please note:

while i try my best to find credits for what i use, i cannot guarantee everything will be properly credited, as some content is found on random places of the internet with creators i cannot properly track down. with what i can though, i want to show my appreciation here

coding/general web stuff:

visual studio code: what i code with !
w3schools: this is where i have gotten the majority of my coding information from.
cssgradient: self explanatory - css gradients
mypillowfort: webpage responsiveness, has other good tutorials/code like a RTC
goblin-heart's layout builder: helped me figure out the general "skeleton" of how to make my layout (though i still coded it myself)
filegarden: image hoster i sometimes use

web materials:

fancyparts: multiple backgrounds and materials
lostsozai: tumblr blog that posts a lot of cute graphics
mypillowfort: more cute graphics
jubiland: even more cute graphics

inspirations:

strawbunimilk: art & website inspiration
middlepot: learned a lot from their basecode !
nemuparty: this site isn't active, but it inspired me way back to try coding