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  • It’s a bit wet: Layout by Karen Moss
    July 24, 2024 louise crosbie

    It’s a bit wet: Layout by Karen Moss

      What a summer we have been having with all the rain!  I took my dog, Darcey Doodle, out for a walk last month only to discover that on a day when it was torrential rain, my walking boots leaked...

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  • Nature: Layout by Karen Moss
    July 12, 2024 louise crosbie

    Nature: Layout by Karen Moss

    Although, I live in a typical country cottage I do not have a country garden.  I do love beautiful flower beds but don't love the work and effort needed to maintain them and decided a long time ago to 'grass...

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  • Floral rub-on card selection: By Sue Crease
    May 31, 2024 louise crosbie

    Floral rub-on card selection: By Sue Crease

    Hello, I'm here today, with a quick post on making cards with Rub-ons. Well what do you do with your rub-ons after you have used the ones you wanted on your layouts? I have a few sets in my stash with...

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  • It’s Pumpkin Time. By Sue Crease
    May 22, 2024 louise crosbie

    It’s Pumpkin Time. By Sue Crease

    Hello there,   Today I'm up on blog with this adorable layout of my niece's daughter attending her first Pumpkin Patch Pick. She did go the year before but she was still only a baby and unable to choose her own....

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  • Happiest Moments: Layout by Karen Moss
    May 13, 2024 louise crosbie

    Happiest Moments: Layout by Karen Moss

     This was one of those photos that I instantly scrapped.  Our daughter, son-in-law and grandson were in Crete on holiday and she sent me this photo. It was scrapped on the day I received it as they all looked so...

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  • Wanderlust by KAREN MOSS
    April 26, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Wanderlust by KAREN MOSS

    Wanderlust I taught a class, recently, where the focus was on using different sized photographs.  I had forgotten how much I love large photos being the focal point of a layout and so ordered several more A4 photos to scrap....

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  • Journey BY KAREN MOSS
    April 11, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Journey BY KAREN MOSS

    This was an example of quick scrapping - our daughter sent me these photos and I had scrapped them the same day!  Gracie and her Husband love the Lake District and visit as often as they can.  This was the...

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  • Discover by KAREN MOSS
    April 8, 2024 Janine O'Rourke

    Discover by KAREN MOSS

    Gracie and I like to take a little break each year, without the men!  In 2019 we visited Barcelona for a few days and it was such a cultural experience.  We loved the Goudi architecture and all the interesting little...

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  • 60th birthday layout: by Louise Crosbie
    March 27, 2024 louise crosbie

    60th birthday layout: by Louise Crosbie

    I’m sharing another layout today. I know! Two in one month! What’s that about?  lol Well I used to say I’m not a scrapbooker. I just like making layouts with nice paper now and then. Actually I said it just...

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