Monday, March 31, 2014

Second Release Spotlight on Joni Andaya

Our first Playdate where you have a chance to be a guest star for our Third Release to play along with The Talent ends today Monday, March 31, 2014. Enter to win! 

Our March monthly giveaways end today Monday, March 31, 2014.  These include join in to win!#wwcraftcompanion and blog blinkie.  You could win a stamp set of your choice.  Who doesn't love that?

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Our next spotlight is on one star-bright and dazzling talent, Joni Andaya.  Joni may well have a golden touch when it comes to creating as whatever she makes is gorgeous.  She's a rising star in the stamping world for good reason (look at her exciting news)!  Wait until you see all of her Second Release projects together!

>>>PARENTVILLE<<<

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We knew Joni had pretty mastered, but Joni also has guy cards master too!  Look at how she used a great palette of black, grey and yellow along with patterns to create this visually exciting card.  By stamping the wallet and shoes in pale grey and coloring in bits of it they look more like drawings than stamps.  And her use of the diamond border frames the sentiment and cluster of images all from Parentville perfectly.  The little touches of stars from Scenery: Big Bang Confetti is awesome.  And with the fun angle at the bottom she gives everything a trendy twist.  

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This card by Joni is so much fun with it's punchy colors and watercolor effect using Parentville!  The card feels fresh, flirty and modern and would be perfect for the young or young at heart mother.  A stunner!

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Joni really hit this Parentville card out of the park.  It plays up traditional dad images and with some wonderful inking along with use of the Parentville cut files and Cut File Basics Vol. 1 she dialed up the cool factor to 11!  She also customized the bow tie die with some polka dots.  So dapper!

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Delicate and lovely this gorgeous card by Joni pairs Parentville with The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom stamp set and The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom cut files.  Love the stamping of the shoes in a light color and lightly shading it in!  The use of the doily embossing folder with the images along with the fact that Joni adds some color here and there to highlight the texture and design is so very smart!

CLICK HERE to see Joni's post about Parentville.

>>>THE BIG, THE BOLD AND YOU<<<

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Here is Joni making The Big, the Bold and You pretty by masterfully building her own flowers using the leaf image from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom.  Sigh!  She paired the leaves and flowers with the circles from Scenery: Big Bang Confetti.  She made the "are amazing" sentiment pop by stamping on a colored piece of cardstock and adding dimensional adhesive.  The wood grain patterned paper and use of speech bubble border die finish off this card with trendy goodness.

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This thanks using The Big, Bold and You is like a breath of fresh air with rich fruity color and those flower clusters from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom and the circles from Scenery: Big Bang Confetti that Joni is so fantastic at!  The horizontal stripes are lovely and the pink bow from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom is such a sweet touch.  The tilted background gives this card an added flair.  Fantastic!

CLICK HERE to see Joni's post about The Big, the Bold and You.

>>>THE WRITE STUFF: LEAVE IT TO DAD<<<

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Man, this is such an attention grabber!   Joni makes the father and son cut file from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad stand out by making it the star of this card and the faint inking adds a touch of color.  Finished off with sentiments and the argyle border from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad this proves Joni does guy cards with panache.  

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This is one handsome card!  Joni used so many of the sentiments along with the silhouette framed by the frame from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad.  The light inking on over the silhouette is such a great touch.  Her coloring in of the frame gives it so much depth and interest.  She accents this all with the father circle from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad and the sentiment from Parentville.  This is all placed on strips of patterned paper.  So very charming! 

CLICK HERE for Joni's post about The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad.

>>>THE WRITE STUFF: LEAVE IT TO MOM<<<

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With the use of the The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom cut files blown up large, Joni made this spectacular shaker card.  The colors are luscious and the little banner with the sentiment from Parentville completes this clean and simple card with such a huge presence!

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One layer wonder here!  This card may be one layer, but it has plenty of depth and interest thanks to Joni's flowers, use of color and inking.  She uses the flowers and leaves from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom along with circles from Scenery: Big Bang Scenery to create these fabulous florals.  The sentiment come from Parentville.  So pretty!

