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  • Golden Girl by KERRY MCINALLY
    May 22, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Golden Girl by KERRY MCINALLY

    My third layout features a photo of my daughter, aged 3, receiving a gold award from nursery.  As soon as I saw the Little Love paper I knew it would be ideal as the pattern matches her little leggings. First...

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  • May kit, layout no2 BY KERRY MCINALLY
    May 15, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    May kit, layout no2 BY KERRY MCINALLY

    I began my second layout using the May kit by fussy cutting flowers and leaves from the spring fling paper. I then chose some distress oxides from my stash which I thought would compliment the colours from the Storyteller collection....

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  • We Belong Together by SUE CREASE
    May 12, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    We Belong Together by SUE CREASE

     Hello, Today I am sharing a beautiful layout of my late parents for the The Mad Scrapper Blog using fabulous papers and ephemera from Simple Stories available in the store at the time of writing this post. Simple Stories have...

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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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  • Snapshot by KERRY MCINALLY
    May 1, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Snapshot by KERRY MCINALLY

    I’ve really enjoyed using the April kit, and with the exception of a few alphas and large stickers I have used every piece. Here is my fifth layout using the cut apart sheet. I began by using the packaging technique...

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  • Focus on the Good by ELAINE KING
    April 28, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Focus on the Good by ELAINE KING

    Using the circles paper from the kit I cut several circles and then distressed the edges. I also fussy cut the ‘Focus on the Good’ section of the cut apart sheet. I then arranged the circles on a piece of A4...

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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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  • Happy Day by ELAINE KING
    April 14, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Happy Day by ELAINE KING

    First, I took the Whirlpool cardstock and gutted a 10 in square from the centre. I then cut an 8 inch circle from the gutted piece of card. I next took the sheet of typeset paper and cut a 7 & 1/2...

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  • Lucky Day by KERRY MCINALLY
    April 11, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Lucky Day by KERRY MCINALLY

    This is my second layout using the April kit, and I have focused on using the Paperie pieces which have come with the kit.  I love the colours in this kit.  Sometimes I struggle to find papers and ephemera that...

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