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Congratulations

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When building this scene we turned to our Craft Room set for the wall shelf.  We love that you can place so many different images on this shelf to work for a variety of occasions. The little vase was stamped with the small curved lines in the All Occasions 2 set to add a bit of design detail to the vase.

A sentiment was added on a coordinating cardstock strip and trimmed on the right edge with pinking shears for added detail.

Congratulations Supply List

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We are turning Style Watch over to a guest editor this month, while Amber celebrates her new union.  That’s right Dr. Amber got married! (Congratulations Amber – we are so excited for you, and can’t wait to hear more about your fabulous wedding.) While Amber is celebrating, please join us in welcoming our lovely guest editor Ayanna Brady.

Ayanna has traveled the world and loves to incorporate the fashion styles and rich color ques from across the globe in her creative projects. She currently resides in Canada and has an knack for turning the simplest project into fabulous eye candy. She is here today to share the first in her series of “Crafty Spring” projects – just in time for Mother’s Day…

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A mother’s love is pure and sweet.  There is an elegant simplicity in unconditional love. I tried to capture this by using die-cut tags that spell the word “mom” as a fashionable tribute to my mom and her love.

Simple gifts are the most thoughtful and versatile; they may be boxed, wrapped, and used as a table centerpiece (flowers add a great springtime touch).  My mom is a big fan of color so it was fun to match the CSS colors to create the tags and use the twine to complement this project.

While making today’s project, I got to use the best fashion tip ever – accessorize the simple…

Make it Stylish – Ayanna

{images from Pinterest}

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Mother’s Day wouldn’t be complete without a sweet card for Mom that coordinates perfectly with the floral vases.

VASE DIRECTIONS:

• Die cut hearts from cardstock.
• Stamp each with a letter to spell out “M” “O” “M”.
• Punch hole in the top center of the hearts.
• Wrap twine around vase several times, thread ends through hole in heart, and tie into a bow.
• Repeat for each vase.
• Fill vases with fresh flowers.

CARD DIRECTIONS:

• Create card base.
• Wrap card front with ribbon.
• Stamp vintage butterfly image on cardstock, and fussy cut.
• Die cut several butterflies from coordinating cardstocks.
• Adhere layered images to card front.
• Stamp sentiment.

SUPPLIES:

STAMPS: Au Naturel, Flowers

INK: Dish All the Dirt Brown

PAPER: You’re a Natural Darling, On the Catwalk Cream, Kraft Like a Rockstar

RIBBON: Coral Necklace

TWINE: Yellow/White

SIMPLE CUTS: Butterflies 1, Shapes: Hearts

OTHER: Vases, Flowers, Hole Punch

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You Are Special

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We layered the outline diamond grid with the solid diamond grid images in the Designer Lines set to create this subtle argyle background on a You’re a Natural Darling cardstock panel in Creamsicle Cardigan ink. A large butterfly was die cut from the Butterflies 2 series, and the panel adhered to the card base with dimensionals.

A smaller butterfly was die cut from the same Butterflies 2 series and stamped with a coordinating image from Butterfly Garden 2. If you are wondering which butterflies coordinate with which die cuts you will look at the end number.  Butterflies 1 coordinates with Butterfly Garden 1 and for Butterflies 2, it coordinates with Butterfly Garden 2. Both designs are incredibly versatile and offer an abundance of options for creating beautiful projects.

A sentiment was stamped in Dish All the Dirt Brown ink onto a Creamsicle Cardigan cardstock strip.  The ends were flagged and the strip adhered with dimensionals.

You Are Special Supply List

• STAMPS: Designer Lines, Butterfly Garden 2
• INK: Dish All the Dirt Brown, Creamsicle Cardigan
• CARDSTOCK: Creamsicle Cardigan, On the Catwalk Cream, You’re a Natural Darling
• SIMPLE CUTS: Butterflies 2
• OTHER: Dimensionals

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You Are Special Gallery

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A simple CAS-style layout serves as the base for both cards. We love the new backgrounds, and chose to work with Lattice for our group project.  We selected a masculine color palette of Slate and Gray for one card. And for our Feminine version we went with a brighter color scheme of Yellow and Pink.

