Thursday, February 8, 2018

February 2018 Release | Premiere Day No. 3

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To enter to win Premiere Day No. 1 CLICK HERE
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To enter to win Premiere Day No. 3 Featured Products...continue reading!
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Dotty About You with Lydia Evans has several fun and funky layering options of organic shaped dots, and an outline "you" which can be used with the other sentiments in the set or with other stamp sets.

We have a beautiful addition to the In Bloom series from Lydia Evans!  In Bloom: Ashlee's Rosie Posies with Lydia Evans has lots of layering options, as well as the ability to just use the outline image to color in as well as beautiful sentiments. We are introducing coordinating cutaways for the stamp set as well.

We've added True Dotty Heart Cutaways which is the same size and shape as True Multifaceted Heart Cutaways.  We've added a polka dot heart, signature pierced detailed heart and scalloped heart which is slightly larger than the other hearts for layering options.

>>>THE DETAILS<<<

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Dotty About You with Lydia Evans
Available for purchase the evening of February 9, 2018
4x6 stamp set
Retails for $15.00
Includes Nineteen (19) stamps-twelve (12) images + five (5) words/sentiments


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In Bloom: Ashlee's Rosie Posies with Lydia Evans
Available for purchase the evening of February 9, 2018
6x8 stamp set
Retails for $22.00
Includes Seventy-one (71) stamps--fifty (54) images + seventeen (17) words/sentiments 


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Dotty About You with Lydia Evans Cutaways
Wafer Thin Steel Dies
Available for purchase the evening of February 9, 2018
Retails for $25.00
Includes seven (7) dies

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In Bloom: Ashlee's Rosie Posies with Lydia Evans Cutaways
Wafer Thin Steel Dies
Available for purchase the evening of February 9, 2018
Retails for $20.00
Includes fifteen (15) dies

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True Dotty Heart Cutaways
Wafer Thin Steel Die
Available for purchase the evening of February 9, 2018
Retails for $20.00
Includes three (3) dies

>>>THE GOOD STUFF<<<

Let's get to the fun part and see these products in action.

Shay

Welcome back (or just welcome if you are just finding us)!  Not only are you joining us for our February 2018 Release Week, but we are also celebrating our w&w 4th Birthday Bash all month long!  For more details, please CLICK HERE.

You will notice this release is a bit different as I, along with the help from a member or two of the Talent, will be showcasing some projects each day with the featured items. We will be sharing more from the Talent this month.

I am really excited to share what we've created for you this week. :-)

Let's see what I came up for you today:

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I took on a color scheme of Something Borrowed, Fiesta Blue, Tiara, Lime Rickey and Grass Green with some touches of gold too for my cards today.

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For the completely dotty card I created a pattern using the Dotty About You with Lydia Evans stamp set on a white cardstock panel.  This set is full of great images that can be layered or stamped alone.  I flicked gold spray over the panel.  After setting the panel aside to dry, I cut a strip away from the panel diagonally and then reattached the pieces to a blue card base with dimensional foam adhesive.  I stamped "you" from the stamp set in Something Blue, watercolored it in with the same ink color and then cut it out using the Dotty About You with Lydia Evans Cutaways "you" base die.  I also stamped the other part of the sentiment on a strip of white cardstock.  I added the strip directly to the card and "you" with foam dimensional adhesive.  I love that this is a non-traditional love card which would be great for a guy or someone who appreciates puns and unique cards.  Change up the sentiment and this card would be perfect for a teenager's birthday or congratulations.

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Now for something a lot more feminine using the same colors.  In Bloom: Ashlee's Rosie Posies with Lydia Evans is so dainty and lovely.  What I also love about this set is that since all the layers purposely do not align perfectly to give you an artistic flair you can't mess up.  Off a little, not a problem...it looks wonderful.

I stamped all the flowers with a single ink color, Something Borrowed...I kid you not.  I simply would stamp off once (second generation) or twice (third generation) for lighter shades.  For the leaves I used either Lime Rickey or Grass Skirt using the same method of second or third generation stamping.  I cut out the flowers and leaves using the In Bloom: Ashlee's Rosie Posies with Lydia Evans Cutaways.

I die-cut the polka dot heart from True Dotty Heart Cutaways from white cardstock.

