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  • Welcome Winter by LOUISE CROSBIE
    January 31, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Welcome Winter by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I'm here with my third project using this years December kit.  It’s a layout using up some of the coloured card and some strips off of one of the sheets of scrapbook paper. I’ve also utilised the cut off strip...

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  • Besties card by SHARON NETTLESHIP
    January 28, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Besties card by SHARON NETTLESHIP

    Take a 6x6 card blank and layer it up with a 14cm x 14cm piece of the Blackberry swirl card and a 13.5cm x 13.5 cm piece of white cardstock.    Cut the Do Epic paper to 10.5 x 10cms,...

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  • The Spring Shed by LORI WOODS
    January 27, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    The Spring Shed by LORI WOODS

    Hello creative friends! I have a fun little project for you today!  The weather has turned chilly the last few weeks but I can see the plants in the garden starting to peep their leaves out from the soil. I...

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  • Best Friends Forever by CHARLEEN WALES
    January 26, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Best Friends Forever by CHARLEEN WALES

    The January kit is so gorgeous and so versatile. I had so many ideas and photos to scrap with this kit I had a hard time narrowing it down. I settled on some fun photos of my daughter and me...

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  • Enjoy Outdoors by SUE CREASE
    January 24, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Enjoy Outdoors by SUE CREASE

    Hello! Today I am sharing some cards I have made for The Mad Scrapper Blog and I am using beautiful papers by Maja Design.  The papers are all 12x12 but I'd like to show that you can cut them down to make beautiful...

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  • Altered plastic frame by LOUISE CROSBIE
    January 22, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Altered plastic frame by LOUISE CROSBIE

    My first design team project of 2022 is an altered plastic frame from a charity shop. It’s about 12inches (30.5 cm) tall but I didn’t measure it. It was quite ugly and cheap looking as it was but my friend...

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  • Best Friends journal by SHARON NETTLESHIP
    January 21, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Best Friends journal by SHARON NETTLESHIP

    This month's kit and add on is absolutely beautiful and I knew it would be just right for a simple stories file journal.  For my first pages I cut 2 of the Lagoon card to 6 x 8 inches. I...

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  • Friends together by LOUISE CROSBIE
    January 19, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Friends together by LOUISE CROSBIE

    My second project using the January 2022 kit is this simple layout. Well for me it’s very reserved. I usually pile lots of stuff on my layouts but I decided to keep this one understated as red and black make...

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  • In The Frame - mixed media canvas by LORI WOODS
    January 13, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    In The Frame - mixed media canvas by LORI WOODS

    Hello creative friends! My project for you today is this mixed media canvas with a very vintage style. To create the background I used the Prima Numerals mould to cast lots of resin pieces and glued these to the canvas with...

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