Birthday Wishes Supply List:

• STAMPS: Lattice, Trinket Sentiments
• CARDSTOCK: A Blanc Check, A Clean Slate, Say Yellow to All Your Fans
• INK: From an Anonymous Source
• TWINE: Gray/White, Pink/White
• OTHER: Decorative Button, Simple Adhesive

Be sure to visit with each CSS designer for more inspiration that is “Masculine/Feminine”…

Lori / Jaclyn / Jennifer / Laurie / Kim / Dana / Laura / Tracy

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Masculine/Feminine Gallery

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Introducing Collection 3! We have an amazing line up of new stamps, die cuts, and imprints to share. But before we do let’s a take quick look back over the sweet reveal celebration…

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Collection 3

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For today’s release we have been inspired by all the beauty you see in nature and the excitement of celebrating Spring. And what better way to celebrate than on Cinco de Mayo! All week long we have shared fun projects that make up a sweet Ice Cream celebration.

This is just one of the many ways you can celebrate using sets from Collection 3. To give you an idea of what to expect from the new release there are (5) signature die cuts, (6) die cut/stamp set combos, (7) background sets, (6) sentiment sets, (1) alphabet set, (8) new image stamp sets, and the debut of our new Imprint Plates.

The designers have been busy creating fun release day projects to share with you. Click on each of the links below to see what our design team members have been creating with Collection 3. Be sure to visit with each designer for more details. We will share the Design Team links again at the end of the post because we have LOTS of fabulousness to share with you and we don’t want you to miss a single thing.

Dana Grothaus /  Tracy Schultz / Denise January / Jennifer Rzasa / Laura Bassen

Lori Tecler / Laurie Willison /  Kim Duran / Stephany Zerbe / Jaclyn Miller

Join us every 2nd Tuesday of the month to see how each designer interprets a monthly group project.  Feel free to join in on the fun and upload your CSS projects to our Flickr gallery. Visit the blog May 8th for all the details.

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Collection 3: May/Jun Release

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With so many great new products, we are sharing the release by categories.
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Die Cuts

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Party Favor 5 ($60) – the newest favor addition is an adorable gable box.

State-to-State ($48) – a set of die cuts for all 50 states, including an additional die of the United States. Each great for cards, tags, labels, and layouts. This coordinates perfectly with: Simply Stated 1, Simply Stated 2, and The States. Together you will all you need for showcasing your favorite states. The die cut comes with a state legend, that coordinates with each numbered die cut – this way you will always know which state you to use.

Lowercase ($20) – fun lowercase alpha dies include multiple letters for easier die cutting when you need more than one of a few popular letters.

Uppercase ($24) -  the same holds true for the uppercase alphabet die cuts. The coordinating style makes for seamless integration between using the uppercase and lowercase alpha dies together.

Numbers ($9) – die cut numbers and symbols are a fun compliment to uppercase and lowercase alphas

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Stamp/Die Cuts Combo Sets

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We absolutely LOVE our combo sets.  If you are new to CSS or have not tried a Combo Set, you are in for a real treat! Each combo set includes the die cuts and a coordinating stamp set.

Shapes: Triangles ($35)  – set includes (7) dies and (7) frame stamps

Shapes: Hexagons ($35) – set includes (6) dies and (6) frame stamps

Labels 11 ($36) – set includes (2) dies and (2) frame stamps. This set also coordinates with Au Naturel Extras.

Butterflies 1 ($24)  – set includes (4) dies and (4) frame stamps. This set also coordinates with Butterfly Garden 1

Butterflies 2 ($24) – set includes (4) dies and (4) frame stamps. This set also coordinates with Butterfly Garden 2

Edgers 1 ($30) – set includes (2) dies, (6) frame stamps, and (1) icon image.

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Alphabets

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Alpha Engraved ($24) – this set includes two sizes of alphabets and numbers, which allows for easy personalization. Every alphabet set is designed for equal spacing so that you can line up any custom sentiment in a straight line every time.

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Backgrounds

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Triangles Plus ($24) – a complete set dedicated to fun triangle shapes and patterns

Hexagons Plus ($24) – a hexagon background builder set

Mini Hexagons ($15) – this set coordinates with Shapes: Hexagons

Designer Lines ($24) – a fun background builder set with trendy line designs.  You can create such a variety of designs – layer up a few and you can also create an argyle pattern

Lattice ($24) – a fabulous grid style background builder set. Use the images to grid patterns.  They can be dressed up with any of the icon images provided in the set

Flower Garden ($24) – an awesome background builder set full of nature inspired designs. Each bar builds on all sides for a seamless pattern.  This set coordinates with the Flowers set.

