you are participating in the blog hop, you should have come from Samantha's blog,  and if not, then you should start from the beginning with Samantha's blog until you come to my blog .  I'm second on the list. This month we were asked to create a project on what summer means to me.  Summer reminds me of love and the beach.  Living in Hawaii, we get to go to the beach all year round but so much so in the summer with school out of session.  I don't have kids but I have a group of teens at my church who always talks about going to the beach during the summer.  The love of my life does not live on the islands, (by choice), so I wanted to make a card dedicated to him.  I...

~7.31.2011  3:33pm  txt~ Mung: I miss hearing ur voice, ur laugh, u calling me mung, princess and sweetheart.  I love u babe. Pung: Hey babe...sorry i havent called or texted but ive been werking an sleepin alot...this job an heat     have been kicking my ass...i went in to work at 7 am yesterday and didn't get off till midnight! today is ma only day off and im just trying to recover... Mung: Babe- i wanna get a tatto with ur name on me.  where should i put it? Pung: uh idk...name tattoos r bad luck love... Mung: why u got my name on u. 2 bad it came off. what r u saying? Pung: idk babes im not really saying anything..i feel like after i got your name on me thats when you left... Mung: but we r still 2gether Pung: i know but its what ev...im not the one that came up with that one...everybody tells me that... Mung: ur not the one who came up with what? everybody tells u what? Pung: that getting someones name tattoed on you is bad luck ...

What's up with my blog? what does it mean that I've exceeded my bandwith? Photobucket?  After 100 successful posts, is this the time you hit me up with charges?  Do I have to pay now to "upgrade" my service? Help me please....  Sincerely,

What's up?  ... You're one of my nicest thoughts! dets: all a|s unless noted: CS: sugar, gingham: buttercup, sage and grass; Stamps: Vintage A Muse, ovalicious, woodland friends, friends fur-ever; Inks: sky, french roast, memento black; Copics: E33; Other: Kawaii tape (green washi tape) Happy Friday, blogworld!  Today I get a chance to participate in my first CAS-ual Friday! click on picture to go to CAS-ual Friday blog CAS-ual Friday challenges focuses on the "Clean and Simple" style of card making.  They embrace the white spaces and the simplicity of cards.  I love A Muse Studio products because they too love the clean and simple look.  My A Muse Studio business is off to a very good start and I want to be really good at what I do. What I challenged myself is to participate in challenges to let my creative juices flow and to get better at my trade.  These challenges are a great starting off point especially since I get to learn differ...

His Holy Name: Sovereign  "How great you are, O Sovereign Lord: There is no one like you.  We have never even heard of another God like you." 2 Samuel 7: 22 NLT God's Sovereignty is something I really couldn't grasp my head around.  I don't think that I will ever truely get "God's" concept of how great He is!  It's because I am human, and He is God, we will never fully understand the fullness of Him.  But He is God and He does make it simpler for us... He tells us "I am the I am"  Wow, I am so in awe of everything He is.  To me, His Sovereignty encompasses ALL that He is! That's the trippy part of it~All - everything, never ending, eternal, righteous, beginning and the end, ect...cuz I can go on and on! As I reread my scripture and the story behind the verse, my mind is blown away again! These verses prior to my verse tells us about David winning against the Phillistines. As he returns to the City of David, he is da...

You are... dets: CS: a|s sugar, bubble gum, latte, generic dark brown cs; Stamps: a muse blossom branch w/bird, a|s elegant elements; Inks: a|s slate, mememto black; Copics: RV25, YR00, B32,YG23, RV13. Amazing. inside card This card is inspired by my favorite tree: the Cherry Blossom.  I love the colors and how it represents the evanescent nature of life: blooming and the fall.  I would so love to see these beautiful trees in real life in Japan.  That would be a winter wonderland.   My other inspiration is a local artist:  Artby Winette .  She showcases her work at Borders at Ward Center.  Oh, I just thought, Borders is going to be closing soon, I hope she has another location!  The link takes you directly to her website: her Cherry blossom collection. It would be nice to have a three-four panel piece in my craft room, in my beautiful two story mansion...lol.  I know, I'm dreaming.  I found her work throug...