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Ah, talk about beautiful! Joni made this amazingly pretty white card with dainty hints of color using The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom stamp set and The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom cut files.  The crowning glory of the card is the mom silhouette cut file that Joni then embossed with gold.  See golden touch!

CLICK HERE to see Joni's post about The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom.

Overloaded with spectacular beauty and inspiration?  Yep, we feel you.  Our deepest thanks to Joni!

Please make sure to share your love with Joni here and on her blog HERE.

Check back soon for the last but not least spotlight on the wonderful Heather Pulvirenti!

Friday, March 28, 2014

Second Release Spotlight on Kelly Griglione

The Second Release free cut files with purchase of the coordinating stamp sets ends this Sunday, March 30, 2014

Our first Playdate where you have a chance to be a guest star for our Third Release to play along with The Talent ends Monday, March 31, 2014. Enter to win! 

Our March monthly giveaways end on Monday, March 31, 2014.  These include join in to win!, #wwcraftcompanion and blog blinkie.  You could win a stamp set of your choice.  Who doesn't love that?

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We are so excited to shine the spotlight on Kelly Griglione today and her sensational projects for our Second Release.  You want inspiration?  You've got it in spades with Kelly.  She will take you on a mind trip and open your eyes to the boundless possibilities.  Seriously!

>>>PARENTVILLE<<<

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Kelly created this nifty card for dad that is traditional and modern all at once.  The real star of this card is the paper pieced wallet from Parentville that looks like it is made from leather.  Another great detail was accentuating the "dad" with white.     

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Kelly's generation stamping creates a candy-bright joyous background for this card for mom using Parentville.  The touches of sequins add a touch of glamour to this fabulous one layer card.

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A bow tie background in father-friendly but not stuffy colors make this a truly great father's day card with the help of Parentville.  Kelly even added the linen texture to the stamp for texture!  Bow-tiful...yep, went there.

CLICK HERE to see Kelly's post about Parentville.

>>>THE BIG, THE BOLD AND YOU<<<

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Just love how Kelly paired the frame from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom with The Big, the Bold and You, The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom cut files and Scenery: Big Bang Confetti for this tremendously fun and sassy card.      

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Here is an adorable card featuring The Big, the Bold and You accented with the diamonds from Parentville.  The little person was made using the child from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad cut files or The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom cut files as a stencil.  Did you know Kelly used a packing peanut to create the texture on the little one?  So clever!

CLICK HERE to see Kelly's post about The Big, the Bold and You.

>>>THE WRITE STUFF: LEAVE IT TO DAD<<<

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Kelly does it again with this terrific pop inspired card ala Andy Warhol by embossing the dad silhouette from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad.  She finished off the card with a pops sentiment.  Kelly's one cool cat and certainly will make the man who receives this card feel that way too!

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This striking and dapper card by Kelly was made using The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad cut files with "dad" from Parentville embossed in a bold gold.  Can you imagine this same card being placed into a frame to decorate dad's office either at home at work?  Incredibly handsome!

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Pairing up The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad cut files with stamps, Kelly wows once again.  Here her card features "daddy-o" from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad and pairing of "love" from The Big, the Bold, and the Happy and "you" from The Big, the Bold and You.   She topped off this love-felt card by sprinkling some stars from Scenery: Big Bang Confetti.  She didn't stop there, but also created a matching envelope.  Awesome-O!

CLICK HERE to see Kelly's post about The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad.

>>>THE WRITE STUFF: LEAVE IT TO MOM<<<

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What is there to say about this wonder of a card?  She made flowers from the "mom" in The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom!!  Genius.  She also added a sentiment from The Big, the Bold and You and some grass-like stars from Scenery: Big Bang Confetti.

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Here's a pretty watercolor floral card using the flowers from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom.  The effect is lovely and effervescent.  She added the "thinking of you" from Parentville along with the "mom" from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom.  So pretty!

