Embossing folders help create wonderful texture on a card and I’ve used the Peaceful Greenery embossing folder to do just that – it’s a great background embossing folder.
I’m leaving the photo in large format so you can really see the embossing folder & how that added texture really makes the. card – at least it does for me! Of course the wonderful die cut from the Traditions of Christmas SDSP is pretty special too. Add in the gold foil and the Traditional Sparkling Sequins and the card is a win/ win. To create the background the floral die cut sits on, I used the Label Me Grateful Dies to die cut from the center of the gold foil used to surround the Cherry Cobbler smaller panel. I cut it in half across the center and adhered a the Basic White die cut from the same Label Me Grateful Dies. The floral die cut is attached with dimensionals while everything else is added with adhesive directly to each layer. Those card cuts will be listed below.
For the inside of the card, I used the Christmas Gallery stamp set to stamp this gorgeous poinsettia in Cherry Cobbler ink and the leaves in Old Olive ink. In the center of the flower is another Traditional Sparkling Sequin in Gold. The Basic White panel was added to the inside of the card.
For the envelope, another panel of the Traditions of Christmas SDSP was added to the flap and another poinsettia & leaves was stamped on the envelope front, which I forgot to photograph!
Here’s the 2nd card… no embossing folder used and while it’s nice, I really prefer the card with the embossing folder. The inside and envelope had the same treatment – and I’ve left them in large format so you can see the difference. :O) Just curious – do you prefer one over the other?
Card cuts:
Cherry Cobbler 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4; 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 (embossed); 3 18 x 4 3/8
Gold Foil 3 14 x 4 1/2 (center die cut banner)
Basic White 2 1/2 x 4 (banner); 4 x 5 1/4 (inside)
Traditions of Christmas SDSP – floral die cut from SDSP; 2 1/4 x 6 (envelope flap
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First of all, happy Veterans Day to all our veterans out there. Thank you for your sacrifices and service to our country. You are amazing human beings and I am so grateful. Big salutes to those who have served in the past, and to those currently serving – bless you… and your families, for they have served in a different way and suffered too. ❤️
Now – my card for today is a NEW November ONLINE EXCLUSIVE release called Friendly Foliage.
This card has some layers… and begins with a card base in Pool Party with a layer of Nests of Winter DSP. The next two layers are Basic White and Woven Textures DSP. These all all attached directly to the card base. The next layers are attached with dimensionals: Basic White layered with another pattern in Nests of Winter then the Basic White stamped & die cut image from Friendly Foliage. This image is the focal point of the card… stamped in Shaded Spruce ink, die cut and attached with liquid glue. I then added Wink of Stella to all the leaves, bringing more attention to the pretty image. I splattered Wink of Stella to the entire card as well. While that was drying, I stamped the sentiment from Friendly Foliage in Pool Party ink on the Basic White strip and added it with dimensionals as well. Final touch… three Opal Rounds.
For the inside of my card I added a layer of Woven textures DSP as a background to my Basic White stamped panel. The sentiment is from Friendly Foliage stamp set and stamped in Pool Party ink. The sweet leaves are a die cut from the beautiful Friendly Foliage Dies.
For the envelope… more of the Nests of Winter DSP was added to the envelope – no naked envelopes for me.
Due to the colors, this is a definite feminine card. When I create with this next, I’m going to really try to make a more masculine one. When my hubby saw this card, he called the image pussy willows and I hadn’t thought of that. Pussy Willows are definitely brown, so next time, masculine, in brown tones. Card cuts for this card are listed below.
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Hello, hello – It’s Saturday and an absolutely gorgeous day. I’m hoping to get some yard work done – yay! So… my cards for today are a fun fold and use the Charming Day bundle and it’s coordinating Designer Series Paper – Floral Charm 12×12. I really like how they turned out – hope you do as well. I’m going to share both cards and in the info at the bottom of the post I’ll list the different colors & embellishments, Stampin’ Blends – like that. The directions are exactly the same for both.
