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Upcycling | Mixed Media Art

Posted on June 4, 2020 by helen

Good Evening, we are back with our 3rd and final dose of colourful art today! Heather Mitchell has created some awesome inspiration for our Facebook group up-cycling challenge…

Hey Everyone…

The latest challenge over in the Visible Image group is an up-cycling challenge where you are encouraged to up-cycle something you would normally throw away!

upcycling | cereal box | mixed media | stamping

I sat (for ages) trying to figure out what to make and then it hit me that what I actually needed was a small box to pop my makes in so that they are kept separate from those cards I’ve already blogged or posted on social media. I like keep my un-posted makes separate so I know where my head is at!

I needed a box wide enough to fit an 8×8″ card in and initially I looked at a small cardboard box I had but realised the porridge box in the bin was perfect!

At 8.5″ on it’s side, it was perfect size-wise but a tad flimsy so I backed it with some thick card and then added watercolour card over the top so I could distress and grunge it up. I filled in the gap round the top of the box using modelling paste and a palette knife just so it looked a bit more ‘finished’.

I didn’t have a theme for the box, didn’t know where I was going with it really so I just went with the flow.

I began by using the Stars and Stripes stencil, utilising the stars with modelling paste for the sides of the front of the box. Once dried (over night) I just spritzed it with blues and green Distress Oxide Spray as I love the chalky finish they give and added some Picked Raspberry Distress Crayon to the stars to contrast with the cool colours.

I had to use my favourite stencil, Ripples, on the project somewhere so grabbed a Chipped Sapphire ink pad and dotted the fabulous circles around the box.

It was then a matter of layering up the stamps. I love the two fish from the Art Rebel set so stamped those swimming around and then added the seaweed image from the Dare to Swim set. I hadn’t really intended the box to have an underwater theme but the colours kind of dictated it a bit.

I love the Scribble stamp on the Total Chaos set and had to have it on the make somewhere, so heat embossed it using WOW’s Angel Eyes powder

To give the box a random feel, I added the tree from Into the Woods using Versafine Clair ink pads in Rain Forest and Verdant and ‘sealed’ the ink using a clear powder from WOW. The leaves, from both Total Chaos and Tree of Life, are done exactly the same way and coloured using Arteza watercolour brush pens.

The sides needed some art and so again, make it a little quirky, I used the bulbs (and moth) from Glimmer of Light and Shining Bright and tucked the word ‘Shine’ in between them.

For the front of the box, I went all out colour clash and stamped the gorgeous Visible Image eye using Versafine Clair Charming Pink and Glamorous which I then heat embossed using a clear powder.

To finish, I needed a hefty sentiment, something that meant something to me so I chose ‘Create Your Imagination’ from the Just Be Happy stamp set.

So there we have it… think I’ve mentioned it all!?

You can find the challenge in the Visible Image Facebook group and there is a HUGE £40 voucher for the first winner and then two £20 vouchers for the next two! Enough to grab yourselves a stamp set or stencil or two… and there are some new ones on there way!!

Take care of yourselves and I’ll see you soon and thank you for taking the time to read my posts… it’s massively appreciated.

H xx

Wow!!! This is amazing! So many stamps!!! We love your underwater themed background and all the layers, details and texture! Really awesome inspiration! Thank you so much Heather ♡

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We hope you will join in with the challenge over in our Facebook group … how can you resist the chance to win a £40 coupon… get upcycling!

We will be back later tomorrow with gorgeous new cards from Nadine and Macarena!

Stay safe!

Best Wishes,

Helen & Mark xx

Creating Calm | Seahorse Stamp

Posted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 by helen

Hello! We have Lynda Hall here on the blog today with a gorgeous underwater themed card featuring our lovely seahorse stamp…

The sun is shining, it has been a glorious week, and oh how I have been dreaming of a trip to the seaside. However, as it’s still not safe to indulge such whims I have instead lost myself under the ocean for this weeks inspiration project for Visible Image.

There really is something magical about seahorses, and this handsome one from the ‘Create Your Calm’ set is stunning!

