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  • Winter Layout 1 by ELAINE KING
    December 7, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Winter Layout 1 by ELAINE KING

    Here is my first December layout…method below. First I took the sheet of Bazzill Stonewash cardstock as my base. I tore two strips of the Echo Park Frosted Flowers paper measuring approximately 2-3” wide.  I also tore two strips of the same...

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  • Winter star by LOUISE CROSBIE
    December 5, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Winter star by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I’m not ordinarily a big lover of pink, but, there is something about a vintage pink Christmas/Yule/Winter theme that seems to attract me. I blame Stamperia. Ever since they brought out that pink Christmas collection a couple of years ago...

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  • December 2022 Scrapaholix kits
    December 2, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    December 2022 Scrapaholix kits

    Our lovely December kits are here, and as usual I have put together 2 kits as not everyone scraps Christmas. So first up there is the Christmas kit, which features papers and products from Carta Bella's Letters to Santa range. As...

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  • Beautiful Season by CHARLEEN WALES
    November 30, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Beautiful Season by CHARLEEN WALES

    The Boho Spirit paper 5 from the November Add-on Kit is my favourite paper in this kit and I just had to use it as a background. I started off by planning my page and selecting my photos. To create more...

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  • Cozy Moment by ELAINE KING
    November 28, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Cozy Moment by ELAINE KING

    Using a piece of white card stock from my own supplies I took three Tim Holtz Inks, Salvaged Patina, Iced Spruce and Frayed Burlap and used the packaging technique and splattering all over the page.  I then took Ha Pi Boho Spirit no...

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  • Christmas Cards with Maja Design by SUE CREASE
    November 23, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Christmas Cards with Maja Design by SUE CREASE

    Hello, Today I'd like to share with you all some Christmas Cards I have made for The Mad Scrapper Blog using the Christmas Wonderland Ephemera sheet by Maja Design. You can find a full list at the bottom of the...

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  • Forever Moments by CHARLEEN WALES
    November 21, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Forever Moments by CHARLEEN WALES

    This page has my heart. The November Boho Spirit Kit is just so perfect for my photo.  I love this photo of my daughter, so I decided to go with a much bigger photo size than I would normally have and...

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  • Love This Story BY KAREN MOSS
    November 18, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Love This Story BY KAREN MOSS

    I absolutely love that our daughter's dog, who plays such a big part in her life, also got the chance to play a part in her wedding. Our dog, Darcey and her dog, Isla, were 'Flower Dogs' at the wedding...

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  • Best Life by ELAINE KING
    November 16, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Best Life by ELAINE KING

    Take a piece of Bazzill Twill cardstock and splatter three different Distress inks: Frayed Burlap, Peeled Paint and Salvaged Patina using the packaging technique and lots of splatters from watered down inks.   Tear a small piece of the card on the top left...

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