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  • Layout 3 by KERRY MCINALLY
    May 27, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Layout 3 by KERRY MCINALLY

    I began by cutting the ‘Specks of Happiness’ patterned paper into several squares.  I distressed the edges of each piece and then using the central point of the powder blue card stock as a starting point began to adhere the...

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  • May Layout 2 by ELAINE KING
    May 20, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    May Layout 2 by ELAINE KING

    First I took a sheet of white card from my own stash (having used the sheet I got in my kit in my first layout). I then took the Pinkfresh Happy List paper and cut the bottom pink rainbow from it,...

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  • Ray of Sunshine by KERRY MCINALLY
    May 15, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Ray of Sunshine by KERRY MCINALLY

    I began by using the same ‘Happy List’ paper which I used in my first layout, this time using the yellow, orange and coral rainbow sections. I cut these out and distressed the edges.  I tore a two inch strip...

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  • Everyday Wonders by ELAINE KING
    May 10, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Everyday Wonders by ELAINE KING

    Take the sheet of Coconut Swirl card and add some mixed media to the base. I used a hexagon stencil with a Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Kitsch Flamingo. I used a stencil from my own stash but there is a similar...

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  • Fun at Dunham Massey by Kerry Mcinally
    May 6, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Fun at Dunham Massey by Kerry Mcinally

    I really liked the colours in this kit, so much so that I bought the ephemera which accompanies the collection. First of all I cut roughly a centimetre from two sides of the white cardstock and then gutted the Pink...

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  • Explore by ELAINE KING
    May 3, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Explore by ELAINE KING

    Gut the pale blue cardstock leaving a 2” border around the edge.  Use white card to create a 10” square. Use a stencil with horizontal lines, linked below, and stencil a large panel on the left and a small panel on the...

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  • May 2024 Scrapaholix Kits - The Simple Things
    May 1, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    May 2024 Scrapaholix Kits - The Simple Things

    Our fab May kits are now available, I am loving the fresh spring-like colours! The May kits feature papers and products from Pinkfresh Studio - The Simple Things range. We haven't had Pinkfresh Studio before in our kits, so I hope you...

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  • Dream by KERRY MCINALLY
    April 29, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Dream by KERRY MCINALLY

    To start I trimmed the Coastal cardstock to 11x11 inches and the the no6 paper to 10x10 inches.  I layered both of these, after distressing the edges, onto a piece of white cardstock. Then I trimmed the no2 paper to...

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  • Memories by ELAINE KING
    April 26, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Memories by ELAINE KING

    Gut the Pear cardstock leaving a 1” border.  Cut the white card into an 11” square and mount onto the Pear frame.  Mat the 6” x 4” photo on the gutted Pear cardstock.  Use a floral stencil using two different...

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