Card 1.Card 2
The card base is 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 2 1/8, 4 1/4 and 6 3/8. This creates four panels all the same width. Burnish these score lines mountain, valley, mountain. Decorate each panel with a card stock layer then a DSP layer: cs layer1 7/8 x 5 1/4 (cut 4); DSP layer1 3/4 x 5 1/8 (cut 4). When cutting the designer series paper, I make certain it’s a flow of the design that creates a picture. Set this aside and work on the front section.
The front… this card stock is cut 6 x 4 & scored at 3, creating two even sections. Burnish score line. Decorate both with a coordinating DSP layer 2 3/4 x 3 3/4. The left section is the side with the added layers of decoration while the right is used for your written message. The section on the right, add a Basic White piece cut 2 5/8 x 3 5/8. Let’s work on further decorating these two sections.
Stamp the large floral image using the Charming Day stamp set with Memento ink, stamping two images. Also stamp the small leaf image two times.
Color w/ Stampin’ Blends:
Card 1 – Blackberry Bliss & Fresh Freesia for the flowers; Light Crumb Cake & SU 300 on the leaves. I used these colors to coordinate with the background DSP. I added Wink of Stella to the flowers, die cut the image and set aside. Color one of the small leaf images using the same colors, die cut & set aside.
Stamp the small flower w/ leaves from the Charming Day stamp set – stamping twice in Memento ink.
For card 1 – color the flower in Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends, and the leaves in Light Crumb cake & SU! 300. Add Wink of Stella to the flower. Die cut & set aside.
Card 2 – large floral image: Bubble Bath for the flowers, Light Old Olive and Light Pretty Peacock for the leaves. TIP: for the leaf color combination I colored one leaf with both colors before moving on to the next leaf. This way the inks were still wet and blended really well. Add Wink of Stella to the flowers, die cut & set aside. Color the 2nd small leaf image using the same comb & same combination of Light Old olive & Light Pretty Peacock, die cut & set aside. Remember the tip of coloring one leaf at a time!
Card 2 – small floral image: color flower with Bubble Bath & leaves in same combination of Light Old Olive & Light Pretty Peacock – and remember the tip… add Wink of Stella to the flower, die cut & set aside.
Attach front panels to each card:
With the larger card base folded on itself, add the front section. I used my grid paper to make certain the finished card was no wider than 4 1/4″, so it would fit in the standard A2 envelope. Adhere one side down, then the other side.
Add extras… Card 1 – I used Everyday Arches Dies to cut a Basic White piece to make the flowers stand out and adhered. The large floral bouqwuet was attached w/ dimensionals and the small leaf spray was added with liquid glue. I stamped the sentiment from Charming Day stamp set in Blackberry Bliss ink, then added two Purple Fine Shimmer Gems. For the other side of this card, I added the small single flower w/ leaves w/ liquid glue.
Card 2 was done in the very same fashion – except that I used Textured Notes Dies for the Basic White panel, Berry Burst ink for the sentiment and Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots for added embellishment.
Envelope… Coordinating DSP on flaps were added & trimmed to fit. On the front O stamped that sweet small flower and colored each as described above for the individual card. Creating two cards at once was really easy & fun as well. Same layout just different colors.
This is what the card looks like from the top. It stand beautifully for display.
Questions about how to make this card? Connect with me… but I think you will find this a pretty easy card to make. This design/ layout would make a great masculine card – in other DSP patterns & different bundle of course. It would also make a fabulous Christmas card.
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Good morning! I participated in a Demonstrator only event yesterday called Creativity Now and we used a NEW suite collection that will be available in the Sep-Dec 2025 Mini Catalog . We made 3 cards and a darling little box. But first, the suite products.
Peace On Earth Bundle includes stamp set, dies and the Peaceful Greenery 3D embossing folder; Hues of Blue Flowers, Peaceful Garden 12×12 DSP both front & reverse side, and Peaceful Garden 12×12 Glimmer Paper. The Misty Moonlight & Silver Edged ribbon is shown on both a card & a cute box.
