Bluebonnet Hello

Oh, hi! Bluebonnets pop up all over the place in Spring and they are so pretty! When I found this Bluebonnet stamp and die set from Pajama Crafter Stamps, I simply had to have it! Read on for more details about the card and a little bit of other stuff.

I stamped the bluebonnets onto X-Press It cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored with my Copics and then I used the coordinating die to cut it out. I stamped a white panel using the Messy Mesh background stamp from Whimsy Stamps and Catherine Pooler Tranquil ink. Then I used the Nested A2 Arches dies from Scrapbook.com to cut out the center of the messy mesh background panel. 

I used liquid glue to adhere the bluebonnets inside the arch and used foam strips all over the back of the die cut panel and bluebonnets and adhered it to a piece of light purple-ish blue cardstock and adhered that to a darker purple-ish blue panel. I used the Hello die from the Hello Elongated Frame Die Set by This Calls for Confetti and cut it once from the darker purple-ish blue cardstock and twice from white cardstock. I layered the white "Hello" and then offset it a tiny bit and adhered it to the darker purple-ish blue "Hello." I adhered that to the front panel and then adhered the panel to a white card. Viola! All done.

Now . . .for the other "stuff." When I was giving my blog a bit of a facelift, I decided to remove all the ads. Personally, it always bothered me to have them on here. So, no more ads. I also think it keeps the blog nice and clean. The other thing I decided to do was reformat my "Favorite Places" list by just using bullet points with links. Again, I think it keeps the blog nice and clean. Which brings me to the next thing . . . the list of "Favorite Places" does link to each of those stores, however, none of the links is an affiliate link. My hope is that I inspire you to create something. My goal is to continue to support the smaller stores and I hope you do, too.

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Supplies used:

Bluebonnets Stamp & Die Bundle

Messy Mesh Background Stamp

Hello Elongated Frame Die Set

Nested A2 Arches Die Set

Catherine Pooler Tranquil Ink

Copics used:

Bluebonnets - B66, B63, YG01

Stems - YG17, YG03

Bees - Y15, B60

Behind stamped image (so it wasn't so bright white) - YG11, B60

Wish Big Little Monster!

Oh, hi!  This monster birthday card was very much inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest created by a member of the Whimsy Stamps Design Team. I especially loved how she used the slimline die.

I started out by ink blending my background and then die cut it using the Slimline Stardust die by Whimsy Stamps. Some of the little stars stayed in place and I liked how that looked, so I left them. Next I colored up the cute little monsters from the Monster Birthday stamp set and I used the coordinating dies to cut out the monsters.

For the words, I used the Wish die from My Favorite Things and the Bold ABC die set from Whimsy Stamps. I cut each of them 3 times; once from X-Press It cardstock, which I colored with Copics, and twice from 100# cardstock to add a little bit of sturdiness.

Next, I adhered the background to my card base and then used foam tape to adhere all the elements. Viola! All done.

Supplies used:

• Tuxedo Black Memento ink
• Lime Rickey, Something Borrowed, and Tiara Catherine Pooler inks
• Slimline Stardust die by Whimsy Stamps
• Monster Birthday stamps and dies by Whimsy Stamps
• Bold ABC dies by Whimsy Stamps
• Wish die by My Favorite Things

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Everyone Loves a Parade!

Oh hi! How are you? It's been a while, I know.  And it's not because I haven't been stamping. . . I just haven't been posting. But, I decided that it might be time to resurrect this little blog of mine and I thought a card featuring the super cute stamp set Yankee Doodle Day by Pajama Crafters Stamps would be a good start.

I stamped all the critters and colored them up with my Copics and then cut them out. Yes. By hand. I had an idea for the background, but I didn't want to color all those images and then mess up the background and have to start all over. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

Anywho. . . .after I colored up and cut out the images, I worked on the background. My cardstock of choice for Copics is X-Press It, especially when creating backgrounds like this. I just find the markers blend much better (as long as they are nice and full of ink).

Once the background was done, I adhered those cute little critters to the background panel and then adhered that to my card base. Viola! All done!

