I loved you lately? LOL.  I have not FORGOTTEN my sistahs.. it’s been a whirlwind around here preparing for our PAULABELLA coming for a full day of classes on Saturday (OMG so EXCITED!!!!)..  Everyone is in for a TRUE PAULA experience.  She is coming with Jim who is so amazing and brings her lunch etc (cuz her hostess sure doesnt..lol  I am too comfortable now!!).  We haven’t seen eachother in a while so this should be fun!  I am hoping she will come early enough on Friday so that we have some more time to bond!  And friday is gonna be special cuz TRISH is coming to visit too!  we are gonna have an ENCAUSTICALLY great time..LOL (ya I am a bit of a loser..LOL).   On SUNDAY we will be thinking about poor LINDABELLA elevating her wrist.  HMPH.  I miss you lindabella!! we all do!

We are also getting ready for DONNA DOWNEY coming! She will be here from June 4-6.  OMG sooo excited to spend a whole weekend with her…  I hope she doesn’t get sick of me cuz I am gonna be ON TOP OF HER for 4 days LOL.. she may not even know that we will have a pajama party..LOL.  She also promised me that we will be doing an inspiration journal on the Sunday night… cannnnnoooot wait!  And then it is the BELLA in Europe from June 9-17 working at the Craft Barn June 12-13 and then Paris! oui oui!

It’s gonna be a great summah sistahs.. Oh and I failed to mention….. THERE WILL BE A PHENOMALICIOUS release next monday.. MEMORIAL day.. you will FUH-REAKKKKK out!!! I promise.. it is an OUTSTANDING release.. Mobella has awesome images coming out in Rubbah, and CHRISTY CROLLABELLA has a new character that you will wanna SQUEEZE.. there will also be some bellasssss… YUUUUUMMM!

I AM SOOOO EXCITEDDDDDDDD.  are you?

don’t forget about Bellarific Friday!  MASCULINE THEME !

mwah to da sistahs who didn’t forget about lil (not so much) ole me

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Hiya sistahs!  Hope everyone has had a good end of the week.  This will put you over the edge FO’ SHO’!

Let’s talk about winnahs from last week’s bellarific friday!

The $20 voucher winner for contributing last week goes toooooo……

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6- Isabelle Gagnon!  you win! Please contact me for your winnings!

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Now for da COMMENTAYTAH winnah!

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13-Corey Galluzzzzo  you win!  Email me and I will put it in your account sistah!

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Ok, now let’s talk BIDNISS

Bellarific friday for this week was AMAZING!  Everyone was working with the following sketch

Now let’s see how our BABEROONIS interpreted it

Our poor Lindabella will be out of commission for the next 6-8 weeks 🙁 poor lindabella. We miss you!!!

Paulabella used TURTLE TOTS-SUMMER GIRLS

Elainabella used TACO KETTO

Danabella used TURTLE TOTS-SUMMER GIRLS

Karen Motzabella used FABBY

Jeaniebella used BFFABUGGS

Jodibella used FRIENDSHIP DEFINITION BLOCK

Now how’s DAT for extra YUMMALICIOUSNESS??? HMMMM??

Now let’s see what da SISTAHOOD came up with.. and DA MINI SISTAHOOD!

Catherine Groden used PREZZIES FOR LULU

Cindy Redding used RUBY by Mo Manning

Corey Galluzzo used YOGABELLA

Dawn Barghorn used FABBY

Debi Southard used KING OF THE WILD THINGS

Fonda Dixon used CRUISABELLA

Jeanette Smith used NEW FRIENDS ELLA AND LOOLOO

Jenn Borjeson used HUGGYBELLAS

Jessica Willison used MEREDITH TEACUP

Lori Brown used AMPLEETUDE

Lori Tecler used STELLA NEEDS A PREZZIE

Madison Morgan used LUNA HUGGABUGG (resident minibella)

Margo Smith used BRANCHING OUT OWLIES

Mckenzie Morgan used GARDENIA GREENTHUMB (other twin resident MINIBELLA)