Flower Buds Collage ($15) – This set coordinates with Flower Buds and Imprints 1. This very detailed background can be a bold focal point or a subtle background – the choice is yours. You can also repeat this background on all four sides for a seamless pattern.

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Sentiment Sets

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Trinket Sentiments ($24) – this set coordinates with Triangle Trinkets and Labels 9 released as part of Collection 2. The solid frame and fun trinket accent images add to the versatility of this fun sentiment set

All Occasions 1 ($24) – we adore this mix of script and classic style fonts. Paired with a few iconic images you can create a wide array of projects. This set coordinates with All Occasions 2.

All Occasions 2 ($24) – This set coordinates with All Occasions 1. As a sequel set you will find more options to create even more fab sentiments for your next project. There are several vase options for those pretty flowers.  You have the option to 2-step stamp, color, or leave as a silhouette.

Simply Stated 1 ($24) – This set coordinates with Simply Stated 2, The States, and State-to-State die cuts.  This set features the full state name and travel sentiments.

Simply Stated 2 ($24) – This set coordinates with Simply Stated 1, The States, and State-to-State die cuts.  This set features the state abbreviation, a lovely label frame, and lots of travel sentiments.

Au Naturel Extras ($24) – create in vintage style. This set coordinates with Au Naturel. It includes a gorgeous Labels 11 frame image, a fun background, lots of sentiments – several that make for wonderful packaging.

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Image Sets

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Au Naturel ($24) – This set coordinates with Au Naturel Extras and Imprints 1. It includes vintage style images from nature. The circle images coordinate with the Shapes: Circles die cut circles.

The States ($24) – This set coordinates with Simply Stated 1, Simply Stated 2, and State-to-State die cuts.  The set comes with a states legend for easy selection.

Flowers ($24) – An exciting floral set that provides amazing options to create much more than flowers. Imagine flowers, butterflies, trees, fruit, and more. This set coordinates with the background set Flower Garden

Flower Buds ($24) – We love the versatility in creating bold floral images in this set.  Mix and match birds, flowers, butterflies to build a scene as simple or complex as you desire. This set coordinates with Flower Buds Collage and Imprints 1.

Stars and Stripes ($24) – This set coordinates with Labels 9 and Tags 1 – that’s right that Lincoln image is a perfect fit for the larger tag in Tags 1.

Butterfly Garden 1 ($24) – This set coordinates with Butterflies 1. Included are several decorative butterflies and inspirational sentiments

Butterfly Garden 2 ($24) – This set coordinates with Butterflies 2. Included are several decorative butterflies and inspirational sentiments

Triangle Trinkets ($15) – This set coordinates with Trinket Sentiments, and we just adore all of the fun, whimsical images that you can create from a triangle.

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{NEW} Imprints

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Imprint 1 ($16) – We are very excited to share the final newly release product! This is the first in a series of Imprints.  Each imprint is double-sided with an intricate detail that will perfectly coordinate with your CSS stamp sets Flower Buds and Au Naturel.

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Design Team Blog Hop

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Be sure to visit with each designer for more inspiration with the new CSS stamps and dies cuts.

Dana Grothaus /  Tracy Schultz / Denise January / Jennifer Rzasa / Laura Bassen

Lori Tecler / Laurie Willison /  Kim Duran / Stephany Zerbe / Jaclyn Miller

All products are available online {here}

Thank you for visiting with us on release day!

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We all scream for ice scream! And add in an extra squeal for these super fabulous background and sentiment sets releasing tomorrow as part of Collection 3. We are one day away from another exciting collection reveal that is definitely packed with a few sweet surprises…

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Yummy Ice Cream Bowls

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Earlier in the week we shared a peek at the new Imprint plate {here}. We are also happy to announce that there is a background stamp with the same fun design.  This background can be repeated on all for sides that can create a subtle or bold design.  For today’s project we went with big, bold color.

