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  • Lac de Chalain by KERRY MCINALLY
    September 15, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Lac de Chalain by KERRY MCINALLY

    For this layout I used an additional piece of white cardstock from my stash as my base. I mounted my photo onto some scrap white cardstock and then onto the yellow gold cardstock supplied in the kit.  My photo is...

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  • Together by ELAINE KING
    September 11, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Together by ELAINE KING

    First take the piece of Rain card and gut it to leave a 1” border. Cut the coconut swirl card to 11” and mat on the Rain border piece.  Next take three Distress Oxides: Salvaged Patina, Worn Lipstick and Fossilised Amber. Press...

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  • Layout 1 by KERRY MCINALLY
    September 7, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Layout 1 by KERRY MCINALLY

    This kit is so bright and colourful, lots of lovely cut a parts and papers which lend themselves to fussy cutting.I began with a 4 x 4 photo which I backed onto some scrap white card stock, I then cut...

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  • September Scrapaholix Kits
    September 4, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    September Scrapaholix Kits

    September is here and with it comes our bright and beautiful September Scrapaholix kits. These kits feature papers and products form Cocoa Vanilla Studio's Happy Days collection, and included in the main kit this month is a Crafter's Companion Glue...

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  • Accordion Mini Book by Louise Crosbie
    August 31, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Accordion Mini Book by Louise Crosbie

    After making two layouts from the kit, I still had quite a lot of card and paper left over.  I really liked the idea of using the bingo cards as a little booklet of some sort and little books and...

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  • Wild West! by LOUISE CROSBIE
    August 25, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Wild West! by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Another layout using the August Scrapaholix kit. And an excuse for me to get more rub-ons 😂 I kept it simple this time. I’ve used the rub-ons to surround my focal point and the numbers from the sticker sheet that...

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  • Layout 3 by KERRY MCINALLY
    August 23, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Layout 3 by KERRY MCINALLY

    For this layout I used a 4x6 photo of my daughter which had been printed to give an aged look.  I mounted the photo on some scraps of white and then black card. I cut 1 inch from two sides...

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  • Memories by LOUISE CROSBIE
    August 18, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Memories by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I’m not a regular part of the Scrapaholix design team anymore as I had too many craft commitments, but, Janine suggested I might be the resident guest designer when the monthly kit really appealed to me and was too much...

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  • Remember by ELAINE KING
    August 17, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Remember by ELAINE KING

    Use the Raven cardstock as your base. Cut a strip of the Simple Stories Vintage Essentials, Authentic paper, using the rulers.  Cut two triangles from the piece remaining of the Authentic paper. The first triangle should be measured 3” wide x 4” deep and the second triangle is...

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