Penny Black And More November – Anything Christmas

November 1, 2015December 28, 2015 linda10 Comments

i know i keep saying this, but i don’t know where the time goes! it’s the first sunday of the month and time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge blog – this month we’d like to see anything christmas with stamping.

i used this fun image from the penny black stamp set ‘jolly follies’ that was a birthday gift – thank you so much anne! as usual, i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os.

Penny Black

Crafts U Love

Crafty Ribbons

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Birthday Balloon

October 25, 2015 linda4 Comments

i made this card for a very special someone who loves elephants – happy birthday! you might remember that i used the wplus9 bubble talk elephant on two previous cards and they were so well received that i *had* to get the unforgettable stamp set too.

i had so much fun watercolouring this adorable image; as usual, i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os and i added clear wink of stella to the balloon for extra shimmer. the tiny stars were randomly stamped in green since the recipient’s favourite colours are purple and green.

i’d like to submit this to the wplus9 Throwback Thursday Challenge #8 – Fair Isle Backgrounds – not exactly the right stamps or colours, but i was inspired to make a CAS card.

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Snowy Day

October 21, 2015October 21, 2015 linda7 Comments

today i’m sharing a card that i designed for Buddly Crafts featuring this adorable bunny image from the Buddly Craft clear stamp set called Toby Tumble’s Snowy Day.

as usual, i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os, added some stickles to the snow on the ground and used a soft snowflake digi paper from Pachela Studios Digi Papers – Toby Tumble’s Christmas Papers. i die cut two Joy! Crafts Winter Wishes Snowflake Border and added a glitter paper border created with scor-pal tape and glitter.

Visit the Buddly Crafts Facebook page and blog for some very creative projects and updates about new products.

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:
kathy’s 30 day colouring challenge
one crazy stamper – Christmas/Halloween/Fall
Christmas at Sweet Stampin’ – Christmas Travel or Transport
ABC Christmas Challenge – ‘U’ is for Unusual Christmas Colors

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Penny Black And More Mid October – Autumn Colours

October 18, 2015November 14, 2019 linda12 Comments

i’m back with a reminder that you still have plenty of time to play along with this month’s autumn colours theme at the penny black and more challenge. i made another halloween card; it’s one of the few times of the year that i use orange, my least favourite colour. :)

i watercoloured the sky and this cute little hedgie from the penny black ‘scary halloween’ clear stamp set with twinkling H2Os and matted it on a die cut white stitched circle, sponged with seedless preserves distress ink. the image is popped on foam tape against the textured orange cardstock, embossed with the darice fall leaf embossing folder. the sentiment is from the ‘trick or treat’ set.

i hope you’ll come and play along – remember, you can use any company’s stamp for your focal point, just no digis please; a future guest designer will be selected from those who use a PB image and as always, there are some fabulous prizes to be won from: Penny Black, PPR Papercrafts, Marianne Designs. visit the blog for some fabulous creations by my teamies.

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:
simon says stamp monday – wonderful watercolour
kathy’s 30 day colouring challenge
noor! design uk challenge 11 – halloween/autumn
one crazy stamper – Christmas/Halloween/Fall
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Snowy Cottage

October 15, 2015October 15, 2015 linda4 Comments

with the cooler temperatures, i feel like winter is just around the corner and i’m increasingly focused on creating christmas cards – in about six weeks they’ll need to be mailed already. so, today I’m sharing a card using an image from the wintery Buddly Crafts clear stamp set, Snowy Cottage.

i watercoloured the sky and image with twinkling H2Os, attached it to a glitter paper mat and then popped it on foam tape to the embossed Background Snowflakes.

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:
kathy’s 30 day colouring challenge
virginia’s view challenge 19 – all things coloured

Visit the Buddly Crafts Facebook page and blog for some very creative projects and updates about new products.

