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  • Rust experiment canvas by LORI WOODS
    April 19, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Rust experiment canvas by LORI WOODS

    Hello creative friends! Rust paste is my go-to product for creating rusty finishes on projects but I wanted to see how effective using other media would be in creating a similar look. I started by creating my base using large...

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  • 49 & Market layout BY LOUISE CROSBIE
    April 14, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    49 & Market layout BY LOUISE CROSBIE

    I have to admit to having had a bit of a splurge recently on 49 & Market ephemera, frame diecuts and stacking bookplates etc I kind of love them 💜 I suspect I won’t use it all in the end...

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  • Our Happy Place by LOUISE CROSBIE
    April 13, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Our Happy Place by LOUISE CROSBIE

    My final project using the April Scrapaholix kit.  I’ve torn and layered papers with rough edges onto one of the sheets of green Bazzill .  I added texture through a stencil then gave the whole page a wash of white...

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  • Album in a tin by SHARON NETTLESHIP
    March 24, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Album in a tin by SHARON NETTLESHIP

    The March kit and add on is so pretty that I really didn't want to add a lot more to it. It has so many lovely stickers and the papers are ideal for fussy cutting and layering up. I've made...

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  • Love Grows Here by CHARLEEN WALES
    March 17, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Love Grows Here by CHARLEEN WALES

    I am so happy the days are starting to become lighter earlier and that the sun is setting later. Spring is in the air... I am on the blog today sharing my first DT scrapbook layout using the March kits:...

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  • Steampunk style canvas by LORI WOODS
    March 14, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Steampunk style canvas by LORI WOODS

    Hello creative friends! Today I have a project for you in my favourite style- steampunk!  I started with a reversed canvas and used a stencil with modelling paste to create a background pattern. I then dabbed some of the paste unevenly over the edges...

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  • Lord of the Dance by SUE CREASE
    March 3, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Lord of the Dance by SUE CREASE

    Hello,   Today I'd like to share a layout I have made for The Mad Scrapper Blog. I have also made this for my Brother-in-Law as it is his late father who was a champion Irish Stepdancer as you can see...

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  • Junk Journal Cover by LOUISE CROSBIE
    March 2, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Junk Journal Cover by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I’m sharing my junk journal cover with you today. I’ve used the cover of an old hard back book and removed all the pages (I’ll use those for journalling and backgrounds for mixed media etc).  I replaced the book pages...

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  • Adventuring by CHARLEEN WALES
    March 1, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Adventuring by CHARLEEN WALES

    Adventuring This page has all sorts in it. I've used mainly the February main kit and bits from the add-on kit. I started off with the Bazzill White OP cardstock from the main kit as my background and added textured...

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