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  • Rust experiment canvas by LORI WOODS
    April 19, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Rust experiment canvas by LORI WOODS

    Hello creative friends! Rust paste is my go-to product for creating rusty finishes on projects but I wanted to see how effective using other media would be in creating a similar look. I started by creating my base using large...

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  • 49 & Market layout BY LOUISE CROSBIE
    April 14, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    49 & Market layout BY LOUISE CROSBIE

    I have to admit to having had a bit of a splurge recently on 49 & Market ephemera, frame diecuts and stacking bookplates etc I kind of love them 💜 I suspect I won’t use it all in the end...

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  • Our Happy Place by LOUISE CROSBIE
    April 13, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Our Happy Place by LOUISE CROSBIE

    My final project using the April Scrapaholix kit.  I’ve torn and layered papers with rough edges onto one of the sheets of green Bazzill .  I added texture through a stencil then gave the whole page a wash of white...

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  • April Scrapaholix card by LOUISE CROSBIE
    April 11, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    April Scrapaholix card by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I have to say the April kit theme came to me at a very opportune moment. My son and his partner just got their first “together” home. And as they both love house plants, the Scrapaholix kit just ticked all...

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  • April 2022 Scrapaholix kits - Gather at Home
    April 8, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    April 2022 Scrapaholix kits - Gather at Home

    Here are the photos of the gorgeous April kits. These kits feature the lovely sturdy paper of Carta Bella - the Gather at Home range. Just loving the colours in this kit, I hope you do too! Here is the main kit:...

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  • Autumn Walk! By SUE CREASE
    April 4, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Autumn Walk! By SUE CREASE

    Hello, Today I share another layout for The Mad Scrapper Blog and this time it is using beautiful papers, rub-ons and leaves from 49 and Market  along with a stencil from The Dusty Attic   and the title is a Bramblefox  perspextive. I have taken...

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  • Our Masterpiece BY CHARLEEN WALES
    March 30, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Our Masterpiece BY CHARLEEN WALES

    This is my 2nd page using the Scrapaholix March main and add-on kit.  It seems to be a month of firsts for me. My 1st page was the first time I used Finnabair Sparks acrylic paint available from The Mad...

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  • Scrapaholix card 2 by LOUISE CROSBIE
    March 29, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Scrapaholix card 2 by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I’ve used the “cut out” elements from one of the sheets in the kit to make this card. It’s got a very subtle mixed media background so I coated the card in white gesso before working on it. This helps...

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  • Bits & Pieces mixed media canvas by LORI WOODS
    March 25, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Bits & Pieces mixed media canvas by LORI WOODS

    Hello creative friends! Today I have a mixed media project for you that was created from random bits and pieces lying on my desk from previous projects! I started by placing the embellishments on the background until I was happy...

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