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  • There is Magic in You by Kerry Mcinally
    October 27, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    There is Magic in You by Kerry Mcinally

    I began this layout by cutting a 10 inch circle from the Blue Skies paper. I mounted this in the centre of the Stonewash cardstock.  Next I trimmed the One of a Kind paper to 11.5 inches square and cut...

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  • Halloween Tombstone by LOUISE CROSBIE
    October 25, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Halloween Tombstone by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there.  I’m back with another project using my new house mould. However, since making this and the star from my last project, I’ve discovered the lovely mould has been discontinued. 😱 I’d like to point out a cool substitute...

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  • Enjoy This Moment by ELAINE KING
    October 23, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Enjoy This Moment by ELAINE KING

    Take the Bazzill Coconut Swirl cardstock and trim the branding. Use a Vicki Boutin stencil of your choice and use three coloured inks. I used Tim Holtz Distress Oxides in Fossilised Amber, Broken China, and Worn Lipstick. Create a large area at the bottom and a smaller...

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  • Bee Happy by KAREN MOSS
    October 20, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Bee Happy by KAREN MOSS

    This layout is an unusual one for me as I started with the photo and also it is very yellow, which is my least favourite colour! When I normally make a scrapbook page I choose a photo that compliments my...

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  • Layout 2 by KERRY MCINALLY
    October 18, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Layout 2 by KERRY MCINALLY

    For this layout I used the Face the Sun patterned paper, cut a parts from the One of a Kind paper, a few stickers from the sticker sheet and a layered sticker piece. I began by cutting the Face the...

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  • Happy Day by ELAINE KING
    October 16, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Happy Day by ELAINE KING

    First, take the Mauve Ice card and trim the branding strip. Cut four rectangles measuring 3.5" x 6" from the patterned papers. Cut each of these diagonally to make eight triangles. Ink the edges of each triangle for definition. Lay out all eight triangles onto...

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  • 4 Cards by SUE CREASE
    October 13, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    4 Cards by SUE CREASE

    Hello, Here I am on The Mad Scrapper Blog today sharing 4 cards using the recent release from Simple Stories working along with My Minds Eye called Wildflower. I'm not showing how I made these just the finished articles.  Here are...

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  • Ballet Recital by KERRY MCINALLY
    October 11, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Ballet Recital by KERRY MCINALLY

    I used 7, 3 x 2 photos documenting my daughters ballet recital.  I decided to use the Coconut Swirl cardstock as my background and began by creating two lines of distress oxide ink in Spun Sugar and Dusty Concord, from...

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  • Christmas Star by LOUISE CROSBIE
    October 9, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Christmas Star by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I’m thinking ahead to winter, Yule, Christmas etc and planning what class I could run at The Mad Scrapper for November/December.  And I’ve come up with this decorative little star decoration.  It’s a nice size. Not too huge so it...

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