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  • Tell the Story by ELAINE KING
    June 16, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Tell the Story by ELAINE KING

    Use the Simple Stories Green Gingham sheet as the background.  Cut out an irregular shape of the green Grasshopper cardstock and then layer the white card stock on top, cutting slightly smaller to leave a green border. Faux stitch all around two edges of the...

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  • Life is Beautiful by KERRY MCINALLY
    June 7, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Life is Beautiful by KERRY MCINALLY

    I began by cutting out the flowers from both corners of the ‘Dream On’ paper, I also cut the three white butterflies from this. I cut half an inch from each side of the white cardstock and adhered this to...

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  • Scrapaholix June Kits!
    June 5, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Scrapaholix June Kits!

    The lovely June kits feature papers and products from Simple Stories' recent Life in Bloom range, as well as a sheet of Creative Expressions' Sentiment Wordies. These beautiful kits are just perfect for scrapping all your Springtime photos! Here is...

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  • We Belong Together by SUE CREASE
    May 12, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    We Belong Together by SUE CREASE

     Hello, Today I am sharing a beautiful layout of my late parents for the The Mad Scrapper Blog using fabulous papers and ephemera from Simple Stories available in the store at the time of writing this post. Simple Stories have...

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  • Boho Baby by SUE CREASE
    October 14, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Boho Baby by SUE CREASE

    Hello, Today I'd like to share a layout I have made for The Mad Scrapper Blog.  It uses a paper collection by Simple Stories called Boho Baby (a full list below). The photograph is of my cousin's granddaughter Sophia 💖isn't she just...

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  • Birthday Box by SUE CREASE
    February 18, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Birthday Box by SUE CREASE

    Hello, It's my turn to share a project over on The Mad Scrapper Blog today. You know when you get that one piece of card left from a kit or collection and you don't know what to make. Well I hope this...

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  • December by Sharon Nettleship
    December 15, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    December by Sharon Nettleship

    I don't often make layouts but this months papers are just right for your Christmas memory layouts. First of all I chose the Bazzil white card for the base and a paper that would be my main band across the...

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  • November Kits - Cahier D'Automne
    November 1, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    November Kits - Cahier D'Automne

    The gorgeous November kits are here, and they feature papers from French company Les Ateliers de Karine. Beautiful soft colours are in these kits, perfect for all your Autumn projects! Although all papers can be used for lots of other...

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  • Together by SUE CREASE
    August 31, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Together by SUE CREASE

    Hello Again!   Here I am sharing a new layout for The Mad Scrapper Blog and I've called it Together. It shows myself and 2 sisters on the pier at Llandudno this last July. As we all live miles apart, we hardly ever...

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