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  • V.E Day Picnic by KERRY MCINALLY
    June 28, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    V.E Day Picnic by KERRY MCINALLY

    This is my third layout using the June kit, and I have mainly used scraps of paper from previous layouts. I began by matting my two 3x4 photos on the green cardstock, I overlapped these slightly and placed them in...

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  • Choose Happy by SUE CREASE
    June 26, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Choose Happy by SUE CREASE

    Hello, Today I'm here to share another project made for The Mad Scrapper Blog and I am using the new paper collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio (full detail below). It's a lovely bright set of papers and embellishments as well as cut...

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  • Lovely Together by KERRY MCINALLY
    May 29, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Lovely Together by KERRY MCINALLY

    I started my fourth layout by tearing three indentations into the pink cardstock, I distressed these edges and then backed with some left over pieces of the ‘Oh My Heart’ paper from my own stash. I backed my photo with...

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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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  • 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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  • Lovely by ELAINE KING
    March 22, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Lovely by ELAINE KING

    First take the sheet of Jen Hadfield Peaceful Heart rainbow page. Cut three strips of the rainbows and cut each one (these will be approximately 1” square). Lightly distress the edges.  I used a piece of white A4 card from...

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  • Our Happy Place by LOUISE CROSBIE
    April 13, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Our Happy Place by LOUISE CROSBIE

    My final project using the April Scrapaholix kit.  I’ve torn and layered papers with rough edges onto one of the sheets of green Bazzill .  I added texture through a stencil then gave the whole page a wash of white...

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  • In the Woods by CHARLEEN WALES
    September 12, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    In the Woods by CHARLEEN WALES

    I am absolutely delighted to be sharing my first DT page using the September Scrapaholix kit. I love something a little different and this kit is just so lovely. It was just perfect to get the creative juices flowing. I wanted...

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