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  • Fun at Dunham Massey by Kerry Mcinally
    May 6, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Fun at Dunham Massey by Kerry Mcinally

    I really liked the colours in this kit, so much so that I bought the ephemera which accompanies the collection. First of all I cut roughly a centimetre from two sides of the white cardstock and then gutted the Pink...

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  • Wanderlust by KAREN MOSS
    April 26, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Wanderlust by KAREN MOSS

    Wanderlust I taught a class, recently, where the focus was on using different sized photographs.  I had forgotten how much I love large photos being the focal point of a layout and so ordered several more A4 photos to scrap....

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  • Believe by KERRY MCINALLY
    April 24, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Believe by KERRY MCINALLY

    I began by framing a white piece of cardstock with the Pear cardstock.  I had previously cut into this so rather than placing the frame entirely on the back, part is on the back and part on the front.  I...

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  • Heart & Soul by KAREN MOSS
    April 22, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Heart & Soul by KAREN MOSS

    When our daughter sent me this photo of her and our grandson, I absolutely fell in love with it.  I had ordered some Uniquely Creative - Boho Soul papers and embellishments and the blues of this range were perfect. I...

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  • Embrace Your Journey by ELAINE KING
    April 15, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Embrace Your Journey by ELAINE KING

    Take the Quicksand cardstock and trim the branding strip.  Use the panels of patterned papers in the photo and create a grid LO similar to the photo. Mount the photo on the Pear coloured card and adhere using foam pads...

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  • Journey BY KAREN MOSS
    April 11, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Journey BY KAREN MOSS

    This was an example of quick scrapping - our daughter sent me these photos and I had scrapped them the same day!  Gracie and her Husband love the Lake District and visit as often as they can.  This was the...

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  • Discover by KAREN MOSS
    April 8, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Discover by KAREN MOSS

    Gracie and I like to take a little break each year, without the men!  In 2019 we visited Barcelona for a few days and it was such a cultural experience.  We loved the Goudi architecture and all the interesting little...

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  • My Heart by SUE CREASE
    April 3, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    My Heart by SUE CREASE

    Hello there! Today I am up on  The Mad Scrapper Blog with this layout of my family taken Christmas 2023. It uses the beautiful papers from the Australian company Uniquely Creative and this collection is called Gypsy Heart. I started by...

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  • 60th birthday layout: by Louise Crosbie
    March 27, 2024 louise crosbie

    60th birthday layout: by Louise Crosbie

    I’m sharing another layout today. I know! Two in one month! What’s that about?  lol Well I used to say I’m not a scrapbooker. I just like making layouts with nice paper now and then. Actually I said it just...

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