Baseball-themed Sympathy Card

One of my dad's softball buddies, Bobby, passed away recently after suffering some serious illnesses.  I created this card to send to his family.

The background papers are from the Good Ol' Sport collection by Graphic 45.  The baseballs, sentiment and focal image are by Artistic Outpost.  I stamped them on vanilla cardstock and colored them with Prismacolor Premier pencils and distress inks.

My parents met Bobby and his wife through the softball team at the RV park in Arizona where they all spend the winter.  Bobby was the team's pitcher and my dad was the catcher, so they developed a pretty close relationship.  You'll never meet two guys who love playing softball as much as these two!  Here's a photograph of their team the year they took second place in their division.  Bobby is in the front row wearing the burgundy jacket; my dad is in the back row, fourth guy from the right.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  Have a wonderful day!

Happy Mother's Day

I've been making a Mother's Day card for my mom for at least eleven years now, and it's important to me that I not duplicate a design I've used in the past.  That's easy enough to do if one keeps buying new stamps and papers, but I've cut back on my spending and am trying to use what I already have.  So I turned to the internet for inspiration, and found this card that I could put my own spin on.

For the flowers on my card, I die-cut patterned papers and vintage sheet music using some of the first Spellbinders dies I ever bought: standard circles.  The leaves were also cut using Spellbinders dies.  To ground the flowers, I added an embossed layer of cardstock in the same color as the background.  I like the texture that it gives without detracting from the flowers.  The sentiment was heat-embossed in a color called peridot which coordinated well with the color of the leaves.  It's not easy for me to make clean and simple cards  that feel like "me," so I was really happy with how this card turned out

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms!  Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Ring My Bell - Valentine Thank You

Yes, I'm still making valentines!  Kind of.  This is a Valentine-themed thank you card for my mom's cousin, who gave me the corrugated cardstock I used to make the scalloped heart.  She had received a bunch of art and craft supplies from a friend who was downsizing, and she happily shared some items that were right up my alley.

After die-cutting the scalloped heart, I scraped it with titanium white acrylic paint and sprinkled on chunky antique gold glitter.  Once it was dry, I sponged gathered twigs distress ink around the edges.  I used a piece of vintage ribbon to tie on the smaller red heart, adding a mini Tim Holtz bell.  The Slavic-language sheet music is from an old hymnal in my stash.

Have a beautiful day!

Supplies:
Buttermints cardstock by Bazzill; patterned paper and corrugated cardstock by DCWV; titanium white acrylic paint; vintage gold chunky glitter by Recollections (Michaels); spun sugar and gathered twigs distress ink; vintage sheet music and lace from my stash; tiny bell from Tim Holtz; pop-dots.

Happy 80th Birthday, Bev!

The mother of one of my childhood friends recently turned 80, and the lounge where she tends bar once a week had a kick-ass party for her.  Her birthday was the day before Thanksgiving which meant a lot of people had the next day off and thus could go to a party on a Wednesday night.  Even her son from Texas was able to come, and the bar hired a popular local band to play.  A pleasant surprise for me personally was seeing another childhood friend and her sister there.  It was by far one of the best birthday parties I've been to in a long time.  I certainly hope I'm still rocking it out when I'm 80!

I created this card for Bev and thought it turned out really cute.  I used one of my favorite images by Tim Holtz and colored it with Prismacolor Premier pencils.  The flower is by Petaloo and it coordinated beautifully with these patterned papers by Teresa Collins.

Have a great day!  Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:
Black and amber cardstock by Bazzill; patterned papers by Teresa Collins; very vanilla cardstock from Stampin' Up; focal image by Tim Holtz; sentiment from Stampin' Up; Ranger Archival black ink; Prismacolor Premier pencils; odorless mineral spirits; oval and lacy oval Nestabilities by Spellbinders; banner die by Spellbinders; antique linen distress ink; Martha Stewart border punch; pop-dots.

Hello, Friend - Rooster Greeting Card

Hello, hello!  I hope you're having a good week.  I spent all of yesterday with my mom and a friend of hers who is visiting from out of state.  We took a short road trip to a neighboring county which has numerous boutiques and antique shops in and around a small town with a substantial Amish community.  At the "English" owned shops, I found a few vintage paper and alterable items to use in artwork.  At the Amish grocery store, I stocked up on things like basmati rice, couscous, and spices, as they charge much less for them than our local grocery stores do.