I started this card with an inky mop up sheet of card. I am on a bit of a mission at the moment to use up my scraps. No idea why as I am constantly creating more so I am sure I am fighting a losing battle!

I used the ‘Two Tone’ and ‘Fibres’ stencils with distress ink to add a layer of detail to begin with, and then stamped some detail stamps in Archival Ink.

I took delivery of some Izink Ice this week, and some layers of that over the top really added some depth and shine and enhanced the colours.

While that was drying I stamped and embossed the seahorse on heat resistant acetate, and painted the colour onto the back of it so it just showed through the clear areas.

Once the Ice was dry, I stamped more images over the top from the Dare to Swim set, and added some embossing.

The WOW embossing brush is brilliant for applying thicker embossing powder around edges of your work to frame it.

I stamped seaweed onto another mop up scrap and fussy cut in order to create another layer of interest, and along the sea bed I added texture sand , shells and jewels.

The final step was to adhere the seahorse and sentiment with 3D glue to really make him stand out.

Visible Image Products Used

Fibres stencil

Two Tone stencil

Live In The Moment stamp set

dragonfly stamp | ripples | live in the moment

Create Your Calm stamp set

seahorse stamp | underwater | create your own calm

Dare to Swim stamp set

jellyfish stamp | fish | bubbles | underwater

Lynda this is amazing, there is so much to discover! Your sea bed is stunning, love all the background detail and little embellishments, and our seahorse stamp looks awesome! Thank you ♡

You will find more inspiring cards and projects from Lynda over on her blog.

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Helen & Mark xx

Mermaid Stamp | Underwater Scene | Handmade Card

Posted on June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 by helen

Hi there! Pauline Butcher has got her hands on our NEW Mermaid stamp set, and has created a fabulous underwater themed card…

Hello,

I’m here to share a card I’ve made using one of the awesome new stamp sets from Visible Image.

I’ve used the gorgeous Mythical Mermaid for my card..

mermaid card - stamp - Visible Image

Take a look at how many extra stamps you get in the set..

I’ve used them all to make my mythical scene!

I stamped the gorgeous Mermaid, onto some water colour card, and coloured her in using Zig Clean Color real brush pens, I then stamped across the card using the fabulous bubbly waves stamp, and some Versafine Clare Warm Breeze. I then added a moon/Sun Mask to the sky, and blended Salty Ocean, Mustard seed and Picked Raspberry Distress inks around the mermaid and across I took off the mask, and added some colour inside the circle. With a wet paint brush and kitchen towel, I took out some of the colour to make clouds.

Now for the water, again using blending tools, I added Salty Ocean, Twisted Citron, and Peacock Feathers randomly, then used the fabulous Fibres Stencil, blending through it with Peacock Feathers.

I stamped the crab straight onto the background, all the bubbles and the sentiment too, the Dolphins, ‘Mermaid’ word and shells were stamped onto another piece of card, coloured in, and fussy cut. I coloured all the bubbles with a white pen, added all the elements with 3D glue gel, then added some gold micro beads as sand, then loads of Stickles to finish off.

Hugs,
Pauline xxxxx

Our mermaid looks so beautiful, we love how she is appearing out of the sea. Such a fabulous underwater scene Pauline! Thank you ♡

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Mark & Helen xx

Mythical Mermaid Stamp | Underwater Themed Card

Posted on June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 by helen

Hello! Wow what a busy week we’re having, we’re overwhelmed by all the love for our NEW stamps, so thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered so far. Jane Tyrrell is here to inspire you today with the very first card created with our Mythical Mermaid stamps…

A Mermaid’s Tail…

Good Evening,

It’s not a typo in my title, but very apt if you read on. It is a very exciting one for me as I can reveal my very first sample made with June release of Visible Image stamps. There are 9 amazing new sets including sentiments, something for everyone.

I love mermaids and so does my sweet 5 year old granddaughter Daisy. She and are often say that we would like to be mermaids!

I love the seaside, and there is nothing quite like gazing out to sea. This is a photo from one of our Rhodes trips…

I often sit on a rock on the beach and just lose myself in thought… and yes I would love to see a mermaid! No luck so far but I will keep you posted on that one!

