Custom Wheel Inking Video Tutorial

A few Mojo Monday challenges ago I showed you a card that I made using a the Stampin' Around wheel from the Summer Mini Catalog called Red, White, & Blue #118622.  Here's the video showing you how I made the custom ink for it.



Custom Ink Pad for Stampin' Around Wheels

As I mention in the video, I think a felt surface would be best instead of the vellum...but I was winging it at the time!

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Kissing Technique Video Tutorial

Have you tried the Kissing Technique with your Stampin' Up! supplies?  Heres's video to show you how, using the Sweet Scoops stamp set from the Summer Mini Catalog!



Kissing Technique Video Tutorial

I used the Kissing Technique on my Mojo Monday Sweet Scoops challenge card and for yesterday's Hostess Club card.  Watch for another project from Hostess Club using the Kissing Technique, too!

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Kissing with Sweet Scoops

At my Stampin' Up! Hostess Clubs this month we learned all about kissing!

Kissing with stamps, that is!

Sweet Scoops Kissing Technique

The Kissing Technique is a fun way to get even more designs out of your stamps by enhancing or altering one image with another.  We used the Sweet Scoops stamp set from the Summer Mini Catalog for this bright card.

1. Ink up your solid stamp with one color (I used Pretty in Pink on the solid ice cream scoop stamp).  Lay it down on your Grid Paper, face up.
2. Ink up your second stamp with a contrasting color (in my case the texture stamp in Melon Mambo).
3. Stamp the second stamp on to the first stamp that is on the table, being careful not to slide it around, just stamp straight down.  TIP:  Laying the one on the table and leaving it there instead of trying to hold the two reduces the chance of slippage/smearing.
4. Now stamp that double-inked image onto your card stock for the completed image!  Pretty cool, huh? It's a bit of a shortcut to masking in a way...I like shortcuts!  Just be sure to clean your double-inked stamp in between each time so you don't get the darker ink on your lighter ink pad.

I'll have the other card later, plus a 2stampis2b YouTube video on the Kissing Technique as soon as I get it edited.

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STAMPS: Sweet Scoops #117078 (W) or #120078 (C)
CARDSTOCK: Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink #100459, Whisper White #100730, Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper #115675
INK: Close to Cocoa #103139, Pretty in Pink #101301, Melon Mambo #115656, Rich Razzleberry #115658, Bermuda Bay #115655
ADHESIVES: SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals
ACCESSORIES: Crushed Curry 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Grid Paper #102787, Paper Snips #103579, Stamping Sponges #101610





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Mojo Monday 141 First Day

I'm using the new Summer Mini Catalog stamp set First Day for the LAST day of school for my son's teacher...shhhhhhh!

The Mojo Monday 141 Challenge was the perfect sketch to prompt me to use up those cool die-cuts from The Write Stuff Specialty Designer Series Paper.

MOJO141 First Day Write Stuff

Come back to my 2stampis2b blog tomorrow, June 1st for the retiring Stampin' Up! stamps and accessories list...and don't wait to order online from me, as retiring goodies go FAST!

Today is the last day to take advantage of the National Scrapbooking Month special!  Order online today to get your free tin of Designer Brads!

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STAMPS: First Day #118521 (W) or #120051 (C)
CARDSTOCK: The Write Stuff Specialty Designer Series Paper #115674, Whisper White #100730, Soft Suede & Crushed Curry Textured #115719
INK: VersaMark Pad #102283, Basic Black #101179, Ruby Red #102259
ADHESIVES: SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals
ACCESSORIES: Old Olive #100079 & Soft Suede #116329 Stampin' Write Markers, Crushed Curry 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon #115614, 1/2" Circle #104390, 1-1/4" Circle #104403, & 1-3/8" Circle #104401 Punches, Cutter Kit #106958, Stamping Sponges #101610, Black Stampin' Emboss Powder #109133, Heat Tool #100005, Embossing Buddy #103083

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Only 4 Days Left of the National Scrapbooking Month Special!

Here are the latest digital downloads from Stampin' Up!

Ticket Corner Punch #122138

Boho Blossoms Punch #122139

Cog Punch #122140

Itty Bitty Shapes Punch #122141


New My Digital Studio Punch Downloads


The latest group of digital downloads for My Digital Studio are now available!

Item	Description	Price
122138	Ticket Corner Punch	$.99
122139	Boho Blossoms Punch	$.99
122140	Cog Punch	$.99
122141	Itty Bitty Shapes Punch	$.99

You can use these digital downloads in My Digital Studio or your own software.

