Saturday, 11 April 2026

Challenge 4, wk 3 - Craft, Card making & Scrapbooking challenge, Anything Goes

Welcome to our Craft & Card Making Challenge!
Ready to get creative? This month’s challenge theme is anything goes, and you’ve got a full four weeks to play along!

We love seeing what you make, so this challenge is all about having fun, getting crafty and sharing your handmade projects with our lovely community. Whether you’re brand new to crafting or a long-time card maker, everyone is welcome — and because one of our prizes is chosen at random, everyone has a fair chance to win 🎉
You can enter any handmade project, in any style, using any theme — as long as it’s made by you. Cards, scrapbook pages, mixed media, tags… we want to see it all!
Even better? You can enter up to four times each month with four different projects, so don’t hold back!
🏆 Prize 1 – Random Winner
One lucky entry will be selected at random to win a $20 Polkadoodles store credit. Spend it on anything you like — yes, even physical products!
🏆 Prize 2 – Design Team Picks
Our team will also choose their top two favourite entries from across the four weeks.
Each of these winners will receive a $10 Polkadoodles store credit.
That’s $40 in prizes every single month — just for doing what you love 💖
This blog challenge is sponsored by Polkadoodles Crafts - check out the store and take a peek at the latest releases!

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So let's see what the Design Team have been making...

Liz

Hi crafters! I started this project using some Lindy's Magicals onto the base of some smooth white card, then when dry I added some heat embossed stamping here and there using white embossing powder — this is great for adding texture. I then used another stamp to produce the random dots in black ink. I love the look of film strips, so I stamped this one and cut it out using my ScanNCut (you can of course fussy cut by hand), then I layered some hand fussy cut flowers which I had coloured with my alcohol markers, simply adding a stamped heart too. I used one of the sentiments from the sentiment strip stamp set to finish it off.

Products used:
Just a little note stamp set
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/just-a-little-note-clear-stamps-craft-card-making-cutter-dies-wh/

Vintage Ephemera stamp set
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/vintage-ephemera-clear-stamp-set/

Strip sentiment stamp set
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/strip-sentiment-a5-6-x-8-panel-stamp-photopolymer-stamp-set-for-craft-card-making-scrapbooking/

My socials:
https://lizscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/liz.marsden.545
https://www.instagram.com/lizmarsden123/


Renske For this interactive slimline card I used the Flower Fairy on a Scooter digital stamp together with a sentiment from the Spring Flower Mother’s Day greetings set. I coloured the image with alcohol markers in soft spring tones and created a light background with clouds, a simple path and grassy details. To make the design more playful I added a slider mechanism so the fairy can move across the scene. The card is finished with small flower clusters and subtle details to keep the focus on the movement. I hope you enjoy this project and feel inspired to create your own — happy crafting!

My blog: https://renskewishesyou.com
My Instagram: @renske.wishes.you
Facebook: Renske.wishes.you
Pinterest: Renske.wishes.you

Judy

My inspiration project for this week is a 5 1/2 inch square gatefold card with a belly band. I used stamps, stencils and dies from the Hydrangea Ribbon Bundle.The large hydrangea flower was stamped and stencilled with 4 different purple inks. I stamped and inked a stem and set of leaves as well — they were all die cut. A square and fancy doily were die cut and added to the card base.The flower, stem, leaves and a printed sentiment were adhered to a circle die cut and attached to the belly band. The inside of the card was decorated with die cuts and some embossed panels. I stamped leaves and a sentiment.

Products used:
Hydrangea Ribbon Bundle
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/hydrangea-ribbon-clear-stamps-outline-cutting-dies-and-layering-stencils-bundle-for-card-making-crafts/

Outside sentiment - Winnie Celebrations 2 Sentiments
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/winnie-celebrations-2-sentiments-digi-kit-download/

Inside sentiment - Rose Budd Craft Download Collection
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/rose-budd-craft-download-collection/

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https://www.facebook.com/Createdjust4udesigns
https://jvzcreations.blogspot.com
https://www.youtube.com/@judyvanzandt6190



Enrica

Hi crafty friends! I don't know about you, but interactive cards are always a huge challenge for me. Not because I don't like them — I really do — but simply because I always think I can't make them. For my project this week, I used Noodle Panda Hanging on tree branch & Noodle Panda Relax with Bamboo. I teamed it up with the Spring into Easter - Set 1. I hope you like it — despite any fears, I had a lot of fun!