I am a lover of dots so the new True Dotty Heart Cutaways are near and dear to me.  Now there is a trick to the dotty heart die.  You will notice that several of the dots around the border of the heart don't cut fully...don't worry this is on purpose.  If you want to get the full effect simply fold in the partial circles where they are cut and snip the overhang of paper from the back.  This takes a little time, but the results are worth it and you get a lovely dot design without compromising the shape of the heart.  If you are comfortable with an x-acto knife by all mean use that.

Another great thing about True Dotty Heart Cutaways is that it is the same size and shape as True Multifaceted Heart Cutaways so they can all be used together.

I adhered the clusters of flowers and leaves to the heart.  I stamped the smaller "beautiful" (the smaller beautiful is the same size as the large words from previous Lydia Evans sets) in Something Borrowed and cut it out using the die.  I also stamped the supporting sentiments and cut them into little tiles and adhered them to the heart.

For the card base, I stamped the largest scattering of dots stamp from Dotty About You with Lydia Evans (this is sure to become a favorite of mine) in Tiara, Lime Rickey and Grass Skirt around the area I was going to adhere the heart.  I then flicked gold spray and set it aside to dry.  Once dry I attached the adorned heart with dimensional foam adhesive to the panel which was all attached to a blue card base.

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My last card is all about experimentation and just going with the flow.  I wanted to create a flower using the starburst die from Dotty About You with Lydia Evans Cutaways using yellow-orange cardstock and that was the only plan I had...the rest of what happened just came about as I went along.  So somehow I ended up adhering 3 of the starbursts together, curling up the edges, cutting off some of the edges and adhering a large gold enamel dot to the center.  Behind where I intended to place the starburst flowers I stamped the largest scattering of dots stamp from Dotty About You with Lydia Evans in Tiara and Fiesta Blue (originally to add some interest and tie in the colors to the background).  I used a water brush and Lime Rickey and Grass Skirt to create the stem and leaves.  I noticed the Fiesta Blue dots looked sort of like a flower so I decided to make it even more apparent.  I then used the largest solid organic dot from Dotty About You with Lydia Evans to stamp in Fiesta Blue using first and second generation 5 times in a flower sort of shape.  I flicked some gold (because why not?) on the panel and stamped the sentiment from In Bloom: Ashlee's Rosie Posies with Lydia Evans in Something Blue and Fiesta Blue.  I then cut the pierced scallop design and cut the white panel using the small scallop die from Georgette Border Cutaways.  I adhered a panel of matching yellow-orange cardstock to the bottom of a white card base and then adhered the flower panel over that.

Yikes, I wrote a book.  If you read through this all you are a very patient and kind person. lol

Hope you enjoyed seeing just a few of the possibilities of today's featured products!

Heather, Kelly, Lea and Lydia are joining me today with their beautiful projects:

Heather Hoffman of The Talent
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CLICK HERE to see more from Heather.

Kelly Griglione of The Talent
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CLICK HERE to see more from Kelly.

Lea Lawson of The Talent
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CLICK HERE to see more from Lea.

Lydia Evans of The Talent
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CLICK HERE to see more from Lydia.

>>>THE GIVEAWAY<<<

Comment here on this post for a chance to win Dotty About You with Lydia Evans stamp set + In Bloom: Ashlee's Rosie Posies with Lydia Evans stamp set + Dotty About You with Lydia Evans Cutaways + In Bloom: Ashlee's Rosie Posies with Lydia Evans Cutaways + True Dotty Heart Cutaways of your own by 11:59 p.m. (central standard time) February 9, 2018.  One comment will be chosen at random. 

All winners during our February 2018 Release will be announced by February 19, 2018.

To enter our February 2018 Release's The Big Giveaway CLICK HERE.
To enter our w&w 4th Birthday Bash's The GIGANTIC Giveaway CLICK HERE.

82 comments:

  1. I absolutely love today's stamps and dies! Your blue roses are gorgeous and frame that beautiful die-cut heart magnificently!

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  2. Ooo I love it! that rosies posies! So cute!!!

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  3. I love todays stamps and dies! The heart dies are so so pretty!

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  4. I love all cute and beautiful projects and the addition of cute hearts are stunning!