Supplies used:

• Yankee Doodle Day Stamp Set
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink
• X-Press It Cardstock (for coloring)
• 100# white cardstock for card base

Markers used:

• Raccoon - W0, W2, E42, C7, N6, N4, R20
• Log - E89, E87, E84
• Deer - E37, E35, E41, E40, R20, E49
• Hedgehog - E77, E74, W3, E53, E21, E51
• Eagle - E89, E87, E84, E81, E40, Y26, Y15
• Foxes - E09, YR24, YR23, E42, E41, E49
• Bear - E37, E35, E31, E30, E49
• Horns - Y26, Y21, Y15
• Red, White, & Blue: R29*, R27, R24, W1, W0, B37, B18, B24
• Background - YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01, BG96, E55, E35, E31, E44, B000, B00, B01, BG01 

*I used B34 to underpaint the areas where I wanted R29 to be darker.

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HapBee Day! Whimsy Stamps + This Calls for Confetti = CUTE cards!

Oh, hi! I've got a shaker card to share today featuring Whimsy Stamps & This Calls For Confetti. . . and there's a collaboration  hop going on over on Instagram, too!

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You can see how this card came together and all the deets about the hop HERE.

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Many Ways to Use a Background Stamp

Oh, hi! Today I'm sharing a fun techniques using the Tropical Floral Background Stamp by Whimsy Stamps. You can see how all of these cards came together here.

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Supplies used are linked in the video post. Compensated affiliate links may be used at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support!

Supplies used are linked in the video post. Compensated affiliate links may be used at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support!

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All Aboard! The Magic of Masking!

 Oh, hi! I've got a fun card to share today where I've done masking two different ways! You can see how I did the masking technique here.

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I chose to fill the train car with hearts, but there are so many possibilities with this one! It can be filled with critters or candy or flowers or  . . . just about anything! What would you fill it with?

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Two More Easter Cards

Oh, hi! I've got two more Easter cards to share today. This time I used the wonderful Build A Basket Die Set from Whimsy Stamps.

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You can see how these cards came together and a full list of supplies used here.

Slimline Easter Card

Oh hi! I've got a super cute Easter card to share today! I just love these chubby bunnies from Whimsy Stamps.

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Click here to see how I created this card and list of supplies used.

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Whimsy Stamps Just Chicken In - STAMPtember 2021 Exclusive

Oh, hi! I'm super excited to share Whimsy Stamps STAMPtember Exclusive Stamp & Die Set!

Now, I gotta let you know right now that this is limited edition, and once they're gone, they are gone. . .sooooo, hurry! hurry! Get yours today!

You can grab the Just Chicken In stamp set HERE . . . or . . . grab the Just Chicken In stamp set and coordinating dies HERE.

This super cute set just makes me smile. And it can be used for just about anything!

For my first card, I randomly stamped the little chicks, but decided to color around the chicks to have some good contrast. I colored up the rooster and used the coordinating die to cut him out and popped him up with some foam tape on a die-cut hexagon. The patterned paper is from the Slimline Buttercup Paper Pack. I thought the gingham pattern with little flowers was perfect for this card. 

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For my second card, I stamped and colored up all the chickens and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I used the Slimline Cornered Rectangles Die set to create a frame, and used another piece of cardstock from the Slimline Buttercup Paper Pack . . because well. . .it just works so well with these stamps! 

Supplies used:

Whimsy Stamps Just Chicken In Stamps & Dies

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Buttercup paper Pack

Whimsy Stamps Nested Hexagon Die Set

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Cornered Rectangles Die Set

Whimsy Stamps Simple Sentiments Die Set

Copics Used:

Rooster - R59, R56, YR27, YR24, YR23, E42, E41, E40

Chicken - R59, R56, YR23, Y32, YR21

Chicks - Y19, Y15, Y08, YR68

Nest - YR27, YR24, YR23, Y21

Eggs - E42, E41, E40

Background - B34

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Shark Fest - Just Chillin'

Oh, hi! Are you a fan of shark week? I'm not . . . BUT . . .I am a fan of these sharks from the new Shark Fest stamp set by Whimsy Stamps.

Seriously . .. just look at this guy chillin' in a hot tub!

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I started out by stamping the Tropical Floral background with All That Jazz ink onto a piece of turquoise cardstock. 

Next, I die-cut a circle from white cardstock and did a bit of ink blending with Tiara, Tiki Torch, and Pucker Up inks.

I stamped the shark and the palm tree using Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a piece of Cougar Super Smooth cardstock and colored them up with my Copics. Then I had my Brother Scan n Cut machine cut them out. 

