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  • Bunny Love: layout by Sue Crease
    March 25, 2025 louise crosbie

    Bunny Love: layout by Sue Crease

    Hello, Today I’m on the Blog sharing this fun Valentines layout using a photograph I found online. I thought I'd make a new layout for my February calendar page but didn't have a suitable photograph so I searched Pinterest and...

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  • Sweater Weather: Layout by Karen Moss
    March 18, 2025 louise crosbie

    Sweater Weather: Layout by Karen Moss

    Like many of us, I indulge in many crafts.  I rediscovered knitting when our grandson was on the way and love spending winter evenings cosy and warm, listen to an audio book and knitting away.  This is the second Nordic...

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  • Rat Pack Fun: Layout by Sue Crease.
    March 5, 2025 louise crosbie

    Rat Pack Fun: Layout by Sue Crease.

    Hello again, Today I am sharing another layout made for the Design Team blog. Its a happy memory from my holiday to visit family in Washington State last year . We visited Seattle and there is an indoor amusement stop...

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  • February Kit: Second layout by Elaine King
    February 24, 2025 louise crosbie

    February Kit: Second layout by Elaine King

    First cut the piece of Coconut Swirl Cardstock to 11” and mount it onto the Mysterious Teal cardstock having gutted the centre to leave a 1” frame.  Next cut a heart from Paper 5 and very lightly draw around it...

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  • February’s kit: Layout by Elaine King
    February 12, 2025 louise crosbie

    February’s kit: Layout by Elaine King

    Here’s the first project using this months wonderful kit. First take the Paper 8 and trim to an 11” square. Trim the branding strip from the Heidi cardstock and gut a centre panel leaving a frame.  Mount the smaller piece...

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  • Little Pieces of Me by JANINE O'ROURKE
    January 13, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    Little Pieces of Me by JANINE O'ROURKE

    I absolutely adore this range from Uniquely Creative, it is absolutely stunning, and oh so romantic! This layout I recently taught as a class at a retreat I had the shop at - there were 3 layouts in the class,...

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  • New year 1999: Layout by Sue Crease
    January 6, 2025 louise crosbie

    New year 1999: Layout by Sue Crease

    Hello,   Today on the blog with this layout capturing memories from New Year's Eve 1999. We were at my sister's house with my parents, who are in the photos.    I have chosen this paper because I thought it...

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  • Mr One-derful: layout by Karen Moss.
    December 27, 2024 louise crosbie

    Mr One-derful: layout by Karen Moss.

    Our daughter had some professional photographs taken of little Ezra when he turned one.  It didn't really go to plan as our usually boisterous little man wasn't keen on smashing the cake and getting it everywhere.  Despite this, he looked...

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  • Merry and Bright. Layout by Sue Crease
    December 17, 2024 louise crosbie

    Merry and Bright. Layout by Sue Crease

    Hello,  Today I am up on the blog with my December calendar page using beautiful papers and embellishments from Uniquely Creative. I chose to use two sheets from the collection today along with some of the Creative Cuts. They will...

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