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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Remember: Layout by Karen Moss
    September 9, 2024 louise crosbie

    Remember: Layout by Karen Moss

    I have another layout using the utterly gorgeous Vintage Chronicles by Uniquely Creative to show you today. This page turned out very different to how I had planned it as I had fussy cut the door from the Rustique Romance...

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  • Fabulous you. Layout by Karen Moss
    August 30, 2024 louise crosbie

    Fabulous you. Layout by Karen Moss

    For my third project this month I am still using the absolutely gorgeous Vintage Chronicles from Uniquely Creative (I have just seen a preview of their newest ranges so expect to see those used on layouts in the near future...

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  • Love and Laughter: Layout by Karen Moss
    August 19, 2024 louise crosbie

    Love and Laughter: Layout by Karen Moss

      For today’s layout I have used another wedding photo. This time it’s the one taken after I had help to get our daughter ready and I was in my ‘finery’. I started by fussy cutting the flowers from each...

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  • Moments to Remember: Layout by Karen Moss
    August 5, 2024 louise crosbie

    Moments to Remember: Layout by Karen Moss

    For today’s project, I’m using Wisteria Lane from Uniquely Creative and Lavender from 49 and Market again, to document our daughter getting ready on her wedding day. This range is perfect for feminine layouts featuring perfume bottles and beautiful portraits. Instructions.Trim...

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