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  • by NICOLA CAMPBELL
    March 31, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    by NICOLA CAMPBELL

    Hi everyone, Nicola here sharing my second layout from the March 2026 Scrapaholix Kits, which are based around Graphic 45's Journaling Through Time collection. The blog post walking you through the contents of both the main and add-on kits can...

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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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  • February Layout 2 by Nicola Campbell
    March 4, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    February Layout 2 by Nicola Campbell

    Hi everyone, Nicola here sharing my next layout from the February 2026 Scrapaholix Kits, which are based around Stamperia's Quiet Days collection.  This layout is quite different to my last one from these kits, and all the vintage brown tones...

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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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  • Brrr so cold..Not! by SUE CREASE
    February 25, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Brrr so cold..Not! by SUE CREASE

    Hello, Today you find me over on The Mad Scrapper Blog sharing this fun layout inspired by Kirei Baldwin on YouTube recently. I had this collection of photographs taken on my last visit with family in America and I thought they worked...

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  • December by KAREN MOSS
    February 23, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    December by KAREN MOSS

    And so we reach December - the final layout for the year of documenting my monthly makes. Although I may be tempted to make a final page with all twelve layouts on. I started this layout using my Silhouette to...

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