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  • Authentic Ezra by KAREN MOSS
    February 2, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Authentic Ezra by KAREN MOSS

    Ezra is our little tornado - never still for a second, always doing everything at full speed and always busy.  So the Written In The Stars range was absolutely perfect for a layout showcasing him in his garden, wearing a...

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  • Stay Curious BY KAREN MOSS
    January 23, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Stay Curious BY KAREN MOSS

    When I saw the Written In The Stars range from Uniquely Creative, I couldn't get it into my shopping basket quick enough, I am totally in love with all of it.  Perfect for all age ranges and really perfect for...

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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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  • Happy Times by KAREN MOSS
    January 5, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Happy Times by KAREN MOSS

    Happy Times For this layout I wanted to use the Christmas themed Mistletoe and Memories, from 49 and Market, to make a non-Christmas layout, I started with a piece of black card and after trimming 1/4" from the top and...

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  • The Merriest BY KAREN MOSS
    December 29, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    The Merriest BY KAREN MOSS

    The Merriest Although this project only used two sheets of paper it did take quite a while to prepare as I started by cutting all the stars from a sheet of star paper which can be found in the 12...

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  • 'Tis The Season BY KAREN MOSS
    December 18, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    'Tis The Season BY KAREN MOSS

    For my December Creative Team projects I have used Mistletoe and Memories from 49 and Market.  This was a fairly quick layout to put together as the papers and embellishments do most of the work for you. I started with...

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  • October BY KAREN MOSS
    December 10, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    October BY KAREN MOSS

    For my October 'Monthly Makes' I have used Prima Marketing's Bewitched range. I started by designing a 'Polaroid' background, in my Silhouette software and cut this out from white cardstock. The paper used was from the 12 x 12 paper...

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  • Fright Night by KAREN MOSS
    December 3, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    Fright Night by KAREN MOSS

    I was recently at a Halloween weekend retreat and there were lots of Halloween themed items.  One of them was this cute ghost napkin and I used that as the start of my layout, using Prima Bewitched. The first thing...

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  • A Little Batty by KAREN MOSS
    November 24, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    A Little Batty by KAREN MOSS

    When I looked through photographs on my phone for suitable Halloween ones, I found these Snap Chat ones and thought that they would be perfect for using with the Prima Bewitched range. I started with the paper that had the...

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