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  • It's A Girl! by SUE CREASE
    August 19, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    It's A Girl! by SUE CREASE

    Hello!   Here I am sharing with you all a 1st for me, it's an altered frame. I have seen many of these done but mostly using embroidery hoops I didn't have one to hand but I did have this...

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  • Blueprint for Life by LORI WOODS
    August 16, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Blueprint for Life by LORI WOODS

    Hello Mad Scrapper! Today I have a mixed media piece for you that was inspired by a bottle of distress spray. The colour name of the spray is Blueprint and it made me wonder how I'd go about recreating a...

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  • A Dog's Day by SUE CREASE
    August 7, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    A Dog's Day by SUE CREASE

    Hello, I'm here today to share a fun layout I have made  for themadscrapperblog. Today I have chosen to use a die cut by American Crafts (which unfortunately is out of stock at the moment) it comes to you in plain...

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  • Happy Days by Sue Crease
    July 11, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Happy Days by Sue Crease

    Hello again! Here I am sharing a layout I have made for the themadscrapper.blog but I am also using a layout I loved from The Mixed Media Frenzy Facebook group. I love to get inspiration from lots of different groups (I'm sure you're just...

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  • Ladies Nite by SUE CREASE
    June 26, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Ladies Nite by SUE CREASE

    Hello there! Today I'm sharing a layout I have made for themadscrapper.blog using new papers instore by Maja Designs called Tropical Garden and I have used 2 papers from the collection Cockatoo and Soundscape. To be honest I couldn't decide what to use as ALL...

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  • Mixed media canvas by LORI WOODS
    June 11, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Mixed media canvas by LORI WOODS

    Hello Mad Scrappers! Today I have a mixed media canvas for you using lots of lovely paints and textures combined with Dusty Attic chipboards.  I started by giving my base a quick coat of white gesso and then used paper paste and...

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  • Summer Fun by SUE CREASE
    May 26, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Summer Fun by SUE CREASE

    Hello there! Today I'm sharing a layout I have made to join in with the challenge over at 49 and Market's fan page over on Facebook. It's also shared at themadscrapper.co.uk/blogs   It uses vintage-artistry-butter-serenity paper which I trimmed down and matted on...

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  • Faux leather junk journal by LORI WOODS
    May 6, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Faux leather junk journal by LORI WOODS

    Hello Mad Scrappers! As soon as I saw the leather texture paper from Prima I knew it would make a great faux leather cover for my next junk journal. I started by folding the sheet in half and cut a...

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