Megan Lock used TURTLE TOTS- TEDDY BEAR

Regan Dagostino used Loves me Daisies

Sheila Veitch used CRUISABELLA

Silke Kittmann used Cosmobella

Sue used GOSSIPABELLA

terri used ROW OF KINIS

so How’s DAT for EYE CANDEEE?  I just love this day! don’t you? hmmmm?

also soo excited for da DONNA DOWNEY coming in two weeks and da PAULABELLA next week! WOOHOO very bisssssssyyyyy

mwah to da sistahs who lovey da fridayZ

******OOPSIE..next week’s challenge is  FATHER’S DAY OR MASCULINE THEME****

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Hiya tootsies.. how’s everybody on this HUMP day?  I’ve been feeling a bit “off” which is verrry weird.. may go home and sleep it off.  Reading a fabby although depressing book called the GLASS CASTLE.  It is definitely a page turner and really makes you appreciate what you have.

Yesterday was my little Jayden’s 5th birthday.  Where does the time go?!  I asked my mother in law when the excuse of carrying baby weight can not be used anymore… she advised it is an excuse we are allowed to use FOREVAH.. So I am sticking to it.   We took some pictures but now that I have the card reader in my possession, I forgot the CARD AT HOME!!! GRRRR.. I swear if my head wasn’t screwed on tightly I would leave it somewhere too.  I will be sure to post the pics as soon as I have the TWO in my possession AT THE SAME TIME..LOL

so sad news… (I feel like a newspaper..LOL).  Our poor poor poor LINDABELLA went to Vegas and decided to ZIPLINE (what’s wrong with her?!?!?! lol)  and she broke her wrist!! and it is THE wrist at that.  I asked her why she couldn’t break a LEG or something if something HAD to break.  Hmph.  Please send her a comment cuz she is sad at home missing us and can’t color 🙁  she will be out of commission for 6-8 weeks! (I MISS YOU LINDABELLA).  Her class in Bellaland will be cancelled for May 30th.  We will be sending emails tomorrow to notify everyone.

I am very excited!  My new friend TRISH BALDWIN from my encaustic course last weekend is coming to visit me!  She will be arriving next Friday to play in wax with me!  Is that exciting or what?  I am begging her to bring her dress project with her … I need one of those badly and she promised she would bring it right TRISH? LOL 

Now let’s share some SCRAPPY goodness. Denabella is so coming out of her shell.  I am soooo proud of her!! Her work is TOTALLY OUTSTANDING.  I hope you will be able to go to her blog and leave a little comment ..  This is her most recent layout using our whole  STORE on one page.. LOL.  She used our CELEBRATE LIFE stamp, basic grey new BASIC COLLECTION, the new Australian BUZZ AND BLOOM chipboard flowers (still loading some in the system).. AMAZING OR WHAT?!?!?! oh and marshmallow glimmer mist on the alphabet.

Mwah to da sistahs who lovey da BUZZZZ and da BLOOOM and da DENABELLA

Em

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hmm.. not sure if you will get that title.. it’s from Sesame Street or the MUPPETS when Kermit was a reporter… Hi Ho, Kermit DEEEEE frog here.. How silly do I sound if you have NO IDEAR what I am talking about lol

back from RALEIGH, north carolina.. LOL.. I mentioned it was SOUTH carolina and then realized my error.  OH BOY did we have fun.  I will post pictures of my creations and update you on the deets tomorrow but I have to tell you we had an amazing time, it was 3 pure days of ME time.  ME time… what is that?  I haven’t had that in YEARS where i didn’t get any questions, no calls (except to my fam), no emails (well, maybe a little wee bit), just doing stuff that interests me.. ME?  what is that?? sometimes I lose me.. ya know?  did you ever feel that way?  I am now rejuvenated and ready to BOOGIE!  Let’s start with a BELATED Bellarific Friday.  So sorry for the delay sistahs but I was VEEERRRY busy with me..LOL

Here goes!  Let’s see what our BABEROONIS came up with.  The theme this week was a COLOUR THEME!  It was pink, green and chocolate chip (yummmmmm chocolate chipppppssss)

Jodibella used IZZIE HAS BALLOONS

Karen Motzabella used ANABEL LULU

Elaine-abella used IVY KETTO

Lindabella used EXECUBELLA

Paulabella used DAYDREAMABELLA

Danabella used GRATTY TUDE

Jeaniebella used RUBY by Mo Manning

How’s DAT for DA BABES? OUTSTANDING!!