Sisters' Garden outside Kalona, Iowa

Being in a rural area, we saw a lot of rooster and chicken decorative items (both new and antique).  This made us think of another friend of my mom's, who is decorating her new kitchen with roosters.  My mom texted her several photos of things to ask if she was interested in any of them (some rather jokingly, like a large rooster cut out of sheet metal which was displayed on the door of a former outhouse!).  And thus roosters became the unexpected theme of the day; so much so that I ended up buying her something rooster-related at one particular store.  I think she will appreciate some unexpected happy mail, as her husband was diagnosed with cancer in the spring and their entire summer has been spent "doctoring."

To accompany her gift I created this card featuring, what else, a rooster!  I used a variety of patterned papers from my stash that go with the color scheme of her kitchen.  The rooster from Oxford Impressions was stamped on vanilla cardstock and colored with Prismacolor pencils and distress inks.  The sentiment is from Red Lead Paperworks.

I'll leave you with more photos from our day trip.

My mom and her friend at Sisters' Garden

My beautiful mom

A fall vignette at Sisters' Garden

Have you ever seen so many old wash tubs in one place?  They mostly held potpourri and other dry goods for decorating.  Iowa Farmhouse and Barntiques outside Iowa City

Iowa Farmhouse and Barntiques

Iowa Farmhouse and Barntiques

Thanks for popping in! 

Supplies:
Red cardstock from Stampin' Up; miscellaneous patterned papers from my stash; very vanilla cardstock from Stampin' Up; rooster from Oxford Impressions; sentiment from Red Lead Paperworks; splatter background stamp by All Night Media; Ranger Archival black ink; Prismacolor Premier pencils; odorless mineral spirits; antique linen and vintage photo distress ink; round and scalloped round dies by Sizzix; oval and scalloped oval punches from Stampin' Up; border punch by Martha Stewart; pop-dots.

Fly Little Bird

I created this card to send to someone very dear to me who has been going through some trying times.  And I'm sure you'll forgive me for not writing much today, since I'm not feeling too chipper myself.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Love Everlasting

My mom's good friends Donna and Mel are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary this week.  Isn't that amazing?  What's even more wonderful is that this couple is still active and fun and enjoying life together.  I think that deserves some recognition!

My card was inspired by this one on Pinterest.  I changed the design somewhat because I didn't want to make a shaker card, and the heart dies that I have do not nest in the same way.  Because of that, I wasn't able to achieve the double-mat effect that I wanted (although I tried, believe me).  But I do like the simple elegance of the embossing and the tone-on-tone white layers.  Another change I made was adding the die-cut word.  I saved my happy anniversary sentiment for the inside of the card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day.

Supplies:
Charcoal and red cardstocks by Bazzill; naturals white cardstock from Stampin' Up; Anna Griffin embossing folder (thistle bouquet); heart die-cut by Spellbinders; love die-cut by Little Yellow Bicycle.

Treat Me Like the Queen

Here's a birthday card I made recently for a friend of mine.  It looks fairly simple but that didn't come easily.  I actually went around and around with this one for quite a while, trying different things that just weren't floating my boat, before finally scaling it back to this.  Sometimes less is more, especially when you need to get something into the mail sooner rather than later.

I used one of my favorite color palettes for this card: black, red and off white.  The patterned papers are by My Minds Eye.  The focal image is from the Loverly London set by Artistic Outpost.  In my imagination she's an Eliza Doolittle type a la My Fair Lady.  I stamped her on vanilla cardstock and colored her with Prismacolor Premier pencils.  She ended up getting die-cut a couple of times to reach this final size.  To jazz up the red background, I embossed the paper with a Cuttlebug embossing folder called geometric rings; the pattern reminds me of an old tin ceiling tile.  The sentiment is also from Artistic Outpost.  Say it out loud in your best Cockney accent.

TGIF!  Make it a great one!

Supplies:
Charcoal gray/black cardstock by Bazzill; patterned papers by My Minds Eye; very vanilla cardstock from Stampin' Up; Ranger Archival black ink; Prismacolor Premier pencils; odorless mineral spirits; old paper and gathered twigs distress ink; EK Success border punch; oval and lacy oval Nestabilities by Spellbinders; geometric rings embossing folder by Cricut Cuttlebug; pop-dots.