In the awesome June release is none other than a mermaid set called ‘Mythical Mermaid’, and I knew that my first sample to make just had to be with her.

I decided that I wanted to make up an underwater story to go with the fab sentiment.

I got out my alcohol inks, as these make perfect underwater backgrounds. I used glossy card stock, dripped on the inks and then added more with a felt.

Once dry I die cut a scalloped circle out of one.

I stamped and coloured Miss Mermaid with Zig watercolour markers and cut her out

While I was making some prototype practice mermaids I accidentally cut one of the prongs of the trident off so I removed it… and just look how cute she is stoking one of the dolphins. I will use this idea for a future project. There is nothing like a happy accident is there.

Anyway back to A Mermaid’s Tail.

I stamped just her tail onto acetate coloured with alcohol inks, you will see why later on.

I stamped and coloured the gorgeous dolphin and shells and cut some out.

and also die cut some seaweed and a ships wheel and coloured them with inks.

Then it was time to put my Mermaid’s Tail (Tale) together.. (just indulge me 😉 ).

I used foam pads between the 2 backgrounds so this card has lots of depth to it in real life.

So are you sitting comfortably?

Once upon a time there was a very beautiful a mermaid who lived in her shell lined cave at the bottom of the sea. There was always treasures nearby to furnish it with. Her most recent find was the wheel from a ship wreck, (don’t worry she rescued the Captain… but that’s another story). She often swam up to the surface of the sea and looked out toward the shore in the distance. Sometimes she sat on a rock and gazed out… life looked so different there.

She had a sweet pod of dolphins who loved to visit her and swim with her. One day she decided that it was time to go ashore for ever, to see if she could find her rescued Captain. With one flick of her stunning tail she was almost away..

However she felt the urgent nuzzle of one of her dolphin friends against her tail and a tap with his claw from one of the crabs. She stopped swimming and turned around. She looked down and saw that her dolphin buddy was presenting her a with a gorgeous gold coloured starfish, balanced on the tip of his nose. He told her that she was the Queen of the Ocean, and that all the underwater creatures needed her. He made her feel so special.

At that moment she realised that there was probably far more joy and beauty in her underwater world than she would find on dry land, even though her heart longed for it. Her underwater friends needed and looked up to her.

Everyone, including the crabs (who tapped their claws together in unison) were so delighted that she had not deserted them. The pod of dolphins did a little dance among the shells and the crabs laughed at their antics.

And that the secrets of the ocean were safe… for always.

Here is one last shot…

Thanks for indulging my little daydream.

I am busy making some more samples with these gorgeous new stamp sets… it may be a fairy story next week 😂 No don’t worry you will be safe, one fairy-tale is enough!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Back soon.

Bye for now,
Jane x

Jane your card is stunning! You really can lose yourself looking into that cave, there is so much to discover! We love your Mermaid’s Tale too… it really makes us smile!
Thank you ♡

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Mythical Mermaid Stamp Set | June Stamps Release

Posted on June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 by helen

Hello! We are very excited to share more NEW stamps previews with you here on the blog today. If you love creating underwater projects then we think you will love our new ‘Mythical Mermaid’ set which (of course) contains our gorgeous mermaid stamp! Designed by Mark with an original sentiment by Helen…

mermaid stamp

We hope you love her! With the dolphins, shells, waves and bubbles, you’ll be able to create wonderful under the sea themed cards and mixed media artwork. If you already own our ‘Dare to Swim‘ stamp set, you can add in the sea weeds and fish too, as these sets mix and match really well!

Our June release stamps will be available to pre-order this Saturday, June 8th. Release date: June 22nd.

We’ll be back a little later with more new stamps previews!

Thanks for visiting us here today.. hope you will pop back later!

Helen & Mark xx

Seahorse Stamp | Underwater Canvas | Visible Image

Posted on June 2, 2019June 2, 2019 by helen

Hi there, we hope you are having a lovely weekend. We have an amazing week of inspiration ahead as we catch up with all the latest Design Team projects! AND… new stamps previews!!! Lisa Taggart is here today with a gorgeous underwater canvas featuring our amazing seahorse stamp…

Hello! It’s Visible Image day and today I’m doing one of my favourite things… creating another under water scene! This project really mixes it up!

