May 22, 2012

2Peas Garden Hop


It's that time again...the twopeasinabucket.com Garden Girls hop! Remember to stop by each and every blog for a peek into what's new and inspiring + fun giveaways.
A sneak of a layout I have coming soon to the Garden. I worked with a mix of patterns from different manufacturers to create a page about my son and his love of books.
This is my favorite part of the hop. I'm inspired by so many Peas, that it's hard to choose every month. I picked this layout by Pea mommy2tate because it's so bright, happy and reminds me that summer is oh, so close. She has an amazing linear and colorful style that I love. You can check out the rest of her gallery here.
I don't think I can narrow it down to just five products this month. There are entire collections that I just got and am in *love* with. So right now on top (and all around) my desk are:
Summer Fresh by Simple Stories. I'm using it for everything from Disney to preschool pages. Totally in love with this old-fashioned summer feel.

And because I've never met an office supply I didn't like, the 9 to 5 collection by October Afternoon was a must have.
Indie Chic by My Mind's Eye is perfect for all of my tropical vacation photos. I almost convinced myself that I 'needed' all 146 pieces of this collection, but I held back. A little.
This one I don't have yet, but it's in my bucket. Let Freedom Ring by Pebbles. Love this matching tape and the paper is just as beautiful. I'm going to use it for the Fourth, but also for some cruise pictures and baseball too.
Sweet Day by Echo Park is so pretty that I'm having a hard time using it. I keep taking it out of the package and then putting it back because I can't decide which combination of patterns I love the best. And it has this pretty fabric feel to it too.
For anyone who needs help with color in scrapbooking, I'd recommend Amy Heller's Through the Kaleidoscope class. It's top notch and I've got one spot to give away!


The giveaway starts today! Just leave me a comment telling me what your favorite collection is right now and be entered to win. I'll draw a winner a week from today and announce it right here. If you've already signed up or are just about to, no worries. Your class fee will be refunded. Best of luck!

And now on to the hop...go to  Wendy Sue Anderson's blog  to see what she has for you! If you get lost, here's a list you can follow.

105 comments:

  1. I'm in love with Jillibean soup right now. You can pretty much pick any of their collections and I like them.
    I'm also conveting some of my country walk paper still. Love that line for cards and pictures of me and the hubs. Great color and texture to the paper.

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  2. I love the Sweet Day too. I have that collection! Just arrived yesterday. :) I love the color palette and the wonderful patterns. It is going to be hard to cut into. I am hoping that the Simple Stories summer fresh ends up in a kit for the DT I am on this summer.

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  3. My favourite collection is... do I really have to pick one?I love Echo Park's "basics": dots, stripes, chevron, etc

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  4. I need this class! Thanks for the chance to win.

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  5. I'm always inspired by your LOs, Nancy! I love Summer Fresh, too. I'm ncstamper at 2peas. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  6. LOVE that sneak! And I LOVE that Happiness layout! Thanks for the chance to win! 2peas: mprantner

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  7. Cynthia Larson cynlarson4760@cs.comMay 22, 2012 at 11:40 AM

    Love your pages. Love your Monday videos. Thanks for chance to win. My 2peas name is Pinnochio.

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  8. I'm so in love with Sweet Day! I can't wait to get my hands on some of it. Thanks for the chance to win! emilymae8

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  9. Too many goodies at 2peas. Thank you for a chance to win.
    My 2peas name is sj95014

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  10. Would LOVE a spot in this class! Thanks for the chance!
    jan509

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  11. Thanks for sharing so many great ideas! Love them! My favorite kit(s) right now are the Echo Park Mini kits. working with the basketball and boys kits right now and love it! Scrappinwhenican

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  12. I love the MME Indie Chic collection too. Thanks for the chance to win a spot in the workshop! SusanB722

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  13. My favorite collection hasn't even been released, but based on what I have seen online, it is going to be a favorite for summer pics :) It's Studio Calico's Hey Day. Can't wait to get my hands on it!
    (2Peas: Monica B)

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  14. Nice sneak peak...
    2peas: MicheleD_utah

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  15. Love your sneak :) And my favorite collection... I think it's a toss up between Indie Chic and Basic Grey's What's Up? I just got a bunch of both of them and can't wait to dig in :) Thanks for the chance at the class! I'm GwenLafleur on 2Peas.