Card 1 uses strips and beautiful die cut leaves + a stamped sentiment
Card 2 is a fun fold, elongated card with a matching envelope, ribbon and die cuts
Card 3 uses the embossing folder to create a small strip, the showing off another of the DSP and glimmer paper. It also has a ‘pocket’ on the front for a message
The last is a darling box made with the Designer Series Paper, die cuts and ribbon
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Welcome to our fun weekly hop. We have a sketch challenge today that stumped me for a bit. I hope you find it still fits the sketch as it’s a bit ‘outside the box’.
This is a brand newy suite of products that I used on this card… the Turtle-Y Awesome Suite: DSP, stamp set/ dies, embellishments & ribbon. I did not use the dies for this project – I fussy cut the turtles, and I did not use the ribbon. This is a cute set – very different than we’ve had in the past. I don’t see this as a totally kids kind of suite of products. It’s light and fun – at least, that’s the way I look at it!
So the circles are die cut using the Stitched Shapes Dies, second from largest for the bottom circle; 3rd from largest for the next circle and then one more. Honestly I forget where it fits in. I die cut circles from the Turtle-Y Awesome 12 x 12 DSP specifically cuz this card is for a retired piano teacher and there are music notes all over this sheet- and she was fun! And this card, to me, is fun Because the circles were die cut from DSP which is not as strong as cardstock, I layered each on a die cut Basic White circle and adhered them together for strength. The bottom one and middle circles are on dimensionals. The smallest is adhered directly to the card. The turtles, as I mentioned, were fussy cut with my paper snips from the Turtle-Y Awesome DSP and attached with liquid glue. Additional dimensionals were added under the balloon & the chefs cap. The birthday package is die cut from Granny Apple Green and Poppy Parade using the Wanted To Say Dies. I found this gold banner in the Wildflower Birthday SDSP, wrote the recipients name with a fine tip marker and attached it with glue dots. The last touch was the Shades of Green Hexagons from this Turtle-Y Awesome Suite. All these will become available May 6 as part of the ONLINE EXCLUSIVES. Now that I look at this card – some Wink of Stella is called for: balloon, icing on the cake and the bow!
For the inside… I pulled out two sets of dies for the inside: the Wanted to Say Dies for the Happy birthday sentiment and background, and the Alphabet A La Mode Dies for the #90. I used adhesive sheets on the back of the DSP for the numbers as well as for the Happy Birthday. It made attaching those to the inside of the card so easy! The numbers were die cut from the Turtle-Y Awesome 12×12 DSP. The background of the happy birthday was die cut from the same DSP. The words themselves were from Petal Pink card stock.
For the envelope… more of the Turtle-Y Awesome DSP (do you notice the music notes on the paper?) attached to the flap & trimmed to fit. For the card front I used Garden Green ink for the sentiment, pulled from the Turtle-Y Awesome stamp set and memento ink for the music notes, also from the Turtle-Y Awesome stamp set. Card cuts are listed at the bottom of this post.
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Good Saturday morning. I’v e been under the weather this week – got a full blown head cold, lost my voice, all those things. Ugh… I’m beginning to feel better and hoping to be able to play in my craft room. Today’s card is a sympathy card made with products that as demonstrators we can order early before they become available to the general population. It helps build excitement and give you, the customer a chance to see new products. These will become available May 6 as ONLINE EXCLUSIVES.
This is stunningly beautiful DSP that is called Beautiful Gallery 6×6 DSP. This photo doesn’t show the colors very well (hmmm) but they are Mossy Meadow & other similar shades of green, Basic White, Basic Beige.
