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  • Beautiful Tag by ELAINE KING
    September 27, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Beautiful Tag by ELAINE KING

    I took a Dina Wakely mixed media tag and used a Vicky Boutin stencil with Ranger texture paste and left to dry. (The stencil I used is now on longer in stock, but there are several other Vicki Boutin stencils that would work...

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  • September Layout 2 by ELAINE KING
    September 18, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    September Layout 2 by ELAINE KING

    Take the Bazzill card, Coconut Swirl, and use water colours to create runs and splashes, making sure the water colour is very diluted in order to make the colour run. Tap the painty brush over the edge of your fingers to create the splashes. ...

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  • Lac de Chalain by KERRY MCINALLY
    September 15, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Lac de Chalain by KERRY MCINALLY

    For this layout I used an additional piece of white cardstock from my stash as my base. I mounted my photo onto some scrap white cardstock and then onto the yellow gold cardstock supplied in the kit.  My photo is...

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  • Together by ELAINE KING
    September 11, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Together by ELAINE KING

    First take the piece of Rain card and gut it to leave a 1” border. Cut the coconut swirl card to 11” and mat on the Rain border piece.  Next take three Distress Oxides: Salvaged Patina, Worn Lipstick and Fossilised Amber. Press...

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  • Layout 1 by KERRY MCINALLY
    September 7, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Layout 1 by KERRY MCINALLY

    This kit is so bright and colourful, lots of lovely cut a parts and papers which lend themselves to fussy cutting.I began with a 4 x 4 photo which I backed onto some scrap white card stock, I then cut...

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  • September Scrapaholix Kits
    September 4, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    September Scrapaholix Kits

    September is here and with it comes our bright and beautiful September Scrapaholix kits. These kits feature papers and products form Cocoa Vanilla Studio's Happy Days collection, and included in the main kit this month is a Crafter's Companion Glue...

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  • Love This Life by SUE CREASE
    July 28, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Love This Life by SUE CREASE

    Hello,  Today I'm up on  The Mad Scrapper Blog  with this double page layout of my husband competing in this years Radio Controlled Model Yacht Global Championships which were held in Fleetwood in May. He was so pleased to qualify as...

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  • Beautiful by SUE CREASE
    July 10, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Beautiful by SUE CREASE

    Hello, Today I'm sharing a layout I have made for The Mad Scrapper Blog using beautiful papers from Maja Design. A full list can be found at the bottom of this post. This layout will be a gift to my dearest friend...

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