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This is a very kinetic card and nearly bionic.  Here Kelly played with the silhouette from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom in such an entirely unique and well...amazing way.  The colors are fantastic and the addition of the gold embossed "you" from The Big, the Bold and You vertically filling in the darkest silhouette makes this card even more eye-catching.  Finishing it off with the smaller sentiments also from The Big, the Bold and You along with enamel dots makes this card a stunner! 

CLICK HERE to see Kelly's post about The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom.

Dazzled yet?  We are!  We humbly thank you, Kelly!

Please make sure to share your love with Kelly here and on her blog HERE.

Check back soon for the next spotlight on another lady of The Talent!

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Second Release Spotlight on Suzanne Dahlberg

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Today we have the pleasure of highlighting the projects by the ever elegant, talented and gracious, Suzanne Dahlberg.  Did you know she made these beauties all in the midst of moving!  She's amazing.

>>>PARENTVILLE<<<

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This is a deceptively simple card using Parentville with just the exact right balance of color and pattern.  The delicately paper pieced heals grounded by the swash of aqua is just perfect!

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This is a clever take on the sentiment with the glove image from Parentville is happy, bright and cheeky!  Like Kelly said, the use of part of the rainbow is refreshing and fabulous.

CLICK HERE to see Suzanne's post about Parentville.

>>>THE BIG, THE BOLD AND YOU<<<

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Here we have a card that is simply lovely and so Suzanne!  She's made the "congrats!" from The Big, the Bold and You stand out in a pretty pink backdrop sprinkled with flowers from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom and artfully placed pearls. The addition of the scalloped border under the congrats accentuates the sentiment.

CLICK HERE to see Suzanne's post about The Big, the Bold and You.

>>>THE WRITE STUFF: LEAVE IT TO DAD<<<

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This card shows that although Suzanne usually does breathtaking clean and simple projects she also has a flair for making a layered card!  The soft colors make the many patterns work seamlessly together.  She's tucked in so much goodness into this one card and really shows how fun it is to use The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad!

CLICK HERE to see Suzanne's post about The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad.

>>>THE WRITE STUFF: LEAVE IT TO MOM<<<

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Unexpected, fresh, modern and pretty this is another quintessential Suzanne card!  The asymmetrical strips really add a lot of drama to this card using The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom and the colors are so gorgeous together.  The addition of black jewels in the center of the flowers are a wonderful final touch.

CLICK HERE to see Suzanne's post about The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom.

A huge round of applause for Ms. Suzanne!

Please make sure to share your love with Suzanne here and on her blog HERE.

Check back soon for the next spotlight on another lady of The Talent!

Monday, March 24, 2014

Julie + Playdate No. 1 = Awesome!

Just a little note: Shay titled this post. :-)

Hi all!

It's Julie here!  Just popping by to share a card I made from the Playdate #1 inspiration. What is Playdate? It is a new feature here at the winnie & walter blog where you can create a project inspired by the photo, and enter to win a chance to be our Guest Designer for our May release!  The winner will be chosen by us and will receive all of the stamps for that release!  To read more about the details, visit this post!

Here is a look at the Playdate #1 image:

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And, here is my sample: jmog_playdate1_A

This card has a lot going on with the quilt pattern background created with Basic Grey papers from the Soleil collection. This whole pack of paper had the perfect color tones to coordinate with the little girl at the bottom of the image. The pink, yellow and purple are really seen clearly in the bottom left quilt square.  I loved the quilt underneath the family and thought it would make a good background.

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The banner is cut from another paper in the collection that is an image of sky / clouds and I thought it worked perfectly because the whole family is looking up, and it is such a happy thought to remember times of lying in the grass and looking up at puffy white clouds.  I stamped the love from The Big, the Bold and the Happy set in Memento Gray Flannel ink to keep it a little softer on this banner.  I added the open arrow and "sending you" and row of solid hearts from You've Got Love Mail set in two pink chalk ink colors.  I love that these hearts mimic those in the pattern paper. The ticket and the circle heart from The Write Stuff: Love Story were stamped on more papers from this collection and Glossy Accents was added to give the hearts shine!  I added "hello friend" small words, also from The Big, the Bold and the Happy in black ink.  To finish, I found some sequins and gems in just the right colors.