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  5. LOVE today's reveal and beautiful projects with these crafting goodies! The Dotty about You set (love having the cutaways too!) and the heart die are so fun and the Rosies Posies are gorgeous! My wish list is growing fast!

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  6. Fun stuff! I'm particulary excited about the Dotty about you dies and stamps. I have to admit I didn't read your book from cover to cover, Shay, but my excuse is that I need to finish a translation job. LOL

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  7. WOW what a gorgeous release and fabulous inspiration from you and your team Shay!
    Cheers
    Dr Sonia

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  8. Awesome new stamps and dies! I love looking at the samples! Love the texture on your flower with the starburst die!

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  9. Amazing new products today!!! I am IN LOVE with everyone of them!!

    I am thrilled to see a layering heart with a scalloped border!! (Have I ever mentioned how much I love layering? And how much I love scalloped edges? And that I use my W&W scalloped rectangles from the Audrey set on nearly every card I make? lol..) I am fascinated with the other heart in the package with the tiny dots. Hope someone will make samples with that soon so I can look at it in action!!

    Shay your cards are so pretty!! I love the fresh colors you used on them. I am totally dotty over your creative use of the starburst die for making the flower center. Love that so so sooooo much!!

    The Talent did a fabulous job on their samples, too! I love Heather's charming layered cards and the way she used the border dies in the middle of one of the layers! Kelly combined the new dies in such a perky and fresh way!! I adore Lea's gorgeous card with those huge clusters of beautiful flowers...and those fabulous center pieces!! Wow. Lydia's card so creative and beautiful in its design. It is always a treat to me to see the artist make a card with her own images!!

    Fabulous work by everyone. I am very excited about these new products!!!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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    1. Hehehehe....I wrote a book, too!

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    2. And I obviously didn't read yours all the way through, Shay, or else I would have seen your explanation of the dotty heart!! lol... Busted. Ha.

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  10. Beautiful projects shared today. I love the retro vibe of the first card that used the Dotty stamps. The In Bloom sets are always lovely, and this new one is no exception.

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  11. I love your Dotty AboutYou Card!
    Those colors are awesome and those
    stamps look like they will be so fun to
    play with! I also love the Dotty Heart Cut always. Great projects by all!

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  12. Such fun new products & fabulous projects!

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  13. How fun is the Dotty about you set. Love it.

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  14. Love the dotty about you and the cutaways. Those ink colours are so yummy. Hugz

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  15. Dotty About you and In bloom layered set both are Awesome ! I loved cards shared today :)

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  16. Those flowers are beautiful! Thanks for the chance to win!
    kissinkrafts@yahoo.com

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  17. I'd love to win. kbeemer1@gmail.com

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  18. These are all beautiful! I am particularly taken by the dotty hearts! I love hearts - I actually collect heart dies and heart stamps. Hearts are one of my favourite items to put on a card so I am going to need these for sure! Great release!

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  19. Awesome cards from you all, ladies ... love, love, love Dotty About You ... in both stamp and die versions ... need them! Hugs, Anita :)

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  20. Wow!! Awesome new products. The dotty stamp set really stole my heart. Thanks to the talented ladies for the brilliant inspiration.

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  21. Wonderful release and fabulous projects. I am so inspired!

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  22. Great new products! Love all the different ways you used them - very creative. Thank you for the chance to win!!

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  23. Sweet products and projects today... my favourite is the layering heart dies.

    trinapcrafts@gmail.com

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  24. Absolutely love the new products. What a great release. Thanks for a chance to win..

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  25. Gorgeous cards!! Love these new stamps and dies!!

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  26. Another load of gorgeous products - I definitely want to get Ashlees Posies. Such beautiful cards by all the team.

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  27. Beautiful new sets and great card samples today!

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  28. love these new products - there are so many I want to get my hands on lol!!!

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  29. Beautiful sets. Im really loving the blue rose!!!! Wonderful projects today too. Yummy!!

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  30. I love all the dotty stamps and dies!!! Beautiful projects!!!!

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  31. Fun and beautiful cards with these new products.

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  32. Love the new releases! So many inspiring cards. Thank you for sharing!

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  33. What a beautiful set of stamps and dies = great job W&W

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  34. Love the florals!!! So pretty -

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  35. What beautiful samples of ways to use these awesome new products!! I have a cart started! (I’ve been wanting that adorable owl set for a while now. And I’ve found a couple other things. Lol!). Thanks for the inspiration! Can’t wait!