Now let’s see what the amazing SISTAHOOD has come up with

Beth Scott used MISSMATCH KETTO

Catherine Groden used ALTEE 'TUDE

Christine Dol used Turtle Tots SUMMER GIRLS

Corey Galluzzo used AGNES KETTO

Fonda Dixon used Prezzibella

Isabelle Gagnon used JILL IS TWO by Mo

Janet Rossi used ANISE KETTO

Jenn Borjeson used YOU ARE UNIQUE

Lori Tecler used AMPLEETUDE

Margo Smith used EUNICE AND IRVING

maria used MAISY KETTO

Mary Dinucci used CLICKABELLA

Mckenzie Morgan (our 8 year old twin of Madison) used Bluebell BITTYBLOOM

Michele Ghent used BLOOMIN' POTS

Regan D'agostino used TACO KETTO

Madison Morgan used BUTCH AND MIMI (other twin :))

Violet Verhoog used CHIRPIE KETTO

What an amazing job da sistahood has done and for that one sistah will win $20 in bella bucks which will be announced this Friday!

Now if you place a comment on this post, you can win $10 in Bella buckeroonis! which will be announced on Friday as well

This week’s challenge is a gorgeous sketch!  don’t forget to play along!

Mwah to da sistahs who KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA (lol)

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in case anyone was wondering.. LOL.. I know you’re out there but you are not COMMENTATING… I think you must COMMENTATE so that I will be motivated to keeeep onnn writtting

Ok, I was told by my DT COORDINATOR Danabella that I must post this amazing JEANIEBELLA sketch for next Friday MAY 21st Bellarific friday.  So someone tells me something.. and I LISTEN! LOL

When you submit, please just put BF MAY 21 in the subject line.. s’aright?

Mwah to da sistahs who will COMMENTATE (lol) and who will miss me

Em

OOPS, here’s the sketch

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Hiya sistahs,

well I tried the lipgloss and it did come out a bit fuschia..LOL.. either it is a standard color, or my lips have WICKED pigment!  Dena took a picture of my PUCKER but my darling Ryan took my card reader and i can’t post it!! GRRRRRR……

Let’s talk WINNAHS from last week’s bellarific friday

WINNAH OF $20 in BELLABUCKS FOR CONTRIBUTION GOES TO

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And now for my trip plans!  I am going with my friend Sheryl to Raleigh, SC to take a class on a technique I have been wanting to learn about for a very long time.  Encaustic Painting and Encaustic art.  Art involving beeswax is so tactile and yummy and smells deelish (LOL) and is low carb (LLOOLL).  We are taking a 3 day workshop with Patricia Seggebruch and we are so excited!  Of course travelling with a friend who loves exactly what you love, shops for exactly what you shop for is a BLAST to travel with.. we already have our destinations planned in between learning a few things :).  I have been so involved in art journaling, stamping, colouring, shmearing, shpritzing.. it’s been so much fun and I think we may introduce some classes at the shop.  It’s amazing not to “care” what the end result is but to SO enjoy the journey getting there.. OMG.. it’s a place where I try new techniques I would like to introduce to everyone.. where “accidents” happen and I learn something new.. THOSE are the BESTEST accidents

So with that sistahs, I bid you an adieu, and have a great week. Don’t forget your colour themed submissions for this week’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY which will be posted ON MONDAY unfortunately 🙁

Mwah to da sistahs who may want to take this WAX journey with us upon our return!

