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  • Cool by ELAINE KING
    April 20, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Cool by ELAINE KING

    First I used a piece of my own Bazzill Avalanche card stock as the base and cut several strips of the patterned paper. I cut some at 2” and several at 1.5” and cut them to 8” or 9” long. I...

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  • Hooray! BY ELAINE KING
    April 8, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Hooray! BY ELAINE KING

    I wanted to scrap these two photos for a while now so I printed them in a smaller format to make them work with my layout. These days with my granddaughter are precious as she grows. I guess it won’t...

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  • February Month in Five by KAREN MOSS
    March 30, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    February Month in Five by KAREN MOSS

    For my second in this year long project, I have used Uniquely Creative's Whispers of Wisdom range. Four of the five photos I have chosen are from a couple of weekends we had away earlier in February, along side a...

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  • MARCH 2026 SCRAPAHOLIX KITS - JOURNALING THROUGH TIME
    March 2, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    MARCH 2026 SCRAPAHOLIX KITS - JOURNALING THROUGH TIME

    Introducing the lovely March kits! The range in this month's kits is Graphic 45's Journaling Through Time, busy patterns, but great for cutting up! These kits feature bright colours and quirky elements - we can't wait to see what you...

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  • December by KAREN MOSS
    February 23, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    December by KAREN MOSS

    And so we reach December - the final layout for the year of documenting my monthly makes. Although I may be tempted to make a final page with all twelve layouts on. I started this layout using my Silhouette to...

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  • Little Moments by ELAINE KING
    February 20, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Little Moments by ELAINE KING

    First take the beautiful butterfly paper from the kit. Use a 5” square photo and mat it on the Evening Light cardstock. Cut a 5” circle from the same card and position it beneath the butterfly to the right hand...

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  • February 2026 Scrapaholix Kits - Quiet Days
    February 13, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    February 2026 Scrapaholix Kits - Quiet Days

    Late this month with the kit info, I know, but it definitely is worth the wait1 We have prepared such a pretty kit for February - it's from Stamperia, and it's called Quiet Days. I am just loving the colours...

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  • Brave by ELAINE KING
    January 26, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Brave by ELAINE KING

    I used a piece of my own white card as my base and cut four 2.5” pieces of patterned paper as shown. I then matted them on the Pineapple Bliss and the Whirlpool card stock leaving a tiny border on...

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  • November by KAREN MOSS
    January 9, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    November by KAREN MOSS

    How, can I be onto my November Monthly Makes already? How has the year gone so quickly? This month's page was a very quick one to make as I had so many photographs to incorporate into it. I started by...

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