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Here are a couple of tubes to play with this weekend. I will send a scrap kit and Tut through next. Can't wait to see your results! Oh, yes...Welcome to CrippleCreek!
Hugs...Kate
Mary Englebreit...No Tut?Used...Font Erasmus
Made by Kate...CrippleCreek
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July 4th Clipart EXP 7/05

 

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4th July Boys PNG

 

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Tut Challenge

 

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Anyway?You Slice It?
SB Tutorial *FTU*
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Tube in Example from WWW

I do not claim the tube as my own creation/

just the tutorial and supplies used (as noted by ?)

Tutorial Written By ?April Hunt (ACFC)

January 21st, 2011

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Written for?PSP X
?
Skill Level = Intermediate
?
Needed????
Tube?of your choice
?
Template:
?ACFC Anyway You Slice It
() or ()
??
Preparation
Open the ACFC Template
in your PSP and Minimize
???
Notes

You may join and go

No Mail if you only need the

supplies for tutorials

?

You may NOT share any of my tutorials.

You must join my groups or visit my web site

in order to try them. And always remember

to provide a link back to me when you

create anything with my tutorials.

?

DO NOT add my tutorials to any

web sites or upload them to any group

sites without my written permission.

All settings will remain
the same unless specified
??
Okay Let's Get Started!!
?
?
1. File > Open
Your Tube
?
2. Window >?Duplicate (Shift?+ D)
Close original??
?
3. Dropper Tool
Left click on your tube to?pick?a
Dark?color for your Foreground
Right click to choose a?Medium color
for your Background
*do not use a light color*
?
4. Image >?Resize
Settings:

Resample using?= Smart Size

Lock aspect ratio?= Checked

Resize all layers?= Checked?

Width?= No more than?250 Pixels

Height?= No more than 360 Pixels

?

*Optional

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

?

5. Edit > Copy

(your tube)

?

6.?Activate your

ACFC?Anyway You Slice It?Template

(you may choose to duplicate this
template if you wish to use the
tutorial again)

?

7. Layers Palette
Activate your Top Layer
(#1)
?
8. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Manual target color = Checked
Freehand selection = Unchecked
Colors:
Source =?#c0c0c0
Target =?Foreground (Dark)
?
9. Layers Palette
Activate your Second Layer from
the Bottom
(#8)
?
10. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
?
11. Layers Palette
Activate the Bottom Layer
(#9)
?
12. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
?
13. Layers Palette
Activate the Second Layer
from the Top
(#2)
?
14. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
?
15. Effects > Texture Effects >

Weave

Settings:

Gap size = 50

Width = 50

Opacity = 20

Weave color = White

Gap color = Null (not needed)

Fill gaps = Unchecked

?
16. Layers Palette
Activate the Fourth Layer from
the Bottom
(#6)
?
17. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
?
18. Effects > Texture Effects >

Weave

?

19. Layers Palette

Activate the Third Layer from

the Top

(#3)

?

20. Adjust > Color Balance >

Manual Color Correction
?
21. Effects > Texture Effects >

Blinds

Settings:

Width = 50

Opacity = 20-30

Color = White

Horizontal = Unchecked

Light from left/top = Unchecked

?

22. Layers Palette

Activate the Third Layer from

the Bottom

(#7)

?

23. Adjust > Color Balance >

Manual Color Correction
?
24. Effects > Texture Effects >

Blinds

Settings:

Light from left/top = Checked

?

25. Layers Palette

Activate your Fifth Layer from

the Top

(#5)

?

26. Adjust > Color Balance >

Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Colors:
Target =?Background (Medium)
?
27. Effects > Texture Effects >
Weave
?
28. Layers Palette
Activate the Fourth Layer from
the Top
(#4)
?
29. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
?
30. Effects > Texture Effects >

Weave

?

31. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

?

32. Layers > New Raster Layer

?

33. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

?

34. Flood Fill Tool

Settings:

Match mode?= None

Use all layers = Checked

Blend mode?= Normal

Opacity?= 100

Right?click to fill with

Background color (Medium)

**or choose a third color if

you wish**

?