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  36. Wow! What an incredible new release!! And I love all of the fabulous sample projects!!!

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  37. Love the release today. The inspiration from the DT is fabulous.

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  38. Gorgeous cards!!! Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win. :D

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  39. Oooh do I love those heart and dotty dies! The dotty stamps and dies are great for making your own background papers and I seriously need some pretty heart dies. The design team cards are fun and pretty!

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  40. Wow, Shay, your cards are so pretty! I love how you made one just with the flow of where your art took you. It came out fabulous! I love the blue & green color schemes you went with. Love those heart dies! Great inspiration from all!

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  41. wow, all the cards are beautiful, and I am loving these sets!!

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  42. These are super awesome... Lovely sets.. and amazing inspirations

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  43. In bloom is a beautiful set for springtime but I am really loving the dotty stamps and dies for a whimsical look. Those heart cards are also just fabulous!

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  44. I just love all the new stamps. And the examples by the team are absolutely gorgeous.

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  45. All of these sets today are so fun! They both make me ready for spring! I love the bright colors of Catherine Pooler inks, too!

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  46. I am crazy in love with these goodies. To think the one card used only one color for the flowers is amazing. Gorgeous cards!

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  47. Oh my goodness, I am just blown away by the gorgeous creations today! The colors are awesome and all the projects are so inspiring! These crafty creations give me Spring fever! Hurry up Spring! Thank you, Winnie & Walter, for the generous giveaway!

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  48. Great cards from the designers. Love the spring colors and blooms!!

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  49. The Dotty About
    You set is so fun!
    Love the Blooms
    set also.
    Carla from Utah

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  50. What gorgeous new products. Thanks for a chance towin

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  51. Love the new floral stamp, it’s so beautiful.

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  52. What a sweet and fabulous release with so many fun projects!!!

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  53. Beautiful new sets today!!! Awesome cards!!!

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  54. O Wow..Today's stamps and dies are so awesome and must have! And gorgeous Projects too!

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  55. Gosh! Love all that I see today.

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  56. Great release day! The heart cutaways are a must have! Perfect size!!

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  57. Love these fabulous new stamps and dies!!!! The inspiration projects are wonderful!!!

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  58. Omg!!! Awesome release..Love the layered flowers...and those YOU dies already added in my wish list...great cars from team..Love this release..

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  59. Ah-mazing new stamps by Lydia and the DT cards are so gorgeous!!

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  60. Fabulous stamps and dies! Gorgeous cards from everyone. Shay I love the ink colours you used in your cards!

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  61. I see I'll be adding another In Bloom set to my stash!!! Lovin' the Rosie Posies!!!!!

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  62. Wow! What a release! Today may be my favorite, I absolutely adore every single stamp and die set! Thanks for a chance to win.

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  63. I love every In Bloom set I've ever seen! They are all beautiful. The True Dotty Heart Cutaways are calling my name, too.

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  64. I. can't. even! So much gorgeous creativity here that I'm rendered speechless! Love everything in this post. Everything! Mean it!
    Hugs~carol

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  65. Oh, fun! I love the whole dotty idea. The flowers have SO many possibilities and I’m really excited about the heart dies. They seem like such a useful basic to have. Wishing I had them right now actually.

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  66. Oooh so pretty! Love these flowers and the dotty heart is so sweet

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  67. Dotty About You is such a fun stamp set!

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  68. Wow!!! So many amazing new dies and stamps! They are all just stunning! Your beautiful cards showcase them so well and give wonderful inspiration! Thanks so much for the chance to win! Good luck!!

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  69. Wish w and love all here flower and the layering..pretty cards ..

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  70. WOW
    My heart's all-a-flutter with excitement seeing these new crafty delights and the beautiful cards that inspire!
    ... you could say that it's BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF CREATIVE MOMENTS :)

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  71. Love the new collection...ans WhatsApp you gave fine with the new Stamps

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  72. All of these cards are just so amazing and so beautiful too! I love the combinations of the watercolor flowers and the big bold words!

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  73. SQUEAL!! AWESOME Release!! LOVING the NEW Products and the AMAZING Inspiration!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

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