To get these downloads and more, click to shop with me online now!  Click Digital Crafting>My Digital Downloads>Newest Downloads.

If you don't already have My Digital Studio, when you purchase it from me you'll get a free package of Designer Brads during National Scrapbooking Month!  Click to see the all the details of this promotion.  There are just a few days left for this special, so HURRY!

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KWernerDesign Reader's Choice #2 Color Challenge

Fun colors for Kristina Werner's color challenge today!

Elements of Style Watercolor

Elements of Style is such a beautiful stamp set!  I can't stop using it!

• This time I used Watercolor Paper from Stampin' Up! and my Aqua Painter in Kristina's colors to create this Old World looking card (think stucco and climbing roses).
• I also finally used a trio of Bitty Buttons, the Itty Bitty Bits stamp set, and the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack that I ordered from the Summer Mini Catalog...fun combo!
• Do you like the touches of White uni-ball Signo Gel Pen around the card?  I did some faux stitching around the Kraft card base, then some graduated dots on the bright Summer Sun greeting box.
• My "stucco" is White StazOn ink brushed over the Square Lattice-embossed (this folder is ONLY available from Stampin' Up!) Ballet Blue card stock, and the edges are either distressed with my Cutter Kit (LOVE IT) or torn by hand.
• Some Crystal Effects over the wild roses and dogwood-ish flowers and leaves give the rustic elements a touch of polish and freshness.

Do you like?  Does it get you in the mood for a European vacation?  Click if you'd like to see some of my  other challenge projects, which I'm having a blast creating!

On a side note, today is a certain goal deadline with Stampin' Up! that I would LOVE to meet (Stampin' Up! is SO good to us!).  If you have been envious of all the wonderful benefits that I get as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, please consider joining before the end of the day and make us BOTH happy!  I would absolutely LOVE to have you join my group!

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STAMPS: Elements of Style #118611 (W) or #120045 (C), Itty Bitty Bits #117056 (W) or #120060 (C)
CARDSTOCK: Kraft #102125, Ballet Blue #100613, Summer Sun #103124, Watercolor Paper #105019
INK: Certainly Celery #105217, Bashful Blue #105209, Lovely Lilac #102874, Summer Sun #100537, Basic Black #101179, White Stazon #106960
ADHESIVES: SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots
ACCESSORIES: White uni-ball Signo Gel Pen #105021, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine #113439, Stampin' Up! Square Lattice Embossing Folder #119976, Aqua Painter #103954, Cutter Kit #106958, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon #109070, Linen Thread #104199, Paper-Piercing Tool #116631, Mat Pack #105826, Bitty Buttons #118761, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack #118309, Crystal Effects #101055

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Smooch Spritz Splash of Color

Have you seen the new Smooch Spritz in the Summer Mini Catalog?  Wow, what a sparkly, pearly way to spray a splash of color to your cards, scrapbook pages, chipboard, and more!

Log Cabin #119921

Gold Glow #118770

Vanilla Shimmer #118772

Silver Foil #118771


Smooch Spritz

My favorite Smooch Spritzes are Log Cabin, a nice coppery sparkle and not just plain brown!, and Gold Glow, a bright shiny gold!  Smooch Spritz from Stampin' Up! is acid free and quick drying.

At just $4.95, why not get them all?

• Log Cabin #119921
• Gold Glow #118770
• Vanilla Shimmer #118772
• Silver Foil #118771

What projects would YOU use them on?

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MOJO140 Red White & Blue

Mondays are fun with the Mojo Monday Challenge!  Here's my submission for this week, which also plays with the Pals Paper Arts challenge:

I have a video I'm editing for later on how I created the design with the Red, White, & Blue Jumbo Wheel #118622, so if you subscribe to my blog posts (see the sidebar to subscribe via e-mail or a reader) you'll know when I upload it to my 2stampis2b YouTube channel!

MOJO140 and PPA43

This card will go to my Grandpa for Memorial Day, who is a WWII vet.  Thanks for your service Grandpa.