Happy Birthday, Baby!

I created this card for a friend who is turning the big 4-0.  We had a great time celebrating the occasion and I'm happy to say that she can still party like a rock star.

Since she's the baby of the family I decided to make her a sweet card using one of my favorite Tim Holtz images.  I combined it with pretty papers by My Mind's Eye and used four different Nestabilities to create some lovely layers.   The large ribbon flower from Michaels was jazzed up with a little glitter glue.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a grand day.

Supplies:
Dark pink and light pink cardstock; whisper white cardstock from Stampin' Up; focal image by Tim Holtz; Ranger Archival jet black ink; oval and lacy oval Nestabilities by Spellbinders; banner die-cut by Spellbinders; birthday sentiment from Stampin' Up; pumice stone distress ink; flower from Michaels; Stickles glitter glue.

Hello

An art friend of mine has had a pretty miserable summer: she's been doctoring a couple of different ailments that started with a fall over Memorial Day weekend.  It has been a while since I sent her something (one of these Love Bird cards back in July), so last night's mission was to make a card that can get popped into the mail quickly.

This card started with Authentique patterned papers from my scrap bin.  Luckily I still had some uncut sheets from the original 6x6 bundle to complete the card.  I stamped the young girl from Artistic Outpost onto a gray paper from the collection and lightly tinted her with Prismacolor pencils.  The "hello" wasn't showing up against the background, so I layered a die-cut banner underneath it.  The Kaisercraft paper flowers are also from my stash.

I must say I'm having a lot of fun using my scraps.  I can't bear to throw them away when I know I can make something pretty with them.  Thanks for dropping by.  Have a beautiful day!

Supplies:
Espresso cardstock by Bazzill; patterned papers by Authentique; focal image by Artistic Outpost; die-cut sentiment by Little Yellow Bicycle; Ranger Archival black ink; pumice stone distress ink; Prismacolor Premier pencils; odorless mineral spirits; Martha Stewart border punch; oval, lacy oval and banner die-cuts by Spellbinders; paper flowers by Kaisercraft; antique gold brad.

Get a Man!

Ha ha!  Not really.  I was just looking for a fun title for this blog post.  Besides,  I've never been one to tell anyone what to do with their life.  For all I know you already have a man, or a woman, or a chicken that makes you perfectly happy.  However, I created this card to send to a friend of mine who is single AND who just happens to own a gun, so I think she'll appreciate the sentiment.

I started by randomly stamping the Holstein cow pattern from Artistic Outpost on a scrapbook paper that looks like an old newspaper.  My cowgirl (also from AO) was stamped on vanilla cardstock and colored with Prismacolor Premier pencils.  For her background I doctored up a patterned paper with white acrylic paint, a crackle background stamp and distress inks. The decorative border is a piece of Dresden trim.  Originally it was glossy white, so I sponged it with gathered twigs distress ink to make it work with my design.  It looked almost like a subtle gold in its final state.

This entire card was made with paper scraps from my bins.  Although I'm happy to be putting those scraps to good use, one card here or there is not the most efficient way to tidy up my art room.  Drastic measures may be required.

Thanks for popping by!  Have a wonderful day.

Supplies:
Black cardstock by Bazzill; miscellaneous patterned papers (unknown); stamps from Artistic Outpost; Ranger Archival black ink; vanilla cardstock from Stampin' Up; Ranger watering can ink; pumice stone and gathered twigs distress ink; Prismacolor Premier pencils; odorless mineral spirits; crackle background stamp; Dresden trim; punchinella; Derwent light charcoal pencil; Colorbox white pigment ink.

Pip Pip! Get Well Card

A good friend of my parents just had surgery, so I created this card to send him some cheer.

I'll tell you a little secret:  all of the papers (except the brown cardstock I used for the base) came from my stash of paper scraps.  I rummaged around until I found four pieces that kind of went together, and then sponged on distress inks to further integrate the various designs.  I stamped the Union Jack collage onto the rust-colored paper to start my background.  For the focal image, I stamped the London/Queen's Guard collage image onto a light-colored paper with black ink (all stamps are from Artistic Outpost, by the way), and used wild honey, barn door and walnut stain distress ink to tint it.  My dapper gent was stamped in black on the same light-colored paper, tinted with old paper distress ink, and fussy-cut.