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  16. My favorite collection that is about to be released is Shoreline by American crafts. I have a spring break beach trip waiting on those photos. My favorite collection that is on its way to me right now is basic gray's what's up. those are my top 2 because it's so hard to pick with all the new stuff :)

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  17. Echo Park's Hello Summer is one of my current favs!

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  18. Sweet day is my super favorite!!! love those colors and shapes, great one!! Thanks for the chance to win!!

    mabelm (peaname)

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  19. From the new collections I like Nutmeg by MME and also Summer Fresh by Simple Stories,they are latest things in my wishlist.
    Thanks for the chance, drakumel at 2peas

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  20. Like you there are so many collections I love right now. I already purchased the new simple stories summer line and the Echo Park Sweet Day line and I've got the new 4th of july Pebbles line in my cart. Plus I want to take Shannon's class and Amy's class. Thanks for a chance to win. 2 peas name: Miss Kathy

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  21. Nancy, I'm looking forward to the reveal of your sneak peek. I'm thinking that I'd love to have the new Indie Chic by My Mind's Eye, if I'd have to choose just one collection. Thanks for the chance to win Amy's color class. My name at 2Peas is seawest.

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  22. Ooohhhh I can't wait to see your layout, I am always looking for ways to use up letter stickers! your bucket looks similar to mine! If I had to choose a collection right now it would be Echo Park Hello Summer!
    Caitlynsmommy

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  23. puuh.. that's not an easy question. I just fell in love with the "Sweet Day" collection from Echo Park, but there are so so many other lovely collections right now, you cannot only choose one ;)
    Username: Ms-terious

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  24. Amy Tangerine's Sketchbook is still a fave. The colors in that line make me sooo happy. Thanks for the chance to win a spot in Amy's color class!
    2peas: onescrappygirl

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  25. I'm going with Sketchbook by Amy Tan!

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  26. Lovely product picks! My favorite collection right now is 9 to 5 from October Afternoon! I have waited so long and it's finally here! /paperpilekitten

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  27. I'm still loving Dear Lizzy Neapolitan, and all of the Echo Park lines. Thanks for the chance to win!

    aworkman

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  28. I am loving any collection that features an image of a camera.

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  29. LillyBee double dutch. I just love the colors and patterns!

    dyaritz

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  30. My favorite collection right now is Hello Summer!
    Love the colors.
    Trish
    2peas: mom2nattan

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  31. I just love Echo Park Hello Summer. I love everything by them. Thank you so much for the giveaway, I'd really love to win this class. I'm such a fan, and love your videos. My name is raeraesma on two peas. Take care. :)

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  32. Very cute layout. I would love to win a spot in Amy's class!

    2Peas: scrapper100

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  33. I'm loving Crate Paper's Pretty Party! I can't wait to see your layout....I also have a son that loves to read! Thanks Nancy, for the giveaway! - sheltieluvr

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  34. Don't think you can buy it yet, but I am dying to get my hands on the Basic Grey Clippings collection.

    juliee181

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  35. Hard to choose just one! I am loving the 9-5 collection from October Afternoon - just got my hands on them yesterday! I know you said just one, but I can't possibly leave out Summer Fresh from Simple Stories. I am in love with it!
    Thanks for the chance!
    2Peas name: Fli_pea_ng

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  36. My fave collections right now are the indie chic by MME as well. I just love the rich colors, thanks for the chance to win!

    Amarie

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  37. I'm loving Summer Fresh and Indie Chic right now. My 2peas name is gus-gus.

