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  • Record by ELAINE KING
    April 8, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Record by ELAINE KING

    Take the kit's piece of Kraft cardstock and using papers from the kit, cut a sheet into 11” square then cut diagonally in half to form a large triangle.  Using other papers cut two 5.5” squares and also cut them diagonally...

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  • Joy-Fold Birthday Card by SUE CREASE
    April 7, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Joy-Fold Birthday Card by SUE CREASE

    Hello, Today I'm here to share a birthday card I recently made for The Mad Scrapper Blog  using papers from the new Autumn Poem collection by Maja Designs (full list of supplies at the bottom) and a different card fold than...

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  • Be Happy and Smile by Kerry Mcinally
    April 5, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Be Happy and Smile by Kerry Mcinally

    For this layout I used the craft cardstock and typeset patterned paper.I began by trimming the right angled blue section from the typeset paper, I then distressed the edges and used a distress stain in walnut from my stash to...

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  • Scrapaholix April 2023 kits - Print Shop
    April 4, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Scrapaholix April 2023 kits - Print Shop

    Today I am showing your our awesome April kits! The April kits contain papers and products from Vicki Boutin's recent Print Shop range. These kits are crammed full of various goodies, that will no doubt keep you going for ages....

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  • Loved by KAREN MOSS
    March 31, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Loved by KAREN MOSS

    I have to say that 49 and Market are my favourite manufacturers at the moment and their products are always so beautifully packaged. I felt that some of this packaging was too nice to throw away so decided to use...

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  • Spring Box by LOUISE CROSBIE
    March 29, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Spring Box by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Spring is here. Well so they tell me. Other than having a crazy little bird attack my window every morning at the crack of dawn I’m not seeing much sign of it. (I’m told birds attack their reflections in windows...

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  • Let's Go! by KERRY MCINALLY
    March 28, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Let's Go! by KERRY MCINALLY

    I started by mounting a 3/4 inch border of the pink Dotted Swiss to the 12 x 12 Touch of Pink cardstock. Then using my 1inch circle punch I cut out a rainbow and a sun from the Look Up...

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  • You are Adored by SUE CREASE
    March 24, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    You are Adored by SUE CREASE

    Hello,   Today I am sharing another layout for The Mad Scrapper Blog  and it's another using papers from 49 and Market (a full list can be found below) can you tell how I love them lol. I started with the...

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  • Lovely by ELAINE KING
    March 22, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Lovely by ELAINE KING

    First take the sheet of Jen Hadfield Peaceful Heart rainbow page. Cut three strips of the rainbows and cut each one (these will be approximately 1” square). Lightly distress the edges.  I used a piece of white A4 card from...

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