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  • Beautiful Day by KAREN MOSS
    May 11, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Beautiful Day by KAREN MOSS

    For this project I have used a photo that is probably 10 years or more old.  I have used it many times before but really love it and when I saw the autumnal ephemera, in the packs of Creative Cuts...

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  • You + Me BY SUE CREASE
    May 6, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    You + Me BY SUE CREASE

    Hello, Today you find me sharing a layout on The Mad Scrapper Blog using a photograph taken 40 years ago. It is of my husband and I on our wedding day. I thought I would use these lovely spring floral papers...

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  • The Noculars by KAREN MOSS
    May 1, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    The Noculars by KAREN MOSS

    Our little Ezzy is totally obsessed with the binoculars I bought him recently.  He calls them 'The Noculars' and takes them with him at every opportunity.  I wanted to document some of the photos we have of him and decided...

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  • Time for Fun - Mini Folio by KAREN MOSS
    April 24, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Time for Fun - Mini Folio by KAREN MOSS

    I saw a version of this on Pinterest and thought it would be a fun project to make .  It only used one 12 x 12 piece of paper for the base - I have used Botanical Chronicles Ledger paper...

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  • March in Five by KAREN MOSS
    April 17, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    March in Five by KAREN MOSS

    Well we are on to March's favourite photos already!  In March we discovered that the grandbaby, due in August, is going to be a girl!  I also spent some time in Newcastle with Gracia and her family and we took...

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  • Grateful by KAREN MOSS
    April 13, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Grateful by KAREN MOSS

    My husband and I (I sound like the Queen :0)  ), were very fortunate to be gifted a night's stay in a windmill as a 40th wedding anniversary present from our Daughter and her family. I wanted to document the...

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  • Incredible by KAREN MOSS
    April 6, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Incredible by KAREN MOSS

    A photo came up on Facebook, recently, of Gracia from 10 years ago, when she died her hair ginger for a short period.  I absolutely loved her hair this colour but unfortunately, the maintenance costs were too high for a...

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  • February Month in Five by KAREN MOSS
    March 30, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    February Month in Five by KAREN MOSS

    For my second in this year long project, I have used Uniquely Creative's Whispers of Wisdom range. Four of the five photos I have chosen are from a couple of weekends we had away earlier in February, along side a...

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