35. Effects > Texture Effects >

Weave

Settings:

Gap size = 2

Width = 5

Opacity = 25

Gap color = White

Fill gaps = Checked

?

36. Effects > Reflection Effects >

Kaleidoscope

Settings:

Default

?

37. Layers > New Raster Layer

?

38. Flood Fill Tool

Right click to fill with your

Background color (Medium)

**or?use a third color if

you wish**

?

39. Layers Palette

Lower opacity to 85

?

40. Layers > New Raster Layer

?

41. Selections > Select All

?

42. Edit > Paste Into Selection

(your tube)

?

43. Selections > Select None

?

44.?Layers Palette

Lower opacity to 10-20

?

45. Image > Add Borders

Settings:
Symmetric = Checked
Size in pixels = 2
Color =?Background (Medium)
?
46. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color =?Foreground
?
47. Selections > Select All
?
48. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 10
Color =?Background
?
49. Selections?> Invert
?
50. Effects > Texture Effects >

Blinds

Settings:

Light from left/top = Unchecked

?

51. Effects > Texture Effects >

Blinds

Settings:?

Horizontal = Checked

?

52. Selections > Select None

?

53. Image > Add Borders

Settings:
Size in pixels = 5
Color =?Foreground
?
54. Layers > Promote Background Layer
?
55. Image > Resize
Settings:
Width = Will self adjust
Height = 400 Pixels
?

*Optional

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

?
56. Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = Unchecked
Width = 2500?Pixels (or your choice)
Height = 400 Pixels
Placement = Center Left
Change Left Placement # to = 20
?
57. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 70
Blur = 10.00
Color =?Black or your choice
Shadow on new layer =?Checked?
?
58.?Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Edge?= Checked
Vertical = Checked
Width (%) = 51
Transition (%) = 50
?
59. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
?
60. Layers > New Raster Layer
?
61. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
?
62.?Flood Fill Tool
Right click to fill with your
Background color (Medium)

**or use a third color if

you wish**

?
63. Effects > Texture Effects >

Blinds

Settings:?

Width = 5

Opacity = 5

Horizontal = Unchecked

?

64.?Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
?
65. Edit > Paste As New Layer
(your tube)
?
66. Move Tool
Arrange your tube on the
left side to your liking
?
67. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Opacity = 65
Blur = 8.00
Color =?Black or your choice
Shadow on new layer =?Unchecked?
*Do not add a drop shadow

to a misted tube*

?
*Optional
68.?Add any?text if you choose
?
69. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
?
70.?Layers > New Raster Layer
?
71.?Add your Watermark
?
72. File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer
Settings:
Set Compression value to @ 20-25
OK
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You are now done!
Have fun with your new stationery!
?

Please remember to link this tutorial back to

April's Creations for Christians

?

?

Letter Creator Tips!!
In Body
Image Position = Top Left
Margins:
Left?= (set left margin so text starts to
the right of the image on your side border)
*In the Footer remember to add a link
back to this tutorial so others can try it!
?

Thank you for trying my tutorial.

All ideas are my own.

Any similarity to any other tutorials

is purely coincidental and unintentional.

No Copyright infringements intended.

I do not claim any graphics

or tubes as my own unless noted.

Tube in Example?found on WWW?

?

You may NOT share any of my tutorials.

You must join my groups or visit my web site

in order to try them. And always remember

to provide a link back to me when you

create anything with my tutorials.

?

DO NOT add my tutorials to any

web sites or upload them to any group

sites without my written permission.

?

You can also find more tutorials at

?

A Special Thank-You to my

Wonderful, Supportive, True

Friends who help make these

Tutorials possible!

???????

You may?like to?try a Sample Pack

Five for $5.00 gets you:

1 Members Only Exclusive Tutorial

1 Personalized IncrediMail Letter

1 Personalized Name Tag

1 Personalized Desktop

and 1 Coupon ranging in value from

$5.00 off a membership up to a FREE

One Year Membership

Go to buy your 5 for $5.00 Sample Pack?

