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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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  • 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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  • Everyday Moment BY KAREN MOSS
    June 15, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Everyday Moment BY KAREN MOSS

    Since moving to the seaside, last year, our grandson spends time, almost every day, at the beach.  He loves to splash in the rock pools and play on the sand with his diggers and dumpers! I started by trimming 1/2"...

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  • Today I Am Feeling Good by NICOLA CAMPBELL
    May 13, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Today I Am Feeling Good by NICOLA CAMPBELL

    Hi everyone, Nicola here sharing my first layout using the May 2026 Scrapaholix Kits, which are based around Bo Bunny's Colorful Story collection. The blog post walking you through the contents of both the main and add-on kits can be...

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  • Layout 1 by ELAINE KING
    May 8, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Layout 1 by ELAINE KING

    First take the sheet of black cardstock from the kit and cut three circles from the patterned papers as shown. Cut one of them larger than the other two and layer them beneath where the photo will sit.  Mount the...

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  • May Scrapaholix kits - Colorful Story
    May 4, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    May Scrapaholix kits - Colorful Story

    Hello lovely crafters, Welcome to our gorgeous May Kits! This month our kits feature papers and products from BoBunny's Colorful Story range, I am in love with the colours in these kits, all my favourites together! We hope you enjoy...

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  • Cool by ELAINE KING
    April 20, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Cool by ELAINE KING

    First I used a piece of my own Bazzill Avalanche card stock as the base and cut several strips of the patterned paper. I cut some at 2” and several at 1.5” and cut them to 8” or 9” long. I...

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