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  • Love and Laughter: Layout by Karen Moss
    August 19, 2024 louise crosbie

    Love and Laughter: Layout by Karen Moss

      For today’s layout I have used another wedding photo. This time it’s the one taken after I had help to get our daughter ready and I was in my ‘finery’. I started by fussy cutting the flowers from each...

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  • Shabby Tea Tray makeover. By Louise Crosbie.
    August 9, 2024 louise crosbie

    Shabby Tea Tray makeover. By Louise Crosbie.

    Hello everyone. The project I’m sharing with you today came about because I promised myself I’d use up some of my (huge stash of) Rub-ons. It’s embarrassing how many I have if I’m honest. Especially as they don’t stay useable forever....

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  • Fortune Card and Tag: By Louise Crosbie
    July 26, 2024 louise crosbie

    Fortune Card and Tag: By Louise Crosbie

      I’ve fallen in love with the new Fortune range by Stamperia. I sort of feel like I’m getting two themes for the price of one. While it’s all technically a mysterious fortune theme, half of it is all crystal balls,...

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  • It’s a bit wet: Layout by Karen Moss
    July 24, 2024 louise crosbie

    It’s a bit wet: Layout by Karen Moss

      What a summer we have been having with all the rain!  I took my dog, Darcey Doodle, out for a walk last month only to discover that on a day when it was torrential rain, my walking boots leaked...

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  • Layout 3 by ELAINE KING
    July 22, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Layout 3 by ELAINE KING

    Here is Elaine with her 3rd layout using this kit. Here’s what she did. First take the piece of Potters Clay Bazzill card. Cut several elements of scraps, each measuring 2.75” high. The length of each will be determined from the scraps you...

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  • Nature: Layout by Karen Moss
    July 12, 2024 louise crosbie

    Nature: Layout by Karen Moss

    Although, I live in a typical country cottage I do not have a country garden.  I do love beautiful flower beds but don't love the work and effort needed to maintain them and decided a long time ago to 'grass...

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  • Floral rub-on card selection: By Sue Crease
    May 31, 2024 louise crosbie

    Floral rub-on card selection: By Sue Crease

    Hello, I'm here today, with a quick post on making cards with Rub-ons. Well what do you do with your rub-ons after you have used the ones you wanted on your layouts? I have a few sets in my stash with...

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  • It’s Pumpkin Time. By Sue Crease
    May 22, 2024 louise crosbie

    It’s Pumpkin Time. By Sue Crease

    Hello there,   Today I'm up on blog with this adorable layout of my niece's daughter attending her first Pumpkin Patch Pick. She did go the year before but she was still only a baby and unable to choose her own....

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  • Happiest Moments: Layout by Karen Moss
    May 13, 2024 louise crosbie

    Happiest Moments: Layout by Karen Moss

     This was one of those photos that I instantly scrapped.  Our daughter, son-in-law and grandson were in Crete on holiday and she sent me this photo. It was scrapped on the day I received it as they all looked so...

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