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Holiday Hugs

October 7, 2015October 7, 2015 linda5 Comments

the Jingle Belles prompt this time is to make cards for people who don’t celebrate Christmas. as a bereaved parent, i know that people who have experienced a loss may not agree that ‘it’s the most wonderful time of the year.’

in 2008, a couple of weeks before christmas and my son’s birthday, he was diagnosed with brain cancer and passed away in june 2009. since then, we’ve changed how we observe the season. paradoxically, i enjoy making christmas cards year round; i just don’t look forward to the actual holiday.

i’m more sensitive to how people might feel about certain sentiments so i think sending holiday hugs will be welcomed.

i watercoloured this cute daricies snowgirl with twinkling H2Os; isn’t she cute? i made this for a family member who loves silly snowmen as much as i do.

i’m also playing along with:
kathy’s 30 day colouring challenge
simon says wednesday – clean and simple christmas
one crazy stamper – Christmas/Halloween/Fall (i submitted a halloween card already)

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Penny Black And More October – Autumn Colours

October 4, 2015November 14, 2019 linda13 Comments

it’s the first sunday of the month and time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge blog – this month we’d like you to use autumn colours.

i created this scene with images from the penny black ‘scary halloween’ clear stamp set, masked a moon from a die cut circle and watercoloured everything with twinkling H2Os as usual. i added some dots for star and three clear sequins.

i hope you’ll come and play along – remember, you can use any company’s stamp for your focal point, just no digis please; a future guest designer will be selected from those who use a PB image and as always, there are some fabulous prizes to be won from: Penny Black, Marianne Design and Yours and Mine Paper Crafts. visit the blog for some fabulous creations by my teamies.

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:
kathy’s 30 day colouring challenge
virginia’s view challenge 19 – all things coloured
noor! design uk challenge 11 – halloween/autumn
one crazy stamper – Christmas/Halloween/Fall

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House Of Cards October Challenge

October 1, 2015September 30, 2015 linda19 Comments

i don’t know where september went! but since it’s october 1, it’s time for a new challenge theme at House Of Cards. this month we’d like you to add texture and/or use the colours in this inspiration photo:

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i watercoloured this cute penny black scarecrow with twinkling H2Os and used some new ones that i just had to have – i rationalized that they’re fall colours and it’s my favourite time of year. for texture i added the memory box die cut pumpkins, also coloured with twinks and then shaped and popped on foam squares.

you’ll want to visit the blog for plenty of inspiration from my talented team mates and tutorials that will be featured every couple of days, so check back often. hope to see you join in!

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Autumn Is Here

September 30, 2015 linda4 Comments

i’m sharing another CAS card as i’m just making the deadline for the magenta september challenge and the autumn theme. our leaves are starting to change colour and i’m so looking forward to the full range of colours and the cooler temps.

i used distress inks to ink the Magenta Clover Silhouette stamp and spritzed with water before stamping onto watercolour paper; i sponged the edges of the card with the same inks and the splatters were made with a yellow twinkling H2O. the left strip was also sponged and stamped with the Magenta Script stamp.

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Watercolouring On Kraft

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 linda4 Comments

Aileen asked if I used any water or just watercolour pencil on this card, posted yesterday, and i did use a damp brush. i’ve also used twinkling H2Os on kraft but she wondered about inktense pencils so i did an experiment today and wanted to share my results. disclaimer: this is my personal opinion only and is just for fun.

i used three different brands of kraft paper: neenah desert storm, the paper cut and recollections, all cut to A2 size (4.25 x 5.5″) and all coloured on this very overcast rainy day.

here is the amount of inktense pencil i used on each of the three: COPYRIGHT LINDA @ SNAILZPACE.WORDPRESS.COM

this is the result of blending with a damp brush:

inktense wet desert storm

here i’ve used similar colours of twinkling H2Os:

i found the recollections paper did pill, probably because it’s a darker shade and needed more colouring to show. my favourite is the desert storm for the opposite reason; it shows the intensity of the colours better. you still can’t blend, layer or lift colours as in traditional watercolouring and both watercolour and inktense pencils blend well dry, but if you want to use a damp brush on kraft, it’ll work with small images.

my favourite watercolouring medium, no surprise, is twinkling H2Os; i found they blended more easily, even though the recollections still pilled.

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Happy Hello

September 23, 2015 linda8 Comments

i’m playing along with the Wplus9 Get Sketchy Challenge #3:

i started this card with the washi tape on the bottom and painted cold press watercoloured paper with a yellow twinkling H2O. the stars from the wplus9 whole lotta happy dies were die cut with hot press watercolour paper and also painted with twinkling H2Os with some wink of stella for extra sparkle. the wplus9 hand lettered hello was die cut four times and i used scor pal tape and glitter for the top layer. finally, i added some pretty pink posh clear sequins and seed beads.

