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  • Gorgeous Boy by KERRY MCINALLY
    April 17, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Gorgeous Boy by KERRY MCINALLY

    Here is my third layout using the gorgeous April kit and I still have lots to use. I used a piece of white cardstock and inset the rest of the Whirlpool piece used on another layout, I distressed the edges...

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  • Happy Day by ELAINE KING
    April 14, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Happy Day by ELAINE KING

    First, I took the Whirlpool cardstock and gutted a 10 in square from the centre. I then cut an 8 inch circle from the gutted piece of card. I next took the sheet of typeset paper and cut a 7 & 1/2...

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  • Lucky Day by KERRY MCINALLY
    April 11, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Lucky Day by KERRY MCINALLY

    This is my second layout using the April kit, and I have focused on using the Paperie pieces which have come with the kit.  I love the colours in this kit.  Sometimes I struggle to find papers and ephemera that...

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  • Record by ELAINE KING
    April 8, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Record by ELAINE KING

    Take the kit's piece of Kraft cardstock and using papers from the kit, cut a sheet into 11” square then cut diagonally in half to form a large triangle.  Using other papers cut two 5.5” squares and also cut them diagonally...

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  • Be Happy and Smile by Kerry Mcinally
    April 5, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Be Happy and Smile by Kerry Mcinally

    For this layout I used the craft cardstock and typeset patterned paper.I began by trimming the right angled blue section from the typeset paper, I then distressed the edges and used a distress stain in walnut from my stash to...

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  • Scrapaholix April 2023 kits - Print Shop
    April 4, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Scrapaholix April 2023 kits - Print Shop

    Today I am showing your our awesome April kits! The April kits contain papers and products from Vicki Boutin's recent Print Shop range. These kits are crammed full of various goodies, that will no doubt keep you going for ages....

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  • Let's Go! by KERRY MCINALLY
    March 28, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Let's Go! by KERRY MCINALLY

    I started by mounting a 3/4 inch border of the pink Dotted Swiss to the 12 x 12 Touch of Pink cardstock. Then using my 1inch circle punch I cut out a rainbow and a sun from the Look Up...

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  • I Am in Charge of My Happiness by KERRY MCINALLY
    March 17, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    I Am in Charge of My Happiness by KERRY MCINALLY

    I started by cutting an 11 inch square (ish) piece of white cardstock.  I took the branding strip off the ‘Good Things’ paper and cut the grid section off the ledger paper and then trimmed it down to 11 inches...

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  • Happy by ELAINE KING
    March 10, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Happy by ELAINE KING

    Take the sheet of the  Gold Bazzill Card and gut a 10” square from the centre.  Then take the sheet of Touch of Pink Bazzill Card and cut to  11” square. Mount this on the ‘frame’ of the gold cardstock.  Using the Vicki Boutin...

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