I adhered the circle to the background panel and the palm tree on top of that. Next I added a bunch of foam tape to the shark and adhered him in place.

To finish it up, I stamped the sentiment using VersaFine Onyx Black ink above the shark and Viola! All done!

Supplies used:   

    

Catherine Pooler All that Jazz Ink

Catherine Pooler Tiara Ink

Catherine Pooler Tiki Torch Ink

Catherine Pooler Pucker Up Ink

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

Brother Scan N Cut

Cougar Super Smooth Cardstock

Copic Markers

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Whimsy Stamps Under the Sea

Oh, hi! I've got three cards to share today! Once I started playing with the new Under the Stamp Set by Whimsy Stamps, I just couldn't stop! (all supplies, including the Copics I used, are listed below)

My first card is. . . a slimline shaker, of course! And the Slimline Under the Sea paper pack is a perfect match!

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My second card is another slimline using the Slimline Connected Rectangles Die and another piece of cardstock from the Under the Sea Paper Pack.

I cut down the patterned paper so it would fit perfectly behind the large rectangles. I love how this turned out!

And for my third card. . . it's a little punny! Those little shrimp are soooo stinkin' cute and the sentiment made me giggle a little bit:

Supplies used:

Whimsy Stamps Under the Sea Stamp Set

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Under the Sea Paper Pack

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Card Builder Die

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Connected Rectangles Die

Whimsy Stamps Wonky Stitched Rectangle Dies

Whimsy Stamps Stitched & Pierced Circle Dies

Copics Used:

Seahorse - BG57, BG34, BG32, BG11, BG09, E42, E41

Turtle - YG17, YG23, YG01, YG03, E57, E34, E31, E42, E41

Stingray - V06, V05, V01, RV63

Hermit Crab - B32, R17, R08, R05, YR12, BG72, BG70, B000, N2, BG0000

Puffer Fish - BG70, YR65, YR20, YR00, YR31, E43, E42, E41, E95, R12, YR02

Shrimp - R22, R01, R00

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Hey, You! Yes, You! YOU Are Awesome!

 Oh, hi! I just wanted to let you know that . . . YOU are awesome!

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When I first saw this bear from the On A Roll stamp set, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted a really bright and cheery background, so I started out by using Orange Glow Neon Glitz Gel with the Speckled Star stencil.

While that panel was drying, I colored up that little bear with my Copics (colors listed below) and then ran him through my Scan n Cut. I stamped and embossed the sentiment "You Are" and then die-cut it with the Simple Sentiment die set.

Next, I die-cut the word "Awesome" three times from navy blue cardstock and stacked them up for added dimension.

Once my stenciled panel was dry, I ran it through my Gemini, Jr. with a Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die and adhered it to a navy blue card base. I used liquid glue to adhere the sentiment strip and die-cut word and added foam tape to the bear and, Viola! All done!

Supplies used:

Whimsy Stamps On A Roll Stamp Set

Whimsy Stamps Speckled Star Stencil

Whimsy Stamps Awesome Word Die

Whimsy Stamps Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die Set

Simple Sentiment Die Set

Cougar Super Smooth Cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

Orange Glow Glitz Gel

Stencil Pal

Copics Used:

Bear - W3, W2, W1, W0, R20

Skateboard - B32, R17, YR04, Y08, N3, B18, B24, B23

Wheels - C5, BV29, BV25, C3

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The Pretty Card

Oh, hi! Here's my third card using the Animal Tiles stamp set. If you missed the first two, you can see them here and here.

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For this card, I started out by using the Teardrop Splash stencil with Cummerbund ink for my background. Then I die-cut that panel using the Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die Set and adhered it to the front of a top folding notecard.

Next, I stamped the lily pad and the lotus flower three times each onto Cougar Super Smooth cardstock and then colored them up with Copics.

I trimmed them down and arranged them on the front of the card. Then I decided to add a strip of turquoise cardstock on the left side. After I adhered that strip of cardstock, I adhered the stamped and colored images to the front using foam squares.

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment using the Simple Sentiments stamp set and used the coordinating die to cut it out. I adhered that to the card front with foam tape as well, and Viola! All done!

