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  • Squeeze, Sip, Ooh! by SUE CREASE
    January 19, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Squeeze, Sip, Ooh! by SUE CREASE

    Hello, Today you find me sharing another layout for The Mad Scrapper Blog and this time it is using photos of my cousin's adorable grandchildren at a lemon photo shoot. As soon as I saw the photographs I knew I wanted to...

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  • Shine Bright, My Super Star by NICOLA CAMPBELL
    January 12, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Shine Bright, My Super Star by NICOLA CAMPBELL

    Hi everyone, Nicola here sharing my first layout of the New Year from the January 2026 Scrapaholix Kits, which are based around Uniquely Creative's Written In The Stars collection. The blog post walking through what you get in the main...

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  • Wonderful by ELAINE KING
    January 7, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Wonderful by ELAINE KING

    First adhere the large star to the piece of white card in your kit ensuring you leave approximately a third overhanging the page. Cut the overhang off and stick the remaining third of on the other side of the white...

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  • Winter Weather by ELAINE KING
    December 31, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    Winter Weather by ELAINE KING

    First cut the white card to 11” square and mount on the green cardstock, having gutted the centre for future use.  Cut a large triangle, measuring 16cm high by 8cm wide. Then cut another from a second piece. Cut each...

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  • The Merriest BY KAREN MOSS
    December 29, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    The Merriest BY KAREN MOSS

    The Merriest Although this project only used two sheets of paper it did take quite a while to prepare as I started by cutting all the stars from a sheet of star paper which can be found in the 12...

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  • Sparkle by NICOLA CAMPBELL
    December 24, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    Sparkle by NICOLA CAMPBELL

    Hi everyone, Nicola here sharing my second layout from the December 2025 Scrapaholix Christmas Kits - I'm using the kits based around Uniquely Creative's Home for Christmas collection. In December, there's also a winter-themed set (main and add-on kits) based...

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  • 'Tis The Season BY KAREN MOSS
    December 18, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    'Tis The Season BY KAREN MOSS

    For my December Creative Team projects I have used Mistletoe and Memories from 49 and Market.  This was a fairly quick layout to put together as the papers and embellishments do most of the work for you. I started with...

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  • Snuggle Season by ELAINE KING
    December 16, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    Snuggle Season by ELAINE KING

    First take the Navy Blue card and gut the centre to leave a 1” frame.  Cut the Coastal Cardstock to 11” and mount your photo on the bottom of the right hand corner. Cut this out and mount the remaining Coastal...

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