I’m using a wooden canvas board along with acrylic paints and inks… and some foiling for good measure! Today sees several stamp and stencil sets combined. Such fun!

Here’s what I used:

Here are the steps:

I covered the board in white gesso.

I used the paint and stencils to create depth.

I left a light space for the sea horse.

I began the stamping.

I used the embossing glue from Ranger and versa mark ink to stamp the seahorse on to rice paper, I then foiled it using a gold foil from Crafters Companion.

The image was cut out and adhered to the canvas using matt gel medium. I used a white gel pen around the edges and some more acrylic paint with the fibres stencil to help it blend in with its background.

I used some of the stamps from the Organics set to stamp foliage and using foiling glue from pebeo I lightly drew in some lines which where gold foiled in the same foil as used for the sea horse. I also strengthened some of the colours using inks.

The sentiment was stamped and cut out and added to the canvas using foam pads. I also added some gel pen finishing touches here and there.

This is certainly a mixed media effort. Anything goes!

Till next time..

Lisa. X

Lisa this is amazing!!! We adore the gold against the deep blues and greens of your sea. Thank you! ♡

Under The Sea | Jellyfish Stamps | Visible Image

Posted on May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 by helen

Hi there! Lisa Taggart is here on the blog with an amazing page created with underwater stamps from our ‘Dare to Swim’ stamp set and more…

Hello

It’s my turn to share one of my latest Visible Image makes. Today it’s an underwater scene, one of my favourite things to do !

The project combines stamps and stencils. I’ve also used ink sprays, pixie powders and paint pens.

Here’s what I used:

Dare to Swim stamp set

Fibres stencil

Cosmic Skies stencil

Till next time…

Lisa x

Wow this is amazing Lisa! The jellyfish look so beautiful.. thank you so much ♡

Under The Sea

Posted on September 1, 2018September 1, 2018 by helen

Hello and Happy Weekend to you! We hope you have something fabulous planned! We have lots of gorgeous inspiration coming your way here on the blog. First up is Jane Tyrrell with a gorgeous under the sea themed card featuring our awesome seahorse stamp…

Hello, I’m here with my weekly design team make for Visible Image and I thought it was a good time to share a card I made earlier in the year which was in the June edition of Making Cards magazine. Myself, Pauline and Sharon from the DT made projects with a red, white and blue colour scheme and used the Create Your Calm stamp set:

I made an alcohol ink sea inspired background

I added some blue archival ink through the Fibres stencil:

I wanted some seaweed for my seahorse to hide in (they are very shy creatures you know 😊) and added some red seaweed using the Dare to Swim stamp set:

I stamped and red embossed the seahorse twice and fussy cut one out.

I stamped out the sentiment and added glossy accents to the bubbles to add some dimension.

I also stamped and white embossed the jelly fish and added glitter and glossy accents to them too.

and the inside of the card continued the red, white and blue theme too.

So here is my finished card…

September is here and the nights are beginning to draw in. I find that my colour palette changes so much with the seasons so expect to see something more autumnal inspired next week.

Thanks so much for stopping by and for all the kind comments that you take the time to leave. Enjoy your weekend.

Back soon.

Bye for now,
Jane x

Stunning card Jane… it looked fabulous in the magazine. Your background has such a wonderful feel to it, perfect for our underwater beings! Thank you ♡

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Mark & Helen xx

Good Times By The Sea

Posted on July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 by helen

Hi there! We’re loving all the summery and sea themed projects on social media at the moment! The beach is one of our favourite places to be! Jane Tyrrell also loves the beach and has a fantastic journal page to share here on the blog today, featuring the crab stamps from our Zodiac Cancer set…

Good Evening, it’s time for my weekly Design Team make for Visible Image and today I am sharing an art journal page I have made for my holiday journal I am putting together after our recent wonderful Majorcan family holiday.