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  38. Love Summer Fresh. Cannot wait to see what you create. 2peas name: senoritascrapper

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  39. I just asked for Crate Paper's Pretty Party for my birthday - hoping my husband pulls through for me! My peaname is lumos

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  40. Can I have your cart...I LOve it all...so far only bought Summer Fresh!tpgirl@2peas

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  41. I love that almost all the Garden Girls have the new Simple Stories-Summer Fresh in their Top 5!! It's my new favorite summer release. Thanks for a chance to win!!
    Peaname-Bonscraps

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  42. love the items in your cart. I keep thinking about that 9 to 5 collection.

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  43. I'm loving the 9 to 5 collection right now. My 2Peas name is gerryglow. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  44. My favorite collection is always the one I just bought! Lol In this case it's 9 to 5.

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  45. I'm still in love with the Dear Lizzy Neopolitan collection, I can't get enough of those colors! I'm sugaredsongbird at 2Peas

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  46. I am loving the basicgrey PB&J collection.
    scrapnatya/ 2peas name

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  47. I love the OA 9 to 5 collection!! It just arrived from 2Peas and I can't wait to use it!!
    Spoonpea

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  48. I am loving Echo Park Hello Summer collection! 2 Peas name: Vickib26

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  49. I love the Echo Park Hello Summer line, but I'm an equal opportunity scrapper. I love all the summer lines! nylene

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  50. I am loving the October Afternoon collections, can't pick just one. Natou18

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  51. Thanks for the inspiration, enabling and the chance to win!
    (2Peas: EternolyYours)

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  52. i love my mind's eye rhonna be amazing line. love the yellows and blues. 2peas name = swiley

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  53. I love two echo park collections: note to self and hello summer.Pea name: Noa&me

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  54. My favorite collection is Studio Calico's Take Note. my 2peas name is Characterfan

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  55. My favorite collection right now is Hello summer by echo park. Love the colors in this collection.
    2Peas name is CreatingMama

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  56. I love your videos - and one of my favorite collections now is Indie Chic.
    Pea name is Judy Praia

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  57. I would LOVE to win Amy's workshop!
    -yelppuppy

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  58. I love your stuff and I can hardly wait to see the layout that you've sneaked - looks awesome.

    I don't know the name of the collection I like best right now (eek!), but it's the Studio Calico with the graph paper and the hexagon papers. I'm back to school getting certified to teach high school math and I'm re-taking all my math classes, so all those math-y geometrics make me all happy!

    My 2Peas name is CarolineD

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  59. Yes, I'm guilty too...love those collections. My newest one that arrived this week is the Echo Park Sweet Day collection...I am itching to try something with the colorful hexagon patterned paper. scrapnt720

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  60. Thanks for the class opportunity. I dont know the name of the collection, but it is the American red white and blue from Pink Paislee. I am Canadian, but I can see using those papers for so many things that arent necessarily "American"
    2Peas thesnowwhite

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  61. Loving Basic Grey's PB&J Collection! Thamks for the chance to win...(Grannascraps)

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  62. I love your sneek peek, can't wait to see the whole thing! My favorite collection right now-a toss up between MME Indie Chic and EP Sweet Day!

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  63. Hey dey by studio calico and sweet day byEp! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  64. love the sneak peek! can't wait to see it. thanks for a chance to win

    michelesscrapycreations35 at yahoo dot com
    butterfly247

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  65. I also love the new collection by Echo Park.

    Thanks for the chance to win a spot!

    Steel City Fan

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  66. My favourite collection right now is the Amy Tangerine Sketchbook collection. Love the colors! Very versatile, be it for cards or layouts:)

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    2peas name: pepper tan

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  67. My favorite collection now is What's Up from Basic Grey. My 2peasname is bckwml. Thanks for a chance to win.

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  68. I'm having a lot of fun with This & That by Echo Park. LonR, thanks!

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  69. I'm loving Echo Park - Sweet Day right now.