Products used:
Hanging on tree branch
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/hanging-on-tree-branch-noodle-panda-bear-cute-printable-digital-stamp-with-svg-outlines-for-card-making-crafting-printable-planner-sticker/

Noodle Panda Relax with Bamboo
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/relax-with-bamboo-noodle-panda-bear-cute-printable-digital-stamp-with-svg-outlines-for-card-making-crafting-printable-planner-sticker/

DLPD9192 Spring into Easter - Set 1
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/spring-into-easter-printable-cardmaking-digital-craft-paper-patterns-set-1/

Sana

I went with this beautiful Winnie Wonderland design sheet. I fussy cut the cute elements you get in this sheet and took a 4x4 inch background card, arranging the front the way I wanted. For the bottom I first adhered vellum slightly bigger than the front card. I made a slider first for the interactive card and glued the ephemera I wanted. To make a proper interactive card I worked from the backside, keeping my card base on top so I could see the slider — it's important to attach your slider properly or it will be a mess. I kept the slider in the area I wanted it to move and added double-sided 3D foam, leaving space for the movement. This one was one of my favourites as the Winnie collection is just so gorgeous and versatile. 

Products used:
Winnie Wonderland design sheet
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/winnie-wonderland-design-sheet-5-printable-digital-download/

Jenn

The DT was challenged with creating an interactive card this week, and I envisioned a panda sliding down a bamboo shoot! Here's
Bamboo snack time - Noodle Panda Bear sliding down the bamboo while he floats on his cloud.
I used the sentiment from the Noodle Panda Themed Messages Noodle Panda themed messages as a sort of pull tab for the slider piece. My papers are from Noodle Panda - Set 3 printable digital paper patterns. I used a sentiment strip die cut to create the slider tab, added a foam strip to the back of the panda, then attached a plain piece of sturdy cardstock to the back side of the panda.

Revati - I created a fun interactive box card featuring the adorable Road Trip Car Bee Buzzy Gnome Digital Stamp. To build the scene, I used a vibrant blue sky from the Spring to Easter Digital Paper Pad and layered grass and hill borders using green paper from the Lilac Haze Flowers Bundle. After printing everything on white cardstock, I used my Brother ScanNCut to cut the images and colored them with Ohuhu alcohol markers, adding a touch of sparkle with a glitter brush pen and crisp white highlights for extra dimension. Finishing it off with sentiments from the Winnie Daisy and Gnome Men digital stamp sets, this 3D card is ready to hit the road! For more details, visit my blog 

Products I used

Road Trip Car Bee Buzzy Gnome Digital Stamp

https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/road-trip-car-bee-buzzy-gnome-cute-digital-stamp-printables-for-card-making-scrapbooking-and-junk-journaling/?aff=23

Spring to Easter Digital Paper Pad 

https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/spring-into-easter-printable-cardmaking-digital-craft-paper-patterns-set-3/?aff=23

Lilac Haze Flowers Bundle 

https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/lilac-haze-watercoloured-flowers-printable-craft-digital-stamp-download-svg-papers-greeting/?aff=23

Winnie Daisy Messages Digi Stamp 

https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/winnie-daisy-greetings-quotes-and-sentiments-printable-clipart-digital-stamp-digistamp-for-cards-cardmaking-crafting-and-stickers/?aff=23

Gnome Men Messages Digi Stamp 

https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/gnome-men-greetings-quotes-and-sentiments-printable-clipart-digital-stamp-digistamp-for-cards-cardmaking-crafting-and-stickers/?aff=23


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Blog - https://rpshutterbug.com/

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🌟 Gorgeous Inspiration, big thanks to the team! 🌟

Don't forget to join in our other challenges too -You could win more stash and as always our Challenges are **Anything Goes**
Click here to enter: Digi Choosday Blog
Click here to enter: Gem of a Challenge
Click here to enter: We Love 2 Create challenge

We will be back next week with more inspiration with the Design Team!