We are really enjoying all of the cards that have been entered in the contest for Playdate 1 as well as the Join in to Win page.  You all are so creative!  Loving all of the ideas and beautiful ways you are using the winnie & walter stamps.  If you haven't entered, we hope you will. You have until March 31 at 11:59 p.m. central for the Playdate contest.  You can enter both, and you can enter multiple times.  We would love it if you come out to play with us!

Happy Stamping!

Julie

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Second Release Spotlight on Vanessa Menhorn

Due to shipping delays Vanessa Menhorn was unable to join in on the our Second Release last week, but we are in luck! We have all of her projects to share with you here in this post and make sure to go to her blog HERE to read more from Vanessa.

Anyone familiar with Vanessa knows she's a wonderfully talented and sweet person.  There is a great deal of grace and elegance in her work not to mention that they have these little details which make her projects special and a Vanessa project.

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Here is a very pretty number featuring Parentville stamp set. See how she paper pieced the heels and had the polka dots show up on the inside of the shoes? So cute. Simple and classy.

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This bright and fun nautical number uses both "thanks" from The Big, the Bold and You and "for your support" from Parentville.  Add the bold stripes and negative of an anchor to make this a jaunty card with class!

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What a way to use The Big, the Bold and You along with Scenery: Big Bang Confetti (which will be restocked in a couple of weeks) for a playful and celebratory card!  This could be an encouragement card, thank you card, just because card, birthday card or even a love card for a man or woman!  Talk about versatile.

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Strong colors, lines and patterns make this a perfect dad card for anyone made with The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad.  The angle adds a modern edge to this timeless card!

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Is it wrong to play favorites?  Maybe, but that doesn't stop the love affair with this card.  Clever, bright, modern, graphic and all around fantastic, how could you not fall for this dad card created with The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad?  So good.

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This card using The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom is elegant in its simplicity and just perfect in how Vanessa embellished it.  And the matching cabochon in the hair of the silhouette...stunning!

Vanessa's cards are awesome, right?!  Make sure to leave some much deserved love for Vanessa here and on her blog HERE!

Monday, March 17, 2014

Second Release Giveaway Winners Revealed!

Hello everyone!  We are so excited to share the names of the Giveaway Winners with you!

Winner of Parentville stamp set:

Sue D

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Winner of The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad stamp set:

Pam

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Winner of The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom stamp set:

Marlene Bonetti

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Winner of The Big, the Bold and You stamp set:

Hussena

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Winner of the Big Giveaway - all 4 sets from the March 2014 Release:

Kimberly Rendino

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Congratulations to all of the winners!  We are looking forward to seeing your creations!!!
A big thank you to all of you who commented.  We really enjoy reading your comments and compliments! You are so kind and we are happy to have you in the w&w family. We appreciate your support more than we can say.

We {heart} you!
*hugs*

Winnie, Walter, Shay and Julie

All winners please email info@winniewalter.com within 72 hours to claim your prizes.

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Playdate No. 1

There is nothing we love better than to see others play around with w&w designs.   From today until March 31 at 11:59 p.m. central we will have our first Playdate (#wwplaydate1) open for you to play along with Winnie and Walter and everyone else.

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Jodie Allen from Fresh Art Photography has graciously given us permission to use the gorgeous photo above.  We want to thank Jodie and Fresh Art Photography!  Looks like their photo sessions would be amazing!    

