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  • Moments to Remember: Layout by Karen Moss
    August 5, 2024 louise crosbie

    Moments to Remember: Layout by Karen Moss

    For today’s project, I’m using Wisteria Lane from Uniquely Creative and Lavender from 49 and Market again, to document our daughter getting ready on her wedding day. This range is perfect for feminine layouts featuring perfume bottles and beautiful portraits. Instructions.Trim...

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  • Fortune Card and Tag: By Louise Crosbie
    July 26, 2024 louise crosbie

    Fortune Card and Tag: By Louise Crosbie

      I’ve fallen in love with the new Fortune range by Stamperia. I sort of feel like I’m getting two themes for the price of one. While it’s all technically a mysterious fortune theme, half of it is all crystal balls,...

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  • It’s a bit wet: Layout by Karen Moss
    July 24, 2024 louise crosbie

    It’s a bit wet: Layout by Karen Moss

      What a summer we have been having with all the rain!  I took my dog, Darcey Doodle, out for a walk last month only to discover that on a day when it was torrential rain, my walking boots leaked...

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  • The Ivy by ELAINE KING
    July 3, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    The Ivy by ELAINE KING

    First take the piece of Stamperia SBB990 paper and gut a 10” square from the centre. Trim a piece of Fig Swirl Bazzill card to 11” and mat on the frame of paper. Use Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink and...

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  • Easter Face Painting by KERRY MCINALLY
    June 27, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Easter Face Painting by KERRY MCINALLY

    First of all I cut a 6x8 piece of the floral patterned paper, followed by a 4x6 piece of the pale blue patterned paper and a 9x4 piece of the Snapshot paper, the green side.  I distressed the edges of...

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  • Love You: By Karen Moss
    June 13, 2024 louise crosbie

    Love You: By Karen Moss

    For this month’s projects I have used a combination of Uniquely Creative’s Wisteria Lane products and 49 and Market’s Lavender – they complement each other beautifully. Although our daughter married over two years ago, I still get so much pleasure...

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  • Craft Club Folio inspiration: by Louise Crosbie
    June 7, 2024 louise crosbie

    Craft Club Folio inspiration: by Louise Crosbie

    Hello again. Im back with another Paco Nuñez inspired folio to show you. It’s just one more example of what you could do with the folios we’re going to be making at craft club in June. The folio will change...

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  • Ray of Sunshine by KERRY MCINALLY
    May 15, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Ray of Sunshine by KERRY MCINALLY

    I began by using the same ‘Happy List’ paper which I used in my first layout, this time using the yellow, orange and coral rainbow sections. I cut these out and distressed the edges.  I tore a two inch strip...

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  • Happiest Moments: Layout by Karen Moss
    May 13, 2024 louise crosbie

    Happiest Moments: Layout by Karen Moss

     This was one of those photos that I instantly scrapped.  Our daughter, son-in-law and grandson were in Crete on holiday and she sent me this photo. It was scrapped on the day I received it as they all looked so...

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