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Penny Black And More Mid September – Anything Goes

September 18, 2015September 18, 2015 linda10 Comments

this is just a reminder that you still have plenty of time to play along with us at the penny black and more challenge blog and the very easy anything goes! theme.

i watercoloured this cute penny black hedgie wood stamp, ‘yearning’ with twinkling H2Os. the cute photo corner grunge die is a gift, thank you daniela!

Penny Black

Stix 2

Sizzix

be sure to visit the blog for some fabulous creations by my teamies.

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Forest Friends

September 13, 2015September 13, 2015 linda9 Comments

i’m so glad i found time to have some fun creating this card for the Lawnscaping Challenge No. 113 – TEXTURE!

i painted the sky and images with twinkling H2Os, die cut and popped them on foam tape. the hand cut grass and die cut trees were embossed with the tim holtz woodgrain embossing folder and then coloured with distress inks. i finally got the lawn fawn rectangle stitching dies and i added an elizabeth craft hello.

i’d also like to submit this to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and the STAMP AND PUNCH/DIE CUT theme and the Time Out Challenge #39 to Make Your Mark.

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Penny Black And More September – Anything Goes

September 6, 2015September 6, 2015 linda5 Comments

it’s the first sunday of the month and time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge blog – this month our theme is anything goes!

i watercoloured this cute little hedgie from the penny black clear stamp set ‘tiny wishes’ with twinkling H2Os and used the sentiment from the clear set ‘wonderful.’

Penny Black, All Occasion Dies, Stix 2, and Pair of tickets to the NEC Hobbycraft show in November (worth £25

visit the blog for some lovely creations by my teamies.

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Thinking Of You

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 linda3 Comments

the colour combination at the wplus9 Pure Color With Kara: #3 Stamping Text Over Stamped Images is one i rarely use so i had to try it. besides, i don’t have enough wplus9 stamps yet to try the technique; will have to fix that.

you might remember seeing this adorable wplus9 elephant before and you’ll probably be seeing more of him since one family member loves elephants.

i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os and Sennelier watercolour paints, die cut both images and popped them on foam squares.

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House Of Cards September

September 1, 2015September 1, 2015 linda20 Comments

it’s hard to believe, but it’s the first of september so time for a new theme at the house of cards challenge; we’d like you to stitch it up and use either real or faux stitching on your creation.

Stitching

i watercoloured this cute hedgie from penny black’s clear stamp set ‘tiny wishes’ with twinkling H2Os, used stitched circle dies and a stitched rectangle die for the lawn fawn sentiment; sewing is a hobby i gave up because of my RA. just because my husband appreciates my sense of humour, this card is for our anniversary.

be sure to visit the blog to see some creative projects from the rest of the team and remember – tutorials will be posted throughout the month for even more inspiration.

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Sending Love

August 29, 2015August 28, 2015 linda5 Comments

i’ve been working on organizing my stamps and in the process i found this older but adorable Christy Croll for Stamping Bella image that was waiting to be inked up.

i thought it was perfect for the tiddly inks Challenge #164 – Have Heart so for the first time i get to play along. i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os, added glossy accents to the mailbox flag and two red pearls to the sentiment tag.

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Winter Bunny

August 27, 2015August 27, 2015 linda6 Comments

i’m playing along with the Magenta Challenge and the august theme of anything goes. i’m not very happy with my inked up stencil designs yet, so i went back to my comfort zone and coloured an image.

i watercoloured this magenta bunny with twinkling H2Os and i did use the magenta dots stencil on the red cardstock and added a magenta peel off sentiment sticker; i used the magenta markers to change it and the little snowflakes from silver to red.

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Special Delivery

August 25, 2015August 25, 2015 linda10 Comments

this week the jingle belles are celebrating all things POSTAL so i inked up this older stamp for the first time to create a card.

i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os and watercolour pencils, added a peel off sentiment that was silver, but i coloured it red and attached everything to a layer of shimmery silver cardstock. i’m also playing along with the August Rudolph Days Challenge at scrappymo’s blog.