The sentiment was stamped with rusty hinge distress ink and heat embossed on the same paper that the gent and the London collage were stamped on.  It was mounted on a scrap of the rust paper, distressed, and accented with two antique copper brads before being adhered with foam tape.  It's been a long time since I used a brad, but in the past they were practically a given on my cards, especially those made for guys.  That touch of metallic just reads masculine to me.

Have a great day!  Thanks for visiting my blog.

Supplies:
Brown cardstock by Bazzill; four various patterned papers; stamps from Artistic Outpost; Ranger Archival black ink; wild honey, old paper, rusty hinge, barn door and walnut stain distress inks; Ranger potting soil ink; clear embossing powder; border punch by EK Success; foam tape.

You're a Star! Father's Day Card

Taking care of my mom after her knee surgery has meant that I haven't had a lot of time for leisure activities.  But she continues to improve each day which means she can do more things for herself, freeing me to get down and dirty at my art table.  And just in time, too, because I still had to make a father's day card for my dad.

When I don't have a specific idea for a card, I flip through my Artistic Outpost stamps and hope that one jumps out at me.  This handsome gent from the Gatsby set gave me a sly wink as I passed by, sealing his fate for the evening.  I started by stamping him twice on a patterned pattern by BoBunny.  The first image was diecut with a Spellbinders oval; from the second image I fussy-cut my gent and adhered him on top of the first for dimension.  (And I just noticed that I lopped off his left ear, poor fellow!)

For the background, I doctored up two other patterned papers from the same BoBunny collection.  That included dry-brushing white acrylic paint, applying molding paste through a stencil, rubber stamping, and sponging on various distress inks.  I can't describe how much joy this process gives me; I could play for hours this way.  After adding the sentiment and some tinted charcoal pencil for shading, I sprayed the entire collage with acrylic sealant.  My Father's Day greeting was added to the inside of the card after the front was dry and assembled.

I hope you're having a wonderful day!  Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:
Brown cardstock by Bazzill; patterned papers by BoBunny; titanium white acrylic paint; Golden molding paste; Tim Holtz ruler stencil; fired brick, wild honey, gathered twigs, walnut stain and pine needles distress ink; Derwent forest pine and natural tinted charcoal pencil; rubber stamps from Artistic Outpost; star stamp by Tim Holtz; Ranger Archival black ink; oval and lacy oval Nestabilities by Spellbinders; border bunch by EK Success; pop-dots.

A Sympathy Card and a Public Service Announcement

It is with a heavy heart that I share this card with you.  Regular readers of my blog may remember that just last week, I created this card to send to my great uncle, who had had a fall at home and was rehabbing a broken leg at a local health care facility.  I mailed that card immediately and last Thursday evening my mom and I had a wonderful visit with him for more than two hours.  He was doing so well and was even talking about the new flooring he planned to install in the bathroom once he was healed.  So imagine our shock when we received a call that he was taken to the hospital Monday night and passed away Tuesday morning!  I'm just heartsick for my cousins who were not expecting anything like this.  Although their mother is still living, she has advanced Alzheimer's and is in a memory care unit in a nearby town.  They certainly have their hands full.

For this sympathy card I stamped the robin from Artistic Outpost on a patterned paper by K and Company, then colored the image with Prismacolor pencils.  I sponged scattered straw distress ink around all the edges and stenciled frayed burlap through a piece of punchinella.

Now, for the public service announcement.  My uncle's cause of death was not a broken leg.  It was kidney failure (and an infection?) due to dehydration.  It's important for all of us to stay hydrated and the best way to do that is to drink adequate amounts of water every day.  It's especially critical for the elderly, who tend to take more medications.  So please, please, please, if you have an older person in your life, make sure they are drinking plenty of water (or other good liquids).  Ask them how much they've had to drink today.  Provide them with water even if they say they're not thirsty.  Nag them if you have to (like we have to do with my dad sometimes).  Don't take any excuses.  Their life may depend on it.

Thanks for dropping by.  Have a wonderful day and...drink some water!

