The Mad Scrapper Blog

So December hasn’t gone quite to plan, pretty much like the rest of 2020 really. I have been playing catch up all month after a bad start but here it finally is… this month’s layout! The papers are from Photoplay's...

Hello Mad Scrappers! Amanda here with a quick and easy idea to jazz up any gift cards that you are giving this Christmas. To me, gift cards seem like an easy option and don’t require the care and thought that...

Hi there. Today I am sharing a shaker card that I made for my husband's granddaughter as this will be her first Christmas. I have to admit I have never made one before and when it came to filling it...

Lovely deep red tones in the Christmas Kit from Janine this month.  The name of the photoplay paper – CHRISTMAS CHEER, reminded me of last Christmas when a bunch of lads descended into our house, all excited and happy, looking...

Hello everyone, This is a very short post. I had hoped to add this additional project of making Christmas cards to my November blog post with the Advent Book as it was Christmas themed, but better late than never.   I...

A little while ago,I shared a layout and said it was reversible. Well here is the flip side.  I am a steampunk and every Christmas/Yule, we are invited to take part in the winter festival parade in Glasgow. (That’s me...

Hi guys, I thought I'd show you two exploding boxes created the same way but with different papers and colours.  The first one is using the fabulous papers by Carta Bella from the Farmhouse Christmas collection, I've created this for...

Here are the lovely December kits! They feature papers from PhotoPl@y's Christmas Cheer range. I take my time in choosing the Christmas kit papers, as I find a lot of manufacturers each year release similar ranges to what they have...

Hi guys, I altered an MDF Bauble from my stash with a wintery scene - I love to create with blues, silvers and hints of white. I started by adding some Tapestry stencilling from Finnabair with some Modelling paste through....