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  • Hot Chocolate: Layout by Karen Moss
    April 21, 2025 louise crosbie

    Hot Chocolate: Layout by Karen Moss

    I don't very often deviate from my usual cup of tea when I go to Café Nero but once a year, when Christmas Shopping, I like to sample one of their special Christmas hot chocolates. I started this page by...

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  • JANUARY! Roundup Layout: By Karen Moss
    April 18, 2025 louise crosbie

    JANUARY! Roundup Layout: By Karen Moss

    This year, I thought it would be interesting to have a monthly scrapbook layout featuring all the things I make each month. I like to knit, sew, scrapbook, make cards at Christmas and also hybrid scrapbook which is making pages...

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  • Inspired Life by ELAINE KING
    April 7, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    Inspired Life by ELAINE KING

    First take the Sparkle and Shine heart paper and trim it to 11.5” Then gut the central panel of the coral coloured cardstock leaving a 1” frame. Use the gutted piece to mount your 4” x4”  photo.  Raise this on foam pads and place...

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  • Big Smiles: Layout By Karen Moss
    April 3, 2025 louise crosbie

    Big Smiles: Layout By Karen Moss

    Our daughter and son-in-law decided to treat themselves to a 'proper' camera for Christmas and when I saw the image of the girl with a camera I sent it to Gracia to replicate it.  As the daughter of a long...

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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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  • Art Lovers by ELAINE KING
    March 12, 2025 Janine O'Rourke

    Art Lovers by ELAINE KING

    First I took a 7” x 12” piece of the red Valentines Day dotty paper and added it to the Coconut Swirl white cardstock.  I added multiple photos, each printed with a white border, and arranged them on the red...

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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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  • Make a Wish: Mini Album by Karen Moss
    February 26, 2025 louise crosbie

    Make a Wish: Mini Album by Karen Moss

    When our little grandson was a year old Gracia took him for a 'Cake Smash' photo shoot.  This didn't go to plan as he had been taught not to play with his food and was very reluctant to 'smash' the...

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