Check out the latest Polkadoodles releases & SHOP HERE

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Saturday, 4 April 2026

Challenge 4, wk 2 - Craft, Card making & Scrapbooking challenge, Anything Goes

Welcome to our Craft & Card Making Challenge!
Ready to get creative? This month’s challenge theme is anything goes, and you’ve got a full four weeks to play along!

We love seeing what you make, so this challenge is all about having fun, getting crafty and sharing your handmade projects with our lovely community. Whether you’re brand new to crafting or a long-time card maker, everyone is welcome — and because one of our prizes is chosen at random, everyone has a fair chance to win 🎉
You can enter any handmade project, in any style, using any theme — as long as it’s made by you. Cards, scrapbook pages, mixed media, tags… we want to see it all!
Even better? You can enter up to four times each month with four different projects, so don’t hold back!
🏆 Prize 1 – Random Winner
One lucky entry will be selected at random to win a $20 Polkadoodles store credit. Spend it on anything you like — yes, even physical products!
🏆 Prize 2 – Design Team Picks
Our team will also choose their top two favourite entries from across the four weeks.
Each of these winners will receive a $10 Polkadoodles store credit.
That’s $40 in prizes every single month — just for doing what you love 💖
This blog challenge is sponsored by Polkadoodles Crafts - check out the store and take a peek at the latest releases!

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So let's see what the Design Team have been making...


Ana - Hi crafty friends! I’m back with another project, and this time I’m sharing a fun gatefold card featuring the adorable Bunny with Carrots from Polkadoodles’ new release. This card was inspired by a Holy Week crafting session I joined, and I loved the design so much that I recreated it using a brighter, spring-themed Polkadoodles twist! I created a simple gatefold base and added patterned papers to the front panels. The highlight of this design is the interactive closure in the middle, made using folded squares and a belly band to keep the card closed. I then finished it off with the cute bunny image and sentiment for a fun, playful touch.
If you’d like to recreate this card, I have full step-by-step instructions over on my blog!
Polkadoodles Materials Used:



I'm also sharing this cute card using the new Pigging Cute digi from the store - just in time for Easter! Shop this one here: https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/march-april-2026-releases/


Don’t forget to also join the Digi Choosday Anything Goes challenge, we’d love to see your creations! And feel free to follow me on my socials for more crafty inspiration!
Instagram: @my.cat.and.crafts www.instagram.com/my.cat.and.crafts
Facebook: My Cat and Crafts https://www.facebook.com/my.cat.and.crafts

