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  • Gorgeous Boy by KERRY MCINALLY
    April 17, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Gorgeous Boy by KERRY MCINALLY

    Here is my third layout using the gorgeous April kit and I still have lots to use. I used a piece of white cardstock and inset the rest of the Whirlpool piece used on another layout, I distressed the edges...

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  • Happy Day by ELAINE KING
    April 14, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Happy Day by ELAINE KING

    First, I took the Whirlpool cardstock and gutted a 10 in square from the centre. I then cut an 8 inch circle from the gutted piece of card. I next took the sheet of typeset paper and cut a 7 & 1/2...

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  • Baby Boy Exploding Box by SUE CREASE
    April 13, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Baby Boy Exploding Box by SUE CREASE

    Hello,   Today I'm up on The Mad Scrapper Blog with his Exploding Box which I have made using the adorable 6x6 paper pad by Echo Park ( a full list can be found below) along with a few other items...

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  • Spring blossom notebook by LOUISE CROSBIE
    April 12, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Spring blossom notebook by LOUISE CROSBIE

    A bit of a different colour palette from me this week. I’m not usually a soft pastel sort of person but this look was achieved using quite strong colours and it’s the dry brushing in white afterwords that achieves the...

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  • Lucky Day by KERRY MCINALLY
    April 11, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Lucky Day by KERRY MCINALLY

    This is my second layout using the April kit, and I have focused on using the Paperie pieces which have come with the kit.  I love the colours in this kit.  Sometimes I struggle to find papers and ephemera that...

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  • Tranquility Mini Album by KAREN MOSS
    April 10, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Tranquility Mini Album by KAREN MOSS

    I have a video showing the pages of this album here. I am going to Paris at the end of March, with my daughter and wanted to make a mini-album to add my photos to. Whilst browsing for inspiration on...

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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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