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  70. I'm also loving Echo Park's Sweet day collection. i'm gack89 at 2peas

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  71. Am a big fan of Amy Tangerine and can't wait for that Camera album to land on my doorstep! Leenanz @2peas

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  72. I don't know if I can narrow my choice down to one collection! I'm really loving the Summer Fresh Simple Stories, too, so if it were to arrive on my doorstep I would definitely welcome it into my crafting space! Thanks for the chance to win a spot in Amy's class!~~meredemaison

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  73. I always love seeing your pages & watching you build them in videos is even more fun! Thanks! ~machellenelson at 2Peas

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  74. Hmm, so hard to narrow it down, but I've been in love with EP Hello Summer collection!

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  75. Oh, wow! That's a tough question!! Umm... I'm going to have to go with Pretty Party from Crate, as that's the collection I see closest too me right now. :) Thank you for the chance!! rebecca_lovell

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  76. Loven' Sweet Day by Echo Park! Thank you for the giveaway!

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  77. I love that sweet day by echo park. I know just what you mean about not being able to use it!

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  78. I love Summer fresh by Simple Stories.
    OK-Scrapper at Two Peas.
    Thanks for the giveaway.

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  79. I am lovin' the EP Sweet Day too!
    I'm lovethewater at 2Peas

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  81. I love the Indie collection from Basic Grey...I stocked up and am having a blast with it...thanks for the chance to win. 2ps name: deb.st

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  82. Currently in my stash - I love Amy Tangerine's Sketchbook collection. On my to purchase list - I'm loving the October Afternoon 9 to 5 collection. ;) Would love to win a spot in this class. Sounds amazing! Thanks so much for the giveaway. I'm sassiescrapper on 2peas.

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  83. My favorite collection is the Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection. I like it so much, I'm nervous (and excited) to actually start using. I guess I'm waiting for the right pictures and layout. 2peas name: Luv2scrap19

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  84. MME's Indie Chic is my fave right now. I just made what I think is one of my favorite layouts of all times with the blue and yellow side of the line. I love it!

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  85. I have OA's 9-5 coming to my house right now and I can't wait for it to be here! I'm also loving Bella Blvd's Sunshine and Happiness line. Amy's class looks like it will be so fun!

    (giraffemom on TwoPeas)

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  86. Oh, how I wish I lived in the US and could afford to buy all this goodness! Anyways, my 2peas name is Duckienz for when i win :P

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  87. Love the EP Sweet Day collection!
    DeniseB

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  88. I love Simple Stories Summer fresh! Thanks for the chance to win! 2Peas breezestg

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  89. My favorite collections are Summer Fresh by Simple Stories. I also love Sweet Day by Echo Park. They are both in my hands and they are just so gorgeous. I'm trying not to hoard them.

    Thanks for the chance to win a spot in Amy's class.

    2peas: cutiephinphin

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  90. Thanks for the chance win a spot in Amy's class! My fav line right now is Summer Fresh by Simple Stories!

    My 2peas name is 3boyzmama.

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  91. Thanks for thee givaway. Recently I really like Summer Fresh by Simple Stories

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  92. My must have is summer fresh too! I am a simple stories addict. I dont need to even look at it, if its simple stories i would put in in my basket.

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  93. Right now? I am loving Echo Park's Take Note. Also adore Amy Tan's Sketchbook collection!

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  94. Studio Calico 9-5
    2 Peas user name: marynbtol

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  95. My favourite collection right now is Sweet Day, I love it! Thanks for the chance.
    2peas username: taorni

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  96. My favorite collection right now is anything by simple stories. Too hard to narrow it down. 2peas name: iggyboo32

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  98. Hmm... Summer Fresh looks good, but my favourite collection right now is one I haven't yet got my hands on, Pink Paislee's Prairie Hill. I want it!

    Thanks for the chance to win a spot on the class! 2 Peas name = jennifergrace x

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  99. I would really like to get the Summer fresh collection. I'm sure i could stretch it a long way! pname fi21.

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  100. My favorite collection right now is Summer Fresh. I went and ordered more of it and I never do that. Thanks for all the inspiration Nancy! Kim

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  101. I am enthralled with Summer Fresh too.

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  102. I am loving 9 to 5! And the new simple stories.

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  103. My favourite is Summer Fresh. It's nice to see navy blue in a collection.

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  104. Loving the Summer Fresh collection.

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