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STAMPS: Red, White & Blue Jumbo Wheel #118622, Teeny Tiny Wishes #115370
CARDSTOCK: Naturals White #102316, Bashful Blue #105120, Soft Suede Textured #115719, Brilliant Blue #100721, Whisper White #100730, The Write Stuff Specialty Designer Series Paper #115674, White Vellum Card Stock #101856
INK: Brilliant Blue #100691 & Soft Suede #115657 Classic Inks, Summer Sun Classic Ink Refill #101231, Ruby Red #102448 & Brilliant Blue #103006 Craft Ink Refills
ADHESIVES: SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals
ACCESSORIES: Stampin' Around Jumbo Handle #103661, Curly Label Punch #112208, Sponge Daubers #102892, Gold Glow Smooch Spritz #118770, Summer Sun Corduroy Buttons #114343, Soft Suede 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon #115612, Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder #109130, Heat Tool #100005



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Extreme Elements Card Set & Blog Candy Winner

Today I'm drawing for my blog candy giveaway...I LOVED hearing what your favorites are in the Summer Mini Catalog!

But first let me show you a few cards that are going into a basket for my son's baseball fundraiser auction!  I used Extreme Elements to ratchet up the cool factor on the last of my February Card Kits for Sale (which means they're all gone now!).

Extreme Elements Card Ideas

I made a set of these Stampin' Up! cards using several different greetings from the awesome stamp set Teeny Tiny Wishes #115370, a set of TWENTY-FOUR (that's 24!!!) stamps with about every occasion you can think of!  Keep this one handy because you'll use it ALL THE TIME!

And now, drumroll please...the winner of the Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad blog candy giveaway is...

And commenter #3 is Kim Dankert!  Congratulations Kim!

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STAMPS: Extreme Elements #115181, Teeny Tiny Wishes #115370, A to Z
CARDSTOCK: Certainly Celery #105125, Taken with Teal #101584, Old Olive #100702, Kraft #102125, Whisper White #100730
INK: Basic Black #101179, Sahara Sand #105208, Certainly Celery #105217, Pumpkin Pie #105216, Taken with Teal #103257, Old Olive #102277
ADHESIVES: SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals
ACCESSORIES: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Color Spritzer Tool #107066, Certainly Celery #105165, Pumpkin Pie #105240, & Taken with Teal #100617 Stampin' Write Markers, uni-ball White Signo Gel Pen #105021, Old Olive 5/8" Satin Ribbon #117292, 3/16" Corner Rounder Punch #109047, stapler & staples



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At Hostess Club this month we were all about the emboss resist technique.  This is one of the cards we made.

We sponged several Classic Ink colors over the new Presto Patterns Specialty Designer Series Paper (available in the new Summer Mini Catalog) for this look.

Presto Patterns Emboss Resist

• For the emboss resist technique, you can make your own resist by heat embossing card stock with Stampin' Emboss Powder and your Heat Tool, or you can start with pre-made embossed card stock like we did with the above card.
• When you sponge Classic Ink over the embossed pattern, the underlying card stock picks up the color but the embossing doesn't take the color, it resists it, revealing the embossed pattern!
• I also used my new favorite Embossing Folder, Square Lattice, available exclusively from Stampin' Up!

What is a Hostess Club? It's a great way to budget and build up your Stampin' Up! supplies by getting together at least 6 of your friends for the club and meeting each month to learn new techniques while making a few projects. You meet once a month until everyone has been the hostess, ordering a minimum of $25 in Stampin' Up! product while taking turns being the hostess and getting the Hostess Rewards for your month!  If you live in Rapid City, SD or the Black Hills, just let me know if you'd like to participate in or start a Hostess Club!

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STAMPS: A to Z
CARDSTOCK: Brocade Blue #101166, Barely Banana #102701, Mellow Moss #102898, Regal Rose #105130, Presto Patterns Specialty Designer Series Paper #117175
INK: Brocade Blue #101102, Barely Banana #101170, Mellow Moss #102774, Regal Rose #105211
ADHESIVES: SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals
ACCESSORIES: Stamping Sponges #101610, Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch #118073, Fresh Favorites II Colored Buttons #107422, Linen Thread #104199, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine #113439, Stampin' Up! Square Lattice Embossing Folder #119976



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My Favorite Summer Mini Stamp Set

...is Elements of Style!

Elements of Style Stamp Set

This gorgeous stamp set that is in the new Summer Mini Catalog from Stampin' Up! reminds me of the wild yellow roses that adorned the Sturgis, SD neighborhood I grew up in, and those that grow on my grandparent's place in Piedmont.  Up here in the mountains of the Black Hills where we live, there are several pink rose varieties that grow wild.

