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  • Mixed media canvas project by LORI WOODS
    February 28, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Mixed media canvas project by LORI WOODS

    Hello creative friends! Today I have a mixed media project for you that started off life as different pieces that I'd started and then discarded as I didn't like the way they were turning out! I used Impasto paints for...

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  • Winged Heart mixed media canvas by LORI WOODS
    February 22, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Winged Heart mixed media canvas by LORI WOODS

    Hello creative friends! Since it's February, the month of love, I thought I would create a heart-based project. I started by taking a piece of cheesecloth and using soft matte gel, I scrunched the material onto the canvas to create lots of interesting...

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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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  • Lindy's Stamp Gang Creation by LOUISE CROSBIE
    February 10, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Lindy's Stamp Gang Creation by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there. Today I’m sharing a project using Lindy’s Gang products. I’m using sprays (the galaxy colours designed by Nuneka Box) and some magicals (Bayou boogie gold). This piece is unashamedly a copy of Nuneka’s signature style as she issued...

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  • Bohemian Harmony cards by SUE CREASE
    February 9, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Bohemian Harmony cards by SUE CREASE

    Hi, Today I'd like to share a couple of cards I have recently made using the gorgeous Bohemian Harmony collection of papers by Maja Design available at The Mad Scrapper. The collection pack has 12 double sided papers plus 4 coordinating plain papers and an extra sheet...

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  • Welcome Winter by LOUISE CROSBIE
    January 31, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Welcome Winter by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I'm here with my third project using this years December kit.  It’s a layout using up some of the coloured card and some strips off of one of the sheets of scrapbook paper. I’ve also utilised the cut off strip...

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  • The Spring Shed by LORI WOODS
    January 27, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    The Spring Shed by LORI WOODS

    Hello creative friends! I have a fun little project for you today!  The weather has turned chilly the last few weeks but I can see the plants in the garden starting to peep their leaves out from the soil. I...

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  • Enjoy Outdoors by SUE CREASE
    January 24, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Enjoy Outdoors by SUE CREASE

    Hello! Today I am sharing some cards I have made for The Mad Scrapper Blog and I am using beautiful papers by Maja Design.  The papers are all 12x12 but I'd like to show that you can cut them down to make beautiful...

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  • Altered plastic frame by LOUISE CROSBIE
    January 22, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Altered plastic frame by LOUISE CROSBIE

    My first design team project of 2022 is an altered plastic frame from a charity shop. It’s about 12inches (30.5 cm) tall but I didn’t measure it. It was quite ugly and cheap looking as it was but my friend...

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