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Thank you and God bless

April (ACFC)

?
You may contact me at
?
?
?
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-------Original Message-------
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Date: 2021-06-28 2:41:04 AM
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Tutorial by April Hunt(ACFC)
& ?
? ACFC Members Site


Fw: Tut Challenge

 

开云体育

Anyway?You Slice It?
SB Tutorial *FTU*
?

Tube in Example from WWW

I do not claim the tube as my own creation/

just the tutorial and supplies used (as noted by ?)

Tutorial Written By ?April Hunt (ACFC)

January 21st, 2011

??

Written for?PSP X
?
Skill Level = Intermediate
?
Needed????
Tube?of your choice
?
Template:
?ACFC Anyway You Slice It
() or ()
??
Preparation
Open the ACFC Template
in your PSP and Minimize
???
Notes

You may join and go

No Mail if you only need the

supplies for tutorials

?

You may NOT share any of my tutorials.

You must join my groups or visit my web site

in order to try them. And always remember

to provide a link back to me when you

create anything with my tutorials.

?

DO NOT add my tutorials to any

web sites or upload them to any group

sites without my written permission.

All settings will remain
the same unless specified
??
Okay Let's Get Started!!
?
?
1. File > Open
Your Tube
?
2. Window >?Duplicate (Shift?+ D)
Close original??
?
3. Dropper Tool
Left click on your tube to?pick?a
Dark?color for your Foreground
Right click to choose a?Medium color
for your Background
*do not use a light color*
?
4. Image >?Resize
Settings:

Resample using?= Smart Size

Lock aspect ratio?= Checked

Resize all layers?= Checked?

Width?= No more than?250 Pixels

Height?= No more than 360 Pixels

?

*Optional

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

?

5. Edit > Copy

(your tube)

?

6.?Activate your

ACFC?Anyway You Slice It?Template

(you may choose to duplicate this
template if you wish to use the
tutorial again)

?

7. Layers Palette
Activate your Top Layer
(#1)
?
8. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Manual target color = Checked
Freehand selection = Unchecked
Colors:
Source =?#c0c0c0
Target =?Foreground (Dark)
?
9. Layers Palette
Activate your Second Layer from
the Bottom
(#8)
?
10. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
?
11. Layers Palette
Activate the Bottom Layer
(#9)
?
12. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
?
13. Layers Palette
Activate the Second Layer
from the Top
(#2)
?
14. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
?
15. Effects > Texture Effects >

Weave

Settings:

Gap size = 50

Width = 50

Opacity = 20

Weave color = White

Gap color = Null (not needed)

Fill gaps = Unchecked

?
16. Layers Palette
Activate the Fourth Layer from
the Bottom
(#6)
?
17. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
?
18. Effects > Texture Effects >

Weave

?

19. Layers Palette

Activate the Third Layer from

the Top

(#3)

?

20. Adjust > Color Balance >

Manual Color Correction
?
21. Effects > Texture Effects >

Blinds

Settings:

Width = 50

Opacity = 20-30

Color = White

Horizontal = Unchecked

Light from left/top = Unchecked

?

22. Layers Palette

Activate the Third Layer from

the Bottom

(#7)

?

23. Adjust > Color Balance >

Manual Color Correction
?
24. Effects > Texture Effects >

Blinds

Settings:

Light from left/top = Checked

?

25. Layers Palette

Activate your Fifth Layer from

the Top

(#5)

?

26. Adjust > Color Balance >

Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Colors:
Target =?Background (Medium)
?
27. Effects > Texture Effects >
Weave
?
28. Layers Palette
Activate the Fourth Layer from
the Top
(#4)
?
29. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
?
30. Effects > Texture Effects >

Weave

?

31. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

?

32. Layers > New Raster Layer

?

33. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

?

34. Flood Fill Tool

Settings:

Match mode?= None

Use all layers = Checked

Blend mode?= Normal

Opacity?= 100

Right?click to fill with

Background color (Medium)

**or choose a third color if

you wish**

?

35. Effects > Texture Effects >

Weave

Settings:

Gap size = 2

Width = 5

Opacity = 25

Gap color = White

Fill gaps = Checked

?

