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  • Besties by LOUISE CROSBIE
    February 27, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Besties by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there. I’m here with my second project using the February 2022 Scrapaholix kits.  It’s a very simple layout but I felt these papers wanted clean fresh bright looks. Obviously that’s a challenge for me with my usual vintage and...

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  • Bliss by CHARLEEN WALES
    February 21, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Bliss by CHARLEEN WALES

    Is it too early to start scrapping sunny beach photos?  I am desperate for some warm sunshine and scrapping this photo was just what I needed to bring a little sunshine into my day. For this page I used mainly...

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  • Hello Gorgeous by CHARLEEN WALES
    February 2, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Hello Gorgeous by CHARLEEN WALES

    This page took on a completely different look and idea from what I had initially planned. My initial idea was to add a mixed media background but once I had laid out the layout I liked it so much I...

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  • Welcome Winter by LOUISE CROSBIE
    January 31, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Welcome Winter by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I'm here with my third project using this years December kit.  It’s a layout using up some of the coloured card and some strips off of one of the sheets of scrapbook paper. I’ve also utilised the cut off strip...

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  • Besties card by SHARON NETTLESHIP
    January 28, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Besties card by SHARON NETTLESHIP

    Take a 6x6 card blank and layer it up with a 14cm x 14cm piece of the Blackberry swirl card and a 13.5cm x 13.5 cm piece of white cardstock.    Cut the Do Epic paper to 10.5 x 10cms,...

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  • Best Friends Forever by CHARLEEN WALES
    January 26, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Best Friends Forever by CHARLEEN WALES

    The January kit is so gorgeous and so versatile. I had so many ideas and photos to scrap with this kit I had a hard time narrowing it down. I settled on some fun photos of my daughter and me...

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  • Friends together by LOUISE CROSBIE
    January 19, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Friends together by LOUISE CROSBIE

    My second project using the January 2022 kit is this simple layout. Well for me it’s very reserved. I usually pile lots of stuff on my layouts but I decided to keep this one understated as red and black make...

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  • Altered postcard by LOUISE CROSBIE
    January 12, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Altered postcard by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Welcome to the first kit of 2022.  I popped into the shop to collect mine today and although I should have waited till I had plenty time to do a larger project, like a layout, I was it itching to...

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  • Beautiful Winter by CHARLEEN WALES
    January 10, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Beautiful Winter by CHARLEEN WALES

    I love it when I see a paper from a collection and I know exactly what I want to do with it. As you might already know another love of mine is fussy cutting and the pattern paper Winter Farmhouse...

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