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  • Life is Better with Extra Toppings by NICOLA CAMPBELL
    April 29, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Life is Better with Extra Toppings by NICOLA CAMPBELL

    Hi everyone, Nicola here sharing my next layout from the April 2026 Scrapaholix Kits, which are based around Shimelle's Live The Dream collection with American Crafts. The blog post walking you through the contents of both the main and add-on...

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  • Cool by ELAINE KING
    April 20, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Cool by ELAINE KING

    First I used a piece of my own Bazzill Avalanche card stock as the base and cut several strips of the patterned paper. I cut some at 2” and several at 1.5” and cut them to 8” or 9” long. I...

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  • Life Is Sweet by NICOLA CAMPBELL
    April 15, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Life Is Sweet by NICOLA CAMPBELL

    Hi everyone, Nicola here sharing my first layout from the April 2026 Scrapaholix Kits, which are based around Shimelle's Live The Dream collection with We R Makers. The blog post walking you through the contents of both the main and...

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  • Hooray! BY ELAINE KING
    April 8, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Hooray! BY ELAINE KING

    I wanted to scrap these two photos for a while now so I printed them in a smaller format to make them work with my layout. These days with my granddaughter are precious as she grows. I guess it won’t...

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  • April 2026 Scrapaholix kits - Live the Dream
    April 2, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    April 2026 Scrapaholix kits - Live the Dream

    Hello all you lovely crafty people out there! Today is the start of the new month, and I am bringing to you our fun April Scrapaholix kits! These brighter kits are perfect for documenting your photos at this time of...

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  • Perfect Moments by ELAINE KING
    April 16, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    Perfect Moments by ELAINE KING

    First take the yellow card stock to use as your background.  Next take the Colour Crush pattered paper with the text on and cut a 9.5” x 10” panel. Next cut a 2” strip off the long edge. Cut both pieces with...

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  • Inspired Life by ELAINE KING
    April 7, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    Inspired Life by ELAINE KING

    First take the Sparkle and Shine heart paper and trim it to 11.5” Then gut the central panel of the coral coloured cardstock leaving a 1” frame. Use the gutted piece to mount your 4” x4”  photo.  Raise this on foam pads and place...

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  • April 2025 Scrapaholix Kits - Colour Crush
    April 1, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    April 2025 Scrapaholix Kits - Colour Crush

    A lovely soft, Spring-like kit for you this month, featuring papers from Uniquely Creative's gorgeous Colour Crush range. Also included in the main kit is a pot of Pearl Pigment powder, and the add on kit contains a glass spray...

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  • Explore by ELAINE KING
    May 3, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Explore by ELAINE KING

    Gut the pale blue cardstock leaving a 2” border around the edge.  Use white card to create a 10” square. Use a stencil with horizontal lines, linked below, and stencil a large panel on the left and a small panel on the...

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