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  • Christmas Wishes: by Karen Moss
    November 22, 2024 louise crosbie

    Christmas Wishes: by Karen Moss

    Before our daughter had our Grandson, we would have a few days away together - just the two of us, every March.  When Covid struck, we were unable to go away in March but were able to spend a fabulous...

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  • Brrrr: Layout by Karen Moss
    November 18, 2024 louise crosbie

    Brrrr: Layout by Karen Moss

    When I saw the Little Birdie Joy of Winter paper crafting kit I absolutely loved the colours and unusual papers.  I decided to use a black and white photo, from almost seven years ago, for my first layout and absolutely...

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  • Dare to be different. A layout by Karen Moss.
    November 4, 2024 louise crosbie

    Dare to be different. A layout by Karen Moss.

    I knew I would be using this photo of our daughter, dressed as a punk for a fancy dress party, from 16 years ago, when I saw the Steampunk Graffiti range.  The biggest task was to find the photo as...

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  • Words Have Power: By Karen Moss
    October 28, 2024 louise crosbie

    Words Have Power: By Karen Moss

    When I saw Uniquely Creative's Steampunk Graffiti range I knew I had to have it, in fact I had to have all of it :0)  Even before it had arrived from Janine I had my photos printed out in preparation....

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  • Cragside. Tag book by Karen Moss
    October 21, 2024 louise crosbie

    Cragside. Tag book by Karen Moss

      For my final project this month I have made a tag book.  This primarily came about because I only had scraps of my Maja Design Mum's Garden papers but had almost a whole sheet of the Uniquely Creative Peonies...

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  • So Berry Sweet: Layout by Karen Moss
    October 16, 2024 louise crosbie

    So Berry Sweet: Layout by Karen Moss

    Today, I have another layout featuring our little grandson at the strawberry patch.  For this one I wanted to make a strawberry shaker so I kept the majority of the page quite simple and without many embellishments (for me anyway...

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  • Beautiful Life: Layout by Karen Moss
    October 9, 2024 louise crosbie

    Beautiful Life: Layout by Karen Moss

    * Link to full process video at the bottom of the page This month my Creative Design Kit is made up of three different ranges and manufacturers.  The papers (all but one) are from Maja Design's Mum's Garden. I then...

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  • Family Memory: Layout by Karen Moss.
    September 27, 2024 louise crosbie

    Family Memory: Layout by Karen Moss.

      This month I have combined two different manufactures to curate my kit - Cozy Cottage by Ha PI Little Fox and Moonlit Garden by 49 and Market I think you’ll agree they are perfect companions.I ordered several large photos, last...

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  • Wonderful Generations: Layout by Karen Moss
    September 17, 2024 louise crosbie

    Wonderful Generations: Layout by Karen Moss

    I love this photo of our daughter, grandson and myself on a train to York.  It was truly a meeting of generations as we were on our way to introduce him to my mother (who is 95) and Ezzy was...

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