#180: the first time.

i finally did it. i mean, it's a day we all look forward to. and last night, it was so special.

i busted out my brand spankin' new PG5 and made 'missing you' cards.

plodding through all the instructions step-by-step and figuring out how to work it in the first place was the biggest biotch. but after finally getting to the inking stage and stamping my first test card, i was like, this is so freaking amazing!

unfortunately, i only had 5 blank cards to stamp. but i decided early on that it was worth the sacrifice of 2 bulbs and a print screen to just teach myself. and though my design wasn't schmancy enough to look like anything more than just clean marker drawings, yes, it was still worth it.

but now i have two questions.

1) can you reuse bulbs?
2) i followed all the steps to clean the print screen but there's still alotta ink on it. i thought i was supposed to be able to use those again.

time to order more colored inks and supplies!

p.s. lesson learned: do not stare at the machine like it's going to give you money when you press it to flash. i was blind for a good 3 minutes.