I’ve cut the DSP 3 3/4 x 5 and layered it on Mossy Meadow 3 7/8 x 5 1/8. I wrapped a 3/8″ Classic Ribbon in Basic Beige around this, securing it in back with Tear n’ Tape. I took another length and tied a half knot around the ribbon and secured it in place with a glue dot. I die cut this fabulous flower in Basic White using the Beautiful Motifs Dies and slipped it under the ribbon and secured it in place with dots of liquid glue. It’s quite delicate and next time I’ll use Adhesive Sheets adhered to the card stock prior to die cutting. :O) The sentiment also comes from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set and is stamped in Mossy Meadow ink. I adhered this in place with dimensionals. I took another piece of Basic White 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and ran it through a new embossing folder (part of this fantastic suite!) called the Damask Designs embossing folder and adhered it to the Thick Basic White card base 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2. The entire card front was attached to the card base over the embossed front, with dimensionals. As a final touch I added three Pressed Flower Motif embellishments.
For the inside… I was playing with the gorgeous dies in this set and this leaf die fascinated me. It die cuts edges but not the entire piece, so sections can be raised. Really cool! It would be a fabulous card front – but that’s for another day… Anyway – this Mossy Meadow panel is 2 x 5 1/4 and adhered to a 4 x 51/4 Basic White and added to the inside of the card.
More Beautiful Gallery 6×6 DSP adhered to the flap & trimmed to fit. On the envelope front is this very fun stamp from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set, stamped in Mossy Meadow ink.
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Welcome! It is the 2nd Tuesday of the month and time for Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop. I hope you enjoy the creations you see today. The theme is ‘celebrate summer’ and we can interpret that any way that inspires. I think you may see a lot of different ideas here today. I have chosen to work with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper and the Country Birdhouse bundle to prepare today’s card.
This card uses two particular bundles: Country Birdhouse and it’s coordinating dies and Nested Friends and it’s coordinating dies. Nested Friends is now an ONLINE EXCLUSIVE set, while Country Birdhouse is in the new 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. I began by making the birdhouse portion first then the rest of the card followed.
Directions:
Fold a piece of the Country Woods DSP (8 1/2 x 11 to 4 1/4 x 11)
Lay the birdhouse die (from Country Birdhouse Dies) along the fold line with one side of the roofline extending beyond the cutting line until it is OVER the fold – meaning it will NOT cut along the fold. (You can place either side of the roof beyond the fold). Die cut. You now have a birdhouse that opens & closes along one side of the roof. :O) YAY!
Die cut the hole opening using the appropriate die
Die cut the additional roof decorations from Country Woods DSP – noting the direction of the grain (this happens to be the Misty Moonlight color in the pack)
Die cut the bottom panel on the birdhouse – adhere all pieces. There is one die cut from Basic White and I layered it over the other two, where they are adhered together.
See that little small circle piece below the opening – that is supposed to indicate a landing spot for the birds!
Stamp the bird on the front in Memento ink and color with Watercolor Pencils: Real Red, Early Espresso, Basic Gray
These are house finches – the male has the red head and a bit of red down the front breast. Intermixed is some gray & brown.
I used short strokes, not covering the entire bird at once, to make it look more like feathers.
I colored the eye with a Basic Black Marker using the fine tip end
I clipped the beak down the center of it, cut a short length of Linen Thread, took the fibers apart and ‘encouraged’ them into the cut of the beak. I turned this item over and added a dot of liquid glue to secure the thread in place. I put dimensional on the bird and added it to the birdhouse front. The male finch is helping it’s partner build a nest – it’s what they do!
To create the opposite facing bird is called ‘reverse stamping’.
Using Memento ink, ink the stamp and stamp a Window Sheet, then turn the window sheet over and place it on a Basic White scrap. Rub over the window sheet without it moving, then lift window sheet. A bird stamped in reverse has been created!
Color it with Watercolor Pencils: mostly Early Espresso, Basic Gray, just a bit of real Red and some Crushed Curry. Keep going over this until satisfied with the result. This is a female finch!
Step 1: stamp window sheet
Step 2: turn window sheet over, ink side on card stock
First of all, more photos should have been taken! What you are seeing is the female finch bird already die cut & adhered in place. :O(
I used the Nested Friends stamp set for the nest, inked with Early espresso ink then used a sponge dauber to add a bit of Copper Clay in places, then stamped it directly to the inside of the birdhouse. I adhered the female finch inplace with liquid glue. I diec ut another piece of Country Woods DSP for the bottom strip on the birdhouse inside.