Supplies used:

Whimsy Stamps Animal Tiles Stamp Set

Whimsy Stamps Teardrop Splash Stencil

Whimsy Stamps Simple Sentiments Stamp Set 

Whimsy Stamps Simple Sentiments Die Set

Whimsy Stamps Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die Set

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Catherine Pooler Cummerbund Ink

Ink Blending Brush

Cougar Super Smooth Cardstock

Copic Markers

Animal Tiles - Card 2

Oh, hi! So, in my last post I shared a card using the super cute frog from the Animal Tiles stamp set. Today, I'm sharing another card using the same set, but this one has a more masculine feel to it. 

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I absolutely love how versatile this set is . . . the images range from cute to masculine to pretty (which I'll be sharing a pretty card later).

Anywhooooo..... for this card I stamped the Koi fish in Versamark ink and heat embossed the images with gold embossing powder. Then I used my Zig Clean Color Brush markers to color them in. I also colored around the fish with a light blue pen for a watery look.

I cut the images down and rounded the corners. Next I adhered them to some gold glitter cardstock that I had cut to be just slightly larger, and also rounded the corners.

For the background, I ran a piece of navy cardstock through my Gemini Jr. with one of the Slimline Cornered Rectangles dies.  After that, I used the Slimline Scribbles background stamp and stamped it using Juniper Mist ink, and then again with Unicorn White ink.

I stamped Especially for You from the Simple Sentiments stamp set and used the coordinating die to cut it out.

I adhered the navy panel to a piece of light blue cardstock that measure 3.25" x 8.25" and then adhered that to my card base, which measures 3.5" x 8.5".

I added foam tape to the back of the Koi fish and the sentiment and adhered those to the front of the card, and Viola! All done!

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Supplies Used:

Whimsy Stamps Animal Tiles

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Scribbles Background stamp

Whimsy Stamps Simple Sentiments

Whimsy Stamps Simple Sentiments Die Set

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Cornered Rectangles Die Set

Strathmore Watercolor Card Stock

Versamark Ink

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

Catherine Pooler Juniper Mist Ink

Hero Arts Unicorn White Ink

Gemini Jr

Zig Clean Color Brush Markers - Scarlet Red, Pale Orange and Haze Blue

Hoppy Birthday to You!

 Oh, hi! I think this little frog from the Animal Tiles stamps set by Whimsy Stamps is ever.so.cute! And he also pairs quite nicely with the Cutie Alphabet die set . . .and the Scallop Circle Frame die set, too.

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I started out by stamping and coloring the little frog with my Copics (YG23, YG03, YG01, YG00, R20). I fussy cut him out and set him aside.

I used the smallest die from the Scalloped Circle Frame Die Set and die cut that five times and set those aside.

To create the frame, I cut a piece of cardstock from the Rainbow Paper Pack down to 4" x 5.25" and then cut out the center using the second largest die from the Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die Set. I adhered the frame to a top folding A2 sized white notecard using 1/8" foam strips.

Next I stamped the word birthday from the Happy Sayings set in the bottom right corner and then I adhered the Scalloped Circle Frame flowers using liquid glue.

After I die cut the word Hoppy using the Cutie Alphabet die set, I colored the letters using a yellow marker and adhered them to the front of the card.

I added some foam tape to the back of my frog and and adhered him in place. The final touch was to add a few sequins scattered about and Viola! All done!

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Supplies used:

Whimsy Stamps Animal Tiles stamp set

Whimsy Stamps Scalloped Circle Frame die set

Whimsy Stamps Cutie Alphabet die set

Whimsy Stamps Wonky Stitched Rectangles die set

Whimsy Stamps Happy Sayings stamp set 

Whimsy Stamps Rainbow paper pad

Cougar Super Smooth card stock

Neenah 80# card stock

Copic Markers

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Versafine Onyx Black Ink

Scrapbook.com Foam Strips

Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

Catherine Pooler Salt Lake City sequin mix

It's a Good Day . . .

Oh, hi! Have you seen the new Cutie Alphabet Die Set by Whimsy Stamps?? I just love how whimsical it is . . and I think it pairs quite nicely with the new Scribbles Background Stamp, too!

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I started out by stamping the Scribbles Background onto a piece of Cougar Super Smooth cardstock with Versamark ink. Then I covered it with Detail White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my heat tool.

Next, I did a bit of ink blending using make-up brushes with Catherine Pooler inks in Sweet Sixteen, It's a Boy, Garden Party, Limoncello, Bellini, and It's a Girl.

