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  • Klimt Album by Sara Annau
    June 23, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Klimt Album by Sara Annau

    I was delighted to be asked to be a guest designer for the Mad Scrapper shop in Haddington.  It is fabulous to have such a well stocked craft shop local to me. I have been a regular customer for several...

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  • Single page layout by LOUISE CROSBIE
    June 10, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Single page layout by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Today I’m sharing a layout that features, mostly, 49 and Market paper and ephemera.  I’ve included some of my own original old ephemera like a receipt from a Victorian ironworks in Coatbridge here in Scotland. Particularly suitable as the photo...

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  • Steampunk style canvas by LORI WOODS
    March 14, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Steampunk style canvas by LORI WOODS

    Hello creative friends! Today I have a project for you in my favourite style- steampunk!  I started with a reversed canvas and used a stencil with modelling paste to create a background pattern. I then dabbed some of the paste unevenly over the edges...

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  • Time to Dance by LOUISE CROSBIE
    November 30, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Time to Dance by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there.  I’m back with another card made for a family member. My son's Girlfriend.  I don’t know her all that well as Covid limited the number of visits we could have for the first year and a half of...

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  • Album Cover by LOUISE CROSBIE
    September 24, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Album Cover by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there. Well today is the day I have to officially accept I am a scrapbooker as I just bought and decorated my second 12x12 layout album.  I’m sharing the cover with you today. It is really very heavy handed...

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  • 3 Tags by LORI WOODS
    July 31, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    3 Tags by LORI WOODS

    Hello Mad Scrappers! Today I have some tags for you made using elements from Stamperia's Voyages Fantastique collection. The Voyages Fantastiques collectables  6x12 papers and  die cuts are ideal for smaller projects like tags as they contain lots of different pieces for...

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  • Wooden horse makeover by LOUISE CROSBIE
    June 22, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Wooden horse makeover by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there everyone.  Today I have a little wooden horse makeover to share with you.  I was visiting my friend (also a steampunk like me) and she handed over the little critter and asked if I could “steampunk” it.  So...

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