>>>RULES OF PLAY<<<
  • Post an original and new project (card, layout, journaling card, tag, gift, art journal page, etc.) inspired by the Playdate No. 1 image on your blog and/or online gallery and link up here using the InLinkz Link-up tool below.  Let your imagination go wild on how the image inspires you.  You can go with color, design, pattern, theme and/or anything else that sparks your creativity!!  We would love to read how the Playdate No. 1 image inspired you.  {Feel free to combine Playdate with any other current challenges.}
  • Use at least one (1) winnie & walter product.  This can include printable/digital items, cut files and/or stamp sets.  Remember we offer freebies in our shop and for those who have liked us on Facebook.  Our freebies can be used to create your project(s) for Playdate.
  • You have until March 31, 2014 at 11: 59 p.m. (central standard time) to link up.
  • Play as many times as you wish.  We love playful people!
Now, why would you join in and play?  One, you love w&w, perhaps?  But if that is not enough here's why:

>>>THE GIVEAWAY<<<

We are giving away a guest star spot for our Third Release in May (this one is going to rock!).  This means one (1) winner chosen by us will receive the Third Release + will participate in the Third Release by having their projects featured here on the w&w blog along with The Talent.

The winner will not be chosen at random, but rather because of awesome playing skills.  

Fine print: Please don't enter to win unless you are willing to:
  •  make at least one (1) project per stamp set (at least four (4) stamp sets) for the Third Release;
  •  post your projects online (on your personal blog or an online gallery); and
  •  also participate in all the release festivities! 
The winner will be announced the first week of April and will have 72 hours to send an email to info {at} winniewalter {dot} com with their name and mailing address.  Please use Playdate No. 1 Winner in the subject line of your email to us.





Second Release Day!

The stamps and cut files are now being sold in our shop.  And it is time for thanks and also for a little peek into what is coming up.

>>>THE TALENT<<<

We would be a sky without stars if not for our incredible creative team, The Talent.  They have humbled us once again with their wonderfulness and we feel so very fortunate to have an amazing group creating dynamite projects with our designs.  We will be featuring each of The Talent and their projects on their own in the coming weeks.  THANK YOU!

If you haven't had a chance check out each of The Talent.  Their blogs are amazing and you will want need to follow them!

CLICK HERE for Heather Pulvirenti's blog
CLICK HERE for Joni Adaya's blog
CLICK HERE for Kelly Griglione's blog
CLICK HERE for Suzanne Dahlberg's blog

Be sure to come back for Vanessa's incredible projects, but until then:
CLICK HERE for Vanessa Menhorn's blog

>>>GUEST STAR<<<

A big round of applause to our Guest Star, Angie Tieman!  We loved working with this outstandingly talented and gracious lady!

CLICK HERE for Angie Tieman's blog.

Thank you so much for making our Second Release such a smashing success!  Check back later today to see who won our giveaways.

>>>COMING SOON<<<
  • We plan on featuring each of The Talent's projects in the next couple of weeks.  They are so fabulous each of the ladies deserve their own post including seeing all of Vanessa's projects!
  • Join us in late April for our second Share the Love Week in which we feature a company we love and use their products with winnie & walter goodies.
  • We have really exciting Special Guest Stars in April to look forward to!  You really won't want to miss them.
  • More posts full of inspiration!
  • Our Third Release will begin May 10, 2015.  Be there or be square.

Friday, March 14, 2014

The Show is About to Begin...

There still is a little time!
To enter our Second Release's The Big Giveaway CLICK HERE.
To enter to win Parentville CLICK HERE
To enter to win The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad CLICK HERE
To enter to win The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom CLICK HERE
To enter to win The Big, the Bold and You CLICK HERE
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Reveal Day is just around the corner and we thought we would let you see what is in store for you. Winnie & Walter is a tiny pup of a company with a big heart.  We are still growing into our paws.  Your continued support is so appreciated.  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

>>>THE SHOW IS ABOUT TO BEGIN<<<

The stamps will be available for purchase over in our online store shortly (check there around midnight central standard time).  Through March 30 the coordinating cutting files are free with purchase!

If you are buying stamp sets from March 15-March 30 please do ***NOT*** add the coordinating cut files to your cart as they will automatically be emailed to you without you needing to take any action.


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The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad Cut Files


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Cut File Basics Vol. 1 Freebie!
And we have a freebie in the store for anyone and everyone.  Just add the Cut File Basics Vol.1 to your cart and check out.  The download link will be sent to your email address within 5-10 minutes.