We wanted to create a set of custom, decorated ice cream cups to go with our Ice Cream themed party for release week. With a few simple steps, we took plain white paper cups and transformed them into perfectly coordinated treat cups. You will first want to flatten each cup so that you can stamp your design.  Reshape the cups once the stamping is complete. Then use a fresh cup to hold the ice cream and place inside the decorated cup for a polished look.

Finish off the treat cup by adding a thin 1/4″ strip of color coordinated cardstock around the rim with Simple Adhesive. We also stamped a small wooden spoon with the sweet sentiment “yummy”.  The full sentiment reads “yummy to the tummy”, so we masked off the part of the sentiment we didn’t use. We then added a cute squiggly, dashed line to complete the design.

Be sure to join us for the new release tomorrow, May 5th

The big day is almost here. Visit with the design team for a few final peeks before release day. Hop around the DT Blogs for more fun ideas with {Sentiments and Backgrounds} from Collection 3…

Yummy Ice Cream Bowls Supply List:

• STAMPS:  Flower Buds Collage, Trinket Sentiments {available May 5th}
• INK: Perfect Little Black Dress, Creamsicle Cardigan, Coral Necklace, Say Yellow to All Your Fans
• CARDSTOCK: Creamsicle Cardigan, Coral Necklace, Say Yellow to All Your Fans
• OTHER: Simple Adhesive, Wooden Spoons, Ice Cream Cups

WANT TO SEE MORE? Visit with CSS design team members for additional {Release Preview} inspiration from Collection 3, showcasing projects using new sentiments + backgrounds with:

Stephany Zerbe

Lori Tecler

Kim Duran

Laurie Willison

Jennifer Rzasa

Laura Bassen

Denise January

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Preview: Sentiments + Backgrounds Gallery

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Make your next party iconic. Use a mixture of alphabets and bold symbols to set the tone for your next gathering.  Today we are continuing with previews of Collection 3 by sharing a playful card that explores the new alphabet set – Alpha Engraved…

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It’s a Party

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Classic and timeless meets contemporary with this latest alphabet addition. With it’s clean sleek lines and open areas, Alpha Engraved is very versatile for several stamping styles. The complete set includes both large and small letter sizes and numbers.  We love that all of the alphabet sets are designed so that each letter is equally sized, which makes it easy to create custom words and phrases that stamp straight each time.

We created a fun play on words by combining our ice cream cone image from Triangle Trinkets to replace the letter “a” on our ice cream party invitation. The letters were colored in with a rainbow of colors to add a little more detail.  And the triangle grid background on the card base is a builder bar from the Lattice set.

Alpha Engraved is one of {4} great options to incorporate alphabets and numbers into your projects in the upcoming release. Visit with the design team to see more of what’s to come in Collection 3…

It’s a Party Supply List:

• STAMPS:  Lattice, Alpha Engraved, Triangle Trinkets, Trinket Sentiments{available May 5th}
• INK: Perfect Little Black Dress, Creamsicle Cardigan
• CARDSTOCK: A Blanc Check, Creamsicle Cardigan, Coral Necklace,
• COPICS: Earth Trio 3, Toner Gray Trio 1, Yellow Trio 2, Yellow Red Trio 4, Red Trio 4
• OTHER: Simple Adhesive, Dimensionals

WANT TO SEE MORE? Visit with CSS design team members all week long for additional {Release Preview} inspiration from Collection 3, starting with more fun with alphas + numbers with:

Stephany Zerbe

Dana Grothaus

Kim Duran

Laurie Willison

Laura Bassen

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Preview: Alphas + Numbers Gallery

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Celebrate with sweets. Sweet treats are always a hit at any big event so we decided to incorporate a few tasty treats as part of today’s preview project. We are sharing peeks at a {NEW} product as part of today’s flowers and butterflies reveal from Collection 3…

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Ice Cream Dreams

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Now you may wonder, “how do ice cream cones, flowers and butterflies all go together?” Well it’s very simple with our new Imprints Plates. That’s right, we are introducing the very first in a series of an amazing new product – Imprints. Intricate designs are deeply etched into metal plates that can then be run through your standard die cutting machine with the appropriate mats and pads to create beautiful, detailed imprints.

Imprints 1 has (2) sides that coordinate seamlessly with sets from Collection 3. For today’s project we are sharing a peek at side 1, which has a lovely floral collage.

