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  • Best Life by ELAINE KING
    November 16, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Best Life by ELAINE KING

    Take a piece of Bazzill Twill cardstock and splatter three different Distress inks: Frayed Burlap, Peeled Paint and Salvaged Patina using the packaging technique and lots of splatters from watered down inks.   Tear a small piece of the card on the top left...

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  • Explorers layout by LOUISE CROSBIE
    November 14, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Explorers layout by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there.  This is probably my last autumnal project of the year. I’m moving on to winter and Yule.  This layout is based around a photo of me (at the back), my husband and our friends Rory and Ambika (father...

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  • Happy Together by ELAINE KING
    November 11, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Happy Together by ELAINE KING

    Take a page of Coconut Swirl Bazzill smooth card stock and cut it to 11 in.² Take the Boho Spirit 01 paper and gut a 11” square from it to use on a future project.  Mat the Coconut Swirl on...

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  • Scrapaholix November Kits - Boho Spirit
    November 7, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Scrapaholix November Kits - Boho Spirit

    The lovely November kits feature beautiful papers from French company HaPi Little Fox - the Boho Spirit range. I just love the Autumnal feel of this kit. The main kit contains a sheet of Boho Spirit rub ons and the...

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  • Adventure Together by CHARLEEN WALES
    October 10, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Adventure Together by CHARLEEN WALES

    I'm not sure if I have already mentioned, in my last couple of posts, how much I am enjoying using squares on my pages and I just couldn't resist this time either.  Before even giving my page much thought I...

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  • Happiness is... by CHARLEEN WALES
    September 23, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Happiness is... by CHARLEEN WALES

    This is generally a stressful time of year for me, this year particularly but without going into the details of that, I really struggle with coming to terms with the fact that summer is over, it's back to work and back to school and...

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  • Best Life by CHARLEEN WALES
    November 29, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Best Life by CHARLEEN WALES

    I love all 4 seasons but one of my absolute favourites is Autumn. I love the sunny blue crisp days and being surrounded by all the beautiful colour. I love the leaves blowing in the wind. The November kit is...

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  • Mini Journal by SHARON NETTLESHIP
    November 26, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Mini Journal by SHARON NETTLESHIP

    This month's kit and add on just said to me mini journal for all those pics I take when going out for Autumnal walks. The colours will go well with all the photos colours of Autumn. I have a die...

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  • Beautiful Nature by CHARLEEN WALES
    November 25, 2021 Janine O'Rourke

    Beautiful Nature by CHARLEEN WALES

    There are so many beautiful elements in this month's kit that I struggled to get started as I wanted to use it all on my first page. It was a difficult choice but in the end everything came together quite...

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