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Little Poppet’s Birthday

August 23, 2015August 23, 2015 linda6 Comments

i have another birthday card to share that i designed for Buddly Crafts using one of the cute images from the clear stamp set Little Poppets Birthday.

as usual, i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os, used my favourite banner die to add the stamped candles at the top and added glass effect gel to the icing on the cake; the papers are Kim’s Digi Papers – A Patchwork of Papers – Plum.

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Birthday Wishes

August 16, 2015June 3, 2017 linda5 Comments

i designed this card for Buddly Crafts using one of the adorable images from the clear stamp set Birthday Wishes.

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i watercoloured the image, embossed background (Marianne Design Embossing Folder – Balloons) and the die cut Marianne Design ‘Special’ Balloon with twinkling H2Os.

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Four Calling Birds

August 8, 2015November 14, 2019 linda13 Comments

i think this Crissy Armstrong Four Calling Birds techie take is too funny.

this was so much fun to colour and, as usual, i watercoloured the sky and birds with twinkling H2Os and added stickles to their hats and around the edge of the image panel.

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:

Whimsy Inspiration -#85 Christmas In July
Stampavie and More #243 Christmas in Summer
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge Must be Christmas – Feathered Friends
Moving along with the Times – Snow In Summertime (monthly for summer ends 1st Sept)
Winter Wonderland – must be Christmas – Christmas Carols/Songs – ends Aug 27 (twelve days of christmas)
Noor! Designs UK #9 Christmas
Creative Card Crew #93 – Sparkle! – glitter or anything that sparkles

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Hello There

July 28, 2015November 14, 2019 linda5 Comments

i’m playing along with the Noor! Design UK Challenge #8: something old, something new.

i created another small card for my stash using an image from my new Joy! Crafts spring clear stamp set, new Joy! Crafts sun die and new elizabeth craft design hello die; the old items are the papers (watercolour, black glossy and matting) and my twinkling H2Os to watercolour with.

i’d also like to submit this to the summer theme at bunny zoe’s crafts july challenge.

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A Ton Of Hearts

July 21, 2015July 22, 2015 linda6 Comments

i’m playing along with the WPlus9 Challenge – Get Sketchy with Joni #2 and here’s her sketch:

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i watercoloured this cute elephant from the clear stamp set ‘bubble talk’ with twinkling H2Os, masked him and stamped the hearts border. to finish it off, i added red stickles to the tiny stamped hearts and one of the sentiments from the same set. this card will be sent to a family member who loves elephants.

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#wplus9

Shiny Ornament Tag

July 12, 2015July 12, 2015 linda12 Comments

i’m playing along with the lawnscaping challenge, No. 109, sparkle and shine, which i thought was perfectly suited to a christmas tag.

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some of the sparkle and shine is not showing up in the photo, but i covered the ornaments with glossy accents, edged the top tag layer with stickles and painted the background with a gold twinkling H2O that really shimmers.

lawn fawn ornament tag

i was also inspired by this just add ink challenge no. 270 inspiration photo:

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Supplies used:
Stamps: winter gifts, joy to the woods
Dies: tag you’re it, joy to the woods
Paper: snow day
peel offs
ribbon, twine

Another Tiny Mouse Celebrates

July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 linda3 Comments

Today I’m sharing a card that features another adorable little mouse image from the Buddly Craft clear stamp set, Tiny Mouse Celebrates, but this time I used the sentiment that is also included in the set.

tiny mouse

i watercoloured the sky and image with twinkling H2Os and watercolour paints. buddly crafts has quite a selection of digi papers so i used Kim’s Digi Papers – Pretty Mix – Pink with green cardstock and die cut the banners with my favourite Joy! Crafts Cutting Die – Labels & Tags.

Visit the Cuddly Buddly Crafts Facebook page and blog for some very creative projects and updates about new products.

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Penny Black And More July – Add A Sentiment

July 5, 2015June 3, 2017 linda8 Comments

it’s the first sunday of the month and time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge blog – this month it’s anything goes with a sentiment.

penny black bun and butterflies

i watercoloured this cute bunny from the penny black ‘garden critters’ clear stamp set with watercolour pencils, watercolour paints and twinkling H2Os and added a little hello from the penny black ‘every happiness’ cling stamp set.

i hope you’ll come and play along – remember, you can use any company’s stamp for your focal point, just no digis please; a future guest designer will be selected from those who use a PB image and as always, there are some great prizes to be won from: Penny Black, All Occasion Dies, Papercrafts, Marianne Designs, Whimsy

visit the blog for some fabulous creations by my teamies. thanks for popping by.

