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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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  • Love by ELAINE KING
    March 20, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Love by ELAINE KING

    First take the Journaling Through Time Layout paper and use this as your background.  Next cut a 5” strip of the Wild Flowers paper and add it to the right hand side leaving the left edge free to slide a...

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  • Perfect Day by ELAINE KING
    March 9, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Perfect Day by ELAINE KING

    Take the sheet of Whirlpool card and cut the centre leaving a 1” frame.  Next cut your white cardstock down to 11” square. Adhere to the frame. Next cut four 3.5” squares from the Grenadine card and stick them to...

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  • Sweet Memories by ELAINE KING
    February 27, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Sweet Memories by ELAINE KING

    First take the sheet with the large rectangular panels and fussy cut each of the rectangles leaving a border around the edge. I used a trimmer for this but a craft knife and ruler would work too.  Next take two...

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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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  • 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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  • Wonderful by ELAINE KING
    January 7, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Wonderful by ELAINE KING

    First adhere the large star to the piece of white card in your kit ensuring you leave approximately a third overhanging the page. Cut the overhang off and stick the remaining third of on the other side of the white...

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  • Winter Weather by ELAINE KING
    December 31, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    Winter Weather by ELAINE KING

    First cut the white card to 11” square and mount on the green cardstock, having gutted the centre for future use.  Cut a large triangle, measuring 16cm high by 8cm wide. Then cut another from a second piece. Cut each...

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  • Snuggle Season by ELAINE KING
    December 16, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    Snuggle Season by ELAINE KING

    First take the Navy Blue card and gut the centre to leave a 1” frame.  Cut the Coastal Cardstock to 11” and mount your photo on the bottom of the right hand corner. Cut this out and mount the remaining Coastal...

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