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  • Explore by ELAINE KING
    May 3, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Explore by ELAINE KING

    Gut the pale blue cardstock leaving a 2” border around the edge.  Use white card to create a 10” square. Use a stencil with horizontal lines, linked below, and stencil a large panel on the left and a small panel on the...

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  • Dream by KERRY MCINALLY
    April 29, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Dream by KERRY MCINALLY

    To start I trimmed the Coastal cardstock to 11x11 inches and the the no6 paper to 10x10 inches.  I layered both of these, after distressing the edges, onto a piece of white cardstock. Then I trimmed the no2 paper to...

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  • Wanderlust by KAREN MOSS
    April 26, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Wanderlust by KAREN MOSS

    Wanderlust I taught a class, recently, where the focus was on using different sized photographs.  I had forgotten how much I love large photos being the focal point of a layout and so ordered several more A4 photos to scrap....

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  • Embrace Your Journey by ELAINE KING
    April 15, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Embrace Your Journey by ELAINE KING

    Take the Quicksand cardstock and trim the branding strip.  Use the panels of patterned papers in the photo and create a grid LO similar to the photo. Mount the photo on the Pear coloured card and adhere using foam pads...

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  • Journey BY KAREN MOSS
    April 11, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Journey BY KAREN MOSS

    This was an example of quick scrapping - our daughter sent me these photos and I had scrapped them the same day!  Gracie and her Husband love the Lake District and visit as often as they can.  This was the...

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  • Discover by KAREN MOSS
    April 8, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Discover by KAREN MOSS

    Gracie and I like to take a little break each year, without the men!  In 2019 we visited Barcelona for a few days and it was such a cultural experience.  We loved the Goudi architecture and all the interesting little...

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  • Beautiful Memories By KERRY MCINALLY
    April 4, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Beautiful Memories By KERRY MCINALLY

    First of all I cut down the Coconut Swirl cardstock to 11.5 squared, and gutted the Quicksand cardstock to make a frame for the white.Using a stencil from my own stash I added some leaves to the corners of the...

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  • Scrapaholix April 2024 Kits - Cozy Cottage
    April 1, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Scrapaholix April 2024 Kits - Cozy Cottage

    Our lovely April kits are now available, and you will not be disappointed! The kits for April feature papers and products from French brand HaPi Little Fox - the stunning Cozy Cottage range. We saw this when we went to Creative World in Frankfurt and...

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  • 60th birthday layout: by Louise Crosbie
    March 27, 2024 louise crosbie

    60th birthday layout: by Louise Crosbie

    I’m sharing another layout today. I know! Two in one month! What’s that about?  lol Well I used to say I’m not a scrapbooker. I just like making layouts with nice paper now and then. Actually I said it just...

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