The hummingbird is precious (I'm a birder so I LOVE hummingbirds!), the greetings are versatile, and the flourish makes a wonderful background stamp or can be colored with markers for a multi-colored image!

In fact, if I could only order ONE stamp set in the Summer Mini, this one would be IT!  Click to see the projects I've made with the Summer Mini Catalog products so far, and if you'd like to see the projects I've made using the Elements of Style stamp set, you can type "elements of style" in the Search My Blog box on the sidebar.

Here's my favorite so far that I've made with this stamp set:

You can order this gorgeous stamp set from me RIGHT NOW by clicking over to my Stampin' Up! shop and typing in or copying and pasting these numbers:  #118611 for the wood-mount set or #120045 for the clear-mount set, your choice.  The Spanish sets are #119910 (W) and #120105 (C), and the French versions are #119900 (W) and #120099 (C).

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MOJO139 Sentimental Island Oasis Journey

It's finally feeling like spring and nearly summer here in the Black Hills, even though we just had 8" of snow last week!  Over the weekend I got my deck flower pots filled and our creek running through our mountain property is full!  The forest smells so good in spring after a long winter!

The warm weather makes me think of a Sentimental Journey to an Island Oasis!  In a Word...sunny!

MOJO139 & PPA42 Challenge Card

That's right...today I combined the sketch from Mojo Monday and the color challenge from Pals Paper Arts to create this one dreamy card!  I love the bright challenge colors that match the Island Oasis Designer Series Paper from the Summer Mini Catalog.

To create that "Love Boat" feel around the Sentimental Journey cruise ship stamp, I created 3 graduated sizes of post-it note masks around the shape (for the smallest one I traced around my clear-mount stamp), then sponged the Classic Inks starting from the outside in!

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STAMPS: Sentimental Journey #120075, In a Word #120057
CARDSTOCK: Island Oasis Designer Series Paper #117173, Tempting Turquoise #102067, Real Red #102482, Basic Black #102851, Old Olive #100702, Whisper White #100730
INK: Tempting Turquoise #100814, So Saffron #105213, Real Red #103133, Basic Black Craft #102192, Frost White Shimmer Paint #116854
ADHESIVES: SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals
ACCESSORIES: 1/4" Tempting Turquoise Grosgrain Ribbon #109038, Hemp Twine #100982, Linen Thread #104199, Real Red Corduroy Button, 5/16" Neutrals Jumbo Brads, Paper-Piercing Tool #116631, Mat Pack #105826, Black Stampin' Emboss Powder #109133, Heat Tool #100005, Stamping Sponges #101610, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine #113439, Stampin' Up! Top Note Bigz Die #113463



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KWernerDesign Reader's Choice #1 Color Challenge

I was inspired by Kristina Werner's color challenge to make this card, using her color swatch combo:

Pretty colors!  Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Basic Gray, and Whisper White!

Baja Breeze is Coming Back!

Baja Breeze was one of my favorite past Stampin' Up! In Colors, and I think between that and Kiwi Kiss I just HAD to participate in Kristina Werner's challenge!  I worked in the new Elements of Style stamp set and Square Lattice Big Shot embossing folder from the new Summer Mini Catalog.

I used markers to color on the stamp, then spritzed with a fine mist of water to give it a watercolor look.  The Big Shot Stampin' Up! Top Note Die and some sponging with Classic Inks plus edge distressing with the Cutter Kit make the card.

Please let me know what you think!  You can also see my other challenge cards I've made.

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STAMPS: Elements of Style #118611 (W) #120045 (C)
CARDSTOCK: Going Gray #108588, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Regal Rose #105130, Whisper White #100730
INK: Basic Gray #109120, Baja Breeze & Kiwi Kiss Classic Inks, and Rose Red #100063, Pretty in Pink #100045, & Old Olive #100079 Stampin' Write Markers
ADHESIVES: SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals
ACCESSORIES: Top Note Die #113463, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine #113439, 1" #109046 & 1-1/4" #104403 Circle Punches, 5/8" Basic Gray Satin Ribbon #117666, Pretty in Pink Corduroy Buttons, Linen Thread #104199, Cutter Kit #106958, Stamping Sponges #101610, Paper Snips #103579




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Look Here Happy Graduation Gift Cards

We have 3 graduates in our family this spring!

I put my Look Here Bigz XL Big Shot Die into service once again for the gift card insides!  It's a clever but easy way to hold the gift card up when the graduate opens the card.