36. Effects > Reflection Effects >

Kaleidoscope

Settings:

Default

?

37. Layers > New Raster Layer

?

38. Flood Fill Tool

Right click to fill with your

Background color (Medium)

**or?use a third color if

you wish**

?

39. Layers Palette

Lower opacity to 85

?

40. Layers > New Raster Layer

?

41. Selections > Select All

?

42. Edit > Paste Into Selection

(your tube)

?

43. Selections > Select None

?

44.?Layers Palette

Lower opacity to 10-20

?

45. Image > Add Borders

Settings:
Symmetric = Checked
Size in pixels = 2
Color =?Background (Medium)
?
46. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color =?Foreground
?
47. Selections > Select All
?
48. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 10
Color =?Background
?
49. Selections?> Invert
?
50. Effects > Texture Effects >

Blinds

Settings:

Light from left/top = Unchecked

?

51. Effects > Texture Effects >

Blinds

Settings:?

Horizontal = Checked

?

52. Selections > Select None

?

53. Image > Add Borders

Settings:
Size in pixels = 5
Color =?Foreground
?
54. Layers > Promote Background Layer
?
55. Image > Resize
Settings:
Width = Will self adjust
Height = 400 Pixels
?

*Optional

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

?
56. Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = Unchecked
Width = 2500?Pixels (or your choice)
Height = 400 Pixels
Placement = Center Left
Change Left Placement # to = 20
?
57. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 70
Blur = 10.00
Color =?Black or your choice
Shadow on new layer =?Checked?
?
58.?Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Edge?= Checked
Vertical = Checked
Width (%) = 51
Transition (%) = 50
?
59. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
?
60. Layers > New Raster Layer
?
61. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
?
62.?Flood Fill Tool
Right click to fill with your
Background color (Medium)

**or use a third color if

you wish**

?
63. Effects > Texture Effects >

Blinds

Settings:?

Width = 5

Opacity = 5

Horizontal = Unchecked

?

64.?Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
?
65. Edit > Paste As New Layer
(your tube)
?
66. Move Tool
Arrange your tube on the
left side to your liking
?
67. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Opacity = 65
Blur = 8.00
Color =?Black or your choice
Shadow on new layer =?Unchecked?
*Do not add a drop shadow

to a misted tube*

?
*Optional
68.?Add any?text if you choose
?
69. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
?
70.?Layers > New Raster Layer
?
71.?Add your Watermark
?
72. File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer
Settings:
Set Compression value to @ 20-25
OK
?
You are now done!
Have fun with your new stationery!
?

Please remember to link this tutorial back to

April's Creations for Christians

?

?

Letter Creator Tips!!
In Body
Image Position = Top Left
Margins:
Left?= (set left margin so text starts to
the right of the image on your side border)
*In the Footer remember to add a link
back to this tutorial so others can try it!
?

Thank you for trying my tutorial.

All ideas are my own.

Any similarity to any other tutorials

is purely coincidental and unintentional.

No Copyright infringements intended.

I do not claim any graphics

or tubes as my own unless noted.

Tube in Example?found on WWW?

?

You may NOT share any of my tutorials.

You must join my groups or visit my web site

in order to try them. And always remember

to provide a link back to me when you

create anything with my tutorials.

?

DO NOT add my tutorials to any

web sites or upload them to any group

sites without my written permission.

?

You can also find more tutorials at

?

A Special Thank-You to my

Wonderful, Supportive, True

Friends who help make these

Tutorials possible!

???????

You may?like to?try a Sample Pack

Five for $5.00 gets you:

1 Members Only Exclusive Tutorial

1 Personalized IncrediMail Letter

1 Personalized Name Tag

1 Personalized Desktop

and 1 Coupon ranging in value from

$5.00 off a membership up to a FREE

One Year Membership

Go to buy your 5 for $5.00 Sample Pack?

??

Thank you and God bless

April (ACFC)

?
You may contact me at
?
?
?
?
?
?