Daisy and I loved collecting shells from the beach but most were tiny. I did spot some bigger ones in the sea. However we soon found that all of them had brilliant hermit crabs in them… so we left them be and made do with small shells to decorate the sandcastles we built.

We even built a moat which Daisy filled.. but bless her she could not understand that no matter how many buckets of water she collected, no water stayed in her moat..bless!

So my journal page had to feature crabs and the sea. I reached for the brilliant crabs stamps from the Zodiac Cancer set to work with..

I used some “blue sea” distress inks and blended them onto some watercolour card as well as adding some “waves” and shafts of light using the ever versatile Fibres stencil on its side.

Fibres - underwater - stencil - Visible Image

I stamped Fibonacci

fibonacci - math grid - background stamp

to remember the shells by and of course knew just the right sentiment to use

Good times from the No Regrets set

We also saw lots of shoals of fish swimming in the sea so out came my fish stamps and bubbles from the Dare to Swim set

I also stamped and fussy cut the amazing camera from Capture the Moment

So here are my crabs and camera ready to add to my page

and here is my finished page

underwater art journal page - visible image stamps

and as Daisy loves to add wobbly eyes to things whenever she crafts with me I thought they would make a really fun addition to the crabs.

Here are couple more photos. I added some white pen highlights…

and one last one…

Thanks so much for stopping by. The heatwave here continues and the heat over the weekend was quite incredible, it reached 36c on my patio and was far too hot to sit out in. I’m not sure how they managed to play tennis at Wimbledon!

Back soon.

Bye for now,

Jane x

Fabulous page Jane… Thank you ♡ The crabs look brilliant.. love their eyes!

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Mark & Helen xx

Sea Goddess Wall Hanging

Posted on July 14, 2018July 14, 2018 by helen

Hello! Happy Saturday! We have a stunning project to share with you here on the blog today! Jane Tyrrell is here with a gorgeous wall hanging which features lots of our beautiful stamps…

Phew it has been so hot that most of our minds have turned to thoughts of the seaside. I decided that my garden studio needed a fantasy seaside goddess wall hanging. Now I know that you will say that there is no sea goddess Visible image stamp… yes I know that too.. but there’s nothing stopping me improvising one. After all I made a mermaid from the leaping Katie stamp!

I used the lady’s head from the No Space For Dreams set

and the seaweed from Dare to Swim

I over stamped and embossed them onto some watercolour paper using Seth Apter baked embossing powders to create my sea goddess. I love the colour mixes in these powders.

I coloured the paper with blue distress inks and added some white stencilling using the Time Tunnel

I also white embossed the sentiment from Own Kind of Beautiful

I wanted my wall hanging to also have a little seahorse…again I hear you say that there is only the one beautiful large seahorse stamp in the ‘Create your Calm’ set…

Correct again, but shrink plastic came to the rescue. You can see the cute size after I had stamped, heated and shrunk the plastic when held next to the original stamp. I also shrunk the large jelly fish from the Dare to swim set

Here is my finished wall hanging..

I made a mixed media frame for it from corrugated card… one of my favourite (and free) substrates. I used gesso, embossing powders, shells, metal charms, pearls and glossy accents.

Here it is hanging in my studio..

You can see I used real shells collected from our seaside holidays over the years. I added pearls and glossy accents to give the feel of the sea.

The little fish stamp is also in the Dare to swim set

and here is one more inside shot..

Thanks so much for stopping by and for your kind comments.

The heatwave appears to still be with us this weekend… this is the first real summer we have enjoyed for some years here in the UK. Keep cool and carry on crafting!

Back soon.

Bye for now,
Jane x

Thank you Jane! Your sea goddess is wonderful, and those shrink plastic sea creatures are too cute ♡

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We will be back soon with more beautiful inspiration and more previews from our summer release!

Thanks for visiting our blog today, have a great weekend.

Helen & Mark xx

Under The Sea Stamps

Posted on July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 by helen

Hello and Happy Friday to you! We have Elisa Ablett here on the blog today with an incredible scrapbook layout featuring some of our stunning under the sea stamps…

Hi everyone,

Elisa here from the design team for Visible Image with a layered mixed media layout featuring an underwater sea theme, utilising the awesome ‘Create your own Calm and Dare to Swim’ stamp sets as well as the ‘Fibres’ Stencil from Visible Image.