Plain typing paper was cut into four squares, then imprinted with the floral image. A template to create the paper wrapper for the ice cream cones was drawn onto the imprinted squares and cut to size. A strip of Simple Adhesive secured the paper cones.

For a bit of fun, decorative detail we added a logo heart tab from the Flowers set.  We thought the cute heart bloom made for a great logo on our ice cream cones. Each cone was dipped in icing and rolled in white jimmies. Guests can grab a cone and choose to fill it with popcorn, candy, or any flavor ice cream of their choice.

We have several natural element sets releasing this month. Visit with the design team for additional projects using the new Collection 3 {Flowers and Butterflies}…

Ice Cream Dreams Supply List:

• STAMPS:  Flowers, Trinket Sentiments {available May 5th}
• INK: Perfect Little Black Dress, Creamsicle Cardigan, Paint the Town Pink, Say Yellow to All Your Fans
• CARDSTOCK: A Blanc Check, Creamsicle Cardigan, Orange You Fabulous, Coral Necklace, Say Yellow to All Your Fans
• SIMPLE CUTS: Banners 1, Imprints 1 (available May 5th)
• RIBBON: A Blanc Check
• OTHER: Simple Adhesive, Dimensionals, Ice Cream Cone Template

WANT TO SEE MORE? Visit with CSS design team members all week long for additional {Release Preview} inspiration from Collection 3, starting with more fun with flowers + butterflies with:

Stephany Zerbe

Jaclyn Miller

Lori Tecler

Kim Duran

Jennifer Rzasa

Laurie Willison

Tracy Schultz

Laura Bassen

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Preview: Flowers + Butterflies Gallery

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It’s an exciting time at Clear and Simple Stamps, as today marks the start of a new release! We are kicking off the previews with a look at new shapes and labels from Collection 3…

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A Sweet Treat

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We are super excited to introduce you to the newest addition to the CSS line up of shapes…the triangle.

At first glance you may see a simple, three-sided, geometric shape, but there is so much more than what meets the eye. In the new Triangle Trinkets stamp set, you will find an assortment of icons that can be built from an adorable triangle. This set also coordinates with the sentiment set Trinket Sentiments - it truly is perfect for holidays and all sorts of fun occasions.

Triangles Plus is a background builder set filled with {6} triangle bars, and {18} single decorative triangle options for creating geometric patterns and designs. For today’s project we used two single triangles combined to created one fun background pattern.

Our focal point is an ice cream cone.  We stamped the triangle image onto the die cut Labels 9, masked the top and stamped the button scoop.  You have the choice to color in your image or stamp the color. We chose a mix of both.  The Labels 9 border and ice cream cone was colored in with Copic markers.  We added the waffle cone pattern with the markers to give it a little extra detail.

And since we are talking geometric patterns and shapes, we can’t leave out the uber trendy hexagon. After all, six triangles can be easily arranged to create a hexagon – it’s a match made in heaven!

The hexagon series includes {2} background builder sets: Hexagons Plus and Mini Hexagons. In addition to the backgrounds builders, there is also a Shapes: Hexagons – a die cut/stamp set combo. Each are unique sets that offer a ton of creative options.

And there is more! Not only will you find triangles and hexagons in Collection 3, but you will also find coordinating frame stamps for Labels 9, like the one used on today’s card, and frames for a brand new Labels 11. Visit with the design team for some absolutely awesome projects using the new Collection 3 {Shapes and Labels}…

A Sweet Treat Supply List:

• STAMPS:  Triangles Plus, Triangle Trinkets, Trinket Sentiments, Simply Stated 2 {available May 5th}
• INK: Perfect Little Black Dress, Creamsicle Cardigan, Paint the Town Pink, Say Yellow to All Your Fans
• CARDSTOCK: A Blanc Check, Creamsicle Cardigan, Orange You Fabulous, Coral Necklace, Say Yellow to All Your Fans
• SIMPLE CUTS: Labels 9
• COPICS: Earth Trio 3
• OTHER: Simple Adhesive, Dimensionals, White Gel Pen

WANT TO SEE MORE? Visit with CSS design team members all week long for additional {Release Preview} inspiration from Collection 3, starting with more fun with shapes + labels with:

Stephany Zerbe

Jaclyn Miller

Kim Duran

Laurie Willison

Laura Bassen

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Preview: Shapes + Labels Gallery

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