Supplies:
Green and cream cardstock from Stampin' Up; patterned papers by K and Company; bird from Artistic Outpost; Ranger Archival jet black ink; Prismacolor Premier pencils; odorless mineral spirits; scattered straw and frayed burlap distress ink; oval and lacy oval Nestabilities by Spellbinders; corner rounder punch; punchinella; Scotch foam tape.

America's Greatest Pastime

I was really rocking the card for my uncle the other night, so I decided to stick with the masculine theme and make a card for my buddy Ron.  He's been house-bound for quite a while due to a serious illness, and I send him a card or care package periodically to brighten his day.  Ron enjoys sports and since it's April, that means baseball.

I started with patterned papers from a Graphic 45 collection called Good Ol' Sport.  I chose the red papers initially as a nod to Nebraska (where Ron played football) and coincidentally that works for the Boston Red Sox, too.  I antiqued the papers with distress inks, stamping, stenciling and some acrylic paint applied with the end of an old plastic hair roller.  The Boston slugger from Artistic Outpost was stamped on a solid ivory paper from the same paper pack and masked before stamping on the stadium names (also from Artistic Outpost).  I used distress inks and a charcoal pencil to color around my slugger so he would stand out against the background.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a sweet day!

Supplies:
Gray cardstock by Bazzill; naturals vanilla cardstock from Stampin' Up; patterned papers by Graphic 45; stamps by Artistic Outpost; festive berries, gathered twigs and vintage photo distress ink; Ranger Adirondack jet black and watering can ink; splatter pattern stamp by All Night Media; bubble stencil by Tim Holtz; Adirondack espresso and old paper acrylic paint dabber; circle and scalloped circle Nestabilities by Spellbinders; small oval and scalloped oval punch from Stampin' Up; pop-dots.

In Time

Last night we learned that my mom's sole surviving uncle had a fall at home, broke his leg, and is rehabbing at a local care center.  We don't know how long he'll be there, so I made a card to go into the mail ASAP.

For this card, I used an image by Paperbag Studios that was one of the early stamps I bought when I started to make my own greeting cards.  I stamped it on a Daisy D patterned paper from my stash and set it aside until I chose my overall color scheme.

I used two patterned papers by DCWV for the bottom layer, but of course had to doctor them up a bit.  I stenciled distress ink through a piece of punchinella, then added coarse molding paste through a measuring tape stencil.  Once the paste dried, I tinted it with stormy sky distress ink.  I added more stenciling using just the ink.  Then I went back to my focal image and sponged on coordinating inks to tie everything together.

Making my own cards brings me such joy, and I don't know anyone that doesn't appreciate receiving a card or letter in the mail.  I think this is especially true of my generation and my elders, who grew up without email, texting or Facebook (or even cheap phone calls!  Remember how expensive it used to be to call long distance?).  For past generations, the mail was the method used to keep in contact with friends and family, both near and far.  It feels good to carry on that tradition.

Thank you for stopping by my blog.  Have a great day!

Supplies:
Dark gray cardstock by Bazzill; patterned papers by DCWV and Daisy D; In Time stamp by Paperbag Studios; splatter background stamp by All Night Media; Ranger Archival ink jet black; punchinella; Tim Holtz measuring tape stencil; Golden coarse molding paste; bundled sage, stormy sky, brushed corduroy distress ink; Ranger Archival ink watering can; oval and lacy oval Nestabilities by Spellbinders; EK Success border punch; pop-dots.

Cute as a Button

Hello and Happy Earth Day!  Today I'm sharing a birthday card I created for a dear friend of mine.

I chose these papers by Authentique because (1) I love the color red and (2) the gingham pattern conjured up the image of a summer picnic eaten off a checkered tablecloth.  What could be more joyful than that?  I stamped one of my favorite images from Artistic Outpost on an ivory-colored paper from the same Authentique collection and colored her with Prismacolor pencils.  The sentiment is from Red Lead Paperworks; I've used it a lot because it's such a happy saying.

Thanks for popping by!  Have a wonderful weekend.

