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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Birthday Box by SUE CREASE
    February 18, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Birthday Box by SUE CREASE

    Hello, It's my turn to share a project over on The Mad Scrapper Blog today. You know when you get that one piece of card left from a kit or collection and you don't know what to make. Well I hope this...

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Hope in your heart by LOUISE CROSBIE
    December 24, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Hope in your heart by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there.  Im sharing this winter plaque that I made on a very sturdy piece of corrugated cardboard.   It’s captioned “A star of hope in your heart” as, let’s face it, winter alone can leave us needing hope of...

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