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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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  • Christmas Time - Mixed media canvas by LORI WOODS
    December 23, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Christmas Time - Mixed media canvas by LORI WOODS

    Hello creative friends! I wanted to create a Christmas themed project and found a little toy Christmas tree to use as my starting point. I started by using the Iris Tapestry stencil to create some background texture with Modelling Paste. With Heavy Body...

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  • Together Forever by SUE CREASE
    December 21, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Together Forever by SUE CREASE

    Hello! I'm up on  The Mad Scrapper Blog today with this gorgeous layout of my late parents who are now together forever. I have used 2 papers from Blue-Fern-Studios from the  "Lucky* Star* collection for this as well as a sheet of...

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  • A galaxy of ideas note book by LOUISE CROSBIE
    December 9, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    A galaxy of ideas note book by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there.  I’ve altered a basic journal/project book cover to make it a bit more exciting and inspiring to use. I’ve decided it’s for keeping a note of ideas. With space to fit in clippings for mood boards and colour...

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  • Christmas Cards by SUE CREASE
    December 2, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Christmas Cards by SUE CREASE

    Hello Again! I'm here on  The Mad Scrapper Blog today sharing 2 Christmas cards I have made using papers and embellishments from the peace and joy collection by 49 and Market  I have made these for a brother and sister so I like them to...

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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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  • Days to Remember by SUE CREASE
    November 24, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Days to Remember by SUE CREASE

    Hello Again! Today I have a layout for The Mad Scrapper Blog I have been revisiting some of my very first layouts and boy were some of them plain! So I have decided to break them down, removing the precious photos and in...

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  • Altered tin (inside) by LOUISE CROSBIE
    November 15, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Altered tin (inside) by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I previously shared an altered tin project with you. I had imagined putting something inside as a gift like a silk scarf or gloves. But I liked the tin so much I knew I’d never end up giving it away. ...

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