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  • Sunny Days by Elaine King
    June 5, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Sunny Days by Elaine King

    Cut a large triangle from the camera sheet. To do this measure down 5” from the top and cut this strip off. Measure the centre point and make a small mark. Draw a line. Cut from the top corner to...

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  • June 2024 kits - Telling Our Story
    June 3, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    June 2024 kits - Telling Our Story

    Gosh, can't believe it's June already and I am showing you June's kits! Our lovely kits this month feature papers and products from Echo Park's recently released Telling Our Story range. I am also loving the canvas alphabet that is...

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  • Be Free by Elaine King
    May 29, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Be Free by Elaine King

    First take the sheet of Touch of Pink card then cut a 6” x 8” piece of the All The Things paper ensuring you leave the tags intact.  Cut each of the tags from the same paper and ink the...

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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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