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  • Skull canvas with Opal Magics by LORI WOODS
    October 15, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Skull canvas with Opal Magics by LORI WOODS

    Hello Mad Scrappers! Today I have something a little different for you. I love creating gothic pieces but I wanted to create this one with bright colours rather than dark and grungy. I started with the Vintage Frame chipboard, using the...

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  • Happy Halloween by SUE CREASE
    October 11, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Happy Halloween by SUE CREASE

    Hello all,   I'm here today sharing my project for The Mad Scrapper Blog it's a fun Halloween hanger. I am using one of those inexpensive ply pumpkin shapes which I picked up in a bargain shop for £1.   I'm using...

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  • Spooky pumpkin ornament by LORI WOODS
    October 4, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Spooky pumpkin ornament by LORI WOODS

    Hello Mad Scrappers! I love this time of year as the nights start to get darker and the holiday season is nearly upon us. Halloween is one of my favourite holidays with the costumes and decorations and of course, the...

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  • Haunted house / canvas by LOUISE CROSBIE
    October 1, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Haunted house / canvas by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I love this time of year for crafting.  Autumn, halloween, winter, yuletide/Christmas.  I’ve started my Halloween projects this year with this chipboard house kit. Now the kit is too large for posting so it’s not in the online shop. But...

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  • Album Cover by LOUISE CROSBIE
    September 24, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Album Cover by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there. Well today is the day I have to officially accept I am a scrapbooker as I just bought and decorated my second 12x12 layout album.  I’m sharing the cover with you today. It is really very heavy handed...

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  • To the Moon and Back by LOUISE CROSBIE
    September 14, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    To the Moon and Back by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there everyone.  Today I’m sharing a scrapbook layout featuring quite a lot of “The Dusty Attic” chipboard. In particular the moon and the little houses designed by Nuneka Box.   The photo is of me and my husband at...

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  • Quick & simple steampunk style cards by LORI WOODS
    September 6, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Quick & simple steampunk style cards by LORI WOODS

    Hello Mad Scrappers! Today I have some steampunk style cards that are quick and simple to make :) I started with some Dusty Attic chipboard pieces, Cogs frame set and Cog Cluster, and gave these a few quick coats of white...

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  • Altered paintbrush by LOUISE CROSBIE
    September 4, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Altered paintbrush by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Today, I’m sharing this altered paintbrush. Originally ruined because I didn’t wash it out properly and the brush bristles had become one solid mass (irredeemably so).   But rather than throw brushes away that have become too worn, hard, or...

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  • Together by SUE CREASE
    August 31, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Together by SUE CREASE

    Hello Again!   Here I am sharing a new layout for The Mad Scrapper Blog and I've called it Together. It shows myself and 2 sisters on the pier at Llandudno this last July. As we all live miles apart, we hardly ever...

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