P.S. a little JAYDEN nugget from last night “MOMMY, DADDY, can we play GOLD-FISH?” aka go fish.. LOL.  Almost SHOVED her in my mouth whole, it was so delish

Em

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Hiya sistahs.. I know that there are sistahs from all ovah DA world who come and visit my bloggypoo (at least I hope so…LOL).  I am wondering if anyone else celebrated a SNOWY mother’s day.  SNOW.  Yup you hearded me…SNOW on MAY 9th!  It was CUH-RAZY I tell ya.

Well, yesterday morning I heard a BIG commotion down in the kitchen.. I had a FEELINK that there was some preparation going on from da kidlets and sure enough at 7:45 My door bangs open and in come 2 little ones in PJS holding stuff.  One had a plate with Rye bread on it and a knife and the other one was carrying a tub of margarine.  There was a glass of water but *ahem* half was spilled on the staircase.  They were BEAMING (i did not DARE tell them that the diet of the week was ATKINS and there were NO carbs going into me) so I pretended to Crunch and Munch and OOOOHH and AHHHHH saying how proud I was of them.  MORE BEAMING going on.  Tyler then proceeded to tell me that he had to STARE at the toaster oven and open it before it “rang” so that I would nevah SUSPECT they were making me toast (as if the rustle and bustle and clanging and banging in the kitchen would not give it away..LOL).. I confirmed his cleverness.. and Jayden was in the background piping up a big “YEAH ME TOO” every once in a while..LOL.  How cute was that?!

Today Tyler had a book report that he basically had to do orally  to the class.  He was SO PROUD to tell me it concerned NON FICTION this time.. every 3 seconds he said the words NON FICTION cuz he was so proud that he knew what NON FICTION was (get the point about NON FICTION?) Then my darling almost 5 year old told me she didn’t wanna watch the movie cuz she saw it already on YOU TUBE… I almost SWALLOWED her when she said that.  How does she know what YOU tube is? LOLOL

So I took Tyler and Jayden (not trying to be an annoying mama) to a birthday party for ADAM (remember NOT TODAY MAYBE TOMORROW? HUH CHESTER?).. that’s ADAM and his mom is my BFF.  She decided to give me a little bag from the drugstore for Mother’s Day… Well guess what she bought me?

KNOW WHAT THIS IS????? LOL. It’s a LIP GLOSS (clear) that CHANGES with the TONE of your LIPS!! Does that sound remotely familiar? LOL. Remember this POST?

I looked at my BFF and asked her if she remembered my FIASCO with the last lip gloss I got that PROMISED to take the colour of my lips and enhance them naturally.. LOL.. they were FUSCHIA!!  So I was a bit scared of the one above.. LOL.  I am going to try it tomorrow and will keep you posted!

Mwah to da sistahs who LOVE NON FICTION, YOU TUBE and LIP GLOSS (LOL!)

Em

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Good Morning (now afternoon..LOL)  sistahs!  Hope you had a phenomalish week. We are FREEZING in Toronto.. I have no ideaR what’s up with the weathah but baby it’s cold outside…

So today is bellarific Friday! I love this day (after I post everything of course..LOL)..  We will see what our BABEROONIS have been up to including our BRAND SPANKIN NEW BABE ELAINEABELLA!

Our theme this WEEK is FLOWERS! either as an embellishment or as the stamp

Elainabella used MISSMATCH KETTO

Lindabella used RUBY by Mo Manning

Danabella used FLOWAHBELLA

Karenabella used TILLY THE TEACUP GIRL

Paulabella used TEAPOT DAISIES

Jeaniebella used TOGETHAH FOREVAH

HOW PHENOM is that?  OY THE BABES MAKE ME SOOOO VERRRRY HAPPPPPPPPPY!!

Now let’s see what my OTHAH happiness has done to my heart.  DA SISTAHOOD’s CARDS!  And we have a couple of MINI sistahs who have contributed again this week!  I LOVEY da mini sistahs!

