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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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  • Accordion Mini Book by Louise Crosbie
    August 31, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Accordion Mini Book by Louise Crosbie

    After making two layouts from the kit, I still had quite a lot of card and paper left over.  I really liked the idea of using the bingo cards as a little booklet of some sort and little books and...

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  • Wild West! by LOUISE CROSBIE
    August 25, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Wild West! by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Another layout using the August Scrapaholix kit. And an excuse for me to get more rub-ons 😂 I kept it simple this time. I’ve used the rub-ons to surround my focal point and the numbers from the sticker sheet that...

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  • Magic Forest Journal by LOUISE CROSBIE
    August 24, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Magic Forest Journal by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I went a little crazy last week and actually opened my precious “Magic Forest” 8x8 papers. I bought the main papers and the extra background papers. They are so pretty. I had that dilemma of “which side will I show” ...

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  • Remember by ELAINE KING
    August 17, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Remember by ELAINE KING

    Use the Raven cardstock as your base. Cut a strip of the Simple Stories Vintage Essentials, Authentic paper, using the rulers.  Cut two triangles from the piece remaining of the Authentic paper. The first triangle should be measured 3” wide x 4” deep and the second triangle is...

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  • Love This Always by KAREN MOSS
    August 4, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Love This Always by KAREN MOSS

    I love that our daughter and I go on adventures - making special memories together. There are so many photos of just the two of us that I can always find one or two to scrap :0) I have a...

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  • Sharing Things: Art journal pages by LOUISE CROSBIE
    August 1, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Sharing Things: Art journal pages by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Sharing Things: Art journal pages.  Hi. The project I’m sharing today is a double page spread in an A4 journal. The reason I created the page is also the reason it’s called “Sharing Things” and it’s also the reason there’s...

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  • Lovely Lady by KERRY MCINALLY
    July 19, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Lovely Lady by KERRY MCINALLY

    For my second layout I used the memoir and salutations patterned papers and the Kraft coloured card stock. I began by cutting the Memoir paper to 10 x 10 inches, and the Salutations paper to 11 x 11 inches.  I...

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