Liz - I love the look of waxes used to create highlights on MDF and Chipboard pieces, so for this MDF Album cover I used some black gesso to add a base layer and covered with acrylic paints. After adhering the chipboard, I dabbed more of the acrylic colours here and there with a stencil brush, this creates added texture too, then I highlighted along the edges here and there with some Gold coloured wax. The leaf at the bottom of the album cover was created using two die cut leaves out of 300gsm cardstock, glued together, then placed on the base before colouring. The Chipboard Dragonfly is two seperate pieces of the same design I adhered together along the body so the wings could be slightly lifted. The flower in the centre chipboard frame has a die cut flower which I cut out of a thin tin can, glued in place and I added a Polkadot in the centre, then coloured over the top and highlighted with wax. Products used:
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Maria - Hello everyone! I’m back on the blog today to share a cheerful, spring-inspired card featuring some wonderful Polkadoodles goodies. This project is all about soft colors and a whimsical garden feel. To create this scene, I started by building my little garden using the Pretty Flower Pots dies. I paired these with the adorable botanical elements from the Grow On You stamp set. For the coloring, I reached for my Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils (Nos. 109, 111, 124, 121, 219, 125, 225, 217, 190, 191, 177, 180, 187, 271, 140, 163, 171, 112, 168, 264), which allowed me to achieve that soft, painterly look that blends so beautifully. For the background, I wanted to keep things airy and light, so I used a cloud stencil to create a soft, dreamy sky. This provides the perfect backdrop for the vibrant flower pots and butterflies.
The finishing touches really make the card pop! I added the Hello Lovely sentiment from the Sentiment Strip Pack, which fits perfectly at the top. Finally, I used a white Gelly Roll pen to add tiny highlights to the pots and leaves, giving them that extra bit of dimension and shine.I hope this card brings a smile to your face and inspires you to get crafty with your Polkadoodles stamps and dies! Happy crafting!
Products I used:
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Mary - I’m getting excited about spring! I wanted to incorporate that into a sweet card that would reflect my happy mood! I used Papers, florals, and sentiment from the Digi Deals for Pretty Flower Wreath. This little bundle has everything you need to make a lovely spring card for everyone on your mailing list. I used my usual 5.5” x 4.25” card base with floral and blue paper. I made a 3” square with some butterfly paper and cut that on the diagonal and attached it to the upper left and bottom right corners. I made 2” square with a gingham pink, green and white and placed it on a diagonal so it looked like a diamond and placed it in the centre of the page. I cut out a 2.75” circle with the floral wreath and sentiment wrapped around the wreath. I inked the edges of the circle and the card base with some distress oxide (Saltwater Taffy). I fussy cut some flowers and greenery from the same paper I used as the base to add some fun, dimension, and interest to the card.

Taty - Hello creatives, today I'm sharing my DT inspiration, sticking with the green and pink flower theme. With the holiday approaching, I created an Easter greeting card using digital papers from the collection Winnie Sugar Sprinkles. This is a wonderful collection with pastel pink and green colors, very elegant. I printed the collection on 200g cardstock and for the first layer I used the butterfly pattern. On top, to create thickness, I glued the oval frame with the roses. To add movement and depth, I applied the glossy accents to the flowers. I carefully cut out the pink and Tiffany-colored flowers included in the set to apply them around the phrase. The phrase is part of the collection Spring Flower Mathers Day Friends. I wish you a Happy Easter.

Julie - Today's Design Team project is a 5x5 square card with a pop up design in the center that is visible when the card is open or closed. The card features the printable image from Pretty Flower Wreath cut from a circle die and a circular background of the plaid paper featured in the same pack. I colored the image with a simple blend of Copic Markers. The card base is covered with a 2nd paper from the bundle, and then a 4 1/4 inch circle is cut out of the base. Using a piece of cardstock cut at 3x4 and scored at 1, 2, 3 on the long side and attached it to the inside of the card just under the score line. It's like adding a foldable box. Flatten the box mechanism. Cut a piece of cardstock at 3/4 of an inch by 2 1/4 and score at 1 inch. Fold it at the score line and add glue to the longest side of the flap. Close the card and attach the flap section to the section of the box that is visible through the circle, add glue to the remaining section of the flap (strip), pop the cut out circle with the featured image into the circle and press to adhere. Close the card and press to adhere. Open the card and the circle pops through the circle window. I added a 1 inch strip of the plaid paper across the bottom of the inside of the card, and additional butterfly that was sized larger before printing. The card front also has 3 additional butterflies that are added with foam tape to create a little added interest. I also added glitter to the butterflies. Additional details to create this card can be found on my blog.


