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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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  • Blueprint for Life by LORI WOODS
    August 16, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Blueprint for Life by LORI WOODS

    Hello Mad Scrapper! Today I have a mixed media piece for you that was inspired by a bottle of distress spray. The colour name of the spray is Blueprint and it made me wonder how I'd go about recreating a...

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  • VIntage Travel note book layout by LOUISE CROSBIE
    August 13, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    VIntage Travel note book layout by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi again.  Today I’m sharing my second layout using the August ‘Scrapaholix kit’. And I’m back to a more vintage vibe and using a photo of my maternal grandmother this time.  I’ve used two of the papers here and also...

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  • London Layout by LOUISE CROSBIE
    August 6, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    London Layout by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there. If you know my work at all, you will know I mostly do vintage looks, so deciding to apply to join the Scrapaholix team was my way of challenging myself to broaden my horizons as not every kit...

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  • August 2021 Kits - Grunge
    August 3, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    August 2021 Kits - Grunge

    I'm so excited to introduce the awesome August kits! They feature papers from French company Mes P'tit's Ciseaux, the Grunge range, and are a little bit travel related, and a little bit grungy. I just love the colours and the patterns...

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  • 3 Tags by LORI WOODS
    July 31, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    3 Tags by LORI WOODS

    Hello Mad Scrappers! Today I have some tags for you made using elements from Stamperia's Voyages Fantastique collection. The Voyages Fantastiques collectables  6x12 papers and  die cuts are ideal for smaller projects like tags as they contain lots of different pieces for...

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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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  • Rusty Art Journal: By Louise Crosbie
    March 21, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Rusty Art Journal: By Louise Crosbie

    Hi again. The project I am sharing today is my first art journal. An artist/crafter I subscribe to gave us a wonderful mindfulness project to do over the next month and it looked like one of the best ways for me...

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