Tomorrow’s A New Day

July 3, 2015July 17, 2015 linda5 Comments

i’m playing along with Throwback Thursday #5 at WPlus9 where the theme is to be inspired by one of three cards using the Fresh Cut Wreaths stamp set. Wplus9.chickadee i was inspired by the first card with the popped frame against the stamped floral background. i watercoloured the chickadee from the clear stamp set, a new day, with twinkling H2Os on hot press watercolour paper, used the out of the box technique to die cut the frame, popped it with foam tape onto designer paper with a floral and leaf print. finally, i stamped the sentiment from the same set and i’m giving this card to my daughter. thanks for popping by. #wplus9

Strawberries – House Of Cards July

July 1, 2015July 2, 2015 linda22 Comments

it’s the first of july, happy canada day, and time for a new theme at the house of cards challenge. we have an inspiration photo that is oh so pretty and we’re asking you to be inspired by either the colors in our inspiration, use a food image, or do both!

FreshCutColor

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i was inspired by the yummy looking strawberries, so i watercoloured this flourishes image with twinkling H2Os, embossed a background and attached it – clean and simple. i hope you’ll come and play along; you have until the end of the month to join in. be sure to visit the blog for some beautiful creations by my team mates; and check back because different groups are showcased throughout the month.

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Especially For You

June 30, 2015 linda2 Comments

i designed today’s creation for Buddly Crafts using one of the smaller images from the clear stamp set Rose Garden – they’re perfect for creating backgrounds or using on tags like this.

buddly.crafts.tag

i used the Marianne Design Decorative Tags, stamped, watercoloured with twinkling H2Os, and sponged the edges with distress inks. i also had some fun splattering and i finished it off with a sheer striped pink bow and some twine.

i’m submitting this to kathy’s 30 day colouring challenge – day 30. this challenge was just what i needed this month; something to focus on and stay motivated to colour and create. i may have coloured everyday but i couldn’t share some of my DT projects yet.

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A Little Hello

June 29, 2015November 14, 2019 linda11 Comments

this is a small card i created for my stash using a couple of bird images from the Joy! Crafts spring clear stamp set.

joy crafts birds

as usual, i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os and added some yellow stickles to the flower centre.the sketch is challenge #268 from Just Add Ink and i’m also submitting this to the Noor! Design UK Challenge #7 here comes summer and kathy’s 30 day colouring challenge – day 29 already.

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Flying High

June 26, 2015 linda7 Comments

you might remember that on day 4 of kathy’s 30 day colouring challenge, i posted this sky that i painted with watercolour paints:

watercolour sky

i wasn’t sure what i wanted to do with it; i just love painting skies. but since then i acquired a house mouse stamp set that i thought was perfect. this is what it looks like now that i added more colour with twinkling H2Os and cropped it.

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so, this is for day 26.

i’d also like to submit this card to the House-Mouse…and friends Challenge CODE HMFMC196 for the anything goes option, although i imagine the bunny would be flying high if he were celebrating.

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A Simple Thank You

June 24, 2015 linda3 Comments

thank you for your kind words in response to my card in memory of my son. grief and bereavement are difficult topics that are easily avoided, so i really appreciate your taking the time to pop by and comment.

thankyou

i’m submitting this to kathy’s 30 day colouring challenge, day 24.

In Loving Memory

June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 linda11 Comments

i made this card in memory of my son who passed away six years ago today.

the image reminds me of all the adventurous stories my husband would make up and i think he passed on his vivid imagination to our son, who would create his own characters in his unique artistic style and in writing.

i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os, watercolour paints and watercolour pencils and i’m submitting this to kathy’s 30 day colouring challenge, day 18.

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Little Poppet

June 14, 2015June 16, 2015 linda2 Comments

today i’d like to share a card i designed for Buddly Crafts using one of the cute poppet images from the spring collection clear stamp set called Little Poppets & Paws.

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I stamped the bone from the same set on kraft and watercoloured with twinkling H2Os and watercolour pencils. the Marianne Design Bird & Fence were die cut, popped on foam tape and the bird was also watercoloured with twinkling H2Os.

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