Ana - Hi crafty friends! Today I’m sharing a clean and simple card using the adorable new release from Poladoodles - Bunny Surprise Easter Basket. I love how quick and easy this card design is, it’s perfect for when you need a last-minute card or if you’re creating multiples for a craft fair! For this card, I kept things minimal and added a bit of texture to the background using a crimped panel. I then layered my pre-colored digi front and center, added the sentiment just below it, and finished it off with a touch of sparkle using a gem sticker. Simple, sweet, and so fun to make! If you’d like to see the full step-by-step tutorial, I’ve shared all the details over on my blog: https://mycatandcrafts.blogspot.com/2026/04/polkadoodles-new-release-bunny-surprise.html
Polkadoodles Materials Used: Bunny Surprise Easter Basket Digi Stamp
Coordinating Sentiment (included in the digi set). I hope this inspires you to create something cute and easy today! And if you’d like to see more of my crafty makes, come follow me on my socials:
Instagram: @my.cat.and.crafts www.instagram.com/my.cat.and.crafts
Facebook: My Cat and Crafts https://www.facebook.com/my.cat.and.crafts

🌟 Gorgeous Inspiration, big thanks to the team! 🌟

Don't forget to join in our other challenges too -You could win more stash and as always our Challenges are **Anything Goes**
Click here to enter: Digi Choosday Blog
Click here to enter: Gem of a Challenge
Click here to enter: We Love 2 Create challenge

We will be back next week with more inspiration with the Design Team!

Check out the latest Polkadoodles releases & SHOP HERE

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter
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Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Challenge 4, wk 1 - Craft, Card making & Scrapbooking challenge, Anything Goes

Welcome to our Craft & Card Making Challenge! 
Ready to get creative? This month’s challenge theme is anything goes, and you’ve got a full four weeks to play along!

We love seeing what you make, so this challenge is all about having fun, getting crafty and sharing your handmade projects with our lovely community. Whether you’re brand new to crafting or a long-time card maker, everyone is welcome — and because one of our prizes is chosen at random, everyone has a fair chance to win 🎉
You can enter any handmade project, in any style, using any theme — as long as it’s made by you. Cards, scrapbook pages, mixed media, tags… we want to see it all!
 Even better? You can enter up to four times each month with four different projects, so don’t hold back!
🏆 Prize 1 – Random Winner
One lucky entry will be selected at random to win a $20 Polkadoodles store credit. Spend it on anything you like — yes, even physical products!
🏆 Prize 2 – Design Team Picks
Our team will also choose their top two favourite entries from across the four weeks. 
Each of these winners will receive a $10 Polkadoodles store credit.
That’s $40 in prizes every single month — just for doing what you love 💖
This blog challenge is sponsored by Polkadoodles Crafts - check out the store and take a peek at the latest releases!

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So let's see what the Design Team have been making...


We have to make an apology: this post should have published on Saturday but blogger deleted it!
For the past year we keep having continuous issues with Blogger - it deletes posts, corrupts our text and removes photos and doesn't like our links...it is a real nightmare! We are now therefore removing most of the hyperlinks - which we hate - but it seems to be the only thing we can do to get the post to be ok. 
So I apologise for the long, messy posts with loads of messy long URL links - it seems to be the only way! 
We've tried AI to help us but randomly it just seems to lose an entire post or part of the post disappears or corrupts...if any of you know what causes this and are experiencing it too, please let me know because it's driving me crazy and I'm spending a ridiculous amount of time trying to put the posts together each week, it's been going on for a year now and I can't get to the bottom of it even with ChatGPT. It's so bad I am seriously thinking of finding a new platform or just closing the challenge blogs down because it's such a hassle - which I don't want to do.  So any of you that are code experts - please reach out! I'm sure it must be happening to someone else too - so maybe we can resolve it for all of us! Just on Saturday, after scheduling and checking this blog, I go on there today and the entire thing has completely vanished! So I apologise for the long messy blogposts you are seeing, I'll continue to try and find a fix! 

Anyway, on with the DT inspiration!....