Supplies:
Gray cardstock by Bazzill; patterned papers by Authentique; focal image by Artistic Outpost; Ranger Archival jet black ink; Prismacolor Premier pencils; odorless mineral spirits; pumice stone distress ink; sentiment by Red Lead Paperworks; small oval and scalloped oval punches from Stampin' Up; oval, scalloped oval and lacy oval Nestabilities by Spellbinders; border punch by EK Success; corner rounder punch; pop-dots.

Always...Love

I created this Valentine to send to my buddy Ron.  I'm sure he would prefer a real pin-up girl, but he'll have to settle for this paper one.

I started by creating a patchwork of patterned papers on the background.  I muted the tones by scraping on white gesso using an old credit card.  The raised letters and numbers were achieved by applying modeling paste through a stencil.  After the paste dried completely, I laid the stencil down again and sponged on some distress ink.

I ended up using a lot of Tim Holtz products on this card: the patterned papers, the film strip, two stencils, the ticket, the photobooth cutie, a rub-on and of course, distress inks (one of my all-time favorite art items).  I love the muted palette of this card which gives a nod to Valentine's Day but isn't overly feminine.

Thanks for dropping by.  Have a fabulous day.

Supplies:
Red cardstock by Bazzill; Tim Holtz products: photo booth image, patterned paper, film strip, ticket, alphabet stencil, burlap stencil; festive berries, stormy sky and gathered twigs Distress Inks; paper flower by Prima; antique copper brad; love die cut by Little Yellow Bicycle; heart punch by Marvy; Golden modeling paste; white gesso; titanium white acrylic paint.

Locomotive Inspection Report

I enjoy making masculine cards.  And since I have brothers and several male friends, I get to make quite a few cards for guys.  I created this one for a buddy of mine who is celebrating his birthday this week.

I purchased a stack of vintage Locomotive Inspection forms at an antique shop a while ago.  The forms had not been filled out, but someone had used the backs (and like in this case, the front) to calculate something akin to those awful word problems in math class: "If a train leaves Chicago at 5:00 a.m. heading west at 75 mph, and another train leaves Denver at 4:00 a.m. heading east at 62 mph, at what time will the trains meet at Grand Island, Nebraska?"  I suppose nowadays the engineers simply plug all this information into a computer, but back in the dark ages they had to figure out this information on their own.  And we poor pupils were tortured with figuring out the answer the old-fashioned way, even though the likelihood of us working for the railroad was pretty slim.

But I digress.  One portion of the inspection form became the background for my card.  Another portion was used for the ATC-sized focal image. The paper was fragile and had a nice patina, but it still needed something so I used distress inks and acrylic paint to grunge-it-up a little.  My dapper gent from Artistic Outpost was stamped on a piece of vanilla cardstock and colored with Prismacolor pencils before being adhered.  I used acrylic paints to add some age to the copper gear pieces before adhering them.

The old cancelled postage stamp (still clinging to a piece of envelope) was in my stash. I had so much fun making this card, and I know that Ron will enjoy inspecting all the interesting bits and pieces.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day!

Supplies:
Espresso and dark green cardstocks by Bazzill; vintage railroad inspection form; very vanilla cardstock from Stampin' Up; stamps from Artistic Outpost; compass stamp by Stampabilities; splatter pattern background stamp by All Night Media; Ranger Archival black ink; forest moss, vintage photo, pumice stone and black soot distress ink; Prismacolor Premier pencils; odorless mineral spirits; titanium white acrylic paint; Ranger Adirondack acrylic paint dabber (espresso); Derwent charcoal pencil; Martha Stewart border punch; punchinella; metal gears unknown; vintage postage stamp from my stash.

Thank You

Here's another thank you card for a friend who helped make my birthday extra special this year.

The patterned papers are by My Mind's Eye.  The main image from Artistic Outpost was stamped on vanilla cardstock and colored with distress inks.  I added Glossy Accents to her glasses, a simple technique that I just love.

TGIF!  Have a great weekend.

Supplies:
Plum and black cardstock by Bazzill; patterned paper by My Mind's Eye; very vanilla and crumb cake cardstock from Stampin' Up; Ranger Archival black ink; Victorian velvet, bundled sage and pumice stone distress ink; Momenta/My Little Bicycle die-cut; Prima paper flowers; brushed pewter Stickles; Glossy Accents; oval and scalloped oval Nestabilities by Spellbinders; border punch by Martha Stewart; corner rounder punch; pop-dots.