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  • Woodland skater shrine by LOUISE CROSBIE
    December 29, 2020 Janine O'Rourke

    Woodland skater shrine by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hello again folks. Today I am sharing a little assemblage with you. People that know me will know altered art items are my real craft roots (although I enjoy doing some paper crafting too). This little shrine to winter was...

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  • Christmas Gift Cards BY AMANDA KING
    December 22, 2020 Janine O'Rourke

    Christmas Gift Cards BY AMANDA KING

    Hello Mad Scrappers! Amanda here with a quick and easy idea to jazz up any gift cards that you are giving this Christmas. To me, gift cards seem like an easy option and don’t require the care and thought that...

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  • Snowman Shaker Card by LOUISE CROSBIE
    December 21, 2020 Janine O'Rourke

    Snowman Shaker Card by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there. Today I am sharing a shaker card that I made for my husband's granddaughter as this will be her first Christmas. I have to admit I have never made one before and when it came to filling it...

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  • Christmas Cards by LILING PAYNE
    December 16, 2020 Janine O'Rourke

    Christmas Cards by LILING PAYNE

    Hello everyone, This is a very short post. I had hoped to add this additional project of making Christmas cards to my November blog post with the Advent Book as it was Christmas themed, but better late than never.   I...

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  • Steampunk Yule by LOUISE CROSBIE
    December 12, 2020 Janine O'Rourke

    Steampunk Yule by LOUISE CROSBIE

    A little while ago,I shared a layout and said it was reversible. Well here is the flip side.  I am a steampunk and every Christmas/Yule, we are invited to take part in the winter festival parade in Glasgow. (That’s me...

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  • Two Christmas Themed Exploding boxes by Liz Marsden
    December 10, 2020 Janine O'Rourke

    Two Christmas Themed Exploding boxes by Liz Marsden

    Hi guys, I thought I'd show you two exploding boxes created the same way but with different papers and colours.  The first one is using the fabulous papers by Carta Bella from the Farmhouse Christmas collection, I've created this for...

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  • Little Winter bird...by LOUISE CROSBIE
    December 4, 2020 Janine O'Rourke

    Little Winter bird...by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hello everyone.  Today I have another layout to share. (Actually this one is reversible).  I am sharing side one this week and will share the flip side another time.  *The image is not the image that the layout is made...

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  • Pages from Dorset by AMANDA KING
    November 30, 2020 Janine O'Rourke

    Pages from Dorset by AMANDA KING

    Hello Mad Scrappers! I’m bringing you a slightly different post today, with tips for producing a co-ordinating series of pages for a holiday or event. My pages are all from a short break in Dorset that we took in October;...

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  • A Winter's Night by LIZ MARSDEN
    November 26, 2020 Janine O'Rourke

    A Winter's Night by LIZ MARSDEN

    Hi guys, I altered an MDF Bauble from my stash with a wintery scene - I love to create with blues, silvers and hints of white. I started by adding some Tapestry stencilling from Finnabair with some Modelling paste through....

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