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  • Summer Fun by SUE CREASE
    May 26, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Summer Fun by SUE CREASE

    Hello there! Today I'm sharing a layout I have made to join in with the challenge over at 49 and Market's fan page over on Facebook. It's also shared at themadscrapper.co.uk/blogs   It uses vintage-artistry-butter-serenity paper which I trimmed down and matted on...

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  • Prima Moon Child tags by LORI WOODS
    May 20, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Prima Moon Child tags by LORI WOODS

    Hello Mad Scrappers! Today I'd like to share some tags I made with the oh so pretty Prima Moon Child collection. It's an older collection but the colours and patterns are just lovely to use.  I started by cutting out...

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  • Octopus canvas project. By LOUISE CROSBIE
    May 18, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Octopus canvas project. By LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there. Today I am sharing a canvas with you.  When these Stamperia moulds first came out I was desperate to have one but I didn’t have the money. Then when I had the money, nobody had them left in...

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  • Soft vintage canvas layout. By Louise Crosbie
    April 30, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Soft vintage canvas layout. By Louise Crosbie

    Hello again.   Today I am sharing a layout on a 12x12 canvas.  This one came about because I watched a live demo, by Sharon Ziv, on the Prima Marketing Facebook page. The example Sharon made was simply stunning and...

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  • Altered box by Lorna Simons
    April 21, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Altered box by Lorna Simons

    Oh, I love boxes and tins, and I love to decorate them, these papers were just perfect for this. I measured the height of the box above and below the opening of the box and cut the full width of...

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  • Altered tin. By Louise Crosbie.
    April 20, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Altered tin. By Louise Crosbie.

    Hi there. I have another altered tin to share with you today.  I am a steampunk but sometimes steampunk and Goth get a little combined and we call that Steamgoth lol. I think that is what this tin is.  I...

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  • Oh Happy Day by SUE CREASE
    April 4, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Oh Happy Day by SUE CREASE

    Hello again, Today I'm here sharing another layout for The Mad Scrapper Blog This time it shows another place we pass whilst walking our dog here in Milton Keynes. It is the peace pagoda overlooking the lake at Willen. Today I have...

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  • Ocean View by LORI WOODS
    March 25, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Ocean View by LORI WOODS

    Hi Mad Scrappers! Here's my next design team project for you - an altered chipboard frame. When I saw the Dusty Attic porthole chipboard, I knew I wanted to give it a real rusty weathered look but I couldn't decide...

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