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  • Best Life by ELAINE KING
    January 19, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Best Life by ELAINE KING

    First take the large Needlework embroidery hoop paper and trim the branding strip.  Mount a square photo on foam pads and adhere it to the bottom right of the hoop. Fussy cut the feather arrangement from the 4 x 6 paper...

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  • Discover + Create by KERRY MCINALLY
    January 15, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Discover + Create by KERRY MCINALLY

    I began by matting a 4 x 6 portrait photo on the craft card stock and distressing the edges. Next I used three of the 4x6 journalling cards - I cut out the ruler, pencil, bulldog clip and book page,...

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  • All Our Favs by ELAINE KING
    January 10, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    All Our Favs by ELAINE KING

    First take the Discover sheet and cut down to a 10” square. Heavily distress the edges and adhere it slightly at an angle on the Pale pink card stock.  Mat 2 rectangular photos and mount on foam pads, angling them...

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  • Scrapaholix January 2024 Kits - Discover + Create
    January 8, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Scrapaholix January 2024 Kits - Discover + Create

    A very Happy New Year to you all! To start of the new year we have absolutely fabulous kits on offer for you! These kits feature papers and products from Vicki Boutin's newly released Discover + Create range. Here is the...

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  • January Layout 3 by ELAINE KING
    January 27, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    January Layout 3 by ELAINE KING

    I used my own sheet of White A4 card as the base.  I used scraps from the Chill Out patterned paper and cut two strips measuring 1 “ wide. I then cut this into rectangles measuring 1.5” long. I then...

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  • January Layout 2 by ELAINE KING
    January 16, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    January Layout 2 by ELAINE KING

    I used the Bazzill Coconut Swirl as my base and matted my photo on the Bazzill Coastal Cardstock.  I used Tim Holtz Unchartered Mariner Distress ink and my own stencil and created a large panel across the lower half of...

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  • Make Today Count by ELAINE KING
    January 12, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Make Today Count by ELAINE KING

    I used the Date Swirl Card stock as my background and then tore two strips of Simply The Best, Have Fun paper for the top and bottom.  I then tucked two more narrower torn strips of the Truly Epic paper...

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  • Scrapaholix January 2023 kits - Simply the Best
    January 10, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Scrapaholix January 2023 kits - Simply the Best

    The New Year is here and with it comes the fabulous January kits! These kits feature papers and products from Pink Fresh Studio's Simply the Best range. I love these kits, the colours suit so many things - masculine projects,...

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  • Hello Gorgeous by CHARLEEN WALES
    February 2, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Hello Gorgeous by CHARLEEN WALES

    This page took on a completely different look and idea from what I had initially planned. My initial idea was to add a mixed media background but once I had laid out the layout I liked it so much I...

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