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  • Frosty at Chatsworth House by KERRY MCINALLY
    December 8, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Frosty at Chatsworth House by KERRY MCINALLY

    I used 3, 3x4 photos for this layout and began by matting them with the Lagoon cardstock. I then tore a diagonal piece from the Winter Blues, 3x4 elements, and Journal elements papers and distressed the edges.  I layered these...

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  • Holly Jolly Day by ELAINE KING
    December 6, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Holly Jolly Day by ELAINE KING

    Draw a crescent shape on the Diamond white card stock. Using the Festive Berries Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink, use the packaging technique, as demonstrated in my video,  and dab around the crescent shape. When dried, choose where you want the photo to sit then...

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  • Let's Celebrate by KAREN MOSS
    December 4, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Let's Celebrate by KAREN MOSS

    To be invited to our daughter's Baby Shower was such a privilege, getting to meet some of her 'Newcastle Friends' was lovely and the only dampener on the day was that the dreaded Covid had hit three of her best...

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  • Scrapaholix December Kits - Winter and Christmas
    December 2, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Scrapaholix December Kits - Winter and Christmas

    Every December we produce 2 kits, as not everyone's in to Christmas, and sometimes it's nice to have a choice. This year we have 2 lovely kits, the Christmas kit is from Australian company Uniquely Creative - their A Christmas...

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  • Steampunk altered Tin by LOUISE CROSBIE
    November 30, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Steampunk altered Tin by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Today’s project is another altered tin.  This one has more of a steampunk vibe and uses mostly metallique waxes (with the obligatory rust paste of course)  The tin I used is a vintage ‘Harrogate Toffee’ tin. I’ve simply glued on...

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  • Beamish Day Out by SUE CREASE
    November 27, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Beamish Day Out by SUE CREASE

    Hello, Today I am up over on The Mad Scrapper Blog  with this layout of a recent day out at Beamish Living Museum in the North East of England. I decided to use a couple of papers from Simple Stories Boho...

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  • Love Forever by ELAINE KING
    November 24, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Love Forever by ELAINE KING

    First, I took the sheet of Coconut Swirl card  and divided it into 3 inch segments, and then stitched a grid, using taupe coloured thread from my stash.  I then used scraps from the Grateful and Tradition paper in the kit and cut as...

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  • Hello Baby Boy by KAREN MOSS
    November 23, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Hello Baby Boy by KAREN MOSS

    Hello Baby Boy We were very fortunate to welcome our first grandchild in September and in anticipation I asked for some Echo Park 'Our Baby Boy' products. I thought that these would pair beautifully with the new Cocoa Vanilla 'Heart...

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  • Special Day by ELAINE KING
    November 20, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Special Day by ELAINE KING

    Cut the branding strip from the Coastal card and use Tim Holtz Weathered Wood to distress a diagonal section as per the photo. To do this place, some of the Weathered Wood ink onto a craft mat and spray lightly with a mist of...

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