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  • Vintage Rusty bird Box by LOUISE CROSBIE
    September 12, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Vintage Rusty bird Box by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there. Todays project is a vintage battered old jewellery case from a flea market style sale. Inside is fabric and a mirror and I need to decide what I want to do inside so today I’m just sharing the...

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  • Sign of the Times Album by SARA ANNAU
    September 8, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Sign of the Times Album by SARA ANNAU

    I am delighted to present another album as a guest designer.  This album is based on the 49 and Market Foundation Memory Keeper Trifold Folio, with added pages from their Gatefold Flip Folio Set and others made with some black...

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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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  • Happy Vibes by CHARLEEN WALES
    August 18, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Happy Vibes by CHARLEEN WALES

    Hi Scrappy Friends, I'm sharing my 1st DT project using the Scrapaholix August Kits. The papers in this month's Viken Main and Add-on kits are so beautiful that I really struggled to decide which side of the pattern papers to...

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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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  • Summer Cards by SHARON NETTLESHIP
    July 25, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Summer Cards by SHARON NETTLESHIP

    This month's kit is just right for some Summer crafting. I made these two easy, quick cards from the kit and add on. You could easily adapt them into scrapbook pages. For both my cards I used 14.8x14.8 cms blank,...

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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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