Wendy - Hello everyone, this week we have a new mini release just in time for Easter so I've been having fun creating with these new digistamps...DOWNLOAD them here


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Jane - Hi everyone! I also have been having fun creating with these new digistamps...DOWNLOAD them here



Judy - Like Jane and Wendy I have also had my hands on the new digital release this week and here's what I made...check them out here: https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/march-april-2026-releases/



ENRICA - Hi crafty friends! I made this cute tag to celebrate the arrival of spring by coloring the pretty Primrose digital stamp with Copic markers. I created my own background with metallic watercolors and Distress Ink, I then printed some elements from the Udderly Cute printable ephemera set, fussy cut and layered them to create charming details.
These are the products I used:
I really enjoy how it turned out, hope you like it too! Follow me:

Jenn B - Hello and Happy Spring everyone! Today I made this card using the Easter chick collection...

Revati - I'm Getting into spring with our cute little Easter Basket Chick. I printed the image onto white cardstock, cut it using my Scan N Cut machine and then colored it using my Ohuhu Alcohol Markers.
For my background, I wanted a very light and subtle floral theme to match the flowers around the little chick, but also something that would not over power our colored focal point. So I chose paper with small white flowers on a light peach-toned background from the Bee Buzzy Flowers and Plains Digi Paper Pad. For the sentiment, I chose a simple one that says "Sending Sunny Wishes Your Way" from the Easter Greeting Digi Stamp.
Products I used :
For more details, visit my blog.

Sana - This week I've made a cute Easter card... today i chose the spring into easter sheet. This full sheet just caught my eyes and I wanted to make something really cute and delicate. I fussy cut all the images first then took a 4x4 white  card base cut off the front in half so the inside can be seen. I stuck 2 different papers on the front panel and the inside of the card giving it the look of 2 toned. I stuck the  main digi half way so it does not stick to the inside of the card as well. And here we have a cute little card for someone cute. The background papers are from the same digi spring into easter paper patterns. Hope you enjoy this weeks blog hop. I used this set:  https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/spring-into-easter-printable-cardmaking-digital-craft-paper-patterns-set-1
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Renske - Hello everyone! For this spring themed card I created a cheerful window scene using the Watering Can With Flowers Spring Garden digital stamp. The watering can was coloured with alcohol markers and placed in front of the window on a handmade windowsill to add a little extra depth to the design. Behind the window I created a soft ink blended sky and grass background to give the feeling of a bright spring garden. I finished the card with the sentiment Livin the Spring Life from the Spring Gnome Fun Puns, Quotes and Sentiments digital set. The soft colours and garden theme make this a lovely card to celebrate the arrival of spring. Hugs Renske
My Instagram: @renske.wishes.you

🌟 Gorgeous Inspiration, big thanks to the team! 🌟

Winners from Challenge 3

🏆 PRIZE 1: $20 Voucher
for one Random Winner to spend in the Polkadoodles store – on anything you wish, including physical products!

Congratulations!

To claim: Please contact us via the website CHAT on the homepage, quoting code: PDWK04001
1. Claim MUST be received by 18 April 2026.
2. Claims are processed in a batch approx every 30 days - at busy times it can take longer. Winners will receive an email reply - please DO NOT KEEP EMAILING if you don't have a reply during this time. If you do not hear from us within 40 days please let us know. 

🏆 PRIZE 2: $10 Voucher for 2 lucky winners
voted our Top 2 favourite entries from across the 4 weeks.

Congratulations!

To claim: Please contact us via the website CHAT on the homepage, quoting code: PDWK04012
1. Claim MUST be received by 18 April 2026.
2. Claims are processed in a batch approx every 30 days - at busy times it can take longer. Winners will receive an email reply - please DO NOT KEEP EMAILING if you don't have a reply during this time. If you do not hear from us within 40 days please let us know. 

THANK YOU ALL for your entries - there were some amazing creations this month, it's always hard to just choose 3 winners!

Don't forget to join in our other challenges too -You could win more stash and as always our Challenges are **Anything Goes**
Click here to enter: Digi Choosday Blog
Click here to enter: Gem of a Challenge
Click here to enter: We Love 2 Create challenge

We will be back next week with more inspiration with the Design Team!

Check out the latest Polkadoodles releases & SHOP HERE

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter
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