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the trick: CSS mask, ::before/::after, background-size, animation-delay, and translate 👇 happy holidays! 🤙🎄

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JustCurious1 year ago

This is too serious man 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

jhey ▲🐻🎈1 year ago

squeezed in before the holidays kick 🤙 will hold back on posting demos and the likes for a few days 🎄 (but there's plenty in the backlog waiting 💀)

ΛNDRΞΛS MΛΤΤΞR1 year ago

thank you 4 all your powerfull inspirations throughout the year! you‘re work is absolutely fantastic! merry christmas 🎄🇺🇦🙏🏻

jhey ▲🐻🎈1 year ago

merry christmas to you too 🙏🎄 you're more than welcome - here's to 2025

Gustavo1 year ago

the trick: sorcery

Luis Sardon1 year ago

Amazing! Happy holidays!

S4RAH1 year ago

Very cool! Merry Christmas 🎄

PunGrumpy1 year ago

Oh my gat

Gustav Ekerot1 year ago

Nice one! happy holidays!

Ólafur Nils Sigurðsson1 year ago

Happy holidays!

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