Look Here Happy Graduation Gift Cards

I love that Stampin' Up! has a la carte stamps now:  I embossed the new Happy Grad stamp from the Summer Mini Catalog onto the also-new Travel Journal Designer Series Paper, perfect for signifying new directions.

On the inside I stamped Sentimental Journey images in VersaMark ink, leaving plenty of room for a handwritten sentiment.

Do you think the graduates will appreciate their gift cards a teensy bit more since they've been handmade using Stampin' Up! goodies?  I think so!

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STAMPS: Sentimental Journey #120075
CARDSTOCK: Travel Journal Designer Series Paper #117156, Pumpkin Pie #105117, Garden Green #102584, Bashful Blue #105120, Night of Navy #100867
INK: VersaMark Pad#102283
ADHESIVES: SNAIL Adhesive, Sticky Strip
ACCESSORIES: Black Stampin' Emboss Powder #109133, Heat Tool #100005, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine #113439, Stampin' Up! Look Here Bigz XL Die #115966

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MOJO138 Sweet Razzleberry Scoops

This weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge was a square card, which I don't make often enough.

I finally mounted my Sweet Scoops stamp set that I got for free while in Phoenix for Stampin' Up! Leadership and the Regional Convention!

Mojo Monday Sweet Razzleberry Scoops

I used the Kissing Technique for the ice cream scoops, something this stamp set is made for.  I recorded a short video tutorial while doing it that I'll load to my 2stampis2b YouTube channel when I get a chance.  BUT, my 'puter is giving me blue screens of death left and right, so this week I'll have a little extra to do :-)...so I'll be limping along here and will get that video up ASAP.

Until then, here's a brief description on how you do the Kissing Technique:

1. Ink up your solid stamp in one color (the scoop background shape).
2. Ink up the textured stamp in a second color (the zebra stripe).
3. Stamp the texture onto the stamp surface of the scoop shape to lay color over it.
4. Stamp the double-colored image onto your card stock!  Easy peasy!

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STAMPS: Sweet Scoops #117078
CARDSTOCK: Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper #115675, Very Vanilla #101650, Pumpkin Pie #105117, Textured:  Very Vanilla #108693, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry #115719
INK: Basic Black #101179, Soft Suede #115657, Pumpkin Pie #105216, Dusty Durango #115654, Melon Mambo #115656, Rich Razzleberry #115658, Crushed Curry #115659, Bermuda Bay #115655
ADHESIVES: SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals
ACCESSORIES: Paper Snips #103579, Cutter Kit #106958, Stamping Sponges #101610, Rich Razzleberry #115613 & Bermuda Bay #115610 & Crushed Curry #115614 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads #109110, Paper-Piercing Tool #116631, Mat Pack #105826



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May is National Scrapbooking Month!

May is National Scrapbooking Month and Stampin' Up! is celebrating by giving your FREE Designer Brads with your qualifying purchase!  Click the photo to open the flyer and see the details!

Purchase My Digital Studio or any of the stamp sets listed in the flyer and you will receive your choice of one of the Designer Brads listed!

FREE Stampin' Up! Designer Brads

Qualifying products and Designer brads are listed below:

Stamp sets

Page	Description	Wood-Mount Item	Wood-Mount Price	Clear-Mount Item	Clear-Mount Price
81	Extreme Elements	115181	$26.95	---	---
119	Framed with Love**	114389	$27.95	---	---
128	Certified**	113706	$27.95	---	---
129	Circle Circus	115778	$28.95	---	---
12*	Elements of Style	118611	$27.95	120045	$19.95
13*	Mementos	119910	$27.95	120105	$19.95
13*	Elements de style	119900	$27.95	120099	$19.95
14*	Rough Type	118659	$26.95	120072	$18.95
22*	Sentimental Journey	118513	$23.95	120075	$17.95
25*	First Day	118521	$23.95	120051	$17.95
25*	Camino a la Escuela	120152	$23.95	120154	$17.95

*From Summer Mini Catalog
**Last Chance stamp set!
My Digital Studio software

Page	Description	Item	Price
32*	My Digital Studio	118108	$79.95

*From Summer Mini Catalog

Designer brads

Page	Description	Item	Retail Price	Price with Qualifying Purchase
179	Flower Designer brads	112579	$5.95	FREE
179	Filigree Designer brads	112577	$5.95	FREE
179	Circle Designer brads	112571	$5.95	FREE
179	Star Designer brads	112572	$5.95	FREE

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Michelle

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