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  • Time for Fun - Mini Folio by KAREN MOSS
    April 24, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Time for Fun - Mini Folio by KAREN MOSS

    I saw a version of this on Pinterest and thought it would be a fun project to make .  It only used one 12 x 12 piece of paper for the base - I have used Botanical Chronicles Ledger paper...

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  • March in Five by KAREN MOSS
    April 17, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    March in Five by KAREN MOSS

    Well we are on to March's favourite photos already!  In March we discovered that the grandbaby, due in August, is going to be a girl!  I also spent some time in Newcastle with Gracia and her family and we took...

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  • Grateful by KAREN MOSS
    April 13, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Grateful by KAREN MOSS

    My husband and I (I sound like the Queen :0)  ), were very fortunate to be gifted a night's stay in a windmill as a 40th wedding anniversary present from our Daughter and her family. I wanted to document the...

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  • Incredible by KAREN MOSS
    April 6, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Incredible by KAREN MOSS

    A photo came up on Facebook, recently, of Gracia from 10 years ago, when she died her hair ginger for a short period.  I absolutely loved her hair this colour but unfortunately, the maintenance costs were too high for a...

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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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  • January (Month in Five) by KAREN MOSS
    March 25, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    January (Month in Five) by KAREN MOSS

    Ten years ago, when I ran a crop, I taught a year long project where we scrapped our five favourite photos from each month on a double page layout.  I thought that I would revive it again and this time...

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  • Outdoor Life by KAREN MOSS
    March 23, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Outdoor Life by KAREN MOSS

    One of the places we went to, on our recent adventures, was Chirk Castle.  This was a beautiful National Trust castle and grounds and the perfect place for the dogs and a toddler to run around.  Whilst we were in...

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  • The Good Life by KAREN MOSS
    March 18, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    The Good Life by KAREN MOSS

    Earlier in the month there were two big events in our household, our 40th wedding anniversary and my 70th birthday (how did that happen?)  As I actually got married on my birthday, we celebrated both with a weekend away, with...

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