diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_mixins.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/_mixins.scss
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+@mixin horizontal-padding($value) {
+  padding-left: $value;
+  padding-right: $value;
+}
+
+@mixin vertical-padding($value) {
+  padding-top: $value;
+  padding-bottom: $value;
+}