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  • March 2022 kits - Let Your Creativity Bloom
    March 5, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    March 2022 kits - Let Your Creativity Bloom

    The March kits are here and they won't fail to disappoint! These kits feature papers and embellishments from P13, a Polish company. I love the soft dreamy tones of this kit, it celebrates all things crafty! Here is the main...

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  • Lord of the Dance by SUE CREASE
    March 3, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Lord of the Dance by SUE CREASE

    Hello,   Today I'd like to share a layout I have made for The Mad Scrapper Blog. I have also made this for my Brother-in-Law as it is his late father who was a champion Irish Stepdancer as you can see...

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  • Junk Journal Cover by LOUISE CROSBIE
    March 2, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Junk Journal Cover by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I’m sharing my junk journal cover with you today. I’ve used the cover of an old hard back book and removed all the pages (I’ll use those for journalling and backgrounds for mixed media etc).  I replaced the book pages...

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  • Adventuring by CHARLEEN WALES
    March 1, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Adventuring by CHARLEEN WALES

    Adventuring This page has all sorts in it. I've used mainly the February main kit and bits from the add-on kit. I started off with the Bazzill White OP cardstock from the main kit as my background and added textured...

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  • Mixed media canvas project by LORI WOODS
    February 28, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Mixed media canvas project by LORI WOODS

    Hello creative friends! Today I have a mixed media project for you that started off life as different pieces that I'd started and then discarded as I didn't like the way they were turning out! I used Impasto paints for...

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  • Besties by LOUISE CROSBIE
    February 27, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Besties by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there. I’m here with my second project using the February 2022 Scrapaholix kits.  It’s a very simple layout but I felt these papers wanted clean fresh bright looks. Obviously that’s a challenge for me with my usual vintage and...

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  • Wander Tags by SHARON NETTLESHIP
    February 26, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Wander Tags by SHARON NETTLESHIP

    For my second project using the February kit and add on I've made two tags. Tags are really useful for scrapbook pages or popping into albums so you can journal on the back. The colours in this kit really are...

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  • Notebook by LOUISE CROSBIE
    February 23, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Notebook by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I know I’m usually very much a fan of vintage and grunge but I love the fresh retro feel of this month's kit. Perhaps it’s because I’m a child of the 60s and these colours and patterns take me back...

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  • Winged Heart mixed media canvas by LORI WOODS
    February 22, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Winged Heart mixed media canvas by LORI WOODS

    Hello creative friends! Since it's February, the month of love, I thought I would create a heart-based project. I started by taking a piece of cheesecloth and using soft matte gel, I scrunched the material onto the canvas to create lots of interesting...

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