The card base is Early Espresso, 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2. Adhered to that is a Country Woods panel 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 that I ran through the Timber 3D embossing folder. I stamped this wonderful branch in Early espresso ink using the Nested Friends stamp set, then die cut it with Nested Friends Dies. I adhered the tree branch in place with mini stampin’ dimensionals. I took a length of Linen Thread and put it over the branch and adhered it in place with Seal+. I adhered the birdhouse over that with liquid glue – to make it appear as though the birdhouse was hanging from the tree branch.
With the card front complete, I worked on the inside of the card.
I began by stamping the branch from Nested Friends in Early Espresso ink on the Basic White panel. Using the Country Birdhouse stamps, I stamped the bird on the left in Memento ink, then stamped the bird on the right using the Reverse Stamping method. I colored the leaves with Stampin’ Blends: Granny Apple Green. I stamped the sentiment from Country Birdhouse in Early espresso ink. With the stamping complete, I adhered this to a slightly larger Misty Moonlight, then to the inside of the card.
For the envelope, I used more of the Country Woods DSP to add to the flap, trim to fit. I stamped the bird on the right side using the reverse stamping technique as mentioned above.
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Good Sunday morning. It’s SUNNY here this morning – after days of rain AND a 4.8 earthquake – we live in central, east coast New Jersey and earthquakes are not common here, so it was strange to have the whole house shaking! No damage and everyone is ok…
My card today uses a new bundle – Loveliest Trees and it is… well, lovely.
The card base is Thick Basic White. The colored card stock layers are Early Espresso (3 3/4 x 4 7/8) and Garden Green (3 5/8 x 4 3/4). The Basic White top panel was embossed after stamping & die cutting the tree image – with what else – Timber 3D Embossing Folder. The grain is going up & down – as a tree grows :O) Unfortunately it doesn’t show well in the photo.
I inked the tree from Loveliest Trees stamp set with Granny Apple Green ink, then with a sponge dauber tapped in Pecan Pie ink on the trunk and a bit of the branches, then stamped it on the Basic White panel and die cut it with the Loveliest Trees die. That’s when I ran the panel through the Timber 3D EF – after adhering the layers together, I attached the tree in the open die on dimensionals. Then all the layers were added to the Thick Basic White card base with dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment from Loveliest Trees stamp set in Garden Green ink, trimmed the Basic White strip down to 3/8″ x about 2 7/8″, added it to a slightly larger Garden Green strip & attached it as shown with dimensionals near the ends of the strips. With all in place I added three brass birds from the Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds that retire the end of April.
For the inside, I stamped this sweet leaf from Loveliest Trees stamp set in Garden Green ink, and stamped it twice more without re-inking. Love how it gives shades of the same color! I adhered this to a Garden Green slightly larger panel then to the inside of the card.
For the envelope, I used the same process as the inside of the card – inked the stamp with Garden Green ink, stamped it once then twice more without re-inking. I did the same on the envelope flap – and it’s ready to send!
Just to share, here are two more sample of the stamped image… Granny Apple Green ink for the entire image and Granny Apple Green (stamped off once) with Pecan Pie added by sponge dauber. I rfeally like this second image a lot.
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Good morning! It’s Monday and another week begins. Hope you have plans to craft a day or two this week. My card today is super simple – not so many layers. It’s made with a new stamp set bundle called Thoughtful Wishes.
I began by stamping this leaf ‘stalk’ from Thoughtful Wishes stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink on a Basic White piece. I colored in the leaves with Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends then die cut it with the appropriate Thoughtful wishes Dies. I pulled out an acrylic block and covered it with Peach Pie ink (NEW IN COLOR & GORGEOUS) with the brush tip of my Stampin’ Blends. I spritzed it with alcohol to give it a watery look and stamped it on a larger piece of Basic White. It takes a minute to dry completely so I used half dimensionals to put on the back of my leaf stalk and adhered it on top of the stamped image. It gave it a great background! I then chose a sentiment from the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set and stamped it in Mossy Meadow ink. For embellishments, I pulled out the Blooming Pearls and added three. This panel was secured to a Peach Pie card base and the front was finished. As I said, very, very simple.
