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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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  • Altered postcard by LOUISE CROSBIE
    January 12, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Altered postcard by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Welcome to the first kit of 2022.  I popped into the shop to collect mine today and although I should have waited till I had plenty time to do a larger project, like a layout, I was it itching to...

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  • Winter Brrr by SUE CREASE
    January 11, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Winter Brrr by SUE CREASE

    Hello and thank you for stopping by today. I am sharing over on The Mad Scrapper Blog today this Winter layout. I have used the gorgeous new papers from Maja Design called bohemian* Harmony I started by taking a sheet of  Kaisercraft  Base...

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