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  • Country Walks BY KAREN MOSS
    July 30, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Country Walks BY KAREN MOSS

    We are so lucky with where we live as there is woodland and countryside just 50m from our front gate!  We take full advantage of this by going for long walks most days and on a recent walk I took...

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  • Sun Sand and Sea by NICOLA CAMPBELL
    July 28, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Sun Sand and Sea by NICOLA CAMPBELL

    Hi everyone, Nicola here sharing my next layout using the July 2026 Scrapaholix Kits, which are based around Bea Valint's Smiles For Miles collection. The blog post walking you through the contents of both the main and add-on kits can...

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  • Memories by ELAINE KING
    July 22, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Memories by ELAINE KING

    Take the sheet of Bazill White card as your base.  Cut several 2” squares from the patterned papers in the kit, including the leafy acetate. Distress the edges of the papers and arrange in a grid pattern.  I used Nuvo...

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  • June Month in Five by KAREN MOSS
    July 20, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    June Month in Five by KAREN MOSS

    In June we were lucky to spend so much time with our family 'Up North' and also so lucky to have many photos sent from their holiday in Greece!  Having a daughter who understands my need for everything to be...

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  • Fun Times by NICOLA CAMPBELL
    July 13, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Fun Times by NICOLA CAMPBELL

    Hi everyone, Nicola here sharing my first layout using the July 2026 Scrapaholix Kits, which are based around Bea Valint's Smiles For Miles collection. The blog post walking you through the contents of both the main and add-on kits can...

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  • Take Note by KAREN MOSS
    July 10, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Take Note by KAREN MOSS

    Do you ever make a layout before even deciding on the photograph? It's something I often do and this is one of those - I decided that I wanted to make a grid style layout to showcase the ephemera I...

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  • Explore by ELAINE KING
    July 6, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Explore by ELAINE KING

    First take the cream card from your kit to use this as the base.  Fussy cut a floral panel from the wood grain paper. Raise this on foam pads and place on the left hand side of the card. Fussy...

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  • July 2026 Scrapaholix Kits - Smiles for Miles
    July 1, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    July 2026 Scrapaholix Kits - Smiles for Miles

    This month we bring you another beautiful, which features papers and products from Bea Valint's Smiles for Miles range. It's a little bit travel themed, but not overly so, with gorgeous soft summery tones. Here is the main kit: The...

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  • Gone Fishing by NICOLA CAMPBELL
    June 26, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Gone Fishing by NICOLA CAMPBELL

    Hi everyone, Nicola here sharing my second layout using the June 2026 Scrapaholix Kits, which are based around the Memoir range from Maja Design. The blog post walking you through the contents of both the main and add-on kits can...

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