Skip to content

The Mad Scrapper Blog

  • Hooray! BY ELAINE KING
    April 8, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Hooray! BY ELAINE KING

    I wanted to scrap these two photos for a while now so I printed them in a smaller format to make them work with my layout. These days with my granddaughter are precious as she grows. I guess it won’t...

    Read now
  • 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...

    Read now
  • April 2026 Scrapaholix kits - Live the Dream
    April 2, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    April 2026 Scrapaholix kits - Live the Dream

    Hello all you lovely crafty people out there! Today is the start of the new month, and I am bringing to you our fun April Scrapaholix kits! These brighter kits are perfect for documenting your photos at this time of...

    Read now
  • 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...

    Read now
  • January (Month in Five) by KAREN MOSS
    March 25, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    January (Month in Five) by KAREN MOSS

    Ten years ago, when I ran a crop, I taught a year long project where we scrapped our five favourite photos from each month on a double page layout.  I thought that I would revive it again and this time...

    Read now
  • Outdoor Life by KAREN MOSS
    March 23, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Outdoor Life by KAREN MOSS

    One of the places we went to, on our recent adventures, was Chirk Castle.  This was a beautiful National Trust castle and grounds and the perfect place for the dogs and a toddler to run around.  Whilst we were in...

    Read now
  • Love by ELAINE KING
    March 20, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    Love by ELAINE KING

    First take the Journaling Through Time Layout paper and use this as your background.  Next cut a 5” strip of the Wild Flowers paper and add it to the right hand side leaving the left edge free to slide a...

    Read now
  • The Good Life by KAREN MOSS
    March 18, 2026 Janine O'Rourke

    The Good Life by KAREN MOSS

    Earlier in the month there were two big events in our household, our 40th wedding anniversary and my 70th birthday (how did that happen?)  As I actually got married on my birthday, we celebrated both with a weekend away, with...

    Read now