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  • Beautiful Tag by ELAINE KING
    September 27, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Beautiful Tag by ELAINE KING

    I took a Dina Wakely mixed media tag and used a Vicky Boutin stencil with Ranger texture paste and left to dry. (The stencil I used is now on longer in stock, but there are several other Vicki Boutin stencils that would work...

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  • September Layout 2 by ELAINE KING
    September 18, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    September Layout 2 by ELAINE KING

    Take the Bazzill card, Coconut Swirl, and use water colours to create runs and splashes, making sure the water colour is very diluted in order to make the colour run. Tap the painty brush over the edge of your fingers to create the splashes. ...

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  • Together by ELAINE KING
    September 11, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Together by ELAINE KING

    First take the piece of Rain card and gut it to leave a 1” border. Cut the coconut swirl card to 11” and mat on the Rain border piece.  Next take three Distress Oxides: Salvaged Patina, Worn Lipstick and Fossilised Amber. Press...

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  • Happy Holiday by KAREN MOSS
    August 16, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Happy Holiday by KAREN MOSS

    Happy Holidays Mini-Album As soon as I saw the Where To Next - Place Tag paper I knew it would be perfect to make a little mini-album to document my summer adventures. I have a process video here. I used...

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  • Lovely Day by ELAINE KING
    July 31, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Lovely Day by ELAINE KING

    Cut a 4” x 12” section of the reverse side of the Hydrangea paper. Mount on your own piece of white card stock. Cut a further 3” x 12” section Salutations paper and use the pink side.  Stick this at an...

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  • Love This Life by SUE CREASE
    July 28, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Love This Life by SUE CREASE

    Hello,  Today I'm up on  The Mad Scrapper Blog  with this double page layout of my husband competing in this years Radio Controlled Model Yacht Global Championships which were held in Fleetwood in May. He was so pleased to qualify as...

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  • Besties by ELAINE KING
    July 24, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Besties by ELAINE KING

    First cut the branding strip of the Memoir paper to use the reverse side. Put to one side until later.  Arrange a selection of the ephemera from the kit in a horizontal line around 3” from the top of the...

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  • So Happy Today by KAREN MOSS
    July 21, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    So Happy Today by KAREN MOSS

    I love the pure joy on our daughter's face in this photo, taken on a recent holiday to Spain - she is going to make such a fantastic mum! I started this layout with a piece of Spectrum Gardenia Painted...

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  • A Collection of Happy Memories by ELAINE KING
    July 14, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    A Collection of Happy Memories by ELAINE KING

    First, take the piece of paper with the shadow flower cluster in the bottom, right hand corner and cut down to 11 inches. Mat onto the Raven black card, gutting the centre for later. Put a strip of black card stock approximately 3 1/2 inches...

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