Alexis used PATIENCE by mo manning

Angela Pruisman used DAISYBELLA

Cathy Groden used STEPSISTERS by MO MANNING

Cindy used Ketto's POT O' FLOWERS

Jenny Erichsen used DAISYBELLA

jessica Willison used pot O' ORCHIDS for lulu

Leslie Good used POOKIE LOLLIPOP

Libby Barrett (one of our MINI BELLAS.. she is 11) used BESSIE LULU

Lori Brown used POOKIE LOLLIPOP

Lori Tecler used DAISYBELLA

Margo Smith used TEACUP DAISIES

Mary Clark used ANABEL LULU

Mckenzie Morgan (our OTHER MINI BELLA she is 8) used DAINTYBELLA

Nancy Ball used GRATTY 'TUDE

Regan D'agostino used our LABEL MEMORY BLOCK and ENJOY LIFE SENTIMENT

Rosanne Dreyer used FUSCHIAS FOR LULU

Shannon Guindon used SCARLETT TEACUP

Tanya Fretz used HAPPY FLOWERS

Terri Dodd used TEACUP DAISIES

Vicki Burns used GWENDOLYN lulu

now How’s DAT for da SISTAHOOD EYE CANDEEEE?

I want to wish all da sistahs who celebrate mother’s day a very happy, healthy, FOOD INFESTED (you deserve a treat 🙂 ) Mama’s day!

Don’t forget to leave a comment so you are eligible to win $10 in Bellabucks!

Mwah to da sistahs who are not FREEEEEZING

*** NEXT WEEK”S CHALLENGE is a COLOUR CHALLENGE!! SOFT PINK, CELERY GREEN and CHOCOLATE CHIP.. mmmmm chocolateeeeee***

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and I must share some yumminess  first and then discuss some winnahs 🙂

Thank you for allll your well wishes.. I am feeling a lot bettah but still shuffling my feet 😉

I wanted to share a layout that Denabella made.. absolutely GORGEOUS using the American Crafts ABODE COLLECTION and some scrappy stampies namely ROUND MEMORY BLOCK and the TODAY memory block.  BEEYOOTIFUL!

Now take a looky at JILL SPROTT’S LAYOUT.. MAGNIFIQUE!  As I have said earlier.. I think it is an amazing challenge to use an image stamp and make it a focal or embellishment on your page!  READY FOR THIS one? She paper pieced LOOOTS of hearty cuppycakes!  and used the new Girl’s Paperie line.. YUM!

Yummalish?  oui oui? (practicing my french..LOL)

Now let’s talk WINNAHS

the WINNAH of da CONTRIBUTAH of da week ($20 in bella bucks) is

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8- JANE BRACHT you WIN!  Please email me and I will send you your dinero! ( I am VERY international :) )

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Now for da COMMENTAYTAH winnah ($10 in bella bucks)

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13- Michelle T.. you win! please email me and will send your voucher!

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Don’t forget about Bellarific this week!  FLOWERS FLOWERS FLOWERS (either the stamp or the embellishments) due Thursday May 6th

Mwah to da sistahs who love da layouts

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Hiya sistahs!

Well, I am at home shuffling my feet feeling sorry for myself and a little bored.  I haven’t been feeling 100% for the last coupla days… Went into the store yesterday and was accosted by several customers confirming that I must be sick (DID I LOOK THAT BAD?!?!?!? LOL).  See what lack of MAC makeup can do to a person? hmph.  So I woke up feeling yuckadoodle (a very popular word in the BELLA household) and I received STRICT DOCTOR’S ORDERS from Denabella (if you haven’t checked out her blog yet, please do.. it’s amazing and she is so UBER talented) telling me to STAY HOME.  She actually SCREAMED-ED at me.. LOL.  So here I am, writing Bellarific friday and will continue reading the most amazing book called LITTLE BEE and maybe I will sneak in some of my JUDGE shows..LOL.  Have you read any good books lately?  I love reading just never have the proper chance to sit and enjoy.  So today is my treat (if you call feeling yuckadoodley a treat..LOL)..