To create the background, I used a small petite gel plate along with Dina Wakely Scribble Sticks to create a watercolour ‘bubbly’ scene. Add some stencilling and stamping and you can build a scene to suit your photo!

TIP – to draw your eye to the photo, create a ‘flow’ across your page using your stamps and stencils and then use key pieces such as the black circle and large stamped images to draw the eye to the photo.

under the sea stamps - seahorse - jellyfish - Elisa Ablett

Here are some close ups of the finer details!

Just look at the quality in the stamps, a clean crisp image every single time 💓

create your own calm - visible image stamps

Here is the product list from Visible Image, click on the images to head to the store !

under water stencil - fibres - visible image

That’s it from me today, I hope you were inspired to try a little ‘scene’ building with your stamps with a little mixed media 🙂

Hugs

Elisa

Another amazing page Elisa! Loving all your layers and the perfect amount of inky! Thank you! ♡

This really makes you want to head to the sea!

You will find more of Elisa’s awesome projects over on her blog.

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We will be back later with more gorgeous inspiration… and the first sneak peek of what’s coming next from us here at Visible Image!

Have a great Friday!

Mark & Helen xx

Underwater Ripples

Posted on May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 by helen

Good Evening! Hope you have had a good week, it has gone so fast here! Can’t quite believe it’s Friday tomorrow.. already!! Thank you so much to everyone who has pre-ordered our NEW stamps and stencils! We are quite overwhelmed by the number of orders we’ve received so far, with initial stock of some designs already sold out, more stock has been ordered! Wow!!! Our Design Team are loving the new stamps and stencils and we will have some fabulous inspiration for you really soon! Today’s inspiration features one of our older backgrounds: ‘The Ripple Effect stamp’ teamed up with our stunning seahorse. Over to Heather Mitchell…

Hello once again…

I’ve been itching to share this Visible Image DT project with you all, as I just love how it’s turned out! It really got my creative juices flowing and I adore all the different textures on there from the stamps I’ve used.

seahorse stamp - ripple effect stamp

I started out by heat embossing The Ripple Effect in white embossing powder onto watercolour card before adding distress oxide inks in a watercolour style around the ripples themselves.

The oxides inks pads are great for creating watercolour backgrounds

To create a hint of sparkle to the project, Fibonacci was heat embossed using a gorgeous metallic copper powder, which looks beautiful when the light hits it. Next, to contrast with the calming hues, I added Infusion powders to the areas in-between.

I used Anita’s 3D Clear Gloss to make the ripples as it has a fine nib so is perfect for smaller areas

To build on the texture, I stamped the net from the Mesh-ellaneous set in a deep blue and then added the shoal of fish and the sea plants (both from Dare to Swim).

I’m a little bit in love with Wow’s Copper Embossing Powders as they add warmth to a project with a hint of sparkle

With everything dry I could begin to add my main focal images; the gorgeous Sea Horse and the sentiment from Create Your Calm.

Even with all the different textures, the make still felt like it needed some dimension to it so I added clear gloss to the ripple areas to make it look glassy and add some movement and I just love the finished effect! The ripple effect stamp works just beautifully with the Create Your Calm and Dare to Swim sets… def more to investigate there!!

Products Used:

That’s all from me for now… catch up again soon!

H xx

This is incredible Heather! Your background is awesome… loving the ripple effect stamp with the seahorse!
Thank you ♡

You will find more of Heather’s fantastic projects over on her blog.

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We will be back tomorrow with more gorgeous inspiration!

Enjoy your evening.

Mark & Helen xx

Under The Sea Stamps

Upcycling | Mixed Media Art

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Creating Calm | Seahorse Stamp

Visible Image Products Used

Mermaid Stamp | Underwater Scene | Handmade Card

Hello,

Mythical Mermaid Stamp | Underwater Themed Card

A Mermaid’s Tail…

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