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  • Card and Vignette by Louise Crosbie
    December 17, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Card and Vignette by Louise Crosbie

    I’m here with my last Yule/Christmas season projects for this year.  A card and a little holly elf vignette.  Both are made by using scrapbook papers and a bit of fussy cutting and layering. The only additions are a ton...

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  • A galaxy of ideas note book by LOUISE CROSBIE
    December 9, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    A galaxy of ideas note book by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there.  I’ve altered a basic journal/project book cover to make it a bit more exciting and inspiring to use. I’ve decided it’s for keeping a note of ideas. With space to fit in clippings for mood boards and colour...

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  • Christmas Cards by SUE CREASE
    December 2, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Christmas Cards by SUE CREASE

    Hello Again! I'm here on  The Mad Scrapper Blog today sharing 2 Christmas cards I have made using papers and embellishments from the peace and joy collection by 49 and Market  I have made these for a brother and sister so I like them to...

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  • Time to Dance by LOUISE CROSBIE
    November 30, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Time to Dance by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there.  I’m back with another card made for a family member. My son's Girlfriend.  I don’t know her all that well as Covid limited the number of visits we could have for the first year and a half of...

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  • Days to Remember by SUE CREASE
    November 24, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Days to Remember by SUE CREASE

    Hello Again! Today I have a layout for The Mad Scrapper Blog I have been revisiting some of my very first layouts and boy were some of them plain! So I have decided to break them down, removing the precious photos and in...

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  • Gnome Christmas tags by LORI WOODS
    November 17, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Gnome Christmas tags by LORI WOODS

    Hello Mad Scrappers! It's never too early to start preparing for Christmas so today I have some simple tags you can keep on hand for last minute gifts! The Gnome chipboards from Dusty Attic are perfect for this project and...

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  • Altered tin (inside) by LOUISE CROSBIE
    November 15, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Altered tin (inside) by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I previously shared an altered tin project with you. I had imagined putting something inside as a gift like a silk scarf or gloves. But I liked the tin so much I knew I’d never end up giving it away. ...

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  • Large Altered tin by LOUISE CROSBIE
    November 8, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Large Altered tin by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I recently watched a YouTube tutorial by Emilia Tapiola  (on the Finnabair design team) for a winter white tag. It was very pretty and I was inspired to do a similar (but different) project for myself. Rather than doing a small...

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  • Mocha Crazy by SUE CREASE
    November 5, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Mocha Crazy by SUE CREASE

    Hello! Today I'm up on The Mad Scrapper Blog  with a layout using a photo I have wanted to scrap with for nearly 2 years! I was having one of those last minute look about the shops before Christmas 2019...

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