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  • EMBRACE YOUR JOURNEY by LOUISE CROSBIE
    August 30, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    EMBRACE YOUR JOURNEY by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there. Today I’m sharing this simple little card with you. It features some 49 and Market rub on transfers. They are so pretty and very easy to apply.  I made my background with distress oxides, a stencil, a little...

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  • The Navigator's Watch by LOUISE CROSBIE
    August 17, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    The Navigator's Watch by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hello again. I’m sharing this project that I’ve made using some packaging from craft supplies I bought recently. It looked like a giant tag so it seemed a shame to waste it. The photo is of me wearing one of...

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  • Fantasy Layout by LOUISE CROSBIE
    August 8, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Fantasy Layout by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there.  Todays project is a dark fantasy style layout inspired by this lovely photograph by Alice Alinari. I wanted to use the frame from  Finnabairs “locks and keys” mould but I've not made the most of it due to...

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  • Red riding hood canvas BY LOUISE CROSBIE
    July 22, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Red riding hood canvas BY LOUISE CROSBIE

    I recently got my hands on 5 of the new Finnabair moulds. As soon as I got them home I started casting with them and adding them to projects. I love the level of detail on them. One of the...

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  • Gather at Home by SUE CREASE
    July 19, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Gather at Home by SUE CREASE

    Hello again! Today I am sharing a layout I have recently made for The Mad Scrapper Blog. This time I have used a new to me paper collection called Gather at Home by Carta Bella. Full list will be at the...

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  • Pike's Market by SUE CREASE
    July 4, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Pike's Market by SUE CREASE

    Hello, Today I'd like to share this layout I have made for The Mad Scrapper Blog using beautiful papers from Maja Design which can still be found in store. A full list with links can be found below. But first I chose...

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  • Dragonfly fairy altered box by LOUISE CROSBIE
    June 15, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Dragonfly fairy altered box by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there.  Today’s project is a decorated box. The box is one of those bargain stationary shop basic wood boxes which are always ideal for altering and decorating to turn them into something a bit more special.    For this...

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  • Altered Journal Cover by LORI WOODS
    May 24, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Altered Journal Cover by LORI WOODS

    Hello creative friends! Today I have an altered journal cover project for you. I started with an old charity shop book, removed the pages and covered the inside with tissue paper to decorate. For the cover I started with the...

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  • Art Journal cover by LOUSIE CROSBIE
    May 4, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Art Journal cover by LOUSIE CROSBIE

    The project I’m sharing today is yet another art journal cover.  I have to hold my hands up and say the photos are far brighter than the real life object and that’s because there are metallique paints and waxes involved...

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