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  • Tell the Story by ELAINE KING
    June 16, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Tell the Story by ELAINE KING

    Use the Simple Stories Green Gingham sheet as the background.  Cut out an irregular shape of the green Grasshopper cardstock and then layer the white card stock on top, cutting slightly smaller to leave a green border. Faux stitch all around two edges of the...

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  • Hello Sunshine! by SUE CREASE
    June 14, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Hello Sunshine! by SUE CREASE

     Hello, Here I am again sharing another layout made using the fun collection by Cocoa Vanilla Studios for The Mad Scrapper Blog full details available below. I started by taking the Juicy Fruit paper and adding the sunray along the centre line...

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  • Here We Are by KAREN MOSS
    June 9, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Here We Are by KAREN MOSS

    On a recent trip to Paris, my daughter and I really wanted to go to EuroDisney, We had been as a family when she was 11 and thought it was a fitting way to celebrate her 30th Birthday. We decided...

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  • Happy Day by ELAINE KING
    May 19, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Happy Day by ELAINE KING

    Take the Bazzill Yukon Gold card and use it as your base. Cut 6” strips of the Little Love, Fly Away and Spring Fling papers and tear strips around 1-2” deep. Layer these in alternating patterns down the centre of the Yukon card. ...

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  • Oh-La-La by KAREN MOSS
    May 17, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Oh-La-La by KAREN MOSS

    Each year, in March, Gracia and I try to have a little holiday away, just the two of us. This year we went to Paris - somewhere she had been but I hadn't. We were blown away by the small...

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  • Oh Yes! by ELAINE KING
    May 10, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Oh Yes! by ELAINE KING

    Take the Cocoa Vanilla, Storyteller Fly Away sheet and gut the centre leaving a 1” frame.  Cut the Bazzill Quartz card to 11” square and gut the centre to leave a 1” frame too.  Layer the two together.  Then cut the...

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  • Hero by KAREN MOSS
    May 4, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Hero by KAREN MOSS

    This is a photo of my older brother, looking deceptively angelic. I can say, without a shadow of doubt, that in fact he was the naughtiest child I have ever known. So inventive with his ideas and got me into...

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  • Reign of Grace Mini Album by LOUISE CROSBIE
    April 21, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Reign of Grace Mini Album by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Todays project is not really complete. If I waited on me finishing it before sharing, it could be a year or more lol.  I like paper crafting but only in short bursts as a break from mixed media. But I’ve...

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  • True Love by KAREN MOSS
    April 19, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    True Love by KAREN MOSS

    Our daughter got married in May 2022 - how can that year have gone so quickly, and I knew that wedding photos would be perfect for using with the Toast collection. My intention was to use a filter to make...

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