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  • Thankful by SUE CREASE
    August 24, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Thankful by SUE CREASE

    Hello, Today I am sharing a layout I made for my friend who had a photo shoot for her birthday and one of the many photographs she chose was this of her two children. I have made it for The Mad...

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  • Together is Everything by KAREN MOSS
    August 21, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Together is Everything by KAREN MOSS

    I love the relationship that my husband has with our grandson, they have such an affinity with each other, it makes my heart sing to see them together as we only have one daughter and David's and Ezzy's relationship shows...

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  • Horseshoe BY NICOLA CAMPBELL
    August 19, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Horseshoe BY NICOLA CAMPBELL

    Hi everyone, Nicola here sharing my first layout using the August 2026 Scrapaholix Kits, which are based around the Family Stories collection by Mintay Papers. The blog post walking you through the contents of both the main and add-on kits...

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  • Bees Knees by SUE CREASE
    August 17, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Bees Knees by SUE CREASE

    Hello,  Today over on  The Mad Scrapper BlogI 'm sharing a fun layout from my recent holiday to the USA with family. This was taken at lunch when we attended Meeker Days which is a festival of street vendors and it brings...

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  • Perfect Day by KAREN MOSS
    August 14, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Perfect Day by KAREN MOSS

    When I saw the Mintay Family Stories paper MT FM-05 it reminded me of a patchwork quilt so I knew I wanted to use it on a page with lots of hand stitching. I started by stitching a 4 x...

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  • Today by ELAINE KING
    August 12, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Today by ELAINE KING

    First take the MT-FAM-02 paper and carefully fussy cut the centre of each of the three embroidery hoop circles, leaving the flowers that overlap the hoops in place.  Add three circular photos behind the cut outs. Add fussy cut elements...

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  • Family Love by KAREN MOSS
    August 10, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Family Love by KAREN MOSS

    When I saw the Mintay Family Stories range I instantly knew it was for me!!! I absolutely loved the colours and it features a light teal which is one of my favourite. I loved the paper with all the frames...

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  • Take Off BY SUE CREASE
    August 7, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Take Off BY SUE CREASE

    Hello, Today on The Mad Scrapper Blog  I'm sharing this layout from my recent holiday in the USA with my cousins who live in Washington State. I always like to take a photo of my plane and send it to my hubby...

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  • August 2026 Scrapaholix Kits - Family Stories
    August 3, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    August 2026 Scrapaholix Kits - Family Stories

    Welcome to the August Scrapaholix kits blog post! The kits this month contain Mintay's lovely Family Stories range - papers, chipboard and die-cuts. This kit is a fussy-cutter's dream, but rest assured, if fussy cutting is not for you, there...

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