First let’s begin with a little announcement.  There’s a new “kid on the block”.. we have our 7th Bellarific babe who will be joining us next week! so please welcome ELAINE HUGHES!  She lives across the pond and is an amazing colorist and person! She is so enthusiastic and wonderful.. makes our team complete 🙂

So give a big hand to ELAINE HUGHES.. go to her bloggypoo and say hi!

Now let’s see what our Baberoonis have created..OUTSTANDING!

OUR THEME THIS WEEK WAS TO USE A BELLA STAMP THAT HAS NEVAH SEEN DA INK!

Karen MOTZABELLA used HOUSE CIRCLE

Lindabella used JILL IS TWO

Danabella used JUST MY TYPE

Jeaniebella used STELLARINA

Paulabella used ECOBELLA

Jodibella used HIPPIECHICKABELLA

Are these STUNNING or what??? hmph. I wish I was that talented.

Now for da TALENTED SISTAHOOD.. another hmph wishing I was that talented.

Mckenzie, our 8 year old Bellaholic was so excited when I told her auntie that OF COURSE she can participate in Bellarific fridays! HI MCKENZIE!

Angela Pruisman used STELLA LOOOVES RIBBON

Catherine Bilotto made a layout using JOT IT DOWN memory block

Cindy used BFFABUGS

Ellena Esteves used AGNES KETTO

Gaby Duclos used TIEDTHEKNOTABELLA

Jana Weaver used WOOFIN' IT UP

Jane Bracht used GEORGINA GLAMOURPUSS

Jayne Morgan used TURTLE TOTS SUMMER GIRLS

Jessica Willison used Chloe the Coffee Cup girl

Kimberly Lowrey used KING OF THE WILD THINGS

Leslie Good used HUGGYBELLAS

Lori Brown used ANGELINA

Lori Tecler used Ellie-phant

Margo Smith used SUPERBELLA

Mary Clark used PATIENCE

Nancy Ball used CUPPA TEA

Rosanne Dreyer used HANGING SIGN

Siobhan Kline used JULIA's DIAPER BAG

Tanya Fretz used Lulu's BIRTHDAY CAKE

How’s DAT for our SISTAHOOD!  3 cheers!  Loved the cards this week!

Would also like to say HAPPY NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY to all da sistahs (did Christopher Columbus deem this date?  I always wondered how these days were proclaimed..LOL if anyone has the answer, PUH-LEASE share as inquiring minds NEED to know).   Bellaland is going to be ON FIRE tomorrow.. so if you have a chance to come and visit, please do (I am trying to get HEALFY for tomorrow).. we are gonna have free demos and make n takes and dessert (yum).. LOTSA people.. we have a sold out crop (3 rooms filled).. so it will be a BLAST!! Oh and of course some specials in store only.  So COME IN AND VISIT will ya?

Also, a shout out to Kelli who is organizing a retreat with very limited spots left.  If you are interested, you can read about it here and contact her!  Everyone needs a retreat no?

Oh and update on the BELLA’s EUROPEAN vacay (ahem I mean WORK).. it is confirmed that Ryan and I will sneak over to  PARIS (oui oui!) for 2 days after working at the Craft Barn on June 12th and 13th!  If any of our EUROPEAN sistahs can come and visit I would BE THRILLED! This event is meant to be TOP NOTCH and I would love it if you came!  You can read more about it here

Ok sistahs,  this post has taken me over 2 hours to write (with a coupla phone calls in between) and I am zonked.. so I am gonna go read my book and chill for a little (I don’t really think that will happen but will try.  don’t really know how to ‘chill’ but it sounded so YUMMY saying it).

Please come visit tomorrow.. would love to see you

Mwah to da sistahs who love bellarific fridays, the babes, the sistahood and all things bella

don’t forget to post a comment to win $10 in Bella BUCKEROONIS

next week’s theme you ask?  FLOWERS.. using punches, die cuts and BELLA STAMPIES!

Em

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