-------Original Message-------
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Date: 2021-07-02 3:18:03 PM
Subject: Tut Challenge
?
?
?
?
?
?
-------Original Message-------
?
Date: 2021-06-28 2:41:04 AM
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
Tutorial by April Hunt(ACFC)
& ?
? ACFC Members Site


4th Clipart EXP 7/05

 

开云体育

?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?




?
?


4th July Boys PNG

 

开云体育

?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?








?
?
?


Please Read

 

开云体育

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?
?
?
?
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-------Original Message-------
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Date: 2021-07-02 3:05:18 PM
Subject: Please Read
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Here are a couple of tubes to play with this weekend. I will send a scrap kit and Tut through next. Can't wait to see your results! Oh, yes...Welcome to CrippleCreek!
Hugs...Kate
Mary Englebreit...No Tut?Used...Font Erasmus
Made by Kate...CrippleCreek
?


Please Read

 

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Welcome Everyone! I;m so glad you are here. I have sent through a few challenges for you to play with over the weekend. I will be sending out challenges on Monday;s and Thursday;s. I can't wait to see all the beautiful things you make. If you know of any other Creators that want to play, invite them. The more the merrier. If you make Tuts, Masks, Brushes etc, please share. Have a wonderful weekend, and Happy 4th!
Hugs...Kate
Font:
Tut:
Shared Images by Angie
Personal Use Only
"Welcome to Our Family"


My Tut Try

 

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I loved April's tuts, and this one is no exception!
HUgs...Kate



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Font Scrap Brother


Tube

 

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I gave a try at one of the tubes, It's not that nice but I enjoyed working on it
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Marika

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3 juillet 2021

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Re: My Tut Try

 

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Good job! Hugs, Rae?
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-------Original Message-------
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Date: 7/3/2021 2:04:33 AM
Subject: [CreatorsOnCrippleCreek] My Tut Try
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I loved April's tuts, and this one is no exception!
HUgs...Kate



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Font Scrap Brother

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2nd tut

 

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And this is what I made with another tube and the template. I'm not used to use templates but I did my best
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Marika

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3 juillet 2021

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3rd tube

 

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And this is what I made with the hyppo tube
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Marika

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3 juillet 2021

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? /g/SaskiaCreations

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Be True

 

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So glad to be in the group! I wish all who celebrate it,a very Happy and Sage 4th of July!!! Huggers,Daelene
Font: Brush Script MT
tube-JaneMayday
star background-group shared
flag mask-BG
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Re: My Tut Try

 

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loving it! hugs,Daelene?
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-------Original Message-------
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Date: 7/3/2021 2:04:41 AM
Subject: [CreatorsOnCrippleCreek] My Tut Try
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I loved April's tuts, and this one is no exception!
HUgs...Kate



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Font Scrap Brother

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Tut Challenge

 

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Thanks for looking! Have a great weekend! hugs,Daelene


Font: Cleveland Litho NF
tube-group shared
Anyway You Slice It Tutorial
by April Hunt


Re: Tut Challenge

 

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This is just too cute. Hugs, Rae?
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-------Original Message-------
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Date: 7/3/2021 3:41:31 PM
Subject: [CreatorsOnCrippleCreek] Tut Challenge
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Thanks for looking! Have a great weekend! hugs,Daelene


Font: Cleveland Litho NF
tube-group shared
Anyway You Slice It Tutorial
by April Hunt

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Re: Be True

 

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Good job! Hugs, Rae?
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-------Original Message-------
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Date: 7/3/2021 3:41:31 PM
Subject: [CreatorsOnCrippleCreek] Be True
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So glad to be in the group! I wish all who celebrate it,a very Happy and Sage 4th of July!!! Huggers,Daelene
Font: Brush Script MT
tube-JaneMayday
star background-group shared
flag mask-BG
?

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Re: 3rd tube

 

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Very cute. Hugs, Rae?
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Date: 7/3/2021 3:41:30 PM
Subject: [CreatorsOnCrippleCreek] 3rd tube
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And this is what I made with the hyppo tube
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Marika

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3 juillet 2021

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? /g/SaskiaCreations

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