Next I ran my ink blended panel through my Gemini, Jr with the new Slimline Cornered Rectangle Dies.

I die-cut the words using the Cutie Alphabet Die Set and used foam tape to adhere them to my ink blended panel. I adhered that to a piece of black cardstock, and then adhered that to the front of my card base. Ta-Da! All done!

Supplies used:

Whimsy Stamps Scribbles Background Stamp

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Cornered Rectangles Die Set

Whimsy Stamps Cutie Alphabet Die Set

Catherine Pooler Sweet Sixteen Ink

Catherine Pooler It's a Boy Ink 

Catherine Pooler Garden Party Ink

Catherine Pooler Limoncello Ink

Catherine Pooler Bellini Ink

Catherine Pooler It's a Girl Ink

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Mooooooo's Having a Birthday?!

Oh, hi! Today I'm sharing a slimline card using the new 6x6 Bandana Paper Pack, along with a few other goodies. I don't know about you . . .but I am loving all the farm goodies from Whimsy Stamps' latest release!

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Anywhoooo . . on to how I created this card. I started with a piece of white cardstock that measures 2.25" x 6.25" so I could stamp the Scratchy Plaid Background stamp onto it. Of course, my piece of cardstock is longer than the stamp, so to get around that, I put my cardstock on the stamp before I inked it up and made a mark where the raised stamp ends.

Then I inked up the stamp with black ink and placed my cardstock on the stamp. To make sure I got a really good transfer of ink, I put a piece of scratch paper on top and rubbed really well.

Then to stamp the little bit at the bottom that was hanging off the bottom of the stamp, I re-inked the stamp and moved my cardstock to the top. I made sure to line up my pen mark with the very top of where the raised part of the stamp begins.

I didn't get the stamp lined up perfectly, but that's okay because it'll barely be noticeable

by the time I'm done.

Next, I cut a piece of patterned paper from the Bandana Paper Pack. . .Pink for me, please! Because a pink bandana and a bunch of birthday cows go together like peanut butter and jelly!

Well. . . actually, I cut two pieces to make it work for my slimline card. The first piece is cut to 3" x 6" and the second piece is cut to 3" x 2". I also cut a piece of black cardstock to 3.25" x 8.25" so I could have a little border around the bandana paper.

Next, I colored up the super cute cows from the Cow Party Stamp Set and then cut them down so I could adhere them to black cardstock so there would be a small border around them, too.

Copics used:

Nose: E04, E11, E00, E000

Body: W2, E41, E40

Spots: YR24, BV29, BV25

Horns: E43, E42

Hooves: YR24, BV29, C5, C3

Balloon: YG25, YG23, YG01

Party Hats: YG25, YG23, YG01, RV34, R83, RV11

Cake: Y21, Y23

Frosting: RV34, R83, RV 11

Candles: YG23, YG01, YR04, Y08

Background: BG0000, YG17, YG03

To put my card together, I adhered the Scratchy Plaid piece to a piece of black cardstock that measures 2.5" x 6.5".

I adhered the Bandana paper to the black cardstock and then adhered the Scratchy Plaid background on top, making sure it was centered.

Next I adhered the cows to the black squares and added some foam squares to the back of that and adhered it to the Scratchy Plaid panel.  I offset them from center just a little bit.

Then I adhered the whole panel to the front of a white notecard that measures 3.5" x 8.5" and that finishes up my card!

 

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Supplies used:

Fish Fancy Slimline Card

Oh, hi! Aren't these fancy fish from the Fish Fancy stamp set by Whimsy Stamps sooooo. . . well . . . Fancy?!? I love how some of the fish are solid and some are open line so they can be colored.

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For this card, I started out by embossing a piece of white card stock with the Slimline Wave Lengths Embossing Folder and then I did ink blending with Tumbled Glass and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide inks. Then I added some splatter using my white Zig Cartoonist pen.

Next, I die-cut a piece of white card stock using the Slimline Swiss Dots die and splattered Tumbled Glass and Cracked Pistachio inks over the front of that. Then I adhered that to my embossed panel, and then adhered that to the front of my card base.

I stamped the fish using Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Cougar Super Smooth card stock and colored them up with my Copics. Then I ran them through my Brother Scan N' Cut to cut them out.

I adhered the fish with liquid glue to the front of the card and finished it up with a sentiment from the Best Fishes Sentiments stamp set and some sequins.

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