For the inside… I stamped this very sweet image from Thoughtful Wishes stamp set all across the bottom of the Basic White panel. This was adhered to the inside of the card.
For the envelope I wanted to keep this simple too, so I stamped just a portion of the same leaf stalk from Thoughtful Wishes stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink.
Now, let me tell you, this stamp set is part of a suite of products: Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP and another package of SDSP in 12 x 12 – just stunning watercolor images on the 6×6 and more elegant papers in the 12×12 SDSP. I’ll be playing with these products this week, so look for more from this suite of products.
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DIY a classic cup-and-ball game! With the Frog & Friends Kit, you can craft six cup-and-ball games in three designs: a fun frog, a flashy fish, and a silly shark. The kit includes everything you need to complete the toys, even googly eyes! It’s a great kit for crafting with kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews, play groups—kids and kids at heart! All for $12.00!
There is always lots to inspire your creativity – and mine as well. Thanks for stopping by today. Make someone happy by sending them a handmade card filled with love. Communicate kindness!
Good morning! Todays card is super simple, but the DSP (All About Autumn 6×6 DSP) takes full credit for the beauty. This Designer Series Paper is one of the packs in the new Sep-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog. Many of the papers in this pack are just breath-takingly stunning. And for me, this is one of them.
I am a facilitator for a Grief Share program and one of the attendees was a gentleman who lost his wife. He came so faithfully for at least two 13 week sessions. He began having some heart problems and his regularity became – well, irregular. He passed away recently and even though he had some health issues, I believe he died of a broken heart. I didn’t meet his son, but I spoke to him & he knew who I was. I was so deeply touched by the son’s father. He was a true gentleman and was grateful for the Grief Share group. That man made a definite impression on me and will not be soon forgotten. This card is for that man’s son & family.
The Designer Series Paper (All About AutumnDSP) was cut at 4 x 5 14 and added to a Cajun Craze panel just slightly larger. Both were added to the Very Vanilla card base with dimensionals. The sentiment is from a stamp set in the Annual Catalog called Hope You Know, stamped on a Very Vanilla scrap and fussy cut. I die cut a background with the smallest of the rounded rectangular dies in the Nested Essential Dies – also an annual catalog item. The sentiment was adhered with liquid glue to this Cajun Craze die cut. I added a length of Copper Ribbon with Stampin’ Seal from the Copper & Natural Ribbon Combo Pack in the new Sep-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog. The banner was added to the card front with dimensionals. As a final touch, three Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots were added to the banner. And the card front was done! The All About Autumn 6×6 DSP did all the work!
For the inside, again on a Very Vanilla panel, the sentiment from Hope You Know stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso ink. I really like how clear it is – and the font as well. At the bottom of this I added a strip of the same All About Autumn DSP. This Very Vanilla stamped piece was added to Cajun Craze, then attached to the inside of the Very Vanilla card base – and the card was done!
For the envelope, I simply turned this same paper to the other side and adhered it to a Very Vanilla envelope. I did nothing to the envelope front. The simplicity and the colors make this a perfect masculine sympathy card. It will go out in Monday’s mail!
Click the catalog image to see all the new stamps, dies, ribbons, designer series papers, embossing folders and ideas! It is full of exciting products!
There are more Designer Series Papers released on the ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Surprise, surprise! We’re offering a special release of five beautiful new Designer Series Paper options! These papers include fabulous holiday prints, gorgeous seasonal styles, and some spectacular timeless designs.
We originally created these papers to be part of our second Sale-A-Bration offering. However, since our next release of new Online Exclusive products won’t happen until November (and you won’t be able to find any of these papers in a catalog), we’ve adjusted our strategy and decided to release these paper options starting 6 September! That way, you and your customers have the chance to get ahead on Christmas cards, seasonal crafts, and much more. These products are available while supplies last.
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